Reports of overnight artillery fire by Russia-backed rebels on key eastern port of Mariupol as truce set to take effect from middayHours before an expected ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, heralded as a significant breakthrough by Nato leaders meeting in Newport, heavy shelling has been heard on the outskirts of Mariupol.A commander of a Ukrainian volunteer militia based in Mariupol told Reuters: “We were under fire all night but we are still keeping the rebels at bay. They are facing us with tanks and artillery.” … …read more
Source: The Guardian
