Kiev. The Ukrainian military said on Saturday there was no let-up in a pro-Russian rebel offensive in east Ukraine ahead of a planned ceasefire, reporting 120 separate attacks in the past 24 hours.
A truce is due to come into effect from Sunday under a peace agreement that also envisages a withdrawal of the heavy weapons responsible for many of the 5,000 casualties in the conflict that broke out almost a year ago.
“There has been no lull, moreover rebels continue attacks on Debaltseve,” military spokesman Anatoly Stelmakh said in a television interview.
Debaltseve, a strategic transport hub northeast of Donetsk city, has …read more
Source: The Jakarta Globe
