: :inin Kyiv (EET)

As Ukraine Talks Open, Civilians Evacuate from Embattled Strategic Town


Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels began evacuating civilians from a strategic town in eastern Ukraine Friday, as French and German leaders arrived in Moscow in an effort to replace a tattered cease-fire agreement.

With fighting erupting in several places north, east and south of the regional commercial center of Donetsk, rebel forces have pressed to seize Debaltseve, where a railroad switching yard is located, about 25 miles northeast of Donetsk.

On Friday, the two sides agreed to a humanitarian corridor to bus out locals caught in the crossfire, who have been living without heat or water. The town had around 25,000 before …read more

Source: Voice of America

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