Fighting raged in Ukraine Saturday between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists, just hours before a cease-fire aimed at halting the conflict it set to take effect.
The cease-fire is due to be implemented at midnight Saturday (12:00 a.m. Sunday local time, 2200 UTC Saturday), several days after the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany agreed to the truce in the Belarussian capital, Minsk.
The U.N. Security Council is expected to meet Sunday for an emergency session to shore up the cease-fire. U.N. diplomats say the 15-member body will vote on a Russian-drafted resolution calling on all parties to implement the deal.
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Source: Voice of America
