Street-to-street fighting has broke out inside Debaltseve, a key transport hub in eastern Ukraine, threatening the country’s already fragile three-day old ceasefire.
Debaltseve has been largely encircled for weeks by heavily armed rebels who previously had been exchanging continuous artillery fire with up to 8,000 government troops holed up inside.
Pro-Russian rebels said government troops had surrendered and they had taken control of the town, located between the separatist-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Ukraine’s defence ministry said that only part of the town had been taken.
“Street battles are continuing and the rebels are attacking the town in groups with support …read more
Source: Voice Of Nigeria
