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Is cease-fire in Ukraine really non-existent?
I heard the sound of shelling east of the southern port of Mariupol today and there were reports of fighting around Horlivka north of Donetsk.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects the “apocalyptic scenario” of war with Ukraine, amid continued reports of a crumbling ceasefire.
I heard the sound of shelling east of the southern port of Mariupol today and there were reports of fighting around Horlivka north of Donetsk.
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Many Ukrainian soldiers say they feel they have been sold down the river by Kiev and President Poroshenko, as heavy artillery fire continues to rain down on their positions in Debaltseve.
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If the Ukrainians are leaving Debaltseve as they say they are, they are not going quietly. Nor are the rebel guns falling silent.
The Syrian government knows it’s in a strong position. If the rebels don’t agree the ceasefire, they may be crushed. Previous ‘local ceasefires’ have been a euphemism for surrender.
As fighting continues in the strategic rail hub Debaltseve, despite a ceasefire, the Ukrainian authorities say their troop withdrawal is “planned and organised”, not a surrender.
Yuri Koryagin recalls the moment he saw a flash when he was leaving work whilst phoning his mum. Both legs have now been amputated after a shell burst.
It was a showpiece for the city – the brand-new airport where England’s football team landed for the Euro championships three years ago. Now Donetsk airport and much of the wider region lie in ruins.
We walked past the burned-up tail planes of jets on the tarmac. The shell-splashed hangars with torn metal cladding screaming and clanking eerily in the biting wind and snow showers.
In the south of Debaltseve, in eastern Ukraine, the distant sound of explosions can be heard. So is the ceasefire truly holding?
The guns fall silent at midnight along the front line in eastern Ukraine, but fighting continues near the flashpoint of Debaltseve.
Incredibly, the theatre is still open in Donetsk despite constant shelling. Will the latest ceasefire deal end the carnage?