Now playing Next no comment Fighting rages near Debaltseve despite ceasefire deal Despite the cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week, intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and 18/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Pro-Kyiv Ukrainian forces pulling out of rebel-held Debaltseve Separatist rebels say Ukrainian troop in Debaltseve surrendered. The army disputes that claim, saying troops were captured after running out of ammunition. 18/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Battle for Debaltseve: Putin urges Kyiv to call on its troops to surrender Fighting continues for the strategic hub of Debaltseve - rebels claim to control 80 percent of east Ukrainian town 18/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine truce close to collapse as clashes continue near Debaltseve Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops they they say are encircled in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and a plan for both sides to pull back their 17/02/2015
Now playing Next no comment Shelling continues near ruins of Donetsk airport despite ceasefire Pro-Russian rebels, speaking as they were taking journalists on a tour of what is left of Donetsk airport, accused Ukrainian forces of violating the 17/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Debaltseve violence thwarts Ukraine ceasefire Heavy fighting continued throughout Monday in Debaltseve, which is sandwiched between the rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk. Pro-Russian 17/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine ceasefire mostly observed but sporadic fighting persists The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is mostly being observed, but there are reports of mortar fire and sporadic fighting around Luhansk and Debaltseve 15/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine New Ukraine ceasefire is largely respected The ceasefire that started at midnight in Ukraine’s conflict appears to be largely holding. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ushered it in by 15/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Strategic Ukrainian towns fall silent at midnight Ahead of the ceasefire, at least two buildings in the town of Artemivsk were shelled resulting in fires that took hours to put out. Debaltseve, a strategic rail hub, has also seen fierce fighting in r 15/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: Poroshenko orders troops to observe cease fire The Ukrainian president went on TV to announce that government forces would observe the ceasefire at midnight local time. 15/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine fuels ceasefire fears As the hours tick down before the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine comes into force. There are real fears about whether combatants from both sides of 14/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine High stakes as Ukraine ceasefire countdown continues What if the guns don’t fall silent at midnight local time in eastern Ukraine? The stakes could get higher with the United States considering whether 14/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: Fighting intensifies ahead of Sunday's ceasefire Video footage from Artemivsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Friday showed local residents heading to a local bomb shelter as fierce fighting 14/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Clashes in east of Ukraine as ceasefire deadline nears Mobilised and caught in the conflict in what is supposed to be the countdown to the guns falling silent in the east of Ukraine. Government forces in 13/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Separatist community in Donetsk downbeat on Ukraine ceasefire deal As the ceasefire was announced in Minsk members of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic held a rally in front of the rebel administration 12/02/2015
Now playing Next Belarus Poroshenko outlines details of Ukraine ceasefire plan After the exhausting overnight talks Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko emerged and gave an outline of how the ceasefire is expected to take shape 12/02/2015
Now playing Next Belarus Putin backs troop and heavy weapons withdrawal as part of Ukraine ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the world’s media to present his take on the deal thrashed out in Minsk to bring about a ceasefire in 12/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Breakthrough in Minsk as leaders agree to ceasefire deal on Ukraine A breakthrough in Minsk as Putin announces a ceasefire deal following marathon talks to end the fighting in east Ukraine. The Russian president said 12/02/2015
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine civilians near fighting front face deadly collateral risk Civilians near the front lines of the fighting in eastern Ukraine don’t know where else to go, in the aftermath of deadly rocket attacks. Civilians 12/02/2015
Now playing Next Belarus "No good news yet", Ukrainian president tells reporters at Minsk talks The Ukrainian President has told a reporters there’s “no good news yet”, at Minsk peace talks. Poroshenko quoted by AFP news agency continued saying 12/02/2015