Ukraine Alleges Separatist Shelling as Cease-Fire Takes Effect
Ukrainian Troops in Donetsk
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Ukraine’s truce is at risk of unraveling over the fate of a contested transport hub after the first day of a cease-fire brought a decrease in violence.
The government in Kiev and pro-Russian militants accused each other of several violations near the town of Debaltseve, a key rail junction on the road that connects the rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Fighting subsided along most of the front line of about 400 kilometers (250 miles) as world leaders urged the sides to adhere to the agreement signed last week in Minsk, Belarus.