Monday, November 10, 2014

Ukraine Ceasefire On The Verge Of Breaking Down

Smoke rises above a new terminal of the Sergey Prokofiev International Airport after the recent shelling during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

In Ukraine, Shelling And Convoys Of Armed Trucks Threaten Cease-Fire -- New York Times

MOSCOW — A shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine looked ever more tenuous on Sunday as European monitors confirmed reports of unmarked military vehicles driving through rebel-held territory while Donetsk, the region’s biggest city, endured a nightlong artillery battle.

The monitoring group, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said that long columns of unmarked military vehicles, some towing howitzers, were spotted over the weekend. The monitors did not speculate as to the origins of the trucks or the people inside them, but Ukrainian officials said the statements bolstered their claims that Russia was again arming and training separatists.

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More News On the Escalation of Fighting In Eastern Ukraine

Worst east Ukraine shelling for month; ceasefire looks in doubt -- Reuters
Heavy artillery fire in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk -- France 24
Ukraine’s Donetsk Suffers Escalation of Violence -- WSJ
Ukrainian city of Donetsk besieged by shelling -- The Telegraph
Ukraine crisis: Heavy bombardment in rebel-held Donetsk -- BBC
Heavy shelling, unmarked military columns observed in eastern Ukraine -- Deutsche Welle
Fears of all-out Ukraine war grow as MH17 families mourn -- AFP

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