KRASNYI LUCH - Russia-backed rebels battling for control of a strategic town in eastern Ukraine say they're suffering heavy losses at the hands of government forces after a few key victories.
NBC News: Rebels suffer heavy losses in battle for Ukraine’s Debaltseve
Armed militants of the self-proclaimed \"People's Republic of Donetsk\" tend to a wounded fellow militant during a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Dec. 26, 2014 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Yasinovataya, near Donetsk.
