Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine say they have encircled the town of Debaltseve - but Ukraine says its troops are still fighting along a supply road.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
BBC: Rebels claim to encircle Ukraine troops in Debaltseve
People waves at Pro russian fighters in Uglegorsk 6 kilometers south west from Debaltseve on Febuary 9, 2015. The European Union on February 9 put fresh sanctions against Moscow on hold ahead of a summit to thrash out a Ukraine peace plan aimed at ending 10 months of bloodshed. And US President Barack Obama said on February 9 that the United States had no desire to \"weaken\" Russia, but the West had to impose a cost for Moscow's aggression in Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGE