Ukraine claimed on Feb. 16 that at least five of its troops had been killed and 25 injured since an internationally brokered truce took effect on Feb. 15, as Russian-backed separatist attacks continued on a key railway hub where thousands of government troops are reported to have been surrounded.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Financial Times: Debaltseve fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Ukrainian servicemen relax on a road at Svitlodarsk, approaching Debaltseve on Feb. 15, 2015.
