Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine's breakaway east claimed to have taken control of most of the strategic town of Debaltseve on Feb. 18, leaving a fragile ceasefire agreed last week hanging by a thread.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Financial Times: Ukraine rebels claim control of most of Debaltseve
Ukrainian servicemen patrol with a self-propelled artillery gun on the road between Artemivsk and Debaltseve, in the region of Donetsk, on Feb. 15, 2015.
