Sustained Artillery Fire Reported in E. Ukraine

Witnesses in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol reported sustained explosions outside the city late Saturday, in an area where Ukraine's troops are holding a defensive line against pro-Russian rebels. It was not immediately clear whether the artillery fire described by Western reporters is an isolated incident or the first significant violation of a cease-fire declared Friday between rebels and the Kyiv government. The cease-fire was approved at talks in Belarus by envoys from the...

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