Cease-Fire Holding in Ukraine

Officials in Ukraine said Monday the cease-fire between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine is largely being upheld once again, but remains fragile a day after shelling and clashes rattled nerves and imperiled the peace deal. There were no reports of major skirmishes overnight following Sunday's clashes around Donetsk and Mariupol. The Ukrainian military's press center listed overnight rebel violations of the ceasefire accord in five sites, while the separatists...

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