As war continues in Eastern Ukraine, leaders from Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany agreed on Dec. 30 to extend the Minsk II agreement into 2016 in the hope that the peace deal will lead to an end in the conflict that has left over 9,000 people dead.
International Business Times: Minsk agreement extended into 2016 as war continues
Ukrainian servicemen react after their captive exchange in the small Ukrainian town of Schastya, Luhansk Oblast on Oct. 29.
