President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine said early on July 1 that he had ordered a resumption of military efforts to crush a pro-Russian separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine, formally ending a cease-fire after 10 days because, he said, rebels had refused to put down their weapons and had persisted in attacking government troops.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
New York Times: Poroshenko ends cease-fire with rebels
Pro-russian armed rebels in Donetsk. On July 1 Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko ended the cease-fire, adding: 'We will attack and liberate our land'.
