DONETSK, Ukraine — The relative quiet of December in eastern Ukraine has been erased by an explosion of deadly violence in past weeks, marking a serious escalation in the nine-month-long war between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists and dashing hopes for a peaceful resolution.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Mashable: Why war has exploded again in Ukraine?
Ukrainian servicemen ride an APC at the frontline in the village of Orlovka village, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on Jan. 23, 2015.
