Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Feb. 16 and Kyiv said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse a day after it took effect.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
A pro-Russian separatist walks down a road near the eastern Ukrainian city of Uglegorsk on Feb. 15, 2015.
