Pro-Russian rebels battling Ukrainian forces near the Russian border sought to modify a new truce deal Feb. 15, saying terms of the cease-fire agreement did not apply to the town where most of the fighting has taken place this month.
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Fighters are pictured in a convoy of Ukrainian forces driving to Debaltseve, Donetsk Oblast, on Feb. 14, 2015.
