Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko left by plane from Kyiv "to the front" on Feb. 18, and Ukrainian television said that he told journalists before leaving that Ukrainian forces were leaving the besieged town of Debaltseve.
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Reuters: Ukraine’s Poroshenko flies to war front, says troops leaving Debaltseve
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko orders the military to implement a ceasefire during a live broadcast in Kiev early on Feb. 15, 2015.
