Russian-backed militants in Luhansk and Donetsk regions have stepped up attacks on positions manned by Ukrainian government forces, using weapons prohibited in the February Minsk truce agreement.
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A youth looks over a fence at a partly destroyed basketball court behind the railway station near the frontline in Donetsk on April 18, 2015 in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). Detonations from shelling are still heard with regularity around the station and airport area in the city despite a ceasefire deal aimed to end a year of fighting that has killed more than 6,000 people. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN
