A pro-Russian separatists tank is seen on a road near the village of Rozsypne, eastern Ukraine, Dec. 15, 2014.
Ukraine's Poroshenko Hails First Full Overnight Truce in Rebel East -- VOA/Reuters
KYIV — Ukraine's separatist east passed the night into Tuesday without any shooting, President Petro Poroshenko said, hailing the first such stretch of calm as a positive signal for the next steps in a peace plan.
Army chief of staff Viktor Muzhenko also stressed progress had been made on the implementation of the cease-fire, but said one Ukrainian soldier had since been killed on Tuesday.
Ukraine is under pressure from Western backers to defuse the conflict, which has left many people struggling to survive the winter, while the cost of the fighting has pushed former Soviet republic towards the brink of bankruptcy.
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