Ukraine Announces A Temporary Ceasefire With Pro-Russian Rebels

A scene from mid-October of the devastation at Donetsk airport as Ukrainian troops searched for the remains of a fellow soldier. (Photo Sergei Loiko)

Kiev Says Limited Truce With Pro-Russian Separatists Reached -- Wall Street Journal

Fighting Around Donetsk Airport Stops as Russian, Ukrainian Officials Negotiate Cease-Fire

KIEV, Ukraine—The Ukranian government said Monday that it had reached a truce with pro-Russian separatists in one of the hottest spots of the monthslong conflict in eastern Ukraine, potentially signaling progress in the implementation of frequently violated peace accords.

The fighting around the airport of the eastern city of Donetsk—the only outpost of the government forces in the area—ceased as Ukrainian and Russian military officials negotiated a cease-fire in the area, according to the Ukrainian press-center for the military operation in the eastern regions.

Rebels didn’t immediately commented on the announcement, adding to the uncertainty about this latest effort. Multiple previous attempts to agree on “quiet periods” on top of the existing peace accords have often quickly broken down.

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