* Russia's 36-hour ceasefire to allow for Orthodox Christmas celebrations was set to begin at midday, after it was ordered by Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening
* But outgoing and incoming shelling could still be heard in eastern Ukraine
* Ukrainian officials said the city of Kramatorsk was hit, as was Kherson
Russia has accused Ukraine of shelling its positions as Vladimir Putin's unilateral 36-hour 'truce' gets under today, with Ukraine blaming Moscow for the strikes.
The ceasefire - proposed by the Russian despot on Thursday to run from from 12pm, January 6 to midnight on January 8 - was rejected Thursday by Ukraine as a Moscow sham, with analysts suggesting it was an attempt to allow Putin's forces to regroup.
Just hours after the 36-hour truce was set to begin, rockets slammed into a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk close to Bakhmut and on the eastern frontline, damaging 14 homes but with no casualties, the mayor said.
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Live: Shelling heard in frontline Ukrainian cities despite Russian ceasefire -- France 24
Kremlin-ordered truce is uncertain amid mutual mistrust -- AP
Signs of fighting after Russia says unilateral truce comes into force in Ukraine -- Reuters
Russian front line shows no slow down ahead of cease-fire -- The Hill
Russian ceasefire in Ukraine begins, Russian media says, with Ukraine still sceptical -- ABC News Australia
Ukraine war: Kyiv and Moscow blame each other as Putin's truce falters -- BBC
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