Thin Hopes in Eastern Ukraine Hours Before truce as Shelling Goes on

Will ceasefire hold? Thin hopes in E. Ukraine hours before truce as shelling goes on

Published time: February 14, 2015 11:14
Edited time: February 14, 2015 17:40
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Bus station damaged by a shelling in Donetsk. (RIA Novosti/Dan Levy)
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On the eve of the Minsk-agreed ceasefire, locals in eastern Ukraine are far from being too optimistic. The horrors of the war leave little room for hope, RT journalists in the region have found out.

Sixteen-hour-long talks in Minsk that took place on Thursday are to bring a much anticipated ceasefire to Eastern Ukraine commencing at 00:00 local time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday night. But residents of Donbas seem to have small faith in the peace deal, as sporadic shelling is nonetheless continuing – and the death toll, which already exceeds 5,300 lives, goes on counting off civilians.

Saturday brought warm, spring weather to Donetsk – as well as the sounds of mortar firings and explosions, RT’s correspondent Murad Gazdiev reports from the city. 

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