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Pro-Russian rebels stationed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Gorlivka, Donetsk region prepare to launch missiles from Grad launch vehicles toward a position of the Ukrainian forces in Debaltseve, about 35km east of Gorlivka on Friday. Fighting raged in Ukraine Saturday as the clock ticked down to a ceasefire that will be a first test of Kiev and pro-Russian separatists’ commitment to a freshly-inked peace plan. AFP PHOTO
Pro-Russian rebels stationed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Gorlivka, Donetsk region prepare to launch missiles from Grad launch vehicles toward a position of the Ukrainian forces in Debaltseve, about 35km east of Gorlivka on Friday. Fighting raged in Ukraine Saturday as the clock ticked down to a ceasefire that will be a first test of Kiev and pro-Russian separatists’ commitment to a freshly-inked peace plan. AFP PHOTO
Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying Russia is still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warning that shelling of civilians had intensified.