Ukraine: Ukrainian government say temporary ceasefire agreed with rebels around Donetsk airport
Pro-Russian rebels standing guard near the airport in Donetsk
Ukraine’s military have said that its forces and separatist generals have agreed a temporary ceasefire around the airport in rebel-held Donetsk that has been the focus of fighting for months.
Residents around the airport said that a lull in the fighting that has been raging on a nearly-daily basis ensued shortly after the negotiations began.
Any truce agreement concerning the hotly disputed site would mark one of the most tangible achievements of a general ceasefire that the two sides agreed three months ago but that never took full force.