Ukraine’s government has agreed a new truce with pro-Russian insurgents, which is set to take effect on Orthodox Easter weekend. The ceasefire comes amidst reports that fighting has reached levels not seen for months.
An agreement has been reached to halt violence in eastern Ukraine - at least until May 9, announced the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday.
The truce is set to begin at midnight on Saturday and covers Orthodox Christian Easter and international Workers’ Day on May 1, as well as the ex-Soviet Union’s May 9 commemorative celebrations of the end of World War II.