Members of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry's assault battalion ''Aydar'' take part in tactical exercises during a military drill near Zhytomyr April 9, 2015. Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko
Reuters: Ukraine military, rebels accuse each other of increased attacks
(Reuters) - Ukraine's military and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Friday of intensifying attacks in separatist eastern territories despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal.
The conflict has reached stalemate in recent weeks with the truce, brokered in the Belarussian capital of Minsk in mid-February, still technically in force though casualties are reported almost daily.
"The enemy has significantly intensified firing on our positions from weapons that according to the Minsk agreement are meant to have been withdrawn," Kiev's military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a televised briefing, adding that the majority of attacks had taken place around the airport of rebel-held Donetsk.
Ukraine Crisis News Updates -- April 10, 2015
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Ukraine report 38 attacks by Russian-backed militants in past 24 hours -- Ukraine Today
Kiev forces stop shelling DPR’s militia positions by Friday morning — mayor's office -- ITAR-TASS
Meet the Pro-Russian ‘Partisans’ Waging a Bombing Campaign in Ukraine -- Time
Lurking landmines threaten lives, livelihoods in Ukraine -- AFP
I killed 15 prisoners of war in Ukraine, claims Russian fighter -- The Guardian
Ukraine separatists killed captured government soldiers: Amnesty International -- CBC/AP
East Ukraine Ceasefire Violations Increase Near Mariupol As Pro-Russian Rebels Prepare For Combat -- IBTimes
Pro-Russian Rebels Told: Major Attack on Ukraine Imminent -- Newsweek
Ukraine separatist leader warns of possible return to war -- AFP
Ukraine’s Security Service detains 50 people allegedly plotting terrorist acts — president -- ITAR-TASS
Europe Revives Diplomacy to Save Faltering Ukraine Peace -- Bloomberg
Berlin to hold four-way Ukraine talks -- Deutsche Welle
Four-way talks on Ukraine to be held in Berlin Monday -- AFP
Ukraine’s Parliament Moves to Shore Up Battered Economy -- NYT
Ukraine Creditors Fire Opening Salvos Before Restructuring Talks -- Bloomberg
Ukraine’s Parliament Votes To Open Soviet-Era KGB Archives To Public -- IBTimes
Ukraine lawmakers ban 'Communist and Nazi propaganda' -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine crisis: Tension over rise of nationalist Yarosh -- David Stern, BBC
Can Ukraine stand its ground in 'war on corruption'? -- BBC
Mystery of Ukraine's Richest Man and a Series of Unlikely Suicides -- Newsweek