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Donetsk residents pray for peace
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Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk called for calm as an uneasy peace enveloped the region following a ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists brokered the day before.
Carrying candles and icons and singing religious songs, the people walked through the city centre, calling for a prolonged peace.
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine said on Saturday that a ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists was holding up fairly well and they discussed urgent humanitarian aid for the shattered region.
Residents and combatants in eastern Ukraine welcomed the respite in a five-month conflict that has killed at least 2,600 people but said they did not expect it to last. They also each accused the enemy of using the truce to rebuild their forces.
In the days before the ceasefire, fighting had been fierce in two hotspots - in rebel-held Donetsk, the region's industri
Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk called for calm as an uneasy peace enveloped the region following a ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists brokered the day before.
Carrying candles and icons and singing religious songs, the people walked through the city centre, calling for a prolonged peace.
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine said on Saturday that a ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists was holding up fairly well and they discussed urgent humanitarian aid for the shattered region.
Residents and combatants in eastern Ukraine welcomed the respite in a five-month conflict that has killed at least 2,600 people but said they did not expect it to last. They also each accused the enemy of using the truce to rebuild their forces.
In the days before the ceasefire, fighting had been fierce in two hotspots - in rebel-held Donetsk, the region's industri
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