Ukraine ultranationalist leader rejects Minsk peace deal, vows 'to continue war':
Ukraine's Right Sector leader Dmitry Yarosh said his radical movement rejects the Minsk peace deal and that their paramilitary units in eastern Ukraine will continue "Active fighting" According to their "Own plans." Ref. Source 9
10 civilians killed in E. Ukraine shelling after Minsk agreement:
At least 10 civilians, including three children, have been killed in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine in the 24 hours since the "Normandy 4" Leaders reached a peace deal in Minsk and announced the ceasefire that begins Sunday. Ref. Source 4
Five Ukrainian security forces were killed and 22 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists after a ceasefire between the two sides went into effect at midnight Saturday, a Ukrainian army spokesman tells CNN Monday.
Mortar fire has been coming into the Mariupol area, said Dmyto Chalov, spokesman for a sector of the Ukrainian army.
The Ukrainian Army still has plans to pull heavy weapons out of the area, but it will happen until the situation is quiet, Chalov said. Ref. CNN
41 people killed in Ukraine:
At least 41 people were killed in Ukraine's east on Thursday, one of the deadliest days in the separatist war, with a bloody bus shelling in Donetsk The trolleybus shelling in the rebel bastion city was the day's bloodiest incident, with 13 civilians killed Ref. Source 4
Eleven killed in heaviest Ukraine clashes in weeks:
Ukraine lost eight soldiers Wednesday in a dramatic spike in fighting with pro-Russian gunmen that further imperilled a truce Washington's top European envoy is desperately trying to salvage in Kiev. Ref. Source 1k