Militants push back Ukrainian forces in Debaltseve

Despite the ceasefire, fighting around Debaltseve and inside the city itself has not stopped. By 10 am, separatists had occupied the Debaltseve railway station. 

According to media reports, the city police department has also been occupied, however, Vyacheslav Abroskin, head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry in Donetsk region, denied this information. 

He stated that the building had been partially damaged after direct hitsit. By his order, police officers were transferred to a moree fortified building. The building itself currently holds no value for the militants.

At the same time, OSCE representatives, while in Soledar amid the roar of artillery fire, again refuse to acknowledge ceasefire violations by the terrorists and the escalation of the situation in Debaltseve and other hotspots in Donbas.