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NATO's Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (SACEUR) US General Philip Breedlove speaks at a press conference at the KFOR military headquarters in capital Pristina on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 during his visit to Kosovo. (Associated Press)

Ukraine: Rebels still attacking despite alleged cease-fire

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

Saturday's rocket strikes at Mariupol, Ukraine destroyed a market and killed 30 people. (Associated Press)

Mariupol, Ukraine residents defiant as Russia threat looms over crucial export hub

By Filip Warwick - Special to The Washington Times

Pro-Russian rebels help a priest to put bodies of killed Ukrainian soldiers in a truck on a check point captured by pro-Russian rebels at the town of Krasniy Partizan, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. The fighting continues despite several cease fire declarations. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Pro-Russian separatists launch offensive; rockets kill 30 in Ukrainian city

By Peter Leonard - Associated Press

Soldiers of special battalion "Azov" sit in an APC at a checkpoint in the port city of Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Shelling resounded on the outskirts of the city Friday as Russian-backed rebels pressed their offensive in the strategically key southeast just hours ahead of talks that are widely hoped to bring a cease-fire. Associated Press reporters heard heavy shelling on Friday morning north and east of Mariupol. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Ukraine signs cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels

By Nataliya Vasilyeva and Peter Leonard - Associated Press