Separatist 'Prime Minister': The Ceasefire In Ukraine Is Over -- Business Insider

The self-declared "prime minister" of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) has declared on Twitter that the month-old ceasefire between Ukraine and the separatist republic has ended.

Granted, this was the sort of cease-fire during which heavy combat was frequent, including fighting that destroyed much of the Donetsk airport. But on Monday, DNR leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko admitted what has been obvious for some time, and tweeted the following after a period of particularly heavy fighting in Donetsk:

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More News On Reports That The Ukraine Ceasefire Has Ended

No Ceasefire in Ukraine, As Donetsk Airport Gets Shelled And Top-Level Talks Fail -- IBTimes
'No More Talks About Ceasefire': Donetsk Explosion Shatters Ukraine's Fragile Detente -- Vice News
Blast rocks chemical plant in Donetsk, claims of tactical missile -- RT
Ukraine crisis: Donetsk explosion sends blast wave across rebel-held city amid claims Kiev fired 'tactical missile' at factory -- The Independent
Ukraine Fighting Batters Truce Before Gas Talks Begin -- Bloomberg
Eastern Ukraine conflict: Summary killings, misrecorded and misreported -- Amnesty International
Ukraine crisis: Amnesty deplores abuses by both sides -- BBC
In Ukraine, executions — and propaganda about them -- Washington Post
Kiev denies German intel claim that militia captured BUK missile from Ukraine army -- RT
Donetsk airport, Ukraine, in ruins -- News.com.au
Russia to Reject Conditions to End Sanctions After Ukraine Talks -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Global Banks Slashed Lending to Ukraine, Endangering a Recovery -- WSJ
In war-weary Donetsk, Ukraine, lives are in limbo -- USA Today

My Comment: This is not a good day if you live in Ukraine. The ceasefire is now effectively over.