One Month In, Ukraine Truce Exists In Name Only -- AFP

Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels marked a month since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce on Sunday by engaging in one of the most heated battles of their six-month war over the ex-Soviet state's eastern rustbelt.

The artillery blasts that rocked the frontline city of Donetsk were yet another blow to the 12-point peace agreement signed on September 5, and which is officially still in force.

"There is no ceasefire. You hear?" 31-year-old resident Yekaterina Manannikova said, pointing in the direction of Donetsk airport, once a glittering showcase for the biggest city in the east, now the battered scene of a non-stop firefight.

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More News On Ukraine's Civil War

Ukraine's truce in trouble amid airport battle -- AP
Ukraine military says separatists violate month-old ceasefire -- Reuters
Ukraine Military Says Separatists Violated Month-Old Ceasefire -- NBC
Ukraine's Month-old Cease-fire Marked by Battle -- VOA
Ukraine: Separatists storm Donetsk airport -- Euronews
Pro-Russia rebels attempt to seize Donetsk airport in Ukraine -- the Guardian
Ukraine conflict: Heavy fighting for Donetsk airport -- BBC
Ukraine says its forces killed 12 rebels at Donetsk airport. -- Reuters
Ukraine says 12 rebels killed in Donetsk -- Al Jazeera
Donetsk Authorities Say 2 People Killed, 8 Wounded in Shelling of City -- RIA Novosti
Uneasy ceasefire in Ukraine sees fresh violence -- Deutsche Welle
Kiev Says Ceasefire Agreement in Ukraine Disrupted by Uncontrolled Troops -- RIA Novosti
In Ukraine, Civilians in Crossfire -- New York Times
Rebels in Eastern Ukraine Dream of Reviving Soviet Heyday -- New York Times
More than 1,000 Ukrainian troops released over ceasefire in eastern Ukraine -- ITAR-TASS
Ukraine Prepares for East Buffer Zone With Artillery Vow -- Bloomberg
Ukraine Battles Dent Poroshenko Optimism on Arms Pullback -- Bloomberg
West raises pressure on Russia to save Ukraine truce -- AFP

My Comment: Social media is abuzz with stories of military battles throughout eastern Ukraine .... and while such reports are impossible to verify .... as the above video shows .... heavy armor is being used. My guess is that the rebels have decided to put pressure on the Ukraine army to push them out of the rest of Donetsk and Luhansk provinces .... and while the focus is on Donetsk airport .... small hit and run attacks are probably occurring throughout the region. I also know from my sources in Kiev that the Ukraine military never ventures out of their bases and FOBs at night throughout eastern Ukraine .... it is just too dangerous.