Soldiers play some soccer amid ceasefire in Ukraine conflict
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops to abide by the truce from midnight, in line with a deal reached in Minsk earlier this week with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France.
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According to multiple reports, the ceasefire was by and large observed across the front. An exception: reports of continued fighting in Debaltseve, near where these soldiers are pictured.
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Debaltseve, a town of just over 25,000 a short distance from these pictures, has become an epicenter of clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels.
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Ukrainian soldiers play football on the road leading to the embattled town of Debaltseve on February 15, 2015 outside Artemivsk, Ukraine.
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The ceasefire between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces went into effect at midnight on Sunday, the day these photos were taken.
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Ukrainian soldiers play football on the road leading to the embattled town of Debaltseve on February 15, 2015 outside Artemivsk, Ukraine
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Ukrainian soldiers play football on the road leading to the embattled town of Debaltseve on February 15, 2015 outside Artemivsk, Ukraine.