Ukrainian troops begin leaving embattled transport hub
Ukrainian troops were seen withdrawing from the town of Debaltseve. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko denied claims that pro-Russian troops had them surrounded. (AP)
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Hundreds of exhausted Ukrainian forces staged a chaotic retreat Wednesday from a strategic town besieged by pro-Russian rebels, marking a major defeat for the government and bringing uncertain consequences to efforts at ending the 10-month-old conflict.
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Hundreds of exhausted Ukrainian forces staged a chaotic retreat Wednesday from a strategic town besieged by pro-Russian rebels, marking a major defeat for the government and bringing uncertain consequences to efforts at ending the 10-month-old conflict.
Gas pipeline in Ukraine explodes amid clashes(0:54)A gas pipeline exploded after being hit by a shell near a power station at the highway turnoff to Svitlodarsk, Ukraine, about 15 miles from Debaltseve. (Karoun Demirjian/The Washington Post)
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