Six die as Ukraine withdraws troops

Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed during the withdrawal from the fiercely contested town of Debaltseve, the country’s president has said.

The Interfax news agency also cited Petro Poroshenko as telling a meeting of the national security council late tonight that more than 100 were injured in the pullout.

Earlier, Mr Poroshenko had announced the withdrawal from the town where Ukrainian forces had been under intense siege from Russia-backed separatist rebels.