'Less fighting' after Ukraine truce

Ukraine’s latest ceasefire has “very significantly” lowered the level of military exchanges between the government and separatist forces, but abuses are still taking place and must end, the head of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has said.

Lamberto Zannier said OSCE monitors in Ukraine reported a number of violations in the south and some limited incidents around the town of Debaltseve, which was captured last week by Russian-backed rebel forces in violation of the ceasefire, and around Donetsk’s airport, which the separatists seized in January.