Ukraine fighting kills 27 as clock ticks to ceasefire

February 13, 2015

Fighting raged in Ukraine today as the clock ticked down to a ceasefire that will be a first test of the commitment by Kiev and pro-Russian separatists to a freshly-inked peace plan.

At least 27 civilians and soldiers died in shelling as German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions if the fighting did not stop.