Yesterday's and today's reports feature events in the Ukraine in the immediate lead-up to the talks in Minsk, where the Normandy 4 hammered out details for the current ceasefire plan for 17 hours, and which concluded this morning:
  • Kiev goes on offensive to Novoazovsk, "Azov" 'shot down' Russian SU-25
  • Clashes in settlements Shirokino, Sahanka
  • 7 dead, 16 civilians injured in rocket attack on Kramatorsk
  • Minsk peace talks depend on Kiev's readiness to respond to DPR, LPR proposals

Yesterday's military report:


Today's report:
  • Donbass People Army smashed Kiev military column around Debaltsevo
  • Ahead of Normandy Four US says will be training Ukraine troops
  • The main Kiev problem was found
  • The key thing about Minsk talks is that the US is not involved

Today's military report. What was really going on during the Minsk talks:


Here is footage of the shelling of Donetsk yesterday, while the talks were in progress:


Poroshenko apparently isn't aware that his troops have been encircled in Debaltsevo. Not only that, the troops themselves are unaware of it. DPR's defense ministry released the following statement today:


Last, here's Poroshenko, explaining exactly what he thought of the last 'so-called ceasefire' (his own words):