At least nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 26 wounded in the latest fighting in the east of the country, says Ukraine's military.
Battles have been particularly intense around the town of Debaltseve northeast of the Russian backed militant controlled city of Donetsk.
Tom Barton reports.
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