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Routed Ukrainian forces

A Ukrainian soldier salutes from an armored vehicle in Artemivsk, Donetsk Province, eastern Ukraine, on Feb. 19, 2015, as a convoy of government troops retreats from Debaltseve controlled by pro-Russian separatists. Sporadic battles continued despite a truce effective on Feb. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dogs abandoned as residents flee intense fighting in eastern Ukraine

A volunteer of a dog rescue group formed by residents in Artemovsk, eastern Ukraine, pats an abandoned dog on Feb. 23, 2015. An increasing number of dogs have been found abandoned there as their owners flee intense fighting in nearby Debaltseve, a key battleground in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ukrainian mother, son speak of escape from besieged city

A Ukrainian woman and her son speak in an interview with Kyodo News in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Feb. 21, 2015, of their escape from the besieged town of Debaltseve amid horrendous fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia separatists. Her husband died soon after they arrived in Kharkiv. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fleeing Ukrainians live in train at Slavyansk station

Vladimir Pehov, living in a train at a station in Slavyansk, Donetsk Province, eastern Ukraine, says he is tired of being cooped up in a train compartment. Some 25 people fleeing from Russian separatist-occupied Debaltseve in the province live in two trains there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ukrainian armored vehicles forced to leave Debaltseve

A convoy of Ukrainian armored vehicles proceeds in Artemivsk, Donetsk Province, eastern Ukraine, on Feb. 19, 2015, after losing control over Debaltseve, a strategic place in the province, to pro-Russian separatists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ukraine soldier with gun guards checkpoint near Debaltseve

A Ukrainian government soldier with a gun guards a checkpoint near Debaltseve in war-torn eastern Ukraine on Feb. 17, 2015. The soldier warned people not to approach the conflict zone where tensions continue to run high despite a ceasefire agreement between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces which went into effect on Feb. 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Collapsed building in war-raging eastern Ukraine

A collapsed building lies in the war-ravaged Slavyansk area in eastern Ukraine on Feb. 17, 2015. From a Donetsk Province road stretching from Slavyansk to Debaltseve, a broad expanse of snow was observed in subzero temperatures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo