Poroshenko orders ceasefire by Ukrainian troops at 00:00 on Feb 15

00:16, 15.02.2015 1 min read

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the Ukrainian military engaged in the anti-terrorist operation in the east of Ukraine to cease fire in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

"I want peace, that is why I order that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, the State Border Service and other [Ukrainian troops] to cease fire at 00:00 on February 15," he said at a meeting of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine late on Saturday.