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15.02.2015
Poroshenko orders ceasefire by Ukrainian troops at 00:00 on Feb 15
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.
