--- description: Images reveal the devastation that the fighting has wrought on troops and the local community in and around Debaltseve. title: Scenes From Eastern Ukraine Show Cease-Fire in Shreds image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28a56086e94bbf64/69877fd8f887dc72d8e8a2c5/ukraine-9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Scenes From Eastern Ukraine Show Cease-Fire in Shreds ## Video: Know Right Now: Fingers and Guns point at Each Other on Ukraine's Border [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Fingers and Guns point at Each Other on Ukraine's Border](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/cNBaXo4y.m3u8) (1:03)  _Published 2015-01-27. Fighting broke out in Ukraine over the weekend, putting a stop to a five-month-old peace accord, and causing a barrage of finger pointing to occur. Find out more by watching today's Know Right Now._  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 18, 2015 10:17 PM CUT  Pro-Russian rebels fire artillery grad rockets towards Debaltseve on Feb. 18, 2015, near Vuglegirsk. Pro-Russian rebels fire artillery grad rockets towards Debaltseve on Feb. 18, 2015, near Vuglegirsk.Pierre Crom—Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 18, 2015 10:17 PM CUT Ukrainian troops pulled out of the besieged town of Debaltseve on Wednesday as pro-Russian rebels advanced despite a cease-fire agreed upon last week. The strategic town was the site of intense bombardment by rebel forces, and clashes left at least 22 Ukrainian soldiers dead in the past few days, [according to _Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/18/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0LM0O620150218 "undefined"). On Wednesday, President Petro Poroshenko [announced](http://time.com/3713095/debaltseve-withdraw-ukraine/ "undefined") the withdrawal of some 2,000 government troops, casting the move in a positive light as the end of an operation in the town. The images above reveal the devastation that the fighting has wrought on troops and the local community around Debaltseve. The clashes have continued even after Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiated a cease-fire with Germany and France last week in Belarus.  Pro-Russian rebels fire artillery grad rockets towards Debaltseve on Feb. 18, 2015, near Vuglegirsk. Pierre Crom—Getty Images  Bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Debaltseve are pictured on stretchers at a military camp in Artemivsk, Feb. 18, 2015. Oleksandr Klymenko—Reuters  Ukrainian soldiers rest near Artemivsk after leaving Debaltseve in the Donetsk region on Feb. 18, 2015. Anatolii Stepanov—AFP/Getty Images  A building lies in ruins from being hit by a shell on Feb. 17, 2015 in Mironovka, near Debaltseve. Brendan Hoffman—Getty Images  People cook lunch over a fire outside the local House of Culture, which serves as a distribution point for humanitarian aid and provides a bomb shelter, on Feb. 17, 2015 in Mironovka. Brendan Hoffman—Getty Images  Yulia Novomlynets, 18, waits in a line to receive the humanitarian aid in the local House of Culture, which is used as a bomb shelter in Mironovka village, Feb. 17, 2015. Anastasia Vlasova—EPA  A woman inside the local House of Culture, which serves as a distribution point for humanitarian aid and provides a bomb shelter, on Feb. 17, 2015 in Mironovka. Brendan Hoffman—Getty Images  A child plays cards in the local House of Culture which is used as a bomb shelter in Mironovka village, Feb. 17, 2015. 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