By Helen Regan
A tentative truce between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine has resulted in the first 24 hours free from deaths and injuries since a civil conflict began in February, the Ukrainian President said Friday.
The cease-fire began on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko called for a “day of silence,” the Associated Press reports.
“This is only 24 hours — everything is so fragile,” he said. “But I pray that we should continue this process. And if we will be united, we will win, no doubt.”
The Ukrainian President made the comments during a three-day visit to Australia.
More then 4,300 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the conflict.
[AP]
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