Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R) visits the National Defence University in Kiev, February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Mykhailo Markiv/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a "military threat" even if a ceasefire holds.
Government troops fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east began towing artillery away from the front line on Thursday, a sign the truce meant to begin on Feb. 15 could at last be taking effect.
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