Strong explosions were heard early Sunday on the outskirts of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine near the airport, raising new fears that a cease-fire signed two days ago is on the verge of collapse. Blasts powerful enough to be heard in downtown Donetsk came from the area near the airport, which has been under the control of government troops since May and has come under unremitting attacks from pro-Russia separatist rebels since then.
Developments in Ukraine - Sunday, Sept. 7
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A local woman sits and cries in front of her burning house after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sept. 7, 2014.
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A man looks at a destroyed Ukrainian army tank near the village of Lebedynske, on the highway joining Mariupol and Novoazovsk, Ukraine, Sept. 6, 2014.
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A Ukrainian soldier looks at a truck burned by recent shelling on the outskirts of the southern coastal town of Mariupol, Ukraine, Sept. 7, 2014.
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Canned cucumbers and heavy machine gun ammunition are seen in a Pro-Russian rebel's car in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sept. 7, 2014.