Just beautiful photographs.
International reax to the continued fighting:
The leaders of France, Germany, and Ukraine said they were "concerned" about post-cease-fire fighting in the encircled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine.
The government-controlled town of Debaltseve has been hit by heavy fighting between rebels and thousands of Ukrainian troops despite a cease-fire being reached last week in Minsk.
French President Francois Hollande's office said Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who all spoke by telephone on February 16, called for observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to have "free access" for their work in eastern Ukraine.
The OSCE said on February 15 that rebels in eastern Ukraine refused to allow its monitors to reach Debaltseve after the cease-fire took effect.
The rebels have said the cease-fire does not apply to Debaltseve.
Barring any major developments, that concludes the live blogging for today.
Germany, Russia, Ukraine "agree steps" on cease-fire:
Berlin says the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Germany have agreed on "concrete measures" to allow OSCE observers to monitor a shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine.
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said the measures were agreed during a phone call late on February 16.
Seibert said Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to "exercise his influence on the separatists to enforce the cease-fire."
He added that the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line should be started on February 17, as agreed in Minsk last week.
Kyiv said it would not pull back until fighting ended around the town of Debaltseve.
Pro-Russian separatists said the truce agreement did not apply in Debaltseve.
Ukraine's government said the rebels launched more than 110 assaults on its troops' positions since the truce came into effect on February 15. (AFP and Reuters)