In Ukraine, Soldiers' Funerals, Food Distribution Amid New Outburst Of Fighting

Soldiers mourn the deaths of seven colleagues during funeral services on Kyiv's Independence Square.

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 9,750 people since April 2014.

Local residents of Avdiyivka, the scene of some of the fiercest fighting, wait to receive food provided by rescue workers on February 1.

Local residents wait to board a bus to be evacuated from Avdiyivka on February 1.

The UN Security Council on January 31 expressed "grave concern" over the "dangerous deterioration" in eastern Ukraine and called for a halt to the violence. The Trilateral Contact Group, which includes Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, were expected to meet on February 1 in Minsk to discuss the crisis.