At the end of his visit to Australia on Friday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that there have been the first 24 continuous hours of real ceasefire in the Donbas conflict zone in several months.
However, the president said the situation remains fragile.
Prior to Poroshenko's comments Ukrainian officials in Kyiv announced that three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire was declared on Tuesday, Ukraine Today informed.
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