Published January 08, 2015
Ukraine says it will continue upholding a truce with Russian-backed separatists following a day largely free of exchanges of fire between the warring sides.
Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Wednesday there have been attacks on government positions over the previous day, but noted a significant reduction in their quantity.
The cessation in hostilities follows a proposal last week by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to hold a "day of silence" as a bid to revive a largely ignored cease-fire deal reached in September.
A new round of peace talks is expected for this week, but no date has yet been set.
Military authorities have indicated that the truce is seen as a confidence-building exercise and that heavy weaponry could be pulled back from the front if fighting stops for several days.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-to-extend-truce-with-russian-backed-separatists-as-new-peace-talks-loom