Ukraine PM Demands 'Full Battle Readiness'

Ukraine's prime minister has warned the country must be ready for battle with Russia, despite a 12-day ceasefire with Moscow-backed separatists.

Arseny Yatseniuk said: "Russia will not give us peace so I am asking the defence minister for full battle readiness."

Mr Yatseniuk said enacting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's peace plan did not mean "relaxing the work of the defence and interior ministries".

He added: "Full readiness (is required). We can't believe anyone, especially the Russians." 

A firefighter tackles a blaze after an apparent rocket attack in Donetsk

He spoke as Russia's defence minister called for the deployment of reinforcements to Crimea and southern Russia, claiming a response was needed to the build-up of "foreign" forces nearby.

Sergei Shoigu said it was a "priority" to deploy a "full and self-reliant group of troops in the direction of Crimea".

Ukraine's prime minister warned the country should be ready for battle

According to Russian news agencies, he said the "situation in Ukraine has sharply worsened and the foreign military presence has increased very close to our border".

The fragility of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine has been exposed again by reports of a deadly rocket attack in Donetsk.

A journalist working for Associated Press reported seeing the remains of what appeared to be a Grad rocket that had hit the building in the north of the city, where fighting over the government-controlled airport has caught some residential areas in the crossfire.

One body was said to be visible at the scene, although it was unclear if there were more casualties.

Resident Alexander Dudnik said: "They started to shoot at each other and a shell hit a gas pipeline. Then there was a strong fire, flats started to burn.

"Firefighters did a great job, high-level professionals, they did everything they could. Unfortunately there was a disabled man on the third floor. He died."

Despite the truce and a law passed by the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday granting greater autonomy to rebel held parts of the east and an amnesty for separatist fighters, civilian casualties have continued to rise, adding to the estimated 3,000 people killed.

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