Pro-Russian militants fire their Kalachnikov asssault rifles near an tank taken from Ukrainian forces during fighting in August, as they test fire in an open field, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Ilovaisk, some 40 kms east of Donetsk, on Nov. 18 2014.
Photo by AFP
Ukraine's president has announced a new initiative to try to shore up a truce with pro-Russian rebels in the east.
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