The city is the epicenter of all the evils of the conflict. Over the past three weeks, at least 224 civilians were killed according to the UN there. Debaltseve is an important railway junction located about fifty kilometers north-east of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. The separatists are still trying to encircle the Ukrainian soldiers.
On site is in fear for residents.
"The bullets flying over our heads. We must find a shelter soon. There are a lot of dead, covered with blankets. And you can not bury them because nobody wants to dig graves in the middle of this chaos, "said the man.
According to Amnesty International, the population of Debaltseve increased from 25,000 to 7000 people in a few days, its people fleeing the humanitarian conditions "catastrophic".
Kiev and the separatists agreed yesterday to open a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians and OSCE calls for a cease-fire three days.
