Ukraine Crisis Update: February 19, 2015
February 19, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Ukraine%20SITREP%202-19-15_HI_sq_0.png?itok=BxOA06JF)
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire in Minsk, Belarus on February 12, while the Russian-backed separatist forces had nearly encircled the key city of Debaltseve.