Huge explosion in Ukraine as mortar shell hits gas pipeline | Guardian Wires

A mortar which hit a gas pipeline in eastern Ukraine causes a major explosion. Subscribe to Guardian Wires ► TV crews film a huge fire and clouds of smoke nine miles from the besieged town of Debaltseve, despite the ceasefire agreed last week. Fighting has eased in many areas since the ceasefire came into force on Sunday, but Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels failed to pull back heavy weaponry from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. The Guardian ► Watch Me Date ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Music ► Guardian Australia ► Guardian Tech ► Guardian Culture ► Guardian Food ►