Violence continues in Donetsk as ceasefire talks open Residents of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine are sceptical that the signing of a cease-fire agreement between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists will put an end to deadly fighting in the East. There was shelling through the night in and around the city, the largest held by the rebels in the largely Russian-speaking industrial east. Talks aimed at negotiating a ceasefire opened in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Friday. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES