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Sky News has obtained exclusive video of a prolonged gun battle between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops close to the besieged eastern town of Debaltseve.
It was shot by a television crew who were with rebel forces and interviewing a prisoner of war when the sound of heavy gunfire erupts nearby.
The rebels are then filmed using assault rifles to shoot through windows before some open fire outside.
At least one fighter attacks the pro-Kiev forces with rocket propelled grenades.
The footage emerged as hundreds of Ukrainian troops pulled out from Debaltseve following battles with pro-Russian forces.
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has said his soldiers had left in a "planned and organised withdrawal" from the strategically important area.
A Russian TV station showed separatists hoisting their flag over a building as they seized the railway hub in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany.
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Gallery: Ukraine Troops Leave Debaltseve
Pro-Russian separatists take position near the eastern Ukrainian city of Uglegorsk, 6 kms southwest of Debaltseve
Pro-Russian rebels stationed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Gorlivka, Donetsk region, launch missiles from Grad launch vehicles
Pro-Russian separatists patrol a street in the eastern Ukrainian city of Makeyevka
Ukrainian troops pulled out of the besieged flashpoint eastern town Debaltseve after it was stormed by pro-Russian rebels in what the EU said was a "clear violation" of an internationally-backed truce
President Petro Poroshenko said 80% of units had left the town, in order to comply with the current ceasefire
Some 2,000 pro-government forces have been fighting there but Mr Poroshenko denied claims the troops were encircled, and said they were leaving with weapons and ammunition.
However, some troops were believed to be trapped in the town, which links the two rebel-controlled regions in the east of Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk.
Sky's Stuart Ramsay spoke to a Ukrainian commander who said there were still pro-Kiev troops inside but they had put down their weapons.
At least 22 Ukrainian troops have been killed and over 150 were wounded in the fighting in recent days.
A rebel military spokesman, Eduard Basurin, reportedly told Russian television that more than 300 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered.
Kiev has admitted that soldiers have been taken prisoner, but has not said how many.
Journalists reported seeing dozens of tanks and vehicles carrying haggard soldiers leaving for the nearby town of Artemivsk.
One soldier spoke of heavy government losses, while another said they had not been able to get food or water because of the intense rebel shelling.
President Poroshenko went to the front line at Artemivsk to meet soldiers after he ordered the Debaltseve withdrawal.
Praising Ukrainian forces for "really socking it" to the separatists, he said he was going there "for the great honour of shaking hands with our heroes".
The 10-month conflict has left more than 5,000 people dead, and Ukraine accuses Russia of supporting and arming the rebels, a claim Moscow denies.
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Ukraine to admit defeat in Debaltseve, saying "the only choice" of the troops was to "leave behind weaponry, lay down arms and surrender."
Separatists have reportedly started to withdraw heavy weapons from areas they control in eastern Ukraine where the ceasefire was holding.
The rebels say the agreement negotiated by Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France last week does not apply to Debaltseve.
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Sky News has obtained exclusive video of a prolonged gun battle between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops close to the besieged eastern town of Debaltseve.
It was shot by a television crew who were with rebel forces and interviewing a prisoner of war when the sound of heavy gunfire erupts nearby.
The rebels are then filmed using assault rifles to shoot through windows before some open fire outside.
At least one fighter attacks the pro-Kiev forces with rocket propelled grenades.
The footage emerged as hundreds of Ukrainian troops pulled out from Debaltseve following battles with pro-Russian forces.
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has said his soldiers had left in a "planned and organised withdrawal" from the strategically important area.
A Russian TV station showed separatists hoisting their flag over a building as they seized the railway hub in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany.
1/25
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Gallery: Ukraine Troops Leave Debaltseve
Pro-Russian separatists take position near the eastern Ukrainian city of Uglegorsk, 6 kms southwest of Debaltseve
Pro-Russian rebels stationed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Gorlivka, Donetsk region, launch missiles from Grad launch vehicles
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Pro-Russian separatists patrol a street in the eastern Ukrainian city of Makeyevka
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Ukrainian troops pulled out of the besieged flashpoint eastern town Debaltseve after it was stormed by pro-Russian rebels in what the EU said was a "clear violation" of an internationally-backed truce
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President Petro Poroshenko said 80% of units had left the town, in order to comply with the current ceasefire
Some 2,000 pro-government forces have been fighting there but Mr Poroshenko denied claims the troops were encircled, and said they were leaving with weapons and ammunition.
However, some troops were believed to be trapped in the town, which links the two rebel-controlled regions in the east of Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk.
Sky's Stuart Ramsay spoke to a Ukrainian commander who said there were still pro-Kiev troops inside but they had put down their weapons.
At least 22 Ukrainian troops have been killed and over 150 were wounded in the fighting in recent days.
A rebel military spokesman, Eduard Basurin, reportedly told Russian television that more than 300 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered.
Kiev has admitted that soldiers have been taken prisoner, but has not said how many.
Journalists reported seeing dozens of tanks and vehicles carrying haggard soldiers leaving for the nearby town of Artemivsk.
One soldier spoke of heavy government losses, while another said they had not been able to get food or water because of the intense rebel shelling.
President Poroshenko went to the front line at Artemivsk to meet soldiers after he ordered the Debaltseve withdrawal.
Praising Ukrainian forces for "really socking it" to the separatists, he said he was going there "for the great honour of shaking hands with our heroes".
The 10-month conflict has left more than 5,000 people dead, and Ukraine accuses Russia of supporting and arming the rebels, a claim Moscow denies.
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Ukraine to admit defeat in Debaltseve, saying "the only choice" of the troops was to "leave behind weaponry, lay down arms and surrender."
Separatists have reportedly started to withdraw heavy weapons from areas they control in eastern Ukraine where the ceasefire was holding.
The rebels say the agreement negotiated by Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France last week does not apply to Debaltseve.
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