欧盟呼吁乌克兰各方立即停火

The European Union\'s foreign policy chief has called for an immediate truce in eastern Ukraine, where fresh fighting has killed three people, according to officials.

Witnesses saw at least three bodies outside a hospital that was hit by shells in the rebel-held city of Donetsk on Wednesday.

In a statement, the EU\'s Federica Mogherini said the "fighting, provoked by the continued separatist offensive, notably around Debaltseve, is causing great human suffering and undermines all efforts aimed at a political solution."

"The shelling of civilians, wherever it happens, is a grave violation of international humanitarian law. Artillery should immediately be withdrawn from residential areas," she continued.

Mogherini called for the establishment of a "local temporary truce for a minimum of three days, taking immediate effect."

Fighting has raged in the self-declared separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, especially around the Ukrainian-controlled town of Debaltseve, since the rebels launched a new offensive late last month and peace talks in Belarus between the two sides collapsed Saturday.

反政府武装控制的顿涅茨克市一家医院星期三受到到炮击，目击者看到至少三具尸体。

欧盟外交政策主管费代丽卡•莫盖里尼说，分离分子连续发动攻势引发战斗，特别是在德巴尔切夫附近的战斗造成巨大痛苦，破坏了推动政治解决的努力。她还说，无论在什么地方，炮击平民都严重违反国际人道主义法律。 火炮应立即撤离居民区。

莫格里尼呼吁双方立即停火，停火期至少三天。

自从反政府武装上个月底发动新一轮进攻，以及双方上周六在白俄罗斯的和平谈判破裂之后，分离分子自行宣布独立的顿涅茨克和卢甘斯克爆发了激烈战斗，特别是在乌克兰控制的城镇德巴尔切夫周围。