International monitors in eastern Ukraine have reported a rising number of ceasefire violations as fighting continues in the area around Donetsk, amid fears of a return to all-out war.<br /><br /> The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says heavy weapons have being moved and used in areas where they are banned by February’s Minsk agreement.<br /><br /> There has been heavy fighting around the airport between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.<br /><br /> “If it wasn’t for the Minsk agreements we would be in Kyiv by now. But our arms are chained up, so we are still here, in Donetsk,” said a rebel volunteer from Russia who used the name “Mishka”.<br /><br /> There is plenty of evidence of civilian areas damaged by shelling. In the Oktyabrsky district of the rebel-held Donestk, several houses were on fire after shells landed on them.<br /><br /> “There is nowhere to hide. We have to hide like rabbits in bushes. We are fed up with this. This mess has continued for more than a year,” said resid
