A tank from the Ukrainian Forces is stationed outside a building in the flashpoint eastern town of Avdiivka that sits just north of the pro- Russian rebels' de facto capital of Donetsk on Febraury 2, 2017 Ukraine' s president appealed for more global pressure against Russia as Moscow- backed rebels and government forces clashed around a frontline town in a surge of fighting that has claimed a reported 23 lives. (Photo by Alexey Filippov/AFP Photo)
