<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Imizamo elandelanayo yokuxazulula impi eqhubekayo esifundeni sase-Donbas e-Ukraine ayizange ibe nomphumela ekuqaleni kukaFebhuwari 2015. Ngenkathi i-Minsk Protocol yango-5 Septhemba 2014 inciphisa kakhulu ukulwa endaweni enempikiswano izinyanga eziningi, kwaqhubeka nokulwa okuncane. Ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari 2015, amabutho ahlukene e-Donetsk Peoples Republic DPR kanye ne-Luhansk Peoples Republic LPR aqala ukuhlasela okusha ezindaweni ezilawulwa yi-Ukraine, okwaholela ekuwohlokeni okuphelele kwe-Minsk Protocol ceasefire. Ngemuva kokulwa kanzima, amabutho e-DPR athatha isikhumulo sezindiza i-Donetsk International Airport ngoJanuwari 21, ingxenye yokugcina yedolobha laseDonetsk eyayingaphansi kokulawulwa yi-Ukraine. Ngemva kwalokhu kunqoba, amabutho ahlukene  <response>: baqhubeka nokuhlasela endaweni ebalulekile yokuhlangana kwezitimela nemigwaqo yaseDebaltseve ngasekupheleni kukaJanuwari. Lokhu kulwa okunzima okuvuselelwe kwabangela ukukhathazeka okukhulu emphakathini wamazwe ngamazwe. UMongameli waseFrance uFrancois Hollande kanye noNgqongqoshe waseJalimane u-Angela Merkel baveza uhlelo olusha lokuthula ngoFebhuwari 7. Lolu hlelo lweFrance neJalimane, olwakhiwa ngemva kwezingxoxo nomongameli wase-Ukraine uPetro Poroshenko nomongameli waseRussia uVladimir Putin, lwabhekwa njengokuvuselelwa kweSivumelwano SaseMinsk. UMongameli Hollande wathi lolu hlelo luyithuba lokugcina lokuxazulula le mpi. Lolu hlelo lwasungulwa njengempendulo yeziphakamiso zaseMelika zokuthumela izikhali kuhulumeni waseUkraine, okuyinto uKhansela Merkel athi yayiyobangela ukuwohloka kwenhlekelele. 