article_snippet: The announcement comes a day after Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond flew to the eastern European country's capital Kiev for talks with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin.
article_snippet: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: 'This Government is committed to supporting Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
article_snippet: And Defence Secretary Michael Fallon added: ' Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and Crimea destabilising activities in eastern Ukraine, including  direct military support to the separatists, have demonstrated Crimea disregard for international law. '
article_snippet: The latest ceasefire agreement, reached in Minsk on February 12 and which came into force on  
article_snippet: February 15, has seen a reduction in violence in the conflict zone.
article_snippet: We very much hope it will help  end this conflict. '
article_snippet: However, fighting has not ceased in some areas and there continues to be  fatalities and casualties amongst the Ukrainian armed forces.'
article_snippet: Ukrainian paratroopers taking part in drill .