The Ukrainian Government has reached a truce with pro-Russian separatists for a temporary ceasefire around Donetsk Airport.

A Ukrainian military statement said: "We have just learned that as a result of negotiations between the heads of the joint Russian-Ukrainian centre near Donetsk Airport, the fire has come to a halt."

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The military press service informed on 1 December that officials from both the sides decided on a truce after holding talks near the airport.

"We have just learned that as a result of negotiations between the heads of the joint Russian-Ukrainian centre near Donetsk Airport, the fire has come to a halt."

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was quoted as saying that the terms of the deal call for a ceasefire on the contact line to go into effect on 5 December and heavy weapons to be withdrawn on 6 December.

The airport in the eastern city of Donetsk is the only outpost of the government forces in the area.

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A fierce battle has been raging between separatists and Russian forces despite a peace truce that was signed between the two nations on 5 September. The war has killed more than 4,000 people since April.

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Continued shelling from both sides has led government forces and rebels to blame each other of violating the truce.

The situation in the country has worsened since 2 November after the rebels held leadership elections, which Kiev and the west said was a violation of the ceasefire deal.

The Ukrainian crisis has been carrying on since February after a series of violent events towards protesters in the capital of Kiev resulted into a fight and the impeachment of the then-President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.

A firefight between government forces and separatists had led to the complete destruction of the country’s main international airport in October.

A mid-November report from the United Nations’ human rights office had stated that the battle has claimed the lives of nearly 1,000 since September.