The leaders of Russia, France and Germany have held "constructive" talks on efforts to end the conflict in east Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesman says.

Meanwhile, a truce allowed civilians to leave Debaltseve in the region of Donetsk - a town at the heart of an upsurge in fighting in recent weeks.

The BBC's James Reynolds reports on how life is carrying on in what the rebels call the "Donetsk People's Republic".