Kiev has re-deployed troops to East Ukraine as the fighting against separatist rebels there intensifies and rumors of Russian presence in the region surface, although Russia denies the rumors. Leaders in the Ukraine say that a ceasefire agreement signed September 5 is dead, as fighting never ceased. The UN Security Council has convened a special session to address concerns over the increase in military mobilization in the area, hoping to stave off a full scale war. teleSUR
