TOPSHOTS A Ukrainian Army soldier sits in a trench on March 11, 2015 on the frontline near the small eastern Ukrainian city of Kurakhove, in the Donetsk region. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) handed Ukraine a 17.5 billion US dollar lifeline on March 11 as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebels -- but stopped short of promising weapons. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY