Pro-Russian rebels have taken Ukrainian troops prisoner as they seized control in parts of the key transport hub of Debaltseve.
Ukraine's defence ministry admitted some soldiers had been captured after an ambush - but said the number was lower than the 300 stated by Russian media.
While the internationally brokered ceasefire that came into force on Sunday is holding elsewhere in eastern Ukraine, fighting continues in Debaltseve, where thousands of government troops had been encircled by rebels.
The defence ministry said: "Street fighting is continuing, rebels are attacking the town with assault groups backed by artillery and armoured vehicles.
"Part of the town has been seized by the bandits."
It is unclear how much of the town, a critical link between rebel-held Luhansk and Donestsk, is under separatist control.
"Eighty per cent of Debaltseve is already ours," claimed Eduard Basurin, a rebel leader. "A clean-up of the town is under way."
Rebels say they have taken the key railway station.
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko called the rebel operation a "cynical attack on the Minsk agreement".
During a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mr Poroshenko called for the EU and international community to take a "tough reaction against the treacherous actions of the rebels and Russia".
At least 10 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and many more wounded in and around the town since the ceasefire took effect.
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Gallery: Debaltseve Has Become Centre Of Ukraine Conflict
Ukrainian armed forces take up positions near the eastern town of Debaltseve.
A ceasefire came into effect on Sunday, but fighting has continued in Debaltseve, where pro-Russian rebels claim to have surrounded thousands of Ukrainian fighters.
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