KIEV, Shawwal 13, 1435, Aug 9, 2014, SPA -- Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they were ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government after increasing gains by Ukrainian forces against rebel forces, Reuters reported. "We are ready for a ceasefire to prevent the proliferation of a humanitarian disaster in Donbass," Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's republic said in a statement, referring to the area of eastern Ukraine where combat is being waged. -- SPA 21:07 LOCAL TIME 18:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w