Here's more on Babi Yar from RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service:
Remembering The Massacre Of Roma At Babi Yar
It's been 75 years since more than 100,000 people were killed in a series of massacres by Nazi soldiers at Babi Yar, in Ukraine. Many of the victims were Jewish, but non-Jews were also murdered -- including many Roma. It's a source of intense, ongoing pain for Raisa Nabaranchuk, who lost her grandmother in the massacres.
Today is the anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre during World War II. Our news desk has this item on how Ukraine's being marking the event:
Ukraine Commemorates WWII Babi Yar Victims
Ukraine is marking 75 years since the World War II massacre of 33,771 Jews on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Kyiv.
The slaughter of Jewish men, women, and children on September 29-30, 1941, at the Babi Yar ravine was an early example of the industrial-scale murder the Nazis would employ in their quest to annihilate the Jews.
Up to 100,000 more people -- Jews, Roma, and Soviet prisoners of war -- were executed there during the war.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin had been due to attend a memorial ceremony led by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko later on September 29.
PHOTO GALLERY: Remembering The Massacre At Babi Yar
'Still Much To Say': Remembering The Massacre At Babyn Yar
But Rivlin cut short his visit to Kyiv due to the death of Israeli statesman Shimon Peres.
On September 27, Rivlin told Ukrainian lawmakers that "many of the crimes were committed by Ukrainians," particularly members of the paramilitary Ukrainian Insurgent Army, during the Holocaust, which involved the systematic killing of some 6 million Jews across Europe by Nazi Germany.
Based on reporting by AFP
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Here's a selection of some of the things that caught our eye overnight. Needless to say, the new MH17 report figures prominently:
From Ukraine's representative to the Council of Europe:
And then there's this from the spokeswoman for the Ukraiian Foreign Ministry:
That concludes our live-blogging of the Ukraine crisis for Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Check back here tomorrow for more of our continuing coverage. Thanks for reading and take care.