Just heard a little bit if shooting here on Universetskaya in #Donetsk, apparently near a military installation
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) June 26, 2014
Rebels with Kalashnikovs and RPGs are seizing a military base in #Donetsk. Shots occasionally ringing out pic.twitter.com/ZhyTffTgGU
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) June 26, 2014
Update on military base #Donetsk: Vostok guys standing outside said negotiations were ongoing, servicemen inside don't want to surrender
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) June 26, 2014
#US again calls on #Russia to facilitate immediate release of OSCE observers in #Ukraine http://t.co/szGyLuI5V5
— Kyiv Post (@KyivPost) June 26, 2014
Full English text of #Poroshenko's speech at today's #PACE session in #Strasbourg http://t.co/QSJXztPd8a #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/vp1R9Nf9bQ
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) June 26, 2014
My full, exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Poroshenko - his first since taking office - airs at 2pm ET, 8pm CET, 10pm Kiev time.
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) June 26, 2014
Ukrainian President Poroshenko tells me President Putin sounded quite pragmatic in their last phone call.
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) June 26, 2014
Ukraine Pres Poroshenko tells me singing EU trade deal is the 2nd-most important day in the country's history (1st was independence in 1991)
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) June 26, 2014
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service is broadcasting LIVE from the Crimean Tatar celebration of their flag holiday, being held in spite of an official ban.
Crimean Tatars are preparing to defy the Crimean authorities and celebrate Flag Day today:
The city of Slovyansk has been a focal point of the conflict ravaging eastern Ukraine for months, with government forces battling pro-Russian separatists. Many residents have remained, but some have fled despite a cease-fire that was declared in the region by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. RFE/RL correspondent Andrei Babitsky got a first-hand look at the damage inflicted that has been on the city.
