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Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.
Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.

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12:29 30.6.2014

The "Kyiv Post" has a more detailed account of the circumstances leading up to the death of the Russian cameraman, Anatoly Klyan, including a harrowing, but not particularly gory, video.

12:01 30.6.2014

Reuters has a couple of videos looking at the fighting in and around Slovyansk, in eastern Ukraine. The first, via the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, shows troops movements around Slovyansk.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry Video Shows Troop Movement Near Slovyansk
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The second shows the civilian aftermath of the fighting.

Fighting Flares In Eastern Ukraine Despite Extended Cease-Fire
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11:32 30.6.2014

Meanwhile, Olympic fall-out in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian city of Lviv is dropping its candidacy for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games due to the deadly separatist conflict raging in the country's east and the ensuing economic crisis.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Lviv's withdrawal was "a result of the present political and economic circumstances in Ukraine."

The city will bid for the 2026 event instead.

Lviv, in western Ukraine, had been vying with Beijing, Oslo, and Almaty to host the 2022 games.

The IOC said the decision followed discussions between its president, Thomas Bach, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and pole-vaulting legend Sergiy Bubka, who heads the country's National Olympic Committee.

Yatsenyuk said a bid for 2026 "would have excellent potential for the economic recovery of the country."

The winner for the 2022 Olympics will be announced on July 31.

11:26 30.6.2014

The cease-fire is ending today. For some it never really begun...

11:16 30.6.2014

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09:42 30.6.2014

There have been plenty of stories about Ukrainians buying their beleagured army equipment. Now they're crowdfunding to buy them a drone. From " The Guardian":

The organisers had originally hoped to buy a state-of-the-art Israeli drone – for $165,000 (£97,000) – or a cheaper American one costing $120,000. In the end, however, they managed to build the drone for just $35,000. A designer and other volunteers built the airframe, with a Ukrainian military institute chipping in technical equipment. The hope is that with enough drones the army will be able to stop the infiltration of men and material from neighbouringRussia. Kiev says there is overwhelming evidence that the Kremlin has supplied heavy weapons and even old tanks to the rebels. Moscow denies this.

09:38 30.6.2014

More from The Moscow Times on the death of the Russian journalist, Anatoly Klyan, in Ukraine.

08:44 30.6.2014

And more from our news desk on the death of a Russian cameraman in eastern Ukraine.

A cameraman for Russia's state-owned Channel One television channel has been killed in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.

Anatoly Klyan, 68, was shot in the stomach after his film crew came under fire when they went to film near a pro-Kyiv military unit in the region.

Klyan is the third Russian journalist to die in the conflict.

On June 17, a Russian correspondent and a sound engineer for state television were killed by mortar fire in clashes near Luhansk.

Sporadic violence has continued in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire declared by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on June 20 to allow for peace talks with the rebels.

The cease-fire is due to expire later on June 30.

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