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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.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

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10:41 6.7.2014

RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports that the Ukrainian Security Service says it has detained two Russian citizens and one Belarusian citizen in Odesa that it says were preparing antigovernment actions. Read more here (in Ukrainian).

09:53 6.7.2014

"Ukrayinska pravda" reports that there were "no losses" overnight in eastern Ukraine:

09:47 6.7.2014

Troops moving in Donetsk yesterday, reportedly:

09:46 6.7.2014

This purports to be a map of the military situation in eastern Ukraine as of today. We can't vouch for it, but it seems to coincide with reports:

16:15 5.7.2014

15:48 5.7.2014

Refat Chubarov, the head of the Crimean Tatar parliament, the Medzhlis, was barred from entering Crimea.

15:44 5.7.2014

Rebels reportedly blew up a bridge near Luhansk.

15:41 5.7.2014

Separatist leader Denis Pushilin says Moscow "abandonned" eastern Ukraine. "Putin's words about defending the Russian people, about defending Novorossiya, were beautiful. But they were only words."

15:18 5.7.2014

Donetsk authorities urge residents to stay off the streets as separatist fighters pour into the city.

15:14 5.7.2014

Separatist leader Denis Pushilin apologizes to Slovyansk residents for failing to "defend" them.

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