On paratroopers' day, #Poroshenko visits #Kyiv military hospital where wounded servicemen are being treated pic.twitter.com/vK3pNQP2Ft
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) August 2, 2014
Typical Ukrainian humanitarian aid package says "glory to Ukraine glory to heroes" pic.twitter.com/EooCWACBxI
— bruce springnote (@BSpringnote) August 2, 2014
Here is latest situation map from Kyiv regarding operatons in eastern Ukraine. Still waiting for the English version:
Ситуація на #Донбас станом на 2 серпня pic.twitter.com/1nb9OldM3v
— РНБО України (@rnbo_gov_ua) August 2, 2014
Hard to believe it's been nearly 8 months since he was killed:
Sergiy Nigoyan,the very first victim of #euromaidan, could have been celebrating his 21birthday today.... pic.twitter.com/ZibcIlgIvj
— Kateryna_Kruk (@Kateryna_Kruk) August 2, 2014
Peace is coming back to liberated eastern #Ukraine. Denizens of #Sloviansk are cleaning up their parks. pic.twitter.com/0Q5G7JofFG ~ @Sloviansk
— Viktor Kovalenko (@MrKovalenko) August 2, 2014
Interfax is reporting that two Kyiv has reclaimed two more settlements in the Donetsk region:
Еще два населенных пункта в Донецкой области освободили силы АТО - СНБО http://t.co/5YMOPEOYQ3 #ukraine
— Интерфакс-Украина (@interfaxua) August 2, 2014
Aug 2 - Paratroopers Day, celebrated on both sides of East Ukrainian front and in Russia.
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) August 2, 2014
BTR gunner's screen decorated with icons pic.twitter.com/kWopXm2s3N
— bruce springnote (@BSpringnote) August 2, 2014
Another update from RFE/RL's news desk:
Russia's Foreign Ministry has accused the European Union of withdrawing a ban on supplying Ukraine with military technology and equipment "on the quiet."
The ministry said in a statement today that "during a recent meeting of the Council of Europe in Brussels, leaders of EU member states agreed 'on the quiet' to remove restrictions on exports to Kyiv of equipment that could be used for internal repression."
The statement, which was posted on the ministry website, said that "exports of military technologies and equipment were also allowed."
The ministry also called on the 28-nation EU not to be "goaded" by Washington over events in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting government forces.
Meanwhile, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that NATO needs to review its long-term relationship with Russia to reflect the fact that Moscow sees the alliance as “an adversary.”
(Reuters, AFP)
1/2 Great collection of tweets and comments (in Ru) abt Putin's bizarre comments on WWI ystrday: http://t.co/sPgptGh8pA
— Robert Coalson (@CoalsonR) August 2, 2014
2/2 Strange to me that man who thinks USSR collapse great "geopolitical tragedy" says WWI was lost by ppl who betrayed "national interests."
— Robert Coalson (@CoalsonR) August 2, 2014