This slon.ru article (in Russian) is the most comprehensive and detailed account of where the Russian humanitarian convoy stalled at the Ukrainian border stands -- including warnings from the International Committee of the Red Cross about how the drivers must conduct themselves. There has been speculation that the trucks might try to position themselves strategically to hinder Ukrainian forces or otherwise intervene.
There is talk that the first 16 trucks in the convoy of around 270 trucks, might be allowed into Ukrainian territory within hours.
A vox pop from our correspondent in the Russian capital, Tom Balmforth:
Moscow's McDonald's Fans Not Lovin' Closure
The Russian Defense Ministry dismisses that Ukrainian accusation as "sensational" and untrue, with a ministry spokesman adding that the next such "revelation" from Kyiv will be that "a Kalashnikov rifle or F-1 grenade will be captured allegedly with detailed personal diaries of Russian soldiers."
Our Russian Service is looking into this woman's possible identity and whether she is among those detained, and finally, whether in fact she is -- as it certainly appears -- on the painted "seven sisters" star where the flag was raised yesterday.
Ukrainian authorities say an Su-24M attack aircraft "returning from an assignment" was "shot down" near Novosvitlivka in Luhansk. "Pilots escaped," they add.
From correspondent Charles Recknagel:
Explainer: Moscow's Food War With West Could Hurt Russia Most
As @RolandOliphant puts it, this is "insane" (irresponsible, even?) REN TV reporting from the front lines of the battle for Ilovaysk by Viktoria Lukashova and her cameraman Stanislau Mukhin: