Here's Reuters video of Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin yesterday announcing the Russian criminal case against Ukraine's political and military leadership for what it regards as "genocide" against Russian-speakers in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and Western countries accuse Russia of stoking separatism in eastern Ukraine, and deploying troops and equipment there.
Schlumberger is an oil-field services provider. The withdrawal includes "about 20 mid-level and senior managers," Bloomberg says.
Today's situation map from the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council:
A pro-Kyiv Luhansk regional administrator says shelling "by separatists" in the city of Popasna has resulted in an unspecified number of casualties, and has destroyed buildings and a bridge to the city, our Ukrainian Service reports.