A good turnout has been reported at this lake-side resort near eastern Ukraine's Slovyansk, with some boasting it has more people than at some recently seen deserted beaches in Crimea.
The OSCE says there were 594 explosions near the Donestk airport over the weekend.
Self-styled separatist leader in Donetsk Aleksandr Zakharchenko said today that the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is an independent country and will not be a part of Ukraine.
A news flash from Reuters:
The White House continues to be concerned about the steady flow of weaponry from Russia across the Ukraine border, spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday.
Drone footage provided to RFE/RL's Current Time TV program by Russian-backed separatist fighters shows widespread damage to the village of Pisky, near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. The source stated that the footage was shot in May. Fighting between separatists and Ukrainian military forces around Pisky has heated up in recent days.
