Video of flag day celebrations in occupied Crimea:
A Radio Svoboda report on the infighting among the Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's Luhansk region:
The latest from Russia on the two Ukrainian "saboteurs" in Crimea:
Nadia Savchenko says she opposes granting a special status to any parts of the Donetsk or Luhansk regions:
A report suggesting a Russia adviser for Donald Trump has promised the Kremlin an end to economic sanctions if Trump wins the presidency:
More on the alleged suicide of a former separatist official in Luhansk:
An Interfax report says Gennady Tsypkalov, the former self-proclaimed "chairman of the Council of Ministers" in the Russia-backed part of Ukraine's Luhansk region, has committed suicide. Separatist representative Sergei Rakhno said on September 24 that Tsypkalov killed himself while in detention by the separatists as part of an investigation for his involvement of a coup attempt. Rakhno said Tsypkalov hanged himself after "obviously having realized the depth of his criminal actions."