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Ten-year-old Sasha stands in a bomb shelter in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Ten-year-old Sasha stands in a bomb shelter in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

Follow all of the latest developments as they happen.

Final News Summary For September 29

-- We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog. Find it here.

-- Ukraine is marking 75 years since the World War II massacre of 33,771 Jews on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Kyiv.

-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stabilize a fragile cease-fire in Ukraine and do all he could to improve what Merkel called a "catastrophic humanitarian situation" in Syria.

-- Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a decision by a Moscow-backed Crimean court to ban the Mejlis, the self-governing body of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Ukrainian territory.

* NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv (GMT/UTC +3)

22:51 10.4.2016

We are now closing the live blog for today. Until we resume again tomorrow morning, you can keep up with all out other Ukraine coverage here.

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Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE)

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Here's some video of Yatsenyuk announcing his resignation (with subtitles):

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Here are some more details from our news desk on Yatsenyuk's resignation:

Ukraine Prime Minister Tenders Resignation

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (file photo)
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (file photo)

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has resigned in a televised address.

"I took the decision to resign as prime minister of Ukraine," Yatsenyuk said on April 10 in comments aired on Ukrainian television channels.

"On Tuesday, April 12, I will submit it to parliament, "he said.

He added that his decision is based on several reasons, saying "the political crisis in the government has been unleashed artificially, the desire to change one person has blinded politicians and paralysed their will to bring about real changes in the country.”

Yatsenyuk said his resignation is to be immediately followed by the formation of a new government.

Based on reporting by Reuters, AFP, and TASS

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