A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

September 01, 2017 05:48 CET

Final News Summary For September 1, 2017

-- EDITOR'S NOTE: We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog as of September 2, 2017. Find it here.

-- Ukraine says it will introduce new border-crossing rules from next year, affecting citizens of “countries that pose risks for Ukraine.”

-- The Association Agreement strengthening ties between Ukraine and the European Union entered into force on September 1, marking an end to four years of political drama surrounding the accord.

-- The trial of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena will resume later this month after the first hearing in weeks produced little progress toward a resolution of the politically charged case.

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

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We are now closing the live blog for today, but we'll be back with all the latest developments tomorrow morning. Until then, you can catch up with all our other Ukraine coverage here.

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Here is today's map of the situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:

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Here's an RFE/RL video of the artist on Ukraine's front lines whom we featured in a photo gallery some weeks ago:

The Frontline Artist

Australian artist Guido van Helten completed a large-scale mural in Avdiyivka, an eastern Ukrainian town where fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops continues 2 1/2 years after the start of a conflict that has killed more than 9,600 people.

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