Ukrainian officials have begin building a 150-meter tower in the Chongar village in the Kherson region that will transmit Ukrainian radio broadcasts into Crimea, where Ukrainian-language broadcasts have been sharply curtailed since Russia's invasion and annexation of the peninsula.
American-Canadian journalist and author Diane Francis told Radio Svoboda that the IT industry is the only business sector in Ukraine that is immune from corruption.
Lviv government official Yuriy Holets has been detained as he allegedly accepted a $90,000 bribe. He was able to post bail of $2 million and be released.
Barring any major developments, that ends the live blogging for today.
Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council:
