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

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

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)

01:06 22.4.2017

A look back at the assassination of Ukrainian National Bank head Vadym Hetman, which happened 19 years ago today (April 22):

01:02 22.4.2017

01:01 22.4.2017

The Kyiv court has postponed the Martynenko case:

01:00 22.4.2017

01:00 22.4.2017

An update on Ukraine's forthcoming lawsuit against Russia at the UN court of arbitration:

00:59 22.4.2017

00:58 22.4.2017

Will Ukraine abandon Russian pharmaceuticals?

00:52 22.4.2017

00:50 22.4.2017

14:54 21.4.2017

Two Ukrainian Soldiers Reported Killed In Country's East

By RFE/RL

The Ukrainian military says two of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east.

Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on April 21 that the fighting had been concentrated around Avdiyivka, a government-held town near the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk.

Eight soldiers were also wounded in the previous 24 hours, Lysenko said.

Meanwhile, the separatists said two of their fighters have been killed over the past week.

A new cease-fire agreed by Kyiv and the separatists went into effect on April 1 and largely held through the Easter holidays.

Fighting between government forces and the Russia-backed separatists has killed more than 9,900 people since it broke out April 2014, shortly after Russia seized control of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

Kyiv and Western governments say Russia fomented separatism in eastern and southern Ukraine at the time and has sent large numbers of military personnel and weapons across the border to fight against Ukrainian forces.

With reporting by AFP, dpa, and TASS

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