An activist stops a lorry near the village of Chongar, in the Kherson region adjacent to Crimea.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (ARCHIVE)

September 21, 2015 03:21 CET

Follow all of the latest developments as they happen.

Final Summary For September 21

-- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Russia to withdraw heavy weapons from eastern Ukraine.

-- No trucks have passed through the administrative border from mainland Ukraine to Crimea overnight, according to Oleh Slobodyan, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Service.

-- Hundreds of pro-Kyiv activists from Crimea's Tatar community and other opposition activists are taking part in the blockade of roads from Ukraine to the Crimean peninsula to protest Russia's annexation of the region last year.

-- The German government has criticized Russia for not distancing itself from plans by Russian-backed separatists to hold local elections in eastern Ukraine without consulting Kyiv.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv

22:27 20.9.2015

An aerial view of the opposition demonstration held on the outskirts of Moscow today:

22:25 20.9.2015

18:26 20.9.2015

A report on the blockade by Ukrainian activists at a border crossing into Crimea.

18:21 20.9.2015

Radio Svoboda reports: "Are Reforms In Ukraine Ensuring Growth Or Resuscitating The State?"

18:04 20.9.2015

A Radio Svoboda report on the reduction in educational institutions in Crimea since the Russian annexation.

17:57 20.9.2015

The opposition rally outside of Moscow today:

17:56 20.9.2015

17:53 20.9.2015

A report by RFE/RL's Radio Svoboda on how different religious groups in Ukraine have helped since the crisis in eastern Ukraine began.

22:16 19.9.2015

This ends our live blogging for September 19. Be sure to check back tomorrow for our continuing coverage.

18:41 19.9.2015

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