Ukraine Today: Ukraine, Belarus football fans donate blood for wounded soldiers
"We are the same blood" and ‘together forever". Supporters of Ukraine's and Belarus's national football team – united indonating blood to Ukrainian soldiers wounded in the warzone in Donbas.
The charity event was held hours before both countries faced off in a Euro 2016 qualifying match in Lviv. Dozens of fans stopped by. Some dressed in T-shirts with national flags.
Read more in Ukraine Today here.
Ukrainians Say They Face Torture, Show Trials in Russia
MOSCOW -- Yuri Yatsenko says he deliberately smashed his head on a toilet before the men he believes were Russian secret service operatives entered his interrogation room and beat him.
"They're careful to hit you so no bruises are left," the 24-year-old Ukrainian told NBC News. "This way, I at least had something to show the medics."
The law school graduate says he was detained while on a business trip in Russia in March 2014. He was later convicted of illegal border crossing and possession of gunpowder.
Read more HERE.
Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
