Our Ukrainian Service reports on the unrest in the eastern town of Kostyantynivka after a girl was killed by an armored vehicle:
Authorities in a government-held town in eastern Ukraine have made arrests after violence that followed a road accident in which an armored vehicle struck and killed a young girl.
Angry residents of the Donetsk region town of Kostyantynivka threw stones at a barracks, torched two cars, and overturned a third after servicemen apparently lost control of an armored vehicle on March 16, killing a girl who was about 7 years old and injuring her aunt and a toddler.
Police stepped up patrols to avert any more unrest, Donetsk region police chief Vyacheslav Abroskin said on Facebook on March 17.
Abroskin said two servicemen responsible for the accident had been detained, and that organizers of the "disorder" had been identified.
Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister, told RFE/RL that "we respect the protest by the citizens after the tragedy, but we will do everything to prevent the Russian secret services and their supporters from further destabilizing the situation."
Kostyantynivka lies north of the regional capital, Donetsk, which is held by Russian-backed rebels whose conflict with government forces has killed more than 6,000 people since April. (with UNIAN, RIA Novosti)
In December, the Baltic Times reported Kohver's detention had been extended yet again:
On Monday, a court in Moscow ruled that the KaPo (Estonian Security Police) official Eston Kohver would remain in custody until at least April 5 next year, Public Broadcasting reports.
Estonian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariann Sudakov told the ERR news portal that the Estonian consul asked for participation in the court hearing, but was denied access.
Tomorrow, an Estonian doctor will meet with Kohver at Lefortovo Prison. The Estonian consul will also be present at the meeting.
"The abduction of Eston Kohver from Estonian territory and his subsequent detention in Russia are violations of international law," said Sudakov.
KaPo official Eston Kohver was abducted at gunpoint on September 5 near the Russian border in south-eastern Estonia. He was fulfilling his official duties, when unknown persons came from Russia and forced him across the border. Kohver is being detained in prison in Moscow, accused of espionage.
This ends our live-blogging for March 16. Be sure to check back tomorrow for our continuing coverage.
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