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Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya speaks to the UN General Assembly on March 27.
Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya speaks to the UN General Assembly on March 27.
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Live Blog: UN Backs Ukraine Integrity

Final Summary For March 27

-- The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution that affirms Ukraine's territorial integrity.

-- The IMF has announced "a staff-level agreement" with Kyiv on assistance of $14 billion-$18 billion in conjunction with a reform program that will "unlock" up to $27 billion over the next two years, pending final approval next month. Tthe U.S. Congress has also passed an aid bill for Ukraine.

-- Ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko has announced plans to run for president.

-- Members of the Right Sector have been holding a demonstration outside the Ukrainian parliament building to vent their anger at the killing of prominent member Oleksander Muzychko earlier in the week.

-- Six Ukrainian military officers detained by pro-Russian troops in Crimea have been released, including Colonel Yuliy Mamchur, but five others are still being held captive.

-- Anonymous sources quoted by CNN say U.S. intelligence "concludes it is more likely than previously thought that Russian forces will enter eastern Ukraine."

-- U.S. President Barack Obama, in the keynote speech of his visit to Europe, chided Russia for its use of "brute force" in Ukraine and vowed that a determined alliance of the United States and Europe will prevail over time.


*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv
11:06 19.3.2014
Ukrainian tanks and troops filing toward the country's eastern border on March 18.
Ukraine Sends Troops Toward Crimea, Reinforces Eastern Border
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Ukraine Sends Troops Toward Crimea, Reinforces Eastern Border

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11:08 19.3.2014
Ukraine's acting defense minister, Ihor Tenyukh, says his country will not pull its troops out of Crimea. About 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers are currently serving on the peninsula.

11:09 19.3.2014
In Canberra, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announces that "the Australian government will impose targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against those who have been instrumental in the Russian threat to Ukraine's sovereignty. The actions taken by Russia are a clear violation of international rules prohibiting the use of force and protecting the territorial integrity of states. International law does not allow one state to steal the territory of another on the basis of a referendum that cannot be considered free or fair."

Bishop adds: "The referendum carried out in Crimea on 16 March was not authorized by Ukraine and was carried out while Russian forces were effectively in control of the territory. It cannot form the legitimate basis of any alteration to the status of Crimea."
11:17 19.3.2014
A safe being carried out of the Ukrainian navy headquarters in Sevastopol, stormed earlier by pro-Russian forces

11:17 19.3.2014
11:22 19.3.2014
11:25 19.3.2014
Must-see video by "Guardian's" Antony Butts on "Ukraine: Tatars In Crimea Face Up To A Russian Future."
11:33 19.3.2014
The raid on naval headquarters in Sevastopol.
Pro-Moscow Units Raise Russian Flag At Ukrainian Navy HQ In Sevastopol
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Pro-Moscow Units Raise Russian Flag At Ukrainian Navy HQ In Sevastopol

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11:40 19.3.2014
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reports that pro-Russian forces are preparing to storm a navy base in Novoozerny, Western Crimea. A spokesman for Ukraine's defense ministry says they intend to use a tractor to ram the gates.
11:56 19.3.2014
Schools in the Lviv region have taken in almost 100 children who fled Crimea with their families. RFE/RL's Ukrainian service reports more than 770 Crimean refugees have already found shelter in the Lviv region.

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