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Ukraine Live Blog

Live Blog: A New Government In Ukraine (Archive Sept. 3, 2018-Aug. 16, 2019)

-- EDITOR'S NOTE: We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog as of August 17, 2019. You can find it here.

-- A court in Moscow has upheld a lower court's decision to extend pretrial detention for six of the 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russian forces along with their three naval vessels in November near the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.

-- The U.S. special peace envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, says Russian propaganda is making it a challenge to solve the conflict in the east of the country.

-- Two more executives of DTEK, Ukraine's largest private power and coal producer, have been charged in a criminal case on August 14 involving an alleged conspiracy to fix electricity prices with the state energy regulator, Interfax reported.

-- A Ukrainian deputy minister and his aide have been detained after allegedly taking a bribe worth $480,000, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Facebook.

*Time stamps on the blog refer to local time in Ukraine

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We are now closing the live blog for today, but we'll be back again tomorrow morning to follow all the latest developments. Until then, you can keep up with all our other Ukraine coverage here.

09:20 17.5.2019

Good morning. We'll get the live blog rolling today with this photo gallery, which was issued last night:

Crimean Kids With Kalashnikovs: Critics Warn Of Growing Emphasis On 'Patriotic' Education

Children carrying guns and flags or wearing Soviet-style uniforms have become a common sight at Victory Day parades and other events in Russian-controlled Crimea. Russian and Ukrainian human rights activists have warned that such displays point to a growing trend of promoting Russian patriotism among kids on the Crimean peninsula, annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Alongside public events, many schools offer paramilitary classes, and children from age 8 are invited to enroll in Yunarmiya, a Russian patriotic youth movement.

Crimean Kids With Kalashnikovs: Critics Warn Of Growing Emphasis On 'Patriotic' Education

A young participant carries a toy gun in Sevastopol, Crimea, during the Immortal Regiment march on Victory Day, observed on May 9.
1/16 A young participant carries a toy gun in Sevastopol, Crimea, during the Immortal Regiment march on Victory Day, observed on May 9.
The annual Immortal Regiment march is held in Russian towns and cities, as well as in Russian-controlled Crimea, to honor those who died in World War II. Critics say the Kremlin hijacked the event after it began as a grassroots movement in 2012. 
2/16 The annual Immortal Regiment march is held in Russian towns and cities, as well as in Russian-controlled Crimea, to honor those who died in World War II. Critics say the Kremlin hijacked the event after it began as a grassroots movement in 2012. 
Children in Sevastopol wear the orange and black ribbon of St. George, a Russian military symbol. 
3/16 Children in Sevastopol wear the orange and black ribbon of St. George, a Russian military symbol. 
Children wait to place flowers by the eternal flame in a park named after cosmonaut Yury Gagarin in Simferopol, Crimea.
4/16 Children wait to place flowers by the eternal flame in a park named after cosmonaut Yury Gagarin in Simferopol, Crimea.
Kids wear replicas of Soviet military uniforms during a performance titled "We are the heirs of victory" on April 19 in Sevastopol.
5/16 Kids wear replicas of Soviet military uniforms during a performance titled "We are the heirs of victory" on April 19 in Sevastopol.
A woman helps a child aim a weapon during an exhibition of Russian military equipment in Sevastopol on April 12. 
6/16 A woman helps a child aim a weapon during an exhibition of Russian military equipment in Sevastopol on April 12. 
A child looks through the sights of a grenade launcher at an exhibition of Syrian weapons in Sevastopol on April 3.
7/16 A child looks through the sights of a grenade launcher at an exhibition of Syrian weapons in Sevastopol on April 3.
School children in Yalta join the ranks of the Russian military-patriotic youth movement Yunarmiya, which is funded through the Defense Ministry. 
8/16 School children in Yalta join the ranks of the Russian military-patriotic youth movement Yunarmiya, which is funded through the Defense Ministry. 
A girl receives a beret as part of her Yunarmiya uniform. 
9/16 A girl receives a beret as part of her Yunarmiya uniform. 
Young members of a military-patriotic club perform during an event in Yevpatoria, western Crimea, marking Defenders of the Fatherland Day on February 23.
10/16 Young members of a military-patriotic club perform during an event in Yevpatoria, western Crimea, marking Defenders of the Fatherland Day on February 23.
Students demonstrate their aim during Defenders of the Fatherland Day in Yevpatoria.
11/16 Students demonstrate their aim during Defenders of the Fatherland Day in Yevpatoria.
New recruits are sworn in to Yunarmiya in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on October 27, 2018.
12/16 New recruits are sworn in to Yunarmiya in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on October 27, 2018.
A boy holds a weapon at a military exhibition during for new recruits of Yunarmiya in Sevastopol.
13/16 A boy holds a weapon at a military exhibition during for new recruits of Yunarmiya in Sevastopol.
A young Crimean girl wears military-type clothes during a Victory Day celebration in Sevastopol on May 9, 2018.
14/16 A young Crimean girl wears military-type clothes during a Victory Day celebration in Sevastopol on May 9, 2018.
An exhibition of weapons in Sevastopol during Russian Navy Day on July 29, 2018
15/16 An exhibition of weapons in Sevastopol during Russian Navy Day on July 29, 2018
A young girl's cap reads "Thank you, Grandfather" at Victory Day celebrations in Sevastopol on May 9, 2018.
16/16 A young girl's cap reads "Thank you, Grandfather" at Victory Day celebrations in Sevastopol on May 9, 2018.
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09:43 17.5.2019

He did his Ph.D in supersymmetry at Lviv University (Supersymetriya is also the title of one of his band's albums):

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Ukraine’s Main Parliamentary Coalition Breaks Up Ahead Of President-Elect's Inauguration

People's Front leader Maksym Burbak said his party was withdrawing from the ruling European Ukraine coalition on May 17. (file photo)
People's Front leader Maksym Burbak said his party was withdrawing from the ruling European Ukraine coalition on May 17. (file photo)

KYIV -- Ukraine's main parliamentary coalition has broken up after the People's Front party withdrew from it, Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy has said.

The May 17 announcement comes after Maksym Burbak, the leader of the People's Front, the second largest faction in parliament, said his party was withdrawing from the ruling European Ukraine coalition.

The move comes three days before the inauguration of President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

According to the constitution, parliament now has 30 days to form a new governing coalition.

The president also has the right to dissolve the legislature and announce a snap parliamentary election if a new coalition is not formed.

The next parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 27.

The European Ukraine coalition was created in November 2014.

With reporting by Gordon and UNIAN

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10:34 17.5.2019

This seems to be what is springing to people's minds:

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