Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
In today's Daily Vertical commentary, RFE/RL's Brian Whitmore looks at the latest Bellingcat report on Ukraine, saying "every new data point we gain access to contributes to undermining the Kremlin's big lie that the war in the Donbas is a civil war and a Ukrainian internal affair."