Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE)
Here's some video of Yatsenyuk announcing his resignation (with subtitles):
Here are some more details from our news desk on Yatsenyuk's resignation:
Ukraine Prime Minister Tenders Resignation
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has resigned in a televised address.
"I took the decision to resign as prime minister of Ukraine," Yatsenyuk said on April 10 in comments aired on Ukrainian television channels.
"On Tuesday, April 12, I will submit it to parliament, "he said.
He added that his decision is based on several reasons, saying "the political crisis in the government has been unleashed artificially, the desire to change one person has blinded politicians and paralysed their will to bring about real changes in the country.”
Yatsenyuk said his resignation is to be immediately followed by the formation of a new government.
Based on reporting by Reuters, AFP, and TASS
BREAKING NEWS: Just when it looked like it might be a fairly quiet day in terms of Ukraine news, this happens. (Our news desk will have more details shortly):
Here's an item from our news desk on the uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine:
EU Criticizes Ukraine Violence After OSCE Monitors Attacked
The European Union has criticized an "unprecedented level of violence" in eastern Ukraine after international monitors came under fire.
"The significant increase of cease-fire violations in the Donetsk region represents an unprecedented level of violence," EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement on April 10.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said late on April 9 that a team of its monitors in eastern Ukraine had come under fire 50 kilometers south of Donetsk.
There were no injuries in the incident.
OSCE observers were also shot at on April 7 and, on the same day, another monitoring group was threatened at gunpoint by a rebel, forcing the observers to leave a checkpoint they needed to pass.
The OSCE has said that it had observed a "significantly higher number of cease-fire violations" in the Donetsk region.
Mogherini added that "a sustainable ceasefire is urgently needed."
More than 9,100 people have been killed in the fighting in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region and some 21,000 wounded since the conflict broke out in 2014.