In case you missed it on Friday:
Life Outside The Ruins Of Donetsk's Airport
It's been two years since the start of the battle for Donetsk airport between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists. It was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war in eastern Ukraine. Today, one family still living within view of the destroyed airport scratches out a living without utilities, jobs, or any guarantee of safety. (Zenovia Stefanyuk, RFE/RL's Current Time TV)
NATO Shows Off Strength To Russia
The U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment is making a "tactical march" from Germany to Estonia -- where 10,000 NATO troops will hold drills aimed at sending a clear message to the Kremlin.
An excerpt:
If there was any hope of a breakthrough in Russian-Ukrainian relations following the release of Nadiya Savchenko, it was dashed on the Ukrainian pilot's first day back at work. Upon arriving in the Ukrainian parliament, or Verkhovna Rada, on May 31, Savchenko tore down a banner that for 18 months had called for her release. In its place, she hung a new one, demanding freedom for three dozen "Kremlin prisoners of conscience."
The more detail that emerges about the mechanics of the prisoner exchange, the clearer the picture of a standalone deal — one forged at the end of a political cul-de-sac for the Russian leadership.