Here's today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, where six Ukrainian servicemen have been reported killed in the past 24 hours. (CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE)
Good morning, it seems relatively quiet on the Ukraine front this morning, but here's a few things that caught our attention overnight:
Barring any major developments, that ends the live blogging for today.
Sheremet's funeral will take place shortly:
A farewell ceremony honoring prominent Belarusian-born journalist Pavel Sheremet, who was killed in a car bombing in Kyiv on July 20, is taking place at Minsk’s Church of All Saints.
His funeral will take place at 1430 (1530 Prague time).
Sheremet, a journalist at news website Ukrayinska Pravda, was driving to a radio station to do a morning show when the bomb exploded.
His killing shook Ukraine’s media community and sent shock waves into Russia and Belarus.
The 44-year-old had previously worked in Russia and his native Belarus, where he faced pressure from the authorities for his reporting.
The Interior Ministry said the explosives were “skillfully” planted underneath the car and the blast may have been set off by a “remote-controlled or delayed-action” detonator.
On July 22 thousands of mourners took part in a solemn procession through Kyiv’s Ukrainian House including friends, colleagues, lawmakers, and government officials -- among them President Petro Poroshenko.
HIV: East Ukraine's Silent Crisis
HIV: East Ukraine's Silent Crisis
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