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Ten-year-old Sasha stands in a bomb shelter in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Ten-year-old Sasha stands in a bomb shelter in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

Follow all of the latest developments as they happen.

Final News Summary For September 29

-- We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog. Find it here.

-- Ukraine is marking 75 years since the World War II massacre of 33,771 Jews on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Kyiv.

-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stabilize a fragile cease-fire in Ukraine and do all he could to improve what Merkel called a "catastrophic humanitarian situation" in Syria.

-- Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a decision by a Moscow-backed Crimean court to ban the Mejlis, the self-governing body of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Ukrainian territory.

* NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv (GMT/UTC +3)

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Situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine on October 6.

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The latest from our news desk:

KYIV -- Lawmakers in Kyiv have legalized the service of foreigners in the Ukrainian armed forces.

The draft law was approved in its second reading by parliament on October 6.

Lawmakers had earlier approved in first reading a draft law that simplifies the process for foreigners serving in the Ukrainian Army to receive citizenship.

The second draft law must be voted on again before being sent to President Petro Poroshenko for his signature, which is necessary to become law.

According to the bill, foreign nationals who serve or have served in Ukraine's army will be eligible to obtain citizenship after living in the country for three years, instead of the current five years.

The bill also says foreign nationals who were decorated with a Ukrainian national medal for outstanding actions during their military service can become citizens without being required to speak fluent Ukrainian, provide documents confirming they can support themselves, or have residence permits.

Many volunteers from other countries have joined Ukrainian armed forces and volunteer brigades in the wake of the military conflict between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in the east that began last year and has left at least 8,900 people dead.

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The latest news flash from our news desk:

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they have decided to postpone disputed local elections until next February.

15:16 6.10.2015

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