A number of nationalist groups, including Right Sector are holding a rally in Kyiv today to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service has this live feed of proceedings (natural sound, no subtitles):
Here's an item from our news desk on another fatalilty in eastern Ukraine:
A Ukrainian soldier has been killed and two wounded in restive eastern regions despite a cease-fire deal with separatist rebels.
The truce has been largely holding since the start of September, allowing the two sides to extend a pullback of weapons.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said the attack took place on October 13 when separatists fired grenade launchers at Ukrainian forces near Avdiivka, a government-controlled town just north of the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk.
Poltorak said details were still sketchy and suggested a rogue group not controlled by rebel leaders could be behind the attack.
The withdrawal of weapons from the front line was agreed on condition that both sides fully respect the cease-fire.
Fighting between Ukrainian government forces and the separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions has killed more than 7,900 people since April 2014. (AFP, Reuters)
Viktor Hirzhov, one of the leaders of the Ukrainian diaspora in Moscow, has been banned from Russia for five years.
Last night Russian border guards took him off the train in Russian Bryansk, as Hrizhov was coming back home from Ukraine. According to a Russian FSB resolution, he has been denied entry to Russia since September 1.
Talking to the Ukrainian information agency UNIAN, Hrizhov speculated that the cause of the decision could have been related to his views on Ukraine.
"I don’t hide my views and wherever I can I actively advocate for our country," he said.
Hirzhov has been living in Moscow for 20 years, where he works as a journalist and political scientist. His wife and two adult children, all Russian citizens, live in Moscow.
A tweet from the U.K. ambassador to Kyiv wishing Ukrainians well on Defender Of Ukraine Day: