Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
We will also have a longer text piece on this story later today:
Some wire reporting on EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini's visit to Kyiv:
From AFP:
"EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Monday to take tougher and more immediate action against corruption as his ex-Soviet country moves closer to Europe.
But Mogherini's visit was clouded by a decision by Ukrainian lawmakers the prior week to block a bill bannning discrimination against gays at work -- a precondition for visa-free travel to most EU nations."
From Interfax:
KYIV. Nov 9 (Interfax) - Federica Mogherini, High Representative of
the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, pointed out some
progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements on the resolution
of the armed conflict in Donbas, in particular, in terms of the weapons
withdrawal and observation of the ceasefire regime.
Here's video of Mogherini's comments in Kyiv today: