Good morning. We'll get the live blog rolling today with a few of the tweets that caught our eye overnight:
That concludes our live-blogging of the Ukraine crisis for Monday, April 17, 2017. Check back here tomorrow for more of our continuing coverage.
Ukraine Conflict Goes High-Tech With Growing Use Of Spy Drones
Three years after the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, battlefield tactics are shifting to incorporate newer technology. Ukrainian soldiers near the southeastern city of Mariupol are relying on surveillance drones to monitor the positions of Russia-backed separatists. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council:
In case you missed it when it was originally posted:
Hidden Killers In Ukraine's Fields
Unexploded bombs, mines, and booby-traps litter the fields of eastern Ukraine -- an unmapped and deadly hazard not only for soldiers, but also farmers and other civilians. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
