A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.

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September 01, 2017 05:48 CET

Final News Summary For September 1, 2017

-- EDITOR'S NOTE: We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog as of September 2, 2017. Find it here.

-- Ukraine says it will introduce new border-crossing rules from next year, affecting citizens of “countries that pose risks for Ukraine.”

-- The Association Agreement strengthening ties between Ukraine and the European Union entered into force on September 1, marking an end to four years of political drama surrounding the accord.

-- The trial of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena will resume later this month after the first hearing in weeks produced little progress toward a resolution of the politically charged case.

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

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Ukrainian accidentally floats to Crimea on inflatable trampoline

Ukrainians often face criticism for choosing to travel to Crimea after its annexation by Russia in 2014. But in the case of Mykhailo Doroshenko, it wasn’t much of a choice.

Doroshenko, 19, works as a guard on a Black Sea beach in Lazurne, a resort in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. After his shift on Aug. 1, Doroshenko took a nap on an inflatable trampoline left on the beach. When he woke up, he found himself in the open sea.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

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Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council:

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