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A woman carries a baby as she passes destroyed houses following what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces in the eastern town of Slovyansk on June 9.
A woman carries a baby as she passes destroyed houses following what locals say was overnight shelling by Ukrainian forces in the eastern town of Slovyansk on June 9.
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Live Blog: Crisis In Ukraine (Archive)

Summary for June 9

-- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says that Moscow and Kyiv have reached a "mutual understanding" on key parts of a plan proposed by President Petro Poroshenko for ending violence in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine.

-- Reports say up to 20 armed gunmen were trying to seize property from a factory (Topaz) that makes communications and electronic-warfare equipment in the Donetsk region.

-- A deputy foreign minister says Russia will consider any expansion of NATO forces near its borders a "demonstration of hostile intentions" and "take the necessary political and military-technological measures to support our security."

-- A two-man crew for Russian Zvezda TV arrived in Moscow after being released from detention in Ukraine.

-- Serbian officials say their own work on the Russian-backed South Stream gas pipeline will have to be suspended after Bulgaria stopped construction of its portion based on EU and U.S. concerns.

-- Ukrainian security forces are reportedly still battling pro-Russian separatists in the east near Slovyansk and Donetsk.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv
12:45 29.5.2014
12:42 29.5.2014
!!! BREAKING NEWS !!!
Ukraine's acting president says 14 soldiers, including an army general, are dead after their helicopter was shot down by rebels.

More details to follow...
12:37 29.5.2014
12:26 29.5.2014
12:18 29.5.2014
Another update from the wires:
Ukraine's acting president has congratulated pro-Western billionaire Petro Poroshenko as the winner of Ukraine's presidential election.

Oleksandr Turchynov told parliament today that with practically all ballots counted from the May 25 election, Poroshenko had won 54.7 percent of the vote.

Poroshenko's closest rival, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, had nearly 13 percent.

Turchynov said he was arranging preparations for Poroshenko's inauguration, which he said must follow within 15 days of the election.

Turchynov also confirmed that Vitali Klitschko had won the election for mayor of the capital, Kyiv, which was also held on May 25.

Klitschko is a Poroshenko ally.
12:17 29.5.2014
12:15 29.5.2014
12:06 29.5.2014
Here are some details from our news desk about the reported downing of a helicopter in Donetsk:
Pro-Russian separatists claim they shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter in fighting near the eastern city of Slovyansk today.

An AP reporter says he witnessed a helicopter going down in the area.

There has been no official confirmation of the reports.

Ukrainian media today reported intensive fighting near Slovyansk, in the Donetsk region.

It came after the separatists raided a barracks of the volunteer National Guard in the neighboring Luhansk region.

Both sides say they suffered losses in the overnight fighting.

Petro Poroshenko, the winner of Ukraine's presidential election, has vowed to continue a military operation to uproot the separatists and bring the crisis in the east to a quick end.

Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on May 28 that if Russia stopped supporting the rebels, the crisis would be resolved "in a week or two."

Moscow denies being behind the separatist insurgency.
11:22 29.5.2014
11:10 29.5.2014

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