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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
15:35 29.5.2014
Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, the separatist mayor of Slovyansk, often makes wild claims. Here is his latest:
About 1,200 Ukrainian army soldiers have been killed during a special operation in Slaviansk, and eight helicopters and 15 armored vehicles were destroyed, Slaviansk people's mayor Vyacheslav Ponomaryov said Thursday.
14:56 29.5.2014
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Here's some more info on the fatal helicopter incident from our news desk:
Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov says 14 soldiers, including an army general, were killed when pro-Russian separatists shot down a military helicopter near Slovyansk.

The helicopter's downing came amid reports of intensive gunfire outside the city on May 29.

Slovyansk has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks as government forces continue their offensive against separatists in the east of the country.

On May 29, the separatists in Slovyansk said they were holding four observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who went missing earlier this week.

The self-declared separatist "mayor" of the city, Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, said the observers were "fine" and promised they would be freed soon.

Petro Poroshenko, the winner of Ukraine's presidential election, has vowed to continue the "antiterrorist operation" and bring the crisis in the east to a quick end.
12:47 29.5.2014

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