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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
17:58 15.5.2014
18:11 15.5.2014
Kyiv seems to have the edge over Donetsk, at least in Ukraine's soccer cup final:
18:33 15.5.2014
18:39 15.5.2014
18:41 15.5.2014
20:09 15.5.2014
Barring any dramatic developments, we're closing the live blog for today. We'll leave you with the news that Dynamo Kyiv have triumphed in the Ukrainian soccer cup final by beating league champions Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 in the central city of Poltava. The match had originally been scheduled to be played in the eastern city of Kharkiv, but it was moved due to security concerns surrounding the current situation in Ukraine.
06:40 16.5.2014
Poland's foreign minister set for talks with senior Ukrainian officials including interim President Turchynov, while Turchynov will also meet with visiting EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele.

06:50 16.5.2014
National guard checkpoint in Mariupol came under attack late last night, with a Channel 5 TV crew nearly caught up in the shooting. No injuries were reported.
06:56 16.5.2014
The "Kyiv Post" reports:
Initial findings by detectives suggest that explosions near the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhgorod natural gas pipeline this week were bombings, according to Ivano-Frankivsk region's governor.
07:07 16.5.2014
This is an UNCONFIRMED report, but I'll share it here because there is bound to be reaction.

But pro-Kyiv blogger Dmitry Tymchuk claims that Russian troops across the border from Luhansk are moving toward the border. He cites "our data" suggesting that Russian units were told they should prepare for a "peacekeeping operation" on Ukrainian territory.

I will stress again, we have not confirmed this information.

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