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22.5.2014
A cafe owner in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk surveys the damage to her business she says was shelled overnight by government forces. Several buildings were damaged after fighting intensified between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian separatists on the morning of May 22. (Reuters)
12:19
22.5.2014
Speaking at a news conference in Kyiv, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Andriy Parubiy said:
"During tense clashes we managed to repel all terrorist attacks. But unfortunately, we confirm losses on the Ukrainian side during the overnight clashes."
"We predict that separatist activity is likely to increase in the next few days, because the aim of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's ideology is to disrupt the presidential election on May 25."
"Near Rostov-on-Don, we found a big military training base used by terrorists planning to move forward on Ukraine's territory. It was confirmed by our intelligence as well as by prisoners taken by Ukrainian soldiers who gave us evidence concerning this base."
"We predict that separatist activity is likely to increase in the next few days, because the aim of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's ideology is to disrupt the presidential election on May 25."
"Near Rostov-on-Don, we found a big military training base used by terrorists planning to move forward on Ukraine's territory. It was confirmed by our intelligence as well as by prisoners taken by Ukrainian soldiers who gave us evidence concerning this base."
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13:00
22.5.2014
Tom Balmforth takes a look at how people in eastern Ukraine will be able to vote in Sunday's presidential election. Read: Amid Chaos: How Will Eastern Ukrainians Manage To Vote?
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13:28
22.5.2014
Here's an election update from RFE/RL's news desk:
Ukraine's Central Election Commission says that, with three days remaining until the May 25 presidential election, pro-Russian separatists were blocking the work of election officials in nearly half of the constituencies in two eastern regions.
The Commission said on May 22 that separatists were preventing election officials from preparing for the vote in 16 out of the 34 electoral districts in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where the separatists have declared their own independent republics.
It said that separatists have overrun the district election commissions in eight constituencies in the Donetsk region, and another eight in Luhansk.
Separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk have said they will not allow the presidential election to take place in their regions.
The Commission said on May 22 that separatists were preventing election officials from preparing for the vote in 16 out of the 34 electoral districts in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where the separatists have declared their own independent republics.
It said that separatists have overrun the district election commissions in eight constituencies in the Donetsk region, and another eight in Luhansk.
Separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk have said they will not allow the presidential election to take place in their regions.
13:35
22.5.2014
13 #Ukraine soldiers killed in battle near #Volnovakha, #Donetsk region, reports @interfaxua, citing @Turchynov.
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) May 22, 2014
13:43
22.5.2014
ГПУ відкрила провадження щодо Лавриновича і Лукаш - http://t.co/k5pGLMHZVR pic.twitter.com/qc4hhUqq60
— Радіо Свобода (@radiosvoboda) May 22, 2014
13:48
22.5.2014
Acting Prez @Turchynov says 13 dead. Pro-Russian Rebels Launch Deadliest Attack Yet in Eastern #Ukraine http://t.co/XxfTS0sW0E @mashable
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) May 22, 2014