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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
08:04 9.6.2014
08:23 9.6.2014
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service quotes a source at the Dnipropetrovsk regional hospital saying that the latest soldier arriving yesterday from Donbas fighting puts at 14 the number of those injured during the counterterrorism operation there, including two civilians.
08:54 9.6.2014
In case you missed it, here's the statement from Petro Poroshenko's office which the newly inaugurated Ukrainian president is quoted as saying "We have to stop the shooting this week."
09:14 9.6.2014
09:23 9.6.2014
Worth a listen if you didn't catch the Power Vertical Podcast on Friday.
09:56 9.6.2014
Via Interfax:
Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin doubts the possibility of UN peacekeepers' deployment in Ukraine.

"This question should be raised to see everyone's reaction and to set a political goal. Probably, consent of Kyiv, the Ukrainian government will be necessary. As a rule, such consent is asked for. It is debatable whether they will agree to the presence of the peacekeeping contingent if Kyiv intends to carry on the army operation in the east and they wish to solve this problem by force," Churkin said in an interview with Channel One.

"Hopefully, this attitude will now change," he added.
12:36 9.6.2014
A video from our Ukrainian Service of two men -- one a former member of the disbanded Berkut riot police force that helped crack down on Maidan activities and the other a Maidan activist -- who now serve in the Ukrainian National Guard and man a checkpoint near the embattled eastern city of Slovyansk.
Former Maidan Foes Fight Side By Side Against Slovyansk Rebels
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Former Maidan Foes Fight Side By Side Against Slovyansk Rebels

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12:46 9.6.2014
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12:57 9.6.2014
Pro-Kyiv military blogger Dmitry Tynchuk cites a report suggesting "a terrorist group of up to 20 people armed with automatic weapons" were trying to steal equipment from Donetsk-based Topaz, which makes radio-intelligence and electronic-warfare equipment.

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