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First prisoners at Donbass will be released on Friday, it will be the first step for the future exchange - Medvedchuk

Medvedchuk met with commanders of "LNR and DNR" in Minsk, they have agreed to release 4 Ukrainian soldiers

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 39 times. 7 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded

Clashes renewed at Maryinka, west to Donetsk

Ukrainian military reports withdrawal of weapons from Stanitsa Luhanska de-escalation zone

Russian forces in Luhansk region reports of withdrawing of weapons from Stanitsa-Luhanska de-escalation area

Ukrainian forces have destroyed Almaz-Antey Zoopark-1 1L219 Counter-battery radar at Svitlodarsk bulge

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 32 times. 7 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded

Clashes in North-western Donetsk since 4am reported: mortars, small arms

Clashes near Dokuchaevsk

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 44 times. 4 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded

Clashes tonight near Yasinuvata, North to Donetsk

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 34 times. 3 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 31 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was killed, 8 wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 25 times. 1 soldier was wounded

UK Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Sir Mark Carleton-Smith: "I'm in eastern Ukraine where I've come to see for myself how the Ukrainian Army has stabilized the Russian incursion. It's in its 5th year"

FORTE10 102043 USAF RQ4B Global Hawk UAV on intelligence-gathering operation over Donbas region of eastern Ukraine

Horlivka is hearing battle sounds from city outskirts, possibly Chyhary area.

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 18 times. 4 soldiers were wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 24 times. 1 soldier was killed, 2 wounded

Russian representative to Minsk contact group Gryzlov: Kyiv is not showing readiness to commit to Minsk agreements

JIT names 3 Russian Federation residents and 1 Ukrainian to be charged with shotdown of MH17, all 4 later today will be put on Interpol and national wanted lists

Bellingcat: We just published a new report that we've been working on for quite a while, identifying a dozen individuals linked to the downing of MH17 who were in the Donetsk region in mid-July 2014. Most of these people had only been known by their call sign before.

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 11 times. 5 Ukrainian soldiers wounded

Pentagon: "The @DeptofDefense announced today plans to provide $250M to Ukraine in security cooperation funds for additional training, equipment and advisory efforts to build the capacity of Ukraine's armed forces." Brings total US security assistance to Ukraine to $1.5B since 2014

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 34 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded

David Petraeus, retired US Army general and former CIA director, visited Ukrainian positions on the front line in Avdyivka and near Donetsk airport. Said he was "very impressed with the professionalism of the Ukrainian forces," adding, they deserve continued US support. v MOD press

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 30 times. 2 soldiers were wounded

A Ukrainian drone that was on a reconnaissance mission near the settlement of Golubovsky, occupied Luhansk region was shotdown

Donetsk, Kuibishevski district: hit at Bashkirskaya street 70