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Ukraine has returned to the headlines

Nikolai Gorokhov, the family lawyer for Sergei Magnitsky, the whistle-blower who died in detention in 2009 after uncovering a $230 million tax fraud, has had a suspicious fall from his 4th floor Moscow apartment and is in critical condition at Botkin Hospital.

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 8 were wounded in battles today.

Heavy Fighting In Eastern Ukraine; IMF Delays Aid After Blockade Announcement

Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 5 wounded in the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian military reports.

One Ukrainian soldier was killed by an IED and one wounded today.

The US Justice Department has urged Russia to turn over 3 Russian citizens wanted for hacking in the US. Documents have been found showing payments of more than $50,000 to Michael Flynn by Russian companies.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 4 wounded near Lobachevo in Lugansk Region.

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Police fired over the heads of protesters crashing a checkpoint in Konstantinovka today as clashes between blockaders and law-enforcers resumed. The National Council on Defense and Security supported President Petro Poroshenko’s own proposal of a ban on freight traffic from the Russia-backed separatist-held territories of the Donbass.