The Russian Investigative Committee has identified a Kyrgyz native as the suspect in the bombing of the St. Petersburg metro yesterday in which 14 were killed and 51 injured.
Some hopeful signs, but ceasefire is still not holding
New ceasefire was broken before it began and already shows signs of falling apart
While a “ceasefire” has theoretically begun, Russia-backed forces attacked Ukrainian positions throughout the early morning; 14 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in this 24-hour period.
A Ukrainian intelligence colonel was assassinated this morning in a car bomb in Mariupol
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 5 wounded in battle with Russia-backed forces today; 1 separatist soldier was wounded; a civilian man was reported killed by Ukrainian shelling in Yasinovayata.
One Ukrainian soldier was killed, and three wounded in battle today with Russia-backed forces. One civilian woman was reportedly killed by Ukrainian shelling in Donetsk.
The Russian State Duma and Federation Council, the lower and upper houses of parliament, have requested that Prime Minister Medvedev reply to the charges made by anti-corruption crusader Alexey Navalny.
The fighting is still raging, though at a slightly lower level than it did last week
Update: Alexey Navalny, opposition leader and organizer of a nation-wide anti-corruption march March 26 has been jailed for 15 days and his office closed by police; 13 staff and volunteers jailed for 5-25 days. The previous issue is here. Recent Analysis and Translations: ‘Hybrid Cyberwars’: Are the Russian Hackers’ Arrests About American or Internal Russian […]
