This Is What Happened in Ukraine Today
In eastern Ukraine, the sun has finally set on a long, violent day of fighting between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russia separatists. If you're just catching up, here's What happened.
Where Friday's major conflicts happened
Ukraine's military launched a 'large-scale operation'
Armed pro-Russia separatists — who are demanding a referendum on secession to join Russia — have been camped out in Ukraine's embattled eastern region, taking hostages and seizing government buildings. Last week, Ukraine's military launched What it called an "anti-terrorist" operation against separatists, but pulled back in fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin would green light an invasion Read more...