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A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard in the city of Schastye in the Luhansk region late last month.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

Final News Summary For September 1, 2017

-- EDITOR'S NOTE: We have started a new Ukraine Live Blog as of September 2, 2017. Find it here.

-- Ukraine says it will introduce new border-crossing rules from next year, affecting citizens of “countries that pose risks for Ukraine.”

-- The Association Agreement strengthening ties between Ukraine and the European Union entered into force on September 1, marking an end to four years of political drama surrounding the accord.

-- The trial of Crimean journalist Mykola Semena will resume later this month after the first hearing in weeks produced little progress toward a resolution of the politically charged case.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kyiv (GMT +3)

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Can be watched now (with simultaneous English translation):

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Not a pivotal event in the crisis, but still of interest to Ukraine watchers:

Three Missing After Crane Sinks Near Russia-Annexed Crimea

The site of the accident is close to where Moscow is building a huge bridge from Russian territory over the Kerch Strait to Crimea. (file photo)
The site of the accident is close to where Moscow is building a huge bridge from Russian territory over the Kerch Strait to Crimea. (file photo)

Three members of a floating crane crew are missing after it sank near the Russia-controlled Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.

Russian Emergencies Ministry representatives in Crimea say five crew members were rescued after the floating crane sank 4 kilometers away from the town of Livadiya on October 12.

The crane was being towed from Russia's Krasnodar region to the Crimean city of Sevastopol when it suddenly started sinking, the ministry said.

The rescue team is currently searching for the three missing crew members.

According to preliminary data, the floating crane might have sank due to bad weather.

The site of the accident is close to where Moscow is building a huge bridge from Russian territory over the Kerch Strait to Crimea, which Russia invaded and forcibly annexed in early 2014.

Based on reporting by RIA Novosti and TASS
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We are now closing the live blog for today, but we will be back with all the latest developments tomorrow. Until then, you can catch up with all our other Ukraine coverage here.

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