RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service was one of the outlets specifically named in the question (along with the BBC). We should mention that the interviewer often works closely with the controversial pro-Russia reporter in Ukraine, Graham Phillips. (You can see the entire interview here.)
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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
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.