A protest took place in Kiev today demanding relief for Ukranian forces who were cut off in the town of Ilovaysk, near Donetsk in the Russian counteroffensive. They were incited by an angry post on Facebook from the commander of one of the battalions.

Ukraine war map

This video gives a sense of some of the fighting that took place yesterday:

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Meanwhile, a pro-Ukraine rally is taking place now in Mariupol with separatist soldiers about 40 km away and fighters digging defensive trenches.