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Discover Ukraine news for February 17, 2016 with EMPR twitter digest.

The situation in the war zone in eastern Ukraine became tense again …

ATO Press Center reports 60 violations of ceasefire & use of BM-21 "Grad" on the towns of Pervomais'ke & Nevel's'ke pic.twitter.com/RBrwQPkUqT

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

ATO Staff closes Maryinka control checkpoint across the contact line due to constant militant attacks https://t.co/CGTVNpIXPY |EMPR

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

#Ukraine #war updates as of February 17,2016: #NSC briefing highlights |
EMPR https://t.co/MeiLlBxTQT pic.twitter.com/RbW1uZZgoZ

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin resigned right to 3-days vacation…

Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin is on vacation since 15Feb. He is said to have resigned earlier, no official claims https://t.co/GHtjYwrQCl

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

Repressions toward Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea continue …

Simferopol resident Marsel Alyautdinov went missing on 11Feb in Crimea. Cases w/ Crimean Tatars missing get frequent https://t.co/dRXMkkoMrt

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

Pro-European democratic coalition in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine might be disband as Yulia Tymoshenko’s fraction left coalition today…

Tymoshenko faction "Motherland" out of the coalition (yes she has a new look) https://t.co/OTXQ4nM0Vn |EMPR pic.twitter.com/H76X82gdUh

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

Ukraine's Political Turmoil Deepens as Coalition Party Quits https://t.co/r0JnBUANVR via @business @kchoursina |EMPR pic.twitter.com/Inz41Jgg4n

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

Meanwhile, Russia said it filed a lawsuit against Ukraine in the High Court in London after the government in Kiev defaulted on $3 billion in bonds….

Russia Sues Ukraine in London High Court Over $3 Billion Default https://t.co/2jqqaeeaYT via @markets @AndrianovaAnna @natashadoff |EMPR

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

Today is one year since Debaltseve bloody battles. Ukraine remembers …

Happening now: @poroshenko at the documentary premiere "#Debaltseve" – bloody volume of #Russia – #Ukraine war pic.twitter.com/L9t5Sas6Gg

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

A letter to @Poroshenko f #Ukrainian officers–who is responsible for giving up #Debaltseve? https://t.co/eK5qGBknl2 pic.twitter.com/WvZsOkraAa

— Euromaidan PR (@EuromaidanPR) February 17, 2016

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