Here's today's map of the military situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council:
Around 300 Ukrainian activists gathered outside the main administration building in Odesa on June 11 to meet the new governor of the region, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. After briefly chatting with them outside, he invited them in for a question-and-answer session. Saakashvili drew applause pledging that he would be like a bulldog -- modernizing "Soviet-style" structures, bringing in new people, and upgrading Odesa airport to international standards. Afterward, the activists gathered outside and sang the national anthem. (RFE/RL's Current Time, Currenttime.tv)
Gas pipeline damaged in fighting:
Shelling in eastern Ukraine has damaged a key gas pipeline.
The gas transport company Ukrtransgaz said gas supplies would be cut to three towns -- including the port city of Mariupol -- as repair work, expected to take up to two days, was carried out.
The company said in a statement on June 12 that gas supplies to Europe would not be affected.
Mariupol, a southeastern government-controlled city on the Sea of Azov, is home to two of Ukraine's largest steel plants, belonging to steelmaker Metinvest.
Metinvest did not immediately comment on any impact of the gas cut on production at its plants. (Reuters, Interfax)