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

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September 01, 2017 05:48 CET

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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Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:

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Mother Hunts For Sons Missing In Action In Ukraine

The mother of two Ukrainian government soldiers is on desperate hunt to learn the fate of her sons who went missing in action in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Kateryna Khomyak's sons are among more than 400 soldiers the Ukrainian government says are missing after battling Russia-backed separatists. Khomyak told Current Time TV, the Russian-language network run by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA, that she's determined to find out what happened to her sons. (YouTube, Current Time TV)

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