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What was reported around 18 April 2018?
Summary
A look back at road tragedy in Kryvyi Rih, flooding of a mine in Yenakiieve, a new broadcast and Russia's Security Council call.
What was happening in Ukraine and its neighbourhood on 18 April 2018? The reports of the preceding days, as they stood on that date, pointed to a road tragedy, a flooded mine, a new broadcast and diplomatic manoeuvring over Syria.
Tragedy in Kryvyi Rih
On 17 April 2018, a road accident in Kryvyi Rih involving a passenger car, a minibus and a bus left 9 people dead and a further 21 injured.
Flooding at the Yunkom mine
On 14 April 2018, militants of the self-proclaimed "DNR" began flooding the Yunkom mine in Yenakiieve. A nuclear explosion was carried out at the mine on 16 September 1979.
Television for occupied Luhansk region
On 12 April 2018, the television channel UATV began broadcasting in test mode to the occupied territories of the Luhansk region.
Syria and the Security Council
On 14 April 2018, following the bombing of Damascus and Homs, Russia called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. It was also considering supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria.
