Ukraine: the Pattern of the Echo of the Concussive Boom. or Not.

Things keep getting better and better.

More equipment crossed from Russia into Ukraine.  There are a larger number of Grad missile launchers.

The Russians violated the border at least four times with helicopters.

There are increased reports of the Russian army moving back to the border.  Its enough to make me wonder if the pullback of troops was a rotation rather than a true withdrawl.  After all the normal rotation of draftees was postponed.

The remains of the paratroopers who died in the Il-76 shootdown were repatriated today.  Rumors claim (no video) the LGM used human shields while doing so.  Pretty outlandish, but given the circumstances...

A major gas pipeline suffered an explosion.  Kiev is suggesting it was intentional and done by the LGM. 

Russia has banned a number of Ukrainian agricultural products.

A pair of Russian journalists died in the combat zone.

Putin and Poroshenko talked about a ceasefire.

The euromaidan activists protested outside the Rada.  They demanded immediate elections for the Rada and forced a number of MPs to sign a document to that effect.  I don't see how they can possibly have an election in the Donbass or Lugansk.  However, they elected a president and the US had elections during the civil war after all.