Viktor Muzhenko

Day 646 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Turkey and Ukraine have deepened political, military and economic ties through consecutive high-level visits following the Turkish military's downing of a Russian warplane in November 2015 and the deterioration in ties between Ankara and Moscow. 

"Neo-nazi becomes Ukrainian army chief's adviser"

KIEV -- Dmitry Yarosh, who heads the Ukrainian extremist organization "Right Sector," has been made an adviser to the Ukrainian army chief, RT is reporting.

Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine have left the eastern town of Slaviansk and moved to Kramatorsk.

Ukrainian defense Minister Valeriy Heletey and the chief of military staff of Ukraine, Viktor Muzhenko, informed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday that the national flag had been raised over the city council building.