TODAY: Ahead of talks, Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new war front; Russian soldiers detained on Ukrainian soil; journalist covering Ukraine protests attacked. Navalny’s wife questioned; Moscow grants asylum to wanted Lithuanian banker; patriotism at the cinema.

Ukrainian security services have accused Russia of opening a new front after an armored column including 10 tanks entered the country’s south east from Russia.  The services also released video footage in which Russian servicemen are captured by government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels.  The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that they are Russian but states that they entered Ukrainian territory by mistake.  Moscow’s hopes to send a second aid convoy to Ukraine have been met with disapproval by the U.S. Department of State.  Ahead of talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has asserted that Russia is willing to use any form of diplomacy to end the conflict in Ukraine, ‘as long as there is a result‘.  ‘It would be a massive mistake to believe that Putin is approaching the summit in a mood to accept humiliation.‘  Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has dissolved parliament and announced early legislative elections.