What was known by 20 April 2018 about three crises
A look back at a road disaster in Kryvyi Rih, a flooding mine in occupied Donbas and a Security Council call over Syria.
What did the news record in the days leading up to 20 April 2018? Three reports, from Ukraine and from the Syrian conflict, stood out.
On 17 April 2018, a road accident in Kryvyi Rih involving a passenger car, a minibus and a bus left nine people dead and 21 injured.
Flooding at Yunkom
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.
Syria and the Security Council
Also on 14 April 2018, in the context of the bombing of Damascus and Homs, Russia called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. As reported at the time, it was also considering supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria.
Together, the reports from the days before 20 April 2018 showed a mix of domestic tragedy, conflict-related actions in the occupied part of Donbas and escalating diplomacy over Syria.
