UK-based AKE on Monday changed its rating onthe country from 25 to 29, the latter denoting a state of “heightened securityconcern”.

This was done as there were violent clashesbetween government troops and pro-Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast, which haveseen many governmental institutions in the eastern region fall under the controlof separatists.

On Wednesday AKE hiked its rating yet again to30, this time denoting a state of “grave security concerns”.

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