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Ukraine News - Aug 5, 2014

By bartolo - Posted on 04 August 2014

Ukraine closes in on rebel stronghold Donetsk, urges civilians to flee - AFP

Eastern Ukraine town Donetsk suffers from deadly war-time shelling - CNN

East Ukraine city Lugansk dying under siege - AP

Ukrainian army shelling Gorlovka city in east Ukraine - ITAR-TASS

Ukrainian Army Amasses Ballistic Missiles, MLRS Near Donetsk: Russian Foreign Ministry - RIA Novosti

Russia to Conduct Military Exercises Near Ukraine Border - Yahoo News UK

Ukrainian troops cross into Russia to avoid fighting, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum - Reuters

Total of 180 Ukrainian servicemen sent back from Russia to Ukraine - interfax.com

VIDEO: Hundreds of Ukranian troops retreat across border to Russia - YouTube

VIDEO (Russian): Ukrainian soldiers talk to the press in Russia - YouTube

Pentagon plans to train and arm Ukrainian National Guard, allocates USD 19M to Ukrainian Army - Uncover California

Last month US Spy Plane Brushed With Russian Military, Crossed Sweden in Escape - ABC News

Germany Blocks the Delivery Of Military Parts to Russia - NYTimes.com

Poroshenko Expects Trilateral Talks on Ukraine in the Belarusian Capital of Minsk to Offer Decisive Results - RIA Novosti

Belarus says ready to supply Ukraine with oil products - Reuters

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BBC: Advisor to rebel commander Strelkov confirms executions in Ukraine, Among the dead mutilated bodies of four members of evangelical church (VIDEO) - mashable

Ukraine rebel chief Igor Bezler threatens to execute interviewer - The Guardian

Pushing locals aside Russians take top rebel posts in east Ukraine, Kremlin denies any involvement - Reuters

Ukraine separatist have turned to a cadre of bureaucrats who have made their way into Donetsk from Transnistria - NYTimes.com

Roots of Ukraine Separatist Leaders in Russian Ultranationalist Groups - The Interpreter

Considering Strelkov’s anti-Putin sentiments and the fact that he was pushed out of Russia’s intelligence counters the argument that he has been “sent” to Ukraine by Russia - The Interpreter

Intercepts of Moscow-Donetsk telephone conversations show Donetsk ‘Republic’ leaders’ morale plummeting - The Jamestown Foundation

Investigation: Where Ukraine's separatists get their weapons, According to logbook they are flowing from Russia - Chicago Tribune

'MH17 jet was shot down by missile launcher put on the back of my Volvo': Ukrainian says footage proves pro-Russian separatists commandeered his truck to transport weapon - DailyMail

Another photo of the MH17 BUK transport leads to the truck company (PHOTO) - Ukraine@war

Buk In Russia Has Similar Markings as Rebel Buk, Different from Ukraine's (PHOTO) - Interpreter_Mag

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