Ukraine’s Donetsk Becomes Ghost Town As National Forces Shell Separatists -- FOX News
DONETSK, Ukraine – Residents of this eastern Ukrainian city are fleeing in droves as national forces step up mortar attacks aimed at dislodging the pro-Russian separatists who are clinging to control of a city once populated by 1 million people.
An eerie calm has descended over the nearly deserted city center and suburbs alike, the silence broken only by the sporadic shelling that becomes heaviest at night. Those Donetsk residents who have remained are on edge, as forces sent by Kiev have stepped up efforts to root out the separatists by using heavier artillery, taking aim at downtown and lobbing fire during daylight hours.
“There is no good answer,” Eneha Elena, a hotel operator, told FoxNews.com. “If I stay, I lose. If I go, I lose. We, the normal people, are the ones suffering the most in this war.
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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 7, 2014
Fatalities as Ukraine tightens squeeze on Donetsk rebels -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine military encircles rebel-held Donetsk -- Euronews
Ukraine forces shell Donetsk in attempt to turn up pressure on rebels -- FOX News/AP
Artillery fire kills 4 civilians in eastern Ukrainian Donetsk -- ITAR-TASS
Ukraine: Militants shoot down military plane -- CNN
Rebels in Ukraine reportedly down another military plane -- CSM
Militants down Ukrainian MiG-29 in Donetsk region, crew ejects -- Kyiv Post
Ukrainian fighter jet shot down as 'PM' quits -- SKY News
As Ukraine Fighting Intensifies, Dental College Is Struck -- New York Times
Mortar Hits Hospital in Eastern Ukraine; 1 Killed -- AP
Twenty Ukrainian soldiers abandon Donetsk region checkpoint without leave -- Kyiv Post
Rebel leader quits Donetsk amid infighting -- Financial Times
East Ukraine local replaces Russian at head of rebellion -- Reuters
Borodai resigns as Donetsk People's Republic premier -- ITAR TASS
Ukrainian rebels set up recruiting office in Moscow -- USA Today
Russia detains Ukrainian military officers who fled attacks by pro-Moscow rebels -- Washington Post
Kiev ends ceasefire at MH17 crash site -- RT
Head of Ukraine's National Security Council Steps Down -- RIA Novosti
NATO Chief to Russia: ‘Step Back from the Brink’ -- VOA
NATO chief visits Ukraine as crisis deepens -- Al Jazeera
NATO chief in Kiev discusses support for Ukraine's defensive power -- Reuters
Nato calls on Russia to pull troops from Ukraine border -- Irish Times
Ukraine crisis: Nato fears invasion as Russian troops 'mass on Ukraine's borders' -- Independent
NATO Worried Russia Will Invade Ukraine -- Wire
NATO concern at Russian build-up near Ukraine -- Al Jazeera
Growing threat of Russia invading Ukraine, Hagel says -- CBS/AP
Russia Dismisses Pentagon’s Claims of Building Military on Ukraine Border, UN Calls for ‘Immediate Action’ -- IBTimes
Op-Ed: Russia denies NATO and Pentagon claims on Ukraine buildup -- Digital Journal
Obama Says Ukraine Doesn't Need U.S. Military Aid -- Radio Free Europe
UN says Ukraine violence will affect millions -- Al Jazeera
Putin’s Ukraine invasion threat is more than a bluff — but not his preference -- Ian Bremmer, Reuters
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