Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 13, 2014

Wednesday, 13 August 2014





As Showdown Looms, Humanitarian Situation Worsens in Eastern Ukraine -- Voice of America



As Ukraine promises to deny entrance to a convoy of nearly 300 Russian trucks carrying what Russia says are aid to civilians in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, the humanitarian situation is worsening in the region's besieged cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.



As the Russian convoy nears the border, Ukrainian and Western officials fear that Moscow is planning to exploit a worsening crisis in east Ukraine by cloaking a military mission in the guise of a humanitarian aid convoy.



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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 13, 2014



Ukraine crisis: death toll doubles to 2,080 within just two weeks as army warns it will block 'Putin humanitarian aid convoy' -- The Independent

Death Toll In Ukraine Conflict Doubles In 2 Weeks, Reaches 2,086 - UN -- RT

Ukraine death toll doubles to more than 2,000 -- CBC/Reuters

UN says Ukraine death toll doubled in 2 weeks -- Times of Israel/AFP



Twelve Ukrainian nationalist fighters killed in separatist ambush -- Reuters

12 Ukraine militiamen killed in ambush, others kidnapped -- CBS/AP

Nationalist fighters killed in Ukraine -- Al Jazeera



Donetsk militia commander Strelkov badly wounded — agency -- ITAR-TASS

Kyiv’s troops surround separatist stronghold Donetsk, civilian casualties high -- Euronews

Ukraine Crisis: Shelling intensified on rebel-held city of Donetsk -- AP

Ukraine denies using artillery in cities despite mounting evidence -- Kyiv Post

Ukraine conflict: Under siege in Luhansk -- BBC

Luhansk has no power, water, telephone service for 11 days -- Kyiv Post

Caught In Cross-Fire, Civilians In Eastern Ukraine Suffer -- NPR



Russian convoy to Ukraine abruptly changes course -- CNN

Ukraine accuses Russia of cynicism over convoy; death toll rises sharply -- Reuters

Russian army’s aid convoy will be turned away by Ukraine -- AP

Russian humanitarian aid convoy 'pushes south to Ukraine' -- BBC

Russia and Ukraine set for tense stand off over 'aid' convoy -- The Telegraph

Huge Russian aid convoy set to reach Ukraine border within hours -- The Guardian

Ukraine Minister Denounces Russian Aid Convoy -- VOA

Ukraine vows to block Russian 'aid' convoy -- Al Jazeera

Kyiv and the West oppose Kremlin’s aid mission to Ukraine -- Euronews

Luhansk to be final point for aid convoy — Donetsk Republic vice-premier -- ITAR-TASS

What's REALLY in 300-vehicle Russian 'humanitarian' convoy heading for Ukraine? Fears it could be cover for 'permanent Russian military presence' -- Daily Mail



Tank Tracks and Training Camps Belie Russia's Involvement in Eastern Ukraine -- Newsweek/Reuters

Scarred by Ukraine Crossfire, Slovyansk Faces Long Road of Recovery -- Moscow Times

Ukraine's Currency Hits a New Low -- WSJ

Ukraine's Rebels Worship the Past, Not God -- Geraldine Fagan, Moscow Times

Aid or invasion? Question looms as Russian convoy nears Ukraine -- Michael Pearson and Lindsay Isaac, CNN

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