Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 29, 2014

Friday, 29 August 2014


BBC



Death Toll In Ukraine Fighting Hits 2,593: U.N. Human Rights Official -- Reuters



(Reuters) - A total of 2,593 people, including civilians as well as Ukrainian and separatist combatants, have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine since it erupted in mid-April, a senior U.N. human rights official said on Friday.



"The trend is clear and alarming. There is a significant increase in the death toll in the east," Ivan Simonovic, U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, told journalists.



"The current number of killed is 2,593 - close to 3,000 if we include the 298 victims of the MH17 (Malaysian airliner) plane crash," he said.



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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 29, 2014



Death toll in east Ukraine conflict nears 2,600: UN -- AFP

UN: Ukraine conflict death toll hits 2,600, civilians ‘trapped inside conflict zones’ -- RT

Death Toll in Ukraine Conflict Exceeds 2,200, U.N. Says -- New York Times

Civilian Death Toll in Ukraine Rising, U.N. Report Says -- WSJ

Death toll in east Ukraine nearly 2600 -- SKY News

Ukraine Death Toll Jumps to 2,593: U.N. Rights Official -- NBC

UN Reports Both Rebels, Ukraine Forces Target Civilians -- Epoch Times/AP



Russian ‘invasion’ dramatically shifts momentum in Ukraine -- Al Jazeera

Kyiv: Russian Forces Tightening Grip on East -- VOA

Ukraine Regroups As Russia Attacks (Infographic) -- Kyiv Post

Ten Ukrainian soldiers killed in eastern conflict in past 24 hours -- Reuters

Donetsk Militia Claims Strongholds Taken in Southeastern Ukraine's Mariupol -- RIA Novosti

Ukraine Fighting: Putin, Donetsk Militia Agree To Opening 'Humanitarian Corridors' In Eastern Ukraine -- IBTimes

Ukraine rebels to open path for trapped army -- Al Jazeera

Putin Orders Rebels to Allow Surrounded Ukrainian Troops to Escape -- Newsweek

Ukraine Fighting Surges as Putin Hails Rebel Fightback -- Bloomberg



Russian Forces Fighting Alongside Separatists in Ukraine, NATO Says -- Time

NATO Satellites Show Russian Troops, Armored Vehicles Inside Ukraine -- Newsweek

Russia has up to 100 battle tanks fighting in Ukraine, UK believes -- The Guardian

NATO: Russia supplying Ukraine rebels tanks -- Al Jazeera



Ukraine wants weapons, does not expect NATO intervention: envoy -- Reuters

Ukrainian PM says government will work for membership of NATO -- Reuters

Ukraine seeks NATO membership in response to Russia joining war -- Reuters

Ukraine moves to drop non-aligned status, apply for NATO membership -- RT

Ukraine Will Seek NATO Membership, Says Prime Minister Yatsenyuk -- IBTimes

NATO Says It Would Respect Any Ukraine Decision to Try to Join Alliance -- WSJ



EU says Moscow must stop aiding separatists in Ukraine -- Reuters

Ukraine 'slipping out of control', Germany warns -- BBC

Photo Essay: What Remains of Donetsk -- Newsweek

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