Here's the latest map of military activity in eastern Ukraine, commissioned and issued by the Information-Analytical Center of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, now in English:
According to this "Ukrayinska pravda" article, bulletproof vests given to Ukraine by the United States do not meet minimum requirements:
From our news desk:
The Ukrainian government has suggested Russia had a role in an air strike in eastern Ukraine that killed at least four people and wounded others.
Pro-Russian separatists are blaming Kyiv for the bombing, which destroyed an apartment building in Snizhne on July 15.
But Ukraine's military says its aircraft have not flown since the previous day's downing of a Ukrainian military transport plane.
Ukrainian officials say they have evidence the rocket that brought down the An-26 came from Russian territory.
The Ukrainian military said it had rescued four crew members of the downed plane, while two more were being held by separatists and another two still missing.
Kyiv's claim of deeper Russian involvement in the conflict comes one day before EU leaders meet to discuss adopting fresh sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine's military said 258 soldiers were killed, more than 900 injured, and 45 captured during its three-month-long military campaign in the east. (Reuters, AFP)
According to "Ukraiyinska pravda," the Ukrainian military pilot detained in Russia is trying to get rid of her state-appointed lawyer: