Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- July 15, 2014

As Border Tensions Rise, Ukraine and Russia Draw Nearer to Direct Conflict -- New York Times

KIEV, Ukraine — Accusations of cross-border hostilities between Ukraine and Russia intensified on Tuesday, deepening a shadowy war of real or imagined attacks and sabotage that threatens to draw the two countries into direct conflict.

On Tuesday, Ukrainian military officials said they suspected Russia of carrying out an airstrike that killed at least four civilians in the eastern Ukrainian town of Snizhne, about 12 miles from border.

Pro-Russian separatist rebels, in turn, said the Ukrainian military had carried out the bombing, which destroyed a residential building.

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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- July 15, 2014

Ukraine and Russia edge closer to war amid accusations of cross-border attacks -- The Telegraph
Kiev Says Over 250 Servicemen Killed in Eastern Ukraine Standoff -- RIA Novosti
Ukraine conflict: Jet bombs rebel-held town of Snizhne -- BBC
Ukraine airstrike kills at least 11 civilians, rescue workers say -- FOX News/AP
Kiev aircraft fire missiles at apartment block in E. Ukraine, 4 dead -- RT
Ukraine airstrike kills civilians -- News.com.au
Ukraine sees Russian role in air strike on town -- Reuters
Rebels Claim Shoot Down of Ukrainian Transport, 4 Crew Captured -- VOA
Ukraine says four members of downed plane crew rescued -- Channel News Asia
Ukraine military plane shot down as fighting rages -- BBC
Ukraine Fires Hundreds of Police Who 'Sided' With Pro-Russian Rebels -- Moscow Times
Situation in Luhansk and Donetsk regions remains volatile – OSCE SMM -- Interfax-Ukraine
Four European military attaches set off to Russian-Ukrainian border -- ITAR-TASS
Foreign Military Attachés Inspect Russian City Hit by Ukrainian Shelling -- RIA Novosti
U.S. Says Russia Is Stoking Ukraine Conflict Before Talks -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Ukraine orphans become pawns in conflict -- AP
This East Ukraine Village Now Looks Post-Apocalyptic -- Business Insider
Putin's Double Game in Ukraine -- David Rohde, The Atlantic