Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 3, 2014

Ukrainian servicemen, who are members of an artillery section, gather near a cannon being fired during a military operation against pro-Russian separatists near Pervomaisk, Luhansk region, Aug. 2, 2014.

Deadly Clashes in Ukraine Continue -- Voice of America

Deadly clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists continued Sunday as investigators searched the site of a plane crash for a third day.

Reuters news agency reports nine people were killed around the cities of Lukansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

On Saturday, international investigators recovered the remains of more victims at the site of the Malaysia Airlines wreckage.

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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 3, 2014

Ukraine crisis: Donetsk and Luhansk 'facing siege' -- BBC
Ukrainian city stocks up as a long siege looms -- Reuters
Ukraine's army on outskirts of rebel stronghold -- AP
Ukrainian army closes in on Donetsk as rebel fighters call on Russia for help -- The Guardian
Ukrainian Army Steps Up Attacks On Rebel-Held Donetsk -- IBTimes/Reuters
Ukraine's army on outskirts of rebel stronghold -- Al Jazeera
Ukrainian forces advance to edge of rebel stronghold Donetsk -- The Telegraph
Ukrainian military closes in on pro-Russia rebels in Donetsk -- The Guardian
Civilians die in latest Ukraine offensive -- Al Jazeera
SCE monitors and journos come under shelling from Ukraine at Russian border -- RT
Three civilians killed in Luhansk shelling over 24 hours -- ITAR-TASS
9 Killed in Fighting in Eastern Ukraine -- VOA
Ukraine's rebels prepare to defend Donetsk to the death -- The Telegraph
Ukraine crisis: Rebel adviser 'admits executions' -- BBC
Poroshenko blasts MPs as ‘fifth column’ after E. Ukraine 'terrorist' bill fails -- RT
Ukraine defence minister: 'We will defeat terrorists' -- BBC
Ukraine’s Grad Rocket Launchers Shell Russia’s Rostov Region – Border Security Service -- RIA Novosti
U.K. Warns of Russian Weapon Threat to Airliners, Telegraph Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Moscow Says EU ‘Quietly’ Lifts Ban on Military Equipment Supplies to Kiev -- RIA Novosti
Civilians suffer in Ukraine clashes as MH17 probe gathers pace -- AFP
In Ukraine, Shelling Disrupts MH17 Probe -- VOA
MH17 probe goes on as Ukraine death toll mounts -- Deutsche Welle
More Belongings Found at Ukraine Disaster Site -- AP
Ukraine Must Prepare to Rebuild Itself -- Andrei Tsyganko, Moscow Times
‘We just want the war to end’: Refugees flee E. Ukraine turmoil -- RT