Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 6, 2014

Russian Troop Increase At Ukraine Border Raises Concerns -- CNN

Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) -- A new buildup of Russian troops along the Ukraine border raised concerns Tuesday that Moscow might be contemplating another intervention like the one that annexed Crimea earlier this year.

According to a NATO official, Russia now has about 20,000 troops stationed "in an area along the entire border with eastern Ukraine." The buildup nearly doubled the troop deployment in the last week by adding 8,000 more forces to 12,000 already there, the official said.

It comes a week after the United States and the European Union increased economic sanctions on Russia for supporting pro-Russian separatists fighting Ukraine government forces in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, along the border with Russia.

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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 6, 2014

Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers killed in latest separatist clashes - Kiev military -- Reuters
Ukraine Military: 18 Soldiers Killed in Fighting Near Donetsk -- VOA
Air strike hits Ukrainian rebel city -- AP
Ukrainian troops move in on Donetsk as Polish PM warns of Russian incursion -- FOX News/AP
UN: ‘Scared of the way military operations conducted in E. Ukraine’ -- RT
NATO says Russia could be poised to invade Ukraine -- Reuters
Nato warns of Russian preparations to invade Ukraine -- The Telegraph
Ukraine Incursion Warnings Grow After Russian Buildup -- Bloomberg
NATO: Russia could invade Ukraine -- Deutsche Welle
Hagel cites growing threat that Russia invades Ukraine; points to increased military buildup -- AP
NATO worried Russia could invade Ukraine -- The Hill
NATO Fears Russia May Send Troops to Ukraine Under Pretext of Humanitarian Mission -- RIA Novosti
NATO concerned Russia may send troops posed as peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine -- ITAR-TASS
Russia waging massive war games as Ukraine recovers more territory -- L.A. Times
Risk of Russian military deployment in Ukraine has risen, says Polish PM -- The Guardian
Polish PM says threat of Russia's intervention in Ukraine has risen -- Reuters
US considers all Russian military drills provocative in regard to Ukraine -- ITAR-TASS
Reports of Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine border groundless - Moscow -- RT
NATO chief to visit Ukraine amid Russia border tensions -- AFP
Pentagon Confirms Arrival of US European Command Team in Kiev -- RIA Novosti
UN says Ukraine violence will affect millions -- Al Jazeera
War Exacts Heavy Toll on Ukraine's Economy and National Mood -- WSJ
Fears of Escalation in Ukraine Roils Markets -- AP