Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 8, 2014

Ukraine Troops Break Out Of Encirclement, 15 Troops Killed -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Ukrainian army units which had been trapped by separatists on the border with Russia broke out of the blockade on Friday and rejoined government forces, but 15 soldiers and border guards were killed in the operation, the Ukrainian military said.

Military sources quoted by Ukrainian media said Ukrainian units had been effectively encircled by the rebels on a section of the border with Russia south of the town of Luhansk and east of the main regional city of Donetsk.

After government forces opened up an escape corridor, the trapped units were able to force their way out, military sources quoted by the media said.

"Seven service staff and eight border guards were killed and 79 injured," military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists.

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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 8, 2014

Ukraine: fighting continues in Luhansk and Donetsk regions -- Euronews
Three civilians killed and 10 injured in overnight shelling of Donetsk -- The Guardian
4 killed, 18 injured as hospital, residential area shelled in Donetsk, E. Ukraine (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) -- RT
Horror in Lugansk: Family of 5 killed in E.Ukraine after Kiev shells their home -- RT
Report: Pro-Russian Separatists Put Army on Alert -- AP
Russia arrests Ukrainian officers for 'war crimes' -- BBC
Phosphorus Bombs Deliberately Targeted at Civilians in Ukraine's Donbas -- RIA Novosti
Russian Investigators Say Have Proof of Banned Weapons Used Against Civilians in Ukraine -- RIA Novosti
Lugansk has no power, water, phone service for six days - mayor -- ITAR-TASS
Lugansk has no power, water, phone service for six days - mayor -- Russia Beyond The Headlines
Russian resigns to make way for Ukrainian as new head of 'Donetsk People's Republic' -- The Guardian
US warns Russia against intervention in Ukraine -- AP
Ukraine may block all transit from Russia in sanctions row - PM -- RT
Will Donetsk be the next Grozny? -- Ian Bateson, Al Jazeera
What is Putin's endgame in Ukraine? -- Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN