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Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.
Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.

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12:46 21.8.2014

The Russian Defense Ministry dismisses that Ukrainian accusation as "sensational" and untrue, with a ministry spokesman adding that the next such "revelation" from Kyiv will be that "a Kalashnikov rifle or F-1 grenade will be captured allegedly with detailed personal diaries of Russian soldiers."

12:45 21.8.2014

Our Russian Service is looking into this woman's possible identity and whether she is among those detained, and finally, whether in fact she is -- as it certainly appears -- on the painted "seven sisters" star where the flag was raised yesterday.

12:42 21.8.2014

Ukrainian authorities say an Su-24M attack aircraft "returning from an assignment" was "shot down" near Novosvitlivka in Luhansk. "Pilots escaped," they add.

12:31 21.8.2014

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11:40 21.8.2014

From correspondent Charles Recknagel:

Explainer: Moscow's Food War With West Could Hurt Russia Most

A customer chooses a cut of meat at an Auchan grocery store in Moscow on August 18.
A customer chooses a cut of meat at an Auchan grocery store in Moscow on August 18.

11:23 21.8.2014

As @RolandOliphant puts it, this is "insane" (irresponsible, even?) REN TV reporting from the front lines of the battle for Ilovaysk by Viktoria Lukashova and her cameraman Stanislau Mukhin:

11:15 21.8.2014

11:15 21.8.2014

11:09 21.8.2014

Ukrainian Finance Economy Minister Pavlo Sheremeta says he's resigning, casting a further pall on Kyiv's efforts to get the economy under control and meet its debts.

He added on Facebook that "So instead of another fight with yesterday's system, I decided to concentrate on working with the people who will create tomorrow's system."

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