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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.

Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis (Archive)

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08:54 22.8.2014

It's about gravediggers.

07:40 22.8.2014

Also this morning....

The bodies and ashes of 20 Malaysians killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July have arrived in Kuala Lumpur.

A charted Malaysian Airlines jet arrived on August 22 at the international airport from Amsterdam, where the bodies of all the victims were first taken.

It was the first repatriation of victims from the flight to the country.

All 298 people onboard died when the plane was shot down over an area of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russia separatists as it flew to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam.

The victims included 43 Malaysians and 195 Dutch nationals.

07:27 22.8.2014

Good morning. Today could be the day the aid convoy enters Ukraine. Here's a morning short from our news desk.

The first trucks of a Russian aid convoy could cross into Ukraine on August 22.

Trucks loaded with water, generators and sleeping bags began moving through Ukrainian customs on August 21.

The supplies are destined for civilians in the besieged rebel-held city of Luhansk and other regions.

The trucks, numbering 270, have been held up at the border for days amid Ukrainian concerns the convoy could be used to ferry supplies to pro-Russian rebels.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is due to accompany the aid convoy and has demanded security guarantees for its staff before the convoy sets off.

An ICRI official, Laurent Corbaz, said on August 21 that "there is an urgent need for essential items such as food and medical supplies" in Luhansk and other areas affected by the conflict.

20:22 21.8.2014

That ends the live blogging for this evening. See you again tomorrow.

17:59 21.8.2014

17:58 21.8.2014

In somewhat related news:

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin arrived in Moldova on August 21 amid tensions over trade restrictions and the former Soviet republic's tilt toward Europe.

Moldova tightened ties with the European Union by signing an Association Agreement in June despite Russian opposition.

Moscow placed restrictions on Moldovan imports in July and plans to impose customs duties starting September 1.

Rogozin and Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Adrian Candu are scheduled to discuss trade when they meet.

Rogozin is expected to spend a few days in Moldova and visit the breakaway, pro-Russian Transdniester region. He created a stir in May when he said his plane was barred from Romanian airspace after a Transdniester visit and vowed to take a strategic bomber next time.

Russia's annexation of Crimea and the conflict in eastern Ukraine have raised fears in Moldova that Moscow could have designs on Transniester.

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