Almost 850 Ukrainians missing Donbas, adviser says:
A total of 846 Ukrainians are missing in Donbas, on the territory of the government's Anti-Terrorist Operation, says an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Security Service, Yuriy Tandit.
He says that "2,852 people were freed [from captivity], 172 hostages are still there. Besides, we have a number of missing people -- 846."
Earlier Tandit had said that out of all those captured, around 30 people were Ukrainian troops held in captivity in the Russian Federation.
Moscow has not commented on his statement.
-- Anna Shamanska
Russian officials destroying banned Western food reaches a new level of absurdity:
Here is today's map of the military situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council:
Ukrainian ambassador to Latvia, Yevgen Perebyinis, on Russian sanctions:
“What an outrageous disgrace that this painting with 'sanctioned' produce still hangs in the Hermitage,” he writes.
Separatists Fire 'Grad' Rockets Near Mariupol, Donetsk
On the evening of August 13 and through the night of August 14, pro-Russian separatists fired multiple “Grad” rockets near Donetsk and Mariupol, according to the Ukrainian government's Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) press center.
On August 13, Ukrainian soldiers counted 95 attacks by militants. On the night of August 14, separatists used artillery, prohibited by the Minsk agreements, nine times, according to the press center.
There is no information from officials of the self-declared separatist republics about the attacks. Several pro-separatist sites have mentioned night shelling of Donetsk and Makiyivka by the Ukrainian army.