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Images show smoke billowing over the frontline town of Avdiivka. Ukraine has in recent weeks reported intense Russian shelling of Avdiivka, which lies just north of the Moscow-controlled city of Donetsk that was seized by separatist forces in 2014. IMAGES
Rescuers dig through the rubble of a building after a strike hit the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar. At least six people were killed and five others injured in the Russian strike on an apartment building the regional governor said. IMAGES
Civilians evacuated from Russian occupied areas, including Mariupol, arrive in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. The United States is warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex regions in the country's east, while the European Union is telling member states to brace for a complete breakdown in Russian gas supplies as it prepares a new package of sanctions. IMAGES
Lugansk (Ukraine), Aug 31 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Alexander Usenko) This Tuesday the funeral was held for the 30 victims of unidentified civilians who were lost and were buried in a grave during the fighting between pro-Russian militants and Ukrainian forces in the 2014 Eastern Ukraine conflict. FOOTAGE OF THE FUNERAL OF THE 30 UNIDENTIFIED CIVILIAN VICTIMS DURING THE FIGHTING BETWEEN PRO-RUSSIAN MILITANTS AND UKRAINE SECURITY FORCES IN THE 2014 EASTERN UKRAINE CONFLICT.
Residents of the besieged town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine are taken to safety by convoys of buses but some 3,000 people are reportedly staying behind. Mana Rabiee reports.
Ukraine's embattled frontline town of Avdiivka is in danger of being captured by Russian forces, the White House says, urging the US House to pass vital military aid for Kyiv. "Avdiivka is at risk of falling into Russian control," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a White House briefing. SOUNDBITE