Fighting continues in Ukraine
Ukrainian tanks stand guard near a field in the village of Debaltseve, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, July 31, 2014. Dutch and Australian experts accompanied by a team of international monitors reached the crash site of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 after days of fierce fighting had stopped them from reaching the area to determine the reason why the Boeing 777 crashed on July 17 with 298 people on board.
Moscow
A Russian convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine sets off from near Moscow in this still image taken from video, Aug. 12, 2014. The Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine set off on Tuesday amid Western warnings against using help as a pretext for an invasion. Itar Tass news agency said the convoy has departed from near Moscow which means it would take it a couple of days to arrive in east Ukraine, some 1,000 km (620 miles) to the southwest. On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the convoy had been agreed to by Russian and Ukrainian officials.
Yasynuvata
A man cleans his broken window after shelling in the town of Yasynuvata near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, Aug. 12, 2014.
Donetsk
A prisoner inspects damage in a high-security facility after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2014. Local authorities say more than 100 prisoners have fled from a high-security facility after it was hit by shelling in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. City council spokesman Maxim Rovensky said Monday a jail riot was precipitated by a direct rocket hit that claimed the life of at least one inmate. The fugitives include people jailed for murder, robbery and rape.
Debaltseve
A woman looks at a Ukrainian serviceman as he guards a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve Aug. 6, 2014
Lviv
Servicemen carry a portrait, crosses and wreaths in a cathedral in Lviv during a funeral caremony of Kyril Andrienko, commander of special team of Ukrainian Forces, who died fighting in the east of the country, Aug. 7, 2014.
Debaltseve
A Ukrainian serviceman checks his weapon as a fellow soldier rests on a bed near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, Donetsk Region Aug. 6, 2014.
Donetsk
A man videotapes a shell crater in Donetsk, July 29, 2014. Ukraine's army seized control of part of the vast site where Malaysian airliner MH17 crashed, insurgents said, as the United Nations announced the downing of the plane could constitute a war crime.
Shakhtarsk
Local residents carry their belongings as they flee from what they say was shelling by Ukrainian forces, in the town of Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region, July 28, 2014.
Kharkiv
A truck carries a newly made Ukrainian tank from the Malyshev Factory in northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, July 22, 2014. Ukrainian troops on July 22 wrested back control of the strategically-important town of Severodonetsk from pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, the interior ministry said.
Donetsk
A pro-Russian separatist pets a kitten standing on his shoulder as he mans a checkpoint in the northern outskirts of city of Donetsk, July 22, 2014.
Donetsk
Armed pro-Russian separatists walk down a flight of stairs at a railway station in Donetsk, July 21, 2014.
Donetsk
An armed pro-Russian separatist stands guard at a railway station in Donetsk July 21, 2014.
Kramatorsk
A cyclist watches as a convoy of Ukrainian armoured personnel carriers (APC) drive near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, July 21, 2014.
Donetsk
Armed pro-Russia separatists stand guard near the Donetsk train station as intense shelling rocked the area, July 21, 2014. Insurgent fighters had closed off the roads in the area on the edge of the city and terrified civilians were fleeing the fighting in minibuses and on foot. Sporadic clashes have taken place around the separatist bastion as both sides have ignored calls for a ceasefire following the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in a rebel-held area some 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Donetsk.
Donetsk
People run in a street, as intense shelling rocked the area around the train station, in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, July 21, 2014.
Donetsk
A Donetsk People's Republic fighter says goodbye to his family as they leave to seek refuge in Russia, July 16, 2014. Busloads of internally displaced people from the towns of Karlovka, Maryinka and Donetsk left for the Rostov region in Russia to ask for refugee status there.
Grabovo
A pro-Russian separatist stands at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 19, 2014. Ukraine has accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels of destroying evidence to cover up their guilt in the shooting down of the Malaysian airliner that has accelerated a showdown between the Kremlin and Western powers.
Rozsypne
Pro-Russian separatists stand near Dutch and Australian forensic experts preparing to continue recovery work at the site of the downed Malaysian airliner MH17 near the village of Rozsypne in the Donetsk region, Aug. 4, 2014.
Rozsypne
A pro-Russian separatist looks through binoculars as Dutch and Australian forensic experts continue recovery work at the site of the downed Malaysian airliner MH17 near the village of Rozsypne in the Donetsk region, Aug. 4, 2014.
Debaltseve
Ukrainian troops patrol near the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve in the Lugansk region, Aug. 1, 2014.
Grabovo
A Ukrainian coal miner takes part in a search operation at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Grabovo, Donetsk region, July 20, 2014.
Grabovo
People attend a religious ceremony near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Grabovo, Aug. 2, 2014. That day shelling forced international experts to abandon part of the crash scene of the downed Malaysia Airlines jet in east Ukraine as sniffer dogs working elsewhere on the vast site helped uncover the remains of more victims.
Grabovo
People attend a religious ceremony near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Grabovo, Aug. 2, 2014.
Grabovo
An imprint of where a body used to lie on the ground is seen at a crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Grabovo, Donetsk region, July 21, 2014.
Slavyansk
A man removes debris from a cafe, which was destroyed during fightings between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militants, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, in the region of Donetsk, Aug. 5, 2014. Powerful explosions and shooting on August 5 rocked a western suburb of the besieged main rebel bastion of Donetsk in war-torn east Ukraine, the city council said.
Debaltseve
A Ukrainian serviceman holds his weapon as he guards a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, Donetsk Region, Aug. 6, 2014.
Donetsk
A petrol station is reinforced with sacks of sand in Donetsk, Aug. 5, 2014.
Donetsk
A pro-Russian separatist and a woman gather near a damaged building following what locals say was a recent airstrike by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, Aug. 6, 2014.
Donetsk
A man sits in a tram as people gather near a damaged building following what locals say was a recent airstrike by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk, Aug. 6, 2014.
Debaltseve
Ukrainian servicemen check documents of local residents as they guard a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, Donetsk Region, Aug. 6, 2014.
Debaltseve
Ukrainian servicemen read newspapers as they rest at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, Donetsk Region, Aug. 6, 2014.
Pervomaisk
Ukrainian servicemen, who are members of an artillery section, take cover after firing a cannon during a military operation against pro-Russian separatists near Pervomaisk, Luhansk region Aug. 2, 2014.
Debaltseve
A dog and an Ukrainian army tank are seen through a cafe window damaged by shrapnel, at a checkpoint in the town of Debaltseve, in Donetsk region, Aug. 2, 2014.