Ukraine's military on July 31 announced a day-long pause to its brutal offensive to oust pro-Russian rebels in the east, following a plea from the UN for a truce to allow a stalled probe into the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 to go ahead.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Agence France-Presse: Ukraine military announces day-long halt to offensive in east
A residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk drags her trolley as she crosses the street past Armoured Personnel Carriers of the Ukrainian Army on July 27, 2014.
