Ukraine said on July 31 it had suspended offensive operations in its military campaign in east Ukraine to help international experts reach the downed Malaysian airliner's crash site but separatists were continuing to attack its positions.
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Reuters: Ukraine says suspends attacks to help experts reach crash site but rebels attack
Flowers and plush toys are left at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Grabove, in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, on July 19.
