KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Government forces tightened the noose around the main stronghold of pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine on Saturday and, with diplomacy stalled, Moscow and the West stepped up their war of words.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Ukrainian forces advance in east as Russia, West squabble
Ukrainian servicemen shoot for ranging at the checkpoint near Rassypnoye village, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltsevo, Donetsk region on August 2, 2014. Shelling on August 2, 2014 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. 298 people were killed when the Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine on July 17. AFP PHOTO/ANATOLII STEPANOV
