Ukraine Fight With Rebels Intensifies as Deaths Mount -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Ukraine’s armed forces said they continue to push back separatists in fighting in the country’s east before a possible meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian leaders next week.

Ukraine’s National Guard captured the city of Ilovaysk, leading rebels to counter-attack with tanks and artillery, the force said today on its website. Nine Ukrainian servicemen died and 22 were wounded in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in Kiev. He later told reporters government troops control a “significant” part of Luhansk, one of the main separatist strongholds. Thirty-four civilians were killed and 29 hurt in Donetsk, the other redoubt, in the past 24 hours, the regional administration said.

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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 20, 2014

Fighting Rages in Eastern Ukraine Ahead of Meeting Between Putin and Poroshenko -- WSJ
Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 43 in 24 hours -- AP
Dozens of residents die in Donetsk fighting -- Al Jazeera
Kiev shelling death toll on rise in southeast Ukraine -- ITAR-TASS
Street battles in eastern Ukraine town kill nine: ministry -- Reuters
9 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Violence -- VOA
Urban warfare as Ukraine forces move in on rebel strongholds -- Euronews
Ukraine conflict: Fierce battle for town of Ilovaisk -- BBC
Ukrainian govt troops take over much of Luhansk -- AP
Ukraine’s dying rebel capital seeks normal life against the soundscape of war -- AP
Underground life: E.Ukraine civilians pushed to basements by constant shelling (VIDEO) -- RT
Ukraine crisis: What does the footage tell us? -- BBC
Chart: Street Battles Rage In Luhansk - The Escalating Cost In Eastern Ukraine -- Forbes
Ukraine rebel movement faces uncertain future -- Reuters
The rebel leaders dropping out of the fight in eastern Ukraine -- The Guardian
ICRC team enters eastern Ukraine to smooth way for Russian convoy -- Reuters
Militia Reports Ukrainian Saboteurs Obstructing Path of Russian Humanitarian Convoy -- RIA Novosti
Russia Offers Ukrainian Refugees Chance for 'New Life' -- Naharnet
Moscow Invites European Officials to Visit Ukrainian Refugee Camps in Russia -- RIA Novosti
Ukraine conflict is draining economy, hampering reforms: PM Yatseniuk -- Reuters
Ukraine Asks for Combined IMF Loan Installment of $2.3Bln by Year-End -- RIA Novosti
Ukraine asks IMF to combine two aid tranches for total of $2.2 billion: IFX -- Reuters
Ukrainian parliament to ratify association agreement with EU in September — Poroshenko -- ITAR-TASS