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Food aid in Ukraine

Government forces distributed food aid in the flashpoint Ukrainian city of Slavyansk after retaking the pro-Russian rebel stronghold.

Smoke rises outside the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Retreating pro-Russian insurgents dug in on 7 July in Ukraine's sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk after government forces scored a string of morale-boosting victories in the blo
Smoke rises outside the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Retreating pro-Russian insurgents dug in on 7 July in Ukraine's sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk after government forces scored a string of morale-boosting victories in the blo

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