According to a report by National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine , crossing points on the border with Russia were attacked from Russian territory at least 153 times since 5 June . 27 border guardsmen were killed in these attacks , and 185 were injured . Government forces made a further advance on 30 July , when they evicted insurgents from Avdiivka , near Donetsk airport . Military operations were paused on 31 July . This was meant to allow international experts to examine the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 , which is located in Shakhtarsk Raion , where the fiercest battles had been taking place on the previous few days . Monitors were escorted to the site by the Armed Forces of Ukraine . After fighting severed various transmission lines , Luhansk city lost all access to electrical power . Little fuel remained to power emergency generators . Minor skirmishes occurred in Vasylivka and Zhovtneve . Meanwhile , talks between the separatists , Russia , Ukraine , and the OSCE were held in Minsk . Fighting continued in Shakhtarsk . An ambush by the insurgents on government forces there resulted in the deaths of ten soldiers . 11 went missing , and 13 were wounded . A government offensive on the city of Pervomaisk in Luhansk Oblast continued
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
War in Donbass