we begin in ukraine where president rachel poroshenko has ordered the country -- petro poroshenko has ordered the country's flag raised over slovyansk. a top defense official says slovyansk was under siege and added protecting the lives of civilians was essential. it was under separatist control for three months. our correspondent joins us now from kiev. marcus, what is the latest you are hearing? >> it is difficult to understand what really happened in the city of slovyansk last night and early this morning. for all we know eyewitnesses reported there has been bombing all night long, but in the city been notself there have clashes between ukrainian forces and rebel forces. the rebels abandoned their check points and the buildings and moved on. >> what would this mean for president petro poroshenko. it would seem the offensive against the rebels is working. >> well, if the ukrainian military should really take over the city of slovyansk, that would be a major victory for president petro poroshenko and his government in kiev. he had come under immense kiev.re here in many citizens and

is there recognition now that petro poroshenko is in charge, and he's the man to talk to if you want to make a deal between the two countries. >> obviously, since poroshenko was elected president putin made it clear that moscow was prepared to talk to him. there was signs initially that he might be flexible, and he might be prepared to talk with government in the east. but unfortunately it all ended in this so-called anti-terrorist campaign getting wider, spreading all over in those regions mentioned already, and even further than that. unfortunately when the so-called cease-fire agreement was announced, it was more of an ultimatum because the government in kiev, the president, they really didn't want to start talking to the people in the east. they just said to them that they have to give up their arms and it would be provided for them to leave. now, this basically didn't create any conditions for any serious discussions. then of course the hypocrisy of this situation was that petro poroshenko needed to go to bruceel it' brussels to sign the agreement with the european union. so this

>> president petro poroshenko, in a nationally televised address, called it a breakthrough. i guess this is a major and very important moral victory for kiev and the ukrainian troops, but i doubt whether this is already a turning point, because they have pulled back the pro russian separatists to the city of donetsk and we have other per russian separatists -- other per russian separatists -- other pro-russian separatists. >> where does this leave talks of negotiations and cease-fire? >> the situation is way too volatile to say what these negotiations will bring for the moment -- bring. for the moment, we have no information they took place. they were due to take place this saturday. we have no information that the different parties have come together to further negotiate conflict resolution. it is very unlikely to take place in the next hours or the days, because the pro-russian rebels will now have to rearrange and join forces in donetsk and elsewhere. >> markus reher, thank you so very much for your reporting. and we are going to shift our focus now to east africa, where

petro poroshenko's office says biden expressed his support. petro poroshenko called off a unilateral cease-fire on tuesday since then fierce battles have been raging. one soldier and three policemen were killed on thursday. u.s. president barack obama and german chancellor angela merkel also spoke by phone. they said russia must take immediate steps to de-escalate the conflict and work together to put additional pressure on russia if it doesn't deal with the situation. >>> world cup celebrations in brazil are being overshadowed by a deadly accident. authorities say a roadway overpass under construction collapsed in the host city of belo horizonte. they say two people have been killed and 19 others injured. several hundred meter long section of elevated roadway collapsed. part of a network of bus lanes. a bus, a car and two trucks were caught underneath and crushed. local firefighters are still searching the trapped vehicles for more possible victims. >> translator: the overpass started falling from the left. we ran away so that's all i saw. >>

comes when ukrainian president petro poroshenko accuses russia of taking part in separatist action against the ukrainian army. ukraine says its forces broke through rebel lines surrounding luhansk airport ending a separatist blockade there. let's go to scott heidler in donetske. hi there scott. what more do we know about the ukrainian transport plane that was shot down? >> julie we just returned from luhansk and we were out in the area when this news was coming through about this transport plane being brought down. interesting things: we know the ukrainian army holds the airport just outside luhansk, where the airplane went down, and supply drops, what the central kyiv government says this plane was doing, eight people on board, had supplies, brought down very close to the russian border and something coming out of the government here. they are saying the ukrainian

acciden blown out of the sky. >> biden said he had spoken over the phone with ukrainian president petro poroshenko. he said he offered help from u.s. investigators and poroshenko accepted. >>> vladimir putin says the ukrainian government is to blame for the crash. he said it would not have happened if eastern ukraine had been peaceful. putin and other ministers on served a moment of silence for the victims. he says he instructed his government to investigate the crash. malaysian prime minister held an emergency news conference. >> if it transpires that the plane was indeed shut down, we insist that the perpetrators must be brought to justice. >> he said the crew did not make a distress call. he said he spoke by phone with u.s. president barack obama and they agreed investigators must get full access to the site of the crash. he said it was a tragic day in an already tragic year for his country. >>> airline operators are drawing up new routes to avoid flying close to the boarder. aviation authorities in the u.s. and europe warned carriers not to use the air space. russia's transarrow and more are r

moments after the tragedy ukraine's president petro poroshenko said it was not an accident but an actof terrorism. ukraine's government said the airliner had been shot down by a missile and claimed there was evidence of russian military involvement. then pointed to comments made on twitter by separatist leader igor girkin who earlier took credit for shooting down a military aircraft. he warned, do not fly in our skies. later ukraine security agency released recordings of what it claimed were intercepted phone calls between a russian intelligence officer and separatist leader in ukraine. we couldn't verify the recording but a voice is heard saying -- we have just shot down a plane. another separatist leader denied the rebels had a missile capable of bringing down an aircraft, and he blamed the ukrainian armed forces. tonight the kremlin is deflecting blame and president putin pointed the finger back at the ukrainian government, saying it is responsible for what he has called a terrible tragedy. >> pelley: thanks very much. until last year, mike morell was the number two official at the

ukrainian president petro poroshenko says pro-russian separatists are responsible for the jetliner crash. >> translator: this plane was brought down. it's not an accident. not a catastrophe, but a terrorist act. >> reporter: ukraine state security chief said intercepted telephone conversations between russian military officers and pro-russian militants prove their involvement. >> reporter: but the leader of the self-proclaimed people's republic of donetsk denied the accusations saying they do have weapons capable of shooting down planes at an altitude of 10,000 meters. >> translator: a passenger aircraft has been shot down, shot down by the ukrainian air force. to tell the truth is a provocation on purpose. >> reporter: ukrainian government leaders say they will investigate with the international civil aviation organization. pro-russian militant groups say they will cooperate, but interfax says pro-russian militants have already taken away the plane's black box which contain flight data and cockpit voice recordings. analysts now question whether an international investigation to help unc

ukrainian president petro poroshenko called the crash an act of terror maintaining pro- russian separatists were behind the attack. vladimir putin russian president vladimir putin said it was -- [ indiscernible ] >> the united states will offer any assistance we can. >> reporter: as the investigation gets launched the mourning has already begun. >> we are all united in grief. >> president obama phoned petro poroshenko soon after the crash emphasizing all evidence must stay in place until international investigators arrive on scene. several passengers on board the plane were heading to an aids conference in australia. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now on what may have brought down the jet liner. ukraine claims pro-russian forces fired a surface to air missile. ukraine says it was a buk missile system and experts tell cnn russian and ukrainian forces operate that missile system. it is capable of reaching an airliner at 33,000 feet and that was the attitude the plane was flying at when it was hit. the claims from ukraine might be backed up by a social media posting by a com

saying that that decision means that any further deaths in the east of ukraine who solely be petro poroshenko has responsibility. what a summary of speech and foreign policy thanks very much for that we're going to take a quick break and be back with you shortly. have you ever heard the expression pleasantly surprised well that is how i felt when i heard that the supreme court of the united states had ruled the digital information on cell phones of arrested people cannot be seized without a warrant finally the american people catch a break in a court decision this ruling is linked to the two cases in which the police used information on the suspects telephone to press for further charges against them i think this is the most important aspect of this decision is the press that it sets the court said that just because a cell phone is in a suspects hand it does not make the information on it any less worthy of protection for which the founding fathers fought so could we extend this to say something like just because i have a telephone or computer that doesn't make the information on them unworth

cities and a temporary ceasefire ended overnight and kiev is refusing to extend it president petro poroshenko says there will be no further truce accusing the self-proclaimed republics of failing to abide by it. but we will have fun and we will liberate oh man this is ukraine's armed forces the national guard in iraq and the visions will never use force against civilians they will never talk at residential areas now the military operation resumed almost instantly after that statement. locals in the city of kramatorsk say they woke up to the side of an hour raid alarm video has emerged that are said to show the aftermath of the shelling but we cannot verify that the moment. for a journalist patrick lancaster was caught in the overnight shelling he sent us this video. but there is no. he said he heard a round of four dozen explosions on a french they had to hide in a basement. for. artie's marie if an option describes the situation in the region for us. scale military operation the case of calls anti terror operation is now officially resumed in eastern ukraine the most dramatic picture we see

despite ukraine's leader petro poroshenko signaling he may be ready for a cease fire violence in eastern ukraine rages on ukrainian leader told us vice president joe biden he may reestablish the truce during a phone call but let's have a look at what's going on on the ground these are pictures from the city of climate talks one of the main targets of kiev's military operation ukrainian forces have stepped up artillery five since the truce ended on monday and as you can see residential areas are coming under heavy fire some shells even exploded here near a playground and government forces say one man was killed and twenty injured in recent attacks and local residents are living in fear of more shelling. but a year earlier. nor did you. reply larry you're used to be i knew we would be. is that you who are you got the large you are bob. jones job in your own way it used to always be there in europe. and this is the video we're receiving from our agency right ph you say it was filmed in a small village of kondrashin of locals are burying those killed by an army airstrike on tuesday eleven pe

disappeared from radar shortly before it was due to enter russian airspace the ukrainian president petro poroshenko accusing antigovernment fighters of donning the plane with a rocket calling the incident a terrorist attack but the militia groups are denying this they say they don't have access to weapons capable of taking out a plane that was flying at such an altitude a local activists say they have found the flight recorders amid the wreckage. now the nationalities of the majority of people on board the crashed malaysian airliner have now been identified more than half of all passengers one hundred fifty four to be exact what dutch and other thirty eight victims malaysian including the fifteen crewmembers also on the plane were nine britons four germans three filipinos and one canadian so worst hit has been the netherlands which has lost more than one hundred fifty of its citizens relatives and desperate to find out what's happened to their loved ones a short while ago i spoke with. she's and. relatives and friends would have gone to bed last night hoping that everything that took place yesterda

calling for an impartial independent investigation into the plane crash ukrainian president petro poroshenko promised that no military activity would be carried out within a forty kilometer radius of the crash site but as we know kiev has broken his promise and has doubled down on its military offensive closing in on the crash site as a result international investigators cannot reach the area due to security concerns and besser churkin says that he's attempt at taking over the crash site would be a violation of the security council resolution and while ukrainian troops backed territories formerly held by and to keep separate as investors are going says the active assault on towns in eastern ukraine has killed and injured countless of innocent civilians. military activity in the area has exceeded all. humanly imaginable limits. the shelling with long range it did it actually book related areas people are dying civilians are dying by the dozen of course so you recalled their operation started we were assured by some members of the security council that they are going to act with restraint rest

that we know that petro poroshenko the ukrainian president has also confirmed or he has said at the very least his forces had nothing to do with the crash we cannot confirm of course at this stage as happens so soon at what occurred we do know that two hundred eighty five passengers and fifteen crew members were on board a boeing seven seven seven it was a malaysian airlines plane we know that it has gone down to this crash we don't know how it crashed over east ukraine but it was flying over ukrainian soil after stage. so not believe we can actually speak to a few who is being following the story as best we can as well we're going to try and talk to him. now alexey. what what do we know what this stage because it's happened soon we're trying to piece together the details of what occurred on a credible a point all fat people on board if it was of this officer of the scale what do we know. well so far lots of information coming in most of it is not really confirmed we do know and it is confound by the malaysian airlines that they lost contact with the aircraft it is lost somewhere around

ofhas spoken with the leader ukraine, petro poroshenko. he has been in touch with the dutch premier. all in all, a lot of transparency in terms of what information has been offered to the public since this is a tragedy for the malaysian public at large. much for that,ry sophie, bloomberg malaysian tv. the other major story we're covering for you today, advance in the middle east, israeli troops invading gaza after eight fragile cease-fire ended. significantfirst israeli ground operation on the gaza strip since 2009 and a comes 10 days after airstrikes have left more than 200 palestinians dead. israel says at least 1200 rockets have been fired by hamas in the last week and a half. swiftactions parking interaction with a high number of civilian deaths in gaza that have an heart raking. the un security council is to meet in an emergency session later. >> there have been a number of incidents involving the death of civilians including the killing of four boys on eight beach in gaza city. i hope israel will do far more casualties.lian there can

disappeared from radar shortly before it was due to enter the russian airspace ukrainian president petro poroshenko quickly accusing antigovernment fighters of downing the plane with a rocket calling the incident a terrorist attack the militia groups deny this saying they don't have access to weapons capable of taking out a plane of the altitude this one was flying at local activists say they have found the flight recorders amid the wreckage. the nationalities of the majority of people on board the crash malaysian airliner have now been identified more than half of the passengers one hundred fifty four to be exact dutch another thirty eight victims malaysian including the fifteen crewmembers also on board nine britons four germans three filipinos and a canadian in a series of pictures now from kuala lumpur families gathered in the country's main airport shortly after they found out what's happened and many became angry demanding to see the passenger manifest desperate for news of their loved ones so worst hit has been the netherlands which is lost more than one hundred and fifty of its citizens rel

disappeared from radar shortly before it was due to enter russian space the ukrainian president petro poroshenko a kucing antigovernment fighters have downing the plane with a rocket calling the incident a terrorist attack but the militia groups are denying this thing they don't have access to weapons capable of taking out a plane at the altitude the one was flying at a local activists say they found the flight recorders i mean the wreckage and that investigation will be underway and among our many networks here on our team from the espanyol our spanish sister channel correspondent francisco gaiter at the scene of the crash right now with this report. the situation in this kilometer that is around is that you can see several pieces of the aircraft and also several bodies that the situation is really complicated and it's a tragedy when we talk with the fireman they say that they been implied no one and what they're talking about the numbers it's almost three hundred people who were in this aircraft the last information that they had my last airlines heart is when they were in the air in an air an

ukrainian president petro poroshenko called the crash an act of terrorism.to ukraine's interior minister said a soviet-era missile launcher hit the plane while it was flying at 33,000 feet. pro-russian separatists are denying responsibility for the jet. the defense ministers there is no confirm egg the plane was shot down. a lot of mixed messages today. today's crash is the second tragedy this year for malaysia airlines. that is all for now and i'll see you tomorrow. "the ed show" is up next. >>> good evening, americans, welcome to the ed show live from washington, d.c., we start with break news tonight. u.s. officials have now confirmed a surface-to-air missile shot down a malaysian airliner in ukraine. it's not clear if the missile was fired by separatists in

residents complaining about shells flying into their backyards essentially despite the fact that petro poroshenko has assured that civilians are not going to be. targets by ukrainian military nevertheless they seem to be bearing the brunt of off the pressure and when exactly at this conflict is going to end is not yet clear with of course the world's attention being on the aftermath of the disaster of flight m.h. seventeen the fighting that doesn't seem to subside in southeastern ukraine goes on before the finish customs have seized the shipment of military equipment for ukraine officials describe it as quote military goods that belong to certain types of arms and quote local media report the shipment comprised of components for a mistrial guidance systems customs officials declined to confirm that the shipment was seized at the end of june of helsinki because it was locking necessary permits for defense material it reportedly originated from vietnam and was heading to ukraine in transit via finland the finnish military are investigating the case. on this washington proceeds with its accusations

ukraine's military has reached the country's parliament this is how a lawmaker interrupted president petro poroshenko as he was praising the armed forces. shouted. that predicted national. through the military's blunders and attacks have sown destruction and tragedy across the east of ukraine throughout the week on change day a school building was gutted during government shelling six people died and more were injured in the attack according to local media in the same old sot a minibus was also fired upon leaving four more people dead another military barracks hit a cancer hospital in mcgann's killing one woman and see here considerable damage and these are just a few examples of what people in the east have gone three. not short on we were with. my eyes in the bush here. today yeah you with the boys you know good day michigan who should think that given the notion that measure pretty good if you look around you we see you going to the street and you're welcome this year but when you've done it it doesn't have to be when you made your god was the decision you know students use the word stunning was n

military has reached the country's parliament and they this is one lawmaker interrupted president petro poroshenko as he was praising the armed forces i mean i . shouted not altogether was it. was immediate i mean their desire the idea that predicted national arab thousand and two government fighters have left the cities of stavans can come a toss which were the epi center of the resistance now partly because they say both are indefensible and that they couldn't prevent civilian casualties caused by government bombardment so they've now pulled back towards the regional capital of donetsk to regroup and reinforce. in time the national guard says it will search for those who refused to lay down arms in the retaken cities and question them marks the border as an international affairs lecture at moscow state university told r.t. that local see the army as the opposite of liberators. the reports out this morning is that they are already going door to door looking for people who might have remained behind who health or are perceived as having helped these self-defense forces and the local say they are b

oligarchy ruler of the regime in kiev petro poroshenko he's already raised up the ukrainian flag over the retaken cover. in buildings and in slovyansk and this will be presented as a at least an initial the first real success of his state terror and mass repression campaign across the eastern ukraine and it will be a big moral disheartening blow not only to the people of eastern ukraine but also to ordinary russians as well what can the locals then expect there now i mean at least some motor come of calm ok no not at all i don't think we can really expect seriously to see that at all we have already seen videos online today of residents of slovyansk confronting the occupiers of their town yelling fascists go away and they were not treated very kindly in return we have seen some very grim results in the previously occupied towns sort of nicholai of the mob most of the young middle aged men are rounded up what exactly is being done with them whether they are being executed or taken off is not entirely known we have heard the defense minister of the ukraine several weeks ago speak openly

as you can see right next to the site all of the tragedy another despite ukrainian president petro poroshenko ordering a no combat zone forty kilometers around the area earlier this week now a team of a stream dutch police and experts as well as european security monitors are staying in the regional capital the net's been able to reach the site of the crush your local militia for an international police presence on the scene but so far teams have had to abandon their plans to be escalating violence in the area european security moncrief reported the situation on the ground appeared on safe and are hoping to get across side on monday journalist contraband castor mom used to visit the scene. we had left the inmates there and crashed right. there while we were very very many jets flying around overhead or we could hear explosions in the dirt and. we went forward local television our ukrainian military tanks going down the road and now we're very close to the separatists and torres and i can see. from the very very heavy gunfire and explosions. today nothing is from where the ill fated m.h. seven

torres as you can see right next to the scene of the tragedy on the spike ukraine's president petro poroshenko ordering a no combat zone forty kilometers in the area earlier this week now a team of australian and dutch police on experts as well as european security monitors are staying in the regional capital the nets are only able to reach the site of the crunch earlier local militia agreed for an international police presence at the scene but so far teams have had to abandon their plans due to be escalating violence in the area european security monitors reported the situation on the ground appeared on safe and hoping to get to the crash site on monday journalist patrick lang custer managed to visit the scene earlier. we had left the inmate crash right. while we were very very jet flying around overhead or we could hear explosions in the dirt and. there's we went forward to the space for our ukrainian military tanks going down the road and now we're very close to start first and torres an action scene you. know where our memory for there's heavy gunfire and explosions in. the netherlands fro

and the dutch prime minister has made a call to the ukrainian president petro poroshenko asking him to halt his offensive to allow international investigators so get access to the site as well. it seems the ukrainian military is attempting to cutoff the rebels in that donetsk region but while the fighting takes place of course it makes access difficult the not impossible. >> precisely and a big question mark how much does petro poroshenko really control as far as stability in the region. what it will take to get things to calm down long enough. we'll check in with you matthew for updates. thanks very much. we'll have much more on the malaysia airlines disaster later this hour as well. including a look at whether vladimir putin has any real influence over the rebels we just spoke of accused of shooting down the plane. >>> but first focus on gaza with the tour of the military onslaught from cln k of your sho. a price tag! danger! price tag alert! oh. hey, guys. price tag alert! is this normal? well, progressive is a price tag free zone. we let you tell us what you want to pay, and we hel

. >> to ukraine now, where president pedro poroshenko -- petro poroshenko says he is ready for talksimed at ending the violence in the east of the country. he told catherine ashton that he is waiting for a response from production separatists. >> fighting continues in and around luhansk. the government claims 150 rebels were killed. he ended the government unilateral cease-fire, saying separatist forces were using the time to regroup and rearm. russia is imposing trade restrictions on mold of up after it agreed -- moldova after it agreed to closer ties with the european union. >> imports from moldova will be halted. russia says it is in response to violations of veterinary and sanitary norms. it followed the vote in the moldovan parliament to ratify possible future membership. indian prime minister narendra modi visited the kashmir for the first time since taking office. many shops and schools remain closed after separatist groups called a strike. >> he vowed to win the hearts of the kashmiri people. separatists in kashmir reject indian rule and demand independence or a merger with p

after the malaysia airli tragedy, president petro poroshenko strongly condemned the act. >> translator: this plane was brought down. it's not an accident, not a catastrophe, but a terrorist act. >> reporter: prime minister of the self-proclaimed people's republic of donetsk, on the other hand, blames the government side. >> translator: a passenger aircraft has been shot down, shot down by the ukrainian air force. to tell the truth is a provocation on purpose. this is not the first time for ukraine to shoot down a passenger aircraft. >> reporter: international calls for a thorough investigation are already pouring in from around the world. mitsuko nishikawa, nhk world. >> apparently, shot down. shot down. not an accident. blown out of the sky. >> biden said he had spoken over the phone with poroshenko. >>> the israeli military announced on thursday evening that it started a ground offensive in t te the temporary tr thing of the past as f between israeli forces and hamas milita intense. an nhk reporter in g fierce attacks appear to be under way and big explosio be heard in the israel had

i'm going to continue the engage president putin as well as president petro poroshenko and our europeantners in pursuit of a diplomatic solution but it is important for russia to understand that meanwhile we will continue to support the people of ukraine who have elected a new president, who have deepened their ties with europe and the united states, and that the path for a peaceful resolution to this crisis involves recognizing the sovereignty, the territorial integrity and the independence of the ukrainian people. today the people of ukraine, i hope are seeing once again that the united states keeps its word. we're going to continue to lead the international community in our support for the ukrainian people and for the peace, the security and freedom that they very richly deserve. thanks very much. >> is this a new cold war, sir >> no, it's not a new cold war. it's a very specific issue related to russia's unwillingness to recognize that ukraine can chart its own path. and i think that if you listen to president petro poroshenko, if you listen to the ukrainian people they consistently

. >> ukrainian president petro poroshenko appointed a new defense minister and the new army chief ondnesday. a military shakeup designed to make the ukrainian army more effective as it stepped up its offensive against pro-russian separatists in the east. but diplomatic efforts continue to focus on bringing an end to the fighting, which, for many in eastern ukraine, can't come soon enough. in this city, residents say the resumption of fighting this week was more than they could bear. are pension hasn't been paid for three months. no benefits. i don't know how we managed to live, on water and water. we see no meat or bread. >> at the end of the week, the ukrainian government announced important gains against the rebels. hundreds of thousands have fled the region this year. italy's prime minister called for a shift in europe's economic focus this week as his country took over the rotating eu presidency. the europeantold parliament new policies are needed for growth rather than austerity. >> we have a stability and growth act. we achieved stability, but where is the growth? i demand that

. >> ukrainian president petro poroshenko has vowed vengeance on separatists in the east of the country as fighting continues there, he threatened to kill tens or hundreds of russian -- rebels for each soldier killed. more than 20 soldiers have been killed in fighting with separatists since friday. the u.s. has suggested that germany overreacted this week when it announced it would expel the cia station chief in berlin. ministern foreign frank-walter steinmeier defended the decision. he called the revelations a breach of trust, but the u.s. is insisting a certain amount of spying is necessary, even amongst allies. international spy museum in washington houses artifacts of a time many thought were over -- a time when cold war rivals regularly expelled u.s. spies. washington clearly did not expect its ally germany to take the same action in 2014. >> it is our view that allies with sophisticated intelligence agencies are aware of the activities and relationships that are included, and when differences arise, we are committed to resolving those differences through the established private ch

they struck after president petro poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire. he said government forces would go on the offensive. he said they would rid the country of what he called parasites. the speaker of the parliament oleksandr turchynov confirmed security forces were once again targeting the bases of what he called terrorists. and he said lawmakers are considering imposing a state of emergency in the east. pro-russian activists there have blown up rail lions. some fired shots at a bus. ukrainian leaders fear security conditions will only get worse. >>> it's time now for a check of the weather. people in many areas of paraguay are dealing with unseasonal severe floods. >> calm weather is a main feature in the summer of paraguay but they have been dealing with severe rain and severe weather in the last couple weeks. a rare tornado hits the area and the days of heavy rain have caused widespread flooding in several areas. this was the scene. flooding from torrential rain. crops have been damaged and roads have been blocked in remote areas. residents are des

he is considered a loyal ally of the country's new president, petro poroshenko. >> i want to emphasize that everything will be done according to each cabinet minister's competence and personal responsibility. >> but many believe an election campaign could split the country at a time of war. >> it is practically treason. the coalition should not have been allowed to collapse at eight time like this. -- a time like this. >> this government has done nothing at all in the past five months. >> new elections could take place as soon as october. these kiev-based volunteers are sending food and other supplies to the conflict zone. it is hard to imagine any sort of election taking place in donetsk and luhansk in the new future -- near future. >> investigations continue in eastern ukraine. the netherlands and australia are planning to send soldiers to secure the mh17 crash site. they are talking with the separatists who are in control of the area. >> after more than a week, helpers are still finding new pieces of wreckage. more bodies and body parts are also being discovered in the fields. it is

president petro poroshenko made a surprise visit to slof yansing. poroshenko spoke to spokens to took part in the battle. he said ukraine's independence is at stake and he added he's ready to hold talks with whoever is willing to play down arms. poroshenko also met residents of the town and promised to restore damaged infrastructure. government troops have taken back at least six towns that pro-russian militants used as strongholds. the militants are concentrating their forces in the central city of dons netting and luhansk. the national security and defense council announced tuesday the military is preparing to encircle those cities. >>> chinese president xi gin being has urged the united states to respect china's sovereignty and territory. xi spoke at the opening of the annual strategic and economic dialogue in beijing. top issues on the agenda are expected to include cyber security and china's maritime activities reserve the talks began on wednesday at a state guest house and run for two days. secretary of state john kerry and treasury secretary

petro poroshenko, president obama vowed the united states will help. >> directed by national security team to stay in close contact with the ukrainian government. the united states will offer any assistance we can to help determine what happened and why. >> both presidents agree that the evidence from the crash must remain on site for investigators to examine. he also had a limited discussion with russian president vladimir putin. back here at home, ukrainian americans are reacting to today's attack. mark matthews is at the ukrainian consulate in san francisco with that part of the story. mark? >> reporter: ukrainian americans are eager to focus attention on the conflict in the ukraine and they're hoping that this latest incident will push the united states and europe into more military support for the government in kiev against the rebels. the first reaction to the shooting down of malaysia flight 17, what you would expect. >> i was shocked. >> it's a huge tragedy. >> it's really, really tragic. >> it's absolute horror at the tragedy. >> and then the blame. >> ukrainian americans we

>> ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, was very determined in his late-night televised speech yesterday. he said basically, he was still ready for peace and further negotiations, but, obviously, pro-russian rebels did not comply with any of his demands, so now he was ready to attack and to free ukraine from pro-russian rebels, so we are likely to see this anti-terror operation to last as long as it takes. >> we have to leave it there. thanks so very much for now. >> you are welcome. >> sanctions against russia over its crane -- over its role in the ukraine crisis appear to be a success so far according to the international monetary fund. >> the imf reports that growth in russia is slowing and that capital is exiting the country. as to the -- it adds the chilling effect it has had on investment could force moscow into isolation. >> the pressure on russia is getting higher, but some of its biggest trading partners in europe worry their business could be heard as well. >> analysts predict the russian economy will expand by a tepid .2% this year. the imf report puts the blame squarely on gr

>> reporter: well, we're hearing a statement from petro poroshenko, the ukrainian president, who has dealt with catastrophe africa tas ter cata. he is reporting that it disappeared from radar screens. he pointed out that in the last recent days, this is the third tragic incident in which planes have crashed in that area, saying that previous to an antonov plane was shot down from russian territory. he goes on to say that the ukrainian military were not there at that time, firing anything into the air, saying they had no potential desire or activity there that could have been responsible for this. and he goes on to offer the condolences to all the families of those lost in this. and also an adviser to the interior ministry has on his facebook page. he has said that there were 280 people on board, 15 crew as well, a total of 295. and he specifically blames an earth-to-air -- sorry, surface-to-air missile system for shooting this plane down. now, also, russian media is reporting that it's spoken to leaders of the separatist movement in eastern ukraine. they've been in a months-long batt

the quote that's just been brought up by russia's foreign minister lover off when he recalled petro poroshenko saying threaten women children threatening women and children excuse me is against the night's nature of the ukrainian army well unfortunately it appears more and more civilians are being caught up in the violence here is how the front lines in eastern ukraine currently look kiev forces are closing in on the cities controlled by local militia and we are getting reports of residential areas coming under fire in those government strongholds almost every day the. scene here while he's been surrounded by kiev troops on it seems some of the worst spikes of violence recently we're about to show you what happened after it came under heavy fire and sunday we do have to warn you the images are extremely graphic so if you. go through the blue similar. to a poet. to see more. reasons to do. there's no liberal do. now as you've just seen the young couple on their child were killed there and they were among fourteen civilians who died in court on sunday including five minor ukrainian forces say th

scene of the fiercest fighting there in kiev crackdown on anti-government protesters in the east petro poroshenko praised the efforts to liberate the city of all this is the result of one of those efforts and international monitoring bodies says the military fires indiscriminately and locals believe only hiding in basements save their lives. but boy look at the crunch numbers must put us from the most vocal of the photo shoot on where your thumb office before threw it over you know. the mission i did to buy you from somebody out there but of course. florrie my union has no shame of three people. the next stops for the ukrainian army are two of the largest cities in the east about starting at scuttle gonski both have suffered artillery attacks now the president has personally ordered a blockade and the latest raid on will gonski at least two people were killed that apartment buildings were waiting period for nationalized there for us if. we don't leave hotel without bulletproof jackets both sides made the they will not talk presidential areas but he says something different. shells land in the cit

residents complaining about shells flying into their backyards essentially and despite the fact that petro poroshenko has assured that civilians are not going to be the. targets of ukrainian military nevertheless they seem to be bearing the brunt of off the pressure and when exactly and if this conflict is going to end is not yet clear with of course the world's attention being on the aftermath off the disaster of flight m.h. seventeen the fighting. that doesn't seem to subside. there along the russia ukraine border thank you. now as arena just mentioned let's show you some pictures from yet scare a city that not too long ago a host of matches in the euro two thousand and twelve football championship now it bears the scars of shelling by the ukrainian army one of the buildings it was a kinda got people that told us they have nowhere to go and they feel helpless. if you look at the shrapnel a joint shell landed here in the place on fire killing the people who lives here houses nearby was damaged this five story building was badly damaged the windows had gone to the authorities doing. i don't know what

several cities a temporary ceasefire ended overnight and kiev is refusing to extended president petro poroshenko says there will be no further truce accusing the self-proclaimed republics of failing to abide by it. but we will advance and we will liberate. crane's armed forces the national guard and the russians of vision's will never use force against civilians they will never target residential areas. the military operation resumed almost instantly after that statement. locals in the city of kramatorsk say they woke up to the saw end of an herb raid siren videos have emerged showing the aftermath of the shelling as you can see residential houses and shops have once again suffered heavy damage from photojournalist patrick lang custer was caught in the overnight shelling he sent us this video. comes again if. there is no. he said he heard around four dozen explosions on eventually had to hide in a basement. parties refinish this cry is the situation in the region for us. the large scale military operation the case of calls anti terror operation is now officially resumed in eastern ukraine the mo