Russia will send two more convoys of humanitarian aid to the conflict-torn Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine in August, Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov told reporters Tuesday.

Media reported that Russian nationals Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev detained by Ukrainian servicemen were exchanged for Ukrainian servicemen kept prisoner in the self-proclaimed republics

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations, particularly so following recent security incidents*. The SMM noted a relatively calm situation at and around the Donetsk airport.

Willy Wimmer, former state secretary in the German Defense Ministry, said that resolutions like the one to establish an international tribunal to investigate the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine undermine the United Nations.

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. The SMM continued to observe ceasefire violations at and around the Donetsk airport. The SMM was caught in a fire exchange in Shyrokyne.

The lawmaker said french parliamentarians who visited Crimea last week are facing an eight-year prison term, confiscation of vehicles and prohibition to hold certain positions

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Roundup of the day for July 28-29, 2015
1. The situation over the past day in DPR and LPR.
2. Plan "B" of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine.
3. Ukraine will reserve an immediate response.
4. Orthodox priest died without regaining consciousness.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has reportedly called for the introduction of new military ranks in his country's army.

As of end-July, Ukraine has received more than $4.7 bln from international organizations and western countries, of which $2.6 bln - from the International Monetary Fund

According to US Ambassador to Ukraine, who recently made a visit to the region where a deadly gun battle between Ukrainian police and Right Sector took place, the group is actually "exaggerated" by Russian media.