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Merkel meets Ukraine's leaders ahead of peace talks, as Donetsk shelling intensifies
默克尔会晤乌克兰领导人
The aftermath of unusually intense shelling on the rebel stronghold, Donetsk. Ukrainian government forces may be trying to achieve a breakthrough in fighting with pro-Russian separatists by Sunday, Ukraine's Independence Day. Most of the shelling was on the city's outskirts but explosions were also heard in the city center. At least three people were killed. As government forces tighten their grip on rebels in the east, cities and towns face shortages of food and supplies. Avdiivka, north of Donetsk, was retaken by the army in early August, but the fighting still goes on, and the city's cut off from all water and power.
这是叛军堡垒顿涅茨克遭遇异常猛烈的炮击后的场景。乌克兰政府军似乎试图在周日乌克兰独立日之前在打击亲俄分裂分子的战争中取得突破。大部分炮击目标是这座城市的外围，但是市中心也听到了爆炸声。至少3人遇难。政府军加紧对东部叛军包围的同时，城镇面临食品和物资短缺。八月初，顿涅茨克北部Avdiivka被军队中心控制，但是战争仍在继续，这座城市全面断水断电。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) AVDIIVKA RESIDENT, OLEG, SAYING: "There's no water, no electricity, nobody does anything. Pensions are not paid. The famine will start soon if it hasn't already."
Avdiivka居民OLEG：“没有水，没有电，什么都不能做。养老金也没有支付。即使饥荒还未开始，也将很快到来。”
The intensified shelling on Donetsk came just hours before German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Ukraine's leaders in the capital Kiev. Her visit is a prelude to a meeting next week between Russia and Ukraine -- that diplomats say is the best chance in months for a peace deal. Kiev and the West say Moscow's been funneling weapons to rebels, so a Russian aid convoy that entered Ukraine last week only flared tensions even further. Tightening the border between these two countries, says Merkel with President Poroshekno at her side, is key to reaching a deal.
对顿涅茨克的猛烈炮击开始之前几小时，德国总理默克尔在首都基辅会晤乌克兰领导人。她的访问是下周俄罗斯和乌克兰会晤的前奏——外交官称这是几个月来达成和平协议的最佳机会。基辅和西方国家表示，莫斯科向叛军运送了武器，所以，上周俄罗斯救援车队进入乌克兰境内进一步引发了紧张形势。默克尔对乌克兰总统波罗申科表示，加紧对俄乌之间边境的控制是达成协议的关键。
(SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN CHANCELLOR, ANGELA MERKEL, SAYING: "The president rightly points out that secure boundaries at the border are the condition for bringing about a real ceasefire."
德国总理默克尔：“总统明确指出，加固双方边境是达成真正停火的条件。”
Government forces now surround the rebels in their two strongholds, Donetsk and Luhansk. It means Kiev has less incentive to agree to a ceasefire just when victory seems within reach. Merkel is hoping Ukraine will be receptive IF Russia does offer overtures of peace next week.
政府军现在控制了叛军的两座堡垒，顿涅茨克和卢甘斯克。这意味着基辅更加没有动机达成停火协议，因为胜利已经唾手可得。默克尔希望如果俄罗斯下周提出了和平提议，乌克兰能够接受。
First trucks from aid convoy to Ukraine cross back into Russia
救援车队首批卡车返回俄罗斯
The first trucks from a Russian aid convoy start crossing back into Russia from Ukraine. Snaking along the highway, they're at the centre of an international crisis. Without permission from Kiev around 100 trucks drove through an abandoned border post and into the rebel-controlled east. Russia said the trucks were carrying desperately-needed supplies of tinned food and water. But the Ukrainian government feared the convoy could be part of a military invasion. Here they can be seen unloading supplies in Luhansk, which is controlled by pro-Russian separatist fighters. This city is circled by government troops and has been cut off from power and water. But for days these trucks were held up by arguments by Kiev and Moscow. Eventually,Russia said it had run out of patience.
俄罗斯救援车队首批卡车开始从乌克兰穿越边境返回俄罗斯。在高速公路上迂回前进，他们目前位于国际危机的中心。未经基辅许可，大约100辆卡车穿越一个废弃的边境检查点进入叛军控制的东部。俄罗斯表示，这些卡车运送的都是罐装食品和水等亟需的物资。但是乌克兰政府担心车队可能是武装入侵的一部分。在这里可以看到他们在亲俄分裂主义战士控制的卢甘斯克卸载物资。这座城市被政府军对包围，被切断了水电。但是连日来这些卡车都是基辅和莫斯科争论的中心。最终，俄罗斯表示他们失去了耐心。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, VITALY CHURKIN, SAYING: "We started moving only when we received official note from the Ukrainian government saying that they were ready to accept this aid and this is a major,major operation and people are in need. So to be played around like this, we could not put up with this so we moved ahead and we hope that the humanitarian assistance is going to be properly distributed."
俄罗斯驻联合国大使丘尔金(Vitaly Churkin)：“我们是收到乌克兰政府的官方通知后才开始行动的。他们说准备接受这批救援物资，这是一次重大行动，是人们亟需的。他们如此出尔反尔，我们已经难以忍受，决定返回。我们希望这些人道主义救援物资已经得到合理的分配。”
The Ukrainian government although angry said it would not shoot at the vehicles.
乌克兰政府表示，他们不会袭击这些车辆。
(SOUNDBITE) (English) OLEKSANDR PAVLICHENKO, DEPUTY AMBASSADOR OF UKRAINE TO THE UNITED NATIONS, SAYING: "We are deeply concerned with the unilateral actions of the Russian Federation over the delivery of the humanitarian convoy in the East of Ukraine. We take it as a blatant violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine and international law. We think those actions of the Russian Federation cannot be justified from the perspective of urgency of delivery of humanitarian assistance to the east of Ukraine either."
乌克兰常驻联合国副代表阿列克·帕夫里申科(Oleksandr Pavlichenko)：“我们对俄罗斯联邦向乌克兰东部派遣人道主义救援车队的单方面行为感到深切担忧。我们认为此举公然侵犯了乌克兰主权和国际法。我们认为俄罗斯联邦的行为不能仅仅从向乌克兰东部运送救援物资的迫切性这一角度考虑。”
Ukraine accuses Russia of supporting and arming the rebels. The arrival of these trucks ignited international outrage and it can only be hoped that their departure will do something to help ease the tension.
乌克兰指控俄罗斯支持并武装叛军。这些卡车的抵达引起了国际社会愤怒，现在只希望它们的离开能够帮助缓解紧张形势。
Israeli airstrike kills five in Gaza, destroys mosque
以色列空袭造成加沙5人遇难
This is what's left of a mosque in Khan Younis after a night of air strikes by Israeli forces that killed five people and injured nine. Israel says it targeted 20 locations across the strip ---- several homes including these in Gaza city were reduced to rubble. First responders working to put out the blaze say they're in a constant state of alert.
这是Khan Younis一座清真寺遭遇以色列军队整晚空袭后的情景。空袭造成5人遇难，9人受伤。以色列表示，他们袭击了加沙地带20个地点——包括加沙城内的几座房屋成为废墟。扑灭火焰的首名回应者称他们一直处于戒备状态。
SOUNDBITE: Gaza fire fighter Rida Dayya saying: "This is a civilian house; it was attacked earlier. The fire fighters are facing a hard situation as they continue working here, because we've been warned this place is about to be attacked again."
加沙地带消防员Rida Dayya：“这是一座平民房屋，早些时候受到袭击。这些消防员继续工作的时候面临的形势非常艰难，因为我们已经收到警告，该地区稍后可能还会遭遇袭击。”
Palestinian health officials say just over 2,000 people, many of them civilians, have been killed in Gaza since July 8.
巴勒斯坦卫生官员表示，自7月8日以来，已有超过2,000人被杀害，其中许多是平民。
