As the Russian and Ukrainian armies fight for control of the Luhansk region, our reporter visits a village on the outskirts of Donetsk, which is caught in the middle of the artilleries between the opposing sides.

Russia has urged the Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in the strategic city of Severodonetsk in the Donbass to lay down their arms by early Wednesday, as it pushes ahead to completely bring the eastern region under its control.

As the war in Ukraine nears its fourth month, peace still seems a long way off.

Russia says its forces have destroyed American and European weapons in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky said the battle was “probably one of the most difficult throughout this war.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the battle for Sievierodonetsk is brutal and will determine the fate of Donbas.

The UK is set to send a “cutting edge” rocket system to Ukraine despite Moscow’s warning of not fanning the flames of war.

Russian forces are attempting to tighten their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, as they push deeper into the Donbass region.

Russia is currently pounding the Donbas with its overwhelming air and artillery superiority.

President Biden says Washington will not send Ukraine rocket systems capable of reaching Russia.