WATCH IN ENGLISH Over the last day, the situation in eastern Ukraine escalated drastically. Russia-backed militants delivered 80 precision attacks on Ukrainian troops’ positions and made an extensive use of 82-mm and 120-mm mortars, 122-mm and 152-mm artillery, and tanks. Militants shelled the civilian infrastructure of Luhanske and Mykolayivka with 120-mm mortars. Residential areas of … Continue reading Ministry of Defense: Russia-backed militants step up attacks by 40 percent, shell civilian areas More