LIVE. Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies: Russia deploys ‘terminator tanks’ and attacks Shevyerodonetsk

According to the Ukrainian army, the Russians are increasingly concentrating on the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. A spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said the situation is worsening, and speaks of “intense firefights” along the front. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu said the conquest of Luhansk is almost complete. Follow all developments around the conflict in Ukraine in our live blog.

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