republics of donetsk and luhansk have been fighting the ukrainian army in the east for the past eight years, in a conflict that's claimed more than 1a,000 lives. the west fears president putin could use an incident in the separatist republics as a pretext to invade ukraine. our correspondent orla guerin has been to the frontline village of trudivske, and sent this report. an increasingly grim horizon in eastern ukraine. we headed for the front lines, where shelling has intensified. a prelude, perhaps, to much worse to come. the village of trudivske is in the line of fire. emotions were rawjust hours after shells rained down. alexander basilev is lucky to be alive. he was at home with his wife when a shell landed in their garden.