by russian backed rebels. ourfirst report is from orla guerin in eastern ukraine. a glimpse of the fire power today. close to the border with ukraine. if president putin forces cross that line, which will come as no surprise many in ukraine will be bracing for the worst. many in ukraine will be bracing for the worst. on the front lines here in zolote, target practice president putin he has his eye on ukraine. the world is watching and waiting for his next move. they know all about waiting here. yevgen has been in the trenches for seven long years, fighting kremlin backed rebels, trying to keep moscow off ukrainian soil. russia is rotten, he tells me. and ukraine must blossom.
a wave of new economic and financial sanctions as the west tries to head off a military invasion of ukraine. nato says there s evidence that russian troops are moving towards areas of eastern ukraine. president biden has accused russia of a clear violation of international law and announced new financial sanctions. vladimir putin ordered russian troops to be sent to eastern ukraine after recognising these regions, held by pro russian rebels donestk and luhansk. the areas highlighted in grey, are zones already controlled by russian backed rebels. our first report is from orla guerin in eastern ukraine. a glimpse of the fire power today. close to the border with ukraine. if president putin forces cross that line, which will come as no surprise, many in ukraine will be bracing for the worst. many in ukraine will be