luhansk so called authorities of the luhansk and donetsk republics requested assistance from the russian requested assistance from the russian federation. also today the ukrainian authorities declared a nationwide state of emergency and announced other defence emergency and announced other defence and security measures including defence and security measures including the mobilisation of reservists. throughout the day, we have reservists. throughout the day, we have seen disturbing reports of continued heavy shelling and civilian of continued heavy shelling and civilian also reports of the repeated targeting of civilian infrastructure. this evening, different infrastructure. this evening, different media are carrying reporis different media are carrying reports of an ongoing large scale military build up and military columns moving towards and military columns moving towards ukraine. the russian federation has also reportedly shot federation has also reportedly shot ai