Region as exceptionally bad, with no let up in russian shelling. russia has intensified its assault in the east as it tries to seize the region. the bbc s azadeh moshiri reports. explosion. it s the region now at the heart of president putin s war, the donbas. this is the area he wants to control, and that is why it is under intense bombardment. no one in the world has a clear picture of what is happening there. some villages and towns, they do not exist any more. they were all turned into rubble by russian artillery fire, by russian multiple launch rockets systems. and it is devastating. according to russia, its forces have made progress in its two provinces, luhansk and donetsk, which are claimed by russia backed separatists. russian forces say they have captured three more towns in donetsk.
Picture of what is happening there. some villages and towns, they do not exist any more. they were all turned into rubble by russian artillery fire, by russian multiple launch rockets systems. and it is devastating. according to russia, its forces have made progress in its two provinces, luhansk and donetsk, which are claimed by russia backed separatists. russian forces say they have captured three more towns in donetsk. now it is severodonetsk and lysychans k which are in their sights, which would give them control of the entire lu ha nsk province. in severodonetsk, the shelling has been relentless, and the fighting has reached its outskirts, meaning russian troops could soon surround their target. the governor of luhansk told the bbc that russian forces are close enough to use mortar rounds as well as artillery
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