Russian shelling destroyed a grain silo in Sivers'k in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine (Image: Getty)
They believe the Kremlin's aim is to encircle the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. If they fall, Moscow would control the entire Luhansk region.
Yesterday, Russian forces were bombing the main roads into the cities to cut off key supply routes.
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said: "All the remaining strength of the Russian army is now concentrated on this region...the occupiers want to destroy everything there."
Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said the area was without gas and had limited water...
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