Homes burn after shelling as fighting intensifies on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine
Powerful footage has emerged of the immediate aftermath of shelling reportedly by the Ukraine army on a neighbourhood in Donetsk.
The video, filmed at the weekend near the front line where skirmishes are still taking place between rebels and the Ukraine army, shows houses burning just "30 minutes to an hour" after the shelling took place.
According to reporter Patrick Lancaster who captured the footage, around 80 per cent of houses in this neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Donetsk, have been affected by shelling, with around 50 per cent suffering heavy damage.
Fighting in the area between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine army has reportedly intensified in recent days.
The video, filmed at the weekend near the front line where skirmishes are still taking place between rebels and the Ukraine army, shows houses burning just "30 minutes to an hour" after the shelling took place.
According to reporter Patrick Lancaster who captured the footage, around 80 per cent of houses in this neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Donetsk, have been affected by shelling, with around 50 per cent suffering heavy damage.
Fighting in the area between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine army has reportedly intensified in recent days.