Fighting in Luhansk

According to a report, russian backed seperatists in the Donbas region accused the Ukraine army of shelling their positions, while Kiev claimed their soldiers were being attacked. Reportedly, a separatist official in the Luhansk region said there had been a large scale operation from the Ukraine army, and they had returned fire. According to the report, the Ukrainian military command said shells cut off the power supply in half the town of Stanytsia.

Reportedly, an observer mission for the organisation of security and cooperation in europe is expected to offer its assessment of the situation later.

According to the report, the u.s. and uk have accused Russia of disinformation over its claim it is withdrawing its troops.