The skies around Sievierodonetsk were heavy with smoke on Friday, with artillery fire and explosions sounding on and off throughout the day as Russian and Ukrainian forces traded blows in a fierce battle for the eastern city.
Ukrainian troops were moving heavy guns and howitzers along the roads towards the frontline, pouring men and armor into the fight as Russian artillery targeted Ukrainian guns.
Russian rockets pummeled an area near Sievierodonetsk late Friday afternoon, landing with multiple heavy explosions that were audible from a nearby village. Grad missiles streaked through the sky from Ukrainian-held territory toward Russian positions. Read more
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