[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - The harrowing drone footage was taken earlier in the war in the skies over Novotoshkivske, in Luhansk region
- A lone Ukrainian defender took on a squad of pro-Russian separatists after they killed other soldiers in his unit
- He fought valiantly and gave his team more time to retreat, but was ultimately killed by several grenades
- His heroic but brutal end epitomises the bitter close-quarter combat now taking place in Severodonetsk
- Severodonetsk is the last city in Luhansk under Ukrainian control and is the epicentre of the fighting
- Russian troops have entered the city but fighting is progressing street by street amid artillery barrages
Meanwhile the EU is meeting today to discuss yet more sanctions against Russia, including an oil embargo |