The Russian-backed offensive in Ukraine appeared to be gathering pace last night as Russian tanks were reported to have 'shelled every house' in a border village and Kremlin forces were reported to have shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet with a surface-to-air missile.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Irish Independent: Conflict intensifies as Russian tanks obliterate village
Russian soldiers stand guard near Russia's tanks T-90A (top) and T-80U (C) at the military exhibition \"Oboronexpo-2014\" in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 13, 2014.
