Ukraine appeals for Nato help as fears grow for eastern regions

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks to the media as he arrives for a meeting of Nato foreign ministers (Olivier Matthys/AP)

Ukraine’s foreign minister has appealed for help from the West as the country faces a battle for its industrial eastern regions after Russian forces withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv to regroup.

Authorities urged people to immediately evacuate from the Donbas region before Russia intensifies its offensive.