Battle of Sievierodonetsk rages in Ukraine as Russia is blamed for food crisis

A girl sits on a swing outside destroyed buildings in Irpin, Ukraine (Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

Russian troops have pushed deeper into a key east Ukrainian city, fighting street by street in a battle that has left Sievierodonetsk in ruins.

As Moscow’s advance there increases in intensity, Russian forces have also shelled parts of Ukraine’s north east, while the struggle continues for control of a southern region.