Russia targets ammunitions depot in western Ukraine

A humanitarian corridor from the Azot plant had been announced a day earlier by Russia

A Ukrainian soldier. Picture; Efrem Lukatsky/AP

The Russian military said it has used long-range missiles to destroy a depot in the western Lviv region of Ukraine where ammunition for Nato-supplied weapons was being stored.

The strikes came as fighting raged for the city of Sievierodonetsk in the eastern Donbas area, the key focus of Russia’s offensive in recent weeks.