Russia-Ukraine war: western weapons can win Sievierodonetsk battle, governor says; Zelenskiy issues grain warning – live

Serhiy Haidai, Ukraine’s governor of Luhansk, has said that it is currently impossible to evacuate people out of Sievierodonetsk, where fierce fighting continues, but if the west could supply long-range weapons, Ukrainian forces would be able to “clean up Sievierodonetsk in two or three days”.

He has written on Telegram this morning saying:

Silence in Sievierodonetsk lasts only when…