Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are reported to have shelled residential areas of the Luhansk city of Lysychansk, according to Interfax Ukraine news agency.
Luhansk’s regional military head, Serhiy Haidai, wrote on his Telegram channel that the shelling began at around 6:30am local time.
Haidai says “High-rise buildings have been significantly destroyed” and “casualties are reported”.
“Information on the number of dead and wounded is being specified. There is a lot of rubble”.
![Map showing Ukraine cities](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/3/30/8d73ea0a-09b3-455a-96c6-3b4799c65567.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/3/30/8d73ea0a-09b3-455a-96c6-3b4799c65567.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/400/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/3/30/8d73ea0a-09b3-455a-96c6-3b4799c65567.png 400w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/3/30/8d73ea0a-09b3-455a-96c6-3b4799c65567.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/3/30/8d73ea0a-09b3-455a-96c6-3b4799c65567.png 512w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/3/30/8d73ea0a-09b3-455a-96c6-3b4799c65567.png 624w)