Reporters touring the front-lines in the fight against Russian Separatists find themselves in the middle of an artillery barrage. This footage was recorded on February 19, 2022.

Separatist fighters continue to escalate the situation in Ukraine over the past several days as fears of a Russian invasion against the country of Ukraine reach new heights. Since Thursday morning, when Separatists shelled an abandoned Kindergarten in the the town of Vrubivka, there have been almost 100 ceasefire violations from Separatist troops, with 70 of those violations occurring over the weekend. Amongst these violations, 2 Ukrainians have been killed, and another 4 have been seriously injured.

The footage you're watching above was recorded by AFP reporters who were touring the front-line positions of the Ukrainian military.