Russia claims it has destroyed two US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) missile launchers in eastern Ukraine.

The conflict in Ukraine has raised the prospects of an all out confrontation between nuclear armed states with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, warning of the likelihood of World War III breaking out.

Ukraine has called on members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to provide Kiev with all the weaponry it needs to fight Russia, as Moscow continues a military offensive against the country.

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have met in Turkey for face-to-face talks, but news conferences show they made no progress.

Russia is set to hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kiev and Mariupol.