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The video shows a convoy of Russian armour being repelled after making it to within 4km of the key bridge at Kupiansk, the last major road crossing in the area.

“But the convoys were looted and there was absolutely nothing to take from the warehouses.”

"He replied he was on the Russian convoys during World War Two so was well-used to it. When we docked, he skipped off - while his wife had to be helped off."

Since then, just one aid convoy has reached the town with the coordination of UN peacekeeping forces, the Unifil mission said.

Its envoys could only grasp for minor wins such as pauses in the fighting or opening checkpoints for aid convoys.