army personnel

"Our men are holding back... 50,000 of the occupier's army personnel who, due to the Kursk operation, cannot be deployed to other Russian offensive directions on our territory," the Ukrainian president said.

From a distance, army personnel in bulletproof jackets, armed with automatic rifles, stand watch, tracking every movement.

State and national disaster relief teams are conducting rescue operations, and army personnel are expected to reach the area soon.

More than 600 American army personnel were stationed at Killymoon Castle.

Officers and senior US Army personnel stayed in the warmth of the castle and many of the rooms have now been restored to how they would have looked during this era.