RT News - February 20 2022 (17:00 MSK)

Two people are reported killed in artillery shelling in eastern Ukraine amid a severe escalation of the conflict in the region. Forced to leave their homes due to the fighting - but with hopes of coming back - more than 40-thousand residents of eastern Ukraine have crossed the border to safety in Russia where the government is providing accommodation to the evacuees. Desperate yet defiant protesters are pushed back by police in Ottawa as the Canadian government seeks to stamp out weeks-long demonstrations against the Covid vaccine mandates.