Ukraine front line near Kharkiv situation ‘dynamic and tense’ | BBC News
more now on our top story the Russia Ukraine war after Russian troops crossed the border into Northeastern Ukraine last week president Wladimir Putin has said there are no plans to capture the country’s Second City H at least for now the Russian leader said his forces were advancing in order to protect the Russian border region this is how the battlefield currently looks according to UK Military Intelligence the red areas there are Russian occupied with the arrows showing likely points of Russian attack the recent focus of attention is here in the Northeast near where Fierce fighting has been taking place now the yellow represents new gains claimed by Russia our defense correspondent J Jonathan Beal sent this special report from the front line near the village of lipy the Russians are closing in the fire from a recent rocket attack near a Ukrainian position we’re told to immediately head to a bunker okay taking shelter recently arrived Ukrainian reinforcements a week ago they were fighting Elsewhere on the front Andre tells me the situation is dynamic and tense from a drone feed they’re nervously watching and waiting for another attack he says it’s time to leave they’ve just spotted enemy forces advancing this is where they’re directing artillery fire they’re telling us to get out they’ve said this area is under threat and we’re going to at a field Hospital further from the front Medics are treating Victor he’s lost his fingers in a mortar explosion he says he and his men were fending off wave after wave of Russian attacks they were outnumbered and also outgunned they have everything whatever they want and we have nothing to fight with but we do what we can Ukraine’s been starved of ammunition but President zalinski says the shortage is now being addressed at an artillery line outside the town of vchan they’ve just received another batch of shells but they’re old Soviet eron Ukraine is just about holding the front here in the khah region while the Russians have launched this fresh assault but only by pulling units like this from Elsewhere on the front in places where the Russians have been advancing these guys have just been given a new Target but they’re frustrated too that the Russians were so easily able to cross the border we could have built some kind of fortifications and lost less human lives fewer villagers now we’ll have to fight for it again we’ll need to use more resources we could have used logs and concrete now we’ll have to use shells and people to take this land back was fortified but these defenses were built well away from the border beyond the range of Russian Artillery too far to make a difference further east where the Russians are also gaining ground Ukraine is building more defenses a recognition it may have to pull back here too but digging so close to lines is dangerous and difficult as we’re about to find out Johnny Johnny Johnny get down we’re told to take cover as a Russian armed drone hovers right above us scanning for potential targets there’s palpable relief when it passes es this is a war in which it’s getting harder to hide where the enemies watching your every move yeah let’s go Jonathan Beal BBC News har
Russia’s President Putin has said there are no plans to capture the country’s second city Kharkiv, after Russian troops crossed the border into north eastern Ukraine.
The Russian leader said his forces were advancing in order to protect the Russian border region.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that there were issues with military staffing and morale, saying a number of existing brigades were empty.
He said the country’s air fleet was lacking and renewed calls for allies to send more air defence and fighter jets.
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Shameful bbc 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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To defeatist BBC curb your propagandists touches 🙄
BBC news.🎉
The defeatist BBC what's next the retreating ukr forces with sad demenas 🙄control ones self in the news world balance is key for the informed
Rule of thumb, when does putin lie? When he utters one word
My point exactly Russia is always loosing according to the media
Free UK from zionism ❤❤❤❤
Right, just like they weren’t going to invade Ukraine.
However I do believe they have no intention of capturing Kharkiv. They will destroy it.
The Russian boot is dangerous where it stops and stays there!!!:)
As long none of my tax denero supports it.🇺🇸✌🏻🍻
dynamic and tense=they are getting theyr ass kicked ?
We lost 1000 soldiers in a day, the situation is tense
Would be more accurate if you clearly mark the date on the map, – as of May 18th, Russian troops advanced significantly more south, Vovchansk/Vovchansk is pinched from the west and east, and Russian troops post videos of crossing the river and being in the city center
Ukraine has disabled almost 14% of Russia's oil refining capacity
The west are the devil himself! Now is about Ukraine and Russia and no more talking about Israel war
1:23 is that the discord unmute sound?
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Russia with substandard shovels… pushing NATO experts and best weapons
BBC should go to the Russian front line and interview Russian soldiers to give a fair report.
Did u jus blur out cluster munitions which are a war crime 2:34
Putin has said many things during his second invasion of Ukraine that turned out to be blatant lies. Why should we believe him this time around.
But the sun already said Ukrainian tropes encircle Moscow
Every headline that includes such words as "Ukraine", "war", "Russia" inevitably attract putin's bots. Be aware of that!
The bots on this comment section are hilarious. 😆 🇬🇧 Slava Ukraini
Peace will soon arrive.
Russia has the right to defend itself
Hey, Russo-bots. Why are your troops still in Ukraine, other than for a WW2-style land grab? Why??? "Butbutbut…big bad NATO…"
Some BBC fools faffing about in war zones. Pathetic,