it s currently raising the conscription age and increasing the find is people face for resisting mobilisation. and you wonder what ukraine s western allies make of what is happening at the moment, because they have long been wary of this all spreading beyond ukraine and into russia, out of fear is of an escalation. possibly their hopes of these drone strikes destabilising russia s invasion, they might outweigh those fears of moscow tasting regret taking things to another level. as ukraine continues to make small gains on various fronts across the east and south of the country, it s also battling a second, but no less aggressive front line in the form of russian propaganda. while disinformation has been used as a tactic since the war started back in 201a, when moscow annexed crimea, it s become increasingly targeted, honing in on ukrainian front line female soldiers in particular. 0lga malchevska travelled to ukraine to investigate
that tight rope with this decision toda . ., ., ., ., ~ i. today. tomorrow. 0k, thank you very much- today. tomorrow. 0k, thank you very much. programme today. tomorrow. 0k, thank you very much. programme occur. l very much. programme occur. faisal islam. in ukraine, around 5,000 women are currently serving as soldiers on the frontline. as the country continues to make small territorial gains in the south and east, it s also fighting another battleground, in the form of russian propaganda. disinformation has been used as a tactic since the war started back in 2014, when moscow annexed crimea. now it s become increasingly targeted on individuals. 0lga malchevska travelled to ukraine to investigate the story of one female sergeant. my name is andriana. i m a soldier, servicewoman. andriana is a female soldier and a special unit markswoman. she s one of the best known members of the ukrainian armed forces. her unit drove over a land mine last december. russian media reporte
sometimes, it s a person, because they are people. but if it will not be for me a target, i will be a target for them. it s a feeling shared by many in this hospital. but for andriana, the biggest concern is the impact on herfamily. she hasn t held her son for seven months. two days ago, i was talking with him and he said to me that, mum, remember when we were a family and when we loved each other? and i tried to explain to him that we now are a family and we love each other, but the period is such. andriana is now preparing to return to the front line. the price paid is already too high to give up. 0lga malchevska, bbc news. increasing numbers of orcas, or killer whales, are targeting
but what happens after that? and what do ukrainians feel about the mutiny by yevgeny prigozhin? i turned to 0lga malchevska, bbc news ukraine reporter. some thought that it would be good, you know, if putin would be thrown out. others thought that it couldn t be an option, first of all, and secondly, even if it happens, would prigozhin be a better person there, considering that he s leading an army of basically criminals, which is a potential huge threat to any country. some people were saying that they had flashbacks with 1991, when the soviet union collapsed. at the same time, most of people were thinking that whatever the outcome is, that moments of chaos could create a momentum for ukrainian army to gain some territories and that s what we saw, as well.
have been destroyed. it s a site that has echoes of other cities that have faced russia s brutal bombardments in other countries. from grozny in chechnya. from grozny in chechnya in 2000. moscow s intervention in syria reducing aleppo to rubble. to cities in ukraine. russia may claim bakhmut is theirs, but in reality, there is little left to control. 0lga malchevska, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to congressman seth moulton about where congress stands on us support for ukraine. we also discussed an op ed he wrote about the need to regulate how artificial intelligence is used in war. congressman, it s great to have you back on our show. let s start with ukraine. the head of the bag and a mercenary group have said they have captured the city of bakhmut. the