the struggle to take back what is theirs has begun in earnest. this was russian held ground two weeks ago, and for this brigade, the journey to the front takes longer now. here in the east and the south, there is still a long way to go. ukraine is on the offensive. russia fought hard to keep the ground and this brigade fought harder. step by step it was russian mines. this is all russian equipment and uniforms? yes, equipment. rations, everything. we travel to another front and another ukrainian breakthrough. the men of the 68th brigade fought russian marines for three days to take this village. here is very difficult, very difficult because this is the main difference, the main area of activity for russian soldiers. what we can see here is there has been fighting house to house and room by room, very close? yes, very difficult. andrei is already giving orders for the next attack. it is imminent. translation: listen, it is very important, i you need to listen to people, you n
crimes he was arrested for? the lead starts right now. a mere few hours after he was arrested and arraigned, donald trump told donors this i hadn t had a chance to go through all the boxes. it is a long tedious job. takes a long time. which i was prepared to do, but i have a very busy life. can prosecutors use this admission against him? plus, an up close look at front lines of ukraine s counteroffensive. we had to evacuate to the shelter now because apparently the guys fear there could be aviation bombs coming in fairly soon. you can see the situation here is still very kinetic, a lot of shelling is still going on. the items ukrainian troops say are key to defeating the russians. and if inflation is supposedly easing, why does it seem every trip to the grocery store is getting more expensive? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our law and justice lead. despite donald trump launching a growing number of baseless attacks on special counsel jack s
the battle on ukraine s eastern front has reawakened. it is in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest. ukraine says. there has been a lot of russian activity in this area for the last few days, air strikes on the last few days, air strikes on the village just behind me. the last few days, air strikes on the villagejust behind me. we the last few days, air strikes on the village just behind me. we are now having to move to get to the trenches. south of here, they cast of russian full test out of here almost a year ago, but the enemy is threatening to return. in these fields, russian has advanced in recent weeks. the men of the 68th brigade, newly installed, are here to assure that they go no further. they are up against infantry and
the men of the 68th brigade fought russian marines for three days to take this village. here is very difficult, very difficult because this is the main difference, the main area of activity for russian soldiers. what we can see here is there has been fighting house to house and room by room, very close? yes, very difficult. andrei is already giving orders for the next attack. it is imminent. translation: listen, it is very important, i you need to listen to people, you need to listen very closely and smile, why are you worried? we are winning this war. with hours to go they re packed up and ready to go to trenches. this specialised drone unit will play a vital part in the assault.
months. meanwhile, our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway joined ukraine s 68th brigade, as its combat forces fanned out eastwards, having recently regained the village of blahodatne in the south east of the country. there are images in this report that may be distressing to some viewers. the struggle to take back what s theirs has begun in earnest. this was russian held ground two weeks ago. for 3 storm brigade, the journey to the front takes longer now. here in the east and in the south, there s still a long way to go. ukraine is on the offensive. russia fought hard to keep this ground, but 3 storm fought harder. step by step. it was mines, maybe. russian mines. so, let s go. this is all russian equipment and uniforms here? yeah, yeah, yeah.