and i want the fierce battles in ukraine is taking place in a small town which appears to have significant for russian forces decadent at the upper hand right now. as it s happening, it ll countries appear to be sending any weapons to ukraine. the kremlin shuffles the top commanders of the war. cnn s ben wedeman joins us with the latest on the ground in the battle for the town of ben, what is going on? yeah, anderson, this battle instantly dark has been going on for months, but it has intensified in the last few weeks. at this point, it s not at all clear how much longer the ukrainian defenders can resist unrelenting russian onslaught. medics loot a wounded soldier onto an ambulance, another casualty from the embattled town of soledar. one day, 2025 it varies depending on the number of casualties on the frontlines. russian forces mostly troops from the wagner group, a private military company, claimed to have control of the entire soledar territory. the battle
reach you anyway. above the city a tank fires into the distance. its sound and fury perhaps not enough to turn the tide. and these weapons like the t-72 tank are old, some pieces dating back to 1950. this underscores why the ukrain desperately need more modern weapons. boris? i ll take that. thanks so much. ben wedeman live for us. ukraine has also targeted a group with additional sanctions. our reporter has more on the war being waged financially as well as the war on the battlefield. reporter: the white house announced on friday the u.s. will designate the russian mercenary organization t wagner
artillery fire and some direct fire. and it is close combat. so these conscripts, the prisoners, whoever they can get, they are essentially thrown into a meat grinder in order to highlight where the ukrainian positions are then russian artillery can take out those positions? that s, right artillery could be knocks down direct a 3, fire. it could be 2. 3 to go, it is not over rpgs, it could be yet. machine gun he has fouled it fire from the at wagner group. it 1. 8. could be drones bill: they are very overhead fortunate. watching the fight. that was and it could also be close. electronic it was close warfare, trying to give it back to you are listening to the them, but right here,