russian expert and liberal democrat candidate edward lucas. a very good evening. a true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him but because he loves what is behind him. it is an old english boat, entirely appropriate this week as the ukrainian people and left soldiers fight desperately to hold onto what is theirs. outgunned and outnumbered maybe but the morale and the determination cannot be questioned. it is, however, taking its toll. more than 2000 ukrainians have been killed already. many more soldiers. and tonight moscow admitted for first time the cosplayer paying. 498 russian troops have died say the kremlin, with 600 injured. in these cities in the south and on the north of the country bevan mayers who are now making some agonising decisions
there are mayers. in consultation with the people who stayed behind to fight. the film we are about to show you from a town north east of kyiv and in this video you ll see two russian soldiers cheered the angry crowd that have arrived in a russian military police car. the mayor can be seen alongside them and one of the soldiers with both arms outstretched is holding a grenade in his hand. the mayor pushes the crowd back to allow them to drive away. but then he relays the conditions he has just been given. if we resist, he shouts, the russians will blast the city with artillery. are we not atomic once a fight? yes the crowd. of course i am fighting but we make the decision altogether because artillery is targeted at us. a voice in the crowd response they need to evacuate the women. tonight it