the town is a key to our liberation. it is quite a significant transport hub. there is fighting in the western part of the town, and i think in the coming days, if not hours, we will learn that it it has beenindeed hours, we will learn that it it has been indeed liberated. i hours, we will learn that it it has been indeed liberated. hours, we will learn that it it has been indeed liberated. i spoke to francis whose been indeed liberated. i spoke to francis whose watched been indeed liberated. i spoke to francis whose watched a - been indeed liberated. i spoke to francis whose watched a lot i been indeed liberated. i spoke to francis whose watched a lot of i been indeed liberated. i spoke to i francis whose watched a lot of bbc monitoring stop to this is a location that russia has been placing huge amount of importance on for sometime, placing huge amount of importance on forsometime, by placing huge amount of importance on for sometime, by all placing huge amount of importance on
when workers took part in violent protests against pension reform. the plans were abandoned during the pandemic. hugh schofield is in paris. the question we should begin with is what s different about the president s tactics?- what s different about the president s tactics? what s different about the aresident s tactics? ~ ., president s tactics? well, one thing is that the plan president s tactics? well, one thing is that the plan is president s tactics? well, one thing is that the plan is different. - president s tactics? well, one thing is that the plan is different. it s - is that the plan is different. it s not the same pension reform plan you were talking about from three years ago. that was a much more ambitious plan back then because he was going to completely wipe out what they call here the special systems, the general pension system there are lots of special systems which govern railway workers, and he was going to completely reform everything. that was creating a hell
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back on this position. and ben solomonjoins me now. thank you very much indeed for your time. when you were alongside those ukrainian troops, did they believe it was realistic to hold onto bakhmut and soledar? those troops are art of bakhmut and soledar? those troops are part of the bakhmut and soledar? those troops are part of the international- bakhmut and soledar? those troops are part of the international region | are part of the international region who originate from belarus who were supporting the ukrainian troops. bakhmut, for these soldiers, for everyone that we ve been meeting not only their ball around ukraine has become a national symbol of defiance. soledar, just 25 km north of it, has also become more strategically a protectorate of it. this is a centralfight strategically a protectorate of it. this is a central fight for the ukrainians right now, to push the russians out and prove that toe to toe with the russian military force, they can push them back, hold them off f
absolutely, bakhmut is a town of 75,000 people. there s about 10% of the city still left in the actual city itself. a lot of these civilians had been living there under this really heavy shelling for the entirety of the war. we met with some families, some children who had been living basically underground and kind of had adapted to the attacks and these constant shells. these people are some of the bravest and proudest people i ve met in this country. they loved bakhmut, they loved their city, they loved it what it represented, spending time with them in the soldiers, you really felt not only how important the city had become for the ukrainian people, but how important the fight was for the people living in it, how much of a symbol and their love for the city has spread over the nation. and that