gave his name as maxine says the soldiers from the 28th can operate these vehicles by blindfolded. if we fire from a covered position with this device it is old and analog but proficient and precise. reporter: they say the tanks have been important here, taking on the forces of the wagner private military company that use convicts as cannon fire to storm positions with no fire support. the tank commander says they are constantly working to stop their advances here. we just fight against them. if we stop they will come closer we will lose our houses and families. we stand here to allow people to peacefully live in their homes. reporter: ukraine s army is undergoing pressure as the russians pour more armor into the area. the promised western tanks probably will not arrive fast
enough to make a difference in this battle but these soldiers hope they will turn the tide of the war. cnn, ukraine. finland s foreign minister says he does not expect progress on his country or sweden s nader ship bid. he believes both nations are on course to eventually join the military alliance according to media. the statement comes days after they called for the postponement of a three-way meeting in february involving turkey, sweden and finland. turkish and swedish relations suffered a blow after stockholm police authorized a protest outside of the turkish embassy were a far right politician burned a copy of the quran. the incident sparked anger in turkey were protesters set fire to the swedish flag. well turkey has decided to reject their bids to nato saying that the neighboring
war i. where the static fires, artillery duels are more logistics, more ammunition. watching the 777 cannon fire. in this picture right now that you re seeing, the number of 50 caliber rounds being shot from that machine gun. the back and forth on a static defensive line that has been in place for eight years now. this isn t something that just happened since the start of the war in february. they ve been fighting in the donbas for eight years now. so they know the terrain. they know the targeting. they had advance targeting systems with the drones and the computers which i would bet you don t see on the russian side. they re just using those weapons. notwithstanding all of that, you have to talk a little about the physical aspects and the
at one minute to 11:00, king charles took his place at the cenotaph for the first time as britain s monarch. for so many decades, the nation s remembrance had been led by his late mother, queen elizabeth. now she, too, is remembered for her service. at 11:00 o clock, big ben signalled the start of the national two minute silence. big ben strikes the hour. cannon fire.