solidar is not that significant strategically. tactically it may serve to help forces. but the cost they are paying is so high they may culminate or not be able to generate the combat force, which will mean the ukrainians cannot only hold it but counter offensive and push them back. all right. they are holding i mean, against all odds in so many different cases across ukraine. thanks very much for those insights. we appreciate it. coming up, new disturbing details now getting a glimpse into the mind of a man who killed four students in idaho. you re live with cnn newsroom.
artillery back at them. it is a stalemate sort of war. when the war goes more kinetic, i am part of the command team. we have to be prepared to fight. we are constantly at range. we are constantly doing it. very few actual ukrainian soldiers are engaged in face to face warfare outside of the trenches. those few, you know, maybe 10,000 or more, they might be in that active fight. they are in the strategic pockets. it is like the several donetsk pocket that we just had. there was a battle for lugansk. we had leaders down there. the line is being held to where the russians down. we suppose that there will be a major offensive. at that point, it will be a vehicle mobile infantry combat force. that all sounds very frightening. i wonder what a war here in this country might look like.
combat force in under 90 days. the uk defense ministry knows that the remaining russian forces are operating under, quote, low morale and reduced combat effectiveness. the institute for the studio for ads that russian forces have become so depleted on the battlefield it they are combining consolidating battalion groups and hear the rendered inoperable because of the losses that they face. even western russia, the uk defense ministry also says that those losses were, quote, almost certainly to be exacerbated with russia both continuing to take risks with further attrition, due to commanders being under increased pressure to show tangible success, while being, quote, unlikely to accelerate its reign of advance of the next 30 days. essentially, ukraine continues to hold much of the, line picking off russian forces as they try to continue to advance. why much of the territory map for the donbas has stayed the same for so long, despite the
their combat force. that s according to the united kingdom s defense ministry. they also note russia s offense in the donbas failed momentum and failed to achieve territorial gains. tomorrow is primary day in idaho, kentucky, north carolina, oregon and pennsylvania. all eyes are on the commonwealth s high stakes senate races. john fetterman, the favorite to win on the democratic side, announced he s recovering after a stroke. these are the five things to know for your new day. all of these stories on cnn and cnn.com and don t forget to download the 5 things podcast. also this morning, jury selection has just started in the trial of the former clinton campaign lawyer, michael successman, who s charged with lying to the fbi by special counsel john durham who has spent the last three years reviewing whether or not former president trump s campaign was
to jurassic-themed at-home activities. join over 3 million members and start enjoying rewards like these, and so much more in the xfinity app! and don t miss jurassic world:dominion in theaters june 10th. today fresh signs ukraine is making gains on the battlefield. this video take a look, shows ukrainian forces at the border. with russia. just north of kharkiv. saying mr. president, we made it. fighting continues in the eastern regions of luhansk and donetsk. drone and satellite images show the failed you might say disastrous attempts by russians to cross a key river. as many as 70 armored vehicles lost. in less than three months since invade, the uk estimate is russia may have lost one-third of the combat force in ukraine.