the siege of the southern ukrainian city of mariupol has entered its second month. yet, the people of the city have held out despite a lack of food, water and electricity. in one of the grimmest moments of the conflict so far, authorities there say they believe around 300 people may have died when russia bombed the local theatre last week, where civilians were taking shelter including many children. officials say their assessment is based on witness accounts it can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from behind the front lines in southern ukraine. sir kay scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine. the rich fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: ~ doing. translation: , doing. translation: , translation: we can t see mariupol but we know translation: we c
independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from behind the front lines in southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol but we know what s happening - there and we must not let that happen here. these people know that we are here for them. these are the last ukrainian defensive lines in the south before the front line a couple of kilometres away, and all the while russia continues to shell and bomb the city of mariupol, just down the road. the big question here is what does russia do next? here, they say they are armed and ready. towns and villages across the region are targets for russian artillery.
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the head of britain s cyber intelligence has said that russian troops in ukraine are demoralised, short of equipment and refusing to carry out orders. sirjeremy fleming said president putin had overestimated the russian forces abilities and had not expected the ukrainian people to resist so stoutly. ukraine s president zelensky has warned that russia is moving its forces away from the north to prepare for new strikes on the donbas area in the east. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from the front line town of 0rikhiv in southern ukraine a warning some viewers may find his report distressing. russia says it s not deliberately targeting civilians in this war, but there is no other