Fierce fighting continues near Avdiyivka, where the Russian occupiers are trying to divert the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attention from other sectors of the front, Ukrainian presidential office advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told the Ukrainian 24 TV channel on Oct.13.
seems there s fighting going along the front line. the ukrainians are suggesting that while russia is attacking in the donetsk front, they are in defensive mode, in the southern front in zaporizhzhya. we know russia has spent months building up anti-tank defenses and things like that. we re witnessing, perhaps the early stages, smaller wattles in the buildup to counteroffensive. ukraine is staying quiet about this. understandable. claire sebastian, many thanks. the ukrainian member of parliament for part of the odesa region. he joins me now from the city of odesa. thank you for talking with us. thank you.
The Russo-Ukrainian War is on its way to becoming the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War 2. At the current rate, it will surpass the 140,000+ deaths recorded in the decade-long Yugoslav Wars. A United States estimate places military losses (killed and wounded in action) at over 200,000 soldiers. This figure does not include the needless and unforgivable deaths of countless civilians. In economic terms, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently stated that 1 Trillion USD is required to rebuild his nation. Conservative estimates by Reuters put the figure closer to 310 Billion.
comprised probably about 5% of the attacking force on that front. it s quite a significant blow to the russians. ., ., ~ quite a significant blow to the russians. ., ., ~ ., ., ., russians. looking at the overall icture, russians. looking at the overall picture. what russians. looking at the overall picture, what is russians. looking at the overall picture, what is the russians. looking at the overall picture, what is the state - russians. looking at the overall picture, what is the state of - russians. looking at the overall| picture, what is the state of play at the moment? we know that mariupol is effectively in russian hands now, all but certainly in any significant sense of being able to hold it or repulse them. what is the target that the russians are trying to achievematt we talked about the donetsk region in order to get more that territory with much of it already in russian hands for the last eight years. what are they trying to achieve? last eight years. what are they
coming for many years and fortify that town. more widely, the objectives and the longer term are not clear but likely to hold onto certain parts of what they have down there in the south and towards 0desa but not quite getting there but for the moment, they will be focusing on that donetsk front. that donetsk front. there is been talk about the that donetsk front. there is been talk about the desire that donetsk front. there is been talk about the desire to - that donetsk front. there is been talk about the desire to control i that donetsk front. there is been i talk about the desire to control the coastline and of course the black sea is strategically important anyway for the russians as we know. hence the whole decision to annex crimea, but what are the applications to that if they could gain control of the ukrainian southern coast? 0r gain control of the ukrainian southern coast? or any coastline really? southern coast? or any coastline reall ? , , ., ~ ., really? very severe f