of war thinks that has been so successful that the russians have been pushed back to the border in some cases and have basically given up their attempts to encircle kharkiv. now, it is not a turning point in the war, i think, in the same way that the defeat for the russians in the battle for kyiv was, but i think it is a significant moment. the reason for that could be that it will allow the ukrainians to redeploy some troops, but also to start to threaten the supply lines that the russians have, the supply lines that run down to places like izyum and into the donbas because that is really now where the battle is going to be focused, the eastern region of ukraine. if the ukrainians can start to threaten those supply lines, bring more troops in, well, they can give themselves a key strategic advantage in what is going to be the battle for the future of this country. in ukraine, this week, the country s national guard said that at least 500 of its members have died since
of war thinks that has been so successful that the russians have been pushed back to the border in some cases and have basically given up their attempts to encircle kharkiv. now, it is not a turning point in the war, i think, in the same way that the defeat for the russians in the battle for kyiv was, but i think it is a significant moment. the reason for that could be that it will allow the ukrainians to redeploy some troops, but also to start to threaten the supply lines that the russians have, the supply lines that run down to places like izyum and into the donbas because that is really now where the battle is going to be focused, the eastern region of ukraine. if the ukrainians can start to threaten those supply lines, bring more troops in, well, they can give themselves a key strategic advantage in what is going to be the battle for the future of this country. russia has warned that the entry of finland and sweden into nato would lead to a militarisation of the baltic region. the
our correspondent in lviv, joe inwood, told us more about the battle for kharkiv and its significance for the wider war. and its significance kharkiv and its significance is ukraine s second city and it kharkiv is ukraine s second city and it has had the nickname in the past of a fortress that he think it is fair to say over the last days it has earned that reputation. the ukrainian forces who defended it since the start of the war, under huge levels of bombardment, have successfully pushed the russians back. the app and launching counter offensives over the last few days and now this analysis from the institute for the study of war think that has been so successful the russians have been pushed back to the border in some cases and have basically given up their attempts to encircle kharkiv. it is not the turning point in the war, i think, in the same way that the defeat for the russians in the battle for kyiv is but i think a significant moment. and the reason for that it is it
tall order for russia to fully encircle kharkiv. mariupol had what 140,000 residents before the invasion, kharkiv, was 1.5 or something exactly and a strong ring of ukrainian forces who have been launching successful counter offensives, russians tried to push in there last month, weren t successful in doing it but because of that relentless bombardment, sort of instills a sort of vulnerable mentally as well in terms of morale because the message you re receiving day in and day out is you will not be allowed to have a normal life in any way, shape or form, unless you submit. where were you in chernobyl today, the iea direct calling it a fact-finding mission, bringing necessary equipment and where they come out, have found significant damage. remember the russians occupied that facility early on in the war, they were there several
they hear the reports of people that were forced to take a shovel and dug these graves in exchange for just some water and food, and understandably, it gives them, you know, a shiver of fear down their spine, because they re so keenly aware of the fact that they are potentially vulnerable to that, as well. i would just say, though, anderson, that it would be a very tall order for russia to be able to fully encircle kharkiv mariupol had, what, 440,000 residents before the invasion. kharkiv was, what, 1.5 or something? yeah, exactly. and it has a strong ring of ukrainian forces who have been launching successful counteroffenses. the russians tried to push in there last month, they weren t successful in doing it. but because of that relentless bombardment, it sort of instills a sort of vulnerability mentally, as well, in terms of morale, because the message you re receiving day in and day out is, you will not be allowed