about 12 russian missiles. no word on casualty there. what we know is that there is mounting frustration among the ukrainians because, as the germans dither over whether to give the country the tanks it desperately needs, the front line is burning. in the trenches outside becahmu hoping to rappel russian forces on the verge of encircling the city. drone footage shows the impact of their rounds on enemy positions. the refrain among these troops, we need more. speaks about it. yes, of course. it s more powerful for our time. but now is 21st century.
city, footage shows the impact of their rounds on enemy positions. the refrain among these troops, we need more. speaks about tense, tense, tense. yes, of course. it s most powerful for our field but now it s 21 century. you need around bakhmut slowly and steadily the russians are gaining ground. thursday, the head of vogner group claim his troops and own his troops took the village just south of the city. in a dug-out this officer explains vogner s tactics. they attack at night. the first wave is less trained but we have to use lots of ammunition against them, he
in eastern ukraine. cnn senior international correspondent, ben wedeman joins me now. ben, you were inside the trenches near bakhmut. what did you see there? what we saw is for the moment, jim, the ukrainian forces are managing to hold the russians off. but the intensity of fire into the city, and into the trenches around the city is going to be difficult for them to endure for too much longer. in the trenches outside bakhmut, the crew is at work. hoping to repel a russian forces on the verge of encircling the city. drone footage shows the impact of their rounds on enemy positions. the refrain among these troops, we need more. they all speak about tens,
april 14, 1972, the battle of fire support base charley, loan lone american on the base was major john duffy. they called him dusty cyanide. that was his call name. in those days leading up to april 14th, the battalion command post had been destroyed. major duffy had already been twice wounded, refusing evacuation. efforts to resupply the base had failed. fsb charlie was surrounded by the battalion-sized element. for hours american gun ships guided by dusty cyanide took air strikes on enemy positions. major duffy repeatedly exposed himself to danger in order to direct the gun ship s fire and keep the battalion from being overrun. he even called in one strike, extreme danger close to his own position in order to drive back