a mix of music by italian and ukrainian composers. international harmony in stark contrast to life in ukraine. tim muffett, bbc news. the ukrainian military says it s continuing to prevent russian forces from advancing in parts of the donbas region. the eastern town of lysychansk is encircled on three sides by russian troops. most of the city s residents have left, with the last remaining in desperate conditions, under constant shelling. andrew harding sent this report. the russians are getting closer. their missiles landing to our left and our right as we take the last road into lysychansk, a farming town under siege. we re following a ukrainian army medic, 0live kravchenka. pointing out the town s latest lacerations. look here, bomb.
left, with the last remaining people in desperate conditions, and under constant shelling. andrew harding sent this report. the russians are getting closer, their missiles landing to our left and our right as we take the last road into lysychansk, a farming town under siege. we re following a ukrainian army medic, olive kravchenka, pointing out the town s latest lacerations. look here, bomb. he s taking us closer to the front lines, to a hidden base from where his teams scoop up casualties. several days, it s blood, blood, blood, blood. the russians are making a big push now. yeah, yeah. very, very. you d say the fighting is getting a lot worse now? yeah, very extreme. very extreme and very dangerous, very. the army has taken over the local hospital. a soldier is brought
they have not been telling journalists exactly what is going on with some suggesting that is why, for the first time, this evacuation seems to have been a success. joe, thank you very much. the ukrainian military says it s continuing to prevent russian forces from advancing in parts of the donbas region. the eastern town of lysychansk is encircled on three sides by russian troops. most of the city s residents have left, with the last remaining in desperate conditions, under constant shelling. andrew harding sent this report. the russians are getting closer. their missiles landing to our left and right, as we take the last road into lysychansk. a farming town under siege. we are following a ukrainian army medic.
who may have helped him. we have had a warrant issued for director vicki white. - the charges are permitting or facilitating an escape i in the first degree. the ukrainian military says its continuing to prevent russian forces from advancing in parts of the donbas region. the eastern town of is encircled on three sides by russian troops. most of the city s residents have left, with the last remaining in desperate conditions, under constant shelling. andrew harding sent this report. the russians are getting closer. their missiles landing to our left and right, as we take the last road into lysychansk. a farming town under siege.
and our right as we take the last road into lysychansk, a farming town under siege. we re following a ukrainian army medic, olive kravchenka. pointing out the town s latest lacerations. look here. he s taking us closer to the front lines to a hidden base from where his teams scoop up casualties. several days, it s blood, blood, blood, blood. the russians are making a big push now. yeah, yeah. very, very. you d say the fighting is getting a lot worse now? yeah, very extreme. very extreme and very dangerous. the army has taken over the local hospital. a soldier is brought in by ambulance with a head wound. his injuries are severe, says the medic. there s not much hope for him . upstairs, a sombre