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.
the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from 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 re here for them. these are the last ukrainian defensive lines in the south before the front line a couple of kilometres away, and of course 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?
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, of course, 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? and here, they say they are armed and ready. towns and villages across the region are targets for russian artillery. the bombs are getting close.
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, of course, 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? and here, they say they are armed and ready. towns and villages across the region are targets for russian artillery. the bombs are getting close. nowhere in the south is really safe.
said france, greece and turkey are hoping to convince russia to help people to leave the city. the authorities in mariupol now say they believe around 300 people may have died when russia bombed the city s theatre last week at a time when civilians, including many children, were taking shelter in the building. the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from 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.