failing. ukraine says it will not officially announce the operation, but a local commander said his forces are only testing russian defenses for now. here s cnn s fred pleitgen. reporter: eight deliveries in one of the most dangerous places in ukraine. we re with the howard g. buffett foundation in the frontline town where the russias say ukraine s military is trying to punch through its defenses. constant mortgagor rounds drive residents underground. while you can t really see the counteroffensive of the uukrain you can see it and hear it as well. this man hands of boxes to residents traumatized by resilient. reporter: it s very dangerous but i got used to it,
regions. vladimir putin now says ukraine s counteroffensive has begun and says it s failing. ukraine has said it will not officially announce the operation, but a a local commander says his forces only testing russian defenses for now. fred pleitgen reports from one town fighting is hard to ignore there. reporter: aid deliveries in one of the most dangerous places in ukraine. the buffett foundation, the frontline town where the russians say ukraine s military is trying to punch through their defenses. constant art tul ri and morter barrages driving residents underground. we have to go to the basement because there s been an increase in shelling. you can certainly hear it and feel it as well. rein the basement shelter, a boxes are dlifred to elderly residents, many traumatized, but resilient. it s very dangerous here, but i
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russian missiles. reporter: occupied ukraine is aflame and evacuating its civilians. russia s wholesale departure can t come soon enough for this frontline town. ravaged by moscow, where four missiles hit on thursday alone. rescuers left guessing what the constant bangs mean and have done. seeing people just down the road carrying on life as per normal, despite dust in the sky around us. what s going on? [ speaking non-english ] they may not be outgoing? [ speaking non-english ] he s saying thisere isn t a particular time of day when these things start, it could be any time. reporter: the sky falls. all they can do here to stay
cnn s nick paton walsh takes office to one that is now almost a ghost town. occupied ukraine, evacuating its civilians. russia s departure can t come soon enough for frontline town. ravaged by moscow, where missiles hit on thursday alone. rescuers left guessing what the constant mean and have done. you see people on the chaos and life is normal. despite dustin these guys around. might not be that outgoing. he saying that he does not have a particular time doing the same start. it could be anytime at all frankly. as dusk falls, the sky is lit.