The bombing is relentless. Explosion. Shallow trenches offer the barest of protection from russian fire. Come on this way. Down. Down, down, down, down. Get in, get down. We follow closely in their daily life and death struggle to halt their enemy. Outgunned and outmanned, they refuse to give ground. Explosion. They are the defenders of donbas. First light on the Eastern Front. And the opening battle of the day for Ukrainian Forces heading forward. Is with the mud. War has left donbas ploughed and churned. This is their Second Spring since russia invaded, their Second Season of muck and misery and their second year in their struggle to keep their country free. Ukraines Eastern Front stretches for nearly 1,000 kilometres, mostly across the luhansk and donetsk regions that make up donbas. Capturing here is now russias principal war aim. We met up with ukraines 1st Tank Brigade on the zero line just outside velyka novosilka. Few know how to handle this heavily contested ground better than
It comes five days after a Ukrainian Drone attack in the same area. Now on bbc news, defenders of donbas. Theyre one of ukraines most decorated brigades in a daily battle to hold back russia on the Eastern Front. For the 1st Tank Brigade, its the fight of their lives. Under constant attack from airand ground. Come, quickly. They gave us unprecedented access to their front lines. While they fight to keep russia out from a town under constant attack. Dog barks explosion the bombing is relentless. Explosion shallow trenches offer the barest of protection from russian fire. Come on this way. Down. Down, down, down, down. Get in, get down. We follow closely in their daily life and death struggle to halt their enemy. Outgunned and outmanned, they refuse to give ground. Explosion they are the defenders of donbas. First light on the Eastern Front. And the opening battle of the day for Ukrainian Forces heading forward. Is with the mud. War has left donbas ploughed and churned. This is their Sec
it comes five days after a ukrainian drone attack in the same area. now on bbc news, defenders of donbas. they re one of ukraine s most decorated brigades in a daily battle to hold back russia on the eastern front. for the 1st tank brigade, it s the fight of their lives. under constant attack from airand ground. come, quickly. ..they gave us unprecedented access to their front lines. ..while they fight to keep russia out from a town under constant attack. dog barks explosion the bombing is relentless. explosion shallow trenches offer the barest of protection from russian fire. come on! this way. down. down, down, down, down. get in, get down. we follow closely in their daily life and death struggle to halt their enemy. outgunned and outmanned, they refuse to give ground. explosion they are the defenders of donbas. first light on the eastern front. ..and the opening battle of the day for ukrainian forces heading forward. ..is with the mud. war has left donbas ploughed and chur
hello and welcome to the programme. a group of big american banks has injected 30 billion dollars into a smaller regional bank, first republic, which had been seen as at risk of failure. it comes as fears grow of a crisis in the global financial sector. shares in european banks hit a two month low after the eurozone s central bank hiked interest rates by a half of one percent. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, has insisted the us financial system remains sound despite a series of bank collapses. you i can reassure the members that the banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that the deposits will be there when they need them. these actions demonstrate a resolute commission data may commitment that our financial system remains strong that our depositors remain safe. our north america correspondent, peter bowes joins us now. questions: so peter, what s prompted janet yellen to strike such a reassuring tone there? it has, for about a week now since
voice-over: live from our studio in singapore, - this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. eleven of america s biggest private banks have stepped forward with a $30 billion rescue package for the troubled first republic bank. fears had been growing that the regional lender might be at risk of failure, as a result of market turmoil. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, insists the rescue deal is evidence of resilience in the country s banking system. ican i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound, and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our resolute commitment to ensure that our financial system remains strong, and that depositors s savings remain safe. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told us what prompted janet yellen to strike such an upbeat note. for about a week now, since the collaps