Commander has warned of heavy battles on the new front in the North East Region of kharkiv. The russian president Vladimir Putin says there are no plans to capture the countrys second city but said moscow was instead carving out a buffer zone. Moscow was instead carving out a bufferzone. Russian moscow was instead carving out a buffer zone. Russian forces have been advancing in the north east and fierce fighting has been taking place. The yellow on this map represent new gains claimed by russia. Our Defence Correspondent has been to the front line. From there he sent this special report. We are told to immediately head to a bunker. Taking shelter, recently arrived ukrainian reinforcements. A week ago, they were fighting elsewhere on the front. Andre tells me the story is dynamic and tense. From a drone feed, they are nervously watching and waiting for another attack. Nervously watching and waiting for anotherattack. He nervously watching and waiting for another attack. He says it is ti