a local shopkeeper, alexander, filmed himself on the front lines. you little beauties! , he shouts. it was a colossal effort by the whole town, he says. we used hunting rifles, people threw bricks, old women loaded sandbags, the russians didn t know where to look. i ve never seen the community come together like that. as the invaders approached the bridge, the locals blew it up at which point these british anti tank weapons played a decisive role. the ukrainians destroyed almost every russian vehicle, denying them the chance to seize the town and to rebuild the bridge. tank tracks still mark svetlana nikolajevna s garden. her outhouse took a direct hit.
the russians into an ambush. gunfire. a local shopkeeper, alexander, filmed himself on the front lines. you little beauties! he shouts. it was a colossal effort by the whole town, he says. we used hunting rifles, people threw bricks, old women loaded sandbags, the russians didn t know where to look. i ve never seen the community come together like that. as the invaders approached the bridge, the locals blew it up at which point these british anti tank weapons played a decisive role. the ukrainians destroyed almost every russian vehicle, denying them the chance to seize the town and to rebuild the bridge. tank tracks still mark
what we are seeing here now in lviv is a hardening of positions. so, where you had checkpoints on the outer edge of the city, those checkpoints are now dug in. you have defenses closer into the center of the city, all an indication, i, think that people are expecting a widening of the conflict. beyond that, i was at a gun store today, and you have civilian now arming themselves in preparation. look, this is a gun store that sold two thirds of its guns in the last two weeks. and really only has hunting rifles left. so, you have civilians now arming themselves with hunting rifles, not necessarily weapons of war. here is a little bit with someone i spoke with, on why he is buying a gun. on why h my family is here. escaping to somewhere else, it may be an option for others. but at the end of the day, if everyone will leave, who is going to be here? why are those guys dying there?
and not just the men and the soldiers, it s everybody. you have the old ladies who say give us a molotov cocktail we will throw it out our windows, and give us hunting rifles, we will shot with those. half the population is ready and willing to fight. and the commanders say they have multiple rings going out and it. they have not broached any of those yet and remarkably successful at keeping the russians outside and again, that s why the fear of the bombardment is ever present. the city is also extensive subway system and know they intend to use that as a defensive mechanism so pop up anywhere, they can move the troops quickly, supplies to and from places. and high rise buildings and snipers in many of the buildings. but, william burns, the c.i.a.
gunfire a local shopkeeper, alexander, filmed himself on the front lines. explosion you little beauties! he shouts. it was a colossal effort by the whole town, he says. we used hunting rifles, people threw bricks, old women loaded sandbags, the russians didn t know where to look. i ve never seen the community come together like that. as the invaders approached the bridge, the locals blew it up. at which point these british anti tank weapons played a decisive role. the ukrainians destroyed almost every russian vehicle, denying them the chance to seize the town and to rebuild the bridge. tank tracks still mark svetlana nikolajevna s garden. her outhouse took a direct hit.