into eastern ukraine to so as i say, the biggest single loss of life since the outbreak. fredricka? and then we also learned at least three ukrainian soldiers were killed in a battle. the government said earlier it was making some progress against separatists. how much of a setback is this? well, i mean, it s sort of six steps forward and six backwards, if i can mix my metaphor in that way. yes, the government has made a lot of gains. it recently took rebel positions in a city in which they had been held by rebels for some time. it reestablishesingses there, so it s made some gains. at the same time you can see there are regular attack that is cause a great of damage in the east on government forces. so the battle is far from over, and it could be a long-lasting struggle for control of that part of the ukraine. and then russia s response in all of this?