a global infrastructure project to counter china s own belt and wrote initiative with broadcasting live direct. more studios in moscow, this is our to international. i m john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. and we start with his latest from the war and ukraine, according to le ganske officials. russian lead forces have significantly advanced in the city of lucy chance in the republics northwest. ukrainian forces are now said to be retreating east from the area of fierce battles are understood to have broken out. in lucy chanced after russian led forces to control of key areas around the city. now as you can see from this map, the ukranian army now appears to be blocked from the north. after key of troops retreated from ever done. yet scant. also from the south, which has allowed the lugens army to surround lucy chanced ortiz eager to donald got exclusive access to see how russian and allied forces have been operating in lou ganske was ukrainian. now, a russian tro