conflict but trying to held off diplomacy. ukraine does not trust russia at the diplomatic table. it is a game, a sign of weakness from the kremlin. they would never normally wish to ask for talks. and so we have to see what the next weeks bring ahead in terms of that part of the discussion. what is interesting, too, is there are signal this morning of heightened activity in the kherson area, ukraine s continually moving forward on the front line. outstanding reporting on the ground there in kyiv, nick paton walsh, thank you so much. the future of the communications link that nick mentioned in the report is up in the air. spacex has reportedly given tho thousands of its satellites. that may be coming to an end.
it came just a day after putin s 70th birthday. this video was tweeted apparently mocking russia s leader. happy birthday, mr. president ukraine s postal service was quick to issue a staff commemorating the bridge explosion. residents taking selfies in front of the main post office. reporter: i m grve waited foe moment that the bridge burned. i think we re glad it finally happened. reporter: the damage to the road section is more extension, creating another bottle neck for russian forces in southern ukraine already struggling with logistics. forces in southern ukraine are suffering losses and have been around the kherson area. one of the big problems they ve been having is resupplying their
that this is like a degree sufficiently enough, we can do the next step. but currently we re destroying their weapons and destroying their positions on a daily basis. including in the kherson area. and nearly six months, the almost constant bombardment of ukraine has left the country littered with destroyed buildings and unexploded ordinary nantnces which can cou detonate at any moment. and david mckenzie spent time with a team doing some dangerous work. that is where the vast majority of the contamination has gone. reporter: for each devastating strike, there is a deadly chain reaction. it struck this building and the ammunition which didn t detonate on that initial blast has been kicked out, has been thrown from here, and it can
that this is a degree sufficiently enough, we can do the next step. but currently we are destroying their weapons, destroying their positions, on a daily basis. including in the kherson area. do you have enough combat-ready troops for an offensive like that? yes. yes, we do have manpower, we will have troops ready, absolutely. yeah. so it s all about the weapons. but also, it s about the tactic. the tactic may not be as a large, decisive battle. the tactic may be a series of attacks, a large series of attacks, a multitude of attacks which would be decreasing their battlefield potential and their capabilities in the area. putin s strategy seems to be to try to turn this conflict into some kind of frozen conflict, if you like, both sides bogged down, going nowhere, and that is where it stays. what s the time frame for ukraine to begin that operation