Ukrainians walking through the streets of Zaporizhzhia voiced hope and careful optimism as intensifying combat in the south of Ukraine suggested Kyiv was kicking its offensive into gear.
and very strong, said lyubov. i was thrown all the way into the corridor. overnight a frantic race for survivors and the news no parent should ever have to hear. a 2-year-old girl had been killed as she slept with her mother, who was badly injured. across the border in russia, a new front line. anti-kremlin militia fighting alongside ukraine have stepped up attacks in the belgorod region. the daily hardships in ukraine being felt by russians, who have taken temporary refuge in a shelter. we re trying to be strong, said irina bulakova, because we have children who give us the incentive to carry on. in a self-recorded message on social media, belgorod s governor vyacheslav gladkov, urged residents to evacuate the border towns. but if a newly posted ukrainian military video was anything to