yes, clive. we certainly heard the sound of artillery intensifying in recent days. many people who live in this region have already left, which is why you can see few lights on in the block of flats behind me. i think the fighting he will be different from what we have seen in kyiv. it is more open countryside. the advantage that ukrainians have is that they are already well dug in. they have been fighting russian backed separatists here for the past eight years and they are some of the most battle hardened troops, and also tired, but it looks like morale is still high. the advantage for the russians is they are now fighting on fewer fronts. russians is they are now fighting on fewerfronts. they russians is they are now fighting on fewer fronts. they also have a numeric advantage, one western official saying he expected russia to notjust double but possibly triple the number of forces it has in this region, but also saying that could take some considerable time. i think everybody knows
our defence correspondent jonathan beale is in eastern ukraine. many people who live in this region have already left that s why you can see few lights on in the block of flats behind me. i think the fighting here will be different from what we ve seen in kyiv it s more open countryside. the advantage the ukrainians have is that they are already well dug in. remember, they ve been fighting russian backed separatists here for the past eight years, they are some of their most battle hardened troops also tired, but it looks like their morale is still high. the advantage for the russians as they are now fighting on fewer fronts. they also have the numeric advantage one western official said he expected russia to notjust double, but possibly triple the number of forces it has in this region, but also saying that could take some considerable time. i think everybody knows that this next phase of the war could be decisive in the east, it could also be bloodied. the new russian general
region have already left that s why you can see few lights on in the block of flats behind me. i think the fighting here will be different than what we ve seen in kyiv it s more open countryside. the advantage the ukrainians have is that they are already well dug in. remember, they ve been fighting russian backed separatists here for the past eight years, they are some of their most battle hardened troops also tired, but it looks like their morale is still high. the advantage for the russians as they are now fighting on fewer fronts. they also have the numeric advantage one western official said he expected russia to notjust double, but possibly triple the number of forces it has in this region, but also saying that could take some considerable time. i think everybody knows that this next phase of the war could be decisive in the east, it could also be bloodied. the new russian general in charge is known as the butcher of syria for a reason. that was our defence correspondent
our defence correspondent jonathan beale is there. we certainly heard the sound of artillery intensifying in recent days. many people who live in this region have already left, which is why you can see few lights on in the block of flats behind me. i think the fighting here will be different from what we have seen in kyiv. it s more open countryside. the advantage the ukrainians have is that they are already well dug in. they have been fighting russian backed separatists here for the past eight years and they are some of the most battle hardened troops, and also tired, but it looks like morale is still high. the advantage for the russians is they are now fighting on fewer fronts. they also have the numeric advantage, one western official saying he expected russia to not just double but possibly triple the number of forces it has in this region, but also saying that could take some considerable time. i think everybody knows that this next phase of the war could be decisive in the east.
animaland human. duncan kennedy reports. she had been in the family for ten years. but last year, roly, the blonde cockapoo, was stolen. it happened during a walk in open countryside. her owner, katie christie, says roly has never been found. i think lots of family pets are more than just a pet. they are members of the family. we really were devastated when she went and it s very traumatic. it s a year on and we still are very upset and hoping to get her back. some dog thefts are caught on camera. these two men on the right took a chihuahua on a london street and drove him off in this van. the government says 2000 dogs were reported stolen last year, but it says current pet laws are not strong enough, so it s introducing a new offence of pet theft.