is ever to be won. amazing. first, i m glad you and your crew are okay. dw what did you hear about the assault on the front lines? reporter: of course, we were able to leave. those ukraine soldiers have to stay to face on a daily basis that artillery barrage. they also have the cold weather and the mud to contend with. it is miserable. the casualties are very high indeed. it is high on the other side as well. the russians, remember, are plowing resources and planpower into the battle for bakhmut. even though they re making progress, it is coming at a very high price for them as well. you talked about the ukrainian battery commanders saying they re running low. what else do they need to hold
leave, but those ukrainian soldiers have to stay to face on a daily basis that artillery barrage. they ve also got the cold weather and the mud to contend with. it s miserable. not to mention the casualties are very high indeed. it s high on the other side as well. the russians, remember, are plowing resources and manpower into the battle for this place. even though they are making some progress, it s coming at a very high price for them as well. you talked about the battery commanders there, ukrainian battery commanders, saying they are running low on ammunitions and weapons. what else do they say they need to hold the positions? i mean, they need a whole host of military supplies. warm clothing, vehicles, everything like that. they are insisting that it s the weapons and the ammunition that will make the difference between where this battle is won or lost. they need more weapons, they say, more ammunition, more artillery pieces. the more they have, they more they can rotate them.
this is our position reporter: but battery commanders at the front line tell me they re now running low on ammunition rounds. that even guns sent from the united states are breaking under such constant strain. they need more of both, they say, if this battle for bakhmut is ever to be won. of course the high casualties they re suffering on the ukrainian side, it s reflected on the other side as well. remember the russians are plowing resources and man power into the battle for bakhmut they re making some gains but at a high cost. matthew chance from d knnipr ukraine. thank you.