it s thought russia wants to push south and west which would cut off vital access to the black sea coast. putin s forces tried this in march and failed. but attacks in the region have increased in the last week and there are fears that his forces may try again. laura bicker reports on the battle for the south of ukraine from the key port city of mykolaiv. the farewell scenes have become agonisingly familiar. ludmila holds her children for as long as she can, trying to put a brave face on it. i ll see them again when the bombs stop, she tells me. but no one knows how long that will be. we ve been hearing quite a few thuds in the distance, but in theory, this village should be out of range for now. the ukrainians have already pushed the russians out of the city, but the fear is, they re
week and there are fears that his forces may try again. laura bicker reports on the battle for the south of ukraine from the key port city of mykolaiv. the farewell scenes have become agonisingly familiar. ludmila holds her children for as long as she can, trying to put a brave face on it. i ll see them again when the bombs stop, she tells me. but no one knows how long that will be. we ve been hearing quite a few thuds in the distance, but in theory, this village should be out of range for now. the ukrainians have already pushed the russians out of the city, but the fear is, they re going to have to do it again, and that s why many people have made the decision to leave. they re fleeing a war of rockets and artillery. a cruise missile tore through the regional
back for kyiv. that hasn t put the city off, though, trying to heal. for some families, that will take time. 0ne ukrainian soldier killed while defending the city of slovyansk is taken to his final resting place, followed by his mother, vladyslava. bogdan was 26 years old. his first name means, given by god , because his parents had waited so long to have a child. translation: we have to win, there is no other way. - there is no other way. we re going to win. this collective grief hasn t killed the fight. translation: we don t need the sky, ground or sea to be closed.
may not stop at ukraine. 0rla guerin, bbc news, donbas. 0 rla 0rla guerin their reporting. now, what could moscow s next move be? it s thought russia wants to push south and west which would cut off vital access to the black sea coast. putin s forces tried this in march and failed. but attacks in the region have increased in the last week and there are fears that his forces may try again. laura bicker reports on the battle for the south of ukraine from the key port city of mykolaiv. the farewell scenes have become agonisingly familiar. ludmila holds her children for as long as she can, trying to put a brave face on it. i ll see them again when the bombs stop, she tells me. but no one knows how long that will be. we ve been hearing quite a few thuds
and as the russians advance, civilians flee from towns and cities here. it s now 100 days and counting of wrenching separations. vladimir putin caused this calls this liberation. if he succeeds here, his ambitions may not stop at ukraine. following its offensive in the east, it s thought russia wants to push south and west. president putin s forces tried this in march, and failed. but russian control here would cut off vital access to the black sea coast, and it s feared they may try again. laura bicker reports on the battle for the south of ukraine from the key port city of mykolaiv. the farewell scenes have become agonisingly familiar. ludmila holds her children for as long as she can,