really, by russian artillery for basically this whole war, so a couple of months now. one in particular has now been pretty much wiped off the map, and we hear that the russians are advancing through that town now. they are also pushing very hard in another key front line, severo dotesk, so at huge expense and lives and infrastructure, the russians are inching forward. but generally, the situation today is a quagmire and a brutal one, because the russian tactics really don t seem to have changed very much since their disastrous push for kyiv. they are still bombarding residential neighbourhoods. we of course saw that school that was hit, 60 dead there, some distance north of me here. but in general, although the ukrainians admit that on the front line they are taking a pounding and struggling in many areas, generally, because they are using small units
general staff of the russian army valery gerasimov had been injured. at the same time, russia has lost its flagship in the black sea, the moskva, this great big missile cruiser which was the pride and joy of the fleet, sung effectively by two missiles fired by the ukrainians. two missiles fired by the ukrainians. ,, i , ukrainians. and us sources saying they helped ukrainians. and us sources saying they helped with ukrainians. and us sources saying they helped with the ukrainians. and us sources saying they helped with the intelligence. | they helped with the intelligence. well, they d played it down, because they did not want to antagonise russian say, we were responsible, but russia pretty angry about that. let s go back to james waterhouse, who has been watching this parade and listening to president putin in kyiv. what do you think kyiv and zelensky will take from what president putin had to say in that address, james? i president putin had to say in that address, james?
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to go forward to counterattack, they are having white successful moves to limit the russians and in some places, to counterattack quite effectively, particularly around kharkiv, much further north, but also in a place called izyun and elsewhere. so in a sense, the situation here is really on a knife edge. we could get this big russian push, but it doesn t feel like it is imminent. it really feels like a quagmire. imminent. it really feels like a quagmire- imminent. it really feels like a cauamiref ., ., , ,,, imminent. it really feels like a cauamiref ., , ,, , ., quagmire. what about the supply of wea ons, quagmire. what about the supply of weapons, andrew? quagmire. what about the supply of weapons, andrew? how quagmire. what about the supply of weapons, andrew? how are - quagmire. what about the supply of weapons, andrew? how are nato i quagmire. what about the supply of i weapons, andrew? how are nato and other western weapons reaching where you are? by rail, still? you other w
artillery and so on, western artillery and so on, western artillery here. whether that is the case or not, it is hard to say. we have seen some videos suggesting that actually, some of that sophisticated weaponry is in place in some areas, but if the russians are lulled into a false sense of security as well, and that also serves ukrainians. security as well, and that also serves ukrainians. andrew harding and the donbas, serves ukrainians. andrew harding and the donbas, thank serves ukrainians. andrew harding and the donbas, thank you - serves ukrainians. andrew harding and the donbas, thank you very . serves ukrainians. andrew harding - and the donbas, thank you very much. we can now speak to natasha norman, director of the institute of identity. what did you make of president putin s address? what he said, and what he didn t say. good mornin , said, and what he didn t say. good morning. yes- said, and what he didn t say. good morning. yes- it said, and what he didn t say. goo