president zelenskyy says not at any cost. what do they need? and is bakhmut more of a strategic win, or is it something of a momentum win, a symbolic win for russia? victor, bakhmut is important i would say it is at the tactical operational level important for the ukrainian defense, but i think for russia and ukraine, this is a fight that has really evolved into something symbolic and we remember sort of against odds ukrainians held on to bakhmut through the period of the 24 february one-year anniversary. putin basically got no trophy win, no win to show moscow for that. i think tactically, yes, it s a lot of significance.
to the east of kyiv, ukrainian military officials and even the president himself are describing a more challenging situation unfolding on the front lines of bakhmut. ukraine says bakhmut remains the epicenter of russia s nonstop attacks as russian forces gradually advance, making it harder for ukrainian units to maintain access to the city. cnn reports on how moscow is portraying its progress on the battlefield. reporter: russian defense ministry video from the war in ukraine showing moscow s troops on the move, gaining ground, beating back ukrainian forces. but, the reality, at least in some cases, seems different. these soldiers say they were mobilized from siberia, and they are refusing to fight. due to the current state of affairs, we find ourselves in a desperate position as the commanders do not care about
anniversary of the russian invasion of his country. is is due to make an address. we will be bringing that to you live, here on bbc news, as soon as that does happen. our russia editor steve rosenberg, explained how moscow was marking the anniversary. the one year anniversary is not headline news year. the tv news bulletins in russia sort of gloss over the fact that the so called special military operation did not achieve its original goal, which was a swift victory for the kremlin. as you say, things did not go according to plan at all. we saw very heavy russian military casualties. a tv anchor a few days ago talked about a huge number of dead. and president putin had to mobilize, draught hundreds of thousands of russians into the army. but you know what? listen to what he says. listen to his speeches. there is no hint of regret.
russia could get more from china. one big challenge for the war s second year controlling the pace of escalation, keeping the killing in ukraine. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg, explained how moscow was marking the anniversary. the one year anniversary is not headline news year. the tv news bulletins in russia sort of gloss over the fact that the so called special military operation did not achieve its original goal, which was a swift victory for the kremlin. as you say, things did not go according to plan at all. we saw very heavy russian military casualties. a tv anchor a few days ago talked about a huge number of dead. and president putin had to mobilize, draught hundreds of thousands of russians into the army. but you know what? listen to what he says.
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