things are tonight that s right, ali, that s i the suburbs of kyiv, some of the russian troops have made advances and occupy small part of subarbs in kyiv and i northwest, in bucha, but i other parts in the west of the city, russian troops had mad advances, but the cranes fough back hard as, as you mentioned in your report and took back certain areas in the eastern parts of kyiv. that s because, ali, kyiv is a city on a heel, it s heavily fortified, it s streets an roads are very narrow, makin it very hard for russian tanks and heavy armor to maneuve their way around their of course, because they ve bee held met by fierce resistanc by the ukrainian forces trying to defend their capital, where president zelenskyy is still standing, and putting out thes very strong messages to hi armed forces and to the people
kyiv, called makariv after the invasion began russian officials had fought hard enough to take over tha town, but now ukraine has take over it back officials say they hung th blue and yellow flag over th town, defense department officials say russia s advance towards ukraine s capita remains completely stalled russian troops are still mor than nine miles beyond the northwest part of kyiv, an more than 18 miles from th eastern edge of the capitol. which is basically exactly where they were a week ago there are reports of russian soldiers suffering fro frostbite, because they have not been outfitted with th proper gear. the pentagon said today that the russian military has los more than 10% of the comba forces that were set to invade ukraine u.s. officials say tha for the first time russian forces have begun shelling the port city of mariupol, not fro the ground, but from the water which is a sign that their ground forces continue t struggle to gain and maintai new ground and so, for the
are determined to protect ou land, and to stay here many others have not stayed more, from ravaged cities in lviv arriving today, natalie i from kyiv, surrounding russian troops on three sides sh decided to get out with he family before it s too late. others are making th remarkable choice to return. a humanitarian corridor opened up today, and this trai has been loaded up wit supplies and people who ar heading back east, to pick u loved ones this woman is coming back from poland to care for he sick father in eastern ukraine this mother is returning wit her young daughter this is my country, she says firmly refugees now top three and a half million, as a volunteer train conductor sergei has see a lot of them, defiance in places like mariupol weigh heavily on him right now, it s a stronghol