because of a military convey that is moving along it. let me try and show you that on a map. i think it can come up. i let me try and show you that on a map. i think it can come up. i have map. i think it can come up. i have my colleague map. i think it can come up. i have my colleague from map. i think it can come up. i have my colleague from bbc map. i think it can come up. i have my colleague from bbc russian . my colleague from bbc russian service with me to break it down. i will get this map up so we can see where the m4 is in terms of where the wagner are moving from and how they are moving up north. we will get the map up, but gives a sense of what is going on, because we get the report security is being beefed up in moscow and that the wagner are on the move north. it is in moscow and that the wagner are on the move north- the move north. it is a long way from where the move north. it is a long way from where wagner the move north. it is a long way from whe
but first our correspondent abduljalil abdulrasulov reports from the front line in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target
abdujalil abdurasulov reports from the frontline in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob, to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target. the crew has to be quick. afte
really needed. he has been trying to re energise western support. don t forget, he left the us earlier this week having failed to secure some crucial defence fund and the decision in brussels was hanging in the balance because eu leaders pushed it through in a pretty bizarre fashion. the only one to oppose the plan, viktor orban left the room when the decision was made. it is a bit of the detailfor decision was made. it is a bit of the detail for now, an obstacle to overcome. while ukrainians know the road to eu membership is a long one with no guarantee of success, this is a morale boost right when they needed one. it s a crucial time for the country, as winter weather picks up and heavy fighting continues in bakhmut and avdeevka. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov reports from the frontline in bakhmut in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and b
of the investigative journalists behind the story. ben, out of interest, as we re talking about twitter, how important is it as a tool for your reporting? look, for many of us, twitter is really a lifeline. you know, not only is it a way to share findings, but i think there s there s a couple of reasons. first of all, collaboration. i never would have met some of the people i ve worked with had it not been for twitter. second, it s a world of sources at our fingertips, so that we re able to contact those that we really wouldn t be able to actually reach. and third, it s a way for us to actually speak to people on the ground and it s one of those crucial platforms for that, which, as we ve seen with this investigation, we wouldn t have had access to many of those people had it not been for some platforms like twitter. 0k, and we will come back to more of that, i m sure, later. but let s go for the big story this week. elon musk announced himself as chief twit last week when