Early in the counteroffensive, Ukraine lost as much as 20 percent of its weapons and armor. The rate dropped as the campaign slowed and commanders shifted tactics.
there. it s a very repressive country right now. but i think behind the scenes that he has real trouble. phil mattingly, jill dougherty, i appreciate it. thank you. a closer look now what it s like on the ground in ukraine. more on that from cnn s sam kylie. reporter: carried on a gun ship, escorted by another russia s defense minister we re told is visiting russian troops in ukraine s zaporizhzhia province. these higher wards reflect higher appreciation for your military work he says handing out medals. across the russian river the director of the children s hospital isn t impressed by his performance. he says, they re not brave hiding in that bank between houses. they shoot at us. what do you think when you see
victory? i wonder about that because if you look at what s happening behind the scenes, i think there is an enormous amount of chaos. just look, the wagner group, you talked about that. they are now arresting scientists who have been developing weapons. it is massive repression on a really stalinist scale. i think what that says is that putin, yes, he s in charge. but there is a lot of ferment coming up from the bottom that you pick up here and there. it s a very repressive country right now. but i think behind the scenes, he has real trouble. phil mattingly, jill dougherty, appreciate it. thank you. more on ukraine from cnn s sam kylie. reporter: carried on a gun ship, escorted by another, russia s defense minister, we re told, is visiting russian troops in ukraine s zaporizhzhia province. these high rewards reflect high
ship, escorted by another, russia s defense minister, we re told, is visiting russian troops in ukraine s zaporizhzhia province. these high awards reflect high appreciation for your military work. across the river from the russian-held parts of zaporizhzhia, the director of the children s hospital isn t impressed by his performance. he says, they re not brave, hiding in that bank between houses. they shoot at us. what do you think when you see pictures of him like that? then he replies, i think they re such cowards, it s much likely 90% they re hiding somewhere in crimea, at least very far from us. that would probably be wise, given that across the river, russian troops have turned a