ukraine is not ready to sur rernd the city claiming russians are taking heavy losses including losing a hundred soldiers in the past 24 hours. melissa bell has the very latest from this from kyiv. melissa, what are you learning? >> kate, tonigcontinues to hold bakhmut and yevgeny prigozhin d. we heard how important the mercenaries have been being supported by russian regular artillery and being crucial to their ability virtually to capture the town. here's what yevgeny prigozhin had to say earlier today. >> translator: the only request, take out the elderly, children and send in normal, combat-ready