In his tv interview, mr zelensky also said ukraine has just a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line against russia. The situation on the frontline is tough. The Regional Governor of ukraines northeastern Kharkiv Region said that nearly 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, since russias Ground Attack there last week. Lets hearfrom president zelensky about those troop shortages. Translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of brigades which a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. Earlier, our correspondent in kyiv James Waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. You have Ukrainian Forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. You now have a large proportion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighti
The situation on the frontline is tough Regional Governor of ukraines northeastern Kharkiv Region said that nearly 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, since russias Ground Attack there last week. Lets hearfrom president zelensky about those troop shortages. Translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of brigades which a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. Earlier, 0ur Correspondent in kyiv James Waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. You have Ukrainian Forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. You now have a large proportion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighting for the best part of two years with little to no rest. And then you have men either avoiding or fearful of the draft being legally compelled