In places like kramatorsk. seizing this corner of eastern ukraine, with its close ties to russia, was supposed to be an easier task for the kremlin s blundering army. but the blundering goes on. my shop is hardly a strategic target, says lilia, with contempt. and all this is stiffening the resolve of ukrainian soldiers. we met this tank unit, holding their ground at a spot where russia has been trying to break through. they badly need better equipment, but they have other strengths. we are united. we fight for our independence from russia. russians soldiers fight for money. they are not motivated as we. the russians have been pounding these front line positions for weeks now, but the big picture here in the donbas is that the kremlin s
Go. now his father is lost in grief. but something else is stirring in this village, and across this region. a burning sense of defiance. he was defending freedom for every one of us says a village elder, his lip trembling. glory to our heroes. a lonely ukrainian warplane thunders overhead. the front lines are just a town away to the north. and a defiant blitz spirit is growing here too, as the bombs fall at random in places like this. seizing this corner of eastern ukraine, with its close ties to russia was sup poised to be an easier task for the kremlin s blundering army. but blundering goes on. translation: mr;
Eventually prevailed, so that each one of them, he was laying red carnations. i think it is worth noting, because a number of military analysts have pointed this out, that whereas russia fought very robustly and well in the second world war, after a shaky start, they have not fought well in ukraine, and one reason for that is that the russian army, just like the soviet army, it lacks something that the west has, which is what is called the nco cadre, the colour sergeant is, the sergeants, that are the backbone of the army in the uk. those are the backbone of the army, that hold it together. the most experienced soldiers. the officers may have the rank, but in russia, it is all about the officers, they do not have that respected nco cadre. they are feared, because in many cases they are bullied. there is tremendous
Freedom for every one of us, says a village elder, his lip trembling. glory to our heroes. a lonely ukrainian were playing thunderous overhead. the front lines are just town a away to the north. and the defiant spirit is growing here, too, as the bombs fall at random. seizing this corner of eastern ukraine, with its close ties to russia, was supposed to be an easier task for the kremlin s blundering army. but the kremlin s blundering army. but the blundering goes on. my shop is hardly a strategic target, says liliia, with contempt. all this is stiffening the resolve of ukrainian soldiers. we met this tank unit, holding their ground at the spot where russia has been trying to break through. they badly need better equipment. but they have
Would try to mobilise reservists from around the country to replenish his depleted army, and thus the assumption goes, try to push on with his attack in ukraine. and that hasn t happened. he hasn t made the announcement, no formal declaration of war on his neighbourjust yet. who knows what will happen in the coming days? but it s hard to see really what he can do next, beyond make a lot of threats against the west, who he has blamed for making this conflict longer and harder than in his view, it should have been. jenny, thank you very much for now. vladimir putin about to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier here in moscow, very close to red square, and as president putin remembers the 20, potentially 27 million dead in the great patriotic