Of turning the tide. andrew harding, bbc news in eastern ukraine. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. farewell to neighbours after nearly four decades the final episode hits tv screens in australia. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol here, once an everyday part of the soldier s lot of trudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. each one is on one s
By at least a half thanks to the arrival of sophisticated western weaponry. but is it merely a brief lull, or a sign, that the tide is turning in the conflict? 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports from donbas. the familiar sounds of war thunder across ukraine s front lines. but something is changing here in the donbas. we re rushing to a secret location and a rare rendezvous with a weapon that mightjust be helping to tip the balance in this war. the caesar is a gift from france to ukraine. today, its giant gun is aiming at a russian target 27 kilometres away. three shots in just over a minute, then a swift departure. ok, now we have to get out quickly before the russians potentially find our positions and fire back.
I would say worrying would be the fact that some of these guys could be in a trench tomorrow or they could be on the front tomorrow, and they lack the basic soldiering skills that the west is used to. but a good positive is this is their homeland. and all 36, 37 of these soldiers seem eager to defend it. you ve got to have heart. skill s good, but heart s great. plenty of heart then, but still not enough weapons or trained soldiers to be sure of success. andrew harding, bbc news in eastern ukraine. the war in ukraine has transformed the life of the country s first lady 0lena zelenska. 0nce known for her love of privacy, she s now on the cover of vogue magazine, and speaking to the us congress. today she spoke to the bbc expressing her concern about the psychological cost of war on ukrainians, especially women. the whole of ukraine is in constant
Up event was the first of 12 to be held up in the next few weeks. to ukraine now where soldiers on the front lines, are saying the rate of russia s bombardment of eastern ukraine has dropped by at least a half thanks to the arrival of sophisticated western weaponry. but is it merely a brief lull, or a sign, that the tide is turning in the conflict. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports from donbas. the familiar sounds of war thunder across ukraine s front lines. but something is changing here in the donbas. we re rushing to a secret location and a rare rendezvous with a weapon that mightjust be helping to tip the balance in this war. the caesar is a gift from france to ukraine. today, its giant gun is aiming at a russian target 27 kilometres away. three shots in just over a minute, then a swift departure. ok, now we have to get out quickly before the russians potentially find our positions and fire back. these guns are making all the difference, says dmytro,
To defend it. you ve got to have heart. skill s good, but heart s great. plenty of heart, then, but still not enough weapons or trained soldiers to be sure of turning the tide. andrew harding, bbc news in eastern ukraine. you re watching newsday on the bbc. (tx oov + still to come on the programme. farewell to neighbours after nearly four decades the final episode hits tv screens in australia. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk.