We know over four privates, four corporals and two sergeants from the same brigade. very brigade, by the way, awarded an honorary title by russian president vladimir putin and praised for their heroism and courage, don. ukraine saying russian forces are exerting intense fire across the eastern regions. cnn s nick payton walsh has our report on how quickly the battle is shifting between ukrainian resistance and russian control. reporter: if moscow had any surprises left in this war, it is along here. the other side of the river has been russia s for weeks, but here, the western side is caught in the fast-changing landscape of this week s push. that s the prize there, the dnipro river up past which on the left side bank here the russians are trying to push, wanting control of both sides of
Up from kherson, where russia took and we are learning about plans for intensified russian control, that russian offensive is seeing some sort of progress. even the ukrainian military are saying they are seeing russians advance partially there and in the east as well. we saw ourselves what that looks like, particularly along the vital strategic dnipro river that splits this country in two. along the western banks of which it seems the russians are pushing hard to move north. reporter: if moscow had any surprises left in this war, it is along here. the other side of the river has been russia s for weeks. but here, the western side is caught in the fast-changing landscape of this week s push. that s the prize over there, the dnipro river, up past which on the left side bank here, the russians are trying to push, wanting control of both sides of that vital part of ukraine.
Surprises left in this war, it is along here. here, the western side is caught in the fast-changing landscape of this week s push. that s the prize over there, the river up past which on the left side bank here, the russians are trying to push, wanting control of both sides of that vital part of ukraine. here, we are told there are a handful of russian tanks just over a kilometer away on its outskirts, pushing, but ultimately kept at baby ukrainian forces that still hold the town. resilience here embodied under the threat of rocket fire. i m here until victory, she said. it s just her and her mother.
reporter: if moscow had any surprises left in this war, it is along here. the other side of the river has been russia s for weeks. but here, the western side, is caught in the fast-changing landscape of this week s push. that s the prize over there, the river. up past which on the left side bank here, the russians are trying to push, wanting control of both sides of that part of ukraine. here, we are told there are a handful of russian tanks just over a kilometer away on its outskirts, pushing, probing, but ultimately kept at bay by ukrainian forces that still hold the town. resilience here embodied under the threat of rocket fire, planting onions. i m here until victory, she said.
Here. here the western side is caught in the fast-changing landscape of this week s push. that is the prize over there, the river is up past which on the left side bank here the russians are trying to push, wanting controlling of both sides of that vital part of ukraine. here we are told there are a handful of russian tanks just over a kilometer away on its outskirts, pushing, probing, but ultimately kept at bay by ukrainian forces that still hold the town. brazilians here embodied under the threat of rocket fire planting onions. i m here until victory, she said. her children are gone, it is just her and her mother.