that is so close. those are russian positions. they re shelling towards us. we are just over a mile away from the russian forces. this is their route into kharkiv and then on into ukraine. for now, this is the front line. that could change at any moment now. they are trying as hard as they can to push that front line inwards. the soldiers want to show us more evidence of the heavy bombardment. the soldiers want us to move very quickly because russian snipers are operating in this area. we ve got to move. the rumble you hear is the constant shelling. the shelling has just been absolutely relentless. from the moment we arrived we ve been hearing it. we have to be careful where we step because the russians are also dispersing mines from the
this is their route into kharkiv and on into ukraine. for now, this is the front line: that could change at any moment now. they are trying as hard as they can to push that front line inwards.
can to push that front line inwards. to the south russia claims more than 1,000 ukrainian marines have surrendered over the port city of mariupol. cnn can t confirm the reports. ukrainian officials say remaining officials have managed to link up and will fight to the end. meanwhile, they claim to have used antiship missiles in the black sea. russian state media dispute that saying the guided missile cruiser was abandoned after a fire detonated munitions on board. what we do know is that this flagship out of action which is significant in itself. yeah. that appears to be something that both sides agree on. there s been significant damage. the russian state media are citing reports saying it s been
this is their route into kharkiv and then on into ukraine. for now, this is the frontline, that could change at any moment now. they re trying as hard as they can to push that front line inwards. the soldiers want to show us more evidence of the heavy bombardment. they want us to move very quickly because russian snipers are operating in this area. we have got to move. the rumble you hear is the constant shelling. the shelling just has been absolutely relentless, from the moment that we arrived. we have been hearing it. we have to be careful where we step because the russians are also dispersing mines from the rockets that they re sending over into here. the shelling has intensified over the last few days. regional officials told cnn this