moscow has succeeded in making small advances in the eastern donbas region, although those have been described as costly. joe inwood reports from ukraine. it was a simple house, but built with his own hands. ivan lysun fought for the soviets during the second world war. a few days ago, his home, along with all his possessions, were destroyed by russian shelling. transaltion: if i had the strength, i would be the first to defend. - i would stand and help our troops. you know, it hurts a lot. what did we fight for? what did we set free? but it seems ivan could be one of the last victims of russian shelling in kharkiv. explosion ukrainian forces say they ve recaptured a number of villages on the outskirts of the country s second city. analysts believe the russians could soon be pushed out of artillery range. that would be welcome news to the defenders of barvinkove, a strategic town on the edge