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and they expect to face far weaker russian defences ahead. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country, and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak which is a logistical centre for russian forces. last week, ukraine s military said it had captured the village of robotyne in the zaporizhzhia region, amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. sources in the ukrainian army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. an adviser to president zelensky, aleksander rudnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. we ve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. we ve been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentia ....
russian defences ahead. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a logistical centre for russian forces. last week, ukraine s military said it had captured the village of robotyne in the zaporizhzhia region amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. sources in the ukrainian army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. an adviser to president zelensky, alexander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. we ve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. we ve been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. and perhaps hopefully t ....
amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. sources in the ukrainian army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. an adviser to president zelensky, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. we ve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. we ve been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. and perhaps hopefully this is the spot, this is the place where we can now actually put all the modern nato technology, the tanks that we ve been getting and the training that we ve been receiving, put all of that to use, to our advantage. hopefully, it s the key moment. again, we ll see what happens. it s hard to predict at any point, in ....
aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. we ve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. we ve been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. and perhaps hopefully this is the spot, this is the place where we can now actually put all the modern nato technology, the tanks that we ve been getting and the training that we ve been receiving, put all of that to use, to our advantage. hopefully, it s the key moment. again, we ll see what happens. it s hard to predict at any point, including at this point. but you know what the objectives are. we have a common objective of liberating ukraine, notjust for ukraine, but for the whole western developed ....
through key russian defences near the southeastern city of zaporizhzhia. one general has told a british newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked advancing troops for several weeks. president zelensky announces he s replacing his defence minister oleksii reznikov, saying a new approach is needed, 18 months after russia invaded. the chancellor says the government will spend what it takes to keep england s schoolchildren safe from crumbling concrete. more than 100 schools have been forced to close buildings because they contain a type of concrete that has a lifespan of about 30 years. the labour leader sir keir starmer is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet tomorrow as mps return to westminster from their summer break. there is much speculation over what role sir keir may give his deputy leader angela rayner. now on bbc news, the travel show. from tiny fairy penguins to taking the show on the road one of the world s most spectacular ecosystems, and maybe th ....