Naduti. killed by a scrap of russian shrapnel. the 30 year old builder volunteered to fight the day after putin s invasion. his wife begged him not to go. now his father is lost in grief. but something else is stirring in this village and across this region. a burning sense of defiance. he was defending freedom for every one of us, says a village elder, his lip trembling. glory to our heroes. a lonely ukrainian warplane thunders overhead. the front lines are just a town away to the north. and a defiant blitz spirit is growing here too, as the bombs fall at random
Decreasing. thank you forjoining us from lviv. in this heading into the third month of russia s invasion, day 75. this is a time where russia has been concentrating its forces and firepower, in the east of ukraine, after its much wider offensive which began on february 24th. denied him the swift and sudden victory that many including of course president putin expected. but as the days go by, and the russian onslaught intensifies, it seems clear on the ground that even there in the east, closer to russia s border, the offensive is stalling. andrew harding reports from eastern ukraine. a quiet village in the donbas is saying farewell to ivan. killed by a scrap of russian shrapnel. the 30 year old builder volunteered to fight the day after putin s invasion. his wife begged him not to
Diverted its forces to what it called the liberation of the donbas , the former industrial heartland in the east of the country. but efforts to seize the region have stalled, with reports of heavy russian losses. the bbc s andrew harding reports from eastern ukraine. a quiet village in the donbas is saying farewell to ivan, killed by a scrap of russian shrapnel. the 30 year old hilda volunteered to fight the day after putin s invasion. building. his wife begged him not to go. now his father is lost in grief. but something else is lost in grief. but something else is staring into this village and across this region. a burning sense of defiance. he was defending
Hill, but in moscow, thank you. well, what about the area of this country where the fighting is most intense, out in the east? after the failure of russian forces to take the capital kyiv, the kremlin diverted troops to achieve what it called, the liberation of the donbas , the former industrial heartland that hits the border with russia. that hugs the border with russia. but their efforts to seize the region have all but stalled, with reports of heavy russian losses. the bbc s andrew harding has sent us this report from eastern ukraine. a quiet village in the donbas is saying farewell to ivan naduti. killed by a scrap of russian shrapnel. the 30 year old builder volunteered to fight the day after putin s invasion. his wife begged him not to go. now his father is lost in grief. but something else is stirring in