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
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 of the donbas. they re well dug in here, but know the russians are coming. they want to go to dnipro and zaporizhzhia , maxim says. they want to capture our territory, to encircle us, surround us. but this will not happen. we will not allow it. in the port city of mariupol, the un and red cross say they will continue their attempts to free civilians from the besieged azovstal steelworks. yesterday, they escorted a further 50 civilians to safety.
it was a landslide victory. it promised to tackle corruption, and it promised something new. translation: | will vote | for zelensky because there is hope that this man, who comes from the people, can better understand us and break the system that exists in the country. but to his critics, this was a man without the necessary substance. transaltion: i don t think he or the other candidates l will stand up to putin. they lljust have a laugh, drop - to their knees and give him ukraine. that hasn t happened. as the russian military gathered on ukraine s border, president zelensky was visiting his troops and sending this message. we rejust speaking about our independence. that s it that we are deciding what we want. we are deciding what we ll do. days later, a man who once made people laugh was leading them against an invasion. and while russia bombarded the capital on friday, for a time there was speculation about the president s whereabouts. russian state media claimed he d fled the co