Families living just behind the frontline. Eastern ukraine is being eroded. Russian forces are approaching, taking village after village. And for the People Living here, death or occupation feels imminent. Valeriy and his Grandson Denys have taken up the offer of evacuation. Their home in toretsk is in russias sights. Here, its making its size and ammunition reserves count. Ukrainian forces are going backwards. And with valeriy s town now constantly shelled, its time to go. Translation i lived my life already. But i need to save the little one. Police take them to kostyantynivka, a place of relative safety but increasingly less so. The city is used to being close to the battlefield, but its risk of being captured is growing. When ukraine liberated territory more than a year ago, there was hope. But the tide hasntjust changed its approaching. Now there is fear that cities like kostyantynivka will be gradually destroyed and its people will be forced to flee. This is what russia does when
Know we must ask ourselves and all of our allies, what more can we do, what more ammunition can be provided, what extra production can we invest in, what weapons do we have to help the ukrainians in this fight . And we have been discussing this today. And there is the question about what we can do in terms of medium and longer range missiles. I make this point, because it is a sovereign decision for every country, but in terms of what britain has done, i know what we have given to the ukrainians has helped them resist this appalling invasion and fight back against russian aggression. In ukraine itself, Russian Forces are advancing in the east, and many who live there are packing their belongings, and moving away. Ukraine says its forces are holding on, but in the Donetsk Region, several villages have been captured after invading forces took the town of avdiivka, and there are fears more settlements could follow. James waterhouse has been to meet families living just behind the frontlin
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