Ukraine Russia war: Putin forces advance on border town near Kharkiv

run granny run he says the police are trying to rescue the civilians of B Chans the Russians are on the edge of town people take cover at the side of the road and make a run for it in between shells open up the police know they have to try and get everyone inside at least V Chans is being destroyed by cluster bombs artillery mortars there are gun battles on the Northern outskirts of the town There's tank fire they're destroying everything they can it's very dangerous for people to stay in the town now they're trying to make people leave for somewhere safer she's blind he says we have to lead her to the bus most of those involved Chans are elderly and infirm they may not care if it's Ukraine or Russia in charge but they're in danger as Ukrainian troops have forced to retreat special attention is being paid to the har region defensive battles and fierce fighting continue on a large part of our border there are Villages that have actually turned from a gray Zone into a zone of hostilities and the occupier is trying to gain a foothold in some of them and others are being used to advance further Russian troops are pushing into the region around Kev in northeastern Ukraine Russia says it seized at least nine Villages over the weekend and is closing in not only on V Chans but also lipy Russia is seeking to push Ukrainian forces further back from the border to make it harder for them to Shell the Russian town of belgorod it also wants to D divert Ukrainian assets from the front around Aviva today Russian workers were clearing up after an apartment Block in belgorod collapsed yesterday presumably the result of a Ukrainian missile attack 15 people were killed Ukraine believes it needs to bring the war into Russia and not just fight on Ukrainian soil it's hard to know what President Putin thinks about the progress of the war he started but yesterday it was announced that his defense minister Sergey Shu had lost his job and been made Secretary of the security Council at best a sideways move he's been replaced not with another military man but with an economist Deputy Prime Minister Andre bellof a sign may be of how Russia's is now a war economy where everything is in the service of Victory against Ukraine as for the ukrainians they may have a few shiny new Western tanks like the leopard 26 but they're still struggling with a shortage of ammunition nor do they have enough troops the expected delivery of a much delayed American Aid package will help but Ukraine's determination to preserve its independence May yet prove greater than its ability to do so

Channel: Channel 4 News

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Keywords: Russia, Ukraine, war, attacks, missiles, Putin, Vladimir Putin, Kharkiv, Vovchansk, foreign news, channel 4 news

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Length: 3min 30sec (210 seconds)

Published: Mon May 13 2024