68th Brigade News Today

the struggle to take back what is theirs has begun in earnest. this was russian—held ground two weeks ago, and for this brigade, the journey to the front takes longer now. here in the east and the south, there is still a long way to go. ukraine is on the offensive. russia fought hard to keep the ground and this brigade fought harder. step—by—step it was russian mines. this is all russian equipment and uniforms? yes, equipment. rations, everything. we travel to another front and a...

crimes he was arrested for? "the lead" starts right now. a mere few hours after he was arrested and arraigned, donald trump told donors this -- >> i hadnt had a chance to go through all the boxes. it is a long tedious job. takes a long time. which i was prepared to do, but i have a very busy life. >> can prosecutors use this admission against him? plus, an up close look at front lines of ukraines counteroffensive. >> we had to evacuate to the shelter now because apparently the guys fea...

The men of the 68th brigade fought russian marines for three days to take this village. here is very difficult, very difficult because this is the main difference, the main area of activity for russian soldiers. what we can see here is there has been fighting house to house and room by room, very close? yes, very difficult. andrei is already giving orders for the next attack. it is imminent. translation: listen, it is very important, i you need to listen to people, you need to listen very closel...

Terms of whats happening on the ground, youre actually there. >> reporter: youre right. there is a big information war playing out. on the front lines what we did see the ukrainians are trying to push forward. they say they have enough gear to do that but it is very tough going for them because the russians are fighting whack in a fierce way not only blanketing with artillery but with jets as well. here is what we witnessed. ukrainian forces firing at russian troops holed up in south ukraine. th...

Constant. this is the area of ukraine where the heaviest fighting is currently taking place. you can see what it has done to a lot of the buildings in the cities and villages around this area. and that fighting is set to get even worse. were with the 68th brigade, the soldiers confident and grateful for u.s. supplied vehicles, saying it is not only the firepower, but also the protection that matters. a lot of times it saved my life, he says, it saved our lives every day from shrapnel, shelling a...

In the kherson region as a result of the catastrophic breach of the kakhovka dam has almost halved as the water recedes. the authorities in the city have introduced restrictions on the use of waterfrom the dnipro river, saying flooding of households and sewage facilities means the water is now highly polluted. my colleague yalda hakim is in kyiv and joins me now. yalda, just talk me through what this counter offensive involves. thank you nancy. after a week of much speculation about this counter...