so we can truly become an independent, big european country. but, until that happens, ukraine will remain vulnerable to attacks like this. a hospital in dnipro destroyed by a russian missile that air defences this time failed to stop. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. i spoke to military expert retired colonel brendan kearney, who served 31 years with the us marine corps and previously worked extensively with nato. he says ukraine s counter offensive is no surprise. the ukrainians are going to pick a place and a time that is of their choosing. hopefully it s a place along a very narrow frontage against a russian unit that they ve figured out is weakened
paint themselves as not being the aggressor, which is utterly. i mean, we re all incredulous whenever we hear those type of words from the russians. they are the aggressors. they like to blame the west for prompting the ukrainians in prolonging this war, and for the west also to be giving the high tech weaponry and the ammunition supplies that russia is having trouble meeting their own requirements with. so, this is nothing more than a blame game. and there s not a single thing that the ambassador has uttered that is new. this is old, old verbiage from the ambassador. that was retired colonel brendan kearney speaking to me earlier. and if you are following events in ukraine, then it s worth having a listen to ukrainecast. you can find the latest episode and previous updates on bbc sounds.
aiming for successful liberation operations of our army, and thanks to uk and other partners, we do believe it can be realistic in the nearest time. believe it can be realistic in the nearest time. mariia, it is really aood to nearest time. mariia, it is really good to have nearest time. mariia, it is really good to have you nearest time. mariia, it is really good to have you on nearest time. mariia, it is really good to have you on the - nearest time. mariia, it is really - good to have you on the programme, thatis good to have you on the programme, that is mariia mezentseva, member of ukrainian prominent fir park if. thank you. ukrainian parliament for kharkiv. let s speak to retired colonel brendan kearney. he spent more than 30 years in the us marines and is now a military affairs analyst. thank you for being with us once again, it is good to have you on the programme, and i hope you are able to this into some of the conversation we were having there, a suggestion that th
russian you again, which of course the russian military isjust not going to receive russian military isjust not going to receive that very, very well. and you hit to receive that very, very well. and you hit the to receive that very, very well. and you hit the nail on the head. this is three you hit the nail on the head. this is three different parties with their is three different parties with their own agendas. the ukrainians have their own agendas. the ukrainians have the their own agendas. the ukrainians have the simplest one in this particular have the simplest one in this particular case. they are defending in bakhmut. the russians and the wagner in bakhmut. the russians and the wagner group seem to be operating into different of music. we wagner group seem to be operating into different of music. into different of music. we will talk again into different of music. we will talk again about into different of music. we will talk again about this, - into differe
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