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Programme. thank you forjoining us on the programme. intense fighting continues in ukraine for control of the eastern city of bakhmut. an official with the proxy russian authorities there is claiming russian forces now hold nearly half of the town, but that hasnt been independently verified. russia, at enormous cost to its forces, has been trying to encircle bakhmut for months. ukraines president, volydmyr zelensky, says hes told commanders to find reinforcements to help defend bakhmut. well, we...

And wants to do it at the cost of perhaps undermining its ability to advance elsewhere. but its a very daily battle. both sides are incurring very heavy casualties every day there. >> you mentioned this spring offensive thats highly anticipated from the ukrainians. the longer that ukraine spends time, energy and resources both in terms of troops and ammunition, does that threaten the offensive that they are planning in the weeks ahead, possibly in the south? >> that is exactly what i heard from ...

This heated rhetoric coming from a bipartisan congress and hearing publicly over the past year from military officials who are publicly saying that they believe that conflict between china and taiwan is almost inevitable. it could come in the next couple of years. is that helpful to be hearing these words publicly at this point? to your point about trying to tone down the rhetoric. >> i think its not helpful. im surprised theres not more discipline by u.s. military commanders in statements that ...

The Russian army has had little success following last year's invasion of neighboring Ukraine, but it could be on the verge of capturing a strategic objective -- the war-demolished city [...]

Denied russia and vladimir putin a victory and one of the bloodiest battles of the war. presidents lynskey said today commanders in bakhmut want to keep fighting after successfully fending off thousands of russian forces who appeared closely and circling the city last week. the capture of bakhmut wouldve marked russias first significant battle field victory in months. today, the militia leading the russian advance in bakhmut, the wagner group, warned russian authorities that its frontlines in ba...

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Returning now to the war in ukraine. military commanders are vowing to fight on as russian forces engaged in the month-long battle of the eastern city of bach moved. cbss reports from the front lines. >> trying to encircle it, but ukraine refuses to back down. in run street battles against the ruthless wagner group. also trying to capture two main supply roads. thats our gateways to nearby towns like chasiv yar. >> this sleepy town is now a garrison town, and when or ikht. >> reporter: for the r...

Mistaken identity that they thought these americans were related to some folks related to drug trades or the like. but we really dont know yet. its speculative to go there and well wait to hear more information from the state department, from the fbi, from the mexican government. >> and were expecting to hear from the mexican government as we mentioned any moment now. kylie atwood, thank you. now to ukraine where after months of fierce and bloody fighting russian forces may be on the verge of ...

This is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. our top story. president volodymyr zelensky says ukraines military commanders support strengthening their positions in the embattled eastern town of bakhmut. russian forces have surrounded the location on three sides and bombarded it for months. as children in the uk are heading back to school this morning, one group of friends in greater manchester has a fresh new �*look�* — theyve all shaved their heads. its not a fashion statement but a...

Those crucial supply lines to the ukrainian defenders, still doing all they can to hold the town in the center of besiege for several months. speaking to the mayor of the town who says the heavy mortar fire and artillery fire has gaunt worst. the military forces throwing at them everything they have and only five to ten civilians theyre managing to evacuate, compared to 6 to 500, at the end of the evacuation. and there are still civilians trapped inside of that town and yet, according to ukraine...