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Troops exchanging fire with russians on the streets. one ukrainian soldier says the only certain thing right now is the uncertainty. >> i dont know what is coming tomorrow, or even this evening. the situation is exchanging every minute. there might be shelling even now. no one knows what will happen tomorrow. we will see. >> our salma abdelaziz is keeping an eye on developments in ukraine and joins me now from london. lets start with that battle for bakhmut. whats the latest there? >> a ferociou...

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Lets speak now to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, in kyiv. james, russian forces surrounding the area, but the deputy mayor is saying that the russians havent taken control. is its close to a plane to add that balance might tip? how far off that be? buti plane to add that balance might tip? how far off that be?— how far off that be? but i think the first thing to _ how far off that be? but i think the first thing to say — how far off that be? but i think the first thing to say a...

Ukraine is fighting very, very hard forthis. —— donbas. and ukraine is fighting very, very hard for this. —— donbas. and its pretty clear that the main reason they are doing this as they are using bakhmut to try to degrade brescias military capability, in other words, to kill russian soldiers. thousands of russian soldiers. thousands of russian soldiers. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize the city which they had yet to take, and at the moment, it seems that the calcu...

Ukraine, in the donbas. that is challenged by military analysts who say it does not automatically mean that, you know, other cities will follow. but it clearly will be a piece of good news that the russians have sorely needed for many months. but it will come at a huge cost. it is widely understood that one of the strategic reasons for ukraine holding on to the city so hard is because of the sheer number of russian casualties that have been inflicted there. one of ukraines senior commanders said...

Officers killed or wounded. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut or at least what is left of it after some of the faces fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road th...

Inch of the way, with russia paying a much higher and bloodier price. james landale joined us james landalejoined us earlier and gave us this update. as we have heard it is pretty confusing but there is clearly growing confidence amongst russian commanders in terms of what they are sung publicly. british military officials are saying ukrainian forces are coming under increasingly severe pressure. they say there are indications ukrainian forces are destroying bridges, the suggestion being that is...

Progress at encircling the city, leaving only the west open to ukrainian troops. the ferocious fighting has left thousands dead on both sides. wagner forces that have led the russian charge have paid a particularly high price. today, wagners leader, on the outskirlts of bakhmut released a video claiming quote, the pinchers are tightening. he called on president volodymyr zelenskyy to withdraw his troops, saying give them a chance to leave the city. he regularly exaggerating wagners gains, and uk...

And which was launched against us using ukraine... audience laughs. ..ukrainian people... but for now, ukrainian fighters on the ground in bakhmut still seem ready to fight their invaders every inch of the way, with russia paying a much higher and bloodier price. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. well earlier i was joined from kyiv by our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. i asked him if russia is close to claiming bakhmut. it is very hard to know precisely what is going on on the ground beca...

Battle in bakhmut more like real mano-a-mano fight. the ukrainians are lacking any resources to take it further right now with rush why in that particular location. and u.s. and russian allies had urged ukrainian military members to leave, but they resisted. military commanders decided they wanted to stay. why do you believe they felt it was important, even if they didnt have the resources, was there something about the symbolism of staying in this fight, and thats why they decided to stay as lo...