BBCNEWS The Context with Christian Fraser July 7, 2024
welcome to the programme. the war in eastern ukraine is turning into something of a stalemate. the pentagon says neither the russians nor the ukrainians have the troop numbers or firepower to win the battle of donbas, and instead, the conflict has settled into an attritional pattern of advance, counteroffensive and, in some places, russian withdrawals. there have been some morale—boosting wins for the ukrainians around the northern city of kharkiv. they have taken back a number of towns to the north and east of the city, which at least has given kharkiv some relief from the russian...