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on military recruitment. we need to staff the reserve. there are a serious number of brigrades which a large number of them are empty. we need to do this so the guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. let s speak to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse in kyiv. james, good to have you. when the war began there are so many recruits volunteering. what is the war began there are so many recruits volunteering. what is the morale like now? it volunteering. what is the morale like now? , . , like now? it is a very different cha ter like now? it is a very different chapter of like now? it is a very different chapter of this like now? it is a very different chapter of this war, like now? it is a very different chapter of this war, really, . like now? it is a very different i chapter of this war, really, since the early stages of the full scale invasion, where you have ukrainian forces which are thought to make up around half a million person ....
we ve heard repeatedly from president zelensky about the need for more ammunition and the need for more weapons. can you tell us what the situation is this time? the situation is this time? well, he has alwa s the situation is this time? well, he has always plonked the situation is this time? well, he has always plonked air the situation is this time? well, he has always plonked air defences i the situation is this time? well, he has always plonked air defences at | has always plonked air defences at the top of his wish list. that s been the case for the last year or so because of two things, really, russia has continued to launch missile attacks on cities across ukraine but also russia has become far more superior, more dominant in the air right across the front line. so you have exhausted, thinly stretched ukrainian troops trying to defend cities and russian fighter jets flying in and dropping missiles and glide bombs and as for the situation in the north east whe ....
are needed every day to cover gaza s essential needs and that it s negotiating for a second aid convoy of 20 to 30 trucks to be allowed into gaza on sunday. speaking at a special summit in cairo to discuss the israel gaza war, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, said much more needed to be done for the people of gaza than the aid that was currently supplied. those trucks need to move as quickly as possible in a massive sustained and safe way from egypt into gaza. a 20 truck convoy of the egyptian red crescent is moving today and i want to express my deep gratitude to egypt for the essential role that egypt is playing in this regards. is playing in this regard. but the people of gaza need a commitment for much, much more. it continues delivery of aid to gaza to the scale that is needed and we are working nonstop with all parties that are relevant to make it happen. here in the us, president biden says his administration remains committed to ensuring that civilian ....
the front line against russia. here s a clip of the ukrainian president talking about the new law on military recruitment. translation: we need to staff the reserve. there are a serious number of brigrades which a large number of them are empty. we need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. earlier, our correspondent in kyiv james waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. you have ukrainian forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. you now have a large portion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighting for the best part of two years with little to no rest, and then you have men avoiding or fearful of the draft, being legally compelled to fight and join the country s cause, so it is incredibly difficult for ukraine, at a time when we are seeing fighting in the north east, in ....
about a quarter of the amount of air defences it needs to fight off russian attacks. he said ukraine needed up to 130 of the western f 16 fighter jets. dozens are due to arrive sometime this yearfrom european donor countries and ukrainian pilots are currently being trained. mr zelensky also said the military was still short of manpower and russia could increase its attacks in ukraine s north east following its recent gains near the city of kharkiv. translation: we need to staff the reserve. - there are a serious number of brigrades which a large number of them are empty. we need to do this so the guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse outlined how desperate this need is for air defences. well, he always plonks air defences at the top of his wish list, that s been the case for the last year or so, because of two things russia has continued to launch missile attacks on cities across ukraine, but ....