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Area. they know they're the ones not holding the line against the russians. so they are digging trenches and bolstering their positions. the community has already been heard several times. the attacks have left yet more people without homes. and workplaces and businesses have been left shattered. >> that was alice crawford with sky news in the outskirts of ukraine's capital city, here. we are on days 26, of the russian vision of ukraine, or approaching a point where essentially neither side can one. that's at least according to a top nato official who said this, telling nbc news that the two c...

Have made progress and they're really seeming to inflict significant damage on the hardware of the russian army and here, we hear from one ukrainian soldier who seems to be confident that things are going very well. >> translator: the operation was a complete success. we decisively repelled the enemy. according to preliminary data, there were about 200 russian troops. some of them are in the ground while others escaped. three tanks and nine bpm. there is one of them here, which is now ours. >> and other than in that area, it seems that the russian forces are at best starting to dig in, digging...

Of the tunnel. matt bradley, nbc news, ukraine. >> and matt, thank you so much for. that next, diplomacy and action, putin holds calls with two nato powers and ukraine's president opens the door to meeting putin face to face, as russian forces intensify attacks around the ukrainian capital. as alex crawford of sky news reports, kyiv is waiting for the worst. >> they are digging trenches and this is in the middle of the city, although we are not showing the location for security reasons. either, weighs soldiers and civilians are preparing for either attack or siege. they have created a whole ne...

The city center. what have you learned about their tactics and your sense of how much longer they can keep the russians out of the capital? >> well, the ukrainians are using very unconventional guerilla-style tactics to keep the russians at bay. they were supposed to have entered the city nearly three and a half weeks ago. they made a big push from an airport but the ukrainians stopped this through ambush-style attacks, digging trenches, waiting for the russians. but now that's what's happening, they're choosing opportunities to counterattack, and we're seeing a few of those around the capital...

Our allies from the united kingdom, from the united states. so, they will lose tanks, every street, every block. every crossroads. >> there are more and more barricades going up in and around the capitol. they are digging trenches, and this is in the middle of the city although we are not showing the location for security reasons. either way, soldiers and civilians are preparing for either attack or siege. they have created a whole network of these trenches. as much as protection, but also from where they can meant fighting positions. they've been taken on russian troops are on several points ...