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Ever closer in the fighting. and sam kiley reports. >> reporter: a year into russia's invasion, this misery is all-too familiar. this is what happened just three days ago here, an f-300 missile strike. that is a missile used by the russians for ground attack which actually designed for bringing down airplanes. but it carries a massive warhead, it is pretty inaccurate. and that doesn't matter to the russians because this is all about smashing up the villages and towns ahead of what the ukrainians fear is going to be a major russian push in this part of the country. capture on the second day of ...

Russia will equip its Su-57 Felon with the Kh-69 missiles that are less detectable in a ground attack.

>> that's usually significant. this is one of those first steps to a new weapons system. the ukrainians can't fly these aircraft and you look at what the f-16 can do, for example, it flies at 1,500 miles per hour. it is a weapon system that is capable of targeting areas, air defense systems using anti-radiation missiles and it has a 20 millimeter gun along with various missiles such as side winders, which were used to shoot down the balloon, and it also is capable of air to air combat as well as air to ground attack. that is one of the key things that really makes sense when you have weapons s...

Russia claims to have captured the town of soledar in ukraine after months of intense fighting. it's the first town russian forces claim to have captured sincejuly, after six months of military setbacks. but ukrainian officials say the fight is still ongoing. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. a salt mining town under russian assault, soledar has become a story of carnage and contradiction. after months of bloody fighting, an attempt by russia to give a clear message. for the first time, a claim to be in complete control, and that this town is the start of something bigger. "t...

Fighting, an attempt by russia to give a clear message. for the first time, a claim, to be in complete control, and that this town is the start of something bigger. "the capture of soledar became possible due to the constant destruction of the enemy," says russia's defence ministry. "by ground attack, aircraft, missiles, and artillery." but ukraine is saying... "fighting continues in soledar, our troops are holding defence against the enemy." ukraine has resisted russia's attack here for months. the price is getting heavier. translation: we will never give up. -