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And, we report from on the ground in ukraine as the grueling counteroffensive tries to recapture territory from russia. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the ongoing support of these institutions and institutions individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour. Consumer cellular, this is sam. How may i help you . This is pocket dial. With consumer cellular, you get nationwide coverage with no contract. That is kind of our thing. Have a nice day. The foundation fostering informed and engaged communities. More at the website. And with the ongoing support of these i...

Are a crucial part of russia's effort to fortify the entire front line. that process has been documented by the open source analyst brady africk. all of these black dots here mark new russian fortifications. let's focus on a couple of locations. first of all, tokmak. it's a small city, but it's strategically important. you can see it at the bottom of this satellite image. further north would be where the ukrainian positions are. and look what the russians have done. they've built one new defensive line, a second one behind it, and then a third one around the city. we also know that in ukrainia...

Line, a second one behind it, and then a third one around the city. we also know that in ukrainian media there are reports that civilians are being removed from tokmak in order that the russians can further fortify it. and to understand all of these fortifications, looking at these types of satellite images is also useful. here, furthest from the front line, you have artillery positions. then the trench network for the soldiers. then what are called dragon's teeth. these are concrete obstacles the russians are using in the hope of stopping ukrainian tanks. tanks are also the focus of these eno...

There are reports that russia is removing civilians from topmak in order to further fortify it. we can understand that if we look here. furthest from the front line we have artillery positions, then a trench network. just, then what are called dragons teeth. these are concrete obstacles, designed to stop tanks in their tracks. also aimed at tanks are ditches, dug out by vehicles like this. and you can see an anti—tank ditch in this fortification is the very first line of defence. so, that's one location. a second that bbc verify has looked at is on the crimean peninsula, which was annexed by...

Ukrainian soldier. we also know that the trenches are a crucial part of how russia is bolstering its defences all along the front line. that process has been mopped by in opal source analyst and every one of these blackouts is a new russian fortification over the last few months. —— open source estoppel is focused on first locations. a small but strategically locations city here you can see it on the south of the satellite image much further north you would find the ukrainian position. look what russians have done. they built one defensive line than a second behind it. then a third around ...