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: i felt the blasts yesterday. _ translation: i felt the blasts yesterday. we were sitting - translation: | felt the blasts| yesterday. we were sitting here translation: | felt the blasts - yesterday. we were sitting here on the 31st of december _ yesterday. we were sitting here on the 31st of december instead - yesterday. we were sitting here on the 31st of december instead of. the 31st of december instead of preparing the festive dinner. my two sons and _ preparing the festive dinner. my two sons and i_ preparing the festive dinner. my two sons and i and our dog. we heard the blast right— sons and i and our dog. we heard the blast right after the new year came. russia launched one more attack in the night and early morning of the new year, just hours after shelling the capital and other regions during the day. it was like typical russian terrorism. that was the reason why he struck on new year's eve, because he had, like, 311 days to kill everything. but he can't and he feels that we are stronger than he thought

so the team is going to trigger a blast. he set off a series of controlled avalanches over his door shut. see how it looks more from wood, or is that my guess is that on a day like this, there will be more to do at a high altitude. it's extremely cold today at the top. it'll be minus 18 minus 19 degrees. exciting a good day for some explosions. we've got real winter weather today. if they're going to rip according to the weather forecast, there's likely to be as much as 50 centimeters of fresh snow. about half of it has already fallen books, everything to 20 centimeters or cold powder slope is minus 13 degrees. now don't differ. every minute counts. latina has 2 hours to make sure the glaciers ski resorts 60 kilometers of pieced are safe before the crafts start to arrive. they work and pass. 25 year old krista bind shop is the youngest and a new addition to the team. jo, thermals and of yours bring. we're packing the explosives. we're about to head out to trigger some avalanches. delusional detonators and explosives are alwa

we were on the stairs when the blast happened. we rescued some wounded people. >> the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for the blast. the i spoke to this journalist in karachi and she told us more about the casualties and the search operation following the bomb blast. >> what we do know at the moment is 165 others are injured. we do know at least three dozen people remain trapped. earlier, four people were rescued. two others are still underway. cities across pakistan are on high alert. >> we heard it in the report, the mosque that was attacked is inside the police compound. this blast really indicates a major security breach. how are authorities investigating this? >> absolutely. this is the major security breach. what we had not heard is what they plan to do in these days. it is important to know that the taliban commander clearly states this is the fourth attack. pakistan authorities really plan to define how they actually view the security set up in the days ahead. >> the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibil

we were on the stairs when the blast happened. we rescued some wounded people. dead bodies are still trapped under that debris. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for the blast. militant attacks have been on the rise and pish, our since the taliban entered their ceasefire with government forces. earlier i spent eternal su, ross curry in karachi. she told us more about the casualties and the search operation impish, our following the bomb blast. you know, at the moment that at least 61 people have lost their lives and a 165 others are injured and relief operations continue at the police lines in the shower. we do know that at least 3000 vehicles to remain shot. this is a communication with them a moment earlier for people with operations to others are still under. we cities across focus on a new song, you know, like with solutions and gosh, like mom was kind of show support for the police forces. and we heard it in the report, the mosque that was attacked as inside a police compound. so this last really indicate the

[speaking foreign language] adam: the blast ripped through the hospital.staming, fear became terror. adam: less than 500 meters from the warehouse, activist cherine el zein filmed from the street. cherine el zein was knocked unconscious. her phone continued recording. cherine: for two minutes, it was silence. i don't remember anything. and then i think we woke up, and we starting asking if everyone is okay. and we starting after the dust was a bit less, we starting seeing people walking with blood all over and screaming. people were screaming. [horn honking] adam: the blast wave tore through gemmayze, omar and hala's world. omar: frankly, we didn't know if it was a strike, it was a bomb. is anyone bombing us? i just walked downstairs barefoot, and i just felt i couldn't move my arm anymore, and i was covered in blood all over. i have stitches in my head, bleeding from glass and my legs. [ringing] adam: their café was wrecked. hala: there were dead people on the streets; people were bleeding from everywhere. buildings has already collapsed. it was absolutel

on the kid steinhoff, one of the blasting masts has been malfunctioning with. i've got needs to find out what's gone wrong. rosier saladas feel to 3 in the magazines are computer controlled in all of my other activated in response to pressure governmental involve clicked on mal, open this up to check if everything's okay in their, their affiliates isn't walk with some of the chords might have gotten tangled up or something might be jammed up, didn't this new fuel cycle? dora didn't work for clean thought it does. okay. are these are the containers on the chart? take a quick look though. his last question . okay. yeah, it's okay. i'm on the mass can be used to morrow in the van more. everything's all right. as alice goes to morrow's focused shows more heavy snow on the kitchen horn back to the avalanche training course. it's now the participants tend to practice locating an avalanche victim. will they find the backpack with the avalon chance either gather i i'm ready with is that i but what's the value on the display like um, a 2.7. be soon if i you close it. i'

we were on the stairs when the blast happened. we rescued some wounded people. dead bodies are still trapped under the debris. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for the blast. militant attacks have been on the rise and pish hour since the taliban entered their ceasefire with government forces. maria always spoke with journalists, use rise gallery in karachi. she has more now on the casualties and search operation impish, our following this bomb blast. we do know that at least 3 dozen eagles to remain shot. this is a communication with them a moment earlier for people who rescue and the operations risky to others are still under weak michelle, as cities across pakistan actually crashing on high alert. you saw, well, you know, the snipers would be placing both in solutions and crashing flight. mom was carried out as the show support for the police force is what we haven't had at the moment from the government back on is a plan to, to introduce. and we said, what any such attacks that may take place the it is importan

according to a police official that spoken to the bbc, the blast and the force of the blast collapsedirculated on local media and social media and has been verified by the bbc shows the inside of the mosque after the blast. half of the wall has caved into the mosque. there is rubble and debris on the floor and you can see people clambering over that in order to try to get out. now, lady reading hospital in peshawar has declared an emergency. they are calling for blood donations to try to help. they have told the bbc that they are still receiving the injured and they have also received people who have died, as well. a government minister speaking earlier has said that they know that the majority of people that have been injured and died in this blast are police and he has suggested that they were potentially the target of this explosion. the parents of a young woman in the uk who died after taking a highly toxic chemical compound sold illegally in diet pills are to meet government ministers ahead of it being reclassified as a poison. campaigners say that tablets containing dnp have bee

we were on the stairs when the blast happened. we rescued some wounded people. dead bodies are still trapped under the debris. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for the blast. militant attacks have been on the rise and pass shower since the taliban entered their seats fire with government forces. or earlier we spoke with journalists, use ra, a scary in karachi, and she told us more about the casualties and the search operation in pasha following this bomb blast. we do know that at least 3 dozen eagles to remain shot. this is a communication with them. a moment earlier for people with rescue and the rest racial rescue, others are still under weak mission as cities across focus on children, crashing on high alert. you saw, well, you know, like with solutions and crashing slide mosque out. as the show support for the police force is what we haven't had at the moment from the government back on. is it planned to do with any such attacks that may take place the it is important to know can statement made by the other one

have been injured in a bomb blast in the eastern democratic republic of the congo.losion took place in a market in the north province. witnesses told al jazeera that a man detonated the bomb inside a plastic bag new group has claimed responsibility. benin keeping inflation low. tax relief and price controls. the governments measures are being criticized. high food prices are forcing families to skip meals and businesses are closing. >> benin's bakers city industry is close to collapse. covid-19 and the war in ukraine have pushed up cost and from profits. they blame government price controls for making business harder. or for the price of bread is -- ok? you cannot change it. the price of that, we are using is -- every day. it is very difficult for us to survive. >> businesses have received relief. >> in the streets, we received a lot of support from the government to back them up after the economic fallout of covid-19. in fact, the rising cost of living since 2021 came down last year. especially toward the end of 2022. >> for others, government subsidies are helping

this blast happened at around two or _ happened?o or 3pm. , one or- happened? this blast happened at around two or 3pm. , one or 2pm. j around two or 3pm. , one or 2pm. initially people were offering prayer blast happened. according to a person who was there, he told that when he entered the mosque, there was a huge blast and he ended up in hospital. if i talk about the locality of that mosque where the blast happened, that is quite important because it is in up headquarters, there are many important buildings like several secretariat and interior, provincial interior ministry's office not so far. army commander house is nearby, there is huge questions about how this happened, there is a clear security lapse. recently, the prime minister and chief of army staff have inquired people who got injured in the blast are not only this, they have asked officers to submit a report on how this happened. i report on how this happened. i gather from reading the reports that some of the people who died were members of the police force? if this w

the pipelines operator is investigating the blast at this point. it says it does not suspect sabotaged. flames up to 50 meters high, spiral from the damaged pipeline into the lithuanian night sky. the blaze prompted the evacuation of a nearby village boomers door gosh, i was about 300 meters away, a shampoo and i was outside at the time for jordan. and when the explosion took place, look up suddenly the whole area lit up and it was like daytime. i realized the gas pipeline had exploded water for bravo code with probability christmas. when the government played don't any suggestion of sabotage. while i think we are talking about the technical failure, i mean the pipeline itself is quite old. we're talking about the pipeline which is about 40 years old. so i think it's a very likely that is a technological failure. and of course, we cannot rule out, no other possibilities. the pipelines operator amber grid, said there had been no signs of outside interference. the cause of explosion will be clarify it under after the investigation and to and the inve

the pipeline blast happened on the day that vilnius marked the anniversary. the failed attempt in 1991 by soviet troops to over through it's nearly independent government. with you any, i was the 1st you nation to bond the input of gas from russia following its invasion of ukraine. and we can bring you up to speed. now with some other world news headlines, brazil's supreme court says it will investigate form of president shire bull sonora, for allegedly inciting, last sunday's rights in the capitol. also supporters ransacked government buildings in brasilia under the false belief that last year's presidential election was stolen. both narrow himself was never publicly acknowledged. president louis election victory. bruce attorney general has launched inquiries into the 49 debts, mostly of civilians that have occurred during recent protests. supporters of austan president pivotal castillo are demanding new elections, and the removal of current leader dino, below the attorney general's announcement came as some talk cabinet members announced their reservations.

a total of $64.00 companies of busy blasting away the limestone hills across the quinta. valley name is important for cement and cement is a highly sought after building material. in asia and world wide. construction is a multi 1000000000 euro business. nature pays the price. our touch has decided to make it his job to preserve his home, the kin, to valley for as long as possible. his activists group is called kinda valley watch . together they explore the caves within the mountains and hills, which are disappearing at an ever faster rate. ah tad's home, the kin to valley is located on the malay peninsula and the state of parrot. 10 deposits were found here long ago. but limestone, granite and marble can be excavated much more easily. although i want to understand what's happening here. i want to find out what's special about these hills in recent years, we've neglected them and all they contain who would have known that's why our touch is now exploring the caves under the hills. to day he's showing an archaeologist, an important discovery. there are also pre historic paintings on th

there will be some improvement as that winter storm blasts into japan.t is going to bring very heavy snow to western areas. we could see some disruption there. behind it a much improved picture for places like beijing. a similar story in shanghai with the change in the wind. as we have a look at the three-day, at least the sunshine will be coming back in. in south asia, things looking wet and wintry, some snow coming in, trickling into parts of pakistan. there has been some unusual warmth across parts of india. kathmandu continuing to see the temperature push into the early 20's. the wetter weather does improve, slipping further south. heaviest showers coming into sri lanka on thursday. that is your weather update. ♪ >> who's there? the answer was in arabic. i was abducted by the cia. >> in two thousand four, a german citizen was kidnapped and tortured by the cia. >> he came with handcuffs and led me into the interrogation room. >> a powerful documentary tells the story of how the geopolitics of the post 9/11 world ruined the life of an innocent man. on

but these consultations are unlikely to stop the blasting in the can to valley. our top is taking the archeologist into one of the valleys biggest caves over that it goes as i grip the home in. he recently discovered a lot of cave paintings here, though he's not sure how old they are. good. it is how long they saw me and how the ours in the caves is an invaluable piece of human history or is living with you. how's it going? rock are, is not that only pretty started were, are, there are value there has value because even historical period are, is actually an evidence of the human past humane director of the landscape. so there is a multi layered meaning m let embedded within the se, escape from pre historical period to historical period. so all these, i think, are significant to me, at least because it shows how humans evolved through time. back up on what could i touch, helps the archaeologist document the engravings and paintings afterwards. so true, hey, we'll compare the images with others. the 2 of them are worried that this cave to will disappear. one day. t

this blast happened at around 2pm or 3pm. 0ne or2pm.n who was there, he told that when he entered the mosque, there was a huge blast and he ended up in hospital. if i talk about the locality of that mosque where the blast happened, that is quite important, because it is in police headquarters, nearby there are many important buildings like civil secretariat and interior, provincial interior ministry's office not so far. army's commander house is nearby, so there is huge question how this blast happened, and there is a clear security lapse as well. recently, the prime minister and chief of army staff have reached to peshawar to inquire people who got injured in the blast and not only this, they have asked officials to submit a report on how this happened. i gatherfrom reading the reports that some of the people who died were members of the police force? if this was an attack, a suicide attack potentially, who might have been responsible for this? officially, no—one has taken responsibility for the attack but on social media, people from

we heard the blast right after the new year came.ched one more attack in the night and early morning of the new year, just hours after shelling the capital and other regions during the day. it was like typical russian terrorism. that was the reason why he struck on new year's eve, because he had, like, 311 days to kill everything. but he can't and he feels that we are stronger than he thought before. and now he willjust want to terrorise us. it will not work, though, says mykola and others we spoke to on this new year's day, after another russian attack. ukrainians believe 2023 will bring them victory. 0lga malchevska, bbc news. at least ten people have been killed in the afghan capital, kabul, in an explosion at the entrance of the military airport. the taliban government has been battling an insurgency by islamic state militants who have targeted a number of key installations in the city in recent weeks. 0ur south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, has the latest. the taliban authorities are saying there was a loud explosion outside

we were on the stairs when the blast happened. we rescued some wounded people. dead bodies are still trapped under the debris. the pakistani taliban have claimed responsibility for the blast. militant attacks have been on the rise and pass shower since the taliban entered their ceasefire with government forces as their time. but make sure to stay in touch. you can follow us on twitter at d. w. news from myself and the entire team here on the day. thank you so much for spending part of sorting with ah! with . with a joy ride and fascinating worlds into uncharted deb with our guides know their way around with a strictly scientific trip to some pretty wacky places with curios is required. ah, to morrow today. ah, next on d. w. russia asking support or resignation the war machine has a firm grip on the country. but not everyone supports the president's war. this report takes a look at what ordinary russians actually think close up in 60 minutes, d, w. o. every day counts for us. and for our planet, global ideas is on its way to bring

front of each artificial structure - these are bridges, some overpasses, we make a stop and a mine blastingoduces its inspection for mining or destruction. and for targets in the depths of the enemy’s defense, as well as for air targets , russian pilots work out. it is the crew of the su-34 that patrols and covers the ground units for any mark , the equipment of the aircraft allows this without refueling, the su-34 can fly more than 4,000 km. with a combat load of eight tons , missiles of various classes are designed for a wide variety of purposes. the commanders of the height, meanwhile, more and more dissatisfied with the kiev the authorities, one of the leaders of the fourth brigade of the national guard of ukraine on television told his battalion near artemivsk, in their case bakhmut suffers huge losses, and hell said there well, in general, on the entire front line from the number of losses, only hundreds of helicopters and planes are growing, thousands of drones and guns field artillery, and the supply of foreign weapons to ukraine does not improve the statistics for kiev, although uk

we haven't confirmed what has caused this blast.h over the past couple of years had decreased but since the fall of kabul there's been an increase in terrorist attacks, militant attacks in the north of pakistan, especially and only just a couple of weeks ago there was an attempted suicide attack in the capital itself so there's already been a high alert with regards to security across the country. there was a high level delegation that was expected to come into islamabad this morning. the president of the united arab emirates was supposed to come to pakistan to come to islamabad today which is why there was a special holiday in order for security to be on high alert and now we're just getting this information from peshawar, it's an ongoing story so waiting to get more information as we get it. >> sophia saifi, thank you. we'll check in with you again shortly. >>> thousands protesting in south africa last week demanding realistic action against the prolonged energy crisis. for months now the country has been facing rolling blackouts

these are bridges, some overpasses, we make a stop and a mine blasting platoon inspects it for minesnd russian pilots are working on targets in the depths of the enemy’s defense, as well as on its air targets. it is the crew of the su-34 that patrols and covers the ground units in any weather conditions, the equipment of the aircraft allows it to be done without refueling, the su-34 can fly more than 4,000 km. this is with a combat load of eight tons of missiles, and of various classes are designed for a wide variety of purposes. all over the front line numbers. losses in vsu, only hundreds of aircraft and helicopters are growing, thousands of drones and field artillery guns, and the supply of foreign weapons to ukraine does not improve the statistics for kiev in any way, although ukraine directly receives western intelligence data. including from satellites, an important moment back in the spring of 22. roskosmos demanded from the british van to inform whether it uses its devices for military purposes, and when london was refused, russia canceled the launches of british communicatio

so they had an al jazeera, more big names caught up in the investigation into the bailed port blast. and why redevelopment plans the, the temple in northern india on the he locals, angry? ah. we've had some exceptional warrants for this time. the year in northern india had there, thank you so much for joining in. so the states of, of their a con, temperatures closing in on $29.00 degrees. by the way, the dark, the orange share, the higher the temperature. but this is adding fuel to the fire for some storms in the northwest, including the states of ultra khan, could even see some hail mixed in here as well. now to the south of this fairly common conditions, rain starts to pull away from a karnataka and careless, but still as seen. some downpours in the forecasts for the mold leaves on wednesday, still a few showers hanging around islam about on wednesday high 15 degrees. temperatures are coming down. cobble at minus one, you should be running about 4 or 5 degrees for this time of the year. and for the philippines, some severe flood advisory, stretching from sabu city to, to thou and t

the politically charged trial into the bay report blast lebanon's top prosecutor orders. all suspects are released and tired of being left in the dark, protested demand action after years rolling blackouts in south africa. ah very warm welcome to the program. ukraine has received a massive military boost from its western allies as it prepares for renewed offensive by russian forces. 11 months since the invasion began. the u. s. has declared it's sending 31 back old tanks from the m one abrams class to ukraine just . i was after germany finally relented to pressure from its allies and announced a historic decision to send 14 leopard to tanks. berlin will also partner countries to deliver german made tanks from their own arsenals, spain, vinland and the netherlands have suggested that they are open to sending their tanks to ukraine as well. the u. k is also sending 14 of its challenger to tanks. well, russia government is furious, it's accused germany of abandoning its historical responsibility to russia, citing nazi crimes in the 2nd world war. it's also dismissed the tank

with another cold blast on the horizon, north korea has issued an extreme cold alert. that's heightened concern for the people in the poorest areas. as temper is tumble, car leg al jazeera lease in india's capital, new daily have detain. students had gathered to watch a b, b. c documentary by prime minister there. and dr. modi, there have been disruptions and several other universities where students have tried to watch the 2 part series. it looks at moody's tenure as chief minister of good do off state in 2002, and a suspected miss them all going to train carrying hindu pilgrims more than 1000 muslims, women killed in reprisal attacks who had been accused of lessing. authorities allow and encourage the anti muslim violence. the indian government has brought the documentary, citing emergency powers, and has been people from sharing clips and social media. with everybody know with the dentist with problem solving these and they might be good let this happen again . i don't want to put 9 minutes of doing that. i need to feed them everything will lead regarding that does

she explains why the investigation into the blast is significant for liberty. we see this as really a battle for 11 on the future. are we going to have a kind of country where those individuals who are responsible for blowing up the country are held accountable or one where they're allowed to escape accountability . as you know, the invest the domestic investigation into the group last has been suspended now for almost 13 months. on monday, the lead investigator issued an opinion, legal opinion that he said would allow him to move forward with the investigation. and on that basis he charged 8 individuals, including the top public prosecutor of a son that's in relation to the blast. and he also ordered the release of 5 of the 17 detainees who currently remain in detention since august and september of 2020. obviously the political establishment and all rally around him, they said that he did not have the power to move the investigation forward. that the investigation was still stalled and just culminated with the public prosecutor who him health is charged in th

we were in the stairs when the blast happened. we rescued some wounded people from the blast site.d bodies are trapped under the debris. >> this is where the blast took place, the city of peshawar. the mosque is in a compound, one of the most tightly controlled areas of the city, which includes police headquarters and intelligence bureaus. here is a local journalist explaining the significance of this location. >> the suicide bomber had been able to enter that highly barricaded police line, which is the home of the police, had to cross at least three checkpoints to enter that secure area. it was prayer time. he went to that mosque where mostly the police men and local people attend the mosque it is the only mosque in that area. he was with the police authority standing in the first row. >> a rescue operation is continuing. city officials say more bodies are being pulled from the rubble. efforts are ongoing to say people trapped under the debris. here is our pakistan correspondent, carolyn davis, outside the hospital. >> there are still people being brought to the hospital here. we

the child was taken to the intensive care unit with 81.2 blast cells.e, after a while in space it was the recommended treatment was prescribed, which she did not undergo with dmitry, mind you, but there is blast and zero. what is the situation now, treatment is not prescribed in the hospice, she received, where he was transfused twice and that was all and there was no treatment at all. and we continued to come every day. and you don’t see, you really don’t see it, but you don’t see this christmas tree from her. a surge, a remission, a surge of remission, which is why i say that all diseases come in waves. it's clear. it's all pathophysiology. yes, if you already know from the hardest they pull themselves in topic. but it wasn't here. khimich did not treat her people. she went into remission, herself virtually without medication, without chemistry. impossible. you often see with your daughter, now not very often, because, well, mom is blocking. this is how i understand communication. and what happened like that ? your daughter is talking about treatment.

. >> reporter: blast by blast, russia's war in ukraine has exacted a devastating toll on both civilians and soldiers for these three ukrainian soldiers, the impact has been life changing. this man, missing an arm, alexander half his left leg, and dimitro missing his right leg up to the hit. mike corcoran making it his mission to get them the help they couldn't get in the war zone >> they didn't have the technology available or the know-how, how to treat this type of injury. so they told they were going to be on crutches and/or wheelchairs. >> reporter: he believes upwards of 5,000 soldiers have lost limbs to blast injuries since the war started. so far, he and his team at medical center orthotics and prosthetics have worked with seven soldier amputees, already committing more than $500,000 towards donating state of the arm limbs. >> utilizing that prosthesis for daily function, feeding yourself, clothing yourself, you know, stuff we take for granted, becomes exponentially harder >> reporter: he's learning how to get his new arm to lift. alexander flexing his new knee moving without a ca

the most important thing for the judge in the general public is the families of the victim of the blastho have formed associations that have called for justice. on the other hand, supporters of the traditional political parties and hezbollah have been trying to replace him for the last year and a half. they are supporting the decisions. in an unbiased approach i would say a big portion of the lebanese public see the judge as a hero and they want him to try to reach a final verdict. >> our correspondent in beirut. france is to withdraw troops from burkina faso last month. it is after the military asked france to leave. this confirmed by the foreign ministry in france this wednesday h. facing a growing islamist research and see. france retains some 200 to 400 special forces. it withdrew troops from mali last year on the order of the military that paid for russian military mercenaries to patrol the country. the cold snap has claimed lives and afghanistan. human tarrying agencies have raised an alert after at least one hunter 24 deaths caused by the low temperatures. in china's far north, t

not all of these shock from the blast to me, my husband against the wall, she said, look good. then we heard the glass in the window shutter, and then there was explosion after explosion. much of the $31.00, at least one person died and others were injured. be attacked on the ukrainian capital, lusted, almost 3 hours a russia messiah london in front of a hotel with people shocked by the timing of the attack. so what shall, at least on this holiday, she said, the day when the whole world celebrates, we were hoping for a miracle. yeah. what you go on. yeah. instead, you're sitting in the corridor and you don't know what's all if you'll be alive to morrow. about 15 to 30 in this most you the holy this after this event, when i'm higher, doesn't 6, they are trying with all their mike to spoil new years for as a waiter, but they can't do it. we will prevail. and when with mold death and destruction, it's a bitter end to the year. for the people of keith. are we asked our correspondent to manually shes in keith to tell us what it's been like for ukrainians today? was a very scary day

at least 59 dead in suicide blast in a mosque in pakistan. it is believed they were 400 worshipers present. over 150 wounded. preparations for the popes visit after -- are disrupted after a canopy collapses. pope francis will become the first pontiff to visit the drc in four decades. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. we start with the latest on the conflict in ukraine. they 341. the russians claim incremental gains in the east of the country. the battle in the dundas has long been a war of attrition. kyiv says these gains have come at the cost of a norma's loss of life for the russian army and underlines moscow's lack of concern over the fate of its personnel. analysts say the delay in supplies reaching ukraine from the west are stowing the advance. moscow warning if the west sends more weapons there will be a significant escalation. our correspondent is in kyiv. >> it is very difficult to assess whether or not russia indeed can claim a victory over a few villages in a hotly contested area in eastern dundas. ru