charles stratford for inside story.ohammed: ukraine's military capability before the war was dwarfed by russia but the international community has changed that. at least 40 countries have made significant donations. the u.s. is the largest contributors sending weapons, ammunition, and military equipment worth $46 billion by the end of february. the u.k. is the second-biggest donor. it's assistance announced to -- and includes fighter jet training. germany's contributions totaling $3.8 billion to date. poland has sent equipment and ammunition worth $2.6 billion and plays a vital role in logistical efforts to deliver international military aid to ukraine. let's look at recent developments on the ground. the commander of ukraine's ground forces says his troops are advancing on russian occupied territory in the east. russia announced they had taken the city after brutal fighting with thousands of casualties on both sides. elsewhere in the donestsk regio, russia claims to have -- pro ukraine armed groups have attacked the bo

charles stratford begins to recover it's from supper. reach you until monday, the cook, good time hills back. 18000000000 cubic meters of water generating electricity and providing fresh water for hundreds of thousands of people, but not more or the most immediate impact fees for the 10s of thousands of civilians living down river. this is the ukraine controlled side, the river swollen and overwhelming the banks, residents of the nearby streets being evacuated. the rising water was evacuated from the flooded on to lift the village. a local school in stadium downtown was flooded. the stadium was completely under water. and the flood waters were reaching the school when the russian occupied side of the river. the town of nova kafka is also under me to on more flood water ukraine's president accused the russians. terrorism waste needs not them in the whole world will know about this. russian ball cried the crime of because size such deliberate destruction by the russian occupies of the dam, is an environmental form of much destruction for the world should show. now that russia cannot get a

charles stratford reports from keith. is it possible to independently verify these claims and counts of claims by both sides, but that certainly seems 11 and some suggest some heavy fighting in various points along the eastern front line, the front line of around a 1000 kilometers. it started earlier today with the claim made by the russian military that they had repelled will they describe is a large scale ukraine in operation pushing into the southern zone. that's region in 56 is the russian military said that there has been increasing chat. so in the last few hours from pro russian military bloggers and most of them talking about the town of novel genetics, which is in that something's on that sc region. we have her to the sauce to noon, a statement recorded message left by the leader of the russian, us and reorganization. if get any precaution, he's saying very angry message that russian policies were losing control of the town of better keep got. it's more of a village, actually, it's just north of buff moved to what

charles stratford isn't 1st on. this is a residential area of head of song, as you can see, completely indicted with both of these sorts. he's a saying that in his deepest pulse, it's around for me to stay there on shore as to whether that was the is receiving it or not. but these are people's homes. thousands of people that lived in this area of the city. there are big concerns. why they also are, which is about minds being dislodged by the flood water. a fire has broken out at a fuel depot and the sudanese capital and there are weapons factory battle between the army and the parent. military rapids support forces has intensified in southern for 2. they are assessed, says they're inside the weapons factory, but the army denies that such as tens of millions of people in canada and the northeastern united states are being told to stay indoors because a smoke from walls fires more than $400.00 are now burning in canada. they've caused air quality alerts across several provinces on states. new york city skyline has bee

charles stratford isn't 1st on. this is a residential area of head of song, as you can see, completely inundated with both of these sorts. he's a saying that in his deepest pulse, it's around full, meet his date there on shore as to whether the was the is receiving it or not. but these are people's homes. thousands of people that lived in this area of the city. there are big concerns by the authorities about lines being dislodged by the flood water. tens of millions of people in canada and the northeastern united states are being told to stay indoors because of smoke from wildfires. more than 400 are now burning in canada, and they've caused the air quality alerts across several provinces and states. new york city skyline has in blanketed by avail of smoke. the us sector of state antonio, blinking is on day 2 for 3 day visits or sony ravia. he met chrome principal who had been set of mine and the golf corporation council for administers relations between washington, henri auto, i've been strained for years. a fire h

we'll get more of that and moment from charles stratford in key 1st. so let's go live to your, your shop of all of a near moscow. you will help us understand a little bit better. what's happening in the russian region of belgrade, near the border area, near the border with ukraine. there's a lot going on. the fighting has been intensifying recently and now there. busy these be able to find, i would say, russian fighting groups to fight on behalf of ukraine. it's all a little bit complex and they say they've got russian soldiers. yes, indeed, just the so called russian volunteer cool is considered extreme, missed in russia. so they have tons to the government know, develop good region, little proposal to exchange to russian, patch and soldiers for 10 minutes of big stations with him. and one of the board attaches in the region is a government deluxe called share agreed to meet with the representatives of the russian hill and to cool aid. the prisoners were alive. he said that the enemy crew had entered no bad trouble. sean could village the box what was

charles stratford is near the ukrainian town of buckboard recently taken over by russian forces. you really wish off of all of us in moscow. first we're going to go to add a caution. who's in, don't you ask ali? we were talking before about this convoy of wagner fighters heading along the motor way to moscow. also, the chechen forces at a party being sent to the area to help. what details do you have about what's happening throughout the zine cut you off. the president of the general republic outside chechnya announced that he's out of fighting by president with him. that's expected, his army and his, his fights of left to do me ask uh does a very big convoy that's headed towards your stalls. and the main mandate is taking control. this is what his forces out of saying. now, this is going to uh to the complication of the situation. gustavo has been kind of taken by the bug. no, a group fight says that since this morning be commanded off of back. no, you need put a guardian about yesterday to march to, to solve on from the so she is going to wash them all square, just in case the

charles stratford reports from 1st on there was a sadness to pervades these floated streets. soon off, the rushes invasion of song was attacked and then multiplied by russian forces. and now launch aries at the city on the water. many of the people who were turned up to the crane and i mean we took care of us on late last year, being evacuated from the home. yes, everything was demolished, the. it's frightening. the 2 story houses have been swept away and the somehow to the floating down the river. there was no one there when evil ukraine accused. these rush you of destroying the cock cove there on the during the pro river and causing this terrorist attack to prevents in advance across the the pro river towards the russian occupied crimea. says keith russia says you creighton is responsible. and it's also moving thousands of people to safety on the opposite russian occupied side of the river. this is one of many streets here in cash on safety, completely flooded. we understand that they were hundreds, if not thousands of people that were living here until this dime was destro

the team bob, which is 0 cost on a charles stratford was in house on earlier where it's trying to people were still being evacuated. this is a residential area of head of song as you can see, completely inundated with both of these sorts. he's a saying that in his deepest pulse, it's around full, meet his date there on shore as to whether the was that he's receiving it or not. but these are people's homes, thousands of people that lived in this area of the city. their big concerns by the authorities about minds being dislodged by the flood water and floating, moving and obviously presenting potential problems to the ongoing evacuation efforts. we've seen a lot of people being pulled out on boats like this, many of them bringing that pets. many of them very distraught. indeed, we thought a little bit of showing, but it hasn't been heavy. it has been sporadic that we know that russian policies are literally only a couple of kilometers. one would think, 5 kilometers may be in that direction on the other side of the river. presidents that lensky says that these plans a result of an attack by

charles stratford reports from house on the unable to will can ensure emergency service personal injury to the old. i mean, the ambulances, amphibious vehicles rush, others in need of the flooded street to waiting, medics. a there are a lot more in the we have off a 1000 requests at the moment. and that's certainly not all the distant gloss deport sounds like the outgoing ukrainian, all tutoring being fired shows gross and i agree is now we will call the red cross and they will evacuate to says the ambulance man. we have stationed here as a sourcing point for those who need so the evacuation efforts continue here, just arrived. you can hear those thoughts. we understand that that is out going, shelling fine grain installed in full season across the river. the water is still me too deep. people on the roofs tried to sell which what they can from their homes. a face appears in a pump and windows. why don't you leave? did you want to be evacuated? asks the volunteer. because i called walker says the woman what if we help you would put you on a boat and take you to where you need to go? whe

charles stratford reports from 1st one invaded photos of occupied re taken and then flooded. people in the city just never give up clean up operations in care. so and continue and areas where the front water has receded. residents like andre a clearing the month from their apartments and businesses determined to pick up their lives. again, truck, voltage, brookfield, and potential disease into a small shop. the book we have to wash it, all the water was up to the ceiling. everything is covered in filth. it was impossible to get through here until the flood waters went down. ukraine says russia committed a war crime by destroying the nova cold, good time. the close these floods, russia generalize responsibility. these are the same streets. now. ukraine says at least 40 villages remain flooded. 17 of which are in russian occupied surgery on the opposite side of the river. we were in this area are about a week ago, and the water level in was about a me to deep. as you can see, the floods here have receded, but there are many areas closer to the river where house these huge resid

charles stratford reports not from just north of those villages that for the cause of us. ok. the town lies in ruins. sounds of buffalo code down these deserted streets. ukrainian army pushed down so fairly can know the silica in recent days. it says it's, we can't you. the number of settlements from russian full sees nearby to the sales . so there's been a lot of heavy fighting in this town. in recent days, the ukrainian military tell us that it was russian full sees the blue this bridge up. i don't know the bridge of somebody's of trying to prevent ukraine in, involves we know now that that has failed ukrainian policies. we understand all moving south around 2 kilometers from here. this ukranian army videos, which all g 0 account independently verify, reported the shows ukrainian soldiers in the village of steroids, if there are band and russian vehicles and bodies on the streets of the cool water. at 1st, the enemy resistance tried to repel our attack without tillery, we managed to take initiative into our hands and slowly house by house. we started to recap to the village.

charles stratford is on the front line village of stuart as of a way of fighting is continuing for full control of the area. russian forces, if withdrawal and from what remains of this part, the village people fled or destroyed ukrainian military vehicles. these toad from the battlefield did. russian soldiers in the gross ukrainian ministry last week announced it had complete the re taking the village of stores ever. but that's not quite true. the pricing you can see here is as a result of the russian it strikes yesterday. you're currently minutes, we are telling us that's low, they please. so they say the majority of this village, there is still ongoing fighting on the outskirts and they say they are facing fierce resistance, promotion policies. ukraine's counter offensive was expected for months that gave russian forces time to prepare the 2 gods. they have strong app on the lots of infantry supported by heavy onto it and then moving slowly towards us. but with killing them. we have conducting small defensive operations on the outskirts to the village along the forest line, but there

charles stratford has more from keith. it's impossible to independently verify these claims and counts of claims by both sides. but that certainly seems 11 and some suggest some heavy fighting in various points along the eastern front line, the front line of around a 1000 kilometers. it started earlier today with the claim made by the russian military that they had repelled. well, they describe is a large scale ukraine in operation pushing into the southern zone that's region in $56.00 is the russian military said. and as i say, impossible to independently verify the voltage that the russian military supplied alone with those claims. us secretary of state antony blinking, says washington will not let it run, develop nuclear weapons. speaking of the american israel, public affairs committee blinking, also urge tv normalization of relations between saudi arabia and israel. the former us vice president mike pens has officially announced his candidacy in the 2024 republican race for the white house fences run. will pit him aga

sides controls by both keys on moscow as concerns grow about minds dislodged by floods. waters charles stratford reports from 1st on unable to walk and shock. emergency service person over, at least in just the old, i mean, the ambulances, amphibious vehicles rush, others in need of the flooded street to waiting medics. there are a lot more in that we have half a 1000 requests at the moment. and that's certainly not all the distant gloss deport sounds like the outgoing ukrainian, all tutoring being fired shows gross. and i'm curious now we will call the red cross and they will evacuate to says the ambulance man. we have stationed here as a sourcing point for those who need so the evacuation, if it's configured here, just arrive, you can have those thoughts. we understand that that is outgoing. shelling 5 question full sees across the river. the water is still me too deep. people on the roofs tried to solve which what they can from their homes, a face piece and a pump and window. why don't you leave? did you want to be evacuated on the phone to? because i called walk says the woman what if we hel

they also said their troops have taken several russian service men as prisoners. houses are, as charles stratford is on the front line with ukrainian forces, a new kind at all me is saying that it is taking control of a small village close to the town of a very can know the cisco now that is in donates region and missionaries is consistent with what we've been hearing on telegraph channels from russian ministry progress that are embedded with the russians policies in that area. they saying that there has been a large push by ukrainian forces towards that town. we're also hearing of, of developments for the west of that pushing further south from zap parisha by the ukrainians. but of course it's very difficult to independently confirmed issues. one thing we do know for sure to is that this kind of rain is going to slow operations off a bit. it is very difficult for both sides to use the drones for reconnaissance and spotting areas to target. when these, these kind of low level cloud cover, and of course the rain will make the ground very wet and very difficult to use. tract vehicles in the weeping

but 1st, charles stratford has this report from keith of what we've seen in the last few days and weeks is an escalation, fly both sides. really what we understand all attempts to talk and supply lines and weapons stores the ukrainians. coming on, the heavy, bombardments all for a cruise missiles and so kinda causing drones by the russians and various locations across the country and the ukrainians targeting we on the status apply lines, for example in northern crime, a are and in that pull the city of baird yet it's gonna be as or see which was occupied 5 of options in the early stages of the war. we understand that these moves are or in relation to the build up is long expected ukrainian cancer offensive accounts that are offensive. that analysts will tell you is going to be a huge challenge to the ukrainians. they talk about fees that so the, the spreads of some of these weapon rate that is being supplied by ukraine satellites along us 1000 kilometers. the front line could be a bit seen. they are also concerned about the element of surprise. of course, this has been planned for month

now, charles stratford itself is very difficult to get a clear picture of what's actually happening on the front lines in that ukraine. we'll see you here, right? well, so far as expected, there's be no official comments on these claims by the russians from the ukraine ministry or ukraine is ortiz. in fact, in recent days, the ukraine and government, ukraine, and ministry is loads. what can only really be described as a campaign, warning, the public and the military to maintain silence on any kind of middle treat movements in these areas along the front line. because of course, the element of surprise is so key to the rooms in this expect to capture offensive, so we call and verify independently, what has going on. but these are some fairly strong claims being made by the russians. 5 sectors, according to the russian ministry of defense on the front, in the southern donuts regional attempts that they say by the ukrainians to push for the release that you mention some videos which shows a greenfield or more. it looks like military vehicles being destroyed, being targeted, but of course

charles stratford, i wonder 0 keith. i saw speech tennis area shopping of all of us. she's live for us from most good. so you crane the unit is saying the roster is responsible for this damage was as rush the thing this is laura west, the waste thing from a rushes, high ranking officials. they haven't come into the situation yet. but the local pro rational source, he's of no back. a health guy denies the accusations that russia was behind the destruction of the station. the russian appointed the mail, the town of novak, i hope it said that the destruction of the station was the catastrophe which was created by the ukrainian of 4 as hayes and those who controlled them. and he also said that the ukrainian armed forces continued shelling the town of nowhere. the hills and the source hayes were figuring out how to evacuate people from that. they've also said that they can help scott hydro electric power station kind of be restored. it will have to build from crunch laser. so the damage is present over whelming not the ukrainian side, and they're wrong pointed out that to

charles stratford, which is 0 separation. let's talk to journalist julia shop of oliver, who's in moscow. yoga we saw the footage, of course, on the russian controlled side. very impressive. dramatic footage. of course. what do you know about the residents there? are they in danger? are they being evacuated? that's correct. so it's caused the residence of being about to rated right now between 22006000 people have found themselves and they dissolved design in the care southern region, according to accent, govern of let diaz sell to the flooded part of the city. oh, but nobody could help remains without the electricity bill source. he's a wasteful power. train erases and pumps to pump out some water. according to him, in the morning of june, the 7, the water level in the healthcare reservoir, failed by mold up 3.5 meters in the, in their good. the area with the zip per ocean nuclear power plant is located according to the legitimate selda. and in the coming days, this inspection procedures of territories will begin in rehearsa

strikes across the country overnight. clayton says it intercepted more than half of them as big as charles stratford. he joins us live from keys until says a bit more festival, about this attack and the need for him. of the what, according to the regional government, as you say, a 2 year old go, was founded under the rubble following these attacks early yesterday evening on a suburb of denise pro that's in central ukraine. the government is saying that, so what's believed to being an is gone to cruise, missile russian, cruise me so 18 between the $22.00 story buildings. as you say, 22 people, other people injured, 5 of whom were children. this is just the latest in a wave of attacks that we're seeing across ukraine, an escalation in russian attacks in recent weeks. of the vast majority, we understand of other russian cruise missiles and so called kind of calls the dragoons with shultz down all of those. the targets is the capital key here, according to a sar two's was shot down. but again, it's an indication of this escalation that we've seen of a by russia or targeting areas inside civilian areas a

we started hearing reports from the front lines in east and the south concern by my colleague charles stratford, who was down the token just sold, is that the ukranian military was going to be looking very quickly to exports. what have a weak this is they could find in the russian lines. what are the holes gaps may have been created by the re deployment of wagner forces. and by the end of the day, we were hearing reports of small gradual gains around places like back moved in the east. that of course would be defended so heavily by wagner forces that windows, such as it was, is probably now beginning to close again. as wagner read the boys, i don't think likely they will be a sense of disappointment that they saw the size make the possibilities that so tantalizingly appeared in terms of changing rush. it didn't come to pass 10, put as well, with a sense of what may have been had you have go, you have getting pre goes you and prevail. vehicles come ons, those wagner courses, and he's not a man who would, in any way have turned his back of the war. i think the sense that link goes politically and

charles stratford has more from keith. is it possible to independently verify these claims and counts of claims by both sides, but that certainly seems 11 and some suggest. some heavy fighting in various points along the eastern front line the front line of around a 1000 kilometers. it started earlier today with the claim made by the russian military that they had repelled. will they describe as a large scale ukrainian operation. pushing into the something's on that region in 56 is the russian military side. but there has been increasing chats that are in the last few hours from pro russian military bloggers and most of them talking about the town of noble genetics, which is in that something's on that sc region. we have her to the south to noon a statement, a recorded message left by the leader of the russian. us in reorganization. if get any precaution, he's saying very angry message. the russian policies were losing control of the town of better keep got. it's more of a village, actually. it's just north of boston moved

charles stratford reports from her son invited for tova of q, clyde re taken and then flooded. people in the city just never get up clean up operations in care soon continue and areas where the front water has receded. residents like andre a clearing the month from their apartments and businesses determined to pick up their lives. again, truck, voltage, brookfield and potential disease into a small shop. but we have to wash it all. the water was up to the ceiling. everything is covered in filth. it was impossible to get through here until the flood waters went down. your grace is rushed. you committed a war crime by destroying the nova cold, good time to close these floods. russia didn't realize responsibility. these are the same streets. now. ukraine says at least 40 villages remain flooded. 17 of which are in russian occupied surgery on the opposite side of the river. we were in this area are about a week ago, and the water level in was about a me to deep. as you can see, the floods here have received it, but there are many areas closer to the river where house is huge, resid

this is in russian defensive lines . houses here is charles charles stratford is in the front line village of storage of a where fighting is continuing for full control of the area. russian full series of withdrawal and from what remains of this part, the village. its people fled or destroyed ukrainian military vehicles. these toad from the battlefield did. russian soldiers in the gross ukrainian ministry last week announced it had complete the re taking the village of stores ever. but that's not quite true. quite a you can see, here's the result of the russian it strikes yesterday. you're currently military, you're telling us that will load a please. so they say the majority of this village, they were still ongoing fighting on the outskirts and they say they all facing face resistance, promotion policies. ukraine's counter offensive was expected for months that gave russian forces time to prepare the 2 gods. they have strong app and lots of infantry supported by heavy onto it and then moving slowly towards us, but with killing them. but we're conducting small and offensive operations on t

charles stratford joins us now. live from there, the liquor nova. real, can charles, tell us what you and your team have seen today? oh, that's right. yeah. you joined us a short distance away from billy, couldn't of us. okay. and that town basically is being the launch pad full. you crate in full. she says they try and push south. and as you was saying in the introduction there, there were claims by certainly the ukrainian military and the government that the ukraine policies have been. they was liberal right to the number of settlements south of that town. now we were in there and the time is completely devastated. there's not a single person on the streets. there was a lot of heavy shedding. and a lot of seemingly a lot of fighting still going on in those southern settlements. we spoke to but it's very nervous military in the area and they confirm to us think he's going to them. there's still more populations going on in at least 3 of the 4 was settlements that officially the ukrainians are saying that they have captured and they said that it was

our correspondent charles stratford is in cremmit tor skinny, still ukraine, with more on that. as we spent this morning with ukrainian forces in the town of chess. if you all, just if you all are, is important because it is the, the 1st town west of buck moved, of course, by moot, was claimed by the russians to be fully under the control last month that somebody this dispute seed by you grinding policies. but what we saw in that area seemed to be an effort by ukraine in all its hillary units to try as minutes. we call it softening up targets. in an around box move that's basically testing russian defences. testing how strongly are before a more consolidated push. according to the ukrainians in that area, they said that they all making gains slow gains from the south of the quote. i'm heading around to the east of the town. and they said that those games could be up to a kilometer a week. but they admitted that some days it could be as little as a 20 meters and all those $500.00. they also said that there was a similar operation happening to the north of bulk mode as well. again

charles stratford reports from the liquor and of a silica the town lies in ruins. sounds of buffalo co down these deserted streets. ukrainian army pushed down. so if the leak and the silica in recent days, it says it's we capture the number of settlements from russian full seas nearby to the sales. so there's been a lot of heavy fighting in this town. in recent days, the ukrainian military tell us that it was russian full sees the blue this bridge up. i don't know the bridge of somebody's of trying to prevent ukraine in, involves we know now that that has filed ukrainian policies. we understand all moving south around 2 kilometers from here. this ukranian army videos, which obviously are called independently verify reported the shows ukrainian soldiers in the village of steroids if there are band and russian vehicles and bodies on the streets of the cool water. at 1st, the enemy resistance tried to repel our attack without tillery, we managed to take initiative into our hands and slowly house by house. we started to recap to the village. approximately. we killed 10

charles stratford is near the town to valley can never see. okay, and file this report that we just come out of the completely destroyed town of villa nova su can now this is the epi sensitive one of these big pushes being made, seemingly by ukrainian policies. trying to involve south on russian positions, according to the government. and the military they have in there was liberated, taken back control of a number of settlements south of that town. well, that's not what we're hearing for some of the soldiers commodities that we've spoken to in this area. they say that multiple operations are still ongoing in the settlements, and certainly there's a lot of heavy shilling that we heard. we understand. grab me, solve every. all jewelry being used as the situation is exceptionally tense in this town. and one can only imagine for the south, very, very few civilians around on. so western intelligence agencies will tell you that there's push in this area so far the ukrainians haven't even met yet. the 1st big, heavy line of russian defense, the weat

charles stratford has more from keith. is it possible to independently verify these claims and counts of claims by both sides, but that certainly seems 11 and some suggest some heavy fighting in various points along the eastern front line, the front line of around a 1000 kilometers. it started earlier today with the claim made by the russian military that they had repelled will they describe is a large scale ukraine in operation pushing into the southern zone. that's region in $56.00 is the russian military said that there has been increasing chats over in the last few hours from pro russian military bloggers and most of them talking about the town of nobles or nets, which is in that something's on that sc region. we have her to the sauce to noon a statement, a recorded message left by the leader of the russian, us and reorganization. if get any precaution, he's saying very angry message that russian policies were losing control of the town of better keep got. it's more of a village, actually, it's just north of buff moved

charles stratford lived there in keith. let's get the view now from moscow and speak to jenny celia shop of our unit. what are the russians saying about what's happening on the front lines and you claim so basically, i can only add dobbs, the situation has indeed escalates. as he had donated. scan isn't a job, and there are reports of all the heavy funny thing that the ukrainians manage to, and the outskirts of the village of noble jeanette scott as well as several other villages. were i talked in the don't ask direction, but according to the russian side, the ukrainians actually couldn't achieve any success and that's direction. and uh, having those, some people on several pieces of equipment, they have to find coal. so we know that's a russian chief of general stop of the russian armed forces. a general garage level was as a control point when the key of action launched its launch scale ration. so the situation around the mood in these is very complicated and of course what had from even getting pre grossman and i just wa

a meeting with the russians military leadership of charles stratford, reporting from the roach above smooth in eastern ukraine where ukrainian soldiers say they are going to explore the tales on the rushing control sides. the front line, the, the leader of the wagner. most of the groups, as the russian president is deeply mistaken, that is, fighters will not turn themselves in. the beginning, precaution has called for a rebellion against the army. and as far as, as sees control of military facilities in southern russia, and then address to the nation present in fact, to be a present called as a stop in the back. it drives to punish those behind the mutiny mark level begins. our coverage of this video appears to show wagner forces and the leader you have any progression entering military headquarters in raw stone, one of the city that somebody's view, it in a subsequent video is seated between senior come on. does one of whom had early abroad costs the video urging precaution to reconsider his rebellion, order the mess and re bosses his main control important sites in the city? enough

that their troops have taken several russian service men as prisoners. officers who were as charles stratford is on the front line with ukraine and forces a new kind at all me is saying that it is taking control of a small village close to the town of america and all the cisco now that is in donates region and missionaries is consistent with what we've been hearing on telegraph channels from russian ministry progress that are embedded with the russians policies in that area. they saying that there has been a large push by ukrainian forces towards that town. we're also hearing of, of developments for the west of that pushing further south from zach parisha by the ukrainians. but of course it's very difficult to independently confirmed issues. one thing we do know for sure to is that this kind of rain is going to slow operations off a bit. it is very difficult for both sides to use the drones for reconnaissance and spotting areas to target. when there's these kind of low level cloud cover. and of course, the rain will make the ground very wet and very difficult to use. tract vehicles in the wee

stratford. he's across this forest from the capital q charles, more strikes, mountains and the pole. what more do we know to get it started was just the latest in what can be interpreted. bailey, safely as being an escalation in russian attacks in recent days and weeks using both cruise missiles and so cool kind of calls the drawings according to the governor of the, the pro region. he's saying the what he described as a russian is gone. the miss landed between the $22.00 story residential buildings and as you said in the intro, the it was in the face of the early hours of yesterday evening where we understand that the body of a 2 year old go was found under the rubble, at least $22.00 other people injured including 5 children, the authorities hearing kids say they managed to down all the crews and kind of calls the drone strikes that were targeting areas in and around the capital. they will such say that for the 6 cruise me solves and 3 of the 5 of the camera causing drugs, were downed into set to the coast rush just as repeatedly that it doesn't target areas where civilians live. b

well, with this fast moving situation, the child stratford joins us now is on the road to buck moved in eastern ukraine. charles, what can you tell us? yeah, sure. right. we're on the road to eastern part. what we've seen a lot of troop movements this morning, but moved behind us. there's a lot of showing that we're hearing. well, we've seen um troop carrying helicopters in the area are cool. spot moved was pretty much the present football, vault, big push. it was where we sold for goes and make those repeated criticisms all the russian defense ministry criticizing them for not supplying on off of and it was the place really that involved not was, it was so instrumental in taking control of that city. so we've been speaking to ukrainian soldiers in this area for the kind of reaction especially morale amongst ukrainian soldiers seems to have risen. and they were very boy demand that we spoke to one man saying that they were now ready to exploit what he described as the tales in russia and push even harder. he said that in the last couple of weeks since this counter offensive has started certainly around a possib