i spoke to rob parsons in odessa, who have the latest on the military situation.eporter: the situation is unchanged at the moment. the russians continue in the donbass region, some 600 kilometers north of where i am. for the last month, they have made little progress. we are talking about kilometers in single figures. they are taking heavy losses. they are now faced with a dilemma of what to do about the counteroffensive in the south, not far from here. do they move troops south and at the same time jeopardize the offensive in the donbass? what to they do? it seems they will start picking troops. it is difficult to supply, as the ukrainians have closed down the bridges across the river. very difficult for the russians. what are they going to do logistically to maintain the position they have? if they lose it, it will be a dramatic psychological blow for the russians. the ukrainians are talking achieving that by the end of the year but one general is suggesting spring next year whatever the case, it will be tough. >> that is our chief foreign editor reporting from