Ukrainian soldiers say Russia's triumphs in the Luhansk region have obscured hard-won military successes elsewhere — including in the neighbouring Izyum region.
Rybakova, 38, is a former journalist who worked for a Ukrainian anti-corruption agency before the war. She said in the last two weeks, Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops back at least five kilometres toward Izyum.
He said the tank driver who surrendered was a 32-year-old soldier from Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city. The Ukrainian soldiers in the forward positions CBC spoke to said at night, Russian scouts come as close as 150 metres to their lines — so close that the Ukrainian lookouts can make out their faces.
Britain's government, which publishes a daily update on the conflict, has pegged Russian military deaths at about half that. The only Western weaponry our team observed were soldiers with AT-4 anti-tank rockets, which are useful on defence and for close-up fighting, but not for countering Russia's massive advantage in artillery.
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