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Soldier-uh yes
Captain Dmytro Lykhovii- Russia has suffered 47,000 (4) in Avdiivka since
last October. Those are huge losses in such circumstances we consider
this a
successful operation.
Civilian woman- Every day I think about the future not only of this town,
about every town: Pokrovsk, Avdiivka, Konstantynivka, Dnipro, Kyiv.
Civilian woman-Yes
Correspondent- for now in Avdiivka the Russians are once more Lords of
the rubble. Andrew Harding, BBC News, Eastern Ukraine.
News anchor- Well, next weekend will mark the second anniversary of
Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Let's take a closer look at what is
happening on the front line in the east of the country. This is what the
East looked like in October last year. The large section of pink shows
the areas where Russia had full military control. The sections covered in
(6) show some Russian control and then the yellow patches denotes more
recent Russian advances. And if we look at the same map today, we can see
how the front line has changed. The pink has (7) the stripes and those
yellow sections have expanded significantly. In
other words, Russian troops are advancing westwards. Let's return to
Andrew Harding in eastern Ukraine and so what does today's news from that
region mean for the wider war, Andrew?