Eastern Ukraine residents brace for Russian advance | BBC News

In February, Russia captured the strategic town of Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region.

Since then, the invaders have advanced further west, and taken several villages.

Ukraine says its forces are "holding on". But Russian troops are now attacking in five areas along the 1,100km (700 mile) front line.

Over 1.2 million people - or two thirds of the population - have left the Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk region since Russia's full scale invasion two years ago.

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[kkhalifah]

BBC: Russia is losing the war
Also BBC: Russia is advancing

[leroi_of]

Dang like a year ago BBC was reporting that Russia was fighting with shovels

[greathey]

Remember BBC assured us last year Russia ran out of missiles and soldiers 😆

[SJ-ltyf]

I thought Ukraine was winning and Russia losing million soldiers a day 😂

[ghostfish]

But the MOD has been telling us every month for two years how the Russians are running out of ammunition and men!

[wgbbkpz]

It amazes me how the west couldn't even defeat the taliban and believed the could defeat russia

[zaklinakovace]

Funny they all spoke russian not ukranian. Propaganda

[TodaTruth]

I thought Russia 🇷🇺 was running out of men and ammunition

[partoems]

Russia is losing by taking village after village. Now the shovels have been modernized with refrigerator and microwave chips.

[kevinbillows]

Those shovels and washing machine parts are doing quite well

[captainjoejoe]

Don`t worry, all those with an "I stand with Ukraine" emblem on their social media accounts are coming over to fight...

[margaretcaine]

When Ardviika fell to the Russians, Patrick Lancaster interviewed a few residents who stayed. All were happy to see the last of the Ukrainians. You only show one side. Many do indeed regard the Russians as saviours.

[franklopiccolo]

BBC reporters get well paid for telling stories

[anthonyloveanthonylove]

Every time Ukraine claims to destroy Russian warships, Ukraine always looses a territory what a coincidence

[krumba]

Wait! What happened to "Ukraine is winning, Russians are in trouble!" "Ukraine recaptured wast territories from Russia" "Russia is running out of amo..." "Russians are fighting with shovels and are demoralized" should I continue?

[trevorsutherland]

CIA is panicking here in the US; telling us that we need to approve the money for Ukraine because all their spy bases are now at risk of being overrun. 😂

[Xcross]

BBC lied to Ukraine in the beginning that Russia is weak.
Ukraine is finally learning the hard way😢

[ycxfcvy]

The political system in UK is rotten 😂😂😂

[johnlefucker]

I thought Russia was losing? Zelensky said nato tanks would be in Moscow by now..

[jonnsonsam]

That peace deal boris torpedoed is looking better all the time.