Ukraine front line near Kharkiv situation ‘dynamic and tense’ | BBC News

Russia’s President Putin has said there are no plans to capture the country's second city Kharkiv, after Russian troops crossed the border into north eastern Ukraine.

The Russian leader said his forces were advancing in order to protect the Russian border region.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that there were issues with military staffing and morale, saying a number of existing brigades were empty.

He said the country's air fleet was lacking and renewed calls for allies to send more air defence and fighter jets.

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[Dungshoveleux]

Map is out of date. Fighting is already in Vovchansk.

[juliuskwame]

Even the BBC is struggling to contain the frontline. The situation is dynamic and tense

[nier]

Russia upgraded their ammunition to the Shovel 4000 from last years Shovel 3000

[diegoflores]

If Ukraine is short military personnel we have enough Ukraine flag waving people in the USA to supply them

[Darkdrium]

that is some powerful shovel and washing machine

[carmonamanuel]

What happen with all the videos where the Russians were loosing

[duncansmith]

"Troop Shortage Saps Morale"
Wasn't this the BBC headline about Russia up until 5 minutes ago?

[kedkhsu]

The Shovel 400 air defence must really be the most expensive shovel on the market

[joseagreda]

Translator for "dynamic and tense". "Dynamic": the map is changing all the time, we're retreating // "Tense": we cannot do anything to stop the Russians :)

[goatfahter]

Please send BBC troops to this area soon, help them

[Steve-cgek]

Funny how all the Ukrainian soilders uniforms and equipment is clean and brand new. It's almost like there from a movie set. And the injured soilder who apparently is suposedly wounded and in shock can have such a normal conversation.

[toyotahonda]

How sad... Maybe Blinken can play them a song on his guitar? And Nuland can bring some chocolate chip cookies

[liquidh]

Russians brought alot of shovels to the fight.

[phil_]

Of course they don't want Kharkiv, they've got their eyes on K'yiv!

[kedkhsu]

Ukraine troop shortage but they only lost 30K men 😂

[Yantrus]

Russians whenever they see a new bbc or sky news video about Ukraine:

"ShOvElS"

[springbloom]

'Dynamic and tense' is the new 'difficult'

[BruceWayne-vnvg]

Have you heard of a new passed bill in Ukraine?? Disabled people will now join the frontline

[steeeeve]

'Dynamic and tense' in BBC speak means full retreat and losing badly...

[johnhuong]

Zelengski did not love fellow Ukrainians and abandoned them to harm and how can they have high morale. Only reconciliation and love generates ever lasting peace.