Shifting battle lines in eastern Ukraine

Early in the war in Ukraine, Russian forces launched a brutal assault on Kharkiv, rocketing residential areas. Now, reports describe Russian troops retreating from the region around Kharkiv, blowing up bridges as they pull back. But elsewhere on the long eastern front line, Russian troops seem to be advancing. Reporter Volodymyr Solohub talks with The World’s Marco Werman from Dnipro, Ukraine.

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