The Heat: Russia makes gains in eastern Ukraine

The Heat

The United Nations says there have been at least 4400 civilian deaths and 5500 injuries in Ukraine since the conflict with Russia began on February 24th.

Nearly four months later, after initially fending off Russia in the West, Ukraine is reportedly running low on ammunition, while struggling to repel Russian forces trying to capture the wider Donbas region, including Luhansk and the embattled city of Severodonetsk. CGTN’s Michael Voss filed a report from Kyiv. 

To discuss:

  • Mark Sleboda is an international affairs and security analyst.
  • Klaus Larres is a European affairs analyst and professor of history and international affairs at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  • Anton Fedyashin is a Russian affairs analyst and history professor at American University.
  • Sergiy Kudelia is a Ukrainian Research in Switzerland Fellow at the University of Basel, and a political science professor at Baylor University.

 

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