00:00 "The Ukrainian 63rd Artillery Brigade are holding firm in their trenches outside Lyman,
00:06 Donetsk Oblast, only a few kilometres from Russian positions.
00:11 Ukraine says Russia has stepped up its attacks in the region, but that the counter-attack
00:15 is working."
00:16 "We stopped the Russian offensive.
00:22 They weren't far off, but we stopped them and did not allow the enemy to advance further."
00:28 Monday saw the village of Urozhain, also in Donetsk, return to Ukrainian control and modest
00:33 territorial gains around Bakhmut.
00:36 But after nearly two months of counter-offensive, Kiev has admitted progress is slower than
00:40 expected.
00:42 Having stockpiled weapons over a matter of months in the lead-up to the counter-offensive,
00:47 Ukraine continues to call on allies to step up their support.
00:50 "We're still lacking some weapons.
00:56 We have some, but we don't really have enough shells.
01:01 We have tanks for an offensive, but not planes.
01:03 Without planes, tanks are just targets."
01:08 A coalition of 11 allies is set to start training Ukrainian pilots on Western F-16 fighter jets
01:14 later this month.
01:16 But plans for the first deliveries of the aircraft remain tentative.
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