Former Senior Military Intelligence and Security Officer PhilipIngMBE explains why the Russian's are focusing on Bakhmut and how the winter weather will impact the war in Ukraine 👇 Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Live updates by Olive Enokido-Lineham. Updates from Deborah Haynes in Ukraine and Diana Magnay in MoscowAs the weather is turning wet and cold in Ukraine, former senior military intelligence and security officer, Phillip Ingram, explains the conditions are impacting operations on the frontline for both Russia and Ukraine.
Miguel Berger, told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme:"Putin continues terrorising the civilian population and we are very concerned about that because these attacks on the energy infrastructure mean that many people in freezing temperatures might be forced to leave Ukraine. Cities including the capital Kyiv have already seen snowfall this year, as residents battle with the combined challenge of cold temperatures and Russian attacks disrupting energy supplies.
For more on Ilyas' story, tune into our latest episode of the Ukraine War Diaries - a weekly podcast following those living on Europe's new frontline, and those who have escaped it.Some of the latest images from Russia show men and women taking part in initial military training for civilians. The outlet claimed to have access to data collected by Russia’s Federal Protective Service for internal use.
A top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the number was far below estimates from Western leaders. Speaking at a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Mr Lukashenko said:"If they want us to live in peace in our region - from what I can tell they want , looking at it from across the ocean - both Russia and Belarus are prepared for it.
Russia and Belarus are formally part of a"union state" and are closely allied economically and militarily, with Moscow using Belarus as a staging post for its 24 February invasion of Ukraine. She said, however, there was no evidence of a reduced Ukrainian will to resist, despite attacks on its power grid and other critical winter infrastructure.
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