On the ground in Kramatorsk - how this fortress city has held Russia back

Guardian journalists were just around the corner when a Russian drone hit a residential building in Kramatorsk, in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 Peter Beaumont, a senior international reporter, is on the ground in the “fortress Belt” of eastern Ukraine, where for years a costly defensive strategy has prevented Russia making a major breakthrough to territory further west. Cities such as Kramatorsk form one of the main bulwarks against Russia taking all of the Donbas, and, Ukraine fears, having an easier path to Kyiv. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called on Europe and ⁠the US to increase sanctions on Russia’s defence and energy sectors as well as its broader economy to force President Vladimir Putin to end ‌the war. “If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn,” Zelenskyy said after overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian capital. #ukraine #russia #ukrainewar #kramatorsk #donbas