(1 Mar 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Bakhmut Direction, Ukraine - 29 February 2024 1. Various of member of the 17th separate tank brigade removing cover from their Soviet era T-64 tank 2. Mid of soldier looking at sky 3. Mid of tank crew member removing camouflage 4. Pull focus from barrel to soldier 5. Mid of tank exhaust 6. Pan of tank leaving 7. Mid of tank in its position 8. Mid of tank firing 9. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Maksym (last name not given), tank commander of the 17th separate tank brigade: “⁠The enemy is constantly attacking, they are constantly attacking us. So does something change? It's constantly hard here.” 10. Various of tank crew in their base 11. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Dmytro (last name not given), commander of the tank company: “⁠You can really feel it, the density of fire is higher. When we can make ten shots, they can make 50. They have an advantage over us in ammunition, it's undeniable. And also, there is the advantage in manpower on the other side.” 12. Various of tank crew member checking his T-64 13. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Dmytro (last name not given), commander of the tank company: “⁠We try to be as efficient as possible, keeping a minimum reserve (of ammunition) in case of retreat or in case of some unforeseen situation, so that the guys have something left to work with.” 14. Various of tank crew jumping into tank 15. Various close ups of the tank driver 16. Tank commander on the radio 17. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleh (last name not given), tank crew member of the 17th separate tank brigade: “It's hard here, the enemy moves and moves, and we try to repel them. But they move and just move, we don’t have a satisfactory way to go closer to them. And if there is, it is very risky.” 18. Close of tank driver 19. Wide of tank driver spotting an aircraft, UPSOUND (Ukrainian): “Airplane! Do you see it?” 20. Wide of tank firing from its cover 21. Close of blast 22. Wide of tank firing STORYLINE: Ukrainian forces battling Russian efforts to advance in the Bakhmut direction said they are facing constant attacks as Moscow troops send in wave after wave of infantry and target them with a variety of artillery and drones. At the 17th separate tank brigade’s position, soldiers said they have been experiencing a large Russian push over the last three weeks. A Ukrainian official said on Friday that Russia is accumulating large forces around Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine as it seeks to make a breakthrough in the Donetsk region and advance towards Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. Speaking to the Associated Press, a 117th tank brigade spokesperson said despite limited resources Ukrainian forces were trying their best to adjust their defense to the ever-changing Russian tactics, even as troops on the ground reported they could not respond with the same firepower and personnel as Russia is able to use against them. “⁠You can really feel it, the density of fire is higher,” said commander of the tank company Dmytro who only gave his first name due to security concerns. “When we can make ten shots, they can make 50, they have an advantage over us in ammunition, it's undeniable. And also, there is an advantage in manpower,” he added. With the full-scale military operation now into its third year, Russian forces have been bludgeoning some Ukrainian defensive positions into submission, deploying overwhelming amounts of artillery and troop numbers in an effort to punch through defensive lines at targeted points. AP video by Bela Szandelszky Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/3b6af972adda4c6b9959487c2294c786