Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, of the 57th Motorized Brigade, spoke with ABC News.
Ukrainian colonel presses for more US arms as his brigade battles Russian onslaught: Reporter’s notebookCol. Oleksandr Bakulin, of Ukraine's 57th Motorized Brigade, speaks with ABC News' Foreign Correspondent James Longman in a secret location near Kharkiv, Ukraine.Ukraine's 57th Motorized Brigade is one infantry unit among many battling the new Russian offensive North of Kharkiv, and it was also amongst the first to engage the Russians as they pushed over the border.
MORE: Austin says 'expectation' is Ukraine won't use US weapons outside its territory, despite Russian advance Bakulin acknowledged the withdrawals but said it was a normal part of the ebb and flow of warfare. He’s made clear he’s been enjoying being close to the Russian border. Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, of Ukraine's 57th Motorized Brigade, speaks with ABC News' Foreign Correspondent James Longman in a secret location near Kharkiv, Ukraine.And he even seemed to accept that in order for this to happen territory might need to be given up, citing the experience of nearby Finland.
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