Russia ’determined to take key Donbas cities before winter' | Professor Michael Clarke

Russia looks "determined" to take key cities in the Donbas "before the winter" as Ukraine focuses on Kursk, according to Sky's military analyst Michael Clarke. He told Sky News the strategy could be risky for President Zelenskyy's leadership, as Russia will take "any amount of losses" to get the cities of Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar before setting its sights on the rest of the Donbas. The Ukrainian leader has sacked the commander of his airforce after a F-16 plane was destroyed during a Russian bombardment four days ago. For more on this story: https://news.sky.com/story/girl-14-among-six-killed-by-russian-attack-on-kharkiv-as-55-more-injured-ukrainian-officials-say-13206148 #skynews #russia #ukraine SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales