Today, President Donald Trump met with world leaders in Washington to talk about how to bring

peace to Ukraine.

But in Ukraine, peace feels far away.

What you're hearing is people in Kharkiv clearing rubble after Russia attacked the city overnight.

At least seven people were killed.

And Ukraine's eastern front is under pressure.

Russian forces have made major gains there recently, pushing further into Ukrainian territory.

Ukrainian troops are scrambling to claw their land back.

The post-Ukraine Bureau Chief, Shavano Grady,

watched from the front lines last week as troops prepared to go out.

They're carrying backpacks.

They have sleeping pads.

Their helmets are covered with scraps of fabric

to make them blend in better with trees. She sent this voice memo from Tonezk in eastern Ukraine.

We were just at another position that was a few days ago was 40 kilometers from the front line

and is now 22.

So the quick Russian advances are really stressing the troops here.

And they're trying to quickly take back this territory that was lost in an unexpected Russian

advance before Russia fully consolidates its gains.

Ukrainian soldiers feel like every inch of territory they lose will give Russia more leverage as world leaders come to the bargaining table.

And no one feels this pressure more than soldiers like Chudo. That's his call name. We're not using his real one.

Chudo is from a region of Ukraine that Russia now occupies.

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