An ITV News crew embedded with a Ukrainian army unit has captured the moment it was forced to flee from the frontline amid Russian shelling.

The dispatch had been filming near Kharkiv with soldiers making use of state-of-the-art weapons from Nato.

Among their arsenal is the Howitzer M777 long-range weapon. The British-designed M777 is the best of its kind - lighter, more precise and can fire further than anything the Ukrainians had before the war began.

When it comes to artillery, the Russians have a 10 to one advantage. However, the Ukrainians believe that with its accuracy and range, the M777 can offset their numerical deficit.

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