good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with "integrity, professionalism and accountability". he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps and more than double the number publically backing borisjohnson. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy but held talks with mr sunak last night. penny mordaunt is also running but like mrjohnson has yet to achieve the required

number of backers. here's our political correspondent helen catt. three potential prime ministers. two of them have officially said they want the job. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed he is running, after getting more than the 100 backers he needs. in a tweet he said he was standing because he wanted to fix the economy, unite the party and deliver for the country. penny mordaunt had already said she was in the race and is the only contender so far to go in front of the cameras. but she wouldn't be drawn on the detail she of the policy she would pursue. you stand b that policy she would pursue. you stand by that what _ policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you — policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said _ policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a _ policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple - policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple of i by that what you said a couple of weeks ago?— by that what you said a couple of weeks ao? ., . , , . weeks ago? you are trying very hard, laura. she insisted _ weeks ago? you are trying very hard, laura. she insisted she _ weeks ago? you are trying very hard, laura. she insisted she hasn't - weeks ago? you are trying very hard, laura. she insisted she hasn't done l laura. she insisted she hasn't done an deals laura. she insisted she hasn't done any deals to — laura. she insisted she hasn't done any deals to dmp — laura. she insisted she hasn't done any deals to drop out. _ laura. she insisted she hasn't done any deals to drop out. i _ laura. she insisted she hasn't done any deals to drop out. i am - laura. she insisted she hasn't done any deals to drop out. i am very - any deals to drop out. i am very confident _ any deals to drop out. i am very confident about _ any deals to drop out. i am very confident about the _ any deals to drop out. i am very confident about the progress i any deals to drop out. i am very| confident about the progress we any deals to drop out. i am very - confident about the progress we are making and i will say to you that i am in this to win it. it is

important for our party, we have a contest and i am very confident about our numbers. the reason why i am doing this is because i think i am doing this is because i think i am best place to bring the party together. am best place to bring the party touether. ~ . , ., , am best place to bring the party touether.~ . , ., , , together. which 'ust leaves boris johnson to save — together. which just leaves boris johnson to save what _ together. which just leaves boris johnson to save what he - together. which just leaves boris johnson to save what he plans i together. which just leaves boris johnson to save what he plans to i together. which just leaves boris - johnson to save what he plans to do. ally say he will run and insist he does have the numbers, despite the figure of public back as being just over half of what is needed. clearly, he's going to stand, there is a great deal of support for him. second the names are made public, people have a choice whether to make their names public or not. but the people doing the numbers for boris' campaign tell me they have the numbers, so the hundred that is necessary are there.— necessary are there. another sunporter — necessary are there. another sunporter said _ necessary are there. another supporter said boris - necessary are there. another supporter said boris johnson| necessary are there. another - supporter said boris johnson had promised supporter said borisjohnson had promised to run a tighter ship if he went back to downing street. an investigation by mps is due to start soon about what he told parliament

over the covid rule breaking last time he was in charge.— over the covid rule breaking last time he was in charge. barras is an amazin: time he was in charge. barras is an amazing figure _ time he was in charge. barras is an amazing figure in _ time he was in charge. barras is an amazing figure in our _ time he was in charge. barras is an amazing figure in our party, - time he was in charge. barras is an amazing figure in our party, an - amazing figure in our party, an incredible campaigner, he lights up any room and if he was in charge of the campaigning he could beat an incredible asset, but as prime minister, we would be absolutely shackled to somebody he was bound to bring us down. the shackled to somebody he was bound to bring us down-— bring us down. the labour leader aaain said bring us down. the labour leader again said there _ bring us down. the labour leader again said there should _ bring us down. the labour leader again said there should be - bring us down. the labour leader again said there should be a - bring us down. the labour leader i again said there should be a general election to let the public decide. there are worries among tory mps that mr sunak would not be able to win votes in the same way as mr johnson when the next election is called. but for now he is the only declared candidate who is certain of a place on the ballot tomorrow. helen catt, bbc news. well, whoever becomes the next conservative leader and prime minister will have the cost of living crisis at the top of their in tray. this morning there was a stark warning from the former governor of the bank of england, lord king, about the size of the challenge they'll face. he said whoever is in power will need to impose public spending cuts or tax rises in order to tackle inflation. mervyn king said economists had got

in wrong by suggesting printing money to support people during the pandemic. i think all central banks made the mistake during the lockdown period of thinking that they should print a lot of money to support the economy. whereas in fact, with the economy contracting under lockdown, that was the wrong policy. and all central banks, not just ours, but the federal reserve, the european central bank are all facing now, very high inflation rates of close to 10%. well, our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. marc, quite an admission, this? that was quite an admission? he is talkin: that was quite an admission? he is talking about _ that was quite an admission? he is talking about quantitative - that was quite an admission? he: 3 talking about quantitative easing. that is when central banks by the government bonds to stimulate their economies. he said it is, in effect, printing money. it is not unusual, it has been happening all over the world on and off since the last

financial crisis. the mistake he said was doing it during the lockdown. banksjust carried on printing money and he says it was a mistake and it helped drive up inflation. now is the time for politicians to front up, they need to start getting inflation moving down in the right direction. to do that it needs slow growth over many years, but they need to be honest with the public about the scale of tax rises and spending cuts it might mean. he said there is a case now to invest more money into public services because of the damage done by the pandemic. it looks like room for some hefty spending cuts and that could spell a period of austerity which could be more difficult than the last one. mart: difficult than the last one. marc ashdown. _ difficult than the last one. marc ashdown, thank _ difficult than the last one. marc ashdown, thank you _ difficult than the last one. marc ashdown, thank you very - difficult than the last one. marc ashdown, thank you very much indeed. head teachers in england say nine out of ten schools will have run out of money by the next school year due to the cost—of—living crisis. the national association of head teachers says there could be a £2 billion shortfall by 2024 due mainly to increased energy costs and staff salaries.

the teaching profession is calling on the government to stand by its 2019 election pledge to restore education spending to 2010 pre—austerity levels as kathryn stanczyszyn reports. an unprecedented funding crisis in education. as the everyday gets more expensive. that's the warning from many who work in schools who say the reality is stark. a recent survey indicates the burden of rising energy costs as well as salary increases means nine out of ten schools could run out of money by next september. i know of one colleague who has been round his school and taken out all of the light bulbs that he doesn't think are essential. i have talked to school leaders that are not putting their heating on until absolutely necessary. things like trips and visits and all the extra things that sometimes schools put on are not going to be happening this year. it comes as 13 education bodies have

written an open letter to conservative mps urging them to put the issue at the forefront of their minds when choosing a new prime minister. they say current forecasts show a £2 billion black hole by 2024, a desperate situation that will severely impact the quality of education. steve chalke says energy costs for the 52 schools in his academy chain havejumped from £26,000 a year to just under 90,000. we are paying three times as much for our energy, even after government support, three times as much as we were this time last year. that means we are spending through our reserves so that the situation cannot continue forever. you cannot do that and survive. the department for education says it is increasing budgets this year and that all schools will benefit from the government scheme to discount energy costs. the national association of head teachers has announced it is balloting members for strike action over funding for the first

time in its 125 year history. as the cost of living crisis deepens, schools are finding their financial balancing acts even more precarious. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. vladimir putin has congratulated china's leader xi jinping on securing his third term in office. his position was ratified at the communist party's congress in beijing. his re—election breaks with a decades—long precedent that limits the service of chinese leaders to two terms as our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, reports. applause. xijinping led out china's new leadership team in order of rank with him at the top. it confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in the world, that he'd remain in power into a third term and potentially for as long as he likes — barring some unknown upheaval in the future. translation: china is embarking on a long journey filled _ with glory and dreams, and the bugle has been sounded.

again, there were no women on the seven person politburo standing committee, a group stacked with xi loyalists. the appointment of li keqiang as premier will concern some. he oversaw the disastrous months' long shanghai lockdown with significant food shortages. now mr li is in charge of managing the chinese economy. i think the appointment of li keqiang as the premier shows that xijinping is not principally interested in the economy. he's never really been interested in the economy except as a political tool. china's new leadership faces exploding youth unemployment and a massive property crisis. they also have to generate economic activity while implementing strict zero covid lockdowns. xijinping and his team have pledged to tackle these problems with ideological unity and nationalist zeal. well, many will wonder if that's going to be enough.

crucially, there are no identifiable successors to mr xi in this group. yet another indication he could remain in powerfor a long time. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. that's it for now. the next news on bbc one is a little early at 4.20 — until then, have a good afternoon. good afternoon. let's start with rugby union and england are through to the quarter—finals of the women's world cup after a comprehensive 75—0 win against south africa, their winning streak extended to 28 games! jo currie is in new zealand. stepping out in the auckland

sunshine with their place in the quarterfinals already secure, for england, this match was all about winning the group. and such was their strength and depth, they made 13 changes to their starting 15. one of those coming in, rosie galligan, got england off the mark early on, the driving maul eventually crashing over the line. south africa would be no pushovers, though, that big hits reminding england they were in a big clash. but quickly, england started to pull away in the first half, dotting down four more times. the bonus point secured, they headed in at the break. after the restart, there was no let up for the world number ones as their i can't continue to tot up. galligan touching down her third of the game, a hat trick on her world cup debut to she and a moment to remember. she wasn't the only one to connie the only one to impress. connie powell also up three relentless ufifrlffiefifial uufiisfle thrashing on england inflicting thrashing on their opponents without ever really

being tested. that is their 28th beiea tested: theta theni�*fitb" ' win. leeiea teetee: theta theni�*fitb" ' win. theirform will consecutive win. their form will need to continue as they head into the knockout stages. england have cruised through this group stage, but standing in their my next is a familiarfoe as but standing in their my next is a familiar foe as next weekend, they take on australia in the quarterfinals. the red roses will start as favourites, but it is a rivalry where sparks are nearly always fly. to the rugby league world cup now — and england maintained their 100% record in the group stages — after beating france in bolton. attention turns to ireland this afternoon as they attempt to make the knockouts when they face lebanon in leigh. adam wild is there for us now. this is a great opportunity for them. yeah, really intriguing encounter in prospect here this afternoon, gavin, a huge amount at stake for both ireland and lebanon. yes, world cups are about the big established teams like australia, england and new zealand, but there is also a

narrative around this group stage around the developing rugby league nations, though is emerging that will one day hopefully threaten the established order. ireland and lebanon certainly fall into that category. ireland were impressive in their opening fixture with that win overjamaica. but lebanon too were excellent in their opening game. yes, they were beaten by new zealand, but new zealand are the number—one ranked side in the world. they gave them a real scare. there is a huge amount at stake here. the winners of this game almost certain finish second in group c. that would qualify them for the quarterfinals of this world cup. it's going to be a very even game. it's a really exciting prospect. kick us here at leigh is 2.30 on bbc two.- exciting prospect. kick us here at leigh is 2.30 on bbc two. thank you very much- — four premier league games kick off at 2 o'clock this afternoon. leaders arsenal are at southampton. and in the women's super league, arsenal are currently in action against liverpool.

it is 2-0 it is 2—0 to the visitors right now. arsenal looking to maintain that 100% winning record. leicester city host leaders man united at 3. west ham face reading at the same time. and later, chelsea are away at brighton. ireland have been hammered by sri lanka in their opening super 12s match at the t20 world cup. they could only manage 128 from their innings, with the wicket of harry tector a big one for si lanka. and the irish struggled with the ball too, with kusal mendis reaching an unbeaten 68 — including a 6 to finish off the chase — with sri lanka winning by nine wickets. and india have beaten pakistan in a thrilling t20 match at the melbourne cricket ground. batting first, pakistan stunted early on but recovered well thanks to some big late hitting on half centuries from iftikhar ahmed. late hitting on half centuries from iftikharahmed. in late hitting on half centuries from iftikhar ahmed. in reply, late hitting on half centuries from iftikharahmed. in reply, india late hitting on half centuries from iftikhar ahmed. in reply, india lost early wickets but virat kohli's

brilliant unbeaten 82 kept his side in the hunt. and a dramatic final oversaw two wickets, a six of a noble and two wides as ravichandran ashwin struck the winning runs for india against their fierce rivals. what a match that was. that's all the sport for now... you can find more on all those stories — including the golf — where rory mcilroy holds a one—shot lead going into the final round of the cj cup in south carolina. all on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you very much. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed that he is entering the contest to replace liz truss as conservative leader and prime minister. replace liz truss as conservative leaderand prime minister. he replace liz truss as conservative leader and prime minister. he has already won the backing of 139 mps, far more than borisjohnson, who is currently on 56. and penny mordaunt on 23. he is the second

candidate to declare, following penny mordaunt, who announced her candicacy on friday. mr sunak held talks with borisjohnson last night, who has still yet to publicly declare he is to enter the race. the bbc�*s tally indicates that mr sunak has already received the backing of 139 mps. i'm joined now by patrick english, associate director in the political and social research at yougov. he nowjoins us live from sheffield. how are the numbers looking? let's start with how voters are likely to act if they were to go to the ballot box this week. 50 act if they were to go to the ballot box this week.— act if they were to go to the ballot box this week. so as things stand, boris box this week. so as things stand, itoris johnson _ box this week. so as things stand, boris johnson is _ box this week. so as things stand, boris johnson is the _ box this week. so as things stand, boris johnson is the most - box this week. so as things stand, boris johnson is the most popular| borisjohnson is the most popular person in the field among conservative party members. members are likely to think it was the wrong decision to remove him in the first

place, so i think it's too surprising that when we look at the polling now, we find that on a long list of candidates if you give multiple options to the membership, they tend to coalesce around boris johnson. 0ur they tend to coalesce around boris johnson. our latest figures show that a third of the party would have him as their number one preference. rishi sunak is not far behind. he is on 25% the last time we checked with the membership. so it would be a tight race. but at the moment, if it did go to a membership contest, if indeed borisjohnson does get to 100 nominations by the close of play on monday, then it would be a very tough fight for rishi sunak to win that and beatjohnson with the membership. that and beat johnson with the membership-— that and beat johnson with the membership. that and beat johnson with the membershi-. , ., , , , membership. does that surprise you? well, we membership. does that surprise you? well. we know — membership. does that surprise you? well, we know boris _ membership. does that surprise you? well, we know boris johnson - membership. does that surprise you? well, we know boris johnson has - membership. does that surprise you? well, we know boris johnson has a . well, we know borisjohnson has a good standing among conservative party members and he does have a reputation as being an election winner. when we go back to 2019, we saw a barnstorming victory for boris johnson over labour and jeremy corbyn at that time. he had a very strong set of local elections

following that, not so good in 2021 and 2022 in particular. but there is and 2022 in particular. but there is a perception among the pulmonary party that borisjohnson can reverse the electoral fortunes and turn things around in the opinion polls. the conservative party membership remember him very fondly from that 2019 election and for getting brexit done, which was their priority at the time. borisjohnson does have a good standing with the membership. rishi sunak does not. there was a strong sense around the membership in the first leadership election of this year that he had stabbed boris johnson in the back and that he couldn't be trusted. i don't think that has gone away. he might have won the economic argument, or has been proved right by recent weeks, but a lot of the membership still don't like much about rishi sunak and there is a lot they do like about borisjohnson. bud and there is a lot they do like about boris johnson. and how does penny mordaunt _ about boris johnson. and how does penny mordaunt tally _ about boris johnson. and how does penny mordaunt tally up? - about boris johnson. and how does penny mordaunt tally up? she - about boris johnson. and how does penny mordaunt tally up? she is i about boris johnson. and how does i penny mordaunt tally up? she is an unknown quantity. _ penny mordaunt tally up? she is an unknown quantity. she _ penny mordaunt tally up? she is an unknown quantity. she is _ penny mordaunt tally up? she is an unknown quantity. she is fairly - penny mordaunt tally up? she is an unknown quantity. she is fairly well liked among the membership, but they are not sure about her and if we look to the general public, most

people don't really know who penny morden is or what she stands for or what she would bring to the table. in that position, you have two ways you can go. as more people get familiar with you, you can get more popular, but equally, it could be the more you are exposed to the public, the less popular you become because they look at you and say, we are not fond of what you have to offer. so penny mordaunt has to work on getting out there and convincing more mps to back her because at the minute, she is the furthest out of the three of them. find minute, she is the furthest out of the three of them.— minute, she is the furthest out of the three of them. and when you look at olls the three of them. and when you look at polls across — the three of them. and when you look at polls across the _ the three of them. and when you look at polls across the parties, _ the three of them. and when you look at polls across the parties, we - at polls across the parties, we still have labour, there is only 2% in some of the polls i looked at, but yougov has labour out on 56%? yes, there is a huge polling loop for the labour party, and that is born out of three things. we had the partygate scandal at the start of the year. we had the liz truss mini—budget and the fallout from

that, but also of the past 18 months, there has been a growing perception among the public that the conservatives can't be trusted to run the economy. it started 18 months ago with inflation and price rises and shortages of certain goods in supermarkets. and it has been developing since then. we are at the stage now where the economy, which is the thing the conservatives should be able to bash labour over the head without the ballot box, they simply don't have the ammunition any more. the public do not think the conservatives are able to handle theirfamilies' or the country's finances. to handle their families' or the country's finances.— to handle their families' or the country's finances. that would say to me that — country's finances. that would say to me that despite _ country's finances. that would say to me that despite the _ country's finances. that would say l to me that despite the conservative membership backing borisjohnson, membership backing boris johnson, the membership backing borisjohnson, the public don't necessarily follow that way of thinking. yes. the public don't necessarily follow that way of thinking.— that way of thinking. yes. boris johnson that way of thinking. yes. boris johnson in _ that way of thinking. yes. boris johnson in the _ that way of thinking. yes. boris johnson in the summer- that way of thinking. yes. boris johnson in the summer was - that way of thinking. yes. boris - johnson in the summer was ousted by conservative mps on the back of having fallen out of favour with the british public. the public do not trust boris johnson british public. the public do not trust borisjohnson on a range of issues. we asked the public to tell

us what they think of borisjohnson and one of the big words that comes up and one of the big words that comes up every time is liar. he is not a popular politician. he might have won that thumping majority in 2019, but that was as much about who was on the other side of the aisle, ie jeremy corbyn, he was even more unpopular, than it was about boris johnson himself. johnson would have a lot to do to convince the public that he has changed and is able to address their concerns. he led the country into the developing cost of living crisis and was not seen to do enough at the time he was in power to help that. so he would have a lot of work to do to convince the public that he can be trusted to deliver on the cost of living crisis and fix people's finances. 50 the cost of living crisis and fix people's finances.— the cost of living crisis and fix people's finances. so of those word clouds or whatever _ people's finances. so of those word clouds or whatever research - people's finances. so of those word clouds or whatever research you - people's finances. so of those word clouds or whatever research you do | clouds or whatever research you do within your department, what is the top issue for voters, is it the economy or something else? its top issue for voters, is it the economy or something else? as you su: est, economy or something else? as you suggest. the — economy or something else? as you suggest. the top _ economy or something else? as you suggest, the top issue _ economy or something else? as you suggest, the top issue is _ economy or something else? as you suggest, the top issue is the - economy or something else? as you suggest, the top issue is the cost i suggest, the top issue is the cost of living crisis, people having money to pay the bills coming through their doors. there is a

sense that things are out of control in the economy and that politicians are not doing enough to help with the problems people facejust are not doing enough to help with the problems people face just to be able to turn the heating on and to afford the food they could have done before. there is a great sense that the economy is in turmoil and there is no sense among the public that the conservatives can be trusted to sort it out. that is why we see labour on 50% plus inverting —— in voting intention. it labour on 5096 plus inverting -- in voting intention.— voting intention. it has been described — voting intention. it has been described as _ voting intention. it has been described as an _ voting intention. it has been described as an era - voting intention. it has been described as an era of - voting intention. it has been - described as an era of populism. when you look back over your work at yougov and this time in politics over the last few years, what has surprised you the most when it comes to trends? the surprised you the most when it comes to trends? ., , surprised you the most when it comes to trends? .,, , , , to trends? the most surprising thing has been how _ to trends? the most surprising thing has been how quickly _ to trends? the most surprising thing has been how quickly the _ to trends? the most surprising thing has been how quickly the public - has been how quickly the public notice to this cost of living crisis coming. it was something they started detecting 18 months ago, as i say. and they are really strong in their suggestion that it is the

government, the chancellor and the prime minister, who are to be had account for that. they want these politicians to be fixing the problems in front of them. there were a lot of early warning systems and bells ringing 18 months ago that the conservatives were going to get into polling trouble. so in that sense, when the partygate affair and the chris pincher affair and all of this started kicking off, we were not too surprised that the conservatives were sliding down in the polls because the public had been telling us for a long time that they were losing faith in the conservative party. the most surprising thing for me has been how quickly and how certain the public have become about the conservatives and how quickly they saw problems coming down the track.— coming down the track. patrick enulish, coming down the track. patrick english, associate _ coming down the track. patrick english, associate director- coming down the track. patrick english, associate director at l coming down the track. patrick l english, associate director at the political and social research department of yougov, thank you. you're watching bbc news. we are going to stay with the race for number ten, which will produce its candidates tomorrow, monday. if there are two that have over 100

backers, the choice goes to the conservative membership in an online vote but the rest of the general public will not have a say on who will be the conservative leader and their prime minister. bamboo loss has been at a market in east london for us earlier today. he was speaking to people about their views on this leadership race. plenty of lovely smells at the columbia road flower market in east london but the question is, who will scent victory in the contest to be the next prime minister? this market has been here for over 150 years. william gladstone was the prime minister when it was set up. the question is, who will be prime minister this time next week? let's speak to some traders and find out what they make of all that has been going on in politics over the last few days. we have yvonne and albie here. it has been a catastrophe, a right mess, to be honest.

who would you like to see take over? personally, i would go with boris. the better the devil you know than the one you don't. even with all he's done? he lives at number ten, he works at number ten, where do you go with the partygate situation? yvonne, what you think? i think boris, but because of the trouble he has already been in, would that re—occur again, and if so, let's have a general election. at the end of the day, nobody is sorting anything out. i have said before, we need more police, the knife crime, the nhs, the hospitals and everything else, we need it all sorted. we need to make sure, like what we were saying before, people do not need flowers or plants. with the cost of living going up and everything else, you know, we are the last out of it, like what we are saying to each other.

you are worried you are on the sharp end when people don't have as much to spend, this is one of the things that they will cut back on. when you go to do your shopping, are you going to spend £40 on flowers or putting fuel in your car? when you have all the chaos going on at the top of government, and you're looking for decisions to help traders and businesses like yourself, yvonne mentioned the idea of a general election, what do you think? we are sick and tired of all this voting. wejust want someone to get on with the job. they won by a majority, the conservative party, in my book they should be getting on with the job at hand. thank you both very much for sharing your thoughts. we willjust take one more look at these beautiful displays, just one of 50 stalls. the question is, on the politics, whose prospects will blossom like these flowers, and whose will wilt? ben boulos there. ukrainian officials say electricity has already been restored in some areas of the country, a day after russia launched a wave of airstrikes targeting electricity infrastructure. president volodymyr zelensky said the attacks had struck

on a very wide scale, but that they would not break ukraine's determination to resist. joining us now from kyiv is our correspondent, hugo bachega. it seems calm behind you at the moment. how has it been so far today? moment. how has it been so far toda ? . . moment. how has it been so far toda ? ., , ., ., 4' today? yeah, engineers are working across the country _ today? yeah, engineers are working across the country to _ today? yeah, engineers are working across the country to restore - across the country to restore electricity in those places affected by those power cuts. wejust electricity in those places affected by those power cuts. we just had an update from the president's office, saying electricity has now been restored to 1.2 million households across ukraine and around 200,000 households remain without power. work is under way to restore electricity in those places. yesterday we saw the wave of attacks, russian air strikes targeting electricity infrastructure across the country. people in this in several regions including here in

kyiv have been told they could see blackouts today because of those attacks. engineers are working to stabilise the system and residents have been told to reduce energy consumption is the system is under a lot of pressure. more than a third of the country's power stations have been hit recently. 0fficials of the country's power stations have been hit recently. officials say russia is trying to create a humanitarian crisis by attacking energy facilities ahead of winter. we heard from president zelensky yesterday, saying that these russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure are acts of terrorism and that they would not stop the country? military as the army goes ahead with this counteroffensive. its ahead with this counteroffensive. as you go, are these air strikes are still coming from those drones or is it the cruise missiles, and what other defence systems like? it’s it the cruise missiles, and what other defence systems like? it's a combination _ other defence systems like? it's a combination of _ other defence systems like? it's a combination of everything, - other defence systems like? it�*s —. combination of everything, russian missiles and also those iranian made

makkari attack drones. ukraine say they need more help from western countries. they need defence systems to protect cities from the threat coming from the sky. the system in place has managed to intercept most of the missiles and drones that have been launched by russia, but as we saw yesterday, more than a dozen of those missiles and drones managed to hit facilities across the country and the impact has been devastating. we saw that yesterday, thousands of people were without power. the energy infrastructure has been damaged as a result of those attacks and there is a lot of concern about how the system is going to cope as demand rises as temperatures drop across the country. of course, the major concern is about how the

system is going to react in the winter months.— system is going to react in the winter months. �* ., ., , winter months. and away from kyiv, that eastern — winter months. and away from kyiv, that eastern and _ winter months. and away from kyiv, that eastern and southern _ winter months. and away from kyiv, | that eastern and southern offensive, how is that going? it’s that eastern and southern offensive, how is that going?— how is that going? it's interesting because in the _ how is that going? it's interesting because in the occupied _ how is that going? it's interesting because in the occupied city - how is that going? it's interesting because in the occupied city of. because in the occupied city of kherson, the authorities have told residents to leave as the ukrainians are going ahead with this counteroffensive. the main target is the city of kherson, one of the largest ukrainian cities under russian occupation. we had an update from the army this morning, saying that russia's top unit are fleeing the western bank of the dnipro river. there has been speculation that the russians could be preparing a pull from this region. the ukrainians are reclaiming territory in that part of the country and it seems that this is perhaps the next big chapter in this counteroffensive and carried out by the ukrainians. hugo bachega, thank you.

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