more on the attacks on the strategically important kerch i on the strategically important kerch bridgegrain deal comes after an attack on the strategically important kerch bridge linking russia with occupied—crimea. russian media says the bridge was hit by an unmanned craft on the water's surface. it also says two people in a car were killed. sources in the ukrainian security services have told the bbc they carried out the attack. these are some of the latest pictures from the scene showing the damage. the video appers to have been taken from the railway track which runs alongside the bridge. the rail line hasn't been impacted. investigators are now surveying the damage on the bridge video released by the committee investigating the attack shows debris being picked up. the bridge was temporarily shut last year after it was severely damaged in another attack. well, video is circulating on social media claiming to show the moment of explosion on the bridge. but our teams at bbc verify have established — that video is old and features an unrelated incident. for more now on what our teams

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait, off the coast ofensions, russian forces opened fire and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. anders aslund is a senior fellow in the eurasia center at the atlantic council. he joins me from washington. thank you for your time. first of all given there is an agreement to use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen?m use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen? it is straightforward russian aggression. they have right to do this. we had expected this for a long time, first the building over the bridge over this very narrow kerch strait, and $0011 this very narrow kerch strait, and soon after russia had annexed crimea and then more and more inspections of ships going to the big ukrainian ports, hundreds of them. they were hamper

here's the kerch bridge from above.t stretches across the kerch strait, connecting russia with crimea, a territory that russia illegally annexed in 2014. traffic has been partially restored to the road section of the bridge, with the railway line, running parallel to it, remaining fully intact. this is the second time the bridge was struck. russia says it was hit by an unmanned craft on the water's surface and that two of its civilians were killed. sources in the ukrainian security services have confirmed to the bbc that ukraine was responsible. the us says it's too soon to tell if any military advantage was gained from the strike. russia president vladimir putin responded to this earlier. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime from a military standpoint and a brutal one. russia will, of course, respond. the defence ministry is drafting proposals. on a visit in new york earlier, ukraine's foreign minister questioned the use of the bridge. not every bridge is civilian

there's also this new russian bridge across the kerch strait. cargo ships can no longerfit through. the largest cargo ships can no longer fit through. and those that can, in particular those using ukrainian ports, now find themselves subject to lengthy russian inspections and delays. so this ship has just left marry a poll, it is heading towards the kerch strait and towards the outside world. the problem, in the past few months, has been a journey that they can predictably say it might take a day 01’ predictably say it might take a day orso, predictably say it might take a day or so, well, now, predictably say it might take a day orso, well, now, because predictably say it might take a day or so, well, now, because of the problems at the kerch strait it can ta ke problems at the kerch strait it can take a week, possibly, of waiting go before they get through into the black sea. and for shipping companies time is money. just one extra day can cost up to $15,000. so ships are reluctant to come here. ukraine problem now nearly empty industrial port

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the kerch bridge is an important supply route for russian forces fighting in southern ukraine.r russia editor, steve rosenberg. the images are dramatic and they are worrying for moscow. this is the bridge the kremlin built, linking russia to annexed crimea. it was supposed to have been heavily protected. an explosion at dawn sparked a major fire and serious damage. at least three people were killed. russian officials claim a lorry was blown up here and that the flames spread to fuel tanks on a train. parts of road collapsed into the water. russian investigators announced they were opening a criminal case. and the kremlin has set up a government commission to look into the incident. the 12—mile—long bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin, a crucial supply route, it is also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018. by building it, he was trying to show that as far as he's concerned, russia and crimea are joined forever. in crimea, pro—kremlin officials blamed the blast on ukrainian vandals. kyiv hasn't claimed responsibilit

breaking news — the russia—installed senior official in crimea says there's been an emergency on the kerchdge linking the russian mainland to crimea. he said police and emergency teams were on the scene. our russia editor steve rosenberg says, russian officials have not called this an attack. but unconfirmed reports on russian telegram channels suggest explosions were heard in the area of the bridge after 3am local time this morning. also unconfirmed: that one section of the road bridge has collapsed and that two people were killed. the russia—installed authorities in crimea are calling on people not to use the bridge and instead use alternative routes to and from crimea through the �*new regions�* — which is how russia refers to the ukrainian territories it occupied last year and claims to have annexed. the kerch bridge was hit last october by a suspected truck bomb which destroyed part of the roadway and also damaged the train line. ukraine eventually claimed responsibility for that attack — which was seen as blow to the authority of vladimir putin who had personally opened the bridge wh

russian investigators say the assault in the city of kerch was carried out by an 18—year—old studente school. lebo diseko has more. tributes in crimea to those who died in the attack

and it happened close to the kerch strait, the kerch bridge, which connects russia to occupied crimearainians. and yesterday we were told that a warship, a russian warship and the port was destroyed, well, badly damaged. it was listing heavily to one side and also had to be towed to shore. that's a major terminal for moscow, for grain and oil exports. and there's also an important navy base. and i think there is a backdrop here where ukrainian ports are getting pummeled by russian drones, the majority of which are launched from its black sea navalfleet. these are waters where russia has complete control, but it seems that ukraine is trying to counter—punch further afield. in its words, it wants to stop russia from using the black sea as blackmail. but i think it also is trying to to frustrate russian supply lines. it did it last year when it successfully retook swathes of territory. and i think with its stuttering counter—offensive at the moment, it's hoped that this will directly feed into the battlefield. earlier i spoke to sam cranny—evans — an associate fellow at the royal united

we know from russian media that actually those three vessels, they are ian kerch port. have no information about the fate of those sailors. we only know that from three to six sailors are wounded. ukrainian sources say there are six wounded sailors, and russian sources, they claim there are three wounded sailors. we have been hearing that russia has been inspecting ukrainian ships. we have now seen this escalation. what is the impact on ukraine, given its difficulty in accessing that part of the sea? actually, ukraine is trying to build its small military navy group in azov sea. these are not very big vessels. they are... i mean, tugboat saw small vessels. but still ukraine wants to build this small group to defend its own troops in the territory, which is close to rebel controlled or russian controlled territories of donbass. so ukraine is interested in building this group. and actually, a month ago, or more time ago, some ukrainian vessels actually moved. they went from 0dessa to azov sea, and actually it was not a big issue. and actually, the russian navy was not...

president putin said the strikes were retaliation for saturday's attack on the kerch bridge, the onelink between russia and occupied crimea. our correspondent paul adams reports from the centre of kyiv, where the strikes began early in the morning. explosions screaming after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for three chaotic hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. for one young woman, already recording her own sense of shock, a narrow escape. explosion a major city in the south of the country... my bbc colleague hugo bachega was broadcasting live when it all began. jet roars overhead so... explosion translation: they want panic and chaos, - they want to destroy our energy system, they are hopeless. the second target is people. such a time, such goals were especially chosen to cause as much damage as possible, but we are ukrainians, we help each other, we believe in ourselves. we restore everything that is destroyed. tourist locations were hit, too — this, the city's famous glass bridge. at times, it felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic p

the kerch bridge, connecting russia to the crimean peninsula in the black sea, was an important supplyor sending russian troops and artillery into ukraine. in the last few hours president putin has ordered his fsb secret service to tighten security on the peninsula. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it is the bridge the kremlin built, and it was under attack. an explosion at dawn. this was the result. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel train. whatever the cause, you can see the damage. this is the bridge that links russia to annexed crimea, and parts of the road had collapsed into the sea. later, investigators announced that three people had been killed. they've opened a criminal case. the 12—mile—long road and rail bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin as a supply route, it is also a symbol of the russian annexation of crimea. vladimir putin opened it in 2018 — getting behind the wheel to show that, as far as he was concerned, russia and crimea were joined forever. very different scenes today. p

russian fighter jets in russian fighterjets in the kerch strait, this stretch of water is the only waysea, which ukraine and russia share. russia says three ukrainian vessels illegally entered its waters. first it blockaded them, then it fired at them. ukraine says six of its sailors were hurt, while the russian security service says only three we re security service says only three were wounded and were getting medical care. in kiev, ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, described the russian actions as unprovoked and crazy. mps they will vote on whether to introduce martial law on monday. translation: martial law on monday. translation: martial law would be introduced in order to strengthen ukraine's defence capabilities, amid increasing aggression and according to international law, a cold act by the russian federation. it does not mean oui’ russian federation. it does not mean our refusal to resolve the issue i political and diplomatic means. we intend to adhere to all international obligations including the minsk agreements. ukraine's key ports are in the azov sea, but since russ

after the kerch bridge hours after the fire destroyed at. of at least three more deaths on another day of mass protest against the iranian authorities that have a right that after the death and custody of a young woman. videos have emerged e—mail students shouting go back when president ibrahim re see visited a women's university. five teenagers in hong kong have been felled guilty of

russian fighter jets in the kerch straits.ssia share. russia says three ukrainian vessels illegally entered its waters. first it blockaded them, then it fired at them. ukraine says six of its sailors were hurt, while the russian security service says only three were wounded and were getting medical care. in kiev, ukraine's president, petro poroshenko, described the russian actions as unprovoked and crazy. mps there will vote on whether to introduce martial law on monday. translation: martial law would be introduced to strengthen ukraine's defensive capabilities amid increasing aggression and according to international law. it does not mean oui’ to international law. it does not mean our refusal to resolve the issue by somatic beans. —— diplomatic means. ukraine's key ports are in the sea of azov, but since russia annexed crimea four years ago, it is able to block access in and out of the kerch straits. overnight in kiev, there were protests outside russia's embassy, these events like salt in wounds that have not healed. both s

the next thing you have to do is cut the carrots ridge —— cut the kerch bridge.e weapons would be better off and that is what you think the plan would be for the ukrainian point of view is to cut the kerch bridge, you have cut crimea or from to cut the kerch bridge, you have cut crimea orfrom russia. throughout this conflict, as the west has been giving more advanced weapons to ukraine is in constant concern as to how russia could respond and fears it could tip them over into some kind of nuclear reaction. how do you think russia could respond if these are given to ukraine by the us? the? could respond if these are given to ukraine by the us?— ukraine by the us? they will complain _ ukraine by the us? they will complain internationally - ukraine by the us? they will. complain internationally about ukraine by the us? they will- complain internationally about what they have done with the storm shadows and everything else is nothing. and that is because they can't do anything. the escalation here has been shown to be one of the great fig leafs of this war that the r

not to continue participation in the black sea grain deal had nothing to do with the attack on the kerchdge linking the russian mainland with the crimean peninsula. and it comes really as no surprise. in recent days, the russian authorities have been strongly hinting they wouldn't continue in the grain deal. just a few days ago, president putin was shown in an interview on russian televion saying "enough is enough." he said that russia would suspend its participation in this deal, until its demands are met. what are those demands? russia has been complaining for some time that there are obstacles to the export of its own grain and fertiliser. that is number one. number two, the russians have been demanding that a russian bank that handles agricultural payments should be reconnected to the global swift payment network. these are some russia's demands. what the russians are doing is saying, "0k, we are pulling out and suspending for the moment". but they have left a way open to go back. they are saying, "as soon as our demands are met, we "will go back to the deal." interestingly, there we

bbc�*s kyiv correspondent was reporting live at the time about russia's potential response to the kerche explosion. the fear is that this could trigger a very strong russian response, we saw yesterday that a residential area of the city of zaporizhzhia, a major city in the south of country very close the front lines was hit, more than a dozen... explosion kyiv was not alone zaporizhzhia — a city close to the front — was heavily targeted on sunday. this nine—storey apartment block was partially destroyed, levelling five other residential buildings and damaging many more. another 13 people were reported killed there, and 87 reported injured, including 10 children. in dnipro a bus driver and several passangers were injured when a missile struckjust ahead of a city bus the major western city of lviv was struck. there local officials report that critical infrastructure — including power and water facilities — were targeted. they will do and have targeted critical infrastructure and now people are without electricity, water. today we are battling and using generations. of course we will have

of that on full display in the early hours of this morning when a naval drone took out part of the kerch bridge that links russia with ukraine. we will discuss tonight what that means two ukraine's counteroffensive. also, reaction to the news that russia is restoring its grain blockade in the black sea. the un says the poorest countries will play the price if ukraine is denied access to world markets. and a breakthrough on alzheimer's treatment, two new drugs coming to market that will slow the effects of the disease, giving hope to millions of families all around the world. all of that to come. on sunday, vladimir putin told the russian people that the ukrainian counteroffensive had failed. in the early hours of this morning, the ukrainian special forces sent an unmanned naval drone, controlled remotely, and blew up his bridge that links ukraine with mainland russia. the daylight pictures show that one side of it is now out of action. for ukrainians, the kerch bridge, which was inaugurated by vladimir putin in 2018, is a hated symbol of russian occupation. for moscow, it is a vital link

the incident happened as the ships were moving through the kerch strait.a's illegal annexation of crimea in 2014. and also because more recently russia has built this bridge linking crimea to the russian mainland. that is also being seen as highly provocative. another development today — the ukrainian navy released a picture of one of its patrol boats, showing damage from russian naval artillery. and that all connects to this incident on sunday. a russian boat ramming a smaller ukranian vessel. well in response ukraine yesterday imposed martial law because its concerned about russian aggression on land — remember russia has also supported separatist rebels in the east of ukraine in recent years. russia maintains that the three ships were trying to cross its maritime territory without permission. this is russia's foreign minister. translation: this incident was intentionally provoked by ukraine. two members of ukraine's security service, who were on the ships, already giving testimonies which are available to the media. in my opinion, everyone should be ver

shots were fired at the accompanying flotilla, blocked from entering the narrow kerch strait. home with you. 2a ukrainian sailors are still being held, these their anxious relatives waiting for news. the uk defence secretary listened to their pleas for help — they've even sent a letter to the queen. viktor has not heard from his wounded son, vassil, since he was captured. he says, i feel pain, i feel helpless. we are looking for the support of britain to get them released. the presence of this royal navy warship here in odessa is to provide ukraine with reassurance in the face of what they see as russian aggression, but britain is not looking for a confrontation with russia, and this warship is not expected to sail through the kerch strait. does anyone else want one? the defence secretary says this is not a provocation, but a show of solidarity. the crew of hms echo will be here for christmas. it's quite a long stint, isn't it? and other british warships will be returning next year. jonathan beale, bbc news, odessa. a sixth consecutive saturday of protests by the yellow vest m

after the kerch bridge hours after the fire destroyed at. he also ordered a full investigation into the incident stopping ukrainian officials have welcomed the explosion. there's been reports of at least three more deaths on another day of mass protest against the iranian authorities that have a right that after the death and custody of a young woman. videos have emerged e—mail students shouting go back when president ibrahim re see visited a women's university. five teenagers in hong kong have been felled guilty of advocating a violent revolution against the chinese state stopping there were sentenced to up to three years in detention. now on bbc news, elite cricketers can come from any level of society in india, thanks to that ubiquitous nature of the sport. this episode tells the stories of three star players. of course it's not easy as a poor villager to come to mumbai and being with the smart kids because you feel you don't know how to speak english. if because you feel you don't know how to speak english.— how to speak english. if you

there is also a train line via crimea across the damaged kerch bridge.rucial to russian logistics because their road transport is antiquated and inefficient. ukraine knows this very well and when we factor in artillery ranges, we can see that they're close enough to hit some key points along these lines with precision artillery. i'm not originally a sort of a russia ukraine expert, but i think that helped me because i was one of the people before february 24th saying, why do we think the russian army is any good? when it comes to the military strategic picture in ukraine, one expert who's done a lot of work on this is professor phillips o'brien from the university of st andrews in scotland. it looks like russia occupies one significant swath of territory. when you look at the map, you see this sort of one arc of territory that is under russian control. logistically, however, that's two pieces. it's not actually connected logistically. things to the west, above crimea, are very hard to supply from the east. so the way they're supplying their troops in the

ukraine says six of its crew members were injured when russian forces opened fire in the kerch straitt of crimea, which was annexed by russia in 2014. the kremlin has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. joining me now here in the studio our correspondent lebo diseko. conflicting statements as to what is going on. what do we know? let's just go back to where it happened. you mentioned the kerch strait, it is really important because it is the only way into the azov sea. that is territorial waters, it is supposed to be shared by both russia and ukraine so they are both supposed to be able to have access to this water. earlier on three ukrainian vessels tried to go into the azov sea. they were blocked by a russian vessel, and russia says the ukrainians went into their territorial water. they were blocked and then there was this shooting, and then there was this shooting, and as you mentioned, six ukrainian crew members were hurt, that is according to the ukrainians. russia says it was just three crew members who were hurt and not very seriously, so conflictin

russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait, off the coast ofajor escalation of tensions, russian forces opened fire, and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko, has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. earlier i spoke with kyrylo loukerenko, the co—founder of ukraine—based hromadske radio, which means "community radio". he's now a fellow with the national endowment for democracy in washington. i asked what the impact on ukraine has been given it's difficult in accessing that part of the sea. actually, nobody knows what happened, what happens with them. actually, ukraine is trying to build its small military navy group in azov sea. these are not very big vessels. they are, i mean, tugboats or small vessels. but still, ukraine wants to build this small group to defend its own troops in the territory, which is close to rebel—controlled or russian—contr

ukraine says six of its crew members were injured when russian forces opened fire in the kerch straitea, which was annexed by russia in 2014. the kremlin has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. joining me now here in the studio our correspondent lebo diseko. so difficult in finding out exactly what is happening, butjust what do we know about this situation? well, that bit of water, the kerch strait, is important because it is the only way into the sea which both russia and ukraine are supposed to share. now, earlier on the ukrainian vessels, three of them, tried to sail into the sea. they were blocked bya sail into the sea. they were blocked by a russian tanker underneath a bridge which really provides the only way it into the water that they are supposed to share. now, russia then shot at the ukrainian vessels, and there is a dispute about how many people were injured. the ukrainians say six of their crew we re ukrainians say six of their crew were injured. russia saysjust ukrainians say six of their crew were injured. russia says just three people were i

in the beginning of the week, the attack damaged the kerch bridge which connects russia with the peninsulanother attack later on a military facility, and experts say this may look like an attempt to damage russian supply lines as the ukrainian counteroffensive is going on. here in the uk, rail strikes are disrupting travel plans today, as many families begin their summer holiday getaway. members of the rmt union employed by 14 companies, have walked out again, in their dispute over pay and conditions. passengers are being urged to check before they travel. here's katy austin. as the school summer holidays get going for millions of people in england and wales, in many places, the trains have come to a halt. today is the latest strike by members of the rmt at 14 train companies, and it's the last day of the current overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef union. it's not good really when family days out and things like that, because you do need to plan ahead when you have got young children. we left manchester at nine o'clock this morning, and we have had an hour wait in york. normally it

two russian oil tankers have sunk in bad weather in the kerch strait that separates russia from occupiedk us through what is ha enin: here. , ., ., happening here. first of all we heard from _ happening here. first of all we heard from russia's _ happening here. first of all we | heard from russia's emergency heard from russia�*s emergency ministry that there were two oil tankers in trouble that had been damaged, and the ministry said one tanker had run aground and another was adrift. there is a big storm, it doesn�*t seem to be a military strike from ukraine for example. then on another federal agency ukraine for example. then on anotherfederal agency said another federal agency said both tankers anotherfederal agency said both tankers had sunk. 0n the russian state media, they have shown video footage of this ship completely broken apart, there is an oil spill in the stormy seas and the agency also spoke of an oil spillage, said that basically the russian authorities were taking measures to eliminate that spell, they haven�*t explained what that involves. and importantly, there is also

the kerch strait is a key route for russian exports — for russian exports.ed streets of the capital city in his pope mobile. he held an open—air mass, before meeting with president emmanuel macron at the airport ahead of his departure. you�*re watching bbc news, i�*ll have more for you at the top of the hour, and you can get the latest news on our website, thanks for your company and i�*ll see you soon. bye for now. hello. sunday brought temperatures as high as 14 degrees in some parts of the uk, and the new working week is getting off to a similarly mild start. now we are going to see some wet and windy weather at times this week. it will then turn colder for a while towards the end of the week, but for the time being, we find ourselves within this area of mild air. across the north of the uk, though, notice this weather front a very slow moving weather front which is going front — a very slow moving weather front which is going to continue to deliver some heavy and persistent rain across the north west of scotland. some western parts of the highlands throu

as for the explosion on the kerch bridge, ukraine has not declared any actual involvement.ins unclear as to what actually caused it. russia has said it was a �*truck bomb�*, while some experts say there was a massive explosion below the bridge. in any case, president putin has said this act of terrorism, as he called it, couldn't go unanswered. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. after the missile strikes on ukraine, a kremlin threat to kyiv. translation: if any more - attempts are made to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory, russia's response will be harsh and will be equal to the threat posed to the russian federation. nobody should have any doubts about that. the kremlin has no doubts that it was the ukrainian intelligence services that did this to the bridge between russia and annexed crimea. russia's response, the bombardment of ukraine. the missile strikes were from land, air, and sea. russian state tv saw them as a turning point. "we've gone on the attack now, on all fronts," she says. president biden condemned moscow's unprovoked aggression. but if y

blocked from entering the narrow kerch straight.u to ensure your loved ones are back with you. 24 ukrainian sailors are on board, relatives waiting for news. the uk's defence secretary is listening, they even sent a lesser better letters of the cream. —— the queen. the has not heard from his sums “— queen. the has not heard from his sums —— his son since they were captured. he says, "i feel pain, i feel helpless. we are looking for the support of britain to get them released. the presence of this royal navy warship here in odessa is to provide ukraine with reassurance of assurance in the face of what they see as a russian aggression but they are not looking for a confrontation with russia and this is not expected to sail through the kerch spake —— straight. the defence secretary says this is not a provocation. the crew will be here for christmas. it's quite a long stint. another british warships will be returning next year. spinal surgery for unborn babies with spina bifida is to become routinely available on the nhs from next sprin

three servicemen are in hospital in kerch. another 21 were taken to different cities. their whereabouts right now. we know that they will hold a court hearing where they will hold a court hearing where they will hold a court hearing where they will decide on a preventative measure for my men. when we last spoke a couple of months ago you told me that azov would not be another crimea. can you still go into the azov sea? will you be sending your ships through the kerch straights? is it off—limits to ukraine? translation: straights? is it off—limits to ukraine? translationzli straights? is it off—limits to ukraine? translation: i will tell you this, we will fight for hours about land till our last breath. we will do all the cancer as in that land remains alice and our sea remains ours. we will take all measures to protect our country —— oui’s. measures to protect our country —— ours. your president says there has to be martial law in this country because he has seen intelligence documents which suggest that russia is preparing for a land invasion of ukraine. you are the h

says he'll respond to what he's called a "terrorist act" that crippled the strategically important kerchdge. it links russia with the annexed region of crimea. the russian president blamed ukraine for the attack. ukrainian media reported military drones were used. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. some call it russia's most important bridge, but look, you can see the roads split and sloping. russia says ukrainian naval drones struck at night. two people were killed in the explosion. the bridge, linking mainland russia with annexed crimea, is a vital supply route for moscow. president putin promised to retaliate. translation: this is | another terrorist attack by the kyiv regime. it was a pointless crime, from a military standpoint, and a brutal one. russia will, of course, respond. the defence ministry is drafting proposals. same bridge — last autumn. russia accused ukraine of carrying out this attack, too. ukraine says the bridge is illegal. the 12 mile long bridge is not only strategically important to the kremlin, it's hugely symbolic. when it opened in 2018, vlad

it's important to add that, yes, both rail services and road traffic across the kerch bridge were suspended understand from the official announcements the bridge is open for cars but it is still operating with severe limits after the previous attack because this is the third attack on the crimean peninsula in recent days. in the beginning of this week, the attack damaged the kerch bridge which connects russia with the peninsula. later, there was another attack on a military facility, and experts say this may look like an attempt to damage russian supply lines as the ukrainian counteroffensive is going on. a mass march by thousands of israeli protesters has reached the parliament injerusalem, where lawmakers are due to pass the first bill in the government's planned overhaul of the judiciary. tens of thousands of people have joined the march since it set off from tel aviv earlier this week. they plan to set up tents at the knesset as they stage a last ditch effort to try to prevent or delay the final votes on a bill that would curb the supreme court's ability to void decisions by the governm

televised address, vladimir putin said the barrage was revenge for the bombing at the weekend of the kerchussia with occupied crimea. for the first time, missiles landed in the centre of kyiv. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. after the missile strikes on ukraine, a kremlin threat to kyiv. translation: if any more - attempts are made to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory, russia's response will be harsh and will be equal to the threat posed to the russian federation. nobody should have any doubts about that. the kremlin has no doubts that it was the ukrainian intelligence services that did this to the bridge between russia and annexed crimea. russia's response, the bombardment of ukraine. the missile strikes were from land, air and sea. russian state tv saw them as a turning point. "we've gone on the attack now, on all fronts," she says. president biden condemned moscow's unprovoked aggression. but if you think the kremlin cares, think again. vladimir putin will not be distracted by international criticism of these russian attacks. he gives the impression of a leader who

shots were fired at the accompanying flotilla, blocked from entering the narrow kerch straight.g with you to ensure your loved ones are back home with you. 2a ukrainian sailors are still being held, these their anxious relatives waiting for news. the uk's defence secretary listened to their pleas for help — they even sent a letter to the queen. viktor has not seen his wounded son since he was captured. he says, "i feel pain, i feel helpless. "we are looking for the support of britain to get them released." the presence of this royal navy warship here in odessa is to provide ukraine with reassurance in the face of what they see as russian aggression but britain is not looking for a confrontation with russia, and this warship is not expected to sail through the kerch strait. does anyone else want one? the defence secretary says this is not a provocation, but a show of solidarity. the crew of hms echo will be here for christmas. it's quite a long stint, isn't it? and other british warships will be returning next year. jonathan beale, bbc news, odessa. spinal surgery for unborn babi

two ukrainian gunboats and a tug were sailing into the kerch strait on sunday.border guard says the flotilla violated russian territorial waters. ukraine calls it a flagrant violation of international law. there's been fighting in eastern ukraine since april 2014 when russia annexed the peninsula. we condemn russia's aggression against the ukrainian vessel that sought to enter the sea of azov on the 25th of november. we remain deeply concerned about the welfare of the ukrainian sailors detained by russia and call for their release urgently. russia has again shown its willingness to violate ukraine's sovereignty following the illegal annexation of the crimea and construction of the kerch bridge. the united kingdom remains committed to upholding the rules based international system which russia continues to flout. he was responding to a question from a conservative former cabinet minister who called for stronger sanctions against russia. will he reiterate his call for the immediate release of the 23 sailors now being held by russia, some of whom are now, we unders