james waterhouse _ opposite is happening. james waterhouse in _ opposite is happening.n toronto, canada. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. how did ukrainian forces managed to retake so much ground from the russians?- forces managed to retake so much ground from the russians? while, our preparations — ground from the russians? while, our preparations lasted _ ground from the russians? while, our preparations lasted for _ ground from the russians? while, our preparations lasted for a _ ground from the russians? while, our preparations lasted for a long - ground from the russians? while, our preparations lasted for a long time - preparations lasted for a longtime and ukrainian forces started amassing with large quantities of armoured artillery and they had something which is one of the most important things of this war, which is the information and that information came from nato sources, so there are coordination centres and nato provided ukraine withjoint planners with a set of information that actually pinpointed locations that actually pinpointed loca

james waterhouse has this report from kyiv. james: russian ambitions once again abandoned.r calling card. shells used to flatten towns still in their boxes. moscow is calling this a regrouping, but it also points to a hasty retreat. kyiv is claiming to have taken back almost all of the kharkiv region. even russian officials admit to being outnumbered 8-1 here. it will always be ukraine, says this soldier. this is territory which russia fought hard to take, lost in the space of days. >> we have been waiting for them almost half a year and we are so happy. james: whenever russia is frustrated in this war, it responds. th time, accused of striking civilian targets like this power station. leaving people in kharkiv stock on the metro from the resulting loss of power. ukraine is pushing or moving one front. that has risks, but it is enough to worry one of putin's biggest allies, the chechnyan leader. he said if changes are not made, i will be forced to go to the country's leadership. this is the most significant russian withdrawal since they pulled from kyiv in late march. the h

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.n russia, since president putin called up reservists to fight in ukraine. his decision to mobilise hundreds of thousands of extra troops has also led to big queues of people trying to leave the country. this is the border between georgia and russia where a 10—kilometre queue has been building, with people waiting up to 20 hours to cross. tomila lankina is a professor of international relations at the london school of economics and political science — she gave me more details about those trying to leave russia. people attempting to leave russia are people who can afford to do so. and it is the informed segment of russian population. because there is still a large chunk of russian society that is in denial. what we are witnessing now is actually a turn, a shift in the awareness of that other larger percentage of the population that have been... have had the wool over their eyes but are now realising that war has actually come to russia. but the people who are fleeing are people who can a

james waterhouse is live at the scene of the attack today.of an area that will be annexed by russia. what are people saying there? there is a treat what are people saying there? there is a great deal _ what are people saying there? there is a great deal of _ what are people saying there? there is a great deal of confusion, - what are people saying there? there is a great deal of confusion, as you can appreciate. the city of zaporizhzhia is the region's capital, _ zaporizhzhia is the region's capital, but most of this area is under— capital, but most of this area is under russian control, the majority of it, _ under russian control, the majority of it. so— under russian control, the majority of it. so for— under russian control, the majority of it, so for those in the city it seems — of it, so for those in the city it seems to— of it, so for those in the city it seems to be functioning as normal. they have _ seems to be functioning as normal. they have grown used to, overnight, mostly. _ they have grown used to, overnight, mostly, missile atta

let's get more from our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. the chances of international inspectors making it to this nuclear power plant were once remote. they are now looking a lot more promising, more probable. at the moment they are a good hour and a half from the plant itself, but there are still bends in the road. moscow installed officials, but they don't yet have the right permissions to make it through their own military checkpoints. in their words, they will have to get in the queue with everyone else. the iaea chief has laid out what he wants to achieve. >> my mission is a technical mission, a mission that seeks to prevent a nuclear accident. and to preserve this important -- the biggest power plant in the whole of europe, not only in ukraine. this is what we are concentrating on. james: for ukraine, the hope is this will be the first step toward demilitarization, towards russians backing out from the site completely. that is looking remote, but the optimism seems to be remaining. >> this should be a step to de- occupy the militariz

our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has more about how people in ukraine are feeling on thecalled referendums. >> we spoke to one woman in the southern city of kherson, the first major location default russian forces in january. -- to fall to russian forces in january. they're the vote is less publicized. she had to look online and went to a local naval academy building where there were many people going in. we were told about a single ballot box appearing in the center of the city with three women waiting to cast votes. there are big? 's, not least from the people that are either being invited to vote or living in occupied areas. as far as the likes of the u.k. is concerned, they claim there is evidence that the result and turnout has already been decided by moscow. this is part of russia trying to formalize what it has taken, really, in the face of growing military pressure from ukrainian forces that have said all week, nothing has changed in terms of objectives, regardless of what threats or statements come out of the kremlin. >> james waterhouse reporting from kyiv. an i

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.t has been telling the bbc about the situation there. he says it is tense and he's afraid to go outside. i saw some reports, or saw information on various channels and the social media that russian soldiers are working and knocking on the doors. they are already working in the kherson, but quite plenty reports coming from the villages as well, and the reports are varying from village to village. some of them, they are not so rude but in some villages, if people refuse to vote, they are threatened that they have to leave their homes within 2a hours, otherwise they will face bitter consequences. nobody has knocked at my door and i will not explain how, but i made everything possible so nobody will reach my door. so, i plan to continue staying here but my plans may change at any moment. at any moment — everything depends on the situation. everything is changing every day. human rights groups say more than 700 people have been arrested at anti—war demonstrations across russia since reservi

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.e rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths: at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida's history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life—threatening event and the city of fort myers boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. with the biggest risk coming from the storm surge, well over six feet in places, that left homes and businesses quickly flooded. you're looking at a storm that's changed the character of a significant part of our state. i mean, this is going to require years of effort. some chose to ignore the evacuation warnings, despite the authorities making it clear the hurricane would put emergency help beyond reach.

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.e than 700 people have been arrested at anti—war demonstrations across russia since reservists were called up to fight in ukraine. this video footage has emerged which appears to show a fight in the russian city of omsk between men drafted to the army and local police. the footage appears to show russian police trying to force the men onto buses, according to the reuters news agency journalist who shared the video. president putin has announced a call—up of around 300,000 russians who have done compulsory military service. the video, which has been attributed to the omsk civil association, has not been verified by the bbc. well, for the past five days, russian civilians have queued for hours to cross the border into neighbouring countries, and avoid the military call—up to fight in ukraine. long queues of cars have formed at a number of crossings. many are scared russia might close its borders, such as crossings into georgia, kazakhstan, finland and mongolia. although the kremlin says

from the capital kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report. its pro—war symbol, a familiar calling card. shells used to flatten towns still in their boxes. moscow is calling this a regrouping but all signs point to a hasty retreat. kyiv is claiming to have taken back all of the kharkiv region. even russian officials admit to being outnumbered by 8—1 here. "izyum was, is, and always will be ukraine�*s," says this soldier. this is territory which russia fought hard to take. lost in the space of days. translation: we have been waiting for them almost half a year _ and we are so happy. whenever russia is frustrated in this war, it responds. this time accused of striking civilian targets like this power station. leaving people in kharkiv stuck on the metro from the resulting loss of power. ukraine is pushing on more than one front. that has risk but it is enough to worry one of putin�*s biggest allies, the chechen leader ramzan kadyrov. "if changes are not made," he said in an online post, "i will be forced to go to the country�*s leadership." this

our correspondent james waterhouse joins us from kyiv.e already trying to undermine the credibility of whatever the report comes outwith. do we have any idea what to expect? report comes out with. do we have any idea what to expect?— report comes out with. do we have any idea what to expect? well, huw, rahael any idea what to expect? well, huw, raphael rowe _ any idea what to expect? well, huw, raphael rowe c. _ any idea what to expect? well, huw, raphael rowe c, the _ any idea what to expect? well, huw, raphael rowe c, the chief _ any idea what to expect? well, huw, raphael rowe c, the chief of - any idea what to expect? well, huw, raphael rowe c, the chief of the - raphael rowe c, the chief of the iaea posted a video at the end of today, saying the structural integrity of the site had been repeatedly violated and in his words, it shouldn't be allowed to continue, but, look, it's been messy, it's been unpredictable but the sight of that un convoy moving into the zaporizhzhia plant symbolised a major breakthrough. the route they took is a

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.in ukraine. his decision to mobilise hundreds of thousands of extra troops has also led to big queues of people trying to leave the country. this is the border between georgia and russia where a 10—kilometre queue has been building, with people waiting up to 20 hours to cross. russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has criticised western nations for their "grotesque" fear of russia — saying that such states were seeking to "destroy" his country. addressing the united nations general assembly earlier this evening, mr lavrov was highly critical of washington and what he described as �*russophobia' in the west. translation: washington is trying to turn the entire world _ into its own backyard and the way of doing this is through unlawful unilateral sanctions, which have been for many years used in violation of the charter and used as a tool of political blackmail. this cynicism here is obvious because these restrictions hit civilians. i'm joined by tomila lankina, professor of internat

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.ed to evacuate their homes, amid warnings of "unprecedented" risks from an approaching storm. a special typhoon warning has been issued, as the south of the country braces for the arrival of what could be the biggest storm in decades there. hundreds of people gathered outside new scotland yard here in london, to protest at the shooting dead of an unarmed black man earlier this month. many of the demonstrators carried placards bearing pictures of chris kaba, who was 24. his family has accused the metropolitan police of racism, and the police watchdog is carrying out an investigation. our correspondent, celestina oloolode, has that story. emotional singing tender love and support for a family that continue to grieve. a shared trauma for which they are demanding answers. did the officers know that it was chris in the car or were they simply following a suspect vehicle? the suspended officer must be interviewed under caution without delay, and keep family informed of this. there should be

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.s the world — have been in touch with the bbc to offer us their tributes to the queen and their memories of meeting her. what's clear is that for many — even brief conversations have created lasting memories. stories have come from all around the world. james hazou is from salisbury but met the queen in belize. this photo shows him talking to the queen when he was a major in the army in 1994. the queen was recovering after falling from her horse. you can see her arm in a sling. but james says you'd never have known, given how cheerful she was and how happy she was to talk. david williams was a schoolboy rugby player when he met the queen — hejoins us now. tell us more. i met the queen back in 2002 when _ tell us more. i met the queen back in 2002 when she _ tell us more. i met the queen back in 2002 when she was _ tell us more. i met the queen back in 2002 when she was touring - tell us more. i met the queen back in 2002 when she was touring the l in 2002 when she was touring the count

it is after eight in the evening local time in kyiv. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse is there. for the president in his surprise visit, and an important morale boost for people to see those pictures i assume.— pictures i assume. absolutely, president _ pictures i assume. absolutely, president zelensky _ pictures i assume. absolutely, president zelensky stood - pictures i assume. absolutely, president zelensky stood in i pictures i assume. absolutely, | president zelensky stood in his izyum, one of many locations now, learning to heal again, these are place as that have been under russian occupation for the past six months, under, where people have lived with real limited freedoms, where once again there is evidence of war crimes where civilians have been deliberately tortured, or killed, it resembles what we have heard in the her son region further south from people on the inside as well as here in the kyiv region when russian forces tried to take the whole of ukraine before pulling out at the end of march. this has been a busy day for president zelensky. ursula von der leyne,

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.ilitary as this was a complete rout of russian forces, this was not a controlled withdrawal as a russian military of defence or claiming. russian forces of a lot of equipment behind and had to move around quickly in the face of very effective and well designed ukrainian counterattacks with the set limit help of western equipment. how has ukraine managed to pull this off? in large part it has been the provision of various western equipment, large range of artillery and other weapons such as that. but it's been simply a brilliant design military campaign. they were able to gain a surprise in the region and take advantage of these simultaneous operations by ukrainian forces in the south of the country near kherson which drew a large number of russian units. it left the front lines week around kharkiv.- left the front lines week around kharkiv. what do you make of the _ around kharkiv. what do you make of the state _ around kharkiv. what do you make of the state of- around kharkiv. what do

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.r this month. many of the demonstrators carried placards bearing pictures of chris kaba, who was 24. his family has accused the metropolitan police of racism, and the police watchdog is carrying out an investigation. our correspondent celestina olulode has that story. emotional singing tender love and support for a family that continue to grieve. a shared trauma for which they are demanding answers. did the officers know that it was chris in the car or were they simply following a suspect vehicle? the suspended officer must be interviewed under caution without delay, and keep family informed of this. there should be a charging decision within weeks and not months. chris kaba was fatally shot by a metropolitan police officer on the 5th of september. he was unarmed and no firearms were found in the car he was driving. police say the vehicle was linked to a previous firearms incident. the vehicle was not registered to mr kaba. his family say he was borrowing the car from a friend. the off

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. >> in the u.s.ricane ian made landfall in south carolina as a category one storm. this is the historic coastal city of charleston that has been lashed by wind and heavy rain. there were warnings of life-threatening storm surge is and hundreds of kilometers are under severe weather alerts. our correspondent ne has reports from one of the worst hit areas. >> this is the legacy harbor marina. they are looking at their possessions, their boats. behind me boats have been lifted out of the wat off of their pylons andhrown onto the shore on top of each other. the marina itself is destroyed. there is debris everywhere. one gentleman has a 60 foot yacht that is nowhere to be found. he assumes it was broken through the storm surge, strong wind, and thrown into the water. we have seen a few other people going into their boats treading carefully over the debris trying to take pictures to submit to their insurance. this will be costly for so many people. >> the latest on hurricane ian. let's go to laura trevelya

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. 4—0. jane dougall reports. always an electric atmosphere at a north london derby. this one magnified by the 47,000 strong crowd. a new record in the women's super league. and it wasn't long before they were on their feet, as arsenal favourite beth mead scored in the first five minutes. that set the tone. the home side had chance after chance. and while arsenal showed their quality, tottenham made mistakes. a gift for vivianne miedema. commentator: she's through on goal here. | it's vivianne miedema! she was never going to miss that. was there a way back in the second half for tottenham? perhaps not. arsenal's brazilian signing rafaelle delighting the crowd. then, a well worked corner left miedema little to do to make it four and take the win. this record—breaking crowd undoubtedly galvanising the players and showing how much women's football is growing. you're so aware of it. we can hear them singing now. it does make a bit of a difference, to have that atmosphere. obviously, in the s

our correspondent james waterhouse reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv.e in the kharkiv region. this mother tells her son, "i was waiting for you. i knew you would come." her wait has felt long. separation and russian occupation has been painful. in this northeastern part of the country, russia is being forced to let go as ukraine retakes what was stolen. it means the town is now able to heal. translation: i live nearby. our troops approached very smartly, the russians were shocked and were running away fast. i was telling our soldiers, "thank you very much." 150,000 people have been liberated here according to authorities, and that represents a breakthrough. translation: the aim is to - completely liberate the region and other territories occupied by the russian federation. right now, there is still fighting in kharkiv region. the city's ukrainian forces have entered and are still going through stabilisation measures. translation: regardless, ukraine is using its - successes to try and get longer—term security guarantees from western allies. russia says

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. investigators have begun a new dig in moor.schoolboy investigating who was killed by the moors murderers ian brady and myra hindley in 1964, have begun a new dig on saddleworth moor. greater manchester police are examining a report that a fragment of human skull has been discovered by a man researching the disappearance of 12 year old keith bennett. our north of england correspondentjudith moritz reports. in howling wind and driving rain, there is no bleaker part of the north of england for search teams to be examining. but now, on the moors which are synonymous with murder, the sight of scenes of crime officers investigating possible human remains. this is the little boy whose body they are looking for — keith bennett, one of five children tortured and killed by the moors murderers in the 1960s and the only one who has never been found. chris has farmed this area for 50 years and owns the land which is now being examined by the police. these murders up here, it's not a nice thing. it is such a beautiful valley but it is blacke

our correspondent, james waterhouse has the latest from the capital, kyiv.is to fight. in izyum liberation has turned more bitter than sweet. hundreds of bodies, now a dossier of evidence over claims of russian war crimes. all uncovered after a series of ukrainian counter offensives in the north—east. in newly released footage, what russia wants to say is that their plans have not changed. as they look to hit back, the us had this warning if chemical or nuclear weapons were being considered. don't. it would change the face of war unlike anything since world war ii. what has never altered is the enduring human cost of this war. oleksandr shapoval performed as a ballet dancer for 28 seasons as the kyiv opera house before volunteering to fight for ukraine. this week he was killed in a mortar strike in the east. translation: there is not a single person in the theatre _ who wouldn't love oleksandr. he was a talented artist and an incredibly kind person. he could not not go and defend his family, friends, and all ukrainians. clapping. what this is is a combinatio

with his analysis of the day's events, here's our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse.the iaea posted a video at the end of today saying that structural integrity of the site had been repeatedly violated and, in his words, it shouldn't be allowed to continue. look, it's been messy and unpredictable, but the sight of that un convoy moving into the zaporizhzhia power plant symbolised a major breakthrough. the route they took is a place where both sides were accused of bombing it, to try and delay the inspectors�* arrival, to try to undermine the whole mission. once they arrive, the claim from ukraine was that they were heavily monitored and escorted around, which meant they weren�*t able to speak to staff candidly, heartheirtestimony, staff who previously described being kept at gunpoint. but the crucial detail, raphael quirke c claimed that his team won�*t be going anywhere. if that transpires, that could have a stabilising effect on a volatile section of a vast front line. —— rafael grossi. but to be frank, the duration of the stay at the zaporizhzhia power plant is dec

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow.m the kremlin today _ reaction been there? the reaction from the kremlin today was, - reaction been there? the reaction from the kremlin today was, you | from the kremlin today was, you know, this is no problem at all. it is quite interesting that vladimir putin made no mention of russia�*s retreat but territorial losses don�*t mean they didn�*t happen. they did. and actually, a lot of pro—russia social media groups and telegram channels did notice them and they blamed the russian defence ministry for mistakes on the battlefield. but i want to go back to vladimir putin and make this point. i used to view putin as a top—notch escape artist, almost a kremlin version of harry houdini. no matter how many ropes or chains where tying him up, he always seemed to get out of the most difficult situation and come out on top. but all that seemed to change after putin�*s decision to invade ukraine. it has gone not according to plan. clearly gone not according to plan. clearly gone not according to

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. lets turn to the us.tating florida. this is the historic coastal city of charleston — which is being lashed by winds and heavy rain. there are warnings of life—threatening storm surges of up to 7 feet. hundreds of kilometres of the south—eastern seaboard of the us are under severe weather alerts. the hurricane has already caused widespread devastation in florida where search and rescue efforts are under way. officials believe at least 21 people may have died — however it may be days before the full number of casualties is known. our correspondent nada tawfik has the latest from fort myers, one of the worst hit areas. all morning we have had people coming through here this is the legacy harbour to ta ke to take a look at their possessions, their boats. and as he can see behind me the buds have been completely lifted out of the water come off of their pylons and have been thrown onto the shore on top of each other in the marina itself is just completely destroyed. so there is debris everywhere. we spoke wit

our correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv.es of international inspectors making it to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were once remote. they are now looking a lot more promising or probable. at the moment, they are in the city of zaporizhzhia, a good hour and a half from the plant itself, but there are still bends in the road. moscow—installed officials say they don't yet have the right permissions to make it through their own military checkpoints. in their words, they will have to get in the queue with everyone else. the iaea chief rafael grossi has laid out what he wants to achieve. my mission is a technical mission that seeks to prevent a nuclear accident. it will preserve the biggest nuclear power plant in europe, not only in ukraine. this is what we are concentrating on. for ukraine, the hope is that this is the first step towards demilitarisation, towards russians backing out from the site completely. that is looking remote, but the optimism seems to be remaining. it should be a step to demilitarise the station, bec

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.en telling the bbc about the situation there. he says it is tense, and he's afraid to go outside. i saw some reports or saw information on various channels and the social media that the russian soldiers are working and knocking on the doors. they are already working in the kherson, but quite everything is changing every day. human rights groups say more than 700 people have been arrested at anti—war demonstrations across russia since reservists were called up to fight in ukraine. this video footage has emerged, which appears to show a fight in the russian city of omsk, between men drafted to the army and local police. the footage seems to show russian police trying to force the men onto buses, according to the reuters news agency journalist who shared the video. president putin has announced a call—up of around 300,000 association, has not been verified by the bbc. russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has been addressing delegates at the united nations general assembly in new york.

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.russia editor steve rosenberg. what is your assessment of everything we have witnessed today? it is very significant. i mean, there was a line in a russian newspaper this week that said, you know, vladimir putin has nowhere to retreat to, so he will continue to attack. and what we saw today, that is attacking, vladimir putin and axing a large part of ukrainian territory. this is a major escalation because from now on, the kremlin will say, look, this is for keeps, you know, this is our land now, and if ukraine tries to attack it and get it back, we will consider that an act of aggression and russia reserves the right to respond with all means available to it, including potentially nuclear weapons. i hinted at it in my report there, but in recent months, senior russian officials have been dropping very unsubtle hints that, you know, we have nuclear weapons too. the other thing i would say is what we can expect now is to see an attempt by the kremlin to spark a wave of patriotic fervour

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.ot be intimidated by president prudent. we will not be intimidated by president rudent. ~ ., ., ., ., , prudent. we are not going to be intimidated. _ prudent. we are not going to be intimidated, we _ prudent. we are not going to be intimidated, we are _ prudent. we are not going to be intimidated, we are not - prudent. we are not going to be intimidated, we are not going i prudent. we are not going to be| intimidated, we are not going to prudent. we are not going to be . intimidated, we are not going to be intimidated, we are not going to be intimidated by prudent and his reckless words of threats. he will not scare us and she will not intimidate us. prudent action are a sign he is struggling. his sham referendum carried out, and this routine he pulled on. the sharon routine he pulled on. the sharon routine that he put on this morning showing the unity of his people holding hands together. the united states is never going to recognise this and quite frankly the world is not going to r

four of them hit the area of ​​the car market and the worship of civilians bbc correspondent james waterhousee scene of the tragedy. zaporozhye is a city in which people tried to live a normal life, it was felt that the population has increased over the past few months, people got used to it, gained relative confidence and returned to their homes, and then something like this happens , and everything points to the fact that it was a targeted strike most of the victims were civilians, they used this place as a kind of station for those who wanted to return to the territory temporarily occupied by russia, for example, to go to work, visit relatives or something else, and all this indicates that the strike was targeted. it is very difficult to look at the site of the strike near zaporozhye talking about the russian annexation of ukrainian territories, it is important to understand that russia has declared as its territories that it does not fully control, moreover, the ukrainian military is conducting a successful counteroffensive in donetsk region, luhansk region is taking the encirclement of t

james waterhouse.ar—old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of olivia pratt—korbel. the nine—year—old was killed as her mother tried to stop a gunman — who was unknown to the family — entering their home in liverpool last month. merseyside police has now arrested 10 men as part of the investigation, but no charges have so far been brought. detectives continue to appeal for information. and a £200,000 reward is on offer. the first coin with king charles iii on it is expected to go into circulation next week. it will also honour the life and legacy of queen elizabeth ii. we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two now. we will be talking about the economy. hello and welcome to this special programme on the finacial turmoil we have all seen and experienced over the past week and beyond. what does it mean for the pound in your pocket, your mortage rate, and the future of the uk's economy? to help answer these questions, we have a panel of experts. andrew walker is a former bbc economics correspondent

ukraine says it has retaken around 2,400 square miles of territory so far this month. james waterhousesident of the eurasia group, to tell us more. nice to see you. i've been hearing john kirby speak at the white house and they see ukrainian momentum and the need to get more weapons to them. , ~ them. yes indeed. i think across nato them. yes indeed. i think across nate right _ them. yes indeed. i think across nato right now, _ them. yes indeed. i think across nato right now, there _ them. yes indeed. i think across nato right now, there is - them. yes indeed. i think across nato right now, there is a - them. yes indeed. i think across nato right now, there is a view. them. yes indeed. i think across i nato right now, there is a view that it is at least possible that ukrainians will be able to retake the land that has been stolen from them over the course of the last 200 days, and what that will lead to, of course, is greater willingness to provide more advanced weaponry systems from the united states, from the united kingdom and from other countries across the alliance. i suppose at t

bodies are being assumed from a mass burial site on the edge of the city. 0ur correspondence james waterhousehe first time since the invasion and retook territory that was taken, it now seems to be focusing on investigating what the invaders did and what moscow is going to do next. in the case of the city of izyum, while bodies continue to be recovered from a mass grave, the latest claim from kyiv is that evidence has been uncovered which suggests that torture chambers were used by russian troops. there are reports of people being tortured and a city being littered with mines. there has again today been heavy fighting in the kharkiv region, where ukraine has enjoyed some recent successes, but on the question of what russia will look to do next, well, the thought from the uk ministry of defence is that it will look to strike more civilian targets in ukraine, while it is frustrated on the battlefield. but this is something russia has done throughout this war, it has hit targets across this vast country to try to exert influence and undermine ukrainian morale, but on that latter point in his lat

and necessarily to have bomb shelters near how it happens in practice i see bbc correspondent james waterhousey lyceum number three, once a front-line school in the battles for kyiv, it found itself as if between a rock and a hard place due to the alleged war, there have been no students here since last february of this school year, only a small part will return it was my favorite place, because the athletes, even the wrestling coach, stanislav fedorov, the director of the lyceum, says that at least 40 shells hit the building, the building can be restored, and at the moment, we are doing everything right necessary in order to collect the necessary documents if you want to see what war does, pay attention to how nine-year-old daniel reacts to the noise when something suddenly falls in the background, see the delay in speech and screaming rockets rockets and to this day he does not sleep well for many families , the end of summer is usually means a return to a normal life routine and the opportunity to see friends again, but for two thousand students here and many other families throughout ukrai

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. announcement of mobilisation of at least 300,00 extra troops last week. a queue said to be more than six miles long at the border between georgia and russia has been reported, as men attempt to avoid being called—up. officials in finland say the number of russians arriving there has more than doubled in the past week. 0ur correspondent reyhan demytrie is in tblisi. 0nline maps of the russian internet company, yandex, show that the queue on the russian side of the border is about eight kilometres long, but there are reports that congestion, traffic congestion stretches back all the way to the nearest russian town, of vladikavkaz, which is 30 kilometres away from the russia—georgia border crossing. there are people who have been queueing for more than 2a hours. i've been in touch with one man who told me that he has spent more than 26 hours in the queue. he described the situation as chaotic. he said there were no food or toilet facilities. but the vast majority are desperate to escape

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.people, most 0�* , ., ., ., , most of them young women, have been wounded and — most of them young women, have been wounded and killed _ most of them young women, have been wounded and killed in _ most of them young women, have been wounded and killed in a _ most of them young women, have been wounded and killed in a suicide - wounded and killed in a suicide bombing in kabul. the attack happened in kabul�*s neighbourhood. students had been sitting mock university entrance exams when the explosions happened. many of those living in the area are from a minority that's been targeted in past attacks. no group has yet said they are behind the blast. social media did contribute to the death of 14—year—old molly russell who took her own life five years ago — that's the conclusion of a coroner who said the material molly was looking at online "shouldn't have been available for a child to see". the inquest heard how she'd viewed thousands of posts online relating to depression, self—harm, and s

also saying russia our correspondent in kyiv — james waterhouse — so—called referendums onjoining russiao one woman in the southern city in the first location, major locations to falter russian forces back injanuary major locations to falter russian forces back in january and major locations to falter russian forces back injanuary and there, it seems the vote is being less publicised and she had to look online and she went to a local naval academy building where there were not many people going in and we were taught about a single ballot box appearing in the centre of the city with three women waiting to cast their votes and so, their big question marks, not least from the people who are either being invited to vote or living in these occupied areas. as far as the likes of the uk areas. as far as the likes of the uk are concerned, they claimed that the result and the turnout, the number of people who voted has already been decided by moscow. this is part of russia trying to formalise what it has taken russia trying to formalise what it has ta ken really russia trying to formalise what it

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.ing has been issued, as the south of the country braces for the arrival of what could the biggest storm in decades. details have just been announced of how the public can watch her majesty the queen's state funeral and the ceremonial processions. big screens will be put up in a number of cities, including bedford, birmingham, bradford, coventry, exeter, leeds, manchester, newcastle, coleraine town hall, in county londonderry, and holyrood park, in edinburgh. there will be the opportunity for the public to line routes in london and windsor for the queen's final journey. the funeral on monday will also be broadcast live on bbc, sky and itv. there will also be a national moment of reflection tomorrow sunday, 18 september. well, many are planning to travel to london from across the country. our correspondent luxmy gopal has been speaking to some. preparing for a pilgrimage by getting kitted out for a campaign. getting kitted out for a campaign-— getting kitted out for a campaign. getting k

i'm joined now from kyiv by our correspondent in ukraine, james waterhouse. 0bviously obviously a worryinge about those, james.— referendums. explain a little more about those, james. in years gone by i think about those, james. in years gone by i think they — about those, james. in years gone by i think they have _ about those, james. in years gone by i think they have been _ about those, james. in years gone by i think they have been concerning. i i think they have been concerning. the last time russia did this was in crimea when it annexed crimea, staged a referendum, and the 96% vote in favour ofjoining russia was widely unrecognised by the rest of the world. there are big questions over the process and result. then we go back to february this year when vladimir putin declared he would recognise the donbas region as being independent. we all know now what actions follow that declaration. but there are differences this time around. the goals are less clear. russia is suffering losses, it's getting frustrated right across the vast front line across the south and east of ukraine. what are

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. for so long was in russian hands? we should estimate eve hint russian hands? we should estimate everything speaking _ russian hands? we should estimate everything speaking from _ russian hands? we should estimate everything speaking from the - everything speaking from the strategic operation. ukrainian forces showed they were ready to take on the assault. actually as i understand it russian commanders, they even moved some forces to kherson some months ago. russian forces didn't understand what ukrainian forces would do in kherson and kharkiv. that is why huge areas have deliberated. the main thing here, they gain strategic initiative. the best news now, they don't know where the next strike will be from ukrainian forces. maybe mario paul —— mariupol. it is will be from ukrainian forces. maybe mario paul -- mariupol.— mario paul -- mariupol. it is now evident how _ mario paul -- mariupol. it is now evident how many _ mario paul -- mariupol. it is now evident how many people - mario pa

james waterhouse. _ let�*s speak to our correspondent, hugo bachega, who�*s in kyiv.also for people who want to bring humanitarian supplies, medicine, to those who are in towns and cities in russian hands, and it is inferred this sort —— but this was what happened today, this was a gathering point for this convoy of civilians, for these people who are trying to bring some humanitarian supplies a medicine to areas under russian occupation so again, the local governor saying that 23 people have been killed, 28 people have been injured as the site was attacked early today. this happened just hours before this announcement that is expected to be made by president putin later today in moscow, the formal annexation of these areas that are now under russian occupation in the east, donetsk and luhansk, and in the south, kherson and also parts of zaporizhzhia. so again it seems that this gathering point was targeted, and those people were waiting to deliver, to bring some humanitarian supplies to areas under russian occupation.— under russian occupation. hugo, thank you- _ tha

james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. editor steve rosenberg. give us your assessment after the seven month conflict, how significant a moment is this? this is very significant, _ significant a moment is this? this is very significant, i _ significant a moment is this? ti 3 is very significant, i think. earlier this week, one russian newspaper wrote vladimir putin has nowhere to retreat to come he will only attack. what happened today, this is attacking. vladimir putin annexein this is attacking. vladimir putin annexe in this large part of ukrainian territory, this is a major escalation because now the kremlin will say this is for keeps, this is our land and if you, ukraine, tried to attack it or get it back, we will consider that as an act of aggression and we will respond with everything we have. and i mentioned this in the peace that senior russian officials have been dropping not so subtle hints recently that, you know what? we have nuclear weapons. the other thing to say is what i think we will see now here is an att

james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv.elling the bbc about the situation there. he says it is tense and he's afraid to go outside. i saw so many porters for information on social media that russian soldiers are working and knocking on doors —— posts for information. the reports come from the villages as well, and they are varying from village to village. some of them, people refuse to go. they have to leave their homes within 2a hours, otherwise they will face bitter consequences. i will not explain how, but nobody will reach my door. i will continue staying here, but my plans might change at any moment. everything depends on the situation, and everything is changing every day. the president of ukraine, volodymyrzelensky, has accused the russian leader vladimir putin of knowingly �*sending russian citizens to their death'. it comes as russia continues to call up reservists to fight in ukraine. human rights groups say more than 700 people have been arrested at anti—war demonstrations across russia since the mobilisation was