this is kupiansk. ukraine calls it liberated territory. an army escort, does not sound that way. (explosions in distance). every few minutes, or selling. and it is soon very clear that war is not far away. is soon very clear that war is not faraway. explosions. is soon very clear that war is not far away. explosions. come on, come not far away. explosions. come on. come on. _ not far away. explosions. come on, come on, come _ not far away. explosions. come on, come on, come on. _ on, come on, come on. explosions. we havejust had to run and take cover in a building. there has been what sounded like heavy incoming fire. it's pretty clear that the russians are continuing to target kupiansk, even though they have been pushed out. dangerous. understood. understood. they want us away from the glass. fix, understood. they want us away from the glass.— from the glass. a few minutes auo, we from the glass. a few minutes ago. we heard _ from the glass. a few minutes ago, we heard there _ from the glass. a few minutes ago, we heard there is - from the

is this happening a lot in kupiansk? a lot of attacks? russian artillery. quickly, quickly. now, ukrainian forces are back, looking for signs of life. do not have a bad word to say about their former occupiers. "they treated people normally," 0leksandr tells me. "there was no torture, nothing like that. "for us, it was no different with them all without them. —— "for us, it was no different with them or without them. "they were here. "but it feels like they were not. "they came and then, they left." explosions. he says most here stand with ukraine. either way, they are now caught in the middle... explosions. ..with shelling back and forth. i ask leliah how she copes. "i do nothing," she says. "i stay home and pray that nothing hits the house." explosions. ukraine's victory in this city is messy and incomplete. there are untold stories of suffering here. and some believe sooner or later, the russians will be back. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kupiansk. let's get some of the day's other news. in italy, the three leaders of a right—wing alliance t

a special report from the city of kupiansk.olice in iceland arrest four people allegedly involved in preparations for the first ever terrorist attack on the island. unrest continues to spread across iran after the death of a woman detained by the �*morality police'. her father says, they lied about how she died. translation: i asked why they did not transfer her i to the hospital and they said the ambulance's key was lost for 20 minutes and they could not find it. can you believe this? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. many russian citizens are trying to flee their country to escape the military mobilisation announced by vladimir putin. tickets for direct flights between russia and serbia have sold out, and there are long queues on other border crossings. president putin's order to mobilise 300,000 russian reservists to fight in ukraine led to protests on wednesday, at which more than a thousand people were reportedly arrested. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports from moscow. called up by the

this is kupiansk. ukraine calls it "liberated territory". it doesn't sound that way. shelling. every few minutes, more shelling. and it's soon very clear that war isn't far away. explosion. shouting. come on, come on, come on! well, we've just had to run and take cover in the building. there has been what sounded like heavy incoming fire. it's pretty clear that the russians are continuing to target kupiansk, even though they've been pushed out. dangerous. understood, understood — they want us away from the blast, yeah. a few minutes ago, we heard the russian helicopters doing some shelling, and it was nearby us, so we need to go to save your life and going from there, this city. is this happening a lot in kupiansk, a lot of attacks? yes, yes. every day, kupiansk is under russian shellings and russian artillery. quickly, quickly. now ukrainian forces are back, looking for signs of life. they are few and far between. the russians brought destruction here but some don't have a bad word to say about their former occupiers. "they treated people n

this is kupiansk. ukraine calls it liberated territory.that way. explosions in distance. every few minutes, more shelling. explosions. and it is soon very clear that war isn't far away. loud explosions. come on, come on, come on! well, we've just had to run and take cover in the building. there's been what sounded like heavy incoming fire. it's pretty clear that the russians are continuing to target kupiansk, even though they've been pushed out. dangerous. understood, understood. they want us away from the glass. a few minutes ago, we heard there's a russian helicopter doing some shelling and it was nearby us, so we need to go to save your life and going from there. is this happening a lot in kupiansk — a lot of attacks? yes, yes — every day, kupiansk under russian shelling and russian artillery. quickly, quickly. now, ukrainian forces are back, looking for signs of life. they are few and far between. the russians brought destruction here, but some don't have a bad word to say about their former occupiers. "they treated people normally," 0

is this happening a lot in kupiansk, a lot of attacks? yes, yes.for the russians. some here don�*t criticise their former occupiers. "they treated people normally," 0leksander tells me. "there was no torture, nothing like that. "for us it was no different with them or without them. "they were here but it feels like they weren�*t. "they came and then they left." others may have a different view. either way, the shelling doesn�*t discriminate. i asked liliya how she copes. "i do nothing", she says. "i stay home and pray that nothing hits the house". ukraine�*s victory here is messy and incomplete, and some believe the russians will be back. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kupiansk. the government has lifted the ban on fracking for england, the controversial process of lifting shale gas from rocks by breaking them up. a moratorium on fracking was put in place in 2019 following concerns over earth tremors, but as the energy crisis worsens in the wake of russia�*s invasion of ukraine the government says strengthening england�*s energy supply is an absolute prior

orla guerin, bbc news, kupiansk. iran. the governor's office is up in flames. there are reports of police stations and other government buildings being overrun or set on fire. this is quchan. fires are also burning. overnight, scores of protesters were reportedly arrested across iran, as security forces went door—to—door at homes and shops where they had taken refuge. and this is the capital, tehran. protesters are chanting "death to the ayatollah". we're told riot police — assisted by security forces wearing plain clothes — attacked protesters in several areas. one resident said her neighbourhood resembled a battlefield. according to iraninian state tv — 17 people have died and three security personnel in the past eight days. it's difficult to verify that figure — or get a full picture of what's going on as the authorities have blocked internet access. the bbc persian's taraneh stone though, has this assessment on what she's hearing. we know that the actual toll might be a lot higher than this. unconfirmed sources s

triumphantly raising the flag over kupiansk on saturday. local police forces providing cnn with exclusive access to a key town now meant to be under ukrainian control. we still feel uneasy because we've been bombed for four days in a row, he says. and nothing certain yet. which only became clearer as we headed further in to kupiansk. aircrafts, helicopters, shellings, everything. an artillery strike too close for comfort, then a second, much closer. that was the sound of artillery landing just next to our car, our armored car. we have come into kupiansk hoping to get to that flag to see where it had been planted yesterday. but, as you can see, there is still fighting. we're hearing the sound of artillery fire. that was the sound of incoming. the policeman tells us our car was deliberately targeted. time for us to head back to those parts of kharkiv region now fully under ukrainian control after six long months. >> generally people are happy, they're celebrating, feel great, feel like redemption. eager to advance. >> but in villages like thi

orla guerin, bbc news, kupiansk.from the human rights group ovd info, which has been giving updates on the protests in russia. she we have seen this mobilisation of reserve s, but we have also seen protests against that in quite a few different russian cities, how big are those protests, do you think? we do not load about the exact number of people who participated, but at least 11100 people across 1a russian cities. so it's definitely notjust russian cities. so it's definitely not just about moscow, russian cities. so it's definitely notjust about moscow, it russian cities. so it's definitely not just about moscow, it was happening all over the country. it takes quite a lot of courage, doesn't it? to take to the streets anywhere in russia to mount any sort of process against the putin government.— of process against the putin government. �* . ., , ., , of process against the putin government. a ., , ., , ., government. actually, the law is a really tough _ government. actually, the law is a really tough now. _ gover

orla guerin, bbc news, kupiansk.mer russian president dmitry medvedev and now the deputy chairman of russia's security council — an advisory body to the kremlin said that moscow could use nuclear weapons to defend annexed ukrainian land. he said... the donbas republics and other territories will be accepted into russia." "russia has announced that not only mr medvedev was, of course, talking about plans to hold what russia is calling "referendums" in areas of ukraine occupied by russia. the us has been keeping a close watch on these developments. earlier the white house national security spokesman john kirby spoke with my colleague laura trevelyan. tomorrow the kremlin will start the referendum in russian occupied territories in ukraine. by wednesday of next week do you expect that russia will declare those territories are part of russia? i think that's where they want this to go. we believe that these will be sham referendum, they won't be legitimate, they certainly will be free or fair. they are designed, they are

we wanted to see what was going on and we managed to get into the city of kupiansk.hat we found is despite that flag being raised on saturday, a very unclear situation and russian troops still fighting for control. have a look. >> aircraft, helicopters, shelling. >> reporter: a first artillery strike, too close for comfort, then a second, much closer. now, what we've been hearing from ukrainian soldiers who have just come back from the eastern offensive was that the sweep across the villages was much easier than expected but that fighting for the key town continues because bear in mind that these are towns, kupiansk and izyum, for instance, that are extremely important for the russian supply lines as they try to bring men and weaponry from russia down to their front lines in donbas and they are not going to give them up without a fight, jim. >> no question. melissa, thank you. thank you for that. barbara, what more do we know about the u.s.'s role in helping ukraine and those forces plan the counteroffensive? >> well, i think everything melissa just laid out really t

this is kupiansk, a shattered city. ukraine calls it liberated territory. it doesn't sound that way. shelling. every few minutes, more shelling. and it's soon very clear that war isn't far away. exlposion. come on, come on, come on! well, we've just had to run and take cover in the building. there has been what sounded like heavy incoming fire. it's pretty clear that the russians are continuing to target kupyansk, even though they've been pushed out. dangerous. understood, understood — they want us away from the blast, yeah. a few minutes ago we heard the russian helicopters doing some shelling, and it was nearby us so we need to go to save your life, and go from there, this city. is this happening a lot in kupyansk, a lot of attacks? yes, yes. every day kupiansk is under russian shellings and russian artillery. quickly, quickly. now ukrainians forces are back for that the russians brought this direction here but some don't have a bad word to say about their former occupiers. they treated people normally, he tells me. there was no torture, nothing like that

an artillery battle still shaking the liberated city of kupiansk.. now the ukrainians have chased the russians off the bridge and further south. a shell has landed under 100 meters from us. another swiftly follows. it's unlikely moscow can retake places lost in the past weeks. so this is about vengeance and spite. this prisoner, this claim to be local but they think he's a russian soldier deserting or left behind. what else moscow left behind is far uglier. these tiny rooms with their detention center where as many as four prisoners are held at one time we're hold. eight or nine prisoners per cell. bobby by -- booby traps. >> he's writing a grenade on the wall. as they move through the cells, they're finding booby traps left it seems by the occupying forces. that one, a grenade left under a tray of half eaten food. it shows you the hazards the ordinary people are going to find coming back. a place like this sure used as a key detention center by the russians, but across this town the damage is extraordinary but also, too, is the risk of unexploded o

victory in kupiansk, a crucial logistics hub for russia, liberated, warm embraces and the words theseave been waiting to hear for over six months. everything is going to be okay, says the soldier. it's a humiliating defeat for vladimir putin with moscow attempting to save face, saying theirr forces have retreated to reinforce the front line in donetsk. military aid has given ukrainians greater confidence, but more artillery is needed to keep this momentum going, says the mayor of occupied melitopol. >> how quickly our partners will give us weapons. >> reporter: nobody expects this to be over quickly. the city was plunged into darkness following strikikes on therermal p plant. russiaia still holds around a fifth of this country, including ththe zaporizhzhihia nuclear po plant where the external electricity supply was restored today. while these battlefield successes in the northeast including russia's withdrawal from izyum are the most significant since ukraine thwarted their bid to seize the capital at the start of the war. nora? >> very significant. thank you. >>> and, straight ahead

tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk. liberation has come. "everything is ok," troops tell locals in this town. "for six months, we prayed you would come," she says. natalia, too, endured months under occupation by the russians, who she calls fascists. she and her husband, volodymyr, were freed by the counteroffensive, but still show signs of their trauma. when you saw the ukrainian soldiers, when you realised they had come to free you, what was that moment like? what were your feelings? translation: we thought we would never see them, | and then our boys came, and they were so handsome. so beautiful. especially compared to the fascists. i didn't know what to do with them, if i should hug them or hold their hands. i touched them and i was very happy. singing. ukrainian social media has been flooded with patriotic videos. the national anthem now a battle hymn for troops who believe that momentum is swinging their way. but the russians still hold around one fifth of ukraine, including the city of kherson. this was the resis

back in ukrainian hands but still under russian attack, we report from the city of kupiansk.sparked by the death of a woman detained by the �*morality police'. her father says they lied about how she died. translation: i

ukraine, stay with us, but i will start with the fact that the ukrainian army liberated the village of kupianske nodal in kharkiv oblast, the head of the regional military administration announced this oleg synogubov, there is a large railway junction for russians in kharkiv oblast. there were several fundamental and important routes through which they transported their equipment to the territory of donetsk and luhansk oblasts. it was izyum and kupyanska junction, one of the largest logistical railway connections in the territory of kharkiv oblast now the village is under the control of the armed forces of ukraine, whether there will be additional mobilization in ukraine will depend on the situation on the battlefield and on the effect of mobilization in russia, said the head of the of the president's office, mykhailo podalyak, currently the ukrainian authorities do not plan to carry out additional mobilization. since we have enough reserves through the system of territorial defense, says podalyak, we are carefully monitoring how the mobilization process continues in russia. how do they collect

activity of our scouts, in the meantime, i will find out, it is carrying out an offensive in the kupianskion, moving mirror-like to the izyum grouping of our troops, part of the military is going south towards borovoy and the other to the east to cut the route that runs from russia to svatovo. thus, the main logistical artery in luhansk oblast gradually comes under our fire control along the entire length from the border to svatovo and from svatovo to the outskirts of severodonetsk, during the past few days, the heimers destroyed the headquarters of the commandant's office and the military base in svatovo, as well as the ammunition depot in novoaidar. at the same time , our soldiers are expanding the bridgehead on the left bank of the split in the area of ​​dvorochny, trying to knock out the occupiers from and vilzhanka in order to continue moving to the northeast of kharkiv region and go to the border and take under fire control of troitske, another strategically important railway junction through luhansk region, is filled with bakhmut occupiers while the bolt pushes back the occupiers n

back in ukrainian hands, but still under russian attack, we report from the city of kupiansk. lied about how she died. translation: i asked why they did not transfer her i to the hospital earlier and they said the ambulance's key was lost for 20 minutes and they could not find it.

the ukrainians chose their moment and struck in the north—east, capturing a key supply point in kupiansky important city of izyum, which russia had spent a lot of effort in capturing. they would rush to the front line, they would create chaos and confusion. they would do a hit—and—run tactic, not for the sake of actually engaging the enemy, but for the sake of creating the impression among russian garrisons in those towns and villages that they are being encircled, that they are far behind the lines, they are getting isolated. so it disrupted their ability to go on. they did not waste time on storming cities in russian style and destroying them all. so they would pass them by, isolate the russian garrisons, and then move on to the next point that needs to be cut off and taken under control, so that russian units would be surrounded and basically isolated. i must submit that, even to us, to ukrainians who know a lot about our military, that was quite a surprise. nobody, i think, in the military, absolutely nobody expected this success, such a success. the operation effectively caused the

tearing the occupation to shreds in the eastern city of kupiansk.invasion. we managed to reach a woman still living there who said the russians are starting to lie low. for her protection, we are not naming her, and her words are spoken by a bbc producer. over the past two or three days, the military seem to have quietened down a bit. they are less visible in cafes and restaurants. if street fighting starts, it will be very dangerous. but i will sit in the basement for days and weeks if need be. i want to see our army here and thank them. i want to see the victory. scenes like this are cathartic for ukraine, and reassuring for its western backers. few would imagine a swift end to the war. but ukrainians have now shown they can beat the russians in battle, not just outmanoeuvre them. orla guerin, bbc news, central ukraine. let�*s look more now at those claims by president zelensky that ukrainian forces have recaptured two thousand square kilometres of territory in the last month — and that russian forces are making �*the right choice to flee�*. i ask

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the fighting continues around the strategically imports did ease of kupiansk and izium.s shows one of the captured times in kharkiv province. and our reporting, our reporting includes images of some of the bodies of the victims killed by the russians takeover. ukrainian forces are on a roll. russia's frontline, quite literally crumbling. the control of land they thought to capture, now, gone in ukraine's lightning advance. access to this area is still heavily obstructed. but the police have agreed to take us to a village that until three days ago, was under russian control. the residents in zaliznychne seemed quite dazed by what's happened. he lived through the second world war. and then six months of terror under the russians. >> [speaking non-english] >> across the street police are finally able to investigate russia's suspected war crimes. they come to retrieve the bodies of two men. both have been shot dead in the semi detached house, where one of the victims lived. his next door neighbor found the men and had to bury them in the garden. >> [speaking non-english] mar

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he says that they are glad that the ukrainian army came and destroyed their city of kupiansk, absolutelyying the participation of russia in this. how do we live, how do we live? see how we live no jobs. no money, no salary. no, there is nothing to eat light. no gas, no water. no, i haven't washed my hair for two weeks now. we are in the city center you can hear it sounds of war. yes, the ukrainian army pushed the russian army back to the fighting, people with whom they managed to communicate are clearly frightened, the city has turned into ruins incomprehensibly. how long will all this go on? the speaker of the polish senate michalka minsky said that ukrainians are fighting for the right to be homosexuals. that collision is a war and the polish government forgets about this war , primarily for the value of ukrainians. today people are dying for the right to be homosexual for the right to be left right catholic orthodox or atheists for the right to elect their president. deputy senator or anyone. nord stream went out of order almost completely first, there was a serious accident at nord s

and as you know, the two key areas that they have taken so far are kupiansk, the railhead in the northd the depth of the attack is quite deep, i mean, it has gone literally 100 kilometres in places, and it seems as though there is almost no resistance whatsoever for the ukrainians to continue. of course, they are going to run out of steam sooner or later. and how do you understand it, just at this point in time, that they had this breakthrough, i suppose, if in fact it is, you know, as they say it is, and we are seeing some of those pictures? well, the fact is that the quality of the russian soldiers was very weak. they've been holding the front line primarily with artillery and just literally forcing the ukrainians backwards, bit by bit by bit, just killing them with artillery. so, once the breakthrough came, then the ukrainians got behind the artillery, and at that point, all the russians just packed up and ran away. and i mean ran away. they literally went in lorries, civilian cars, bicycles, and in some cases, theyjust ran off into the woods and the ukrainian army has got to go and