paul adams, effort and it cannot afford to lose it.nd it cannot afford to lose it. paul adams, bbc news, kyiv. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has more on what president putin has been saying. the fact that we saw putin on a sunday evening, that's interesting, that's unusual, that's important. it suggests i think the kremlin wants to show that president putin is in control of the situation and he takes this attack seriously. how is he going to respond to it? let's look at what he said, he called this an act of terror. i wonder whether he's now going to reframe what he calls at the moment, the special military operation into in anti—terrorist operation. there's been a lot of speculation about that in the russian press in recent days. it's unclear though what difference that would make for that we may get some clues about how he's going to tomorrow because vladimir putin will be chairing a meeting of the powerful russian security council, although not everything that said at these meetings is made public. but obviously, this is a tense

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.ts counter—offensive in the south and east, zaporizhzhia has in recent weeks been a constant target for russian forces. our russia editor steve rosenberg joins me. ukraine has been taking territory days after president putin said these areas were russian. what is moscow's reaction. the these areas were russian. what is moscow's reaction.— moscow's reaction. the past days here felt surreal. _ moscow's reaction. the past days here felt surreal. it _ moscow's reaction. the past days here felt surreal. it is _ moscow's reaction. the past days here felt surreal. it is less - moscow's reaction. the past days here felt surreal. it is less than i moscow's reaction. the past days here felt surreal. it is less than a | here felt surreal. it is less than a week since we have a glittering ceremony in the kremlin when vladimir putin claimed to have incorporated four ukrainian territories and within hours, russia lost some of the territory it claims to control, and has lost more since then. yesterda

paul adams, thank ou, that it has momentum. paul adams, thank you. in — that it has momentum.e's been an increase in russian cyber espionage as well, though defences have held up well against it. he's been speaking to our security correspondent, gordon corera. as russia invaded ukraine, the expectation was that destructive cyber attacks would accompany the military campaign, aiming to cripple the country. they did not materialise, but that was not for a lack of trying. materialise, but that was not for a lack of trying-— materialise, but that was not for a | lack of trying._ that's lack of trying. how are you? that's accordin: lack of trying. how are you? that's according to _ lack of trying. how are you? that's according to the _ lack of trying. how are you? that's according to the president - lack of trying. how are you? that's according to the president of- according to the president of microsoft, who spoke to the bbc about what the company has been seeing. 50 about what the company has been seein., ., about what the company has been seeina. . ., ,., about what the company

paul adams reports from kyiv. explosions. screaming.er 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. a major city in the south of the country... my bbc colleague hugo bachega was broadcasting live when it all began. so... translation: they want panic and chaos, they want _ to destroy our energy system, they are hopeless. the second target is people. such a time and 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 as well. this is the city's famous glass bridge. at times, it felt like a city being punished in its favourite, most iconic places. for many, it meant a hasty return to bomb shelters not used for months. they want to destroy our people, i our infrastructure, everything. i i really don't know, _ i'm extremely angry, you know. whe

from keefe. , here is paul adams. paul: a day of welcome calm after yesterday's storm.aid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heating the government warning to seek shelter, some headinfor the metro. >> [translated] we don't feel safe because we don't know what's coming next. i hope what happened yesterday was the scariest thing. >> i'm not afraid because there will be a victory for ukraine, for all our people. paul: one of yesterday's missiles almost hit the city's famous pedestrian bridge. toda people came out to see what almost happened. this popular bridge isn't just a tourist attraction anymore, it's what the mayor calls a symbol of ukraine's indomitable at. the people of this city have had a quiet day on which to reflect on yesterday's events but it hasn't been the same in other parts of the country. in zaporizhzhia, a car showroom was gutted. earlier this morning. officials said 12 missiles were fired at the city. zaporizhzhia has been hit every day for the past two weeks. official in other cities have been ordered not to release images of damages to power plants

paul adams, bbc news, kyiv.: vladimir putin says the strikes are moscow's response to the attack over the weekend on a strategic russian bridge in crimea, which he called. an act of terrorism. the russn president said the attack on the bridge could not go unanswered. although ukraine has not formally declared involvement, it's unclear what caused the explosion. russia was quick to suggest it was a trunk bomb. so experts say there was an explosion below the bridge. steve rosenberg reports. steve: after the missile strikes on ukraine, a kremlin threat to kyiv. >> [translated] if any more attempts are made to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory, russia's response will be harsh and eal to the threat posed to the russian federation. nobody should have doubts about that. steve: the kremlin has no doubts 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. russia

our correspondent paul adams reports from the region. en things go wrong on the battlefield, is this how russia responds? this was not a military target, this is where ordinary people lived, where they were sleeping. from dawn, rescue workers look for survivors among five fours of smoldering wreckage. it's t known how many people died here. this is the very center of the city, not far from russian-ntrolled territory, and it's not unusual for explosions to be heard in and around the city. before an entire apartment building like that to be demolished, that is unusual and shocking. they know what war looks and sounds like, but they are stunned and furious. >> i have no words, it really hurts, and it's going to hurt even when i'm gone. i will never forgive pressure for this. i won't. we shouldn't forgive pressure for killing our children. we should take revenge and take it to the end. paul: she has residents living in the building, she doesn't think they are alive. >> why are they doing this to us? what are they trying to prove? killing all

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.le have been charged over a football stadium disaster that killed 131 people at the weekend. a senior police chief said match organisers and police officers were among those being investigated on suspicion of criminal negligence. the bbc has been speaking to survivors and people who have lost loved ones in the crush. a warning: there's some distressing content in this report. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... protests and power cuts in cuba — we'll have the latest as the island struggles to recover from the devastation left by hurricane ian last week. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything is going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade reached its climax, two grenades exploded, and a

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.ukraine has disrupted energy markets and forced many countries to draw up contingency plans to get over the coming winter. the national grid — which operates britain's electricity and gas supply systems — has warned that in the worst case scenario, consumers could face rolling power cuts. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. will we be able to keep the lights on this winter? we need gas notjust to heat our homes but to produce a lot of electricity as well. national grid says these are unprecedented times, thanks to the war on ukraine and its impact on gas supplies from russia. you can see from this chart we produce nearly half of our gas from the north sea. the rest is imports, and only a fraction from russia. of course that is now gone. but other countries where much more dependent on russian gas — those supplies have been slashed and there is a scramble for new sources. if it is cold in december, at the start of the winter, when european inventories of gas are high, then w

paul adams in kyiv, thank ou.o teenagers, have died after an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal in ireland. it happened at the applegreen service station in the village of creeslough yesterday afternoon. police say that at this stage they think it was "a tragic accident." from the scene, our ireland correspondent chris page reports. this small community has been caught up in a wave of devastation and desperation. the rescue efforts became a recovery process as the day went on. the sight of ambulances leaving — a sign that there was no expectation that more survivors would be found. from the moment it happened, blown—out walls, a crumpled roof and tonnes of rubble showed this was a lethal explosion. like a bomb going off and a sonic boom accompanying it that shook us to the core and immediately we just... the people who were there, we alljust waded in to try and help and try and get people out of the building. the building was very precarious, it was very, very dangerous. there were flats above the gar

our correspondent paul adams reports from the centre of kyiv, where the strikes began early in the morningosions 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 places. for many, it meant a hasty return to bomb shelters not used for months. they want to destroy our people, our infrastructure, everything. i really

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.identjoe biden is pardoning all priorfederal offences of marijuana possession and is ordering a review of its legal status. he said that thousands of people have been denied employment housing or education because of their past offences. he also urged state governors to follow suit. here is peter both on the impact. this will affect about 6,500 people, people who have a conviction for simple possession of marijuana, as it relates to the federal laws, very distinct from local laws, from state convictions, nwhich is quite separate and may well be addressed in the future. and the president saying he is doing this because, to use his words, the current situation has upended too many lives, and what he is referring to are the difficulties faced by people with these convictions in getting on with their lives, in getting a job, in getting access to housing or education, how it affects them and their close families. and that is what he wants to bring an end to, and of course the wider implicat

our correspondent, paul adams reports from kyiv. ukraine's capital under attack again. the front line. the city's defender is equally determined to tackle the city's defenders equally determined to tackle the threat any way they could but the drones came thick and fast. of 28, five got through. one tore this elegant apartment building in two. half of it is gone. one elderly resident's balcony was just a few feet away from the impact. it is terrible. a terrorist act. i heard the second one out of nowhere. it has been a few hours since the explosion in the city, but there is still frantic rescue work going on. this is the second time in a week that the centre of kyiv has been hit. among those who died here. a young couple. the woman was six months pregnant. the target is to destroy the infrastructure of ukraine. they are leaving people freezing in the winter. letting people go without electricity. the russians want to make a catastrophe in our hometown. this, a piece of one of the weapons used. iranian made so—called attack drones. low flying, hard to shoot down. russia h

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.re part of a group who've launched legal action in the uk against associated newspapers, publishers of the daily mail, the mail on sunday and the mail online for alleged gross breaches of privacy. tom symonds has the story and i should warn you his report contains flashing images from the start. they are veterans of the fight against media intrusion. now prince harry, sir eltonjohn, liz hurley and sadie frost have combined forces to take on the mail, along with, and this was a surprise, baroness doreen lawrence. she has had a warm relationship with the daily mail, two of her son's killers were jailed in 2012. for more than a decade, the mail helped keep the case in the headlines but this is what lawyers now say associated newspapers journalists have been involved with. more serious allegations even than phone hacking, according to a lawyer who has been involved in legal action against associated newspapers. they are highly intrusive. they are means of delving into the private lives of

paul adams, bbc news, assault on daily life goes on. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv.old another independence referendum without the permission of westminster. an avian flu outbreak has happened in great britain and all bird keepers must follow strict measures to protect flux from bird flu, including keeping free range birds including keeping free range birds in fenced areas and stringent bio—security for staff on farms. the government says the risk to human help from the virus remains very low. the manchester united footballer mason greenwood has appeared in court charged with attempted rape. the 21—year—old is also charged with assault and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour. cricket and scotland have claimed one of the greatest wins in their history, upsetting the odds at the t20 world cup to beat the west indies in hobart. their opponents are the most successful team in the history of the tournament. but scotland beat them comfortably, by 42 runs, asjoe wilson reports. he is the context. one team ranked 15th in the world, the other twice t20 world champi

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.ter, according to the industry regulator, which could also have an effect on electricity supplies. ofgem says that because of russia's invasion of ukraine, there is a possibility the uk could suffer a "gas supply emergency". this would lead to supplies being cut to power stations, which use gas to generate the uk's electricity. our business correspondent caroline davies is here. what else do we know about the warning? what else do we know about the warnin: ? . , what else do we know about the warnin: ? ., , , , ., what else do we know about the warninu? ., , , ,., ., , what else do we know about the warninu? ., , , ., , ., warning? clearly this is a worry for not 'ust warning? clearly this is a worry for not just grouns — warning? clearly this is a worry for notjust groups like _ warning? clearly this is a worry for notjust groups like ofgem - warning? clearly this is a worry for notjust groups like ofgem and - warning? clearly this is a worry for. notjust groups like ofgem and power s

paul adams, bbc news kyiv. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv.he pound has fallen again after the bank of england governor warned that its emergency support package for the markets would end on friday. earlier, the bank warned of a "material risk" to financial stability, and stepped in to buy government our economics editor, faisal islam, has this report. facing the markets directly, andrew bailey meeting with the world's top bankers in washington, dc on a day of a further emergency intervention for the financial market. the source of the issue remains the market for uk government debt since the mini budget. the bank of england has once again had to intervene to protect financial stability from a fire sale by some types of pension fund. the new intervention did temper short—term borrowing rates, but the effective cost of borrowing over 30 years carried on rising. these rates remain higher than at the time of the mini budget. while two—year rates were down a little, the existing rise is still filtering into mortgages. today, the rate for a typical

our correspondent paul adams reports.ings go wrong on the battlefield, is this how russia responds? this was not a military target. this is where ordinary people lived, where they were sleeping. from dawn, rescue workers looked for survivors among five floors of smouldering wreckage. it's not known how many people died here. this is the very centre of zaporizhzhia. we're not that far from russian—controlled territory here and it's not unusual for explosions to be heard in and around the city. but for an entire apartment building like that to be demolished, that is unusual — and shocking. they know what war looks and sounds like, but they're stunned. and furious. translation: i have no words. it really hurts, and it's going to hurt even when i'm gone. i will never forgive russia for this. i won't. we shouldn't forgive russia for killing our children. we should take revenge and take it to the end. alla has relatives living in the building. she doesn't think they're alive. translation: why are they doing this to us? | what a

and that was paul adams. to county donegal and the gentleman you can see being spoken to to the left, that is the taoiseach, micheal martin, visiting the scene of the explosion that took place yesterday, just after three o'clock, about 20 past three. in creeslough, at a petrol station. it was an applegreen petrol station, the latest tragic event, being described as a tragic accident so far in terms of the investigation by local police. but there was an explosion and confirmation this afternoon that ten people, you can see him there on the right shaking hands with some of the personnel from the emergency services. ten people were confirmed to have been killed in that incident. eight people were injured, one person has been described as critically ill and has been transferred to a specialist burns unit in the region. what we do know so far is that of the ten people that have died, there were four men, three women, two teenagers and a girl, a young girl of primary school age. so micheal martin is visiting the sc

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.t which found that an immigration official at the home office has been suspended for posting racist content in a whatsapp group for former met police officers. bbc news understands that rob lewis, a former metropolitan police officer, created the group chat. police now say a man has now been arrested under the communications act on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. he is in police custody. rents have been frozen in scotland until the end of march next year under emergency legislation just passed in the scottish parliament within the last few minutes. the bill comes in response to the cost of living crisis and steep rises in rents in some areas. the bill also allows evictions only under certain circumstances. but landlords say the proposals are not a viable solution. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the details. evie rogkoti and her flatmate adonis rent a flat in glasgow. their landlord wants them to sign a new contract, and wants to up the rent. so right now, we ar

paul adams reports.e again, this time taking back villages in the south. progress has been slow here since the summer, but this all seemed to happen quickly, again taking russia by surprise. for ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, it was more good news to report in his nightly address. he thanked the units involved. far to the east, scene of september's lightning counteroffensive, ukrainian troops are still pushing forward, they are collecting abandoned russian equipment as they go. now this machine will work for our armed forces. russia now has major headaches on two fronts at the same time, just when it's trying to conscript, train and equip badly—needed extra troops. vladimir putin may have celebrated annexing chunks of ukraine, but his problems just keep multiplying. is that you? but for civilians trapped inside russian—controlled territory, life is getting harder. we reach a man in kherson who doesn't want to be identified. he says the big fear is conscription. well, the conscription is just a

paul adams, bbc news kyiv. the tide against russian forces. sirjeremy fleming says russia is running out of both ammunition and troops, but he warned against complacency saying russia was still "very capable" of causing damage. 0ur security correspodnent frank gardner has more. britain's biggest spy agency, gchq, is watching carefully the war in ukraine. without disclosing his sources, its director general believes russia is running out of weapons. we know and russian military commanders know that their supplies and munition are running out. russia's forces are exhausted. the use of prisoners as reinforcements, and now the mobilisation of tens of thousands of inexperienced conscripts speaks of a really desperate situation. ukraine has been coming under sustained russian missile attack from several directions, from the sea, from the air and across borders. the kalibr cruise missile is one of russia's most valuable precision guided weapons, and it's almost certainly running low on these. fired from a warship or a

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.'t getting the help they need. a study of more than 2,000 people affected by the disease also found that more than half of carers say they've reached crisis point. there are 900,000 people in the uk living with dementia. tonight, in the first of two special reports, our correspondentjeremy cooke tells the story of a couple in newcastle whose experience of the condition, and navigating the social care system is echoed across the country meetjo wilson. hi, jo — are you washing up? i'm trying to get something out for my dinner. that's drjo wilson, phd. high—flying, globe—trotting career woman. she was damn good at what she did and had an international reputation. all of that, and now it's come to this. do you know how old you are? do i know how old i am? of course i know how old i am. how old are you? how old am i? i don't know, because i haven't made my mind up yet. alzheimer's is cruel — devastating, isolating. my number—one girl. so this isjo's story — but it's bill's story, too. i lov

paul adams reports from kyiv.reaming 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 places. for many, it meant a hasty return to bomb shelters not used for months. they want to destroy our people, our infrastructure, everything. i really don't know

paul adams, bbc news, kyiv. paul mentioned the attack on the bridge.the attack on the bridge. president putin says the strikes across ukraine were made following what he called "terrorist actions" by the ukrainian government. it comes after the bombing of a strategically important bridge on saturday. a large explosion badly damaged the kerch bridge, the only one linking russia with occupied crimea, a vital route for military supplies. the russian president said today the attack couldn't go unanswered, although ukraine hasn't declared any involvement. it's unclear what caused the explosion. russia was quick to suggest it was a truck bomb. some experts say there was a massive explosion below the bridge. it gives the impression of a leader who has long stopped caring about what the rest of for all sides. the conflict itself is very dangerous _ for all sides. the conflict itself is very dangerous because - for all sides. the conflict itself - is very dangerous because neither side can afford to lose and that means the risks of escalation is always there. o

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paul adams reports from kyiv. >> ukraine's capital under attack again.w determined to keep kyiv on the frontline. the city defenders are equally determined to tackle the threat anyway they could. but the drones came thick and fast. of 28, 5 got through. one tour this elegant apartment building in two. half of it is gone. for one elderly resident, a narrow escape with her balcony just feet from the impact. >> think it is terrible. i heard it at 6:00 in the morning. i could not sleep all morning. the second one comes out of nowhere. >> it has been a few hours since the explosion in the middle of the city. there is still frantic rescue work going on. it is the second time in weeks the center of kyiv has been h. among thoseho died, a young couple, the woman six months pregnant. for the mayor, the aiis clear. >> the target destroyed the whole infrastructure of ukraine, destroyed the infrastructure. it leaves people freezing in the winter. it leaves people without electricity. the russians want to make it a human catastrophe. >> russia has used hundreds of ira

thank you very much, paul adams, our correspondence in l paul adams, our correspondence in the ukrainiandget and the resulting fallout has had on the financial markets. there is a good deal of uncertainty out there. it seems investors are not yet convinced that the government is going to put the uk economy on a stable and sustainable footing. so it will be a tricky session for kwasi kwarteng this afternoon. there will be questions about how the government plans to pay for its moves. i don't degree will get a huge amount of detail on that, because the chancellor has now confirmed that he will bring forward his medium—term fiscal plan, as it is called, and economic statement, effectively, where he will fill in some of the gaps and explain how the government plans to fund those tax cuts, the amount of borrowing it intends to embark on, and when and by how much it plans to reduce the overall debt that the uk has. we will also, overall debt that the uk has. we willalso, i'm overall debt that the uk has. we will also, i'm sure, overall debt that the uk has. we willalso, i'm sure, hear overall

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. so far of vladimir putin backing down. the last few days here felt very surreal. it is less than a week since we have that glittering ceremony at the kremlin where vladimir putin was claiming to have incorporated or annexed four ukrainian territories. within hours, russia lost some of the territory it claims to control and has lost more since then. yesterday, vladimir putin admitted that the situation in the new territories, as he called them, basically land he is trying to annex, was unfortunately dangerous, though he predicted the situation would stabilise. on russian state media, the endless tv talk shows on television and from the pro—war russian journalists online, there has been a lot of doom and gloom about the russian retreat. so moscow is admitting that this is happening but is also looking for scapegoats, there has been a lot of public criticism of the army, of senior military officials, not vladimir putin himself, the man who started all of this with his decision to invade

paul adams, bbc news, zaporizhzhia.ction in brazil, which is going into a second round after no candidate won 50% of the votes in the first round. the current president, far—rightjair bolsonaro, received more votes than expected, gaining 43% of the vote. but he still finished behind his socialist challenger, luiz inacio lula da silva, with 48%. the two candidates will now face a run—off, with voters having four weeks to decide which of the two should lead the country. katy watson reports. cheering. there were cheers for lula as well as tears. but this wasn't the outright victory that his supporters had hoped for. polls had predicted a 14 percentage point gap between him and bolsonaro. but they vastly underestimated the support for the right—wing leader. after the results, lula said there would be no let—up in campaigning. translation: i've never won an election in the first round. | it's like destiny wants me to work a bit more. we are going to win the election again. it's just a question of time. meanwhile, bolsonaro h

paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv.zhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead — and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. "they destroyed a building at night, at 2am," he says. "they simply destroyed a multi—storey building." translation: we ran out into the street. - when we left the corridor, a neighbour ran out with her eldest son and she screamed that her husband was dead. and the whole wall was torn out, their apartment fell into ours. this was a civilian area, not a military target. volunteers helped to clear the rubble. local officials say scores of people were wounded. this industrial southern city is used to being hit, but its civilian are now bearing the brunt of russia's anger — more than 60 killed in and around the city in the past nine days. officials say 12 missiles were fired from russian warplanes flying safely over nearby occupied territory. here in kyiv, president ze

our correspondent, paul adams reports from kyiv. ukraine's capital under attack again.on the front line. the city's defender is equally determined to tackle the threat any way they could but the drones came thick and fast. of 28, five got through. one tore this elegant apartment building in two. half of it is gone. one elderly resident's balcony was just a few feet away from her balcony. it is terrible. i heard the second one out of nowhere. it has been a few hours since the explosion in the city, but there is still frantic rescue work going on. this is the second time in a week that the centre of kyiv has been hit. among those who died here. a young couple. the woman was six months pregnant. the russians want to make a catastrophe in our home towns. russia has used hundreds of iranians made attack drones in recent weeks, they are low—flying and hard to shoot down. ukraine says it needs more help to deal with them. offices of ukraine's national energy company were hit today, infrastructure facilities targeted outside the capital too. moscow's assault on the daily fabric

paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv.zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. "they destroyed a building at night, at 2am," he says. "they simply destroyed a multi—storey building." translation: we ran out into the street. - when we left the corridor, a neighbour ran out with her eldest son and she screamed that her husband was dead. and the whole wall was torn out, their apartment fell into ours. this was a civilian area, not a military target. volunteers helped to clear the rubble. local officials say scores of people were wounded. this industrial southern city is used to being hit, but its civilian are now bearing the brunt of russia's anger — more than 60 killed in and around the city in the past nine days. officials say 12 missiles were fired from russian warplanes flying safely over nearby occupied territory. here in kyiv, presiden

earlier, i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams.ine carried out a multiple aerial and maritime drone attack. they said that slight damage was caused to one of their minesweepers but that all of the drones had been destroyed. but in the course of the day, various videos have been emerging, including one from a ukrainian journalist, parts of which we have been able to verify, is clearly showing the waters around the port of sebastopol. they appear to show what really is a swarm of maritime drones, unmanned boats moving around in those waters off sevastopol, apparently at will, able to move around at one or two points, apparently close to being in contact with large russian warships. we don't know whether they blew up, whether there were significant explosions. there are other videos that do show explosions in the port, and what we have been able to piece together is a really widespread attack across a very substantial part of the seafront in sebastopol. if it is that, then this would be one of the most audacious things the ukrainians

from kyiv, here's paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday's storm. raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government's warning to seek shelter, some heading for the metro. translation: we don't feel safe, because we don't knowi what's coming next. nevertheless, i hope that what happened yesterday was the scariest thing. translation: i'm not afraid, because there will be victory i for ukraine, ukrainians, for all of our people. one of yesterday's missiles almost hit the city's famous pedestrian bridge. today, after getting the all—clear, people came out to see what almost happened. this popular bridge isn'tjust a tourist attraction any more, it's now what the mayor calls a symbol of ukraine's indomitability. but while the people of the city have had a pretty quiet day on which to reflect on yesterday's events, it hasn't been the same in other parts of the country. in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, a car showroom was gutted early this morning. officials said 12 missiles were fired at the city. zaporizhzhia has been hit almost every d

police say that zaporizhzhia attacked with s-300 missiles in zaporizhzhia the bbc correspondent paul adams works during the day, he reported that clouds of smoke were rising in various places in the city center, and here is his report, when something goes according to plan on the battlefield, russia reacts like this, it was not a military facility. ordinary people lived here, they slept since dawn the rescuers are searching the village with the debris of a five-story building. no one knows how many people died here. this is the very center of zaporizhzhia. we are very close to the territory controlled by russia, so the sound of explosions is commonplace here in the city, but an entire residential area was destroyed. the house is unusual and shocking. they know what war looks and sounds like, but they are stunned and angry. the blows of this morning were without warning those explosions in the darkness before dawn not far away on a quiet residential street new destruction and therefore more urgent work from a modest house remained only the wreckage engulfed in flames from under them a woman

from kyiv, here's paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday's storm.aid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government's warning to seek shelter, some heading for the metro. translation: we don't feel safe because we don't - know what's coming next. nevertheless, i hope that what happened yesterday was the scariest thing. translation: i'm not afraid because there will be - victory for ukraine, ukrainians, for all of our people. one of yesterday's missiles almost hit the city's famous pedestrian bridge. today, after getting the all clear, people came out to see what almost happened. this popular bridge isn'tjust a tourist attraction any more, it's not what the mayor calls a symbol of ukraine's indomitability. —— it's now. but while the people of the city had had a pretty quiet day on which to reflect on yesterday's events, it hasn't been the same in other parts of the country. in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, a car showroom was gutted earlier this morning. officials said 12 missiles were fired at the city. zaporizhzhia has been hit alm

i turned to paul adams, the bbc diplomatic correspondent.toric has been there since the beginning. right at the point at which the invasion was launched, we were all told, "don't get in our way because if you do, you know what we might do to you". and there have been similar moments up to now where that rhetoric has been used. and i think with each time that it's been used, it has slightly lost its currency. and with each success for ukraine on the battlefield, there has been a moment where people have thought, what are the russians going to do now? how are they going to escalate or respond? and the escalations, whether they are attacks on civilian infrastructure or whatever, have not been that terrifying, frankly. so i think the west has become a bit bolder. when these territories have held the so—called referendums become, in moscow's eyes, part of russia, and in the event that those territories are attacked by ukraine, we have been warned both by mr putin and by his foreign minister sergei lavrov, that the nuclear doctrine applies. so we

are now living in the territory occupied by russia from the south of ukraine, our correspondent paul adams armed forces of ukraine continue the de-occupation of the territory , now they are liberating villages in the south since the summer, the advance of the troops here was slow but now the situation is changing quickly and, again, unexpectedly for the russians glory to ukraine in his traditional evening address, president volodymyr zelensky thanked the military for their work after the lightning september counteroffensive ukrainian troops continue to advance and in the east along the way they take away some cars of nau equipment left by the russians, now it belongs to the armed forces of ukraine, says this the russian military machine now has serious problems on two fronts at the same time. they are trying to call for training and equipping the additional military units they desperately need. maybe putin celebrated the annexation of ukrainian territories and his problems are only growing for the people under russian occupation. life is getting more and more difficult . we managed to comm

paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv.porizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead, and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destroyed a building at night at 2am. they simply destroyed a multistorey building. translation: we ran out into the street. - when we left the corridor, a neighbour ran out with her eldest son and she screamed that her husband was dead. and the whole wall was torn out, their apartment fell into ours. this was a civilian area, not a military target. volunteers helped to clear the rubble. local officials say scores of people were wounded. this industrial southern city is used to being hit, but its civilian are now bearing the brunt of russia's anger. more than 60 killed in and around the city in the past nine days. officials say 12 missiles were fired from russian warplanes flying safely over nearby occupied territory. here in kyiv, president zelensky said t