it's being conducted by the inspector-general of the australian defence force, and headed by the news his inquiry has been looking into dozens of alleged incidents, an investigation that's had to penetrate the veil of secrecy around the special forces. glenn: we have obligations at international law, domestic law, and indeed moral obligations to not ignore these sorts of allegations. there is potential for a prosecution under--or certainly for charges to be laid under the war crimes murder provisions of the commonwealth criminal code. mark: the activities of braden chapman's squadron in afghanistan in 2012 are of key interest to the inspector-general. braden: it's definitely affected me. you try to look back at your career as--try and be proud of it, but then you've got all these incidents and you know, you see yourself as part of the bad guys. i just feel if people don't come forward while this investigation's going on, then it's just gonna be swept under the rug again. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ mark: another incident that haunts braden chapman happened during a raid early in his deployment in march

they have a largely intact air force, but on the other hand, the ukrainian air defence forces are world—classemarkablejob against the russian aircraft. so i'm not confident the russians have much in terms of escalating options. and last question, what is your sense about what ukraine might need to be able to sustain this counteroffensive? well, i mentioned they have now fielded nine new brigades, with fresh western equipment and so forth. but the sustainment of those brigades will be just as important as their initial fielding. i mean the maintenance of the equipment, the supply of ammunition, fuel, repair parts and so forth. so i think what's really important in the coming months, certainly perhaps for the rest of this calendar year, is the sustainment of the systems they have. great to have you on our show, thank you. good to be with you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news the rolling again and it's not for the faint—hearted. bumps and bangs for many but it was matt from manchester who bagged the first trees. h0 matt from manchester who bagged the first trees.— the first t

president volodymyr zelensky has praised ukraine's air defence forces.or the expected counter—offensive — i spoke with ukrainian mp — oleksiy goncharenko. (tx sot tell us about what happened in the aftermath. it tell us about what happened in the aftermath.— the aftermath. it was clear that and — the aftermath. it was clear that and that _ the aftermath. it was clear that and that was - the aftermath. it was clear that and that was kind - the aftermath. it was clear that and that was kind of. that and that was kind of congratulation of russia to kyiv, to the capital of ukraine. and the biggest drone attack from the beginning of the invasion. again, we saw civilian infrastructure was hurt partly because almost all the drones were intercepted. they fell on civilian areas and houses. one person is killed and a number are injured. houses. one person is killed and a numberare injured. that is the continuation of russian policy of terror against civilians throughout the whole country and the capital of the country, kyiv. i country and the capital of the countr

president volodymyr zelensky has praised ukraine's air defence forces. kind of congratulation of russia to kyiv, to the capital of ukraine. the new attack, the biggest drone attack, the biggest drone attack from the beginning of the invasion. again, we saw that, civilian infrastructure was hurt because almost all the drones were intercepted. the rest of them fell on civilian areas and houses, one person is killed and a number are injured. that is again a continuation of russian policy of terror against civilians and especially in the capital of the country, kyiv. i especially in the capital of the country, kyiv.- especially in the capital of the country, kyiv. i want to touch on — the country, kyiv. i want to touch on the _ the country, kyiv. i want to touch on the psychologicall touch on the psychological impact of this war as well because you mentioned the use of drones and even if they are shot down by bulstrode ukrainian defence, just tell us about psychological impact, for example, people waking up in the night, hearing drones buzzing overhead. it m

conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that's becoming more real by the day for the self—defence forceslleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china's capabilities increase, so too should his squadron�*s readiness to retaliate. translate: when i scramble. to intercept the planes and see chinese aircraft in front of me, i naturally feel a sense of tension. but it also makes me realise that i'm on a mission at the front line of national defence. china's activities are getting more complex, so we need to reflect that in our training. when the government announced the biggest military build—up since the second world war, it illustrated japan's urgent need to show that it can defend itself. this is a pacifist nation now facing the potential of a conflict at its doorstep. be it from a belligerent north korea or because of china's increased aggression against taiwan. both scenarios will inevitably play out here. both would be catastrophic fo

denmark's defence force also said last week it had spotted another russian vessel around the same time this investigation also say that satellite imagery has backed up their claims about the movement of russian vessels. the nord stream pipelines were designed to carry gas from russia to europe. there have been competing theories as to who might be behind the blasts. russia has denied any role and blamed the west, including the uk. other reports have also suggested those sympathising with ukraine could even have been responsible. the latest claims may not be conclusive. and so far investigators have not made any formal statements saying who they think was responsible. but the questions surrounding what happened here on the seabed are only growing. gordon corera, bbc news. ukraine's president zelensky has made a surprise visit to finland for talks about the war with its president as well as the leaders of norway, sweden, denmark and iceland. all countries have given financial and military support to ukraine after russia's invasion last year. meanwhile fighting continues in eastern ukrain

denmark's defence force said last week it had spotted another russian vessel around the same time.ellite imagery has backed up their claims about the movement of russian vessels. the nord stream pipelines were designed to carry gas from russia to europe. i have been competing theories as to who might be behind the blasts. russia has blamed the west, including the uk. other reports have suggested that sympathising with ukraine could even have been responsible. the latest claims may not be conclusive and so far investigators have not made any formal statements on who they think was responsible, but the question surrounding what happened here on the sea bed are only growing. gordon corera, bbc news. ben thompson has the business news. the uk's financial regulator is proposing a big overhaul of london's share listing rules. it's a response to a drain on the sector in recent years, with new listings falling far behind those in the us and the rest of europe. in particular there are measures to make it easier for new companies to join the stock market. the city minister says it would impr

natalie is a member of the senate in france, a member of the commission of foreign affairs and defence forcesknow that protests happen a lot in france but me this feels it really has come to a head. a lot of different forces and issues coming together for this one day. you know it is 'ust in together for this one day. you know it isiust in one _ together for this one day. you know it isjust in one part _ together for this one day. you know it isjust in one part of _ together for this one day. you know it isjust in one part of paris, - together for this one day. you know it isjust in one part of paris, if - it isjust in one part of paris, if you go to the left bank there is absolutely nothing. this is not the yellow jackets absolutely nothing. this is not the yellowjackets but something different. yellow jackets but something different. �* ., yellow jackets but something different. �* . ., , , different. but we have apparently sent molotov _ different. but we have apparently sent molotov cocktails _ different. but we have apparently sent molotov cocktails being - different. but we have apparen

they have a largely intact air force, but on the other hand, the ukrainian air defence forces are world—classgainst are world—class and doing a remarkable job against the russian aircraft. so i'm not confident the russians have much in terms of escalating options. much in terms of escalating o tions. �* .,, much in terms of escalating otions. �* , ., options. and last question, what is your _ options. and last question, what is your sense - options. and last question, what is your sense about i options. and last question, i what is your sense about what ukraine might need to be able to sustain this counteroffensive? ~ counteroffensive? well, i mentioned _ counteroffensive? well, i mentioned they - counteroffensive? well, i mentioned they have - counteroffensive? well, i| mentioned they have now counteroffensive? well, i- mentioned they have now fielded nine new brigades, with fresh western equipment and so forth. but the sustainment of those brigades will be just as important as their initial fielding. i mean the maintenance of the equipment, the supply of ammunition, fuel, repair parts and s

earlier i spoke to a member of the senate of france and of the commission of foreign affairs and defence forcese believes part of the reason for the street protests is president macron his attitude and his personality. is president macron his attitude and his personality-— his personality. there was a lot of dialo . ue his personality. there was a lot of dialogue between _ his personality. there was a lot of dialogue between the _ his personality. there was a lot of dialogue between the president, l his personality. there was a lot of. dialogue between the president, the government and the people, they felt they are not understood and its created a lot of violence and unhappiness with the people. also the way that the regulation has been voted by the parliament is very unusual. we didn't have a vote in the national, just in the senate and the national, just in the senate and the supreme court findings in accordance with the constitution, which was a big surprise. so there is a lot of problem now. everything is a lot of problem now. everything is boiling and boiling and boiling and we're under t

denmark's defence force also said last week at a spotted another russian vessel around the same time.ream pipelines were designed to carry gas from russia to europe. they have been competing theories as to who might be behind the blast. russia has denied any role blamed the west including the uk. the reports have also suggested those summer thousand with ukraine could even have been responsible. the latest claims may not be conclusive and so far investigators have not made any formal statements saying who they think is responsible. but the question surrounding what happened here on the sea bed are only growing. let's show you the live pictures from moscow, from the kremlin. we can see here clearly the focus may be because ukraine says it has nothing to do with alleged a drone attack on the kremlin which russia called an attempt to assassinate president putin. it's turning into a very pleasant day for many parts of the country with more sunshine around. we have a weak weather front affecting are bringing more cloud and a little rain. a south easterly breeze will develop is that area of

potential conflict between china and taiwan, a thread becoming more real by the day for the self—defence forcestain and his colleagues know any response would have to involve their american counterparts. okinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence injapan. the young pilot tells me, as china's capabilities increase, so should his squadron's readiness to retaliate. translation:— squadron's readiness to retaliate. translation: when i scrambled to interce -t a translation: when i scrambled to intercept a plane — translation: when i scrambled to intercept a plane and _ translation: when i scrambled to intercept a plane and i _ translation: when i scrambled to intercept a plane and i see - translation: when i scrambled to intercept a plane and i see chinese. intercept a plane and i see chinese aircraft in front of me, i naturally feel a sense of tension. but it also makes me realise that i am on a mission at the front line of national defence. china's activities are getting more complex, so we need to reflect that in our training. the government _ to reflect that in our train

especially the maldives national defence force. it is very proud to send _ defence force. ttoin to sir. thank you. i think now we are going to find _ sir. thank you. i think now we are going to find out _ sir. thank you. i think now we are going to find out a _ sir. thank you. i think now we are going to find out a little _ sir. thank you. i think now we are going to find out a little bit - sir. thank you. i think now we are going to find out a little bit more | going to find out a little bit more from clare balding about what lies ahead. kirsty, thank you. as we have been sang, 10,000 members of the armed forces are deployed today, whether thatis forces are deployed today, whether that is in ceremonial or supporting roles, in processions, gun salutes, fly pasts, sailors, soldiers and aviators from across the uk and the breath of the commonwealth would be putting on a day of military spectacle that promises to be truly awe—inspiring. and breathtaking. and everything will be performed with precision in mind. most of these military personnel have been up since half past thre

said several buildings were set ablaze, and more than 20 russian drones were destroyed by air defence forces17th attack on the city during may, including a rare daytime assault yesterday. there have also been reports of explosions in moscow this morning, which officials say have caused minor damage to buildings. we are assessing that information as it comes in and we will bring you an update in the next few minutes. the government has until this afternoon to hand over more of borisjohnson�*s documents to the covid public inquiry, orface legal action. the inquiry wants to see the former prime minister's full, unredacted whatsapp messages with senior officials, as well as his diaries. our chief political correspondent nick eardleyjoins us now. this deadline is interesting. what is the government's response is going to be? i is the government's response is going to be?— is the government's response is auoin to be? ., �* ~' , . going to be? i don't think they are auoin to going to be? i don't think they are going to hand _ going to be? i don't think they are going to hand over _ going to be? i d

_ just to reiterate, these israeli defence force saying that they etot— defence force saying thaty, earlier, more accurate diagnosis, because otherwise there could be a risk that if these drugs are approved and people would not be able to access them because diagnosis wouldn't be there nhs. so wouldn't be there in the nhs. so does that mean gps and people across the nhs will have to have some special training or some kind of albie hymers expertise to actually identify this as quickly as possible ? well, quickly as possible? well, i think there'll— quickly as possible? well, i think there'll be— t3. ti.c 7 well, i think there'll be different ooonte— think there'll be different amounts of— think there'll be different amounts of training needed in titterent— amounts of training needed in different places— amounts of training needed in different places . different places. as one of the key things we have to show in diagnosis for these drugs is that we can confirm that amyloid, which is the target of these drugs, is present in the brain. and that's currently done through either pet bra

in tnis— not to reduce the defence force in tnis eeentnv— not to reduce the defence force in thisy the treasury is of course want to se— treasury is of course want to so on tne— treasury is of course want to see. so on the one hand, they went— see. so on the one hand, they want more support, which i teiieve— want more support, which i teiieve ne— want more support, which i believe we should do, but on the etnen— believe we should do, but on the tie tent— believe we should do, but on the tie nent ,— believe we should do, but on the other hand , our— believe we should do, but on the other hand , our own forces are other hand, our own forces are snninting— other hand, our own forces are snninting .— other hand, our own forces are snninting . se— other hand, our own forces are shrinking . so it's— other hand, our own forces are shrinking . so it's slightly, shrinking. so it's slightly, stignttv— shrinking. so it's slightly, slightly nervous time. i think vvtet— slightly nervous time. i think what worries— slightly nervous time. i think what worries me, piers, about this is that we see

ukrainian military officials say their defence forces shot down more than a0 targets.as confirmed that this morning will air today as normal and there are "no plans" to drop the show. phillip schofield has left the broadcaster after admitting he lied about an affair with a younger male colleague. dr ranj singh — who worked on the show for a decade — says this morning had a "toxic culture". itv says an external review found no evidence of bullying or discrimination. good morning to you all, wherever you are watching us all listening to us from. it's the story that pretty much everyone will have been talking about over the last two weeks and it all came to a head again over the weekend — the demise of holly and phil — the mainstay of morning telly for so many years. new revelations came to light in the last couple of days with phillip schofield coming clean about a relationship with a younger man who worked on the show. holly says she was lied to, the itv bosses say they were lied to, his agents say they were also deceived. there are questions about who knew what when —

what is happening directly on the front line in mykola strapachenko, sergeant of the terro-defence of the armed forcesraine. in the morning, please tell me what is happening in donetsk region now, mr. mykola, we congratulate you with the word glory to ukraine well, unfortunately or fortunately, we are somewhere between marianka and bachmut but in our direction the art works in the direction of horlivka, so yes, a little, well, everything is fine. also, ours works in the direction of horlivka, is it russian, of course, of course , ours, ours, that is, the beginning is gone, finally , mr. mykola, please tell me what is actually located in horlivka, what the occupier is holding in this still-occupied settlement, the russian troops are holding their mgb spiders, so there are vodkas, there are forces, horlivka has a base , horlivka is a big city, so there are places to hit, there are warehouses. well, if we talk about artillery parity, no matter how it sounds or the occupiers respond to the extent to which they currently have a charged situation with ammunition and the necessary weapons. unfortunately, the

forces. the defence seaaehah— ukrainian forces. the defence secretary said— ukrainian forces. e fact the— getting stronger day by day. i think the fact the messaging now is much more about are the people willing, if there are people willing, if there are people willing, if there are people willing, we'll help and enable. but if they're not, we'll find another way. that's quite important message to russia we're not giving russia that we're not giving up. the international community hasn't the hasn't fractured quite the opposite . he calculated they opposite. he calculated they would . we haven't. we're would. we haven't. we're standing stronger every day. and if you look at, for example, germany's donations and britain's donations, they've gone up, not down. they've got stronger , not weaker. and if stronger, not weaker. and if president putin can't pick up on what that means , then he's going what that means, then he's going to himself quickly in to find himself very quickly in the at the wrong the wrong place at the wrong time. ben speaking time. ben wallace speaking eater— ti

their separate tribes and this will also make it difficult for russians to have a coherent defence and their air forcesuperiority. they've not been able to destroy a single column or bring new equipment and ammunition from poland and the ukraine. so i think that he is correct. the potential, of course, this will be very tough. the potential for a significant breakthrough which will lead to the isolation of crimea, the decisive terrain, and then ukrainians will be able to bring up more long range weapons that can make crimea untenable for russian forces. i want to talk longer— untenable for russian forces. i want to talk longer term _ untenable for russian forces. i want to talk longer term about _ untenable for russian forces. i want to talk longer term about what - untenable for russian forces. i want to talk longer term about what any. to talk longer term about what any outcome might look like. but let's talk about what is clearly a big job ahead. you talk they are about the disk organisation, the pretty equipment that russian forces might have. i wonderfirst equipment that russian forces might have

complain about the commander of the overall war effort and indeed of the armed forces and also complain about the defencewhen we think about the wagner group, elisabeth, we think of a brutalforce. and it sent chills down people's spines when they heard they were being deployed to ukraine to sort of fight some of this war for the russian army. so for this to now happen, for them to say we're going to pull out from after months and months of bitter fighting is also what's extraordinary. it is. and and as you say, when it was announced that the wagner group would be sent to to bermuda ——and indeed to other parts of ukraine, i think we all got worried because we know that these are not troops that are that are instructed in the use of the geneva conventions. and so theyjust go about fighting without any respect for for any sort of international agreement or indeed the humanity of their opponents. but they are also not very well trained, and they have used up a lot of ammunition, clearly, and that's why they haven't made a lot of progress. it is really extraordinary. they have this horseshoe formation around

while i was shocked by the use of force, for the civil defence unit, this is a huge win. this target they may now be able to track down the gang he's working with and potentially save more victims from blackmail. with little faith in the police, the queer community have developed their own form ofjustice. i've been told about an activist known as kayefi who brings blackmailers fa ce—to —fa ce with their victims. just put this on and then try covering your face. no problem. the aim of these meetings is for the blackmailers to realise the pain they inflict and to offer the victims of some kind of closure. kayefi's invited me to one of these reconciliations. what usually happens if they don't show up? is there a chance that it doesn't go well because these are people who has been hurt facing the person who hurt them? has it ever gone bad? you dedicate a lot of time and work in trying to stop kitorists or blackmailers. why do you do what you do? how hard would you say your work is? the blackmailer arrives and tells kayefi he was forced into kito because he was desperate to pa

the commander of the armed forces says that defences shot down 29 of the 30 cruise missiles russia launched the general said 22 missiles were launched from aircraft, the rest from ships on the ground. kyiv was targeted with falling debris causing damage. 0ne falling debris causing damage. one person was killed and two others were injured. person was killed and two others were injured-— were in'ured. another busy night over were injured. another busy night over the capital. _ the ninth time the capital was targeted, we think, since the beginning of the month. we heard some explosions during the evening, we saw some smoke on the horizon. and as you say, the army now says there were 30 missiles launched against kyiv and throughout the country, of which 29 were brought down by ukraine's air defences. 0ne managed to get through. here in the capital, as far as we know, nobody was injured. there was some damage to property in two eastern parts of the city as a result of debris from the incoming missile being hit by the intercepting missile and that was destroyed, but it creates debris that falls d

has made gains around the city of bakhmut, a key target for russian forces in the east of the country. yesterday, the russian defenceowledge that ukrainian forces have made some gains around bakhmut. and it also said that russian forces had abandoned some positions. there was some criticism from the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin, whose group has been leading the russian efforts to seize bakhmut. he said that what had happened near bakhmut was actually a rout. hugo bachega with the latest there from kyiv. the presidential candidates in turkey are completing a final day of campaigning — before sunday's crucial election. president recep tayyip erdogan held a rally in istanbul, where he built his popular support as mayor more than 20 years ago. and his secular challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu, has also been campaigning — he's been pledging to restore democracy and improve relations with the west. let's speak to our senior international correspondent — orla guerin, in ankara. orla, what's at stake in this election? ina word, in a word, you could say everything. turkey is facing a binary choice in effect after

while i was shocked by the use of force, for the civil defence unit, this is a huge win. able to track down the gang he is working with and potentially save more victims from blackmail. with little face in the police, the queer community have developed their own form of justice. i've been told about an activist known as kfc who brings blackmailers fa ce—to —fa ce brings blackmailers face—to—face with their victims. tried to cover your face. the aim of these meetings is for the blackmailers to realise the pain they inflict and to offer the victims of some kind of closure. this man has invited me to one of his reconciliations. what happens if they don't show up? is there a chance that it doesn't go well because these are people who has been hurt facing the person who hurt them? , . . . , ., , them? there is chances and they can to them? there is chances and they can go south- — you dedicate a lot of time and work in trying to stop blackmailers. why do you do what you do? the blackmailer arrives and tells this man he was forced into because he was desperate to pay his bills.

indeed to the leadership of the _ putin and indeed to the leadership of the russian armed forces and the defenceotwithstanding this does not appear to be leading the conflict to a conclusion? brute to be leading the conflict to a conclusion?— to be leading the conflict to a conclusion? ~ , ., , conclusion? we will see how things, we are in the — conclusion? we will see how things, we are in the shaping _ conclusion? we will see how things, we are in the shaping phase - conclusion? we will see how things, we are in the shaping phase so - we are in the shaping phase so trying to set the conditions in the best terms possible for the offensive, when it comes. my hunch is and this comes back to elizabeth's point about the will to fight, the russians we have seen again touching on yevgeny prigozhin there is a lot of division amongst commanders in the resume that goes down to the troops as well whether you are wagner or the military, the morale is low, the leadership is poon morale is low, the leadership is poor. this all matters. you can build all the defences you want, you can man them, he can get mi

made some gains around the city of bakhmut, a key target for russian forces in the east of the country. yesterday, the russian defenceledge that ukrainian forces have made some gains around bakhmut. and it also said that russian forces had abandoned some positions. there was some criticism from the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin, whose group has been leading the russian efforts to seize bakhmut. he said that what had happened near bakhmut was actually a rout. hugo bachega with the latest there from kyiv. because of the russian invasion, ukraine has been unable to host the eurovision song contest — despite winning the competition last year. so the uk stepped in to host on their behalf — and with just hours to go, the final preparations are under way in liverpool. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has been soaking up the atmosphere. liverpool has become a carnival... ..of eurovision. everywhere you look, there's a reminder ofjust what has arrived. the city is awash with glitter. and, well, there's only one word for it — rammed. just look at the queue for the eurovision village. and this isjust

made some gains around the city of bakhmut, a key target for russian forces in the east of the country. yesterday, the russian defenceacknowledge that ukrainian forces have made some gains around bakhmut. and it also said that russian forces had abandoned some positions. there was some criticism from the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin, whose group has been leading the russian efforts to seize bakhmut. he said that what had happened near bakhmut was actually a rout. hugo bachega with the latest there from kyiv. because of the russian invasion, ukraine has been unable to host the eurovision song contest despite winning the competition last year. the uk is holding the contest on ukraine's behalf. let's go live to liverpool now and my colleague maryam moshiri who is watching all the action for us. a warm welcome from liverpool. after months of build up, the city is preparing to host the final of the eurovision song contest tonight. more than 160,000 people across the continent are expected to watch. among the favourites to win — sweden. eurovision legend loreen first won the competition in 2012. now she's ba

gains around the city of bakhmut which has been a key target for russian forces in the east of the country. yesterday, the russian defence ukrainian forces have made some gains around bakhmut and also said that russian forces had abandoned some positions. there was some criticism from the head of the group who has been leading the russian efforts to seize back moot and he said that what had happened near bakhmut was a chilly a rout. well, because of the russian invasion, ukraine has been unable to host the eurovision song contest — despite winning the competition last year. the uk is holding the contest on ukraine's behalf. in less than an hour the big final is going to start in liverpool. more than i60—million people across the continent are expected to watch. among the favourites to win — sweden. eurovision legend loreen first won the competition in 2012. now she's back — hoping to claim victory for a second time. finland's entry — cha cha cha — is also considered a strong contender for first place. and reigning champions ukraine are defending their title — with electronic duo tvorchi putting forward the dance number �

chance it could have used an inaccurate rocket or it could have been debut from air defences although looking at the forceiv has long been comfortable with. the last senior adviser to suggest that was fired. thanks very much. british airways has apologised to passengers for the disruption caused by it difficulties. the airline has cancelled flights for the second day running after a technical issue resulted in staff being in the wrong place. our correspondent sarah campbell is at heathrow for us now. sarah, just how bad is it? i think it is the timing really that is the most unfortunate. it is the start of half term in england and wales, airports are busy, heathrow saying today in terms of passenger numbers the busiest day since before the pandemic so hugely frustrating for the something like 16,000 passengers who have been caught up as a result of this it glitch. just to give you the figures around 90 flights cancelled yesterday, 80 flights cancelled yesterday, 80 flights cancelled yesterday, 80 flights cancelled today. to put that into context, that is around one in ten of their daily flights. mainly sh

where the push will happen remains a tightly guarded secret but russian forces have fortified their defencesns for 1500 kilometres from the southern regions of kherson up to the donbas region. president zelensky said the ukrainian army still needs supplies including armoured vehicles which are only arriving in batches, he said. so, mr president, i've been here for a few weeks, and i think almost every conversation i have had has touched on the issue of this much—anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive. are you ready for this counteroffensive? translation: mentally, - we're ready, in terms of how motivated our military are, we're ready. in terms of enough personnel in our brigades, we are ready. in terms of equipment, not everything has arrived yet. that's my answer. so you are still waiting for weapons, and the military equipment that was promised to arrive? translation: yes, we are still expecting some things. - they will reinforce our counteroffensive, and most importantly, they will protect our people. we are expecting armoured vehicles, they arrive in batches. we can advance with what we

forces in don yates. earlier today we had a statement from the russian defence ministry rejecting any ukrainian breakthrough said that the russian forces had repelled an offensive by the russian military near bakhmut near a town that has been under occupation since january. the russian authorities said this ukrainian push included 1000 troops and “p push included 1000 troops and up to a0 tanks a ukrainian push towards the town of soledar, near bakhmut. russian authorities also indicated that some russian forces had to abandon one position in the area of bakhmut. now, yevgeny prigozhin, leader of the wagner group, that has been leading the russian efforts to seize bakhmut described the situation as a rout and said that russian forces had abandoned positions in large numbers. we haven't had independent confirmation of these latest developments and it still isn't clear whether these ukrainian attacks are part of a larger campaign. we know that the ukrainians are preparing a counter offensive to take back territory that is now under occupation. earlier this week, president zelensky told me that the ukrainian st

little success in its likely aims of neutralising ukraine's improved air defences and destroying ukrainian counterattack forcesacting defensively — saying that on the ground, it has redeployed security forces to react to partisan attacks inside western russia. russia has been accused of multiple war crimes since it invaded ukraine — but it was allegations of the illegal deportation of children, that led to an international arrest warrant being issued for vladimir putin. ukraine claims that around 19,000 children have been taken to russia. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has been investigating this and joins us live from warsaw. sarah, you've met families whose children have been taken away by russian forces? some of the children who have been taken away and who have been returned after their mothers had to make extremely long and really gruelling journeys, right into enemy territory to get the children back. the stories we have been hearing are very varied, there are many people involved, ukraine is talking about 19,000 children, it says have been abducted and taken to russian. that list is no

saying that india and australia have been driven together in recent years by geopolitical forces and that increased defence canberra are an attempt to counter china's rise in the indo—pacific region. and certainly mr modi's visit to australia will expose divisions within the indian community here. we are expecting some sort of demonstration by muslim and seek activists who have grievances around human rights and other concerns back home. so it promises to be a very busy time for mr modi. tomorrow he sits down for formal talks with his australian counterpart, anthony albanese. thank you. we expect that raleigh to take place and we will have coverage around the world. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. from the police, to security, to apprentice bricklayer, jennifer is happy with her new career choice. i always wanted to learn a trade. so for me, if i was going to do one, it would be one where i can understand how to build a house. 100 apprentices a year will come through this new hub near cambridge and train in 18 months — a year quicker than usual. you start as a bricklayer, once you qua

russia's defence minister, the head of the armed forces and prigozhin has a reputation for this kindmple, this was his reaction when, in november, the wagner defector was allegedly killed with a sledgehammer. he said a dog meets a dog's death. he did not condemn it. he began to use the image of a sledgehammer. this is not new. he was sent to prison for robbery and theft and when released in 1990, he became a hotdog salesman in st petersburg. but by 1997, he was running a top restaurant and began winning lucrative catering contracts. these connections put into the very top. prigozhin catered for state visits and world leaders, including us president george w bush in 2006. and putin being shown around prigozhin�*s school lunch factory in 2010 and being served by him a year later. yevgeny prigozhin�*s role would become about far more than food. you have his shift from hot dog salesman, to restauranteur, massive contracts and he then moved closer to the armed forces. that point was reached in 2014, russia invaded and annexed the crimean peninsula and caused an insurgency to happen in eas

at home, my windows shook from the force of the blasts. russia's defencey accused ukraine of carrying out the attack but said that russia's military had downed all the drones. ukraine has denied having anything to do with this. president putin clearly doesn't believe that. translation: the kyiv regime has chosen the path of scaring l russia and russian citizens by launching strikes on residential buildings. this is a clear sign of its terrorist activity. as they flew towards moscow, the drones sparked disbelief. "look at that," a man says. "it's right above our house!" one of the drones crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. the explosives failed to detonate. the area was cordoned off and emergency services removed it. among local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. "we are all on edge," marat says. "i don't know what we should do about it." "i fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones," says yelena. "things are not as calm and stable as we have been told." the m

at home, my window shook from the force of the blast. russia's defenceine had targeted moscow with drones. the russian military claimed it had brought them all down. "look at that," a man says in this video. "right above our house!" later, russian investigators announced that no—one had been injured. they've opened an official investigation into the attack. one of the drones had crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another reportedly flew into this residential building. here is part of it on the ground. it had failed to explode. the area was cordoned off, and emergency services removed it. amongst local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. "we're all on edge," marat says. "i don't know what we should do about it." "i fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones," says yelena. "things are not as calm and stable as we've been told." the moscow authorities say there was minor damage, no serious injuries, and the situation is under control. but for muscovites, this drone attack is a wake—up call — a sign that this war, that many here still perc

minister rishi sunak has told the visiting ukrainian leader his armed forces will be supplied with hundreds of british air defencermed drones. this new supply is in addition to the cruise missiles announced last week. president zelensky met and held talks with rishi sunak at the prime minister's country residence, chequers, as part of his tour of ukraine's allies in europe. so what exactly will ukraine get from britain? hundreds more air defence missiles have been promised to protect ukrainian cities. also pledged — long— range attack drones to help target the invading russian forces britain has already promised or given arms to ukraine, worth five billion pounds. all that was welcome but vlodymyr zelensky clearly hasn't got everything he wanted. today we spoke about the jets. very important topic for us because we can't control the sky. it is not a straightforward thing, as vladimirand i have been discussing, to make build up that fighter combat aircraft capability. our correspondent in ukraine says the issue of attackjets is an important one for kyiv. the uk was the latest stop in president zelensky�*s tour of

defence became much more qualitative and efficient. we are speaking about 80—85% of missiles being shot down by our forces. ned their main targets were munitions depots, basically some of the hits are several kilometres from the nearest military object, so still we see the continuation of russian policy of intimidation of the civil population of ukrainian citizens. fewer weapons and depleted munitions, does this mean that russia is more targeted in the way that they are targeting ukraine? yes, i believe so, but as i mentioned, some of the targets of the russian missiles are several kilometres away from the nearest ukrainian military object so basically even being depleted with munitions and having fewer rockets to produce and use, russia is continuing with a full—scale tactical intimidation and disseminating fear amongst the population. but i should also mention that as of now i do not see on the ground in kyiv any signs that these fearsome tactics are working on ukrainian civilians. the ukraine is finishing plans for a long awaited offensive against russian forces? definitely so. that is one of the most in

i did too, in my windows shook from the force of the blasts. russia's defence that ukraine had targeted moscow with drones and russian military claimed it had brought them all down. look at that! commences in this video. right above her house! later, russian investigators announced that no one had been injured. and the been an official investigation into this attack. one of the drones and crashed into a high—rise apartment block. another reportedly fluid to both residential building. here's part of it on the ground and it failed to explode. the area was cordoned off and emergency services removed it. among local residents, the sense of shock is palpable. we are all on edge, he since. i don't know what we should do about it. i fearfor know what we should do about it. i fear for my life in the lives of my loved ones, she says. things are not as calm and stable as we have been told. the authorities say there was minor damage, no serious injuries in the situation is under control. but this drone attack is a wake—up call, a sign that this war that many still perceiv