his unit is part of a civilian militia network, called the people's defence forces. gunfire they're being backed by ethnic armed groups, who have trained the young protesters, and they're proving to be a stronger force than many expected. in october, thit noang noang's group seized a military base, capturing three soldiers. shouting. and scenes like this have been repeated across myanmar. these unexpected gains have pushed the military into the air. what would the myanmar military�*s strength be like, without the air force? the myanmar military is increasingly relying on its air power, because the resistance forces on the ground have been effective in pushing them out of this territory, and on their ends, the myanmar military has been unable to control territory in a consistent manner. myanmar witness is tracking the aircrafts the military are using. the russian presence has become more important. the military�*s actions have been condemned by most nations, but russia — who has long had ties with the military — has stepped up to become their strongest foreign backer.

, _ step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians and civilian infrastructure.is in kyiv with more. explosion close to ukraine�*s eastern front lines, death falls from the sky without warning. two in the afternoon, a row of shops in the town of kostiantynivka. they�*re used to attacks here but not on this scale. in the blast�*s shocking aftermath, a search for the living and the dead. it�*s not immediately clear what kind of weapon landed here, but shrapnel tore into the road, into cars and people. translation: this is a civilian pharmacy. . at the time of the strike, civilians were here, buying medicines, and this is what happened. this was one of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. his arrival, early this morning, was preceded once more by the sounds of war. air raid sirens wail russia launching a fresh wave of attacks at dawn. kyiv�*s well—drilled air defences called into action, keeping the capital safe. president zelensky, fresh from

general claimed that painstaking mine clearance work has now allowed his forces to advance and they expect to face far weaker russian defences army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. an adviser to president zelensky, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv�*s forces. we've been waiting for this moment for quite some time, we've been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now when we reach the second and third lines

and his high praise for the actions of our soldiers, our officers and our defence forces.e front line, the difficulties on the front line, the heroic deeds of ukrainian serviceman, but first of all let us address the substantive part of the talks today. we, again, saw for ourselves there the united states remains a leading ally of ukraine encountering the russian aggression. we are extremely appreciative of the financial, humanitarian, energy and political support coming from the united states. and we think the biden administration, the foreign policy team and especially the secretary of state, the congress, and each american supporting ukraine in this fight. the military assistance provided to ukraine and financial assistance are not a charitable act. i would like to stress that. it is the most beneficial investment on the part of the us in european security and the euro atlantic security and the security of the entire world. today ukraine, supported by its partners, is deterring russia. it's forcing it to renounce its aggressive plans. to subjugate other countries to its

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

it is a way of emphasising what those links are, the relationship between the defence forces and theind both france and the uk. as they leave i can reassure you we will continue to go back to bordeaux throughout the day as we final —— follow the final, the third day, of the visit by the king and queen. ukraine's president volymyr zelensky has been in north america this week. here's a brief recap of what he's up to. his trip began in new york where he gave an impassioned speech at the un general assembly, urging world leaders to continue to support ukraine in it's war against russia. next stop was washington, where president biden approved another package of miliatry aid — this time valued at $325 million — despite mounting opposition from congress. it includes upgrades to air defences, but not the long—range missiles that president zelensky has been requesting. finally, the ukrainian president has arrived in canada. prime ministerjustin trudeaou greeted him warmly on the tarmac a few hours ago. but it hasn't all gone his way this week. neighbouring poland warned it could stop giving

share of $130 million in compensation for properties polluted by toxic phone once used by the defence forcet been resolved. the australian government recently paid out millions to affected residents living in pfas contaminated areas. jersey's residents have yet to receive any compensation. in 1995, affected islanders tried their best to launch legal action against the airport but were told by their lawyer that it would be pointless to pursue any legal claim without enough scientific data. 30 years on, some residents are tired of fighting. i'm not wealthy enough to tackle them. it is a simple as that. taking on the government, you are not going to win. you want to get on with life? yeah. others, encouraged by emerging research, think legal action could be the only route. the first thing you want is their health back but that will not happen so that less financial compensation. with that come from jersey? i believe it should because the states ofjersey are ultimately responsible and they also took money from 3m. if the states ofjersey does not start to do the right thing by these people then

whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians andre. this was one of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. president zelensky, fresh from visiting troops at the front, gave his visitor a positive account of ukraine's recent advances. in the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. this new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. that may be, but this grinding conflict continues to exact a terrible price. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. live now to kyiv and peter zalmayev, director of the eurasia democracy initiative. get to see you again. give us your reaction to that attack yesterday in eastern ukraine. well, this is obviously very painful to see. this is very close to my hometown donetsk, i grew up in that area. this is not the first time that people were killed during the russian shelling there, and i think it's quite telling, to see this sort of terror unleashed

whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians andian infrastructure. this was one of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. his arrival, early this morning, was preceded once more by the sounds of war. air raid sirens wail. russia launching a fresh wave of attacks at dawn. kyiv�*s well—drilled air defences called into action, keeping the capital safe. president zelensky, fresh from visiting troops at the front, gave his visitor a positive account of ukraine's recent advances. in the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. this new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. that may be but this grinding conflict continues to exact a terrible price. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. in an interview with bbc newsnight, former us secretary of state condoleezza rice commented on the sustainability of the us military aid to ukraine. i aid to ukraine. believe the american peopl

whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians andne of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. president zelensky, fresh from visiting troops at the front, gave his visitor a positive account of ukraine's recent advances. in the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. this new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. that may be, but this grinding conflict continues to exact a terrible price. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. pet—owners are being invited to contribute to a review of the veterinary industry being carried out by the competition and markets authority. the watchdog is warning that the cost of animal care is rising at a faster rate than other goods and services and people may not be getting value for money. a scheme that provided free heating on prescription t

and underfunded defence force and underfunded armed forces. the smallest army in british history. all all because the government made completely agree with you on the military. >> well, well, i was not expecting that. >> got to the point of we >> we got to the point of we ended an element of ended on an element of agreement. there you know, some people are saying that you're blaming this on sadiq khan. people are saying that you're blaming this on sadiq khan . and blaming this on sadiq khan. and don't get me wrong , blaming this on sadiq khan. and don't get me wrong, i mean, london, it's not great when it comes to stabbings, but the west midlands, greater manchester, apparently those police force areas, serious crime is a special measure. >> greater manchester police force. yeah. >> i mean , i've got to be honest >> i mean, i've got to be honest as well. these kind of things, these zombie knives, they have been illegal, as we're saying, for quite some time. i often ponder as well. i know people won't this about what do won't like this about wh

whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians and ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. president zelensky, fresh from visiting troops at the front, gave his visitor a positive account of ukraine's recent advances. in the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. this new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. that may be, but this grinding conflict continues to exact a terrible price. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. network rail has pleaded guilty over charges related to of health and safety failings, following an aberdeenshire train crash in which three people died. train driver brett mccullough, a5, conductor donald dinnie, 58, and passenger christopher stuchbury, 62, died in the derailment near stonehaven, aberdeenshire, on august 12 2020. six other people were injured, the train hit a landslide and the driver was filled to be warned. network rail says they have introduced more safe

whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians andcks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. his arrival, early this morning, was preceded once more by the sounds of war. air raid sirens wail. russia launching a fresh wave of attacks at dawn. kyiv�*s well—drilled air defences called into action, keeping the capital safe. president zelensky, fresh from visiting troops at the front, gave his visitor a positive account of ukraine's recent advances. in the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. this new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. that may be but this grinding conflict continues to exact a terrible price. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. scientists in israel say they have grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo without using sperm, eggs or a womb. they are hoping it could improve ivf success rates, help them understand miscarriage and even test which medic

added on top of that, the civil defence force is, although it's probably more developed within the southernnisation. so its responsibility, its ability to respond to this, this has been more more difficult. that being said, there are some elements of the krg, the kurdish region and their support. they've offered a lot of support. and i imagine as we're going forward, particularly as we move from deaths to recovery, to actually be helping people who are going to have massive ventilator, breathing problems and skin grafts, i think that will be key because the hospital system, particularly in the north, in mosul, is really not up to this. there is a skin grafting hospital in erbil. but by that, by accounts of these numbers, i mean it's going to be vastly overwhelmed. so i think that's going to be a real, real key issue going forward in helping those survivors. the uk's first consumption room for illegal drugs — including heroin and cocaine — is expected to be approved by officials in glasgow this morning. ministers at holyrood hope the facility will reduce drug—related deaths in scotland, whic

whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraine's defence forces, russia targets civilians andrst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. and it came as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. president zelensky, fresh from visiting troops at the front, gave his visitor a positive account of ukraine's recent advances. in the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated in the past few weeks. this new assistance will help sustain it and build further momentum. that may be, but this grinding conflict continues to exact a terrible price. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. network rail, the company which maintains much of the uk's railway network, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to of health and safety failings, following an aberdeenshire train crash in which three people died. train driver brett mccullough, conductor donald dinnie, and christopher stuchbury, who was a passenger, died in the derailment near stonehaven, aberdeenshire, in august of 2020. six other people were injured. the train struck a landslide, w

comment by the head of ukraine's —— because of the wording of a comment by the head of ukraine's defence forcer their role in this. third, this seems to be the first time ukraine has actually hit a russian submarine. it was one of two vessels that we know were in a dry dock and becoming repairs in sevastopol. if you look at satellite images that have emerged today, that whole area looks like it was engulfed in flames. what we don't know is the extent of the damage. russia says both ships will return to service in due course. pauli to service in due course. paul adams, to service in due course. paul adams. live _ to service in due course. paul adams, live in _ to service in due course. paul adams, live in kyiv. - when medicinal cannabis was legalised here in britain in 2018, the move was hailed as a breakthrough for people with illnesses such as epilepsy, chronic pain and neurological disorders. but now some patients say they are still being blocked from accessing it on the nhs. more details from our health correspondent alastair fee. jasper is 13 and these days is a typical teenager, but much

. with defence british forces. s ellwood, the chair. until a few hours ago of the defence committee , he made some pretty, committee, he made some pretty, pretty erratic statement. i thought, about the taliban in effectively stabilising afghan can and doing a good job and he stood down as chair of that committee today, i suspect before committee members forced him out and just get your reaction to that. please >> it was a difficult meeting, nigel, i think, for everybody . nigel, i think, for everybody. see, and it wouldn't be right for me to give you a sort of blow by blow account. i don't think that would be appropriate. i do think, though, tobias has taken the right decision to be fair under his chairmanship, the committee , you know, published committee, you know, published some really hard hitting reports about things like equipment in the army, you know, under his chairmanship. we really were having an impact. but because of this video, i think he felt in the end that he that he had to resign the only thing i w

. with defence british forces. ias ellwood, the chair. until a few hours ago of the defence committee , he made some pretty, committee, he made some pretty, pretty erratic statement. i thought, about the taliban in effectively stabilising afghan can and doing a good job and he stood down as chair of that committee today, i suspect before committee members forced him out and just get your reaction to that. please >> it was a difficult meeting, nigel, i think, for everybody . nigel, i think, for everybody. see, and it wouldn't be right for me to give you a sort of blow by blow account. i don't think that would be appropriate. i do think, though, tobias has taken the right decision to be fair under his chairmanship, the committee , you know, published committee, you know, published some really hard hitting reports about things like equipment in the army, you know, under his chairmanship. we really were having an impact. but because of this video, i think he felt in the end that he that he had to resign the only thing i

expertise and he will continue on the path of the transformation of the ukrainian minister of defence, ukraine armed forces reznikov, as a minister of defence, his legacy is in that he has convinced the world he has convinced ministers of defence around the world that impossible is possible, it only takes a little bit longer. it all began with the united states, for example, telling oleksii reznikov in 2021 that 0leksii reznikov in 2021 that it is impossible for ukraine to even get javelin �*s, and it is impossible for ukraine to even getjavelin �*s, and look, now we are getting f—165. now, this is something that was not possible without the efforts that personal sacrifice of mr 0leksii reznikov, and i am sure that a person like him, whatever he does next, he will continue to work for ukraine. the impression i am getting from you is you don't think this is the right move in that case. are you concerned about what might happen next and then under the leadership of rustem umerov? you say he brings skills for the what are those skills? ~ , ., , skills? well, he is a very experienced _ skills? well, he is a ve

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russia argues that it is using force in self—defence. 0f is using force in self—defence. cide, but that doesn't necessarily mean that russia doesn't have a basis for using force at all, and that might be a problem if the court actually find that. can and that might be a problem if the court actually find that.— court actually find that. can you tell us a bit _ court actually find that. can you tell us a bit more _ court actually find that. can you tell us a bit more about - court actually find that. can you tell us a bit more about the - tell us a bit more about the possible courses of action that the court can take against russia if it finds against it? if court can take against russia if it finds against it?— court can take against russia if it finds against it? if the court finds auainst finds against it? if the court finds against russia _ finds against it? if the court finds against russia and _ finds against it? if the court finds against russia and finds - finds against it? if the court finds against russia and finds that - finds against it? if the court finds again

i'd never support not necessarily the armed necessarily using the armed forces or going your defence forcesing to your defence or military chiefs as a first port call help with port of call to help with domestic issues. should domestic issues. it should always be resort, always be a last resort, but they work it they did fantastic work when it came the nightingale came to building the nightingale hospitals. they've helped with internal security in the past . internal security in the past. it hearing the news it may be upon hearing the news that you've had the largest number of boat crossings in the channel only yesterday that there might a wider role for there might be a wider role for there might be a wider role for the ministry defence to take, the ministry of defence to take, not of military action, not in terms of military action, but operational operationally to help with the stopping of the small that be small boats that might be something. sunak has something. why rishi sunak has looked to grant shapps as an effective communicator and someone in someone with that experience in many r

ukrainian general saying today that they have been able to break through the first line of defence but usually russian forcesave what they need in confronting two more defence lines and what kind of fight do you think that looks like? that is interesting. it is going to be a test of russian persistence, will they persist with their second and third lines of defence? i think the suspicion is not to the same degree of depth and scale. secondly, have we provided enough of the mine clearing equipment necessary here? and a lot of that initial mine clearing equipment came under pretty strong fire from the russians before the ukrainians got the tactics of it correct. so, they really need the right equipment and then i think they need a little bit of luck in where they go versus the russian defensive measures. one thing i'll say is, as we move from summer into fall, these defensive positions are going to be much more exposed as the leaves come off trees. so it is good now, it can be even better a month from now. we've also been hearing today that president zelensky said that he would replace his defence minister, in

the ukrainian general centre data have been able to break through the first line of defence but usually russian forcesukrainians have what they need in confronting to more defence lines and what kind of fight that looks like? that is interesting. it will be a test of russian persistence, where they persist with their second and third line of defence. i think the suspicion is not to the same degree of depth and scale. secondly, have we provided enough of the mine clearing equipment necessary here. the initial mining equipment came through a lot of fire from the russians before they got the tactic correct. they need the right equipment and a little bit of luck to go through the russian defensive measures. as we move from measures. as we move from summer measures. as we move from summer into fall, these defensive positions are going to be much more exposed as the leaves come off trees. if it is good now, it will be better in a month from now.— a month from now. today president _ a month from now. today president zelensky - a month from now. today president zelensky said i a month from now. today| preside

general claimed that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed his forces to advance, and they expect to face far weaker russian defencesh of the country, and has in recent weeks expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, a logistical centre for russian forces. last week, ukraine's military said it had captured the village of robotyne in the zaporizhzhia region amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. an adviser to president zelensky,

defences. like this one where russian forces are shelling ukrainian positions in the ward. on the map. just beyond that first point of russian defence. but so far it is only ukrainian infantry getting through. these yellow dots on the map show where those ukrainian troops have got to. what we're not seeing is big ukrainian armoured formations punching through and that's because, rather like this burning british challenger tank supplied by britain, they are vulnerable to russia's mines, drones and anti— attack missiles. and what all this time has been moving in reinforcements. this drone footage we saw there was filled ijy footage we saw there was filled by a russian airborne unit. we have gia located the ground being shown to be close to a town called verbove. 0n the map, it really doesn't look like ukraine has got very far in the past three months but they are steadily wearing down they are steadily wearing down the russian defenders. this is where they need to get to. the heavily defended town of tokmak. that would potentially cut off russia from its garrisons in illegall

ukrainian ministry of defence, the ukrainian ministry of defence, the ukrainian ministry of defence, the ukrainian armed forcesround the world _ ministers of defence around the world that the impossible is possible. it only takes a little bit longer — possible. it only takes a little bit longer it — possible. it only takes a little bit longer. it all began with the united states— longer. it all began with the united states telling oleksii reznikov in autumn— states telling oleksii reznikov in autumn 2021 that it is impossible for ukraine to even get stingers and javeiins _ for ukraine to even get stingers and javelins. and now we are getting f-ios _ javelins. and now we are getting f-ios this— javelins. and now we are getting f—16s. this is something that was not possible without his personal sacrifice — not possible without his personal sacrifice. . . , not possible without his personal sacrifice. ., ., , ., not possible without his personal sacrifice. ., ., ., , ., sacrifice. that was an adviser to the ukrainian _ sacrifice. that was an adviser to the ukrainian defence _ sacrifice. that was an adviser to the

defences. like this one, where russian forces are shelling ukrainian positions ina wood. geolocated that wood to this point on the map, just beyond that first line of russian defence. but, so far, it's only ukrainian infantry getting through. these yellow dots on the map show where those ukrainian troops have got to. what we're not seeing is big ukrainian armoured formations punching through and that's because, rather like this burning british challenger ii tank, supplied by britain, they are vulnerable to russia's mines and drones and anti—tank missiles. russia all this time has been moving in reinforcements. this drone footage we saw there was filmed by a russian airborne unit. we've geolocated the ground shown to being close to the town of verbove. but let's not forget that this battlefield is dynamic. it's constantly shifting. now, on the map it really doesn't look like ukraine has got very far in the past three months, but they are steadily wearing down the russian defenders and this is where they need to get to — the heavily defended town of tokmak. that would bring

general has said that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed his forces to advance and they expect to face far weaker russian defencesad. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a logistical centre for russian forces. last week, ukraine's military said it had captured the village of robotyne, in the zaporizhzhia region, amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. sources in the ukrainian army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. an adviser to president zelenskyy, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv�*s forces. we've been waiting for this moment for quite some time. we've been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. and perhaps hopefully this is the spot, this is the pl

defences. like this one, where russian forces are shelling ukrainian positions in a wood. n the map just beyond that first line of russian defence. but so far it's only ukrainian infantry getting through. these yellow dots on the map show where those ukrainian troops have got to. what we're not seeing is big ukrainian armoured formations punching through. and that's because, like this burning british—supplied challenger two tank, they're vulnerable to russia's mines, drones and anti—tank missiles. and russia has been moving in reinforcements. this drone footage was filmed by a russian airborne unit. we've geolocated the ground shown to being close to the town of verbove. but let's remember this battlefront is dynamic, it's constantly shifting. now, on the map it doesn't look like ukraine has got very far in the past three months. but they are steadily wearing down the russian defenders. and this is where they need to get to — the heavily defended town of tokmak. that would bring russia's main supply route for crimea here within regular artillery range, potentially cutting o

defences to turn the tide of this war? let's just remind ourselves. the dark red area is the area occupied by russian forces. a is ground that the ukrainians have recaptured. the russian defences consist of two major lines, each composed of several interlocking obstacles — trenches, anti—tank devices, minefields, all covered by artillery. the ukrainians have had to spend most of the last three months picking their way through minefields like this one. you can see the hidden mines circled in red here, and they're doing this on foot, sometimes at night, often underfire. hence the slow progress to date. they're also having to find their way through obstacles like this one known as dragon's teeth, designed to stop tanks and armoured vehicles. but we do have confirmed sightings of ukrainian troops just beyond the first line of russia's defences, like this one, where russian forces are shelling ukrainian positions. ina wood. we've geolocated that wood to this point on the map just beyond that first line of russian defense. but so far, it's only ukrainian infantry getting through these yellow dots on the map show wh

umerov will continue on the path of the transformation of the ukrainian ministry of defence, the ukrainian armed forces reznikov as minister of defence, his legacy is he has convinced ministers of defence around the world that the impossible is possible. it only takes a little bit longer. it all began with the united states telling oleksii reznikov in autumn 2021 that it is impossible for ukraine to even get stingers and javelins. and look, now we are getting f—16s. now this is something that was not possible without his efforts, defication and personal sacrifice. meanwhile ukraine's generals are reporting significant progress in the counter—offensive against russia's invasion. they say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. the generals said extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks — leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling. but they say that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed the forces to advance. kyiv says its forces are making gains in the south of the country — and has in recent weeks expanded its units towards th

general claimed that painstaking mine clearance work has now allowed his forces to advance and they expect to face far weaker russian defences. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has in recent weeks expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a logistical centre for russian forces. last week, ukraine's military said it had captured the village of robotyne in the zaporizhzhia region amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. sources in the ukrainian army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. an adviser to president zelensky, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv�*s forces. we've been waiting for this moment, for quite some we've been hoping that we would pierce through the russian defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe military experts when they talk about it. so hopefully now when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to to essentially overcome. and perhaps hopefully this is the spot, this is the pla

ukraine claims major progress and it's counter offensive against russia. cube says its forces have breached russian defences. in the separation region is just a week since ukrainian troops claims a key village on the front line there. we'll get our latest, the latest remark, correspondents, also on the show. more than a 100 people injured in classes and tel aviv during skirmishes between rival groups of migrants from eritrea and is really police. israel's prime minister says he's planning to deport those involved. and on his historic trip to mongolia, all francis delivers messages reaching out to china and apparently admonishing russia from a toughest between the 2 powers. the marion isn't staying, it's good to have you with us. ukraine claims to have made a significant breakthrough in his counter offensive, saying that his forces have decisively breached russia's 1st defensive line in the southern separation region. just a week ago, ukrainian troops reclaimed latino, a keep village on those upper region frontline, the latest reports of in advance would mark a significant boost for ukraine. a med concerns f

it says these forces have breached russian defences. in this operate here region, it's just a week since the troops claimed a key village on the front line bay for on that in a moment. also coming up over a 100 people injured in clashes in killed fees during skirmishes between is riley police and rival groups of migrants from eritrea is rails, prime ministers is, is planning to, to port those involved. and the building roll rises once again at this time on the us mexico border as a warning to those who believe concrete barriers consult, complicated problems. the jared raid, welcome to the program. ukraine claims to have made a significant breakthrough in its counter offensive saying it's false as have decisively breached roches the defensive line use uppercase. yeah, this is a key region in the south. just a week ago. ukrainian troops claimed rep latina k village on this operation. the front line, the latest reports often advance would mark a significant boost for ukraine, and it concerns from some of its allies that the counter offensi