from eastern ukraine, our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports. 0n the battlefieldsllow ukrainian national guardsmen hunting for the enemy. every minute counts, russian forces are attacking from three sides. this is the safest place, here on the front line. because we have 1.5 kilometres for the russian troops. now it is here. we will fight with a drone and try to find somebody. and if they find russian forces, they will drop this modified german grenade, held in place with a bit of velcro. we know that here, a lot of russian soldiers walking, living, sitting and so on. and so we just give them some gift and you will see the boom. and you will see the boom. yes, here. it was our grenade. it is time for us to move now that the drone is back and the grenade has been dropped. we can't stay in this location for more than two or three minutes because there is a risk that we will be targeted here. inside bakhmut, few dare to venture out. it feels like a city on borrowed time. but some still survive here in their basements, in the depths of war. in this darkness we find a b

from the town our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin, with camera operator goktay koraltanreport. deep in the forest near the town of vuhledar, we get a close—up of the war. the daily battle to hold off the russians, who aren't winning, but aren't giving up either. inside the town, ukrainian troops lobbing mortars and obscenities... bleep you, russia! ..moving fast to avoid being targeted themselves. a once prosperous coal—mining town is now a wasteland. we head towards the front line, with soldiers at the heart of the battle. their commander, codenamed beast, has been up all night fighting. how far away are the nearest russian positions? 0ne kilometre. we move forward carefully. the russians have no line of sight here... ..but they have eyes in the sky. plane. get down, goktay! we've just been told to duck down here now and take cover at the wall. the troops have heard something, possibly a russian drone. the front line is about 500 metres away. they say russian troops are trying to advance, but they're holding them back. a few hundred souls remain in this broken place, wi

but the reality is ukraine and its western allies may need to be ready for a long war. 0rla guerin, bbcour chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here with me. how would you characterise the importance of today? i how would you characterise the importance of today?— how would you characterise the importance of today? i think we will onl reall importance of today? i think we will only really be _ importance of today? i think we will only really be able _ importance of today? i think we will only really be able to _ importance of today? i think we will only really be able to judge - importance of today? i think we will only really be able to judge the - only really be able to judge the importance of the day when we see how this war will unfold in the next six weeks to six months. war, as we know, can take some nasty turns and it has done so far in ukraine. today's visit smacked of an imminent victory and if you read very carefully what president zelensky said today, words like, our conversations today will bring us closer to victory, we have discussed weapons you haven't supplie

where the fiercest fighting is currently taking place, and our senior international correspondent 0rla guerineraman goktay koraltan have been on the front line with ukrainian troops, in the town vuhledar, and sent us this report. deep in the forest near the town of vuhledar, we get a close—up of the war. the daily battle to hold off the russians, who aren't winning, but aren't giving up either. inside the town, ukrainian troops lobbing mortars and obscenities. moving fast to avoid being targeted themselves. a once prosperous coal—mining town is now a wasteland. we head towards the front line, with soldiers at the heart of the battle. their commander, codenamed beast, has been up all night fighting. how far away are the nearest russian positions? 0ne kilometre. we move forward carefully. the russians have no line of sight here, but they have eyes in the sky. plane. get down, goktay! we've just been told to duck down here now and take cover at the wall. the troops have heard something, possibly a russian drone. the front line is about 500 metres away. they say russian troops are trying to advan

from eastern ukraine, our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports. 0n the battlefieldsry minute counts — russian forces are attacking from three sides. this is the safest place, here on the front line, because we have 1.5 kilometres for the russian troops. now we're here, we will fight with a drone and try to find somebody. and if they find russian forces, they will drop this modified german grenade, held in place with a bit of velcro. we know that here, a lot of russian soldiers walking, living, sitting, and so on. so we just give them some gift, and you will see the boom. and... yes, here. it was our grenade. it's time for us to move now that the drone is back and the grenade has been dropped. we can't stay in this location for more than two or three minutes because there is a risk that we'll be targeted here. inside bakhmut, few dare to venture out. it feels like a city on borrowed time. but some still survive here in their basements, in the depths of war. in this darkness, we find a bright spark, seven—year—old anna. she lives with her mother, grandfather, two cats,

eastern city of bakhmut, which russian forces have been trying to capture for more than six months. 0rla guerinth ukrainian troops at the heart of the battle. urban warfare. we see troops defending this city. they still hold bakhmut but there is street fighting in some areas and the russians are gaining ground. the city stands as a symbol of ukrainian resistance. president putin has spent months trying to tear it down. however it is carefully planned. anything that moves here can be a target. time to stay low. and move fast. single file. but suddenlyjust behind us, the war comes closer. i think they had seen us. on our wa , a i think they had seen us. on our way. a russian _ i think they had seen us. on our way, a russian shell— i think they had seen us. on our way, a russian shell landed - i think they had seen us. on our| way, a russian shell landed very close behind us. we have to be very careful about our movements. it is a very clear day here, good weather for russian drones that will be operating in the skies, the nearest russian positions are just two kilometres away. we are taken below

south of ukraine, as a grim milestone approaches — the first anniversary of russia's invasion. 0rla guerine 45—year—old went missing on the 27th of january while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in lancashire. a footbridge over the river wyre has been adorned with messages from friends and family — as police continue their search for her. our correspondent dave guest has been on the bridge for us this morning. the people of st michael's 0n wyre started putting these ribbons on it yesterday. basically the message they are sending out is, we have not forgotten nicola, we miss nicola and we want her home. or at least know what happened. 0n the 27th of january, she set out for a walk with her dog along the river bank. she was last seen at quarter past, 20 past nine that morning. no sign of her since. despite a huge police operation to try and locator. the search operation concentrating mainly on the river wyre, because the police believe the most likely explanation is that sadly, she somehow slipped and fell into the river. herfamily say, please keep all other possible options open. her

south of ukraine, as a grim milestone approaches — the first anniversary of russia's invasion. 0rla guerineing considered, which protesters fear would undermine the independence of thejudicial system. these are live pictures coming from jerusalem. mass rallies are also being held elsewhere in the country against the overhaul of the judiciary that would give the government control over the appointment ofjudges and limit the supreme court's ability to strike down legislation. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who's facing charges of corruption, which he denies, says the plan will restore balance between the branches of government and stop judicial overreach. a boy and girl — both aged 15 — have been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a 16—year—old girl in warrington. cheshire police say brianna ghey was found by members of the public in a park on saturday afternoon. mairead smyth reports. detectives say brianna ghey was found with multiple stab wounds on a path in linear parkjust before a 3:15 on saturday. emergency services attended, but the 16—year—old was pronou

forces have been trying to capture for more than six months. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerinn troops at the heart of the battle. urban warfare in bakhmut. we see ukrainian troops from the 93rd brigade defending this battle—scarred city. they still hold bakhmut, but there is street fighting now they still hold bakhmut, but there's street fighting now in some areas, and the russians are gaining ground. the city stands as a symbol of ukrainian resistance. president putin has spent months trying to tear it down. 0ur route is carefully planned. anything that moves here can be a target. time to stay low... run. ..and move fast, single file. but suddenly, just behind us, the war comes closer. i think they've seen us. they just withdrew. on our way, a russian shell landed very close behind us. we have to be very careful about our movements. it's a very clear day here. good weather for russian drones that will be operating in the skies. the nearest russian positions are just two kilometers away. they were taken below ground to commander. resolute but in a tough corner. translation: th

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after taking the fight to the enemy, some pilots from the brigade did not make it home. 0rla guerin,a investigation has uncovered evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres. the centres — which operate outside the nhs — say they offer support to women dealing with unplanned pregnancies. but the bbc found more than a third gave advice which could dissuade women from having abortions. contrary to nhs advice, several said abortion could increase the risk of breast cancer, infertility, and mental health problems. emma was 23 when she found out she was pregnant. it wasn't planned. "i was very much in shock, and thought, �*what am i going to do?”' she went to a pregnancy advice centre in belfast called stanton advice centre. it says it provides counselling and medical information to women with unplanned pregnancies. emma was six weeks' pregnant and could have had medication to induce an abortion, but she says that's not what the adviser told her. that's not what the adviser told her-— that's not what the adviser told her. ,,

, thank you - for ukraine. 0rla guerin in l kramatorsk, thank you very for ukraine. 0rla guerin in -0ur eastern european correspondent sarah rainsford is in poland's capital warsaw. sarah, it was poland that saw thousands of ukrainian refugees fleeing ukraine in the early days and weeks, so, poland has had to deal with huge changes as well because of the numbers of people coming in as a result of this conflict, tell us about the situation now, how many ukrainians remain in poland, hoping eventually to return home?— to return home? that's right, annita, millions _ to return home? that's right, annita, millions of— to return home? that's right, j annita, millions of ukrainians crossing the border into poland as this war began and over the months that followed. i was in kramatorsk, where order is now, at the beginning of the war, and i remember in the first days of the fighting, when the explosions were going off, the absolute terror of people as we saw them packing onto evacuation trains to get away from the front lines, to get away from the war that so many people didn't believe was c