from south—eastern ukraine, our international correspondent 0rla guerin reports. blanket of darkness, the wounded are brought in. on arrival, each one is numbered. each one, a husband, a father or a son. this is the pain of a generation. staff here treat 50 to 100 new casualties every day. another badly wounded soldier has just been brought in. he's in his 20s, and one of his legs has already been amputated. this is where you can see the cost of the war, the cost for soldiers, the cost for ukraine. and there's no let—up, the casualties keep coming. ukraine now has an army of amputees. in the first six months of this year alone, a staggering 15,000 have lost limbs. most are fighters, like patient 159, viacheslav, who has lost a leg. dr 0ksana and her colleagues have comforted many like him. translation: we talk- to them, we cheer them up, we hold their hands, we feed them. if it's a young man, i treat him like my son. 0urfrontline is right here in the hospital. we do our duty. that means doing surgery around the clock, trying to repair bodies mangled by landmines a

as it continues with its counter offensive further north. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerins in kyiv. kyiv could hardly have picked a more high—profile target than the headquarters of russia's black sea fleet in crimea and a source in the ukrainian air force told the bbc that the type of missile used was a storm shadow cruise missile and those are supplied by the uk and france. we have seen footage showing a massive impact on the building and tonight they have been claims in the past half an hour on social media that the commander of the black sea fleet was killed in the strike. that is unconfirmed, nothing on that yet from officials in ukraine or russia. but either way the strike was a win for ukraine. and as its counteroffensive grinds on, it has been suffering heavy losses on the battlefield. the army will not say just how many, but we were given access to a major hospital in the south—east which is receiving many casualties coming from the front line. doctors there have said that since the full—scale invasion from russia began in february 2022 they have treated 20,000 wo

let's get more from 0rla guerin who joins us from kyiv. you bring this up to date with what we knew was happening right now in sevastopol? what we knew was happening right now in sevast0pol?— in sevastopol? information mr cummings _ in sevastopol? information mr cummings gain. _ in sevastopol? information mr cummings gain, but _ in sevastopol? information mr cummings gain, but we - in sevastopol? information mr cummings gain, but we knowl in sevastopol? information mr - cummings gain, but we know that crimea is the key strategic target for ukraine. it was annexed by russia in 2014. ukraine has been striking strategic targets within the peninsular and just offshore. the key aim of the counteroffensive is to cut through to the sea of as off, and that would mean cutting off the supply lines that russia currently has going into crimea. crimea is a huge focus, notjust on the ground but also from the air. there are questions about whether ukraine can achieve that objective by the end of the winter. some scepticism from us officials that ukraine

but he is still a child of war. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tais. decision comes two years after the court ruled that abortion was legal in one northern state. in a post on social media, the court said abortion being a crime was unconstitional because it violated the rights of those who can have children. let's go live to our correspondent. mexico, a mainly catholic country, how controversial is this move to decriminalise abortion? it is going to be controversial, _ decriminalise abortion? it is going to be controversial, still _ decriminalise abortion? it is going to be controversial, still a - decriminalise abortion? it is going to be controversial, still a lot - decriminalise abortion? it is going to be controversial, still a lot of. to be controversial, still a lot of people oppose abortion and many conservative politicians. but it is an important decision and the tide has been changing in the country with the present government. it is goings to be an important decision certainly, but controversial. llp certainly, but controversial. up untilthis

two years ago, our correspondent 0rla guerin met ahmed, an 11—year—old boy who was teaching his fellowol close to the front line. 0rla has been back to the city of taiz in the south—west of yemen to see the differnce he's made. smiling through. this is ahmed rageeb. he's 11 years old and he doesn't let much get in his way. he's heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. he's been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings. we've come back to meet him at his home near a front line river. "it's very scary," he tells me. "we're afraid of gunshots. "when fighting starts, we can't go to the park or the valley or anywhere." when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions as well? "last night," he says. for ahmed, school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him injanuary 202i leading morning assembly at al wahda primary. it was bombed by the saudi—led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. ahmed was leading the class atjust nine years old. he had a wish list of repai

when 12,000 uk servicemen and women lost arms or legs. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin—changing injuries. a warning — you may find his story distressing. it's a new battle, and a tough one. every day, andrii smolenskyi tries to regain his strength and improve his balance... ..tries to reclaim some of what the war took away. he's still a fighter. in uniform, his callsign was apostle, due to his strong faith. andrii led a reconnaissance team, until an explosion in late may. i remember how i started climbing a little bit out of the trench. and the next memory is i'm just waking up in the hospital. it felt like i just was dreaming. everything was so dark. i thought, "oh, what a dark night and what a weird dream." andrii lost both eyes, both hands and most of his hearing. by his side through it all, alina. my wife is incredible. she's my hero, 100%. she's with me, she supported me a lot. ifelt like i have my family and my family is strong in hard times. and these were the good times... laughter ..in the carpathian mountains. the couple married four years ago this month and a

infrastructure in what they called "energy terror" as winter nears. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin

major hospitals or doctors say they have treated more than 20,000 soldiers since russia's invasion. 0rla guerinck each one is numbered in each twin husband, a father or a son. this is the pain of a generation and staff you treat 50 1200 new casualties every day. another badly wounded soldiers just been brought in and he is in his 20s and when of his legs have already been amputated. this is where you can see the cost of the war, the cost for soldiers, the cost for ukraine and there is no let up. the casualties keep coming. 38 and days before, lost both his legs. 38 and days before, lost both his lens. , ., , his legs. the in'uries are very severe. i am — his legs. the injuries are very severe. i am very _ his legs. the injuries are very severe. i am very glad - his legs. the injuries are very severe. i am very glad that i his legs. the injuries are very| severe. i am very glad that he survived. this was caused by a mine explosion. unfortunately, his friends are no longer alive. ~ . , alive. war is frightening he sa s. alive. war is frightening he says- only _ alive. war is frightening he says-

and as the civil war in yemen grinds on, we have a special report from 0rla guerin about the extraordinary

yet in the midst of all the death and destruction, there is also resilience. 0rla guerin has returnedboy she first met two years ago. smiling through. this is ahmed. he's 11 years old and he doesn't let much get in his way. he's heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. he's been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings. we've come back to meet him at his home near a front line river. —— we've come back to meet him at his home near a front line. it's very scary, he tells me. we're afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts, we can't go to the park or the valley or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions as well? last night, he says. for ahmed, school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, leading morning assembly at al wahda primary. it was bombed by the saudi led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. ahmed was leading the class atjust nine years old. he had a wish list of repairs for the school, and viewers responded. th

this report from our correspondent 0rla guerin who has returned to the city of taiz in the south—westriver to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. he has been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings. we have come back to meet him at his home near a front line. translation: it's very scary. we are afraid of gunshots. this when fighting starts, we can't go to the park or the valley, or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? translation: last night. for ahmed, school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021. leading morning assembly at his primary school. it was bombed by the saudi—led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. ahmed was leading the class atjust nine years old. he had a wish list of repairs for the school, and viewers responded. thanks to him... so this is the new school? ..much has changed. a yemeni donorfunded a new block, and a british charity refurbished classrooms. saudi arabia, after years of bombing yemen, is building anot

from south eastern ukraine, our international correspondent 0rla guerin reports. sirens.t in. on arrival each one is numbered. each one a husband, a father or a son. this is the pain of a generation. staff here treat 50 to 100 new casualties every day. another badly wounded soldier has just been brought in. he's in his 20s and one of his legs has already been amputated. this is where you can see the cost of the war, the cost for soldiers, the cost for ukraine and there's no let—up, the casualties keep coming. ukraine now has an army of amputees. in the first six months of this year alone a staggering 15,000 have lost limbs. most are fighters, like patient 159. vyacheslav, who has lost a leg. dr roxana and her colleagues have comforted many like him. translation: we talk to them. we cheer them up. we hold their hands. we feed them. if it's a young man, i treat him like my son. 0urfront line is right here in the hospital. we do our duty. that means doing surgery around the clock, trying to repair bodies mangled by landmines and shells. they have 50 operating rooms here, but

but he is still a child of war. 0rla guerin, bbc news, taiz. amazing story. 6:27am. the competition and markets authority is concerned that some vets are not giving their customers the best deals, or the full picture about the final price they'll have to pay. here's the kind of thing they mean. shelly�*s dog loki developed a limp and she was told he'd need x—rays, which would cost a couple of hundred pounds. the final bill, including painkillers, was £485. the breakdown showed me sort of everything, and i was quite shocked atjust how extortionate some of these prices are. but the biggest bulk, i would say, of that charge was the anaesthetic alone. the painkiller charge was ridiculous. and ifound out after this incident that you can actually buy the painkillers elsewhere by prescription, which is cheaper than going directly through the vet, but we wasn't told that at the time either. so, it was just taken at face value and i paid what i paid. something tells me a lot of people will be having similar thoughts about bills they have had to pay. it's the kind of thing you