let's speak to abdujalil aburasulov, our correspondent in kyiv. t me ask you first, abdujalil, what is the latest on the number of areas that have been hit?— what is the latest on the number of areas that have been hit? well, the number of regions, _ areas that have been hit? well, the number of regions, according - areas that have been hit? well, the number of regions, according to - areas that have been hit? well, the| number of regions, according to the authorities, that were affected by this attack, is 15. and that is more than half of all regions in ukraine, so you can imagine the scale of the attack. the russian drones and missiles targeted areas in the east, in the west, in the south, and the capital city kyiv as well. according to the prime minister, russia launched not just drones and cruise missiles but they also launched ballistic is, which are much harder to intercept. the prime minister of ukraine says 15 regions in total have been hit. let's speak to abdujalil aburasulov, our correspondent in kyiv. let me ask you first, abdujalil, wha

earlier our corresponent in kyiv abdujalil aburasulov gave us this update.he south, and the capital city kyiv as well. according to the prime minister, russia launched not airfields and other facilities from where those bombers and missiles take off and attacked ukrainian cities. we do not know the exact scale of the damage and so far we only had about three people who got killed during the attack but clearly this number could rise lit up. what is interesting as the attack happened early in the morning when people were still getting up, still at home and some of them driving to work so people caught off—guard when the attack happened and not everyone was able to get to the shelter. even though the warning came early, some people simply had no time to get to the shelter. such aerial attacks have been happening frequently, it is not the first time russia launched such a massive attack targeting different cities in ukraine and the timing of this is happening shortly after ukraine encouraging international and some observers are linking this attack to those even

thank you very much, abdujalil aburasulov, in kyiv. to the middle east next.it's working to prevent the conflict between israel and the lebanese group hezbollah from escalating into a regional war after sunday's heavy bombardments. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has called for an immediate end to hostilities on both sides. in a televised address, hezbollah�*s secretary—general, hassan nasrallah, said that the delay in the retaliation attack for the assassination of its military commander last month, was to keep israel on edge. he also said they still have to assess the impact of its barrage, and did not rule out another strike. from tel aviv, benjamin netanyahu said that israel's airstrikes were "not the end of the story" and added they had destroyed thousands of hezbollah�*s short—range rockets. and there's been no progress on the gaza ceasefire talks in cairo. hamas, which has now left the egyptian capital, said it rejected new israeli conditions and accused them of backtracking on promises. israel denies changing its demands since a last round

at least five people have been killed. 0ur correspondent abdujalil aburasulov is in kyiv.e information about what has happened with the strikes? we have 'ust happened with the strikes? we have just recently — happened with the strikes? we have just recently had _ happened with the strikes? we have just recently had another— happened with the strikes? we have just recently had another air - happened with the strikes? we have just recently had another air raid - just recently had another air raid siren and got the all clear sign literally 15 minutes ago. so, it just shows you that the threat of new drone and missile attacks is not over yet. and in the morning, many ukrainians woke up to the sound of explosions, and it was the defence systems engaging russian drones and missiles and trying to shut them down. and i saw mobile, anti—drone units, heavy machine guns, on a pickup truck, taking positions on the streets of kyiv. and when the air raid siren went off, a lot of people went to bomb shelters, including underground metro stations. the initial attack took place in the earl