bbc quentin somerville recently returned from the forward positions of the ukrainian army, as he saysunteroffensive is now being carried out. there are no shouts, but when we were there a few months ago, the man we talked to on the train told us that the front line had moved by 10 or even a few hundred meters, and this is true, we are now we will receive a message that the ukrainian forces have advanced five and maybe even 10 km deep, but it is important not just that they are advancing, it is important how they are doing it and this gives an idea of ​​what the main offensive will be , they are using armored vehicles, tanks, they are moving fast and are attacking from several different directions, but they may be met with a very powerful repulse, because the enemy on the other side of the front has long been entrenched there and built a serious defense, they also have a lot of anti-tank missile artillery, so this long-awaited the main counteroffensive is approaching, and this time the ukrainian commanders will definitely take into account the experience of past offensives , but let's

quentin somerville, bbc news, donetsk. in other news... gender apartheid. the systematic exclusion of women from public life under taliban rule means even un aid agencies can no longer employ female staff. one of the most severe marine heatwaves anywhere in the world has developed off the coast of britain and ireland. the european space agency says in some areas, water temperatures are as much as 3 to 4 degrees celsius higher than average. the met office says the reason is partly human—caused climate change. thank you for watching bbc news, we will be back with more headlines at the top of the next hour, stay with us. hello. once again, some of you, thundery downpours on the way for tuesday. not a wash—out of a day, there will be some brighter moments too, but especially for england and wales, that thundery rain comes from what was some of these clouds of the bay of biscay on monday edging their way northwards. and by the end of the night, into the start of the day, that rain will have set in across parts of wales and southern england. ano