we are informing you of the most important, extremely important message from lieutenant general ben hollis of the united states ground contingent on the european continent. general khojas also believes that ukraine can crimea even sooner if the west provides high-precision weapons with a longer range, well, the key question is when it will happen so that it is not too late to understand how much the situation on the fronts is not easy right now, in particular , we are talking about the battles in donbas, well, iryna koval and iryna's news editors will now detail the most important things. thank you very much, auntie . the russian federation recognized the strike on the base of the russian mobilized forces, but there are nuances about everything in more detail

holly and the team will have more for you in sportsday at 6:30. ben.n porth and pontypridd. bbc wales today's stephen fairclough reports. this was the devastating scene in peterston—super—ely in the vale of glamorgan. cars left abandoned, almost submerged in floods, the aftermath of another night of heavy, persistent rain. it was a similar story on the a470 near pontypridd on the morning commute. high water levels in the river taff causing disruption in the town, and feeling the full impact, not for the first time, since february 2020, partially reopened, we fully reopened in november. and now, as you say, barely three months and it's flooding again. it's nowhere near as bad as it was, but it will take us a couple of days, at least a weekend to clear the place up again. for those businesses and homes affected, it will be just devastating. we see clwb y bont which only just recently reopened, suffering floods again. and i think the concern is, where is the emergency plan? how can we be assured that everything possible is being done to protect homes and

thank you so much, holly, good to see you and many congratulations to andy murray. the british defence secretary, ben a delivery of those tanks to ukraine if the us does the same with american—made tanks. around the town of soledar, in the east of the country is where some of the fiercest fighting of the war has been taking place. our correspondent andrew harding has been to the front—line, and his report contains some scenes that you may find difficult to watch. incoming artillery fire. as we arrive close to the front line. a quick run for cover. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry are now fighting at close quarters. going through the remains of a house here... heading towards the ukrainian position. ok, we're just doing small arms fire, as well as have her heavy artillery fire, which means the russian lines are very close. we hear each other —— them killing each other in the fields. ukrainian troops firing from the outskirts of the nearby town of soledar. they are clinging on here — but soledar itself is now in russian hands, the kremlin's first significant victory in months. you