hugo bachega _ -- but there isn't fear. hugo bachega in _ -- but there isn't fear.kyiv, thank - -- but there isn't fear. hugo bachega in kyiv, thank you. | meanwhile here, the uk imported no fuel from russia injune for the first time on record, according to official figures. in 2021, the uk imported around 11% of its oil and 4% of its gas from russia, according to the international energy agency. yet despite pledging to phase out russian imports, energy prices are still set by global markets, which are fueling the crisis here in the uk. the bbc has learned that more than 3 million households had not received their £150 energy support payment by the start ofjuly. data from a freedom of information request shows that in england and wales more than 97% of eligible homes who pay council tax by direct debit had received the payment. however, only 49% of those who don't pay by direct debit have received the money yet. those households having to wait the longest are more likely to be financially vulnerable, as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. one,

our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv. r way, first of all, the inspectors are on theirway, hugo, they first of all, the inspectors are on their way, hugo, they may even have arrived by now, one wonders how much access they are going to have given that it access they are going to have given thatitis access they are going to have given that it is the russians who control this plant? that it is the russians who control this lant? ., �* , this plant? clive, we haven't been civen this plant? clive, we haven't been given details— this plant? clive, we haven't been given details about _ this plant? clive, we haven't been given details about what - this plant? clive, we haven't been given details about what is - this plant? clive, we haven't been given details about what is being l given details about what is being planned, and perhaps that shows how difficult this mission is going to be. the inspectors are now in the city of zaporizhzhia which is located two hours from the plant, but it is still not clear when the inspections wil

hugo bachega in kyiv, thankin: tomorrow. hugo bachega in kyiv, thanking so _ tomorrow.d the cut "it takes a lot of effort to forgive" when she was asked about her relationship with the royal family, and her own relatives. she said "i've really made an active effort, especially knowing i can say anything." she also spoke about the duke of sussex's relationship with his father, the prince of wales. asked about the impact of her privacy case against the mail on sunday, meghan told the journalist allison p davis "harry said to me, 'i lost my dad in this process.�* "it doesn't have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that's his decision." britain's biggest warship could miss important tests involving the latest fighterjets and drones after a propeller shaft malfunctioned a few miles after it set sail. the £3 billion warship left portsmouth naval base on saturday heading for training exercises with the us and royal canadian navies. but the carrier broke down and the royal navy says it is investigating the "emerging mechanical issue". now it's time for a look at the

hugo bachega there.system could take until next week to resolve. it affected the phone lines and electronic referrals to out—of—hours gps. the service helps people get the right advice and treatment when they need it. i spoke to chelsea jarvie about what sort of risks there are to the nhs from using third party contractors. to save us developing systems internally, it is useful to us to use different services and suppliers, but that comes with the additional security risks where those supplies have to be maintaining their own cyber security and keeping that good cyber hygiene in place so that we are not then impacted by an attack on their side. there was an attack on the nhs, slightly bizarre attack, a few years ago that seemed to be linked to north korea. yes, the wannacry attack was five years ago now, it was a massive ransomware attack which affected organisations and governments right across the globe. the nhs was caught in a crossfire with that attack. so, it wasn't a targeted attack, in particular,

our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv, and is following developments.eally hard to independently confirm those claims coming from both sides, because the zaporizhzhia power plant has been under russian occupation since the beginning of march, even though ukrainian technicians have been operating the facility. yesterday, ukrainian and russian officials have traded accusations, the ukrainians say that russian forces shelled the site and then one of the reactors had to be disconnected from the system as a result of one of those attacks. now, the russians have denied those allegations, they say that the ukrainians are the ones behind these attacks. for days, we have been hearing from ukrainian and us officials who say that the russians have essentially turned this nuclear power plant into a military base and they are launching attacks against ukrainian positions from this site. and the mayor of a nearby city told me essentially what the russians are doing is that they are using the site as a nuclear shield. hugo bachega there. mark cancian is based at the c

hugo bachega there.eople have been killed and dozens injured after a polish bus veered off a highway. the bus was heading in the direction of the croatian capital zagreb when it crashed near the city of vaa—razhdeen. zagreb when it crashed near the city of varazadin. it was on its way to a roman catholic shrine in bosnia—herzegovina. 0ur warsaw correspondent adam easton reports. the bus veered off the highwayjust before dawn and ended up in a ditch. 0n before dawn and ended up in a ditch. on board were two drivers and 42 pilgrims from across poland. 11 people were killed at the scene. the rest were ta ken to people were killed at the scene. the rest were taken to nearby hospitals — many of them in a serious condition. translation: ., ., �* , condition. translation: ., ., �*, ., ., translation: one-woman's operation is still ongoing _ translation: one-woman's operation is still ongoing and _ translation: one-woman's operation is still ongoing and will— translation: one-woman's operation is still ongoing a

thank you for that, hugo bachega,, in kyiv.r manchester united footballer ryan giggs told police his head clashed with his then girlfriend during a row over a mobile phone, but the blow was not deliberate. he is accused of controlling behaviour and assault towards kate greville and her younger sister. matt graveling is at manchester crown court. this morning, a jury heard more details from ryan giggs about his relationship with kate greville, and also what he says happened on the 1st of november, in which he was alleged to have assaulted kate greville and her younger sister. on that night, he was arrested by police and in the following week's he gave a couple of preprepared statements in which he said kate and i got into an argument which resulted in a tussle over my phone. she caught me in the face, causing bleeding to the mouth. i may have caught her and her sister in the incident, but i did not intend any harm. i asked incident, but i did not intend any harm. iasked her to incident, but i did not intend any harm. i asked her

hugo bachega, thank you ve much continue. hugo bachega, thank you very much for— continue.inue. hugo bachega, thank you very much for now. you _ continue. hugo bachega, thank you very much for now. you go - continue. hugo bachega, thank you | very much for now. you go following everything for us there in kyiv, ukraine's capital. we will turn to domestic news now. buckingham palace says the queen won't be appointing the next prime minister in london, but will instead stay in balmoral for the event. there's less than a week to go until we find out whether it'll be the foreign secretary, liz truss, or the former chancellor, rishi sunak, who'll be moving into number 10. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, explained why the break in tradition. constitutionally it is the moniker invites the leader of the largest party in the house of commons to become the prime minister. in every previous occasion throughout the 70 years of the green's rain, that has taken place at buckingham palace. but not this time. this time it will take place at balmoral, where the queen is spending

our correspondent, hugo bachega, is in kyiv now. hugo.a small town in the east of the country and these images show the aftermath of the attack. the victims include two boys aged six and 11. ukraine's foreign minister described as terrorism and the us secretary of state said the attack fits a pattern of atrocities in his words. but russia has claimed a missile hit a military facility at the train station, killing 200 ukrainian soldiers. now, this attack happened yesterday as ukraine marked independence day. the country was on high alert amid fears russia could launch attacks and that is what happened in some parts of the country. reports of russian shelling in kharkiv in the east, also in the towns of book 11 and nick a pol in the south, which have been under constant bombardment in recent weeks. here, in kyiv, there were no reports of incidents, but a ban on public gatherings continues today. hugo bachega in kyiv, thank you. a school district in the town of uvalde in texas has dismissed its police chief over his handling of a shooting th

hugo bachega there.ak to mark cancian, senior adviser with the center for strategic and international studies in washington. isa is a former us and joins us from arlington, virginia. tell us what you make of these comments by the un nuclear watchdog, that there is a very real risk of nuclear disaster after the shelling at is essentially on the front lines of combat here. it is in a very bad spot.— it is in a very bad spot. nuclear ower it is in a very bad spot. nuclear power plants — it is in a very bad spot. nuclear power plants are _ it is in a very bad spot. nuclear power plants are very - it is in a very bad spot. nuclear power plants are very sensitive | power plants are very sensitive facilities. there are less —— risks of local contamination. and the ukrainians rely on this for a large part of their electricity. so it is a very dangerous situation. it is being run by ukrainian operators but one suspects that the user management, oversightand one suspects that the user management, oversight and saf

for more, i spoke to our correspondent hugo bachega in kiev. the beginning of a counteroffensive in the case on region? counteroffensive in the case on reuion? ,., counteroffensive in the case on reuion? ., region? -- in the here son reason. we could be _ region? -- in the here son reason. we could be seen _ region? -- in the here son reason. we could be seen in _ region? -- in the here son reason. we could be seen in the _ region? -- in the here son reason. we could be seen in the beginning | region? -- in the here son reason. l we could be seen in the beginning of eight it is still very different to —— difficult to verify the reports coming from the area. they have been reports that ukrainian forces have managed to break through the first line of russian defence around the city, fighting is said to be intense in this area. for weeks, the ukrainians have been targeting attacking russian positions, infrastructure, supply lines, deep inside russian —controlled territory away from the front lines and this has only been possible because of those s

the bbc�*s hugo bachega is in the ukrainian capital kyiv and has more now on the background of the significancenuclear plant. tensions remain high around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex. for days russia and ukraine have traded accusations of who's to blame for shelling the complex, yesterday there was another round of accusations, with claims that the city where this complex is located was shelled. the background to this is that russia has been occupying this complex since the beginning of march, although ukrainian technicians are still operating this facility. the ukrainians accuse russian forces of essentially turning this nuclear facility into a military base. using it to launch attacks against ukrainian targets, knowing that ukrainian forces are unlikely to retaliate. now, the russians reject these accusations. they say that russian troops out there to protect this facility, they say that russian troops are there to protect this facility, and calls are growing for international monitors to be allowed to visit this complex. we heard the un secretary general, antonio guterres, called f

blocked in ukraine since the russian invasion — causing worldwide shortages. 0ur correspondent hugo bachegaseems another sign this deal is working, four more ships departed the ports of chornomorsk and 0desa in the south of ukraine, they are going through that safe maritime corridor created because the black sea is infested with mines and once they get to turkey they will be inspected by a team of russian and ukrainian officials and turkey and the united nations, which helped broker the deal. two of those ships will stay in turkey and the other two will go to italy and china and another vessel has been authorised to come to ukraine to be loaded with grain. it's a positive development, we've heard from the ukrainian infrastructure minister saying they expect to be able to export up to 3 million tonnes of grain every month. to give a sense of perspective, there are 20 million tonnes of grain stuck here in ukraine. it is vital for ukraine for this deal to be working and to be a success, not only because it will ease the global food crisis but also fundamental for ukraine to be receiving some f

he's been speaking to the bbc during a visit to the port of 0desa. 0ur correspondent, hugo bachega, hasrshadowed by the tensions around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex. for days, russia and ukraine have traded accusations of who's to blame for shelling the complex. the ukrainians accuse the russians of essentially turning this nuclear facility into a military base, using it to launch attacks against ukrainian towns, perhaps knowing the ukrainians are unlikely to retaliate. the russians reject those accusations, they say russian troops are there protecting this complex. i ask mr guterres about the situation at the zaporizhia complex and also about the rejection by russia of his idea of demilitarising the zone around the facility. take a listen. i hope it will be possible to start engaging in a way that we will come, at least for the moment, to end all military operations and then afterwards to a situation which is returning to its civilian nature. i also asked antonio guterres whether any negotiations were happening behind the scenes to allow those international inspectors to visi

hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv.id booster next month, to get theirjab. a new vaccine from the company, moderna, can now target both the original strain of covid, and the omicron variant. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. cases of coronavirus in the uk may now be falling, but plans are being put in place for what could be another challenging winter. the aim is to minimise the impact of a winter spike in infections on a health service that is struggling to cope as it is. we know that the risk of covid, and, indeed, flu increases during the winter months when we get the colder weather. it's important that people boost their immunity. so it's a real message to viewers to ensure that they get their booster — when they're contacted, they respond to that. from next month, the autumn booster programme will start to be rolled out. it will be aimed at all over—50s, health staff and other vulnerable groups — that's around 26 million people across the uk — and it will include the new spikevax jab made by moderna.

hugo bachega there in kyiv. arrived on the continent. ukraine and russia are the world's biggest exporters, but shipments stopped following russia's invasion in february. a recent agreement between the two countries, mediated by the un and turkey, means around 50 ships have now been allowed to take stocks from ukraine. the vessel, the brave commander, which is now docked in djibouti, is carrying an aid shipment bound for ethiopia, where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. 0ur africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports. coming from war—torn southern ukraine, the cargo on this ship is destined to help people facing their own humanitarian crises. the mv brave commander took two weeks to get to this red sea port in djibouti. it's loaded with much needed wheat, which will feed 1.5 million people in ethiopia for a month. we will, over the course of the next couple of days, discharge this vessel, load it onto trucks and move it up into ethiopia. from there, we will be supporting northern ethiopia

our correspondent hugo bachega is there.f the river. for weeks the ukrainians have been targeting russian infrastructure, positions away from the front lines deep inside russian control territory. this has only been possible because of the sophisticated weapons being provided by western countries. but for a very long time we've been talking about the possibility of the ukrainians going ahead with a massive counteroffensive to retake kherson. but they are paying questions about the ukrainians capacity to go ahead with such in operation, in terms of manpower, in terms of weapons. but we could be seeing the beginning of this operation. kherson has been under russian occupation since the very beginning of the war. it is one of the largest ukrainian cities in russian hands. it is incredibly significant for both russia and ukraine. let's look more closely at what russia is saying about this counter—offensive. francis scarr watches russian media for bbc monitoring. good to have you back on. how is the situation in kherson being rep

our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from kyiv. successful does it appear to be? for weeks we've been talking about the yearnings trying to launch a major offensive we could be seem the beginning of it. we have reports that there is a tense fighting and parts of the south of the country. it seems the forces managed to break through the first russian defences around the city. reports that electricity has been cut off. for weeks russians have been attacking deep inside russian territory away from the front lines using sophisticated weapons supplied by the west. obviously curse on is a city —— her son... the a lot of activity in the east in particular around the city of clark eve and did ask and luhansk in the in the south. so we could see perhaps the beginning of a change in the military situation on the ground. a lot of concern about the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant what is the latest on that today today we had a sweet. announcing and mission was on the way. a mission is expected to travel to the power complex at the end of the

the bbc�*s hugo bachega is in the ukrainian capital kyiv and told us more about the significance of theex. for days russia and ukraine have traded accusations of who's to blame for shelling the complex. now, russia has been occupying this complex since the beginning of march, although ukrainian ukraine accuse russian forces of essentially turning this nuclear facility into a military base using it as a shield to launch attacks against ukrainian targets, knowing that ukrainian forces are unlikely to retaliate. now, the russians reject these accusations. they say the russian troops are there to protect this facility, and calls are growing for international monitors to be allowed into the site. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, called for the introduction of a demilitarised zone around this facility but so far it is very unlikely that any kind of deal is going to be reached, at least for now. elsewhere in the south, in the occupied region of kherson, there were attempts to attack a bridge by ukraine. and that would mean that all four bridges used to supply russian troops on the w

and gain access for inspectors from the international atomic energy agency. 0ur correspondent hugo bachegasit has been overshadowed by the tensions around the nuclear power complex for days russia and ukraine have traded accusations for who�*s responsible for showing the complex. ukrainians accuse or shift during this nuclear facility into a military base and using it to launch attacks against ukrainian towns, preps knowing ukrainians are unlikely to retaliate. the russians reject those accusations sing russian troops are there protecting this complex. i ask him about the zaporizhia complex and also the rejection by the rejection of the militarising the zone around the facility, take a listen. we hope it will be possible to engage in a way that we will come of this for the moment to end all military operations in afterwards in the situation which is returning to its civilian nature. i also asked antonio guterres if any negotiations wrapping behind the scenes to visit the zaporizhia complex, he did not confirm or deny any mention discrete diplomacy and did mention the deal was negotiated be

our correspondent hugo bachega has more from odesa.t heard any details about how a possible visit from inspectors is likely to be organised, any timeline, but it seems russia has dropped its demand that inspectors should travel through russian —controlled territory. a proposal the ukrainians had rejected. rafael grossi, the head of the international atomic energy agency, has welcomed the news of a possible visit, and he said he was willing to lead a delegation himself. here in odesa, antonio guterres, the un chief, told me yesterday that it was a priority to allow international inspectors into the russian —controlled zaporizhzhia nuclear complex and also hinted at discrete diplomacy has perhaps the way forward to de—escalate temperatures around this facility. yesterday more reports of shelling around the complex, the ukrainians say at least four civilians were injured after russian shelling. the ukrainians for days have accused the russians of turning this nuclear facility into a military base, using it as a shield to launch attacks ag

general antonio guterres says inspectors must be allowed in to check its safety. 0ur correspondent hugo bachegawar. these russian pictures said to show the latest damage from shelling but who is to blame isn't clear. ukraine says two workers were injured. three radiation monitors were damaged and the reactor had to be disconnected from the system. tensions that have concerned the world. today a strong warning from the un chief. paw; world. today a strong warning from the un chief-— the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant _ the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant is _ the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant is a _ the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal - the un chief. any attack to a l nuclear plant is a suicidal thing and i hope that those attacks will end. , , ., , and i hope that those attacks will end. , ., . . . end. president zelensky was adamant that the russians _ end. president zelensky was adamant that the russians were _ end. president zelensky was adamant that the russians were behind - that the russians were behind the attacks. translation: there is no

our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and told us what we know so far.rom rafael grossi, who is the head of the international atomic energy agency, saying that the mission is now on its way. he said he was proud to lead this mission, which will be in zaporizhzhia later this week. he also said, we must protect the safety and security of this nuclear facility. he posted a picture of himself with 13 colleagues of the international atomic energy agency. now, we haven't had reaction from the ukrainians, we haven't had reaction from the russians as well. we understand that negotiations to allow this visit to happen were complex, complicated. but it seems that this is confirmation that this visit is going ahead, and this could mark a deescalation in this crisis, because for weeks we've been talking about tensions there, russia and ukraine trading accusations about who's to blame for shelling the complex, and obviously, these tensions have raised fears of a possible nuclear catastrophe. police believe a teenage boy who died after collapsing at the leeds festival

let's get the latest with uur correspondent hugo bachega whojoines me from kyiv.lear power plant in europe is at the centre of potential hostilities. , ., ., ., hostilities. yes, we have heard that from president _ hostilities. yes, we have heard that from president zelensky, _ hostilities. yes, we have heard that from president zelensky, saying - hostilities. yes, we have heard thatl from president zelensky, saying that russia again was creating another extremely risky situation at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. this is a complex which has been under russian occupation since the very beginning of march, even though ukrainian technicians are still operating the facility. yesterday, tensions were high with ukrainian and russian officials trading accusations, the ukrainian saying that russian forces shelled the site twice, in one of those attacks and reactor had to be disconnected, but we haven't had any reports of any radioactive leaks. but the russians are saying that, well, the ukrainians were the ones behind these attacks and they have described it as a c

our correspondent hugo bachega has all the latest.eginning of march even though ukrainian technicians are still operating the facility. now yesterday, tensions were high with ukrainian and russian officials trading accusations. the ukrainians are saying that russian forces shelled the site twice in one of those attacks. a reactor had to be disconnected. but we have not had any kind of a report suggesting that there was any kind of radioactive leak. but the russians are saying well, the ukrainians were the ones behind these attacks and they have described it as a criminal act. the reality is that for days we have been hearing from ukrainian from ukrainian officials, also us officials, saying that the russians have essentially turned this nuclear site into a military base. and in fact, yesterday i spoke to the mayor of a city located near this nuclear plant and he said that his city has been under constant shelling by russian forces positioned at this nuclear power plant. and he said these forces are using the site as a nuclear shield.

men — a briton, a croatian and a swedish man — could face the death penalty. 0ur correspondent hugo bachegapen to these men? good morning. trial is expected _ happen to these men? good morning. trial is expected to _ happen to these men? good morning. trial is expected to resume _ happen to these men? good morning. trial is expected to resume in - trial is expected to resume in october. we understand from russian 0ctober. we understand from russian media that three of them, including john harding could face the death penalty. we understand john was captured while fighting in the city of mariupol in the southern city of ukraine, and two other british nationals have also been charged, but so far, according to those reports, we understand they do not face possible execution. pictures yesterday of these men in a cage during those proceedings. the session was held behind closed doors and, again, this is a breakaway region in the east of ukraine, foreign governments do not recognise the legitimacy of the trials and again, not the first time foreign nationals have been accused of being mercenaries

our correspondent, hugo bachega, is in kyiv. is there any sense of which version might be true, the russianfailed or that the ukrainians have failed or that the ukrainians have failed or that the ukrainians have managed to break through russian lines? ciiee. break through russian lines? clive, it is incredibly _ break through russian lines? clive, it is incredibly hard _ break through russian lines? clive, it is incredibly hard to _ it is incredibly hard to independently verify those claims. the ukrainian military says russian ammunition depots and equipment have been hit. for weeks, ammunition depots and equipment have been hit. forweeks, ukrainians ammunition depots and equipment have been hit. for weeks, ukrainians have been hit. for weeks, ukrainians have been attacking russian positions, infrastructure and supply lines deep inside russian —controlled territory away from the front lines. this has only been possible because of the sophisticated weapons being supplied by western countries. there has been a lot of speculation about whether the ukrainians would launch a counter offensive to

earlier, i spoke to our correspondent hugo bachega, who gave us the latest from kyiv.fighting in parts of the south of the country and it seems that ukrainian forces of managed to break through the first line of russian defence around the city in their reports of electricity that is been cut off and for weeks, ukrainians have been targeting and attacking russian positions, supply lines, deep inside russian —controlled territory away from the front lines and using all of the sophisticated weapons supplied by the west. obviously, it is a city that is been under russian occupation since the very beginning of the war that�*s where largest ukrainian cities under russian control. but for quite some time, we�*ve been talking about how this conflict seemed to be a deadlock with no changes in terms of military positions, a lot of activity in the east in particular and run the city and also in the south, but we could be seeing the beginning of a change in terms of the military situation on the ground. a new offer has been made to try to settle a council pay dispute that has led

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studio: hugo bachega in kyiv.biggest exporters of grain but shipments stopped following russia's invasion in february. a recent agreement between the two countries, mediated by the un and turkey, means around 50 ships have been allowed to take stocks from ukraine. the mv brave commander, which is now docked in djibouti, is carrying an aid shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. 0ur africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga sent us an update from djibouti. the mv brave commander doctor here at one of east africa's biggest ports. it is carrying 23,000 tonnes of wheat, it took about two weeks to travel from the black sea to the sport. what we expect to happen later today is the workers here will start removing and bagging some of this grain, it will be put on trucks and taken to neighbouring ethiopia. in terms of how much is needed, how far will this delivery go? this arain, far will this delivery go? this grain, 23,000 _ far will this delivery go? this grain, 23,000 tonn

and gain access for inspectors from the international atomic energy agency. 0ur correspondent hugo bachegas been overshadowed by the tensions around the nuclear power complex for days russia and ukraine have traded accusations for who's responsible for showing the complex. ukrainians accuse or shift during this nuclear facility into a military base and using it to launch attacks against ukrainian towns, preps knowing ukrainians are unlikely to retaliate. the russians reject those accusations sing russian troops are there protecting this complex. i ask him about the zaporizhia complex and also the rejection by the rejection of the militarising the zone around the facility, take a listen. we militarising the zone around the facility, take a listen.— militarising the zone around the facility, take a listen. we hope it will be possible _ facility, take a listen. we hope it will be possible to _ facility, take a listen. we hope it will be possible to engage - facility, take a listen. we hope it will be possible to engage in - facility, take a listen. we hope it will be possible to engage in a i

our correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv. a nuclear power plant surrounded by war.able happens and no one will stop the wind that will carry the radioactive contamination. ukraine says the plant is still safe and operating normally, for now. calls are growing for russia to allow international monitors to visit the site but there was no sign of this happening any time soon. the head of ukraine�*s nuclear power company says russia has turned a complex into a military base so they can fire on ukrainian positions, knowing the enemy will not fire back. this is a ukrainian plant. these are ukrainian people so we will not kill our people, our staff and demolish our infrastructure. so they are using it as a shield? like a shield, yes. elsewhere there was some positive news today. this is the first ship loaded with ukrainian going to arrive at with ukrainian grain to arrive at its final destination in turkey and this morning two more ships left ukraine and a third port was opened for exports. signs that an ambitious multinational deal is going to plan. a rare diplomatic brea

earlier, our correspondent hugo bachega told me what the counter—offensive was designed to achieve. the front lines. that is only possible because of the sophisticated weapons being supplied by the west. we could be seeing the beginning of this counteroffensive. the ukrainian military said operations had been launched in multiple locations in the south today. today, the ukrainian military said that russian positions, and munitions depots, equipment had been attacked. it is really hard to independently verify those claims, because it is difficult to get access to residents living in kherson in occupied territory, but last night president zelensky did not talk about what was happening in kherson, he said ukraine was taking back territory, that he had territory, but he had a message russian soldiers, if you want to survive, it is time to go home. another issue that has got to be on people's minds is the situation in zaporizhzhia. we heard about efforts to try to get access for the iaea. has there been any progress in the last few days? a team of inspectors from the international atomic

earlier i spoke to our correspondent, hugo bachega, who's in kyiv.ndependence day here in ukraine today. we're here on the main street in the city centre, not very far from independence square where political protests, political revolutions happen in this country. usually it is where the ukrainian military holds a massive military parade to celebrate independence day. not today. what we are seeing here is a display of destroyed and seized russian military vehicles and tanks. there is a ban on public events here in the capital. they will not be any massive celebrations to mark independence day. that is because officials here believe russia could use this day to launch attacks against cities across the country. last night presidents zelensky again warned people in this country that russia could go ahead with provocations, with dirty strikes, in his words. just moments ago here in kyiv, the air raid sirens went off. another reminder of the conflict happening in this country. kyiv is away from the front lines but the war is obviously in everybody�*s mind