james waterhouse, bbc news, chernihiv.w to chernihiv and our correspondent james waterhouse, what can you tell us about the attack? ~ , ., ., ., , , attack? well, something always strikes you. _ attack? well, something always strikes you, the _ attack? well, something always strikes you, the speed - attack? well, something always strikes you, the speed of - attack? well, something always strikes you, the speed of the i strikes you, the speed of the clean—up. sadly, this is something that ukrainian cities are well rehearsed in. but for now, as the sun sets, the last of the damaged vehicles are being taken away. but you are left with the sheer damage on this regional theatre. because the walls are so thick, with these older buildings, when you have a direct missile strike, the force has to go somewhere, if that makes sense. so we have seen shattered windows for hundreds of yards down the surrounding streets. it's often the surrounding streets. it's often the force of the blast which takes your breath away as well. it is clea

the dramatic — system. james waterhouse is in kyiv.the dramatic move from _ system. james waterhouse is in kyiv. the dramatic move from the - the dramatic move from the president, tell us a bit more about the background to this. quite a clampdown. — the background to this. quite a clampdown, matthew. - the background to this. quite a clampdown, matthew. 33 - the background to this. quite a - clampdown, matthew. 33 recruitment heads in every region of ukraine are now out of a job, essentially. an announcement that few expected. a couple of weeks ago, the recruitment head in the southern region of 0desa was even arrested. there is a bit of history here, a bit of tension between these recruitment centres within the military itself, because theissue within the military itself, because the issue of mobilisation, where ukraine is calling up and continues to call up thousands of men at a time for its continued war effort, it is a sensitive subject, and there have been issues around how that is done. if you go and what the recruiters say, what

that was james waterhouse live much. that was james waterhouse live in kyiv.rescued from russian occupied territories of ukraine. 15—year old maksym and 16—year old ilona have recently lost their father and instead of staying in their home village decided to flee. details of their rescue operation are still kept secret, but the children shared their story when they were settling in in kyiv. oksana kundirenko reports. this brother and sister can hardly believe it is ok to just stop and play. translation: there was no ping pong during occupation. - children don't even play football in the stadiums. ilona and maksym pavlenka orphans who spent over a year in hiding under russian occupation. their mum died years ago and ailing father had kept them in the house since the russians came to their village in southern ukraine. translation: i wasn't studying. i haven't finished school. i don't have any documents, so i'm considered a dummy. i guess i couldn't go anywhere because my dad was worried. he said the russians could rape me or kill me. there have been such cases.

well, james waterhouse _ story that still prevails.ory that still prevails. well, - james waterhouse there mentioned story that still prevails. well, james waterhouse there mentioned the attempted coup back injune. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri now has more on your guinea prigozhin�*s moved on since then. if your guinea prigozhin's moved on since then-— your guinea prigozhin's moved on since then. if any prigozhin kept a mostly low _ since then. if any prigozhin kept a mostly low profile, _ since then. if any prigozhin kept a mostly low profile, but _ since then. if any prigozhin kept a mostly low profile, but this - since then. if any prigozhin kept a mostly low profile, but this is - since then. if any prigozhin kept a| mostly low profile, but this is what we know. he was meant to be moved to belarus when the coup failed, yet two weeks later the leader of belarus, lukashenko, said he wasn't there, but wasn't that in russia. at there, but wasn't that in russia. at the same time photos started circulating of what official said was a raid o

james waterhouse, bbc news, chernihiv.s humanitarian coordinator for ukraine, denise brown, has commented on the strike, saying "it is heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking . some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many ukrainians". today is an orthodox holiday in ukraine. this is what president zelensky had to say, while on a visit to sweden. translation: our bright city of chernihiv. - this morning, russia launched missiles at the city, in the very centre of it where the national drama theatre is located as well as many residential homes. there were many people were in the theatre at the time and many were at home, too. more than 90 people were injured, 12 children among them. they were just taking a walk in the central square with their parents. among the dead is a six—year—old child whose mother is seriously injured and is in intensive care. my condolences to those who lost their loved ones in this russian, obviously terrorist, attack. well let's g

that was james waterhouse.s it destroyed 30 out of a0 russian cruise missiles fired overnight, as well as 27 drones. meanwhile, the mayor of moscow claims that russian air defences had shot down a drone on the approach to the capital. it's the third time in a week that moscow has been targeted. earlier, a skyscraper in the city's business district was hit twice, by what russia claims were ukrainian drones. saudi arabia is hosting talks to try to find a peaceful settlement to russia's war in ukraine. senior officials from some a0 countries, including china, are attending. russia, though, has not been invited. talks started on saturday and it continues on day two. but the real objective of these talks is not to find any solution, but rather to build a consensus around ukraine's ten piece point, a point piece formula, which has been presented by president zelensky. now, what is interesting from ukraine's point of view, or rather, a positive thing for them, is that this meeting has been attended even by those count

james waterhouse reporting from kyiv and you will have seen in the background there were tanks and ass because today is ukraine's independence day and we can see live pictures there from kyiv, people milling around. the event celebrates ukraine's declaration of independence from the soviet union in 1991. it is usually marked by a military parade but that has not happened since the war began. that hasn't taken place since the war began last year. instead, destroyed russian tanks and military vehicles have been lined up in central kyiv. as we say, ukraine observing independence day. let's talk to vitaly shevchenko, russia editor of bbc monitoring. thank you forjoining us. could you tell us what we definitively know about what happened involving yevgeny prigozhin? we about what happened involving yevgeny prigozhin?— about what happened involving yevgeny prigozhin? we know that a lane yevgeny prigozhin? we know that a plane owned _ yevgeny prigozhin? we know that a plane owned by _ yevgeny prigozhin? we know that a plane owned by him _ yevgeny prigozhin? we know that a plane owned by him

. >> the bbc's james waterhouse has more from kyiv. >> we are in the throes of drone strikes happeningine and russia. it is worth stressing in ukraine dozens of civilians die every week. we have seen a college dormitory directly hit by a russian missile overnight. what we are also seeing are more and more drone strikes deep inside either russian territory or russian controlled territory in ukraine. kyiv will never acknowledge responsibility but there's been a definite heightening of language used where you have president zelenskyy warning that the war is going to come to russia. today we have a senior advisor talking about the conflict being brought to the authors of this war. he has promised more drone strikes. ukraine really is stretching the boundaries of denial but we don't know for sure who is behind these drone strikes russia is no stranger to false flag operations where it fabricates events to justify for church -- justify future actions. it is currently raising -- currently lowering the conscription age you wonder what ukraine's western allies make up what is happening because

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.become only the fourth country to land on the moon, and the first to reach the lunar south pole. the unmanned lander is on course to touch down later today, in a region that scientists hope will contain enough ice to support a future human settlement. russia had been hoping to beat india to the south pole of the moon over the weekend. but its luna—25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after spinning out of control on sunday morning. the first british astronaut, helen sharman, told me more about the mission. the south pole of the moon has, well, we think it has of ice. the south pole of the moon has, well, we think it has lots of ice. ice, of course for useful if you're going to send people to the moon because they will want to drink, they will want to perhaps split the water into hydrogen and oxygen and breathe the oxygen, and you can make rocket fuel from it as well. so ice is good. but also that crater on the south pole of the moon has a really high rim. part of that rim are in constan

james waterhouse, bbc news, chernihiv.niger, general abdourahamane tchiani, says there will be a three—year transition plan for the country. in a televised address, mr tchiani said his country doesn't want a war, but warned that it would defend itself against any foreign intervention. his comments came after a first meeting with mediators from the west african group ecowas. the bloc says it's set a date for a military operation if negotiations fail. the delegation also briefly met ousted president, mohamed bazoum. russia's space agency says an "emergency" has been detected on its luna—25 probe, two days before its planned moon landing. these are pictures of the spacecraft prior to its launch. roskosmos says the "abnormal situation" happened during a maneouvre as the craft prepares for a pre—landing orbit. 0ur europe regional editor paul moss has been following developments. the russian space agency roskosmos only a few hours ago was showing off photographs it had taken of the lunar surface. it said the instruments on board

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.water from the fukushima nuclear power plant into the pacific ocean on thursday. the decision, which was approved by the un nuclear watchdog last month, has been widely criticised byjapan�*s neighbours. hong kong's government is banning somejapanese seafood imports in response to the discharge. japan has maintained that the process is safe — an assertion backed by the international atomic energy agency. it says the gradual release over the coming years will have a negligible radiological impact. hong kong's court of final appeal has issued a ruling affirming tougher minimum prison terms for offences against the national security law. it was imposed on the territory by beijing three years ago. judges said the sentencing provisions of the national security law superceded local customary laws dating from hong kong's time under british control. the ruling is likely to affect dozens of pro—democracy figures standing trial or appealing jail terms. around the world and across the uk. this is

lost their loved ones in this russian, obviously terrorist, attack. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouseact captured on film. a typical saturday, suddenly one this woman won't forget. the injuries and deaths reflect the timing and brutality of this strike. chernihiv�*s theatre bore the brunt of this russian missile. its surroundings felt the immense force from the blast. anna's restaurant was just next door. translation: | saw two girls | here, there was a lot of blood. one had her leg wounded. there was no skin. we put a tourniquet on and we were waiting for an ambulance, but it took a long time. another girl was screaming loudly. it turns out a drone exhibition had been staged here this morning. military volunteers were among the guests. it does suggest a motive. moscow usually says it's targeting military areas. but look, there is an overarching reason behind russian missiles landing in ukrainian cities, and that is its continued invasion. it tries to harm the areas it can't necessarily occupy. hanging ukrainian and european union flags represent the country's continued alignment with

from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports.er the cover of night, this sea drone moves towards towards the 0lenegorsky gornyak, a russian warship typically used for carrying supplies, meets a hunter designed to detonate on impact. under the light of the next day, the vessel appears to be badly damaged and is towed to shore while leaning to the side. novorossiysk is a major russian export hub for oil and grain. it also supplies the country's black sea naval fleet. ukraine has claimed responsibility — it tends to when it comes to sea drone assaults on the black sea, as with the recent damage to the kerch bridge, connecting occupied crimea to mainland russia. it's also been a fortnight where ukrainian ports have been pummeled by russian missiles. ukraine hopes attacks like these will make russia think twice about flexing its muscles on the black sea. it's clearly trying to hit back where it can in the face of relentless missile attacks. kyiv�*s allies have long been worried about this war spilling over. so what do they make of the

that was james waterhouse.aine's airforce has said it has destroyed 30 out of a0 russian cruise missiles and 27 drones overnight. it also said russia had launched three kinzhal hypersonic missiles, without disclosing any details. and moscow's city mayor says a hostile drone was destroyed by air defences as it approached the city on sunday. we can speak now to sir lawrence freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at king's college london. thank you and welcome to the programme. quite an escalation of retaliatory strikes by the two countries. retaliatory strikes by the two countries-— retaliatory strikes by the two countries. , , ., , , ,, ., countries. yes. obviously, russia has been doing — countries. yes. obviously, russia has been doing this _ countries. yes. obviously, russia has been doing this sort - countries. yes. obviously, russia has been doing this sort of - countries. yes. obviously, russia has been doing this sort of thing l countries. yes. obviously, russia. has been doing this sort of thing to

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.g story which has come out of pakistan. just this hour we had an update a few minutes ago from pakistan's army telling us that five of the eight people who were stuck on that cable car have now been rescued. we understand that four of those rescues have been by this method. as you can see there, people being rescued via zip line. this shows the rescued via zip line. this shows the rescue of one boy. the rescues are continuing. it is evening in pakistan now. eight people were on board the cable car. you can see if rescue from earlier in the day. you can see all of the people as well who have been watching many families who have been watching many families who are incredibly worried about their what relatives who were on board that cable car. this is all happening in pakistan's khyber providence and it was and seven in the morning local time that some of the morning local time that some of the cables broke that six children on board were on their way to school so they have been trapped i

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.wednesday. moscow's mayor says russia downed three drones in total over the western part of the region. local media reports say there was an explosion and smoke rising from the area. zimbabweans go to the polls tomorrow, but the credibility of the presidential election is being questioned as allegations of repression have grown. the vote pits the incumbent zanu pf party leader emmerson mnangagwa against the opposition leader nelson chamisa. mr mnangagwa won a disputed election in 2018 but has struggled with the country's economic problems, including an inflation rate of over 100 percent. it's the crack of dawn in southern harare and children are leaving the house to look for discarded rubbish. we started for discarded rubbish. - started collecting plastic bottles last year when my husband lost his job. bottles last year when my husband lost hisjob. we were looking for something to do to make a living, at the moment it's not paying that much. it doesn't pay much, and so her children can

with more on that, here's our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse.t sea, where since the collapse of a major agreement last month which allowed ukraine to export grain through an agreed route through the black sea, and then announced this humanitarian corridor, without any kind of acknowledgement from russia, which has continued to target commercial vessels stopping it we have a cargo ship leave the port of edessa this morning, it had been trapped since the invasion, it has continued to make its way south towards turkey. now, there are some in the insurance and shipping industry that are rightfully nervous about this, because russia enjoys quite a lot of dominance on the southern ukrainian coast, it has used its vessels to blockade ukrainian ports. and yet this vessel seems to have made its way through. more could follow, but there is a big if here on whether russia decides to leave these vessels alone. think it is a big if because it is to strike ukrainian ports with drone strikes. that is james waterhouse in kyiv. we turn to the fiva women's world

james waterhouse just mentioned a missile strike by russia — and i'd like to show you the dramatic footaget shows the momentjames was talking about when a missile hits the reikartz hotel in the zaporizhzhia city centre on the bank of the dnipro river. one person was killed and 16 people were injured. russia claimed it was being used by mercenaries, but the united nations said it was one used by their staff when visiting the city. that footage has been verified by the bbc, showing the moment of that strike. more now on the situation in hawaii. the state is no stranger to wildfires, but those of the past few days are being called the worst natural disaster in the history of the state. what sparked the deadly fires is still under investigation. hurricane winds and dry weather, however, helped fuel the flames — as bbc weather�*s ben rich now explains. the weather on its own rarely causes wildfires, but it can bring conditions that makes them more likely and help to fan the flames, which is exactly what has happened in hawaii. it has been very dry here of late, and then passing to the south, we

that was james waterhouse reporting. reported in the last few minutes. we told you that poland has accused other russian helicopters of violating polish airspace, and they condemned this moved and said the polish side stressed that the incident is seen as another element in the escalation of attention on the polish belarusian border. they said poland expects others to refrain from this. we've also supported the tensions that have risen following the report of relocation. now, belarus has responded to those accusations by poland of violating their airspace. they set accusations of violation of polish border by belarusian helicopters "are far—fetched." at the response from the belarusian side, saying those are accusations by poland at far—fetched after poland made those. tensions writing between the two sides on the polish border. this weekend marks six months since the turkey—syria earthquake which claimed the lives of more than 50,000 people — the scale of the devastation making the humanitarian and rebuilding efforts mo

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.has shaken the global football industry by signing a host of high profile football players from european leagues for record salaries. saudi clubs have collectively spent over $650 million during the transfer window on foreign players. sameer hashmi sent this report. a rapturous welcome for neymar at his new club. a volley of fireworks was followed by a drone show projecting the brazilian player's facing the sky. he was unveiled in front of thousands of ecstatic supporters. al hillel is one of asia's most successful clubs and for many fans, neymar�*s arrival marks the beginning of a new era. it many fans, neymar's arrival marks the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us. — the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar _ the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar is _ the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar is a _ the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar is a megastar. a lot for us, neymar is a megastar player. a brazil

james waterhouse, bbc news, chernihiv.th punjab in pakistan have been assigned to find the father of a 10—year—old girl found dead in in surrey. sara sharif�*s body was found at herfamily home in woking, in the early hours of tenth august. her father umar sharif, his partner beinash batool and his brother faisal malik all left the uk for pakistan a day before — on the 9th of august. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has more on the search for sara's father. we have been speaking to the police, and they say they have two teams operating in north punjab in pakistan. crucially, so far they say they have not been able to locate sara's father. we also know that originally they said they were just looking for mr sharif, but a district police officer has said if they are able to locate him, it is highly likely they would also take him into custody. that would only happen, they said, if they were able to get the approval and authorisation from the fia, the federal investigations agency here in pakistan. it is important to

the mayor of the city says a rocket hit a playground james waterhouse is in kyiv and has been followingkraine overnight by russia on places hundreds of miles from the front line. just talk us through what is happening here.- front line. just talk us through what is happening here. yes, the west of ukraine _ what is happening here. yes, the west of ukraine often _ what is happening here. yes, the west of ukraine often feels i what is happening here. yes, the west of ukraine often feels far. what is happening here. yes, the i west of ukraine often feels far from the conflict as you say. it is somewhere early on in this invasion where people headed in the search of refuge from russia's full scale invasion. it has been hit before. but not as much as other cities across ukraine which russia does not occupy. moscow is continuing its relentless tactic of trying to suppress the ukrainian population and this was a night where sirens soundedin and this was a night where sirens sounded in the small hours. there were 28 cruise missiles launched we are told from the black sea as well as the caspian

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.of murderer lucy letby has said nhs managers should be regulated in a similar way to doctors and nurses. dr stephen brearey was the lead consultant on the neonatal ward where she killed seven babies. yesterday lucy letby was handed a whole life sentence. live now to our health correspondent dominic hughes, lots of questions being raised about the regulation of nhs managers? yes, has been a big focus in recent days, maryam, about the role of those managers at the countess of chester who are reportedly —— who have reportedly ignored the warnings from the senior doctors regarding lucy letby, we heard from the lead consultant there, dr stephen brearey, who said there is no apparent accountability for those managers, he said that when they tried to raise those concerns, the doctors felt like they were under attack, their lives were made very, very difficult. this is in fact a very difficult. this is in fact a very common complaint from whistleblower is within the nhs, when they try to raise

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. there are also interesting

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james waterhouse has the latest now from difference. from kyiv. james: there's action at sea. agreed route through the black sea has been agreed upon they announce a corridor without a acknowledgement from russia which continued to target commercial vessels and yet we have a cargo ship leave the port of odessa this morning and was trapped there before the invasion and is continuing to make its way south towards turkey. now, there are some in the insurance and shipping industry that are rightfully nervous about this because russia enjoys quite a lot of dominance on the southern ukrainian coast and used its vessels to blockade ukrainian ports and yet this vessel made its way through and more could follow but there's a big if if russia decides to leave these vessels alone. it's a big if because it's continuing to strike ukrainian ports with drone strikes. >> as the war in ukraine continues, a bbc investigation heard from ukrainian prisoners of war who say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks while held in russia. a dozen former captives

here's james waterhouse now with a new report. s: there is a broader pattern where we are seeing a definite increase in airstrikes across ukrainian cities. moscow seems intent on relentlessly targeting places and relentlessly suppressing the population in they cannot occupy interesting about last night, a night air raid sirens were sounding, was not only the scale, 28 missiles reportedly launched from the black sea, the caspian sea, but the fact that western ukraine was in the targets where you had the western city there where residential blocks were reportedly damaged with falling debris after missiles were intercepted. people have been evacuated in some areas. this place was once seen as a place of refuge where millions of you indians were trying to escape the early fighting in the full-scale russian invasion. in one northwestern city here three people are dead after a business was struck i missile. then you have the par for the course here in eastern ukraine where another person has been killed in the eastern city there, a daily

james waterhouse is in kyiv with the latest. reporter: the search is finished.sident zelenskyy's hometown, russian missiles struck overnight. we know six have been killed, including a mother and her 10-year-old daughter. all 70 have been injured and one does not are trapped under rule. a familiar yet still horrifying site where you have a residential block with a chunk missing, smoldering debris and rescue dreams -- rescue teams frantically trying to save who they can. when you have wave after wave of missile strikes, there was always a place in ukraine that is the most you -- the most acutely hit. alongside this, ukrainians desperately trying to seize the initiative and the counteroffensive which is coming up towo months old. the gains have been modest and intensely contested. we do see an increase in fighting. it is true to say they are concentrating men and machinery in the southeast and eastern parts of the front line but we get comments from the kremlin alleging the counteroffensive is not going according to plan, in their words saying the western hardware

engines for aircraft and helicopters in the west of the country. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhouseiv and explains the series of claims. the mean allegations coming from president zelensky himself. he posted this image, he said it is a blood transfusion centre in kupiansk. what does he mean by the clean, the targeting of a medical area, orthe clean, the targeting of a medical area, or the civilian dealer itself. this is cold a non—residential building. we do not know how many people were inside. these vocations were occupied last year by russian forces, subsequently liberated. this period is within missile range. —— this place. we have been to hospitals that have been struck in the past. despite evidence that russia never admits to committing war crimes this week, but serious allegations from president zelensky over the weekend, but not much detail as yet. ukraine's air force says it destroyed 30 out of a0 russian cruise missiles fired overnight, as well as 27 drones. meanwhile, the mayor of moscow claims that russian air defences have shot down a drone on the approach to the capita

james waterhouse filed this report.ndent: unlike these drone attacks we have seen deep inside russia around moscow for example, kyiv seems to be more willing to admit being behind the strikes using c drones on the black sea -- sea drones on the black sea. security services said they damage a major landing ship and a port on the russian coast. it is a major terminal where 1.8 one million tons of oil make their way out from there every day and it is also an important naval base for moscow. the security service sources have shared with those footage of the apparent moment of impact with an onboard camera. there is unverified footage of the vessel subsequently listing to one side, suggesting it has indeed been damaged, but in a fortnight where ukrainian ports have been pummeled by russian drones, it seems ukraine has been keen to respond. it is interesting, because president zelenskyy has previously warned of the were coming to russia, and has been keen to apply pressure wherever possible, but in the same breath he said pea

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. where since the collapse of a major agreement last month that allowed ukraine to export grain through an agreed route through the black sea, it then announces

what is special about this attack , bbc correspondent james waterhouse said online, in contrast to drone attacks that we have seen before in the depths of russia, for example around moscow now kyiv is more willing to admit that it is ukraine behind the strikes with naval drones in the black sea or the sea of ​​azov, and sources in the security service told us that it was a successful attack on a large amphibious ship in the port of novorossiysk on the russian coast , this is a large terminal from where 1 million are shipped every day 800,000 tons of oil also for moscow - this is an important naval base and this happened two weeks after russian drones attacked the ports so it seems that ukraine intends to respond and it is interesting because it is not a long time ago, in his address, president zelenskyi said that the war is returning to the territory of russia and ukraine will resist in all possible ways, at the same time, he suggested that peace negotiations could take place already in the fall, but if you look at the fact that russia is still continuing its invasion and what we saw tod

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report from chernihiv — you may find some of theurday, suddenly one this woman won't forget. the injuries and deaths reflect the timing and brutality of the strike.

reported a russian air strike damaged a grain storage facility in reni. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouseas the latest from kyiv. there are also interesting developments at sea where since the collapse of a major agreement last month that allowed ukraine to export grain through an agreed route through the black sea, it then announces a humanitarian corridor without any kind of acknowledgement from russia, which has continued to target commercial vessels. yet we have a cargo ship leave the port of odessa this morning. it had been trapped there since before the invasion, and it continues to make its way south towards turkey. there are some in the insurance and shipping industry that are rightfully nervous about this because russia enjoys quite a lot of dominance on the southern ukrainian coast. it uses its vessels to blockade ukrainian ports. and yet this vessel seems to have made its way through. more could follow but there is a big if here on whether russia decides to leave the vessels alone and it is a big if because it continues to strike ukrainian ports with drone strikes. earlier, i s

our correspondent james waterhouse in kyiv has more on the president's decision.announcement that few predicted, 33 regional recruitment heads from every province in ukraine has been fired. now, the allegations president zelensky makes are quite serious. he accuses them of accepting bribes, through either cash or cryptocurrency, in exchange for helping men who have been mobilised be smuggled across the border. now, there is a bit of tension here when it comes to ukraine's military recruitment centres, because we've spoken to those involved, and they say they feel like they're doing the dirty work of the military, the unpopular side of things, and that the whole process in general needs modernisation. but as far as the government's concerned, they say, that is an unpopular decision. and now we have these allegations from president zelensky, with this clampdown, it seems the government might be engaging on these issues, but we've heard allegations of heavy—handed tactics being used, where men have been physically smuggled to recruitment centres. and so this is a del

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report from chernihiv — you may find some of the

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more on this attack. so we're hearing now that the search has now finished in the central city of president zelensky�*s hometown after russian missile struck overnight. we know six people have been killed, including a mother and her ten year old daughter. almost 70 have been injured and around a dozen are trapped under rubble. it is a familiar yet still horrifying sight where you have a residential block with a chunk missing smoldering debris and rescue teams frantically trying to save who they can. and when you have wave after wave of missile strikes, there is always a place in ukraine that is the most acute, acutely hit, and it is the turn of kiev. but alongside this, ukraine is desperately trying to seize the initiative in its counteroffensive, which is coming up to two months old. the gains it has made have been modest and they have been intensely contested. we are seeing an increase in fighting. it is true to say that they are concentrating men and machinery, notably in the southeastern and eastern p

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more.e whistle—stop foreign policy trips, and they bring concrete results typically. in the case of the netherlands and denmark, the us hasjust given them the green light to deliver their f—16 fighter them the green light to deliver their f—16fighterjets to ukraine. we are talking about a few dozen but we have learned a bit more detail, certainly with denmark, more than 70 ukrainian pilots will be trained initially. we have learned they won't be delivered until the training is complete. and we have learned a bit about the timelines. denmark has promised 19 f-16 timelines. denmark has promised 19 f—16 fighter timelines. denmark has promised 19 f—16fighterjets, which resident zelensky sees crucial in countering russian air superiority. they will arrive over the next 18 months, so while this is a welcome direction of travel for ukraine, there is the age—old frustration over how much time it takes the western aid to arrive and be used on the battlefield. president zelensky had touched down in a

here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse.ery evening and he claims tonight that a blood transfusion centre has been hit by a russian—guided missile in the kharkiv region. there are unconfirmed reports that it was close to a village that was near to the front line. and there is a reality here, whether you're talking about cities like zaporizhzhia or villages in the kharkiv region, even when russian forces retreated from there late last year, if you live close to the russian border or if you are close to the front line, you are typically in range of missiles and artillery fire and it is a daily occurrence where strikes like these take place. now, if there is accuracy to president zelensky�*s claim, it appears once again a medical building has come in harm's way. we have seen it before with a maternity hospital in the besieged city of mariupol last year, we saw it with a mental health hospital in dnipro — that was just a few months ago. this is a war that is synonymous with civilian areas, with cities being directly targeted. no