in an interview with the capital, lieutenant general oleksandr pavlyuk, commander of the kyiv defense forces groupt whatever the plans of the russians, the ukrainian military is ready to fight back, how has it changed the approach to the defense of kyiv compared to the beginning of a full-scale invasion, olena relmovska talked about this and not only with general pavlyuk. i think we will win because the most important thing is that we have something to fight for. that you found the time to come to the first public broadcasting channel, we congratulate you, thank you for the invitation, especially thank you for visiting us now, when there have been more frequent conversations about the possibility of a second attack by the russians on kyiv, so let's start with this, do you think such a development of the situation is possible, you know, at the moment there is no direct threat because there are no suitable forces and means that can repeat this attack by the russians on the territory that is the border of ukraine with belarus. yes, there are certain groups, but taking into account our potential, that

our conversation the statement of oleksandr pavlyuk, the general who commands the group forces and means of kyiv's defense, they won't let them pass beyond the border of belarus, i'm stagnant , adjusted artillery fire, work from sniper groups to mobile fire groups, we don't plan to let them go further abroad this is exactly what you say, the ukrainians are also preparing like this, and we see that the belarusians are outraged by the preparation, at least the way the border guards send them gestures, at least congratulations. and that you should definitely not cross the ukrainian border. i think that this is not what we need to pay special attention to the fact that the state, like belarus, as a state, allowed the fact that, first of all, land and air aggression took place in the direction of our country, and this continues from the very beginning, it continues to be used as we see it. mig-31 things with daggers were cases of use on objects, a small number, but there was little space, and the dagger itself is a ballistic missile, it is similar, close to the e-e from scandinavia, it is basic, as it were, bu

reinforced by mobile air defense forces have already created 19 groups based on powerful ford suvs that are adapted to combat conditions. they will protect the sky on the approaches to kyiv, the commander of the combined forces of the armed forces of ukraine , lieutenant general serhiy naev, said. according to him, mobile fire units are already protecting the approaches to critical infrastructure facilities on volyn as well as strategic objects of sumy region in odesa region detained a russian agent, the attacker was preparing a missile attack on energy facilities and the izmaila port, the sbu reports , with an adviser, it turned out to be an official of one of enterprises after the beginning of a full-scale invasion, he was recruited by the russian special services, the man reported to the occupiers data on the location of objects of the energy infrastructure of the personnel and equipment of the armed forces, as well as fortifications and checkpoints, missile strikes on the dnipro the security service of ukraine detained seven russian agents, they gave the occupiers the coordinates of objects of critical of infrastructure , the acting head of the sbu, vasyl makyk, said

event of a repeated attempt to attack kyiv, the defense village of ukraine expects to stop the invaders at the border with belarus, the commander of the group of forceseans of defense of the capital said oleksandr pavlyuk, a powerful military unit was created there around the capital, several lines of defensive structures with a length of about 1,000 km were erected. the entire border was strewn with minefields . in addition, the enemy troops had planned artillery fire and the work of snipers . in the liberated izyum district, the state emergency service reported that the deceased worked in the state emergency service of the ternopil region the lieutenant colonel of the civil defense service, the head of the pyrotechnic works group, he was 42 years old, the russians will use all 1,750 iranian drones by may, but only on the condition that they use drones with such intensity as in the period from september to december of this year, they are convinced by the institute of war studies for strikes on ukrainian critical infrastructure the occupiers are increasingly relying on these aircraft, they have probably exhausted their current reserves, so the aggres

forces to exhaust themselves, if you like. for now, kyiv is adamant the defensive lines are holding and they say the wagner group are putting sometry and make more immediate gains. the russians are claiming that it has control, but there are, as ever, conflicting reports in terms of the military significance. i wouldn't place too much on soledar. this is about a propaganda trophy for vladimir putin to present to critics back inside russia. the direction of the war i don't think will be influenced greatly by what we are seeing in the east. but the fighting is fierce and the human cost is great. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the social media personality andrew tate, investigated in relation to organised crime, we hear about his popularity among young people. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is un

forces to exhaust themselves, if you like. for now, kyiv is adamant the defensive lines are holding and they say the wagner group are putting somey and make more immediate gains. the russians are claiming that it has control, but there are, as ever, conflicting reports in terms of the military significance. i wouldn't place too much on soledar. this is about a propaganda trophy for vladimir putin to present to critics back inside russia. the direction of the war i don't think will be influenced greatly by what we are seeing in the east. but the fighting is fierce and the human cost is great. that was james waterhouse reporting for us in kyiv. police in romania have raided more properties as part of their investigation into the social media personality andrew tate. now, you may not have heard of him, but if you've got teenagers, particularly boys, they almost certainly will have. the self—proclaimed misogynist has a loyal following on social media, despite being banned from facebook, instagram, tiktok and youtube. some british schools are so worried about his influence that they're devoting entire lessons to trying to counteract

forces to exhaust themselves, if you like. for now, kyiv is adamant the defensive lines are holding and they say the wagner group are putting someiate gains. the russians are claiming that it has control, but there are, as ever, conflicting reports in terms of the military significance. i wouldn't place too much on soledar. this is about a propaganda trophy for vladimir putin to present to critics back inside russia. the direction of the war i don't think will be influenced greatly by what we are seeing in the east. but the fighting is fierce and the human cost is great. cyclones continue to batter the us state of california with the tragic stories behind the headlines beginning to emerge. they include that of 5—year—old kyle doan, who has been missing since floodwaters swept him away, just minutes after he reassured his mother that they just needed to "be calm". at least 19 people are now known to have been killed by the flooding and mud slides which began in late december. 0ur correspondent james clayton reports. a brief lull in the rain in northern california has allowed authorities to assess the damage from successive storms

a repeated attempt to attack kyiv, the village of the defense of ukraine expects to stop the invaders even at the border with belarus, the commander of the group of forcesd means of defense in the capital oleksandr pavlyuk , a powerful military unit was created there, and several lines of defensive structures with a length of about a thousand kilometers were erected around the capital. the supply of weapons is reported in the american institute for the study of war. russian tyrants are building a new transcontinental trade route to avoid imposed of restrictions, officials - it is in the states that they can partially introduce negotiations on this , experts note, for devoted service, the service dog of the national guard received a four-legged uno award for searching for people under the rubble a few months ago, the russians fired a rocket into residential areas of the dnipro. uno had to be involved in search operations that day she pointed to the place under the wreckage where the bodies of the dead were found, the four-legged friend spends most of her time in donetsk region in positions with fighters, her specialization is the search for explosive sub

forces to exhaust themselves, if you like. for now, kyiv is adamant the defensive lines are holding and they say the wagner group are putting somehe russians are claiming that it has control, but there are, as ever, conflicting reports in terms of the military significance. i wouldn't place too much on soledar. this is about a propaganda trophy for vladimir putin to present to critics back inside russia. the direction of the war i don't think will be influenced greatly by what we are seeing in the east. but the fighting is fierce and the human cost is great. that and the human cost is great. was james waterhous reporting that was james waterhouse reporting there. a swedish mining company says it's found europe's largest deposit of rare earth elements in northern lapland. it contains at least1 million tonnes of the minerals, which are needed in various high—tech products. europe is mostly dependent on china for these rare elements. tim allman reports. close to the arctic circle, in the far north of sweden, it lies the city of kiruna. they have been mining in all here for more than a century, but now they found something else. thi

commander of the defense forces of the capital, kyiv oblast prepared powerfully for a possible new offensive, lieutenant-general oleksandr pavlyuk, i quote verbatim, we created a grouper with belarus that is ready to meet the enemy with dignity. where a powerful defense system has been created on the basis of the fortification positions of long-term defense structures and it will be impossible to pass so easily, the general added that the ukrainian belarusian the border is now solid rubble and mini-fields, so the enemy will need a lot of effort, besides, artillery fire is planned for them, the work of sniper groups to mobile fire groups, and we do not plan to let the enemy pass beyond the border. analysts of the tower p valeriya, we congratulate you glory to ukraine, the russian federation and the leadership are not preparing the society in this country for the fact that this rain will last for a long time, and most likely we will talk about a rather long history when we talk about war with us, in the meantime, the secretary of the nsdc, oleksiy danilov, declares that russia is preparing for an escalation of the situation in february. well, kremlin officials hold me

forces to exhaust themselves, if you like. for now, kyiv is adamant the defensive lines are holding and they say the wagner group are putting someiming that it has control, but there are, as ever, conflicting reports in terms of the military significance. i wouldn't place too much on soledar. this is about a propaganda trophy for vladimir putin to present to critics back inside russia. the direction of the war i don't think will be influenced greatly by what we are seeing in the east. but the fighting is fierce and the human cost is great. in brazil the president has accused security— in brazil the president has accused security forces of opening the door of the _ security forces of opening the door of the presidential palace where thousands of opposition demonstrators who vandalized the building _ demonstrators who vandalized the building on sunday. in a demonstrators who vandalized the building on sunday. ., demonstrators who vandalized the buildin: on sunda . ., , building on sunday. in a news conference — building on sunday. in a news conference he _ building on sunday. in a news conference he said _ building on sunday. in a

repeated attempt to attack kyiv defenders of ukraine expect to stop the invaders at the border with belarus , oleksandr pavlyuk, the commander of the group of forces and means of defense of the capital, has created a powerful military unit there, and several lines of defense structures with a length of about a thousand kilometers have been erected around kyiv, the entire border is strewn with minefields , in addition, artillery fire and sniper work are planned without light on enemy troops in most regions of ukraine, stabilization shutdowns of electricity began to operate, in particular, this applies to kyiv and the regions of lviv oblast, rivne oblast, prykarpattia, vinnytsia odesa oblast zaporizhzhia and dnipro poltava regions and dnipro energy companies are asking to pay attention to updating the schedule in turn, the duration of blackouts varies in each region depending on the existing deficit. ukrenergo also notes that due to the decrease in temperature, the demand for electricity use is increasing, this also affects the availability of light in the houses, a family of six people was poisoned by carbon monoxide in the village of gorenka in the kyiv region, four a

forces to exhaust themselves, if you like. for now, kyiv is adamant the defensive lines are holding and they say the wagner group are putting someussians are claiming that it has control, but there are, as ever, conflicting reports in terms of the military significance. i wouldn't place too much on soledar. this is about a propaganda trophy for vladimir putin to present to critics back inside russia. the direction of the war i don't think will be influenced greatly by what we are seeing in the east. but the fighting is fierce and the human cost is great. in the united kingdom, the royal mail has been warning customers of severe disruptions to its postal service abroad, since wednesday. it's emerged that it's being caused by a ransomware hacking attack with links to russian criminals. the company has asked customers not to post items until the issue can be resolved. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now. details moshiri joins us now. are emerging, what more do details are emerging, what more do we know? the details are emerging, what more do we know?— do we know? the cyber attack and specifically _ do we know? the cyber a

defense , the aggressor country allegedly killed 700 ukrainian defenders by firing squad at the kyiv vocational technical school after the buried military personnel of the eastern group of the armed forces serhiy cherevaty noted that russia does not have the ability to deliver such high-precision strikes, i will quote the spokesman , this information is as true as the data that they destroyed all our high-mars, this is an information operation, 20 arrivals from self-propelled artillery installations, the russians will not leave sumshchyna alone , in the afternoon they shelled myropyllya informs the head of the regional military administration, dmytro zhivitsky, as a result of the strikes, five houses and a local farm were damaged. in the summer, the occupiers had already attacked this enterprise, then all the hay stocks for livestock russia has created the world's largest minefield in ukraine, prime minister denys myhal announced this, according to him, due to russia's aggression, a minefield with an area of ​​250,000 m², or 41% of the entire territory of the country, has been created in ukraine, this causes serious disruptions in rural the economy, which is one of our main branches of

kyiv training took place on the northern border military demonstrated defensive combat as well as detection and destruction of subversive intelligence groups during the advance of the river said the deputy commander of the ground forces oleksandr pavlyuk also trained rifle units tactics of counteroffensive actions in order to regain conditionally lost positions and 15 years in prison threatens the three traitors on the security service of the luhansk region collected indisputable evidence of their guilt. the former head of the luhansk military civil administration and two of his deputies after the capture of the district by the russians were among the first to support the occupiers and then offered their help and headed the administration newly created by the invaders. in their positions, enemy publicists are performing their tasks. regarding the spread of the kremlin regime, in addition, they suppress the resistance movement, promote forced passporting and force local enterprises to pay taxes to the aggressor country and in the kharkiv region , podkupyansk, the head of the security service of one of the enterprises helped the russians to build positions, the man voluntarily provided the occupiers with warehouses and

kyiv vocational technical school responsible for the buried soldiers. according to the ministry of defense of the aggressor country , 700 ukrainian defenders were allegedly destroyed by shelling. serhiy cherevaty of the eastern group of the armed forcesed that russia does not have the ability to deliver such high-precision strikes, i will quote the spokesman, this information is the same corresponds to reality, as well as the data that they destroyed all our heimers, this is an information operation. maryinka in donetsk region has been under constant fire since 2014, or it is outside the city, it has been going on continuously, but this spring, the russian invaders managed to capture half of the settlement now, because it is being fought in the area of ​​the central avenue in fact, this is the last frontier on the assault, the invaders are throwing hundreds of people, street battles are taking place, the city is almost completely destroyed, the stories of the fighters, who every day are taking place enemy attacks on the city, are actually already his no some ruins are stormed every day, mainly the infantry goes first, gas goes, then grenades go well, before that, the artillery goes before the assault, it happens that there is artille