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quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupiansk.t by drone attacks on its own territory. overnight, ukrainian drone strikes left an airport ablaze in the northwestern city of pskov and damaged military planes. according to bbc verify, there have been over 190 suspected aerial drone attacks this year in russia and in russian—controlled territory in ukraine. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. imagine seeing this from your window. it�*s terrifying, she says. what are thought to have been ukrainian drones had just attacked a russian airfield and destroyed military aircraft. this is pskov, hundreds of miles from ukraine. the response from the ground. overnight, six russian regions were targeted in one of the most extensive drone attacks on russian territory. here�*s a factory in bryansk. you can hear the drone... ..and the result. explosion russia�*s foreign ministry promised that attacks on russia would not go unpunished. but they have gone underreported. this bulletin boasted about russia attacking ukraine, but not a word about
quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupiansk.t by drone attacks on its own territory. overnight, ukrainian drone strikes left an airport ablaze in the northwestern city of pskov and damaged military planes. according to bbc verify, there have been over 190 suspected aerial drone attacks this year in russia and in russian—controlled territory in ukraine. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. imagine seeing this from your window. it�*s terrifying, she says. what are thought to have been...
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quentin sommerville bbc news. beyond. >> cohl cabral's military named one of its generals as the countries traditional leader after seizing power wednesday. the country's longtime resident ali bongo was put under house arrest with a curfew until further notice. the military takeover of the west african country comes after fungal prop was reelected despite opposition complaints of fraud. the military announced that they are annulling the results of the saturday election and closing the country's borders. gabon is the latest former french colony in africa to experience a coup in recent years following mali, for kina faso, jenny, and niger. president ali bongo appeared on a video calling on allies around the world to make noise on his behalf. the u.n. secretary general antonio guterres condemned the power grab wednesday. the mother of luis rubiales the president of the spanish football federation has been taken to the hospital on the third day of her hunger strike. she locked herself in a church in southern spain mon
quentin sommerville bbc news. beyond. >> cohl cabral's military named one of its generals as the countries traditional leader after seizing power wednesday. the country's longtime resident ali bongo was put under house arrest with a curfew until further notice. the military takeover of the west african country comes after fungal prop was reelected despite opposition complaints of fraud. the military announced that they are annulling the results of the saturday election and closing the...
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we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronest ukrainian forces. there are vicious battles going on here in the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. rishi sunak confirms plans to give judges in england and wales the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states, as a major hurricane has made landfall in florida, bringing with it fierce winds and water surges. it's now a category two hurricane, but it's still a very serious threat to life. these are live pictures from tampa, high winds continuing to batter the highways as storm c surges threatened to overpower low—lying areas. some areas of the state are already seeing flooding, with knee—deep water covering roads and inundating towns. these are the latest pictures from jacksonville near to where the hurricane hit land. although t
we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronest ukrainian forces. there are vicious battles going on here in the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. rishi sunak confirms plans to give judges in england and wales the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking...
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quentin sommerville, bbc news, eastern ukraine. has confirmed a technical failure, led to more than a quarter of uk flights being cancelled yesterday, and not a cyber attack. martin rolfe, says flight information received by the national air traffic services, triggered a suspension of automatic systems, which meant data had to be managed manually. thousands of travellers have been affected, and it could be several days before flight schedules, are back to normal. more than 1800 flights have been affected so far. the transport secretary, mark harper, says it's the worst incident of its kind to hit air traffic control, in nearly a decade. here's katy austin. the shock waves from yesterday continued to be felt, as these passengers at liverpool this morning discovered. we booked to take the kids to dublin for the day and just got here and were told it has been cancelled, so we are waiting now in line to see if we can find something else. struggling to figure out how we feel in our day now till 11pm tonight, and just the extra cost, you
quentin sommerville, bbc news, eastern ukraine. has confirmed a technical failure, led to more than a quarter of uk flights being cancelled yesterday, and not a cyber attack. martin rolfe, says flight information received by the national air traffic services, triggered a suspension of automatic systems, which meant data had to be managed manually. thousands of travellers have been affected, and it could be several days before flight schedules, are back to normal. more than 1800 flights have...
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we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian drones target ukrainian forces. there are vicious battles going on here in the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. tougher eu style equal pay protections will stay for women in the uk. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states. hurricane idalia claims his first death making landfall in florida are now a category one hurricane. still bringing fierce winds and water searches. these are live pictures from clearwater in florida. all around the state there is flooding, one man died in the big bend region after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree. some areas of the state are already seeing flooding, with knee—deep water covering roads and inundating towns. these are the latest pictures from jacksonville near to where the hurricane hit land. although the storm has continued to weaken the
we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian drones target ukrainian forces. there are vicious battles going on here in the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. tougher eu style equal pay protections will stay for women in the uk. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we...
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quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupiansk. the front line in ukraine.o being hit by drone attacks, on its own territory. overnight ukrainian strikes left an airport ablaze in the northwestern city of pskov and damaged military planes. according to bbc verify, there have been over 190 suspected aerial drone attacks this year in russia, and on russian—controlled territory in ukraine. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has that story. imagine seeing this from your window. it's terrifying, she says. what are thought to have been ukrainian drones had just attacked a russian airfield and destroyed military aircraft. this is pskov, hundreds of miles from ukraine. rapid gunfire. the response from the ground. overnight, six russian regions were targeted in one of the most extensive drone attacks on russian territory. here's a factory in bryansk. you can hear the drone... ..and the result. explosion. russia's foreign ministry promised that attacks on russia would not go unpunished. but they have gone underreported. this bulletin boasted about russia attacking uk
quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupiansk. the front line in ukraine.o being hit by drone attacks, on its own territory. overnight ukrainian strikes left an airport ablaze in the northwestern city of pskov and damaged military planes. according to bbc verify, there have been over 190 suspected aerial drone attacks this year in russia, and on russian—controlled territory in ukraine. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has that story. imagine seeing this from your window. it's terrifying, she...
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quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupyansk.ary james cleverly has defended talks with chinese officials in beijing, the first such visit in more than five years. this is the moment he was greeted by vice president han zheng — the body language seemed to be warm enough, despite some recent tensions between the uk and china over human rights, espionage and the war in ukraine. mr han spoke of promoting what he described as the "healthy and stable development of bilateral relations" — through what he said would be "mutual respect and pragmatic co—operation". so what's likely to have been discussed in the meeting? the uk is unhappy over china's growing military support of russia in its war in ukraine. london has also voiced concerns about china's crackdown in hong kong and its treatment of the uyghurs. and then there are accusations that china is spying on the west — something beijing strongly denies. mr cleverly�*s visit comes as the parliament's intelligence and security committee warned that china is involved in every sector of t
quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupyansk.ary james cleverly has defended talks with chinese officials in beijing, the first such visit in more than five years. this is the moment he was greeted by vice president han zheng — the body language seemed to be warm enough, despite some recent tensions between the uk and china over human rights, espionage and the war in ukraine. mr han spoke of promoting what he described as the "healthy and stable development of bilateral relations" —...
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quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupiansk. important and brave reporting there.y the city has been subjected to the most powerful russian attack since the spring. kyiv�*s mayor says two people have been killed, and another wounded. vitaly klitschko says several buildings were set on fire by falling debris from targets destroyed by air defences. these are the moments the debris fell to ground in kyiv — as you can see, there was a large explosion when it came down. and this is more video from kyiv — it's not clear if this is a separate incident, or the same debris filmed from another angle. 0ur correspondent paul adams is in kyiv — he gave us this update on what happened there in the early hours of the morning. this is what a single intercepted russian cruise missile will do to a street here in kyiv. it's been a few hours since the explosion here in the early hours of the morning, no—one was on the street, nobody was as far as we know hurt. but for 100 yards in both directions, people are having to get on with the business of removing all this broken glass, repairi
quentin sommerville, bbc news, kupiansk. important and brave reporting there.y the city has been subjected to the most powerful russian attack since the spring. kyiv�*s mayor says two people have been killed, and another wounded. vitaly klitschko says several buildings were set on fire by falling debris from targets destroyed by air defences. these are the moments the debris fell to ground in kyiv — as you can see, there was a large explosion when it came down. and this is more video from...
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we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronesin the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. rishi sunak confirms plans to give judges in england and wales the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing. and the fast—food giant burger king faces a whopper of a legal battle over one of its most iconic products. hello, i'm nancy kacungira. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states, as a major hurricane has made landfall in florida, bringing with it fierce winds, water surges and potentially life—threatening conditions. some areas of the state are already seeing flooding, with knee—deep water covering roads and inundating towns.
we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronesin the east and the north. in the south, they're making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. rishi sunak confirms plans to give judges in england and wales the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing. and the fast—food giant burger king faces a whopper of a legal battle over one of its most iconic products. hello, i'm nancy kacungira....
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. >> quentin sommerville reporting there.an mercenary chief yevgeny prigozhin was quietly buried in the outskirts of st. petersburg, russia on tuesday. is heavily guarded and private burial comes six days after he was killed in a plane crash the kremlin denies any involvement in. our russia editor steve rosenberg was there. steve: all day, saint petersburg have been buzzing with rumors and counter rumors and speculation about where exactly yevgeny prigozhin would be buried. on social media, four different cemeteries were being talked about as possibilities. in the end, it was none of them. at the end of the day, mr. prigozhin's representatives revealed he had been buried in the cemetery behind me. no military honors for the head of the wagner paramilitary group, and reportedly, only a few people attended. we have been told by police that the cemetery is officially closed for the day. we can't go inside. to make sure the media that is gathered here does not try to get inside, the place is under lockdown. lots of police here on
. >> quentin sommerville reporting there.an mercenary chief yevgeny prigozhin was quietly buried in the outskirts of st. petersburg, russia on tuesday. is heavily guarded and private burial comes six days after he was killed in a plane crash the kremlin denies any involvement in. our russia editor steve rosenberg was there. steve: all day, saint petersburg have been buzzing with rumors and counter rumors and speculation about where exactly yevgeny prigozhin would be buried. on social...
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our correspondent quentin sommerville has been on the front line in eastern ukraine, where the grim taskcounting the dead has become a daily reality. and he's been talking to two ukrainian women, who, despite suffering their own losses, have vowed to keep serving the war effort. for oksana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is still somewhere. that he is still alive, and on a mission, doing hisjob. in marriage, oksana made a pact with her husband that she would join up if he was killed in action. she is still getting used to army life and the dangers that come with it. this road is regularly shelled. here, outside bakhmut, they head out and immediately take cover in nearby woods. this position is in range of russian guns. like thousands of other ukrainians, oksana had very little time to mourn.
our correspondent quentin sommerville has been on the front line in eastern ukraine, where the grim taskcounting the dead has become a daily reality. and he's been talking to two ukrainian women, who, despite suffering their own losses, have vowed to keep serving the war effort. for oksana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian air strike destroyed his convoy last november....
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and russian soldiers are also using drones on the front lines. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervilleren conway have spent the last few weeks on the front lines between kupiansk and lyman. both cities were occupied by the russians until ukrainian troops won them back. now russia is trying to reclaim the land, with the help of so—called kamikaze drones. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it's in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest, ukraine says. there's been a lot of russian activity in this area over the past couple of days. in fact, there were air strikes on the village just behind me. so we're now having to move before dawn to get to the trenches. south of kupiansk, they cast russian forces out of here almost a year ago, but their enemy is threatening to return. beyond these fields, russia has advanced in recent weeks. the men of the 68th jager brigade, newly installed, are here to ensure that they go no further. they are up against infantry and artillery attacks daily along these lines. you can see here, that's outgoing artillery.
and russian soldiers are also using drones on the front lines. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervilleren conway have spent the last few weeks on the front lines between kupiansk and lyman. both cities were occupied by the russians until ukrainian troops won them back. now russia is trying to reclaim the land, with the help of so—called kamikaze drones. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it's in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest, ukraine...
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of ukraine, russia itself is pushing forward towards kupiansk and lyman. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville spent the last few weeks speaking to ukrainian soldiers and civilians, who are being bombarded by russian artillery. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it's in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest, ukraine says. there's been a lot of russian activity in this area over the past couple of days. in fact, there were air strikes on the village just behind me. so we're now having to move before dawn to get to the trenches. south of kupiansk, they cast russian forces out of here almost a year ago, but their enemy is threatening to return. beyond these fields, russia has advanced in recent weeks. the men of the 68th jager brigade, newly installed, are here to ensure that they go no further. they are up against infantry and artillery attacks daily along these lines. you can see here, that's outgoing artillery. along the front, it's said some 100,000 russian troops have gathered in newly—formed battle groups. some, beyond this tree line. now, i
of ukraine, russia itself is pushing forward towards kupiansk and lyman. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville spent the last few weeks speaking to ukrainian soldiers and civilians, who are being bombarded by russian artillery. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it's in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest, ukraine says. there's been a lot of russian activity in this area over the past couple of days. in fact, there were air strikes on the...
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quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have visited the frontline in the east of theng — their report contains some distressing images. singing. the lament for the fallen grows louder with each passing day of war. the song is of battles gone by, but resonates again far and wide in every corner of ukraine, where a new generation is learning the pain of grief and sacrifice. maria's come here to pay her respects and pray for a relative missing in action. it's the second summer of war, and its toll hangs heavy here. singing continues. everyone has lost someone. for 0ksana, it's her husband she mourns. for five years, they were together. and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian airstrike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he has gone. it's only when i'm here that it sinks in. i feel he's still somewhere. that he's still alive and on a mission, doing hisjob. at cemeteries all across ukraine, the military dead just keep coming. here in lviv, near the border with
quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have visited the frontline in the east of theng — their report contains some distressing images. singing. the lament for the fallen grows louder with each passing day of war. the song is of battles gone by, but resonates again far and wide in every corner of ukraine, where a new generation is learning the pain of grief and sacrifice. maria's come here to pay her respects and pray for a relative missing in action. it's the second summer...
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we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronese making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. tougher eu style equal pay protections will stay for women in the uk. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states. hurricane idalia claims his first death making landfall in florida are now a category one hurricane. still bringing fierce winds and water searches.
we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronese making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. tougher eu style equal pay protections will stay for women in the uk. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states. hurricane idalia claims his first death making landfall in florida are now a category...
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our correspondent quentin sommerville has been reporting from the front line and speaking to ukrainianvilians, who are being bombarded by russian artillery in the fight for territory. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it is in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest. ukraine says. there has been a lot of russian activity in this area for the last few days, air strikes on the last few days, air strikes on the village just behind me. the last few days, air strikes on the villagejust behind me. we the last few days, air strikes on the village just behind me. we are now having to move to get to the trenches. south of here, they cast of russian full test out of here almost a year ago, but the enemy is threatening to return. in these fields, russian has advanced in recent weeks. the men of the 68th brigade, newly installed, are here to assure that they go no further. they are up against infantry and artillery attacks daily along these lines. we can see here, that is outgoing artillery. along the front, it is said there is some hundred thousand
our correspondent quentin sommerville has been reporting from the front line and speaking to ukrainianvilians, who are being bombarded by russian artillery in the fight for territory. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it is in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest. ukraine says. there has been a lot of russian activity in this area for the last few days, air strikes on the last few days, air strikes on the village just behind me. the last few...
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we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronesast, it's russia that's advancing. rishi sunak confirms plans to give judges in england and wales the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states, as a major hurricane has made landfall in florida, bringing with it fierce winds and water surges. it's now a category two hurricane, but it's still a very serious threat to life.
we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front, as russian dronesast, it's russia that's advancing. rishi sunak confirms plans to give judges in england and wales the power to order an offender to attend a sentencing hearing. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the united states, as a major hurricane has made landfall in florida, bringing with it fierce...
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ukrainian and russian ground forces still rages in the east of ukraine. 0ur correspondent, quentin sommervillera journalist, darren conway, have spent the last few weeks on the front lines between kupiansk and lyman, where ukrainian troops face the deadly threat of russian kamikaze drones. its gains are modest. but from kupiansk to lyman further south, russia is resurgent. and in the serebryansky forest, it's especially fierce. we're heading deep into this forest. there's been a lot of fighting here. yes, an artillery strike this morning, maybe a couple of hours ago. you can see it is still burning. all this road is shelled by drones and missile systems. can you see — no tops of the trees? the men compare of the artillery barrages to the first world war�*s verdun. but there is a new and lethal threat to contend with here — kamikaze drones. explosion. bleep. got to take some cover now. the gunner has fallen inside. he's unhurt, he signals. that was a drone attack against our car. that was a drone, a russian drone. so they saw us. they sent a drone and now they are seeking us and hunting us. so
ukrainian and russian ground forces still rages in the east of ukraine. 0ur correspondent, quentin sommervillera journalist, darren conway, have spent the last few weeks on the front lines between kupiansk and lyman, where ukrainian troops face the deadly threat of russian kamikaze drones. its gains are modest. but from kupiansk to lyman further south, russia is resurgent. and in the serebryansky forest, it's especially fierce. we're heading deep into this forest. there's been a lot of fighting...
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the bbc�*s quentin sommerville has been on the front line in the east, to where the grim task of countings, have vowed to keep serving the war effort. for 0ksana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is still somewhere. that he is still alive, and on a mission, doing hisjob. in marriage, 0ksana made a pact with her husband that she would join up if he was killed in action. she is still getting used to army life and the danger that come with it. this road is regularly shelled. here, outside bakhmut, they head out and immediately take cover in nearby woods. this position is in range of russian guns. like thousands of other ukrainians, 0ksana had very little time to mourn. instead, she chose to fight. what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the front line is that the time to grieve will come when the wa
the bbc�*s quentin sommerville has been on the front line in the east, to where the grim task of countings, have vowed to keep serving the war effort. for 0ksana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is...
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sharp rise in the number of kyiv�*s troops who have been killed and injured. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervilleing to two ukrainian women, who, despite suffering their own losses, have vowed to keep serving the war effort. for 0ksana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight.
sharp rise in the number of kyiv�*s troops who have been killed and injured. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervilleing to two ukrainian women, who, despite suffering their own losses, have vowed to keep serving the war effort. for 0ksana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight.
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some of the heaviest fighting continues in the east of ukraine. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervillean air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he is gone. it�*s only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is still somewhere. that he�*s still alive, and on a mission, doing hisjob. in marriage, 0ksana made a pact with her husband that she would join up if he was killed in action. she is still getting used to army life and the dangers that come with it. this road is regularly shelled. here, outside bakhmut, they head out and immediately take cover in nearby woods. this position is in range of russian guns. like thousands of other ukrainians, 0ksana had very little time to mourn. instead, she chose to fight. what we hear from a lot of soldiers on the front line is that the time to grieve will come when the war is over. and you can watch quentin�*s full report tonight on the bbc news at 6. now, imagine going to see your rock star heroes play at the reading festival and then being invited up on the stage to play with t
some of the heaviest fighting continues in the east of ukraine. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervillean air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he is gone. it�*s only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is still somewhere. that he�*s still alive, and on a mission, doing hisjob. in marriage, 0ksana made a pact with her husband that she would join up if he was killed in action. she is still getting used to army life...
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our correspondent quentin sommerville has been to the front line in the east of the country, where thety. his report contains some distressing images. singing. the lament for the fallen grows louder with each passing day of war. the song is of battles gone by, but resonates again far and wide in every corner of ukraine, where a new generation is learning the pain of grief and sacrifice. maria's come here to pay her respects and pray for a relative missing in action. it's the second summer of war, and its toll hangs heavy here. singing continues. everyone has lost someone. for oksana, it's her husband she mourns. for five years, they were together. and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian airstrike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it's still very hard - to accept that he has gone. it's only when i'm here that it sinks in. i feel he's still somewhere. that he's still alive and on a mission, doing hisjob. at cemeteries all across ukraine, the military dead just keep coming. here in lviv, near the border with pol
our correspondent quentin sommerville has been to the front line in the east of the country, where thety. his report contains some distressing images. singing. the lament for the fallen grows louder with each passing day of war. the song is of battles gone by, but resonates again far and wide in every corner of ukraine, where a new generation is learning the pain of grief and sacrifice. maria's come here to pay her respects and pray for a relative missing in action. it's the second summer of...
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northeast of ukraine russia itself is pushing forward towards kupyansk and lyman. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervillee eastern front line where he's spent the last few weeks speaking to ukrainian soldiers and civilians, who are being bombarded by russian artillery. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it's in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest, ukraine says. there's been a lot of russian activity in this area over the past couple of days. in fact, there were air strikes on the village just behind me. so we're now having to move before dawn to get to the trenches. south of kupiansk, they cast russian forces out of here almost a year ago, but their enemy is threatening to return. beyond these fields, russia has advanced in recent weeks. the men of the 68th jager brigade, newly installed, are here to ensure that they go no further. they are up against infantry and artillery attacks daily along these lines. you can see here, that's outgoing artillery. along the front, it's said some 100,000 russian troops have gathered in newly—formed battle groups. some
northeast of ukraine russia itself is pushing forward towards kupyansk and lyman. 0ur correspondent quentin sommervillee eastern front line where he's spent the last few weeks speaking to ukrainian soldiers and civilians, who are being bombarded by russian artillery. the battle on ukraine's eastern front has reawakened. it's in these fields and trenches that the conflict now burns at its hottest, ukraine says. there's been a lot of russian activity in this area over the past couple of days. in...
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we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front as russian droneshe south are making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. extraordinary report. before we show it to you, let's get some sport with mark mack,. we're going to �*s start with flushing meadows in new york. where world number1 novak djokovic is on court in his us open second round tie with spains bernabay with spains bernabay zapata miralles. djokovic efficient as always. the 23—time major winner only needed the one break of zapata miralles' serve to go 1 set up and then cranked up the gears to take the second 6—1/ djokovic has just saved two break points. the defending us open men's champion carlos alcaraz wasn't out on court for long in his opening round match. his opponent, dominik koepfer, had to retire hurt after rolling his ankle mid way through the second set.
we bring you an exclusive report from quentin sommerville on ukraine's eastern front as russian droneshe south are making progress bit by bit, but here in the east, it's russia that's advancing. extraordinary report. before we show it to you, let's get some sport with mark mack,. we're going to �*s start with flushing meadows in new york. where world number1 novak djokovic is on court in his us open second round tie with spains bernabay with spains bernabay zapata miralles. djokovic efficient...
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quentin sommerville has been reporting from the front line and speaking to ukrainian soldiers, who arellery in the fight for territory. its gains are modest, but from kupiansk to lyman further south, russia is resurgent. and in the serebrianski forest, it's especially fierce. we are heading deep into this forest. there has been a lot of fighting here. this is an artillery strike this morning, maybe a couple of hours ago. you see it's still burning. all this road, bad roads and missile systems, can you see, no tops of the trees. the men compare the artillery barrages to the first world war�*s verdun. but there is a new lethal threat to contend with here, kamikaze drones. bleep! the gunner has fallen inside. he is unhurt, he signals. that was a drone attack against our car, that was a ppd drone, a russian ppd drone. so, they saw us, they send a ppd drone and now they are seeking us, hunting us. so we need to go faster. we are just a couple of hundred metres from our position. the drones work in pairs. a surveillance drone is still up above so they get off the road. so, we've had to — we
quentin sommerville has been reporting from the front line and speaking to ukrainian soldiers, who arellery in the fight for territory. its gains are modest, but from kupiansk to lyman further south, russia is resurgent. and in the serebrianski forest, it's especially fierce. we are heading deep into this forest. there has been a lot of fighting here. this is an artillery strike this morning, maybe a couple of hours ago. you see it's still burning. all this road, bad roads and missile systems,...
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the bbc�*s quentin sommerville has been on the front line in the east, to where the grim task of countingyears, they for oxana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years, they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard — november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard to _ november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard to accept _ november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard to accept that - november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard to accept that he - is still very hard to accept that he is still very hard to accept that he is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. ifeel is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. ifeel he is is gone. it is only when i am here that it sinks in. i feel he is still somewhere. that he is still alive, and on a mission, doing hisjob. in manage, oxana made a pact with her husband — in
the bbc�*s quentin sommerville has been on the front line in the east, to where the grim task of countingyears, they for oxana, it is her husband she mourns. for five years, they were together, and the grief is still raw. pavlo was a fitness champion who volunteered to fight. a russian air strike destroyed his convoy last november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard — november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard to _ november. translation: honestly, it is still very hard...