our russia editor steve rosenberg is with me. ., , enemies? yes, he had made enemies, eseciall enemies? yes, he had made enemies, especially since — enemies? yes, he had made enemies, especially since the _ enemies? yes, he had made enemies, especially since the full-scale - especially since the full—scale russian invasion of ukraine. he was this grey figure who kept below the radar, he was the kremlin's mr fix it. you didn't hearfrom him but in the last few months he has been critical of the senior leadership, especially of the defence minister and the chief of staff. has especially of the defence minister and the chief of staff.— and the chief of staff. as far as vladimir putin _ and the chief of staff. as far as vladimir putin is _ and the chief of staff. as far as vladimir putin is concerned, i and the chief of staff. as far as - vladimir putin is concerned, where do you think yevgeny prigozhin's apparent death leaves him? i remembered what vladimir putin had said on the day of the mutiny that all the perpetrators would be pu

steve rosenberg joins us.reporting that prigozhin was among the people on this plane, we can confirm he was on the passenger list, we can't confirm he was on the plane, just talk us through that. he was on the plane, 'ust talk us through that he was on the plane, 'ust talk us through math through that. that's right, and that's important _ through that. that's right, and that's important to _ through that. that's right, and| that's important to emphasise, through that. that's right, and - that's important to emphasise, there is still a lot we don't know about what happened. the circumstances of this crash, we know according to the russian aviation agency, we know that mr prigozhin was on the list of passengers for this flight. we know no more than that. we don't know the circumstances of the crash, but interestingly this happened two months to the day since the start of the wagner mutiny. if you go back to june and the remarkable events, where we saw the paramilitary group led by prigozhin, beginning when he ca

steve rosenberg with the latest on that — ends today.t story, thank _ ends today. steve rosenberg with the latest on that story, thank you - ends today. steve rosenberg with the latest on that story, thank you very i latest on that story, thank you very much, and there will be more on that throughout the evening on bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. of massive scoring runs, those you just mentioned, jos buttler, throughout the competition, 37, 62, 43. would have various state allocation to defence and securities, not only reaching the necessary slots, i think that they will try to find new leadership because they find it quite useful to use these mercenary private groups to have flexible arm to deploy in various locations of the worlds, but it is clear that if there is any loyalty to people like him around him, it will be very difficult because there is a personal relationship that was established between parts of... catering to their needs. it was also, let's remember, business and player that plays fi

many thanks, steve rosenberg. _ criticise him. many thanks, steve rosenberg. our— criticise him.ussia _ criticise him. many thanks, steve rosenberg, our russia editor. . meanwhile, president putin has had to contend with an attack on a russian navy ship which ukraine says it carried out, using an unmanned sea drone which was carrying nearly half a tonne of explosives. the ship was docked in the port of novorossiysk, which is a major hub for russian exports. a video released by the ukrainian security services appears to show such a weapon hitting the side of a russian naval vessel. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. in waters dominated by russia, ukraine relies on stealth. under the cover of night, this sea drone moves 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, leaning to the side or being towed to shore. novorossiysk is a major russian export hub for oil and grain. ukraine has claimed

steve rosenberg, bbc news.y prigozhin rise to such influence in russia — and to lead a mercenary group with a presence in many countries? our analysis editor ros atkins has more on his story. in 1981, he was sent to prison for robbery and theft. and when released in 1990, he became a hot dog salesman in st petersburg. but by 1997 he was running a top restaurant and winning lucrative catering contracts. those brought connections to the top. prigozhin even served food to world leaders. and to putin himself. and prigozhin�*s role was becoming about much more than food. in 2014 russia annexed crimea and launched an insurgency in eastern ukraine. prigozhin was involved. of that time, he's said "a group of patriots was born", which later acquired the name wagner battalion. and soon the wagner group reached far beyond ukraine. the fbi accused prigozhin of interfering in the 2016 us election. in syria, wagner fighters supported pro—government forces. more recently there are multiple reports of wagner's military and com

steve rosenberg, bbc news.eed dead, he willjoin a long list of vladimir putin's enemies who met their deaths in mysterious circumstances. like these two — the former politician—turned businessman pavel antov and the oil boss ravil maganov, who both died last year. they had openly criticised russia's war in ukraine, and both reportedly fell to their deaths from windows. this man, boris berezovsky — another putin critic who fled to the uk — was found dead a decade ago in his mansion in berkshire. and the former spy alexander litvinenko was fatally poisoned with radioactive polonium in 2006. the european court of human rights found that russia was responsible for his death. our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking into what we know so far about the crash that may have prigozhin�*s death. thank you very much indeed. here are four possible explanations for why prigozhin�*s plane came down. the first is a bomb. this footage, confirmed by bbc verify, shows the plane falling to earth rapidly. this could have bee

thank you for that analysis, steve rosenberg, | for that analysis, steve rosenberg, our russian editorf ukraine's most celebrated fighter pilots and two other airmen have been killed in a mid—air crash. andrii pilshchykov won fame taking part in close—range aerial battles over kyiv during the early phase of russia's invasion, flying under the call—sign juice. the ukrainian military called the airmen�*s deaths "painful and irreparable" losses, and paid tribute to pilshchykov as a young officer with "mega knowledge and mega talent". the crash involved two l—39 training planes flying over northern ukraine. well, last year andrii pilshchykov spoke to the bbc about the work he and his fellow pilolts were doing, especially the difficulty of shooting down russian cruise missiles. let's listen to some of what he said. your mission is to save the lives on the ground, to save the city. you're not able... it's a terrible feeling that somebody will die. somebody will die in minutes, and you didn't prevent that. after school, i entered into the air force university. it was a dream from childhood, f

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia.in reaction to the sentence extension of an outside navalny, the u.s. state department sai "for years the criminal has attempted to silence aleksei navalny and prevent his calls for transparency unaccountably from reaching the russian people. by conducting this latest trial in secret, russian authorities demonstrate again the basis of their case and the lack of due process afforded to those who dare to criticize the regime." a video has emerged showing a siege run driving into the side of a russian naval vessel in the black sea. the bbc has not verified this video, but the nighttime footage appears to show a drone driving into the side of a large ship and tting out on impact. the video was released by ukrainian security services claim this ship suffered a serious breach, but russia's defense ministry says it repelled an attack and did not admit to any damage. james waterhouse filed this report. correspondent: unlike these drone attacks we have seen deep inside russia around moscow for

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. the time is 6:16.e nurse lucy letby, giving it greater powers. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we will head live to flushing meadows in new york where great britain�*s lily miyazaki is looking to reach the third round of the us open. identify early signs of conditions like parkinson�*s? and one londoner tells us the secrets of surviving four decades of market trading. a powerful hurricane has hit florida, with evacuation orders in place for people living in its path. some areas on the gulf coast have been hit with winds of 110mph as the hurricane continues its path into georgia and towards south carolina. the winds are also carrying seawater inland, with warnings of storm surges reaching 16 feet in height. some residents have already seen their streets submerged. our north america correspondent john sudworth has the latest from the town of hudson, in florida. the storm surge was always the biggest threat and, as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida�*s west

thank you for that, steve rosenberg in st petersburg. the time is 6.15pm. uk airports sees flights cancelled. and coming up, warning that student —— student housing shortages will only get worse in the coming years. and on bbc london: day1 of the expanded ultra low emission zone. a warning to drivers who are paying the ulez charge to not fall victim to scammers who are using websites to con drivers. in war, governments and armies don't like to give out casualty figures. the numbers might boost the morale of the enemy or sap the will of your own side. it's partly why after 18 months of bitterfighting in ukraine, it's unclear how many troops have died on either side, probably many tens of thousands. died on either side, what we do know according to us estimates is that there has been a dramatic rise in the number of dead since ukraine's counteroffensive began a couple of months ago. hundreds of new graves are being dug every day. quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have visited the frontline in the east of the country where sunflower field

steve rosenberg reporting there. well, let's turn now to the fighting on the ground in ukraine.ent state of the conflict — with the areas in red, controlled by russia. the yellow circles indicate where the fighting has been most intense recently, with reports from the south, suggesting kyiv�*s armed forces have broken through some of the toughest russian lines, after months of fierce battles, and only modest gains. here's paul adams. picking up the pace. could ukraine's counter—offensive, slow—going sincejune, be gathering momentum? in recent days, a few tentative signs. some units do appear to have broken through russia's formidable first lines of defence, south of zaporizhzhia. translation: further on, that's |where we see their supply roads. i they use these roads. i'm sure we'll go faster from here. i don't want my guys to think that they can relax now. they know we're moving on to liberate all of our territories. he says he's looking forward to leading his men all the way to the sea. but that's a long, long way. and this fighting is really hard. success is still far from gu

our russia editor steve rosenberg was there. and counter rumours and speculation about where exactly prigozhin would be buried. on social media, at least 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 that he would be buried in the cemetery behind me. no military honours for the head of the wagner paramilitary group, and reportedly only a few people attended. now, we have been told by police here that the cemeteries officially closed for the day. we can't go inside. and to make sure that the media that is gathered here doesn't try to get inside, the place is pretty much under lockdown. lots of police here all along the perimeter fence and inside the cemetery. so the ceremony itself was low—key, the security certainly isn't. and you can understand why, because the mutiny that mr prigozhin organised was seen by the kremlin as treachery as far as the russian authorities are concerned, the lesser tension, the better.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg.he inquiry, into the circumstances surrounding the murders and attempted murders of babies by the neo natal nurse, lucy letby, will now be a statutoryjudge led inquiry. it means potential witnesses can be forced to give evidence. michael buchanan, has that story. hello, lucy, is it? yes. hello, my name's... cheshire police. can i step in two seconds? yes. yeah? thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, but what she did and why she killed, she has never explained to the families of her many victims. over 12 months, the nurse killed seven vulnerable babies and attempted to murder six others. the scale of her crimes is such that the health secretary says the inquiry into what happened will now have greater powers. we will have a statutory inquiry into the letby murders, into the events at chester. that will be a judge—led inquiry, as the prime minister has confirmed, and that reflects the wishes of the families, which i discussed with them. those who worked alongside lucy let

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia.murdering his io—month—old stepson. craig crouch was told he will serve a minimum term of 28 years. jacob crouch was found dead in his cot with dozens of injuries at his home in derbyshire in december 2020. his mother gemma barton was jailed for 10 years, for allowing his death and for child cruelty. you may find some of the details in this report from phil mackie distressing. a family member who spoke in court today said that since jacob crouch's murder, no holidays, birthdays or christmases would ever be the same again. another said the pain of his loss would be with them for a lifetime. his stepfather, craig crouch, inflicted the injuries that killed him. his mother, gemma barton, allowed him to die at crouch's hands. he was a happy, smiling, bubbly baby, who never complained about the horrific treatment he was receiving. he had to put up with it, and he did, often with a smile and laughter in defiance of his tormentor. even those of us who never knew jacob personally will miss him.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, in the town of melekhovo, russia. being arranged in his third criminal case amid his campaign to return to the white house. the former us president wavied his notice to appear in florida court next week for an arraignment hearing connected to to his mishandling of classified documents after leaving the white house. on thursday, mr trump plead not guilty to charges related to the january 6th attack on the us capitol building and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. and — trump will face his first hearing in that case — just five days after the first televised debate of the election season. live now to washington post national columnist, philip bump. we have seen the former president using the indictments he's faced as part of his campaign. are we going to see the two merge as we head into election year — and the trials begin? unquestionably. eye—mac at this point in time is reporting this effect and sees his political fortune as being his best way of resolving legal problems. he understands if you beco

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia.aramurza, who is the wife of russian activist vladimir karamurza who is surrently imprisoned in the country. thank you so much forjoining us here on the programme. let's talk first about about navalny, because of course we knew it would be a harsh sentence and that, you know, this would be the case today. but it is still difficult to process and fathom when we see the sentences. thank you very much for having me here today. you know what? after my husband's 25 year prison sentence in a strict regime, i am not surprised by anything. and my husband's case, 25 years was what the prosecutor asked and this is what vladimir received. so navalny of course is yet another example that the russian authorities want to give the russian population. they want to show that this is what is going to happen to anyone. adair opposed the official narrative who adair stands up to the resume and not only publicise but denounce its crimes. i5 resume and not only publicise but denounce its crimes.— denounce i

steve rosenberg, bbc news, saint petersburg.s mercenary group has been central to russia's war effort in ukraine, where it's been impossible to calculate how many troops on either side, have died. official figures are never released, but it's likely to be tens of thousands. us estimates suggest there has been a dramatic rise in the number of dead, since ukraine's counter offensive began a couple of months ago. hundreds of new graves are being dug everyday. quentin sommerville, and camera journalist, darren conway, have visited the frontline in the east of the country, where sunflower fields give way to graveyards. a warning, 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

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.herlands are all looking to seal a place in the knockout stages later. day 13 of the tournament sees portugalface the usa, vietnam against the netherlands, then later china play top of the group d table england, whilst bottom of the table haiti face denmark. live now to ines braga sampaio, sports journalist at portuguese radio station, renascenca. good to have you on the programme. so, iam assuming you programme. so, i am assuming you are programme. so, iam assuming you are gunning for portugal, a very important match today against the usa. m0 very important match today against the usa.— against the usa. no doubt. portu:al against the usa. no doubt. portugal have _ against the usa. no doubt. portugal have a _ against the usa. no doubt. portugal have a slim - against the usa. no doubt. | portugal have a slim chance against the usa. no doubt. - portugal have a slim chance but it is still a chance so we have to beat the usa or hope for a cataclysm for the novellas and is —— for the nether

steve rosenberg, bbc news.ve rosenberg is visiting london and i'm pleased to say he is here with us in the studio. the statement seemed rather abstract and devoid of what had gone on in the last two months. what do you make of it?— you make of it? vladimir putin's statement. _ you make of it? vladimir putin's statement, condolences - you make of it? vladimir putin's statement, condolences and - statement, condolences and complements to yevgeny prigozhin, talented man, talented businessman, someone who would try to achieve things for himself and for the common cause, so lots of compliments. that does not change the fact, i think, that many people if not most people in russia and certainly abroad will conclude or have concluded that the russian authorities were behind what happened to the plane. why is that? well, we know what vladimir putin has said for years now about treachery. he said treachery is the one thing he cannot forgive, and he made it clear two months ago that he viewed the perpetrators of the wagon

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg.ze while answering a reporter's question at a news conference in covington, kentucky. what am i talking about? reporter: running for re—election in 2026? oh, that's it. silence did you hear— the question, senator? running for- re—election in 2026? silence aright, i'm sorry, y'all, - we are going to need a minute. senator. a spokesperson said mr mcconnell felt �*momentarily lightheaded' and that he will consult a physcian. that's it for the moment. thank you very much for watching. i am caitriona perry in washington. to stay with us on bbc news. take care. hello. for those of you that enjoy a big moon, there's a real treat outside at the moment — a super blue moon. what's one of those? well, the "super" bit is when the moon's closest to the earth for the year, and the "blue" bit is the second full moon of the month — so a super blue moon. and this is how sam's house spotted the rising moon here in derbyshire, just over the last few hours. now, looking at the weather picture at the momen

steve rosenberg, bbc news, saint petersburg. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.s making news: prime minister rishi sunak has paid tribute to sergeant graham saville, the nottinghamshire police officer who died after sustaining serious injuries last thursday. he was trying to help someone on the tracks at balderton, not far from nottingham. flags across the force will be flown at half—mast. sergeant saville's colleagues have been paying tribute to him. sergeant graham saville was a hugely respected and popular colleague. and the news of his death in the line of duty has come as an ultimate shock to all of us. on thursday, graham went to work to protect the people of nottinghamshire from harm. and it's a testament to his dedication and bravery that he was killed in the line of duty whilst trying to save the life of another man. his service and sacrifice will never be and sacrifice will never be forgotten. nottingham police paying tribute to sergeant grahan saville, whose death was announced earlier today by the force, after an incident on last thursday. you're live

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia.e've had wordfrom alexei navalny in a post on x — in the last hour, we've had word from alexei navalny in a post on x — the app formerly known as twitter. he told his almost three million followers... "19 years in a maximum security penal colony. "the number of years does not matter. "i perfectly understand that, like many political prisoners, "i am sitting on a life sentence. "where life is measured by the term of my life or the term "of life of this regime. "the sentencing figure is not for me. "it is for you. "you, not me, are being frightened and deprived of the will to resist. "you are being forced to surrender your country of russia "without a fight to the gang of traitors, thieves, and scoundrels "who have seized power. "putin must not achieve his goal. "do not lose the will to resist." with us tonight daniel roher, the director of "navalny", the 2022 0scar—winning documentary about the opposition leader's poisoning — and aric toler, journalist from the investigative group belli

with me is our russia editor, steve rosenberg.hose joining for thosejoining us, tell us what we don't know. for those joining us, tell us what we don't know.— we don't know. there's a lot we don't know _ we don't know. there's a lot we don't know. so _ we don't know. there's a lot we don't know. so we _ we don't know. there's a lot we don't know. so we know- we don't know. there's a lot we don't know. so we know that a l we don't know. there's a lot we - don't know. so we know that a plane belonging to mr prigozhin crashed. we know that people on board were killed. we know that according to the russian authorities, for example, the russian aviation agency that mr prigozhin was on the list of passengers of that plane. there are also reports there was a second plane belonging to mr prigozhin, just looking at some reports here which continued its flight safely. so we can't confirm yet that prigozhin was killed. we know that according to the authorities he was on the list of passengers of the plane that crashed. that's all been know a

steve rosenberg sent us this.s and counter rumours and speculation about where exactly prigozhin would be buried. on social media, at least 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 that he would be buried in the cemetery behind me. no military honours for the head of the wagner paramilitary group, and reportedly only a few people attended. now, we have been told by police here that the cemeteries officially closed for the day. we can't go inside. and to make sure that the media that is gathered here doesn't try to get inside, the place is pretty much under lockdown. lots of police here all along the perimeter fence and inside the cemetery. so the ceremony itself was low—key, the security certainly isn't. and you can understand why, because the mutiny that mr prigozhin organised was seen by the kremlin as treachery as far as the russian authorities are concerned, the lesser tension, the better.

the kremlin has denied any involvement. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from

steve rosenberg, bbc news. update from our correspondent in kyiv. irate earlier we had this update from our correspondent in kyiv.— correspondent in kyiv. we have not had much in _ correspondent in kyiv. we have not had much in the _ correspondent in kyiv. we have not had much in the way _ correspondent in kyiv. we have not had much in the way of _ correspondent in kyiv. we have not had much in the way of official- had much in the way of official reaction. we have heard from one advisor who in his words had described what happened in russia as a warning to russia's elite that in his words at disability means death. so i think privately there was a lot of interest. —— that in his words disloyalty means death. yevgeny prigozhin to so many ukrainians is the main architect behind some of the main architect behind some of the most brutal fighting we have seenin the most brutal fighting we have seen in this evasion will stop wagnerfighters, of whom seen in this evasion will stop wagner fighters, of whom years seen in

our russia editor steve rosenberg has this report.t on camera — the final seconds of a private jet. on board, reportedly, the head of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin. "look over there by the farm, it's burning," the eyewitness can be heard saying. in the distance, a giant cloud of smoke. the embraer plane had crashed in the tver region of russia, north of moscow. mr prigozhin�*s right—hand man, wagner commander dmitry utkin, is also thought to have been on board. later, a wagner—linked telegram channel confirmed that yevgeny prigozhin had been killed. it claimed it was the result of the actions of traitors of russia. it's two months to the day since the wagner chief launched what he called his march ofjustice, his mutiny — the insurrection by wagner forces who'd been fighting on the kremlin side in ukraine. they rolled unopposed into the city of rostov. their demands — the removal of russia's senior military leadership, who they blamed for setbacks on the battlefield. there were these extraordinary scenes as the paramili

our russia editor steve rosenberg was there. 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 will -- along the perimeter and inside the cemetery. ceremony itself was low-key, the security. you can understand why. because the mutiny mr. prigozhin organized was seen by the kremlin as treachery, as far as russian authorities are concerned, the less attention, the better. >> mentioned

steve rosenberg, bbc news. in russia.tian: once we got that report, we have word from alexei navalny in a post formerly known as twitter. he has more than 3 million followers and 19 years in the maximum security colony. the number of years does not matter. i perfectly understand that like many political prisoners i am sitting on a life sentence and life is measured by the term of my life or the term of life of this regime. the sentencing figure is not for me, it is for you. you, not me, are being frightened and denied the will to resist. you are being forced to surrender your country, russia, -- with thieves and scoundrels who have see -- seized power. putin must not achieve his goal. do not lose the will to resist. -- the director of oscar-winning documentary about the opposition readers poisoning the journalist from the investigative group. thank you for joining us. he was right and set -- what he says in the tweet facing 19 years in maximum security prison. a sentence he might not survive, but it is there that sentence

here's our russia editor steve rosenberg on whether today's announcement draws a line under the prigozhinffair. this is the closest, perhaps, we'll get to an official confirmation that yevgeny prigozhin is dead. this is all coming from an official russian body, russia's investigative committee, which said that genetic testing of all the bodies recovered from the crash site has been completed and claims that the identities of all ten victims matches the names on the flight manifest. and of course, that list of passengers and crew on the embraer plane that crashed included the head of wagner, yevgeny prigozhin, and his right hand man, dmitry utkin. i don't think... there are people who believe in conspiracy theorists who believe that perhaps somehow mr prigozhin got away. today's news will not change their minds. as for the cause of the crash, we're none the wiser. lots of possible theories being put out there. was it a bomb? was it sabotage? was it a missile? the kremlin has denied being behind the crash, denied any responsibility. but that denial, you have to say, has not dispersed the su

our russia editor steve rosenberg sent us this update from st petersburg...ell, this is following a pattern. in recent weeks, we've seen drone attacks across russia, sometimes deep inside russian territory. what's been happening over the last few hours is a particularly large—scale attack, a mass drone attack, as you say, targeting six russian regions. and also russian—occupied crimea. it's unclearjust how much damage those attacks have done. most of the drones have been shot down by russian air defence systems. the most significant attack seems to have been in pskov, where the airport was targeted. initially, russian officials said four transport planes, military transport planes. that was revised down to two damaged. attacks also in the region which borders ukraine. and reports this morning suggest that those attacks have been continuing this morning with an attempt on the local tv tower there. the president of gabon, ali bongo, is reported to be under house arrest after army officers claimed they have seized power. they said they were annulling the results

our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow.

our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow.still don't know the cause of the crash. there's been so much speculation in recent days. was this a missile attack, a bomb on board? was this some kind of other sabotage? we don't know. the kremlin has said, "this has nothing to do with us, "we weren't behind this." that denial, though, has not removed the widespread suspicion that mr prigozhin, the wagner chief, was targeted by russian authorities as an act of revenge for the mutiny which he organised back injune, and which was an unprecedented challenge to the kremlin. interesting, this statement that came out from russian investigators today, a very brief statement, just three sentences. mr prigozhin was not mentioned by name, but the implication of what was written was pretty clear, that, as far as the russian authorities are concerned, mr prigozhin is dead. meanwhile, one of ukraine's most celebrated fighter pilots, and two other airmen, have been killed in a mid—air crash. captain andrii pilshchikov won fame taking part in close

our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow.ell, many people are asking is the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin, finally over? i have to say — one of the things i have learned in russia is that stories here rarely end. there are so many twists and turns here and new chapters. it is quite possible that even in death, yevgeny prigozhin could pose a challenge to vladimir putin. just look at all the makeshift prigozhin memorials that have been popping up in nearly two dozen towns in russia and russian—occupied ukraine. this man had become quite a popularfigure in pro—war circles, and so the widespread suspicion that the russian authorities were behind the plane crash means that the kremlin faces the danger of a backlash. the last thing the kremlin will want to have to deal with is prigozhin the martyr or cult of prigozhin. it's interesting, actually, that president putin has now ordered wagner employees and those of other private military contractors to sign an allegiance to the russian state. this seems to be an attempt by t

steve rosenberg, bbc news.sky said ukraine had nothing to do with the crash and this was the reaction from the deputy minister of defence. speaking exclusively to the bbc. it will make this person is criminal number one to us with all of his bad things he is done in ukraine. find to us with all of his bad things he is done in ukraine.— to us with all of his bad things he is done in ukraine. and his team, and his grow). — is done in ukraine. and his team, and his group, his _ is done in ukraine. and his team, and his group, his force _ is done in ukraine. and his team, and his group, his force was - is done in ukraine. and his team, | and his group, his force was brutal in this war. they never save the lives of the people at the same time, they never save the lives of the enemy as well. it was very dangerous group of people. and the leadership is very crucial because my problem was a very symbolic, charismatic leader of this group and accepting him as a leader and when this group wants this charismatic leader, it

our correspondent in kyiv in a moment, but first let's get the latest from our russia editor steve rosenberg people are asking is if the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin finally over? one of prigozhin finally over? one of the things i have learned in russia is that stories here really end. there are so many twists and turns here and new chapters. it is quite possible that even in that death yevgeny prigozhin could pose a challenge to vladimir putin. just look at all the makeshift prigozhin memorials that have been popping up in nearly two dozen towns in russia and russian occupied ukraine. this man had become quite a popular figure in pro—war circles and so the widespread suspicion that the russian authorities were behind the plane crash means the kremlin faces the danger of a backlash. the last thing the kremlin will want to deal with is prigozhin the martyr. it is interesting that president putin has now ordered wagner employees and those of other private military contractors to sign and allegiance to the russian state. this seems to be an attempt by the kremlin to bring these kind

our russia editor steve rosenberg sent us this update from st petersburg.s is following a pattern. in recent weeks, we've seen drone attacks across russia, sometimes deep inside russian territory. what's been happening over the last few hours is a particularly large—scale attack, a mass drone attack, as you say, targeting six russian regions. and also russian—occupied crimea. it's unclearjust how much damage those attacks have done. most of the drones have been shot down by russian air defence systems. the most significant attack seems to have been in pskov, where the airport was targeted. initially, russian officials said 4 transport planes, military transport planes. that was revised down to 2. attacks also in the region which borders ukraine. and reports this morning suggest that those attacks have been continuing this morning with an attempt on the local tv tower there. ukraine's summer counter—offensive has met stiff russian resistance, resulting in minimal gains over the last few months. our correspondent quentin sommerville has been reporting from th

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. after sustaining serious injuries last thursday. he was trying to help someone on the tracks not far from help someone on the tracks not farfrom nottingham. flags far from nottingham. flags across farfrom nottingham. flags across the force will be flown at half mast. his colleagues have been paying tribute to him. ,, ., , ., ., have been paying tribute to him. ,, ., ., him. sergeant graham savill was a huael him. sergeant graham savill was a hugely respected _ him. sergeant graham savill was a hugely respected and - him. sergeant graham savill was a hugely respected and popular. a hugely respected and popular colleague in the news of his death on the line of duty has come as an ultimate shock to all of us. on thursday, graham went to work to protect the people of nottinghamshire from harm. and it is testament to his dedication and bravery that he was killed in the line of duty while trying to save the life of another man. his service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. nottingham p

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steve rosenberg, bbc news. joining us is our moscow reporter, will vernon.exactly happened on that flight. because rumour has been swirling here for several weeks now about exactly what fate would await yevgeny prigozhin, right? you had a lot of powerful enemies here, especially in the military. i think most russians were utterly unsurprised when the news broke yesterday that yevgeny prigozhin's plane had crashed. and i think a lot of russians were actually more surprised that something like this had not happened sooner. also, whatever ends up being the official cause of the crash, in some ways, it does not really matter, because for the kremlin, the job is done. this event has served one of its purposes which is to warn other potential rebels, other potential mutineers that you should not challenge the kremlin's authority and you should not cross vladimir putin.— 0ften often we have discussed various strike action across different industries. today charlie, focusing on the nhs. we are talking about consultants. hospital consultants in england have started t