unicef - from the noble lord. i am grateful for the chief whip. unicef has - from the noble lord.ul for the chief whip. unicef has said today that 600,000 children are displaced within rafah in gaza. that is comparable to the entire under 12 population of scotland being displaced to one postcode area. does the foreign secretary agree with me that any belligerence in the conflict that advises children and civilians to relocate on the pretext of their safety but relocate to an area where there is no shelter, no water, no medicine and weather is no security guarantees, is a war crime? what i would say is what i said yesterday when i was in scotland which is the people who are in rafah on many occasions have already moved to three, four or five times. it is not possible to move again, they cannot go north because they would be going back to homes that have been destroyed, they can go south because that would involve going into egypt which none of us want to see, the egyptians don't want to see, the egyptians don't want to see, it is important that the israeli stop and think before goi

hamish young, from unicef in rafah, thank— need. thank you _ need. hamish young, from unicef in rafah, thank you very _ need. hamish young, from unicef in rafah, thank you very much. - and you can watch and follow the story on the bbc news website or bbc news app. 0ur live page will keep you updated with the latest developments as they happen — bbc.com/news or the bbc news app. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. executives at water companies could lose their bonuses in future if the firm they run causes environmental damage — like letting illegal sewage—spills pollute a beach or river. environment secretary stephen barclay said it was time water company bosses "took responsibility". campaigners and opposition parties said they had been calling for restrictions on water boss bonuses for some time. a key parliamentary committee says the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda is "fundamentally incompatible" with the uk's human rights safegu

pires with unicef.eard reports that gazans are resorting to eating animal feed just to survive. how real is the danger of starvation right now and does it?— now and does it? thanks for havin: now and does it? thanks for having me. _ now and does it? thanks for having me, carl. _ now and does it? thanks for having me, carl. very - now and does it? thanks for having me, carl. very real. | now and does it? thanks for i having me, carl. very real. the risk of starvation in gaza is real and we have banged the drums before and we continue to do so. the humanitarian situation in the gaza strip since the 7th of october has become catastrophic. children are at the sharp end of this, they are always the ones who suffer the most. thousands have been killed, many thousands more have been injured. they have lost loved ones, they had seen the houses destroyed, they have been displaced several times and are now pushed into a tiny strip of land where at least 6000 are living, children are living at this point, so they

that is what we pray will happen. >> james elder of unicef, thanks for your time. all the best in the continued efforts. >> thanks. >>> and when we come back, where did winter go? dozens of cities are reaching record high temperatures more than halfway through the season now and snow and ice have become rare commodities. what is causing the now lack of snow, next. not all christian mccaffrey's are the same. some are all-pro running backs. some aren't. i'm christian mccaffrey and i make tacos. just like not all internet providers are the same. don't settle for slow. yikes. or unreliable. that's going to leave a mark. or weak. get real deal speed, reliability and power with xfinity. hey, you okay? i'm gonna pass out if that's alright. get the real deal, get xfinity. >>> it is still winter, but some parts of the u.s. don't seem to be feeling it as record warmth moves over the northeast this weekend. in some states, temperatures could be up to 30 degrees warme than normal. allison chinchar is tracking it. we cannot be satisfied sometimes. it's way, way, way, too cold a

inside garza, you as children a you in children's agency. unicef says the territory is points to witness an explosion in preventable child death due to severe food poverty, the hello and terry martin. good to have you with us. after more the decade fighting authorities in the british courts wiki leaks, founder julian assange is now facing what could be his last chance to stop is extradition to the us. a crowd of assign supporters has gathered outside london. sy, court calling for him to be released. his lawyers will ask judges there today to grant a new appeal hearing. if that fails massages, backers worry. he could be put on a plane to the us straight away. or prosecutors want to put him on trial on spying charges, but decided his wife says he would not survive be extradited. the days before the u . k. cool. it's considered whether to expedite julian, a song as to the us, his wife issue to heartfelt please. his release, his health is in decline, mentally and physically. his life is a risk every single day. he stays in prison. and if he is extradited, he will die. but it's not just about

unicef says children in gaza are in desperate need of life—saving support.of the estimated 1.7 million people displaced in gaza are children. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says 28,000 people have died in the israel—gaza war, many of them women and children. one of them is hind, a six—year—old girl who went missing 12 days ago in gaza city after the car she was in came underfire. she was found dead along with several relatives and two paramedics who tried to save her. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson sent this report, which contains distressing material. today it was hope that died, long after six—year—old hind was killed. she survived the gunfire that killed her uncle, aunt and cousins as they fled gaza city in the family car. her calls with the emergency services as she hid among the bodies of her relatives, in sight of israeli tanks, sparked a campaign to find her. today, as israeli forces withdrew from the area, paramedics went in. they found hind's body with those of her relatives in the shattered car. her mother has been waiting for her

we hope to be speaking to james elderfrom unicef alive we hope to be speaking to james elder from unicefe, because so many different strands of what is actually going on. of course, that evacuation order from nasser hospital around rafah, a lot of concern about the imminent israeli military operations. so of course, huge applications for children especially in the south, so we will talk to james elder here on the programme in the next couple minutes, just waiting for that long to come up. despite an increase in the energy price cap. the figures from the office for national statistics show that prices are still going up month on month, but at exactly the same rate as december. mark, take us through the figures they are, broadly it has stayed static, so explain in a little more detail why. it static, so explain in a little more detail why-— detail why. it stayed static, beatin: detail why. it stayed static, beating expectation - detail why. it stayed static, l beating expectation because detail why. it stayed static, - beating expectation because of things like crackers, cakes and crisps.

unicef says the number would continue to rise if the situation does not change. we have examined. 2000 children and among the cases we checked was this child who is 2 years and seven months old before the war, before october 7, she weighed 11 kilograms, she's now 7 kilograms, so she's suffering from malnutrition, her situation is difficult, she has complications, she suffers from dehydration and she needs help, we have heard the appropriate amount of nutrition supplements, we're trying our best to help her, we're referring her to hospital where she can get treatment, that's all we could do so far. due to the conditions of the war in gaza, the health and nutrition situation for children have changed. it has become incomplete health system without vitamins, proteins or fats in the healthy amounts. children are relying on canned food which contains preservatives. all this along with the fact that the water is polluted, the sand, the living conditions here that can spread diseases and germs. all this causes malnutrition among children in this. there are 32500 childre

that is a jonathan crates with unicef. we'd give you our thank sir. thank you. lawmakers in argentina is lower house, have voted in favor of sweeping reforms after days of merits on debates. the bill is a key component of prison and have you in the lays election pledge to shake up the trouble of the economy. it contains hundreds of articles including privatization and cutting states subsidies. the senate still needs to approve on the mattress, which have sparked violent protests on the streets of the origin time capital thousands gather in buenos virus to voice the alarm over the president's reform package. of the protest outside congress become heated demonstrators throw objects at police who respond with to your desk. but these are getting time to refuse to back down. they believe the nation's future is at stake. it's going to be an unlivable country that serves the rich and we will take it upon ourselves in the streets to do what we always did with those laws in the past. defeat them in the streets as we did with the dictatorship model for the love

that is a jonathan crates with unicef. we'd give you our thank sir. thank you. here in germany, people are taking to the streets once again to denounce for right extremism. this rally in the capital, berlin is expected to do all 100000 people. for weeks germans have been demonstrating against racism, ends, you know, food be as follows. revelations that members from the far right alternative for germany party attended a secretive meeting to discuss the mass deportation of foreigners. and some german citizens dw political corresponded alex, yours is joining me now from the side of the demonstration here in berlin. alex, what are people? they're telling you about why they came today of the pro, just as i talked to you earlier today at this demonstration, they said they are really, really determined to send a key a signal towards the far right extremism and towards the far right. a if the policy, as we just mentioned, are on 100000 people expect it to be here and they want to raise their voice against what they consider a threat to democracy. maybe just to remind th

inside garza, the ones children's agency. unicef says that the territory is poised to with a witness for an explosion in preventable child's death. due to severe food poverty, and as israel continues to pound the gaza, the un security council prepares a vote on a new draft to cease fire resolution. the u. s. has already threatened to veto the plan while proposing its own the i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. after more than a decade of fighting authorities in the british courts wiki weeks founder julian massage is now facing what could be his last chance to stop his extradition to the united states. a crowd of astonished the porters is gathering outside of london's high court calling for him to be released. while inside his lawyers are hoping to persuade judges to grant a new appeal hearing. if that fails sanchez back, or is worry that he could be put on a plane to the united states straight away, the prosecutors want him to be put on trial on spying. tortoise massage himself hasn't appeared in court with his lawyer saying that he is to on well, his wife of the 50 year old say

unicef, asked forfrom day one. unicef, the same thing.thing. we have a humanitarian cease—fire. of course apart from one week that's been ignored. but that has to be the plush. if there was a cease—fire tomorrow, we would still have a humanitarian catastrophe in gaza based on the malnutrition, the lack of water. we estimate nine out of ten children have suffered from some disease in the past two weeks. we would have that highest level humanitarian catastrophe. we have backed but we have the bombardments. they are continuing, as the young lady said to me just before i they are continuing, as the young lady said to mejust before ijoined you, she is in gaza now. she said she stopped fearing death. it is surviving that she is fearful of because the hospitals aren't functioning. there is no anaesthetic in a lot of places. i know the language in the effort to get aid across voice playing out and dies i stop by thank you forjoining us today. when an off—duty police officer kidnapped, raped and murdered a young woman in london in 2021 — the serie

unicef also announced that one million children in gaza lack judicial security. and they are facing a health crisis. in the last day and night attacks of the regime 96 people were martyred and 172 people were injured in the gaza strip. in the latest attacks, a civilian car was targeted in khanyounes, as a result of which two people were martyred and several were injured. in addition to raining bullets and attacks, the zionists. they built a fire belt in gaza city with bunkers around one of the schools where the displaced people live . a house was bombed in kaffa, the southernmost city of the gaza strip, as a result of which a number of people inside the house and passers-by were martyred. a senior member of the hamas movement said that the american cease-fire plan is actually a propaganda and deception on the part of the occupying regime, stameh hamdan, emphasized that the purpose of the plan proposed by the us in the paris negotiations is to give more time to the zionists to prepare for the attack on rafah, but the resistance warns that the attack on rafah will

unicef expects that in the... coming days and weeks, there will be at least 10,000 children whose lives are essentially at risk if the situation does not change. this danger also comes as the health and drinking water systems face a complete collapse in the gaza strip, contributing to the spread of diseases. this creates a deadly cycle because we know that if children who are malnourished contract disease, their lives are more at risk. the international court of justice has warned that what is taking place in the gaza strip could lead to untold regional consequences. the icj says developments would exponentially increase what is already a humanitaria nightmare. the un court is calling for immediate and effective implementation of the measures that it demanded on january 26th. back then the icj called on israel to prevent acts of genocide in the gaza strip. meanwile hamas resistance movement has urged the court to directly order a stop to the israely onslot on the coastal territory. this comes after the israely prime minister about to go ahead with a planned ground assault on raffa. this

unicef expects that in the coming days and weeks there will be at least 10,00 children whose lives are essentially at risk if the situation does not change. this danger also comes as the health and drinking water systems face a complete collapse in the gaza strip contributing to the spread of diseases. this creates a deadly cycle because we know that if children who are malnourished contract disease, their lives are more at risk. 1500 is the number of political prisoners who are still languishing in the presence of the al khalifa regime in bahrain which have housed 5000 detainees over the years since the beginning of the february 14th 2011 bahraini revolution. members of the bahraini opposition have been judged in illegitimate courts on political, sectarian and religious grounds with fabricated malicious charges. many political details. have been sentenced to death or life imprisonment with revocation of citizenship based on confessions extracted under torture in brutalizing interrogation rooms with ready-made charges determined by the executioners, and yet the revolution lingers to it

unicef expects that in the coming days and weeks there will be at least 10,00 children whose lives are essentially at risk if the situation does not change. this danger also comes as the health and drinking water systems face a complete collapse in the gaza strip, contributing to the spread of diseases. this creates a deadly cycle because we know that if children who are malnourished contract disease. says a palestinian resistance against israel will continue until the regime's last soldier leaves gaza. abu ubaida said resistance fighters have already inflicted unprecedented losses on invading israeli forces. the spokesman also stated hamas has been trying to protect captives, it's been holding in gaza, but israel has ignored warnings about the threats to their lives. he added that the casual. among the captives have increased dramatically since the beginning of the israeli onslot on gaza. hamos has announced deaths of several captives in the regime's air strikes. abubaida reiterated, the operational flood will mark the end of the oldest occupation in the contemporary era and will be a

camps in rafa. there are 325,00 children under the age of five who are risk of acute malnutrition. unicef expects that in the coming days and weeks there will be at least 10,00 children whose lives are essentially at risk if the situation does not change. this danger also comes as the health. and drinking water systems face a complete collapse in the gaza strip, contributing to the spread of diseases. this creates a deadly cycle, because we know that if children who are malnourished contract disease, their lives are more at risk, well we have a breaking news, you can see on the bottom of your screen there a panamanian oil tanker northwest of yemen's port city of mokha has come under attack uh we don't very little at this point, but the area has been the scene of a similar attacks, mostly carried out by um yemeni armed forces in support of the palestinians of gaza, any israeli linked vessel in the red and arabian sea, the yemen armed forces have said will come under attack as long as the regime continues with this campaign of genocide in gaza and it's a siege of the bessieg enclave, now we

she is a spokesperson for unicef. she joins us now from un headquarters in new york test. thanks for joining us on tuesday. or i understand you were in cause a last month can you talk us through what you and your teams are seeing that out. all the situation is very different between the north and south. so they're incredibly different. uh, the situation in the south, which we're able to provide some limited aid and also have some access to those of, you know, some level of food. all of the families that i met and spoke to said that they were incredibly hungry, but they were able to access tend vegetables from aid packages and, and perhaps spread from the community via the thirty's limited and the diversity. and that 3rd is not enough nutrition for, for children to grow up healthy and strong. but in the north, the situation is, is even worse, unbelievably, because i had access to the north has basically been non existent since the beginning of this year. we haven't received these sites, the assurance is that we need to get up into the north and provide there. and what we're

camps in rafa. there are 325,00 children under the age of five who are risk of acute malnutrition. unicef expects that in the coming days and weeks there will be at least 10,00 children whose lives are essentially at risk if the situation does not change. this danger also comes as the health and drinking water systems face a complete collapse and gaza strip contributing to the spread of diseases. this creates a deadly cycle because we know that if children who are malnourished contract disease, their lives are more at risk. israel soldiers been killed during latest ground battles with palestinian resistance fighters in gaza. three israeli soldiers were also seriously injured in those battles. that's according to israeli media, they say four soldiers were from a reconnaissance unit operating. in southern gaza, israel media says total of 233 soldiers have been killed since ground fighting began in gaza in late october, palestinan resistance group so say actual number is much higher, they say israel is hiding the true number of casualties as it already faces public anger over the handling of

nothing gets changed. urgency and immediately for those of them and because us to i'm our m r from unicef. thank you very much for talking with us today. thank you so much. let's take a look at a few other stories making headlines today. un security council is set to vote on a new resolution calling for an immediate cease fire in gaza. the draft was put forth, filed jerry, a, it's likely to be vetoed by the us as to previous resolutions were for not condemning how mazda is october, 7, 3rd time since you. it's all right in ukraine. visiting the front line. the country's president below them is landscape has said the situation there is very difficult due to a shortage of weapons. here's western allies to stuff up deliveries, crate in troops for forced to withdraw from the strategic eastern town due to a lack of artillery shells. australia has an else to plan to boost its defense spending by an additional $7000000000.00 us dollars and to double the number of worships to complete its largest fleets since the 2nd world war. the plan is 10 years in the making, but comes at a time when the asian

this is a comment from a unicef representative. on the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion of russia, the war entered the so-called fourth phase. this is the assessment given by wesley clark, when ... the commander-in-chief of nato's joint forces in europe. first there was a phase of deterring russia, then repelling the russians from most of the occupied territories, then a counteroffensive by the armed forces of ukraine. and now, according to clark, there may be a next phase: russia has launched its own counteroffensive. how to effectively oppose russia and what lessons should be learned from this war now? andriy borys collected the opinions of experts. the second year of the full-scale russian invasion. to ukraine, hundreds of thousands of victims maimed and kidnapped by the occupiers, millions of refugees, the end of this war is not in sight, and the second year is a reason to analyze and draw conclusions for the future. voice of america collected the opinions of american and european political and military analysts an

unicef cannot treat more than 300,000 of those without improved access or additional support.e, tens of thousands would likely die. amy: burma's ruling military junta has imposed mandatory military service for all young men and women. under the new law, all men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 will be ordered to serve for two years, though that can be extended to five years in the event of an ongoing state of emergency. this month marks three years since the military seized power in a 2021 coup and ousted elected leader aung san suu kyi and other members of her party. earlier this month, burma's un ambassador appealed to the international community to do more to help his country. >> last three years, over 44,000 people have been brutally killed by the military. more than 2.6 million people have been internally displaced. over 86,000 civilians including religious buildings have been destroyed or abandoned by the junta forces. almost 19 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. half of the population has been thrown into poverty. amy: meanwhile, amnesty interna

live now to ricardo pires, a communications manager with unicef.israel wants to move civilians to areas north of the city. thanks for having me back. any plan that aims to protect civilians needs to start from the premise that they need to be in a safe space, not only protected from artillery or bombs falling from the sky but also protected from disease and other risks on the ground and from the consequences of destroyed infrastructure, a contaminated water, but also having access to toilets that they don't have to share with 700 people. other life—saving supplies such as medication, food and clean water, so the idea of a safe space goes beyond protection from harm and the horrors of war in terms of weapons and bombs and explosions but also the services they need to access on the ground to stay healthy and to stay alive. benjamin netanyahu has said that he wants to move civilians to areas north of the city. there is more thani million people currently on rafah. would it be possible in your opinion? would it be possible in your oinion? ., ., , , opi

unicef , the united nations children's fund, announced that more than 17,000 children in gaza have lost their families due to the attacks of the zionist regime , and warned all the children of gaza, who number about one million. people are in serious need of mental health care and services. ali rajabi , united nations broadcasting agency, new york. continued news today , it rained in some areas of golestan, north khorasan, razavi khorasan and south khorasan provinces, and it snowed in the highlands and cold areas of these provinces. mashhad is cloudy and birjan is partly cloudy. at the same time , the meteorological stations of manu samlaghan and faruj in north khorasan, kalat nader bejastan in khorasan , razavi sarayan beshravieh in south khorasan reported light snowfall in the morning today. more than 800 compatriots. that yesterday at the ski resort of shirbad khorasan razavi was trapped in snow and found emergency accommodation with the help of relief organizations. ceo of khorasan red crescent razavi in ​​a conversation with the network: a news report said that only 8 people were c

according to the speaker for unicef, jonathan crick, there is absolutely no form of education or schooling in the gaza strip at the moment. there were approximately 625,00 school. age children in the gaza strip, none of them are attending schools now, the level of violence and the ongoing hostilities, the intense boming which is taking place doesn't allow for education. according to the palestinian education officials, at least 280 government schools and 65 unra run schools have been destroyed or damaged, nearly 240 teachers have also lost their lives in israeli strikes on gaza, also more than 4,000. 850 students have been killed and over 8,200 others have been injured as of february 6th. al shama akram saidam was one of these students, teenager who graduated from high school as the top ranking palestinian student of 2023 with a 99.6% average score. two months before the israeli onslot on gaza, saidam's home was filled with drums and loud uliolations of women celebrating her achievement. shiima had decided to study english translation at the islamic university of gaza before she was brutal

unicef is appealing for more than $14 million in funding to help rebuild the lives of those affected.oing telecom blackout in sudan is preventing people from accessing essential services. most of sudan's main internet service providers have been off—line for more than a week. mr griffiths said people were also unable to transfer funds because of the blackout. in a post on social media, he urged those responsible to restore the networks. millions of people around the world are tuning in to watch the super bowl, pitting the kansas city chiefs against the san francisco 49ers. the 49ers are currently up by 10-3. we the 49ers are currently up by 10—3. we will get some pictures from las vegas, from the stadium. it is half—time at the moment. we're counting down to a live performance usher. could it be third time lucky for carey mulligan at next month's oscars? she's one of only two british actors to be nominated for an academy award this yearfor her performance in maestro, about the complicated life of the composer and conductor leonard bernstein. the film is co—written and directed by brad

the united nations�* children's agency, unicef, has warned that nearly 70,000 children in western nepalber's devastating earthquake. more than 150 people died in what was the country's deadliest quake in eight years. unicef is appealing for more than 14 million dollars in funding to help rebuild the lives of those affected. finland's presidential election has been won by the conservative former prime minister alexander stubb. mr stubb takes a hardline approach towards russia, with which his country shares a long border. the president heads up foreign and security policy, acts as commander in chief of the military and represents finland at nato, which the country joined last year, after russia's invasion of ukraine. the united nations humanitarian coordinator, martin griffiths, has warned that ongoing telecom blackout in sudan is preventing people from accessing essential services. most of sudan's main internet service providers have been offline for more than a week. mr griffiths said people were also unable to transfer funds because of the blackout. in a post on social media, he urged

this is why unicef is making these calls, msl, colleagues every day going across.ence across this region to put pressure on these warring parties to stop it is the international community to almost to the opposite of what they're doing now, which is reducing funding, we need proper funds in for boys and girls who have simply lost control over their destiny. simply lost control over their destin . ~ ., , destiny. we will keep highlighting it for that wishing _ destiny. we will keep highlighting it for that wishing you _ destiny. we will keep highlighting it for that wishing you and - destiny. we will keep highlighting it for that wishing you and your i it for that wishing you and your colleagues all the best. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. - a couple from manchester with a special place in their hearts for cumbria. second home owners like howard and mandy are due to get clobbered with a doubling of council tax from next april. we tried to put as much as we can into the community and

now, she's a unicef spokes person joining us from, i'm on a test. let me ask you, 1st of all, as you survey these events from way you say to now i'm on in the region. how are you comprehending what is going on the receipt saying these are coming in and they are beyond anyone's work. when it's on the sky, all of the horrors, the bullying, the people of health science continue to listen and, and this is why we overlap less. we might have a safe spot because the even distributed nature of so many of the taxi godrays why we have such a large number of civilians in children and families. big huge of the aid situation already extremely difficult in gaza. this presumably one symptom of that, a pretty gruesome symptom of that, but there are difficulties across the strip. what is your experience of all the difficulties getting a to people the needs that you know exist. we've had tremendous difficulty getting bags of april, but we also assisting just bought those challenges, but you know, we know where it's discussing the situation and the not kia, where peop

. >>> a new report from unicef says the war has left at least 17,000 children in gaza orphaned or separated from their parents. the u.n. agency says nearly all children in gaza, more than a million, need mental health and psychological support. unicef says children are suffering from high levels of anxiety, panic, inability to sleep, loss of appetite and emotional outbursts when they hear bombings and airstrikes. they add the relatives who take in children whose parents have been killed are already struggling to care for their own families because of the humanitarian crisis. >>> south carolina's democratic primary takes place today and while there's no question about who will win, it will help us evaluate where the u.s. president stands with his own party. >>> plus, the federal judge delays one of donald trump's upcoming trials, the look at why and what it all means and the district attorney prosecuting the georgia interference case against trump is pushing back against calls for her dismissal. details after the break. stay with us. >>> south carolina's democratic primary gets underway in t

with the un children's agency unicef issuing a stark new warning about the lack of food, water and health services. pushing the bose and pot, hoping to fill their stomachs and provide for their families. many of these children survive on one meal a day and have access to less than one letter of what are per day feel like i used to have chicken rice and many delicious dishes. now we suffice. unkind food, left. this woman is worried about her 2 year old, who now weighs half of what she should. after measuring her arm, doctors say she's suffering from acute malnutrition. and haven't gotten fish white for the more i was able to get her medication. now i can't find any of the things i need for her. also, i need a head to one agencies, one the 10000 children under 5 years old. could be affected by the same condition is not provided with humanitarian assistance as it has the, as. busy medium and long term implications. the short uh, implications would be that it gets us to is always the weakness of explosion and preventable tried tests which could uh, with components the um, the level of drug te

that nearly all children in gaza, more than 1 million, need mental health and psychological support unicef says children are suffering from high levels of anxiety, panic, inability to sleep, loss of appetite and emotional outbursts when they hear bombings and airstrikes. they add that relatives who taken children, whose parents have been killed are already struggling to care for their own families, because of the humanitarian crisis. >>> ukraine's military chief is still attending top level meetings despite reports that he is about to be fired. on friday, president, volodymyr zelenskyy met with general, valerie and other officials to discuss military matters. mr. volodymyr zelenskyy later referred to him as commander in chief in a social media post. sources have told cnn that the general is expected to be out of his job by the end of the week.'s dismissal would be the biggest military shakeup in ukraine since the start of russia's invasion. but many ukrainians see him as the right man for the job and someone who ayed a key role in holding back russia's own assault in the early days of the