this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. russian strikes cause more damage near ukraine's capital kyiv — as forces push into new areas across the country. president volodymyr zelensky remains defiant. 100% i am confident that we will win, there will be a victory, but 100% we don't really know when it happens. residents of the city of melitopol — which is under russian control — have reportedly come out to protest against the alleged abduction of the mayor by russian forces. ukraine says russian troops have captured the eastern outskirts of the besieged city of mariupol, one of moscow's main targets.