this is bbc new. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm yalda hakim. our top stories: nato leaders meeting in brussels pledge more military aid to ukraine and strengthen their presence in eastern europe. allies are also equipping ukraine with significant military supplies including anti—tank and air defence systems and drones which are proving highly effective. the ukrainian military says it's destroyed a russian landing ship in the port of berdyansk, west of the besieged city of mariupol. and female high school students in afghanistan left devastated — rights groups denounce the taliban for backtracking on their commitment to reopen schools for all girls.