off from the world. we have spent six months speaking to people who lived through it. entire blocks of flats were turned into infernos. around 90% of the buildings destroyed in mariupol were homes. ukrainian officials estimate 5,000 to 7,000 people were crushed beneath the rubble. 0lga was an accountant before the war, married to valeriy. she loved to dance. one night in march, she was sleeping in her cellar, valeriy and her parents were upstairs, when their house was hit. as it got light, 0lga was still trapped and alone. finally, after eight hours
well, i am going to try and find the answer to how does a blind girl go on safari? this is my little make up bag. i like to have things all in their set places so i get everything on the bed first and then i m like, right, let mejust sort my life out . i was 17 years old when i lost my eyesight and since then, i ve had to discover a load of life hacks to make tasks like packing a suitcase a lot easier. where is it? oh, yeah. there it is. so, these are little packing cubes. basically, i put bottoms in one, tops in the other, i ll zip it up and i might even label, like, day one, in braille, and then i lljust pack it. i live in the uk with my two guide dogs, 0lga, who is now retired, and miss molly.
it s worrying, stas says. war is always bad. they should ve done this differently, with negotiations. but 0lga says, putin must respond. what a birthday present they gave him! we should blow up the train lines ukraine uses to get its military aid from america. this is nato s fault. but from vladimir putin, there has been no reaction yet to what happened here, no hint as to how he will respond. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. deputy first minister of scotland john swinney is expected to tell snp members at the party conference today that calls for more nuclear energy in scotland are to make up for the failure of energy policy in the united kingdom . it comes after the prime minister said she wanted to work with the scottish government to use more of the resources in the north sea and build nuclear power stations to ensure long term energy security.
it is noticeable how the situation has changed here, and the messaging. a few months ago, russians were being told by their leaders and by the state media that the so called special military operation would be relatively brief and victorious. now they are being told that there are problems, that russia is losing ground, and today they learned about the attack on a hugely symbolic location the crimean bridge. news of the attack has sparked concern amongst the public here. but the russians we spoke to had different ideas about how the kremlin should react. it is worrying, stas says. war is always bad. they should have done this differently, with negotiations. but 0lga says, putin must respond. what a birthday present they gave him! we should blow up the train lines ukraine uses to get its military aid from america. this is nato s fault.