control of the eastern city to moscow s army. the battle for bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. this aerialfootage taken earlier this month shows intense shelling in a residential area. most people fled before fighting broke out. bakhmut is of little strategic value, but its capture would be a symbolic victory for russia. the battle for bakhmut began last august. ukraine says its forces still control part of it. our bbc verify team has been looking at images that show the extent of the destruction there during these months of fighting. this is bakhmut before russia invaded ukraine. once famous for its sparkling wine and thousands of rose bushes. this is bakhmut now reduced to a landscape of ruin and death. but not defeated, the ukrainian army told us. ukrainian troops stay in south western part of bakhmut. ukrainian army keep pushing the enemy from site of the city. 70,000 people used to live here before russia s full scale invasion of ukraine. i was her
It is not a Great Service as it is. When things like this happen, it only makes it worse. The diplomatic row between turkey and the netherlands shows no sign of abating, with ankara accusing the dutch of breaking the Vienna Convention by Expelling A Visiting turkish minister. Netherlands upholds a general election this week. Holds. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The queen is launching the Commonwealth Games baton relay today at Buckingham Palace. The relay marks the start of the countdown to the games which will be held in april next year. Over 388 days, the baton will visit all 71 commonwealth countries, before arriving at the Australian Gold coast for the opening of the 2018 games. And later, members of the royal family will attend a service at Westminster Abbey to mark Commonwealth Day. Lets join simon mccoy now, whos in canada gate. Thank you very much. Im keeping an eye on the flag behind me because we are expecting the queen to arrive here at Buckingham Palace any mo
this war. how? look, it s too much to call it a coalition, i much to call it a coalition, but the russians lead a group of autocratic countries who mostly see their own democratic oppositions as their main opponents. but who perceive liberal democracy and the rule of law in our part of the world as enemies and they seek to undermine them. russia has used this war not only to attack and undermine ukraine, but also to attack ideas about the sanctity of borders, ideas about human rights. the un convention on genocide. 0ne rights. the un convention on genocide. one piece of international law after the next. if we aren t able to push back against russia here, as we weren t able to in syria, and in other earlier conflicts, i think that will embolden russia and other countries to do the same in the future. so i really do think this is a war that has significance well beyond the borders of ukraine. i significance well beyond the borders of ukraine.- significance well beyond the borders of ukra