ukraine. in what s thought to be the biggest prisoner exchange of the war, russia and ukraine have swapped hundreds of captives. the russian defence ministry says 248 prisoners of war, held by ukraine, have been returned. it said it was the result of complex negotiations and mediation by the united arab emirates. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy said 230 ukrainian prisoners were released by russia. the countries have exchanged prisoners several times over the course of the war. the number of ukrainian civilians killed since russia s full scale invasion in february 2022 has risen to more than 10,000. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin tells the story of two young women both civilians killed last summer in zaphorizhiya. in the heart of kyiv, pride of place goes to those who died defending ukraine. grigori comes to show his wife some
have been killed in a wildfire in northeastern greece. their bodies were found in a forest not far from the turkish border, outside the village of avantas, in the evros region of north east greece. efforts are being made to try to identify them. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin is on the turkish side of the border and hasjust sent this report. and has just sent it is an inferno and it s leaving little in its wake. firemen have been battling the flames night and day, but the wildfires are spreading. they have come bearing down on avantas, a village where local people are counting their losses. translation: it has reached the entire village. our own house up there, where the fire started, has completely burned down. there is nothing. fire, only fire that s what we could see. the wind was so strong. high winds and soaring temperatures have created a perfect storm. and, beneath the smoke, a terrible discovery in the forest
these are pictures from near athens. you can see those pictures there, the extinct of the fires. the greek authorities say eighteen people, thought to be migrants have been killed in a wildfire in northeastern greece. their bodies were found in a forest not far from the turkish border, outside the village of avantas, in the evros region of north east greece. efforts are being made to try to identify them. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin is on the turkish side of the border and has just sent this report. it is an inferno and it s leaving little in its wake. firemen have been battling the flames night and day, but the wildfires are spreading. they have come bearing down on avantas, a village where local people are counting their losses.
of collapse by almost a decade of collapse by almost a decade of civil war. back in 2014, ruthie forces seized the capital than a saudi led coalition supported by britain and america intervened at the houthis have not been dislodged and still control some areas of the north where most of the population live. few places have suffered more that taiz, a city which for more than 3000 days has been besieged by houthi forces. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin spent several days in the city s main hospital. every second counts. and war has taught them to be quick. it has honed their skills. at this hospital, doctors patch up some of the latest broken bodies. this time, it is government troops, hit by a houthi drone. 0ne soldier, called 0mar,
to recover because there is less money in circulation and fewer investments and jobs being created, and public services are really struggling. we have got long nhs waiting lists and people struggling to get back to work. waiting lists and people struggling to get back to work. thank you very much indeed- yemen ? the poorest country in the arab world has been brought to the brink of collapse by almost a decade of civil war. back in 201a, houthi forces backed by iran seized the capital. a saudi led coalition supported by britain and america intervened. but the houthis have not been dislodged and still control sanaa and the north, where most of the population live. few places have suffered more that taiz, a city which for more than 3,000 days has been besieged by houthi forces. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin spent several days in the city s main hospital. every second counts. and war has taught them to be quick. it has honed their skills.