off for the first time. we haven t heard that before. after months of buildup, 150,000 russian soldiers crossed the border. millions headed the other way. a country under attack with its people caught in the middle. where russia retreated, horrors were revealed. ukraine s president became a wartime leader. his video addresses now a nightly ritual. moscow is still framing this as a defensive war. translation: today, once again, we are in grave danger. using ukraine, the collective west is seeking to dismember russia to deprive it of its independence. these attempts are doomed to fail. the united nations has voted to demand russia stops its invasion. today, the uk is going to urge
was carrying out military exercises. we now know he is preparing something formal sinister and this city felt very different. there are ceremonies today to mark this almost bittersweet anniversary, something ukraine wants to shine a light on, if you like. it was on this morning a year ago that russia changed ukraine. a thud, marking the moment when ukraine and the world. ..changed forever. a much bigger land grab. we ve just heard a siren go off for the first time. we haven t heard that before. after months of buildup, 150,000 russian soldiers crossed the border. millions headed the other way. a country under attack with its people caught in the middle. where russia retreated, horrors were revealed. ukraine s president became a wartime leader.
it s friday, the 24th of february. our main story. the united nations general assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution condemning russia s invasion of ukraine, which took place exactly a year ago. the motion which calls for the withdrawal of troops from ukraine and a halt to fighting was backed by 1m nations with 32 abstaining and seven, including russia, voting against. our correspondent james waterhouse has been looking back at 12 months of terror, destruction and defiance for the people of ukraine. a thud, marking the moment when ukraine and the world. ..changed forever. a much bigger land grab. we ve just heard a siren go off for the first time. we haven t heard that before. after months of buildup, 150,000 russian soldiers crossed the border. millions headed the other way. a country under attack with its
when i was in ukraine you look at a country that s lost major cities, mariupol or izyum, and one-third of the country and 150,000 russian soldiers dead, somebody needs to say this is how we stop it. it can be done, this administration is not leading the way to do it and they need to. the free world looks at us to lead and right now we are not, we are just following. john: well, a year into it, who knows how much longer we are going to be in this. general, great to get your thoughts, appreciate it. have a great weekend. updating a story that broke here yesterday, the top prosecutor in america s most dangerous city ignoring demands that she resign. now her critics are going forward with a plan to kick her out of her position. just the latest far left prosecutor backed by george
ceremonies are taking place across the country remebering those killed or forced to flee from the conflict. here in the uk rishi sunak will urge allies to increase military support to ukraine during a meeting of g7 countries. there will also be a minute s silence across the uk at 11 o clock. our first report comes from james waterhouse. a thud, marking the moment when ukraine and the world. air raid siren sounds. ..changed forever. ..a much bigger land grab. we ve just heard a siren go off for the first time. we haven t heard that before. after months of build up, 150,000 russian soldiers crossed the border. millions headed the other way. a country under attack with its people caught in the middle. where russia retreated, horrors were revealed.