ukraine says its forces are enduring intense russian shelling in the eastern city of lysycha nsk but it denies claims its troops are surrounded. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, which is part of the industrial donbas region. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency ria novosti show drone images of battles near the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine s military says the city of mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targetting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it s not yet clear if there are any casualities. ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. it comes after two other british men were sentenced to death last month. joe inwood reports. andrew hi
hello, and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says its forces are enduring intense russian shelling in the eastern city of lysychansk, but it denies claims its troops are surrounded. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, which is part of the industrial donbas region. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency, ria novosti, show drone images of battles near the city. elsewhere, russia is continuing its missile strikes. in the south, ukraine s military says the city of mykolaiv has been hit by ten missiles targetting the port and other industrial infrastructure. it s not yet clear if there are any casualties. ukrainian authorities have accused moscow of hitting civilian targets in an effort to force them into making territorial concessions. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. it comes after two other british men were sentenced to death last mon
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they try to block a woman travelling from her state and prohibits herfrom seeking the medical help she needs to a state that provides that care, the federal government will act to protect her bedrock rights. and more than a million people are expected to gather on the streets on london today for pride as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at heathrow, the uk s busiest airport. the cuts are expected as airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. manchester airport s new boss has warned that peak time queues will continue over the summer months. the department for transport said it is focused on minimising disruption for passengers this summer , and that as part of this, it was working with airports on when it could be appropriate to allow additional night f
degrees. goodbye for now. now on bbc news, unspun world provides an unvarnished version of the week s major global news stories reliable, honest and essential viewing with the bbc s world affairs editor, john simpson. hello, and welcome to the newsroom here at new broadcasting house, the bbc s international headquarters in central london, for unspun world the programme where we get the unadorned facts about the world s news from the bbc s global experts. this week, i ll be asking as the fighting in ukraine gets worse and more threatening, what do ordinary russians think about the dangers of a wider war with the west? support is already quite high and, of course, if the war comes to russian towns and cities, then russia ordinary russians definitely will feel that this war is even more justified for moscow. what s life like in syria nowadays the country where russia developed its tactics for bombarding civilians? you can see in the streets that people are digging in