they have a range of up to 560 kilometres about 350 miles and can only carry conventional warheads. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin saying it would require in adequate response from our military. in december i informed the house that i was developing options to respond to a russia s continued aggression in a calibrated and determined manner. today i can confirm that the uk is donating storm shadow missiles to ukraine. storm shadow is a long range, conventional only precision strike capability. it compliments the long range systems already gifted including himars and harpoon missiles, as well as ukraine s own neptune cruise missile and longer range missions elsewhere gifted. the donation of these weapons systems gives ukraine the best chance to defend themselves against russia s continued brutality, especially the deliberate targeting of ukrainian civilian infrastructure, which is against international law. ukraine has a right to be able to defend its
and you can t have more than six people on the stage. people find crazy ways to make things look amazing even with the restrictive rules that the have brought in. the fun element rules that the have brought in. the fun element of it, there is a serious undertone to this years event because of course it was won by ukraine. but it s being hosted by britain for very obvious reasons. what s the feeling it liverpool? is there much of a sense of solidarity with ukraine that we the uk are hosting this performance on their behalf? ~ , ,., , hosting this performance on their behalf? ~ , , . hosting this performance on their behalf? ~ , . . behalf? absolutely. so much, so much referencint behalf? absolutely. so much, so much referencing everywhere behalf? absolutely. so much, so much referencing everywhere you behalf? absolutely. so much, so much referencing everywhere you walk - behalf? absolutely. so much, so much referencing everywhere you walk in - referencing everywhere you walk in th
it was energy that came up from the crowd, it was like energy that came up from the crowd, it was like nothing i d ever seen. what it was like nothing i d ever seen. what is it was like nothing i d ever seen. what is really interesting is the running what is really interesting is the running order. the ballads throughout two nights performance are a mix throughout two nights performance are a mix. you get a few ballads then are a mix. you get a few ballads then you are a mix. you get a few ballads then you get those up tempo numbers. i can then you get those up tempo numbers. i can see then you get those up tempo numbers. i can see right now this countdown on screen, i can see right now this countdown on screen, there is less than four minutes on screen, there is less than four minutes ago until second semifinal begins minutes ago until second semifinal begins minutes ago until second semifinal begins. 40 minutes. this probably 2000 begins. 40 minutes.
ukraine has a right to be able to defend itself against this. the use of storm shadow will allow ukraine to push back russian forces based within ukrainian sovereign territory. before that uk annoucement ukraine s president zelensky warned that his country needs more arms to be delivered, ahead of a spring counter offensive against russian forces. where that push will happen remains a tightly guarded secret. but russian forces have fortified their defences along a front line, that runs for nearly 15 hundered kilometres, from the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia up to the eastern luhansk and donetsk in donbas president zelensky said the ukrainian army still needs supplies, including armoured vehicles, that are only arriving in batches . he was speaking to the bbc s hugo bachega in kyiv. so, mr. president, i ve been here for a few weeks, and i think every
live from london. this is bbc news. the uk is sending long range cruise missiles to ukraine to help with any counter offensive. the bank of england follows the fed and hikes interest rates. they re at their highest, in nearly 15 years. and eurovision fever heats up. 16 countries take to the stage for the second semi final. we ll be live in liverpool shortly. we begin in ukraine. the british government has confirmed it s supplied ukraine with long range cruise missiles. known as storm shadows,