Stop welcome to Bbc News now, three hours welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. Ukraines President Zelensky says that a russian Missile Strike has killed more than 41 people. It happened in Poltava a city in the east of ukraine. President zelensky said that more than 180 people were wounded. Speaking in the last hour, he said it was a very difficult day for ukraine. The ukrainian Defence Ministry called it a barbaric strike against an educational establishment. This is what President Zelensky said a short while ago. Translation i have received preliminary l reports on the russian attack on Poltava. According to the information available now, two ballistic missiles hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital. One of the buildings in the institute of communications was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. Many of them were rescued. More than 180 people were injured. Unfortunately, there ar
sea resort of eilat. they were intercepted by israeli warplanes and its arrow missile defence system which was used operationally for the first time here. but then the houthis started to say that any ships that they saw as being linked to israel or heading to israeli ports were for them legitimate targets because of the ongoing war, although many of the attacks that we have seen by the houthis on commercial shipping vessels, of course, so much international concern, don t appear to have had any actual link to israel. so, what damage would these attacks have caused to the houthi military structure and their ability to attack ships in the red sea? i asked our security correspondent frank gardner to explain. i think it s primarily about message sending. they have chosen the targets quite carefully 60 targets in 16 locations including the capital sanaa and hudaydah, the main port.
they are trying to show their support for hamas. they are backed by iran, as is hamas, and other organisations, armed organisations around the region. going back for years, now, the mass rallies the houthis have called, one of their official slogans is death to america, death to israel , they will call for that when they re having rallies, but until the war in gaza, we have not really seen any direct confrontation between the houthis, based in yemen, and israel itself. in the early days of the military offensive by israel, drones and missiles were being fired by the houthis towards the red sea, towards israel s red sea resort of eilat. they were intercepted by israeli warplanes and its arrow missile defence system which was used operationally for the first time here. but then the houthis started to say that any ships that they saw
the war in gaza, we have not really seen any direct confrontation between the houthis, based in yemen, and israel itself. in the early days of the military offensive by israel, drones and missiles were being fired by the houthi pole towards the red sea, towards the red resort of eilat and they were intercepted by israeli warplanes and its arrow missile defence system which was used operationally for the first time here. but then the houthistarted to say that any ships that they saw as being linked to israel or heading to israeli port were for their legitimate targets because of the ongoing war, although many of the attacks that we have seen by the houthis on commercial shipping vessels, of course, so much international concern, don t appear to have had any actual link to israel. . ~ to have had any actual link to israel. ., ~ , ., ., israel. 0k, thank you for the moment israel. 0k, thank you for the moment. bear israel. 0k, thank you for the moment. bear with - israel. 0k, thank yo