equipment. what they desperately need is neurosurgeons. that in a war where intense bombardment is the norm. these men are recovering in a special unit specializing in treating concussions sustained in artillery bombardments. when shelling steps away, damage isn t visible but is there. they suffer from intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, disorientation. am i tired? a bit says roman who twice suffered concussions. not all wounds bleed. and what i saw in that war, wolf, was a lot of men with that so-called thousand yard stare. these are men, for instance, me and my crew in the last month had a few close calls.
but in the last 24 hours there have been artillery bombardments and missile strikes here in lviv in the far west of ukraine, in the capital kyiv, in the city of kharkiv in the north, and the southern city of mykolaiv, near the port of 0desa. at least seven people died in the lviv strikes. towns in the south and east of ukraine close to the donbas area, and inland from the sea of azov were also hit. they re areas which have seen some of the fiercest fighting. i m joined now by mikhail kasyanov, who served as prime minister of russia from 2000 to 2004. based on what you know of vladimir putin, from your own experience of working with him, and what he has said and written over the years, what is your view of what is driving him what his goal it is clear vladimir putin wants to press the
focussing on east ukraine. but in the last 24 hours there ve been artillery bombardments and missile strikes in lviv in the far west of ukraine, in the capital kyiv, in the city of kharkiv in the north: and the southern city of mykolaiv, near the port of 0desa. at least seven people died in the lviv strikes. towns in the south and east of ukraine close to the donbas area, and inland from the sea of azov were also hit. they re areas which have seen some of the fiercest fighting. 0ur correspondentjenny hill gave us this update from moscow. this has come from the russian ministry of defence. they say 315 targets were struck overnight across the country. but actually, when you look at the details, we re talking about things like ammunition plants, personnel areas they say and all sorts of other military objects they call them. but they are all in the south and east of the country. there is no mention of any strikes on lviv or around lviv, so we don t have details about what the targets
arrests after a weekend of protests against plans by a far right group to burn the koran. russia s assault on ukraine appears to be entering a new phase with russian forces once again carrying out wide ranging missile strikes. a kremlin spokesman claimed high precision missiles destroyed 16 ukrainian military facilities overnight, including command posts, ammunition depots, tanks and other combat vehicles . the bbc hasn t been able to independently verify the claims. russia had said about two weeks ago that it would be focussing on east ukraine. but in the last 24 hours there ve been artillery bombardments and missile strikes here in lviv, in the far west of ukraine, in the capital kyiv, in the city of kharkiv in the north, and the southern city of mykolaiv, near the port of 0desa. at least seven people died
so white house naming the new russian commander taking over this mission in ukraine has a history of atrocities, knowing what we know about his past behavior, what do you expect in the weeks ahead? i suspect to see massive artillery bombardments, expect a major tankf offensive, civilian murdered, and putin trying to seize of all donbas and call for a cease fire or something to reconstitute forces and finish the job and pamela, so worried we re not going to get the reenforcement the extra equipment that president zelenskyy is asking for. i ve been on this issue for weeks, i ve talked to people throughout the world on this and there s just fumbling and just bumbling around, all paperwork, we re thinking about, remodulating it, look, i hope the united states of america understands that these ukrainians are fighting our