This is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines: a bbc investigation finds some of ukraine s most vulnerable children have been left behind in insitutions, after being displaced by the war. ukrainian officials say russia has launched a major assault on the besieged azovstal steel works in mariupol, the last part of the city held by ukrainian forces. north korea is testing its weapons with renewed urgency. earlier in the week, it fired its 14th known round of missiles so far this year. it comes days before south korea s new president takes office, who is promising to take a hard line on north korea. hard line. the outgoing president, moonjae in, staked his legacy on achieving a breakthrough with the north using
In south western ukraine. the heart rending plight of vulnerable children in ukraine, dan johnson reporting. the european union has announced plans for a total ban on oil imports from russia by the end of the year. but the plans require unanimous support from eu member states, and hungary has already rejected the proposals. around 3.5 million barrels of russian oil are imported by the eu every day, for which russia is paid up to hundreds of millions of dollars a day. in ukraine, officials there say moscow has launched a major assault on the besieged azovstal steel works in mariupol, the last part of the city held by ukrainian forces. russia claims it will implement a ceasefire and open a humanitarian corridor for civilians for three days, starting tomorrow. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has more on reports of several ukrainian cities being shelled this evening.
Memories of victory as the ve celebrations reached their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko oi in singapore, our headlines. a bbc investigation finds some of ukraine s most vulnerable children have been left behind in insitutions, after being displaced by the war. ukrainian officials say russia has launched a major assault on the besieged azovstal steel works in mariupol the last part of the city held by ukrainian forces.
Of hokkaido injapan. have and a very warm welcome to the programme. there are reports that russian forces are trying to storm the azovstal steel works in mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in the city are holding out. russians are said to have resumed air strikes on the plant in the south east of the country. ukraine has called on the united nations to provide urgent help to evacuate civilians from mariupol. these are the latest positions of russian forces in ukraine, with much of the fighting now in the east and in particular the south east. parts of south western port city of odesa have also been targeted by russian rocket fire, including a iii storey residential tower block. from ukraine, danjohnson sent this report. more ukrainian homes are coming underfire. shelling s intensified in kharkiv and across the east of the country, but intelligence assessments say the russians aren t gaining much ground.
Are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy as supplies are hit by the war in ukraine. and tyson fury will take on dillian whyte later in what s expected to be one of the biggest all british heavyweight fights in boxing history. there are reports that russian forces are trying to storm the azovstal steel works in mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in