were against that while many others were in favour and it wasn t clear to me and made they are still trying to figure it out, which way that boat actually goes, whether they are planning to adjourn now or indeed carry on throughout the evening. indeed carry on throughout the evenina. ., , indeed carry on throughout the evenina. 1, , ., ~ ,. evening. peter bowes, thank you fort in: evening. peter bowes, thank you for trying to make evening. peter bowes, thank you for trying to make sense - evening. peter bowes, thank you for trying to make sense of- evening. peter bowes, thank you for trying to make sense of all. for trying to make sense of all of this for us. we ll and certainly go back to those events in the us if they continue to take place on those developments there throughout the course of the day for you here on the bbc but for now, let s turn to ukraine. a ukrainian battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting there is ferocious. a
reports from the city. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut in the hope it could lead to the fall of slovyansk and kramatorsk as well, the two most important cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control. but ukrainian forces are holding firm. the bbc s yogita limaye reports from the city. munitons explode. this is what the merciless bombardment of a city looks like. munitions explode. and how it sounds. explosions echo. once a quiet place known for sparkling wine, bakhmut is now a byword for war, and ukraine s resistance. russia is using all its might to try and take this city. we drove past abandoned buildings. 90% of the people have fled. wolf this is what you can see everywhere
why countries in east asia and the pacific region are among the worst affected. we start in ukraine where a battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city s 70 thousand occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut in the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk
paid their last respects to the former pope benedict 16th before his funeral at the vatican on thursday. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in ukraine, where a ukrainian battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting there is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city s 70 thousand occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut