the us says it s part of russia s crackdown on dissent to hide the war in ukraine. and the women s world number one, ash barty, says she s retiring from tennis. the pentagon says ukrainian soldiers are successfully reversing battlefield momentum against invading russian forces to reclaim ground in some parts of the country. but the intense bombardment of the southern port city of mariupol shows no signs of abating, with the ukrainian president saying damage is so bad it no longer exists. a spokesman for the us defence department says there were some optimistic signs in other areas of the south. ukrainians are going a bit
the locals blew up the town s bridge to stop the army advancing. the pentagon says ukrainian soldiers are successfully reversing battlefield momentum against invading russian forces to reclaim ground in some parts of the country. a spokesman for the us department of defence, john kirby, gave details at a news conference overnight. we have seen indications that the ukrainians we have seen indications that the ukrainians are going a bit more on the offence ukrainians are going a bit more on the offence now, they have been defending very smartly, very nimbly, very creatively, in places that they believe very creatively, in places that they believe are very creatively, in places that they believe are the right places to defend. believe are the right places to defend, and we have seen them now in places. defend, and we have seen them now in places, particularly in the south, they have places, particularly in the south, they have tried to regain territory. meanwhile, two super y
and the women s world number one, ash barty, says she s retiring from tennis. hello and welcome to the programme. very good to have your company. the pentagon says ukrainian soldiers are successfully reversing battlefield momentum against invading russian forces to reclaim ground in some parts of the country. but the intense bombardment of the southern port city of mariupol shows no signs of abating with the ukrainian president saying damage is so bad it no longer exists. a spokesman for the us defense department says there were some optimistic signs in other areas of the south. ukrainians are going a bit more
we ll have the latest from sydney. and welcome for william and kate injamaica. but they could face protests over the british monarchy s past links with slavery. hello and welcome. ukraine s president says there is nothing left of the port city of mariupol as it remains under constant russian bombardment. in his nightly address, he said 100,000 civilians remain there with no food, water or medicine. heavy fighting is continuing in many parts of the country. but the pentagon says ukrainian soldiers are successfully reversing battlefield momentum against invading russian forces to reclaim ground in some
he said he believes that that s absolutely a possibility and saying that he said would make sense at this point in time. he believes there s a lot of momentum going on in the fight against isis, not just in seyri but also in iraq. he believes u.s. ground force could have a huge effected on the momentum of the battle there. let s listen in to what he had to say. i think the place you may see somed a de ed additional initia syria. there s a possibility of additional forces on the ground, to augment what has already been increased and achieving important battlefield momentum. raqqah is just about surrounded at this point, the capital of the islamic state. of course there are a lot of other forces at play. there would have to be an accommodation with turkey to make something like that work. he also says he believes that in