been captured while fighting against russia. the family of aiden aslin has appealed for him to be treated humanely after russian media said he had been captured in the beseiged city of mariupol. he has appeared in photos and videos, restrained and in handcuffs. there s lots more on this story on our website, including extensive reporting on that interview with president zelensky talking to my colleague clive myrie. just head over to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. scores of people are still missing in the philippines following floods and mudslides triggered by tropical storm megi. more than 130 are now confirmed to have died. the islands are battered by more than 20 storms a year and scientists have warned the number could rise because of climate change. the un world food programme has dispatched 47 trucks with humanitarian aid to the troubled northern tigray region of ethiopia.
from. call it what you will, but they had land based cruises missiles capable of bringing down this ship. we have seen russia just the flying logic and some of the military things, so, allowing this from your flagship to be by itself premier flagship. they had the capability. do i care people believe they did it? a little bit. it? a little bit. thank you so much for “oininu it? a little bit. thank you so much forjoining us it? a little bit. thank you so much forjoining us with it? a little bit. thank you so much forjoining us with your it? a little bit. thank you so much forjoining us with your thoughts, | forjoining us with your thoughts, majorjohn spencer. in other news from ukraine, a british man has reportedly been captured while fighting against russia. the family of aiden aslin has appealed for him to be treated humanely after russian media said he had been captured in the beseiged city of mariupol. he has appeared in photos and
to tell us her 16 year old i sister was raped in this street in front of her. l to calculate the number of such sexual crimes is impossible - at the moment, because not everyone has come to us. i not everyone has come to us. everyone is willin- to ta to not everyone is willing to talk to us among the people we met, there is no relief that the russians have gone, because they have left behind deeply wounded lives that might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile, ukrainian troops defending the beseiged city of mariupol, on the black sea, say they re now making a last stand, with ammunition running out and russian forces closing in. mariupol has been surrounded for a month, with president zelensky saying the siege has reduced the city to ashes , and he fears tens of thousands of civilians have died there. it s believed thousands of russian troops are preparing for a new wider offensive in the east, to seize the entire donbas region.
meanwhile, ukrainian troops defending the beseiged city of mariupol on the black sea, say they re now making a last stand, with ammunition running out and russian forces closing in. mariupol has been surrounded for a month, with president zelensky saying the siege has reduced the city to ashes and he fears tens of thousands of civilians have died there. russian troops are preparing for a new wider offensive in the east, to seize the entire donbas region. satellite images suggest a huge column of russian armoured vehicles is on the move there. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale is in eastern ukraine. many people who live in this region have already left that s why you can see few lights on in the block of flats behind me. i think the fighting here will be different from what we ve seen in kyiv it s more open countryside. the advantage the ukrainians have is that they are already well dug in. remember, they ve been fighting russian backed separatists here for the past eight
not everyone is willing to talk to us. among the people we met, there is no relief that the russians have gone, because they ve left behind deeply wounded lives that might never recover. yogita limaye, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile, ukrainian troops defending the beseiged city of mariupol, on the black sea, say they re now making a last stand, with ammunition running out and russian forces closing in. mariupol has been surrounded for a month, with president zelensky saying the siege has reduced the city to ashes, and he fears tens of thousands of civilians have died there. it s believed thousands of russian troops are preparing for a new wider offensive in the east, to seize the entire donbas region. satellite images suggest a huge column of russian armoured vehicles is on the move there. our defence correspondentjonathan beale is in eastern ukraine. many people who live in this