line in bakhmut. the bloody battle for bakhmut isn t over. the city is now held by the russians, but we travelled with ukrainian forces who are trying to take it back. their advance is still slow, and meeting resistance, again. explosion they try to fire back with their finnish supplied mortar, but even western weapons can occasionally malfunction. explosion that was a russian shell landing. their positions are just about three kilometres away from here. last time i was near here, two months ago, it was the ukrainians losing ground and in danger of being surrounded.
truly at stake here. the threats to public health and safety, to our economy, to national and global security could not be more clear now. so we have work to do but the good news is we have all the science that we need to support these emissions targets and the adaptation measures. great to get your thoughts on the show. thanks forjoining us. thanks for having me. turning now to ukraine, 0desa is under russian air attack, for the second night in a row. you can see here the damage from rocket fire last night in 0desa. the city is one of ukraine s main ports for exporting grain. 0fficials there say they will not be intimidated by the attacks. it comes after russia pulled out of the black sea grain deal on monday. but air attacks are not the only thing ukraine has to worry about. one of the most senior military commanders in the country has admitted ukraine s offensive against russia is not going as fast as hoped. since the counteroffensive launched in earlyjune, it s taken back more than
well, if you have been affected by any of the issues in this story, information and support is available via the bbc action line, you ll find that online at bbc.com/actionline or via the bbc news app. one of ukraine s top generals has said that his country s counter offensive against russia is not progressing as quickly as hoped. he had said that rapid results were practically impossible because of well prepared russian defences. ukraine says it has taken back more than 81 square miles of land sincejune, but russia still holds vast portions of territory since the invasion last year. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, has been to the front line near bakmut in eastern ukraine. the bloody battle for bakhmut isn t over. the city is now held by the russians, but we travelled with ukrainian forces who are trying to take it back.
the full list of candidates can be found on the bbc website along with a video from each candidate outlining their pledges to voters. and you can watch live coverage of all the by election results from midnight on thursday night here on bbc news one of ukraine s most senior military commanders has admitted its offensive is not going as fast as he d like. general oleksandr syrskyi, who s in charge of military operations in eastern ukraine, told the bbc that quick results were proving to be practically impossible because of well prepared russian defences. but general syrskyi said he hopes ukraine will be able to recapture the city of bakhmut, which russian forces, led by the wagner group, seized control of earlier this year. the bloody battle for bakhmut isn t over. the city is now held by the russians, but we traveled
it has taken back more than 81 square miles of land, but russia still holds vast swathes of territory following its full scale invasion last february. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, reports from eastern ukraine. the bloody battle for bakhmut isn t over. the city is now held by the russians, but we travelled with ukrainian forces who are trying to take it back. their advance is still slow and meeting resistance. again. alex tells me the situation is tense. as you see , he says, the enemy s firing at our position . they try to fire back with their finnish supplied mortar, but even western weapons can occasionally malfunction.