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 the city are holding out. russia is said to have resumed air strikes on the plant in the south 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. from ukraine, danjohnson sent this report. more ukrainian homes are coming underfire. shelling has intensified in kharkiv and across the east of the country, but intelligence assessments say the russians aren t gaining much ground. still, the ukrainian presi
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. still, the ukrainian president is warning of the fight he believe
if they want to reduce the burden of having to feed them, or will prevent them getting out if they want to force the defenders to have to look after those civilians, so it s really in russia s court. if that is indeed a strategy for russian forces, what is to be gained by targeting civilians in that way? well, as i say, if you re going through a complex urban environment and you have a population that is hostile to you, as they had in syria and as they are now facing in ukraine, then clearing out a lot of those people is a means of simplifying the operation in the city. it also means, if they have captured those parts of the city, they no longer need to feed or look after those civilians if they have evacuated. conversely, if the are large numbers of civilians on the ukrainian side
civilians, so it s really in russia s court. if that is indeed a strategy for russian forces, what is to be gained by targeting civilians in that way? well, as i say, if you re going through a complex urban environment and you have a population that is hostile to you as they had in syria and as they are now facing in ukraine then clearing out a lot of those people is a means of simplifying the operation in the city. it also means, if they have captured those parts of the city, then they no longer need to feed or look after those civilians if they ve evacuated. conversely, if there are large numbers of civilians on the ukrainian side of the line, then the ukrainians are then obliged to look after those civilians and ensure that they can be fed, which limits the resources available for the defenders. and then, what s your take on what s happening at the steelworks, the azovstal plant, that huge steelworks in mariupol. it seems to be a last, sort of, stronghold for ukrainian forces th