British actorjulian sands, widely known for popular films and tv dramas including a room with a view, 2a, and smallville, disappeared last friday while hiking in the san gabriel mountains, north of los angeles. ground teams were forced to abandon their search at the weekend due to avalanche risks but will resume when conditions improve. but a car belonging to mr sands has been found near to where he was reported missing. to the war in ukraine now and ukrainian forces have acknowledged stepping back from the bitterly contested donbas town of soledar, captured by russian forces last week in theirfirst significant victory after many months in retreat. soledar is where some of the fiercest fighting of the war has been taking place, it s close to bakhmut, a crucial supply route. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has been to the front line and his report contains some scenes that you may find difficult to watch.
They don t say, oh, thanks, god, i m wounded, now i can relax and so on. no. careful, careful. very active front lines this morning. the ukrainians have withdrawn, but they re now trying to pound russian positions as hard as they can to prevent them from advancing here and encircling the next bigger prize, which is the town of bakhmut, which the ukrainians have been defending fiercely for months now. ok, let s go. time to leave a fluid front line that is costing both sides so much. andrew harding, bbc news near soledar, ukraine. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this year s british academy film awards.
The ukrainians have withdrawn, but they re now trying to pound russian positions as hard as they can to prevent them from advancing here and encircling the next bigger prize, which is the town of bakhmut, which the ukrainians have been defending fiercely for months now. ok, let s go. time to leave a fluid front line that is costing both sides so much. andrew harding, bbc news near soledar, ukraine. if you want to get in touch with me, i m on twitter at @bbckarishma. iam i am looking forward to hearing from you. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has said he fears his country s economy could be set for a crash. he ll explain why, in his own words. donald trump is now the 45th
Weighs on her. weighs on her. clint smith, former senior weighs on her. clint smith, former senior adviser - weighs on her. clint smith, former senior adviser to . former senior adviser to jacinda adern talking through perhaps some of the reasoning behind her decision to step down. ukrainian forces have acknowledged stepping back from the bitterly contested donbas town of soledar, captured by russian forces last week in their first significant victory after many months in retreat. soledar is where some of the fiercest fighting of the war has been taking place, it s close to bakhmut, a crucial supply route. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has been to the front line, and his report contains some scenes that you may find difficult to watch. incoming artillery fire as we arrive close to the front line. a lot of incoming. a quick run for cover. we re in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting
Is sending hundreds more missiles to ukraine to help drive back the russian invasion. nato leaders have been meeting today and agreed to supply ukrainian forces with much more equipment. the uk has led the way in terms of main battle tanks, promising 14 challenger 2s. but the ukrainians say they need more. germany are deciding whether to allow the export of its leopard 25 in greater numbers. this is where some of the fiercest fighting of the war has been taking place around the town of soledar in the east of the country. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has been to the front line, and his report contains some scenes that you may find difficult to watch. incoming artillery fire as we arrive close to the front line. a lot of incoming. a quick run for cover. we re in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. i m going through remains of a house