moscow says it has struck more than 1,000 military targets in eastern ukraine and releases these images of its fighter jets over the country. borisjohnson is expected to apologise to mps this afternoon at his first appearance in the commons since being fined for breaking lockdown laws. new research from the international monetary fund warns that the war in ukraine will severely set back the global economic recovery from the covid pandemic. the manchester united footballer cristiano ronaldo and his partner georgina rodriguez have announced the death of their baby son. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. a potentially crucial night in the premier league as liverpool look to return to the top as they host manchester united at anfield.
ground in ukraine. the official line here is that a new and significant phase of the special military operation, as they call it here, is beginning. but you do get a sense of increased urgency and increased aggression. vladimir putin has consistently tried to frame his invasion of ukraine as an act of defence. so, russia is the victim. ukraine, aided by the west, are the real aggressors. and we are starting to see here a real intensification of that narrative. for example, most mornings now russia accuses ukraine of striking its territory. this morning, moscow said the west, america, were the ones dragging out this conflict. there was an extraordinary moment on state tv last night in which one pundit suggested that britain was seeking an excuse to wipe out the russian people in a nuclear strike. what can we take from all of that? first, perhaps, that vladimir putin is seeking to rally the russian people and make sure they are behind him and perhaps prepare them for a longer and more di
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good afternoon. moscow claims to have struck more than 1,000 targets overnight in what ukraine says is the launch of a large scale offensive in its eastern donbas region. the move marks a new phase in the conflict. ukraine says russia is continuing to move military equipment into the area from russian territory. in his nightly televised address, president volodymr zelensky pledged to defend the whole of his country. 0ur correspondent, danjohnson, has more from the western city of lviv. russian firepower on display. in these pictures released by the defence ministry and in the skies over ukraine. it says missiles and artillery hit over 1200 targets last night ahead of a new surge to push its forces forward across the east
the headlines: mps are to vote on thursday on launching an investigation into whether borisjohnson misled parliament over lockdown parties. he s to speak in the commons later. moscow says it has struck more than 1,000 military targets in eastern ukraine and releases these images of its fighter jets. ukraine claims that civilians are under attack. new research from the international monetary fund warns that the war in ukraine will severely set back the global economic recovery from the covid pandemic. the manchester united footballer cristiano ronaldo and his partner georgina rodriguez have announced the death of their baby son. a busy afternoon store as far as westminster is concerned. let s cross to the house