no city has suffered more than mariupol, which has been virtually destroyed by remorseless russian bombardment. yet, the people of the city have held out despite a lack of food, water and electricity. the authorities there now say they believe around 300 people may have died when russia bombed the city s theatre last week, at a time when civilians including many children were taking shelter in the building. the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol but we know what s happening - there, and we must not let that happen here.
the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine, the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol but we know what s happening - there and we must not let that happen here. these people know that we re here for them. these are the last ukrainian defensive lines in the south before the front line a couple of kilometres away, and of course all the while russia continues to shell and bomb the city of mariupol, just down the road. the big question here is, what does russia do next?
orla geurin, bbc news, on the outskirts of kyiv. no city in ukraine has suffered more than mariupol in the south, which has been virtually destroyed by russian bombardment. yet, the people of the city have held out despite a lack of food, water and electricity. on friday, president macron has said france, greece and turkey are hoping to convince russia to help people to leave the city. the authorities in mariupol now say they believe around 300 people may have died when russia bombed the city s theatre last week, at a time when civilians, including many children, were taking shelter in the building. the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself.
said france, greece and turkey are hoping to convince russia to help people to leave the city. the authorities in mariupol now say they believe around 300 people may have died when russia bombed the city s theatre last week at a time when civilians, including many children, were taking shelter in the building. the estimate is based on eyewitness accounts and can t be independently verified. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol, but we know what s happening - there and we must not let that happen here. these people know that we are here for them.
well, as we ve said, russia s invasion hasn t exactly gone to plan and increasingly moscow has turned to a war of attrition. no city has suffered more than the port city of mariupol in the south, which has been virtually destroyed. residents are facing a lack of food, water and electricity. and now ukrainian officials say they believe around 300 people died when russia bombed the city s theatre last week. the attack was shocking, not least because the words children were written out in giant letters outside to signal civilians were sheltering there. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from southern ukraine. sergey scans the endless flatlands of southern ukraine the rich, fertile farmland that russia wants for itself. the 62 year old former fire engine driver never envisaged taking up arms against the might of moscow, but he knows full well what the russian army is capable of doing. translation: we can t see mariupol, | but we know what s happening there, | and we must not let