president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing, a crucial supply route for moscow s forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. rescuers are digging for survivors in the rubble of residential buildings that were destroyed as people slept. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destroyed a building at night, at 2am, he says. they simply destroyed a multi storey building. translation: we ran out into the street. - when we left the corridor, a neighb
from china. hello, thank you forjoining us. president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism, after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing a crucial supply route for moscow s forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. rescuers are digging for survivors in the rubble of residential buildings that were destroyed as people slept. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destroyed a building at night, at 2am, he says. they simply destroyed a multi storey building. translation: we ran out into the st
of an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in ireland. taiwan celebrates its national day in the shadow of growing economic and military threats from china. let there be light berlin is illuminated for an annual festival but is it energy efficient? hello and welcome. president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing a crucial supply route for moscow s forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destr
but russia s president putin says the missile strike is retaliation for what he called a terrorist attack by ukraine on a key bridge in crimea. we ll have the latest from kyiv and moscow and asking whether russia is now escalating the war. also this lunchtime. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng bows to pressure and brings forward his plan for balancing the government s finances. striking barristers deliver their verdict on a government pay offer they will accept it and go back to work. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others, as her trial begins in manchester. and the scourge of plastic fishing nets that trap wildlife in our seas could a new recycling plan offer a solution? and coming up on the bbc news channel, sprinter cj ujah is banned for nearly two years after testing positive for two banned substances at last year s tokyo olympic games. good afternoon. they re trying to wipe us off the face of the earth the words of ukr
also on the programme. lucy letby goes on trial accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of ten others at a hospital in chester. she pleads not guilty. in aberdeen nicola sturegon tells the snp that the economic case for scottish independence will be published in a week s time. and how councils across the uk are supporting warm hubs where people can keep snug at a time of rising energy bills. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, there s a premature end to the w series season. the championship for female drivers scraps its last three races because of financial reasons. good evening. parts of ukraine have suffered the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. more than 80 missiles have struck both industrial and civilian buildings. it s the first time the capital kyiv has been targeted in months. president putin says the strikes on ukraine are retaliation for saturday s attack on a key bridge linkin