during anti government protests. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attacks against ukraine. state tv reacted to the news with a familiar warning
boxing day sales begin in the uk but will shoppers be cutting back as the cost of living crisis bites? hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attac
the un tells the taliban to reverse its decision on banning afghan women working for humanitarian agencies after five major organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. demonstrations in south western iran to mark the 40th day of mourning since a nine year old boy was killed during anti government protests. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. if you are watching in america at the moment, he will know all about the moment, he will know all about the severe weather. at least 50 people are now known to have died due to the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo in new york state, where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . emily unia has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were close to impassible, preven
the un tells the taliban to reverse its decision on banning afghan women working for humanitarian agencies after five major organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. hello, and welcome to bbc news. at least 50 people are now known to have died due to the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo in new york state, where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . emily unia has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were close to impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed streets, and driving was banned. more than