a steel factory making what may be their last stand there. erin mclaughlin reports from ukraine. reporter: tonight what s left in the battered city of mariupol, fear at any hour, the strategic city could fall completel under russian control. we are scared of the unknown, this woman says. this is what scares us the most cut off by russian forces for weeks, people here say they lack the basics to survive. how can we live without water, she says it s horrible. the stunning devastation, a potentially ominous sign of what s to come another stage of this operation is beginning. today the russian foreign minister announced the beginning of russia s long-anticipated new offensive in the eastern region of donbas. the city of kremina and intensifying their assault on the eastern city of kharkiv, plus multiple smaller
hello, you re watching bbc news, i m rich preston. our top stories. russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti ship missiles, and threatens more to come. the british home secretary pushes ahead with plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, despite concerns from her own civil servants. china carries out military exercises near taiwan at the same time as a group of us lawmakers visit taipei. and brain cancer patients volunteer to have their tumours genetically sequenced, as part of a new study.
this is bbc news. our top stories: russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti ship moscow says it targeted a factory making anti ship weapons and threatens more to come. russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons, saying it s adding fuel to the conflict. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert for further floods as more rain is expected over the weekend. china carries out military exercises near taiwan at the same time as a group of us lawmakers visit taipei. and finding peace on the pitch how football is helping some children cope with the trauma of war.
welcome to bbc news, i m rich preston. our top stories. russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti ship weapons, and threatens more to come. russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons, saying it was adding fuel to the conflict. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert for further floods as more rain is expected over the weekend. and finding peace on the pitch how football is helping some children cope with the trauma of war.
by the united states. the biden administration has repeatedly talked of its rock solid commitment to taiwan, but china regards the self governing island as an integral part of its territory and a foreign ministry spokesman has condemned the us support for taiwan. this is bbc news, a reminder of the headlines. russia resumes missile attacks near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti ship missiles, and threatens more to come. russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons, saying it was adding fuel to the conflict. the cost of the fighting in ukraine is being felt across the globe, particularly in places that rely on wheat imports. russia and ukraine together export more than a quarter of the world s supply, without which many people face starvation. but there are millions of tonnes trapped in storage that cannot leave ukraine