Ronda rousey is an icon of the Mixed Martial Arts world and a trailblazer for women in combat sport, an olympic medallist injudo. Commentator ronda rousey, the usas first womens olympic medallist. The first woman to win an Ultimate Fighting Championship title, a professional wrestler. Now a Tv Personality and hollywood actress and a regenerative farm owner. But despite rondas Seismic Success and achievements, shes had to embrace deep challenges throughout her career something she hasnt shared openly until now. I always thought that i could will my body to do whatever i needed it to do and it was at that point itjust kind of quit on me. Sometimes, when youre the only woman in the room, its easy to feel out of place, but you have a right to be there. To understand her incredible journey, youve got to go back in time. Whats the first memory where you felt fighting would be a part of your life . Oh, god. Erm, it was actually the first day that i did judo. My mom went to go visit all of her
Weve heard repeatedly from president zelensky about the need for more ammunition and the need for more weapons. Can you tell us what the situation is this time . The situation is this time . Well, he has Alwa S The Situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked the situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked air the situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked air defences i the situation is this time . Well, he has always plonked air defences at | has always plonked air defences at the top of his wish list. Thats been the case for the last year or so because of two things, really, russia has continued to launch Missile Attacks on cities across ukraine but also russia has become far more superior, more dominant in the air right across the front line. So you have exhausted, thinly stretched ukrainian troops trying to defend cities and russian fighter jets flying in and dropping missiles and glide bombs and as for the situation in the north east where the incursion
In his tv interview, mr zelensky also said ukraine has just a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line against russia. The situation on the frontline is tough. The Regional Governor of ukraines northeastern Kharkiv Region said that nearly 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, since russias Ground Attack there last week. Lets hearfrom president zelensky about those troop shortages. Translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of brigades which a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. Earlier, our correspondent in kyiv James Waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. You have Ukrainian Forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. You now have a large proportion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighti
Meanwhile, the United Nations says more than 800,000 people have now fled rafah, in southern gaza. Many have been forced to head northwards, to areas which the United Nations says have little clean Drinking Water or sanitation, as the Israeli Offensive continues. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams sent this report. Street battles injabalia. Israeli forces have been fighting here for days. Gunfire hamas, they say, is back, and needs to be dealt with. This is dangerous urban warfare, at close quarters. The israelis were here months ago and moved on. These, some warn, early signs of an insurgency that could last for months. Israel has been attacking from the air too. Scenes today reminiscent of the war s terrifying early stages. Buildings flattened, bodies trapped under the rubble. Gunfire more Street Battles this time, in the south. The israeli army still advancing on rafah, the only city yet to experience a full scale assault. But 800,000 palestinians have already fled the area, to
The front line against russia. Heres a clip of the ukrainian president talking about the new law on military recruitment. Translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of brigrades which a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. Earlier, our correspondent in kyiv James Waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. You have Ukrainian Forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. You now have a large portion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighting for the best part of two years with little to no rest, and then you have men avoiding or fearful of the draft, being legally compelled to fight and join the countrys cause, so it is incredibly difficult for ukraine, at a time when we are seeing fighting in the north east, in towns and settlemen