rules. strongholds. russia has appointed a new military commander in ukraine. the latest shake up comes just three months since russia s last revamp of its top military command in its war against ukraine. our moscow reporter, will vernon, told me more. he has been assigned the top job he has been assigned the topjob in his new role. he will be in charge of the overall battlefield operations in ukraine. he has faced criticism from ultranationalist and heads of private armies. our moscow reporter, will vernon, told me more. we have the statement making this very surprise announcement that general surivikin has been replaced
if it also takes the city of mariupol, that will release even more troops to push forward. the images of devastation in ukraine show the toll this war has taken so far, but as it moves into a new phase there are fears what happens next could be even worse. anna foster, bbc news. earlier our moscow correspondent jenny hill gave us the latest on the strike ukraine claims to have made on russia s flaghsip vessel in the black sea. we have had an update from moscow. they say they have the fire under control but there were significant damage. they are going to tow the vessel back to port and continue investigations because they say they have not established the cause of that fire. if it is proven that this is the result of a ukrainian missile strike, this would be a powerfully symbolic moment. it s loss under
and confrontation. our moscow correspondent caroline davies has more on those tensions and what could jeopardize this week s talks. apologies, we don t have that segment from our corresponded in moscow. correspondence. the headlines on bbc news: the education secretary for england backs reducing the covid isolation period, from seven days to five. the australian government did not give assurances to novak djokovic that he could enter the country without a vaccination, according to documents filed before tomorrow s court hearing. russian troops arrive in kazakhstan. there is relative calm there, after six days of violence that killed 164 people.
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation memorial has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure the crimes and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation liquidated it, to use their language accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has described it as an affront to human rights. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says,