Hello and welcome. We start in ukraine, where president Volodymyr Zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a Blood Transfusion Centre he says rescuers are at the scene in the town of kupiansk where there are quote dead and wounded. The reported strike came shortly after kyiv said missiles had hit a facility which manufactures engines for aircraft and helicopters in the country s west. In a tweet, president zelensky said this war crime alone says everything about russian aggression. Beasts that destroy everything that simply allows to live. Defeating terrorists is a matter of honour for everyone who values life. so far, theres been no comment from russia. Our ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse is in kyiv if there is accuracy to president zelensky s claim, it appears once again a medical building has come in harms way. Weve seen it before with a Maternity Hospital in the besieged city of Mariupol Last year. Weve seen it in a Mental Health hospital in dnipro just a few months ag
a deadline for the militaryjunta in niger, to step down, is nowjust hours away. the west african regional bloc of ecowas gave the coup leaders a week to reinstate the ousted president, mohamed bazoum and threatened military intervention if its demands were not met. there ve been reports of sporadic shows of support for the junta on the streets of the capital, niamey but overall the city is said to be calm. some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria which borders niger to the north has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday ? meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. let s get some more analysis with a senior lecturer at
the west african regional bloc, ecowas, gave the coup leaders a week to reinstate the ousted president, mohamed bazoum, and threatened military intervention if its demands were not met. there ve been reports of sporadic shows of support for the junta on the streets of the capital niamey but the city is said to be calm. some neighbouring countries mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria which borders niger to the north has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france,a former colonial power, says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday ? meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country.
there has not been widespread condemnation of the key within niger. this was a demonstration backing the coup leaders and against sanctions imposed by ecowas. neighbouring countries mali, burkina faso and guinea have also leant their support to the coup leaders. and algeria, which borders niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france, though, says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. france is a former colonial power in niger. niger 5 prime minister was in paris on saturday meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the niger embassy. he has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. our correspondent in lagos in neighbouring nigeria, explained why many residents support the coup.
some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. and algeria which borders niger to the north has said it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger s elected president. niger s prime minister was in paris on saturday ? meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the country s embassy. he has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in niger. our correspondent in lagos in neighbouring nigeria, explained why many residents support the coup.