hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit nearby between a block of
afghanistan s taliban led government on women attending universities or working for humanitarian aid groups. and farewell to the milk man, j] watt, one of american football s greatest ever defensive players, is to retire. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea , and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matvichuk, and they se
been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. here s our north america correspondent nada tawfik. while the worst is over in buffalo, they are not out of this yet. in fact, it will still snow for several hours. the city is expecting another 13 centimetres, but this has been described as a once in a generation storm. we have heard from numerous people how they have never experienced anything as bad, hurricane force winds, near wipe out conditions in the city, and the priority at the moment is, of course, trying to dig out the residence. i mean, vehicles have been buried, the death toll is over 20 people right now, emergency responders fear the number could go up as they clear out of the city. a driving ban is still in effect,
and another unexplained death involving russian oligarchs: the sausage tycoon pavel antov has been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 28 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. here s our north america correspondent nada tawfik. while the worst is over in buffalo, they are not out of this yet. in fact, it will still snow for several hours. the city is expecting another 13 centimetres, but this has been described as a once in a generation storm. we have heard from numerous people how they have never experienced anything as bad, hurricane force winds, near wipe out conditions in the city, and the priority at the moment is, of course, trying to dig out the residents. i mean, vehicles have been buried, the death toll is over 20 people right now, emergency respond