bakhmut in the east of ukraine is the epicentre of the war in the country. it s where the fiercest battles are being fought. and after losing ground in other parts of ukraine, the fight to gain control of bakhmut has become critical for russia s prestige. it s focused its soldiers, weapons and ammunition on the city, shelling it heavily every day. a majority of its people have left, but thousands of civilians, mostly elderly still live amidst ruins. the bbc s yogita limaye, imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk have been in the city at the start of the new year speaking to military units and ordinary people. eight it has focused its soldiers, weapons and ammunition, showing it heavy every day, the bbc they ve beenin heavy every day, the bbc they ve been in the city at the start of the new year speaking to military units
are today, but mccarthy has called trump, newt gingrich, he s enlisted current congress yesterday. it really begs the question of when are they going to start getting the work done for the people. this is a ceremonial momentous, strategists like me that two or three ballots and mccarthy would have it. we didn t think we d end up where we are today, but mccarthy has called trump, newt gingrich, he s enlisted current people still objecting to mccarthy. he has tried to get everybody on his side, but it s looking like it is still not helpful. 12 votes against mccarthy at the moment. keeping an eye on that. now to ukraine, where a battlefield commander has told the bbc the fighting in the eastern town of bakhmut is of rare ferocity the city is in the donetsk region of the donbas. almost all of its 70,000 occupants have fled. russia is battling to capture bakhmut, in the hope that it will lead to the fall of sloviansk and kramatorsk, two key cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control
harder to use equipment. we also have a shortage of weapons and ammunition, 21 year old 0leksandr replies. back to positions they go. each side trying to wear the other down. ..in this battle of endurance. yogita limaye, bbc news, bakhmut. yogita limaye reporting there with her team imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk. and yogita is in kyiv now. it s nearly a year since this conflict started. what hope is there of a resolution? as far as as farasa as far as a dialogue is concerned it seems almost impossible right now, ukraine proposed a peace summit in february but it said russia must face a war crimes tribunal before it talks to it directly. as far as russia is concerned, it that ukraine
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, 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. a warning, it contains distressing images. kherson is being pounded.