thanks forjoining us. we begin in ukraine where a fresh air attack on kyiv has left at least one dead and a further three injured. the city s mayor vitali klitschko says around 20 russian explosive drones had been eliminated but that a fresh wave is heading towards the capital. russia has stepped up its attacks on kyiv over the past month, using barrages of drones and missiles in an attempt to overwhelm the city s defences. this latest attack comes as one of the country s most senior security officials says ukraine is ready to begin it s long awaited counter offensive. oleksiy danilov, the secretary of ukraine s national security and defence council, has been speaking exclusively to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists its fo
security official tells the bbc that ukrainian forces are now ready to launch a long awaited counter offensive. the comments come after russian attacks on dnipro and the wagner group s recent claims it has fully captured the city of bakhmut. the head of russia s wagner mercenary group has announced that his forces have started to withdraw from bakhmut. ukraine denies this. the battle for that city has been the longest and bloodiest of the war. now, oleksiy danilov the secretary of ukraine s national security and defence council says an assult to retake territory from russian forces is ready to launch. he s been speaking exclusively to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this is what s left of bakhmut, in eastern ukraine. images filmed by russian forces of the ruins they now largely control. mercenaries from the wagner group claim they re withdrawing, being replaced by regular russian troops. but ukraine insists its forces are still engaged on the ground and the o
Resignation and harsh words about the governments muddled thinking over the brexit negotiations. But what about the other side of the Negotiating Table . Is there clarity there . Until last week, Jonathan Faull was britains top man in the European Commission, who worked closely with the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier hes been speaking to our Political Editor nick watt. Whats he been saying . Jonathan faull has been an eu lifer until retirement and he has put some questions over the uk Core Calculations for the brexit negotiations. As we were hearing, he has said he doesnt believe uk can buy Privileged Access to the Single Market. We reported a few months ago that senior whitehall officials were eyeing this idea because the uk cannot accept the Core Principles of the Single Market which is accepting Free Movement of people and the jurisdiction of the European Court ofjustice. WhatJonathan Faull is saying, you are either a member of the Single Market, in which case you accept its ru
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