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
hello and welcome to bbc news, live in istanbul with me, anna foster. this is the opposition party headquarters in turkish biggest city and boats are being counted in the turkish presidential runoff election. the country hasn t seen anything like this before. in previous residential elections president one has one outright. this time it was different. he was run close by and opposition unity challenge with kemal kilicdaroglu presenting the opposition party and drawing together of other opposition parties as a candidate to try and remove the long standing leader for power. the situation we have now is that the ballots have been made, closing polling close at 5pm local time and boats are being counted. now it is the reason all the people here are playing close attention to the tv screens. you might be able to hear the sound of the tv bouncing off the walls in this opposition courses in istanbul. they re looking at the count. what they don t have here in turkey is exit polls. w
of the votes in the run off election over the weekend. it s the first run off ever seen in a turkish presidential election. there were joyous scenes on the streets of istanbul and ankara as mr erdogan celebrated with his supporters after winning around 52% of the vote. thousands gathered on the streets, waving flags and singing songs. erdogan gave a victory speech in front of the crowds gathering at the presidential palace in the capital. he spoke about stability and prosperity, building stronger economy and leaving disputes behind. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. the recep tayyip erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters, who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflation. translation: we are blessed that our president is leading us again. there is no better feeling than this. let the world hear it. he is the leader who has taught the ent