hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it s enduring heavy russian shelling in the city of lysychansk as the battle for the east of the country intensifies. lysychansk is the last ukrainian held city in luhansk, part of the industrial donbas region that russia is focussing its military power on. these pictures from russia s state owned domestic news agency, ria, show drone images of battles near the city. but kyiv denies russian claims that the city has been encircled. meanwhile, two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. it comes after two other british men were sentenced to death last month. joe inwood reports. andrew hill travelled to ukraine to help fight the russian invasion. dylan healy went there to help evacuate civilians. both men now face being tried as mercenaries in an unrecognised separatist court. they would not be the first to appear there. last month, aiden aslin, shau
heart and a passion to see abortion overturned in this country, to make abortion history. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. this is bbc news. we start with some breaking news in the battle for city of lysychansk in eastern ukraine, part of the industrial donbas region that russia says focussing its military power on. lysychansk was the last ukrainian held city in luhansk. but now, russian defence ministry says russian ministry says russian and separatists forces have full control of the city. so russia is now claiming control over the entire luhansk region. there are reports of fighters in the city centre. and in another development, this time in russia, about 35 kilometres from the border with ukraine, an official in the belgorod says at least three people have been killed as a result of blasts there. the local governor said that explosions had partially destroyed 11 apartment buildings and at least 39 houses, and that the cause was being i
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