welcome to the programme. we start with the war in ukraine, because, for the second time in a week, there have been explosions in crimea. it s not yet clear who is responsible for them. there were explosions at a russian military base there. a separate fire also broke out at a power substation, and a railway was damaged. crimea has a russian appointed local governor. he spoke after the explosion happened. translation: as of now, the information we have i is that two people were injured. one man was hit by a shrapnel fragment, the other wounded person was buried under a wall. i ve ordered 5km to be closed off. evacuation of all civilians within this 5km zone is under way. earlier this week, there was this other explosion this was on tuesday at an airfield. it s reported that destroyed at least seven russian aircraft. let s remind ourselves why crimea is important. russia illegally invaded it in 2014 and has occupied it since. since russia s invasion of ukraine this year, its
outfront next, raiding gaza s largest hospital. israel releasing new video of weapons found inside the complex. but no proof of tunnels. this as cnn obtains exclusive hamas body cam video of the october 7th attacks. plus, president biden about to hold a rare solo press conference this hour. we re going to bring it to you live. and, quote, i will bite. the senator who almost started a fist fight with a witness in a hearing is doubling down tonight. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. and we are outfront following two breaking stories. president biden expected to hold his first press conference in months this hour. we re going to bring that to you live. this, of course, coming at a crucial moment in the israeli war in gaza. tonight, we are learning that israeli forces are still inside the largest hospital in gaza al shifa. a spokesman for israel s military telling reporters, and i quote, it s a complicated area which still has many people. we need t
U.S. President Joe Biden should seek an end to the war in Ukraine by arming Kyiv for victory, not just for prolonging the struggle, the former U.S. Army commander in Europe, retired U.S. General Ben Hodges, wrote in a column in the UK newspaper The Telegraph on Nov. 13.
The Ukrainian parliament has passed Resolution 9626, which rules out making any territorial concessions in potential future peace negotiations with Russia, the parliament’s press service reported on Aug. 23.
Turkey does not recognize Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and continues to see it as an illegitimate military occupation of Ukrainian territory, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Aug. 23.