ukrainian military sources have told the bbc their forces are carrying out a series of small scale armoured attacks against russian occupiers and shifting to offensive actions in some areas along the front line. we ll take a look at claims from moscow that a full scale ukrainian counter offensive has begun. also tonight, we ll head to california where apple is showing off its new products including an augmented reality headset. in the uk prime minister rishi sunak announces that two new barges have been bought to house up to 1,000 migrants. he says his plan to stop small boats crossing the channel is working. we ll ask a migration expert if she agrees. and we ll discuss the huge amount of processed foods in british shopping baskets, and what needs to be done to freshen up our diets. but first the war in ukraine. looks like a significant escalation in the fighting. is this the start of a counter offensive? we ll ask our experts in a moment. first we re going to look
hello to you. and welcome to the programme. is the bloody battle for bakhmut over? the head of russia s wagner mercenary group says its forces will hand over the city to russian forces as it declares victory and withdraws. kyiv, though, says it still controls pockets of the city. also in the programme: migration is not out of control. the uk prime minister says the number of people coming to the uk is still too high after new figures show net migration hit a new record high. as business demands more workers, we ll assess proposals for a new skills based visa system. armed officers descend on central london after a car crashes into the gates of downing street. police say a man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related. and after a storm of racist abuse against real madrid s vinicius junior, the president of la liga denies that the spanish football league is racist, but he calls for new powers to
slows in the uk for a second month in a row, but remains close to a ao year high. there is still a long way to go in the battle against inflation for families up and down the country who are seeing food price inflation of nearly 17% and that is causing a massive hike in the cost of the weekly shop. philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa is cleared of tax evasion charges. in tennis defending men s champion rafa nadal is out of the australian open at the second round stage after defeat by american mackenzie mcdonald. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in ukraine have told the bbc that the country s interior minister denys monastyrsky and his deputy are among at least 18 people who ve been killed in a helicopter crash in a suburb of kyiv. there were nine people including mr monastyrsky aboard the helicopter. some of those killed were on the ground. the regional governor said the aircraft came down near a kin
More american weapons are on their way to the frontline in ukraine and for ukraine theyre supplies that cant come soon enough, with Russian Troops making advances in the area around the city of kharkiv seizing a string of villages and forcing thousands of civilians to flee. The message that more weapons are coming was delivered in person by us Secretary Of State antony blinken, whos arrived in kyiv by train for a surprise visit and for talks with president zelensky. Its the first visit to ukraineby a senior u. S. Official since Congress Finally passed a long delayed 61 billion Military Aid Package for the country last month. Our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has been following antony blinken s visit. Hes described how a free and thriving ukraine is the best way to rebuke Vladimir Putin. He has described his visit is a real sign of reassurance, and this is not to say visits like this, not from ukraines biggest Military Backer are dismissed. These visits bear fruit and they ar