gunshot. there s another one. this time, they miss. the howitzers get away. the artillery commander tells me the russians are regularly targeting them because of their western weapons. because they re precise and effective, he says. ukraine s also having to learn a western way of war, the emphasis on precision. and this one s making a difference the us himars rocket launcher. ukraine doesn t have many, but it can now strike targets from distance. but it s creating a massive logistical challenge. ukraine s now having to maintain dozens of weapons from dozens of countries, like these british supplied armoured vehicles. each one requires separate training and spare parts. and weapons supplied by the west also use a different calibre of ammunition, like these german self propelled guns. the west still claims it s not directly involved in this conflict, but in truth, it s now an essential part of ukraine s war machine. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. the sri lankan
tuesday of the prospect of temperatures widely at least 10 celsius above average for the time of year. overnight we will see some rain pushing out of northern ireland into scotland and northern england, but already it is warmer than it was at the same time on saturday. three or 4 degrees at the end of the night saturday morning, across northern england, mid teens first thing sunday, the warmer are beginning to push in. early rain clears off into the north sea, the sun beating down, and up those temperatures will start to soar. 32, 33 across england and wales are likely to day of the year for many areas, temperatures in the mid 20s across scotland and northern ireland. monday and tuesday we are talking about temperatures never seen before in the uk. 38.7 is the highest temperature ever recorded. at the moment it looks like somewhere in central or eastern england will see 41 degrees on monday. we re getting close to 40,