Oleksii reznikov has been through more than 550 days of full scale war. I believe the Ministry Needs New approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole. Asa as a nation, we are driven by one single as a nation, we are driven by one single objective and goal, which is to defeat single objective and goal, which is to defeat the enemy on the battlefield and win this war, and Restore Battlefield and win this war, and restore stability and security in europe restore stability and security in europe and the world. The captain of our team europe and the world. The captain of our team is europe and the world. The captain of ourteam is our europe and the world. The captain of our team is our commander in chief, president our team is our commander in chief, president zelensky. So he makes decisions president zelensky. So he makes decisions about how, in his view, is best to decisions about how, in his view, is best to achieve the goals that we have best
And other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole. Meanwhile, ukraines generals are reporting significant progress in the counteroffensive against russias invasion. They say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south near zaporizhzhia. The generals said extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. But they say that painstaking Mine Clearance has now allowed the forces to advance, and they expect to face far weaker russian defences ahead. Ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country, and has, in recent weeks, expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, a Logistical Centre for russian forces. Live now to yuriy sak, an advisor to ukraines defence minister. He joins us from kyiv. Good to talk to you again. Let us first of all talk about the change of the defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov is going. Is it time for new
And scotland will be fully or partially closed today, because of concerns about crumbling concrete. Investigations are also under way in schools in wales and Northern Ireland. Ministers have promised to speed up checks on schools where the material, known as raac, may have been used. 0ur reporter Louisa Pilbeam reports. From the midlands to suffolk. And london. More than 100 schools in england look like this today, with buildings roped off and closed on what for many should be the first day of the new term. The problem crumbling concrete called raac, meaning many schools are unsafe. Sarah, a mum of two who didnt want to be on camera, told us. The main issue for me is we dont have any certainty about when the children are going Back To School. The lack of certainty right now is worrying for everyone. The school havent been that specific about the actual meanwhile, on social media sites, including mumsnet, one parent said. The government has been criticised for not acting faster despite