this. that s more ground than the russians have gained in months. and it happened fast. i want to show you this. you can see sort of a time lapse here in the area around kharkiv, the yellow is where the ukrainians have made gains, just since september 3rd. you can see how quickly this all happened and how much of the territory held by the russians the ukrainians were able to take back. russia is responding, however. ukrainian officials say that russian strikes knocked out power in the region. ukrainian troops are being greeted like conquering heroes, civilians rushing to offer flowers, hugs, some of them crying tears of joy. this is a humiliating defeat for russian president vladimir putin and his military. the russians being forced to flee fearing they would be surrounded and captured. they left behind a trail of destruction. sam kiley was live from kharkiv, ukraine, with an exclusive look at what remains from the izium area now. he was the first international corresponden
monday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. she was just walking home mps pay tribute to sarah everard, as the home secretary promises to listen to women and girls. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fists in case we need to defend ourselves, and that is not ok. but there s widepread criticism of the way a vigil for sarah was policed. what happened this weekend is a reminder of what happens when police try to completely bypass the views of the communities they serve. also in this programme, fares please stand by for the age of the bus. buses are not just an industry, but they re almost like a social service and fundamentally they help us level up the country. but first, the home secretary has told mps she understands public anger over sarah everard s death, but she warned against protests while covid restrictions are in place. priti patel confirmed that she s started a review into the policing of saturday s vigil on clapham comm
now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives. also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did plan for