of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launc
of choice. this as the first war crimes trial against a russian soldier begins. plus, amid the world s harshest covid lockdown, we get a glimpse of the emotional and mental toll it s having on families. and as parents in the u.s. struggle to find baby formula, we ll tell you how the white house is responding to the shortage. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than a thousand towns and villages have been retaken so far from russian forces, including six more over the past 24 hours. he says the russians are paying a heavy price for their aggression. here he is. translator: russia has lost almost 27,000 soldiers, many of them young conscripts. russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks, armored combat vehicles, a large number of conventional military vehicles, helicopters, drones, and all of its prospects as a state. ukraine also says russian troops continue to retreat from around the city of
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