taking asylum seekers to rwanda. the government is taking on the courts at home and facing accusations from abroad of breaking international law. and a world first in biology, mapping the genome sequence of every species in the british isles. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. tantalisingly poised england set up a grandstand finish against new zealand as james anderson breaks yet another record. welcome to bbc news at ten. we start tonight with a special report revealing the slow but steady progress of russian forces in eastern ukraine. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the last remaining bridge was destroyed by the russians today, making it impossible to bring out more civilians. the ukrainian government says russia is able to keep up its military offensive because it s still earning huge amoun
tonight at ten a special report from the front line as russian forces tighten their grip on eastern ukraine. as desperate civilians try to flee the city of lysychansk, we have evidence of the ruthless tactics used by russia. this is a deliberate tactic bomb, shell, burn, and leave nothing but scorched earth. and in neigbouring severodonetsk, the russians have virtually cut off the city from the rest of ukraine. we ll have compelling new accounts of the progress being made by president putin s forces. also tonight. despite loud protests, the court of appeal gives the go ahead for the first flight
missile whizzes. munitions explode. that was a russian shell whistling over our heads. just a short distance away, neighbouring severodonetsk is burning, and may soon fall. machine gun fires. inside the city, the last pockets of resistance. guns fire. ukrainian troops fight building to building and street to street. but all bridges to the city have now been destroyed. ukraine is facing an enemy that has learned lessons and is imposing crushing losses in battle. troops fight on, but a handful of advanced weapons systems promised by britain and the us may be too
revealing the slow but steady progress of russian forces in eastern ukraine. president zelensky has called again for western allies to provide advanced missile defence systems for the ukrainian army. the russians now control almost all of the strategic city of severodonetsk. the last remaining bridge was destroyed by the russians today, making it impossible to bring out more civilians. the ukrainian government says russia is able to keep up its military offensive because it s still earning huge amounts by selling oil and gas despite global economic sanctions. the russians are also bombarding the neighbouring city of lysychansk where civilians are still trying to flee. our international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from lysychansk.