With this special message. lionesses, we want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow. we re sorry we can t be there in person. but we re so proud of everything you ve achieved and the millions you ve inspired here and around the world. so go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves. hello and welcome. i m rajini vaidyanathan. we start in ukraine, which says at least seven people have been killed, and more than a hundred injured, in a russian missile attack in the northern city of chernihiv. the blast appears to have struck the regional theatre, in the heart of the city. a six year old child is reported to be among the dead. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report from chernihiv. a warning, you may find some of the details distressing. the moment of impact captured on film. a typical saturday, suddenly one this woman won t forget.
Arsonists. a fire on thursday night was believed to be deliberately set in an area that is hard to access by fire crews. this is quite concerning. there were four youths that were arrested, they had aerosol spray cans and they were captured on video trying to light fires within the city. video trying to light fires within the ci . ., ~ i. video trying to light fires within theci . . , video trying to light fires within theci. ., , . ., the city. thank you very much for “oininu us the city. thank you very much for joining us and the city. thank you very much for joining us and bringing the city. thank you very much for joining us and bringing us - the city. thank you very much for joining us and bringing us the - joining us and bringing us the latest on the wildfires in canada. now, the russian space agency says an emergency has been detected on the unmanned lunar probe two days before the planned moon landing. these are pictures of the spacecraft prior to its launch. the luna 25
Hanging ukrainian and european union flags represent the country s continued alignment with the west. the surrounding devastation is another reminder of how much moscow wants to pull it the other way. james waterhouse, bbc news, chernihiv. the un s humanitarian coordinator for ukraine, denise brown, has commented on the strike, saying it is heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking. some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many ukrainians. today is an orthodox holiday in ukraine. this is what president zelensky had to say, while on a visit to sweden. translation: our bright city of chernihiv. - this morning, russia launched missiles at the city, in the very centre of it where the national drama theatre is located as well as many residential homes. there were many people were in the theatre at the time and many were at home, too. more than 90 people were injured,