assassination, it s going to be a missile associated with that, like a hellfire missile to a target that particular individual, and it is normally going to have its eye going in a window, or not a window, a door or something of that nature. so in this case we didn t see that happen. in regards to the attacks on kyiv, one of the things we need to also think about is the ukrainians have said that they are going to do a counterattack, and russia started last week upping their missile attacks on kyiv itself, and i think as they continue to do this, this is the russians trying to throw or distract the ukrainians from their counter offensive, put their mind somewhere else, have them have to do other things instead of initiating this counter offensive. keep them busy, in other words. 50 offensive. keep them busy, in other words. other words. so general, sta in:
our correspondent hugo bachega who s currently sheltering in an underground bunker hugo bachega said that in the past hour, the air raid alert in the capital went off, at around 02:20am, local time. the bbc team heard at least one loud explosion, and the city s air defence has been activated. earlier today, ukraine says at least 21 were killed, in an attack on kherson. missile strikes hit a market, a railway station, a petrol station and residential builings. station and residential buildings. it comes as ukraine s president zelensky denied that his country carried out an alleged drone attack on the kremlin. russia says it was an attempt on vladimir putin s life. this video, which appears to show the drone attack, remains unverified. our analysis editor ros atkins has been taking a closer look. russia claims ukraine try to kill vladimir putin in the early hours of wednesday. this is the first video we have. it s in moscow. we see an object lay in from the left and
going to have its eye going in a window, or not a window, a door or something of that nature. so in this case we didn t see that happen. in regards to the attacks on kyiv, one of the things we need to also think about is the ukrainians have said that they are going to do a counterattack, and russia started last week upping their missile attacks on kyiv itself, and i think as they continue to do this, this is the russians trying to throw or distract the ukrainians from their counter offensive, put their mind somewhere else, have them have to do other things instead of initiating this counter offensive. keep them busy, in other words. so what should ukraine be
from here about that but again i don t want to get into speculation from here about the authenticity of this report, so i m just not going to speculate from here. earlier, i spoke to retired lieutenant general steff twitty, formerly the deputy commander of us european command, and now at the washington based center for european policy analysis. what is your first impression of hearing of these explosions in kyiv? so a couple of things i would like to add to what the commentator just talked about. as you take a look at the video, you notice you do not see a large explosion, and that tells me that there was not a missile attached to this drone. normally if you re going to go after someone and execute an assassination, it s going to be a missile associated with that, like a hellfire missile to target that particular individual, and it is normally
could provide a clue to your heart health. it s serious questions there. sanjay gupta will explain for you. a year ago today president putin moved a move, russian troops, tanks, helicopters, fighter jets poured into ukraine. missiles raining down as russian paratroopers closed in on kyiv. looked like ukraine s capital could fall. the outnumbered ukrainians drove the russians back and inflicted heavy losses with the help of weapons from the u.s. and the west. now one year later ukrainian president zelenskyy says he believes 2023 is going to be the year of victory for ukraine over russia. he rallied his troops with this message this morning. translator: it is you who decide whether we are all going to exist. whether ukraine is going to exist. every day, every hour is you, ukraine soldiers, will decide it.