The city of potalva, in central ukraine. A military training insitute and nearby hospital were hit. This is the scene of the aftermath. A military communications institute was hit, along with a nearby hospital. Ukraine s armed forces confirmed soliders at the military institute were among the dead. The country s president volodymyr zelensky said those responsible for the attack would be held accountable. He also renewed his calls to allies for more air defences. The white house condemned the attack and said military assistance would be arriving to ukraine in the coming weeks. Nick beake sent us this report from the scene. The missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at 9 o clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. Army medics battle to save the injured. Hold on, he shouts, you re a good lad. Tonight we arrived in a stunned city. The emergency services of poltava could do little more than clear up the
We begin this hour with Breaking News in the russia ukraine war. Hours ago russia launched one of its deadliest strikes since the war began in central ukraine. The missiles hit a nearby Train Facility near a hospital. Nbcs chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, has been on the ground in ukraine and will be with us in just a moment. Meanwhile we will bring you that interview that richard just held with zelenskyy this hour. The latest demonstrations sparked by the discovery of the six bodies of six hostages being tpheld gaza, shot and killed by hamas as idf forces were close by. In an address on monday, israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for the deaths but reit mated his demands that they remain at the border. In washington, President Biden may offer a final take It Or leave it deal to israel or hamas as soon as this week according to two people briefed on the discussions. A former hostage, whose husband keith, is still being held by hamas was joined by my colleagu
And we re starting at the us open tennis where britain s jack draper has scorched into the quarterfinals of a grand slam for the first time in his career. Draper hasn t dropped a set all tournament and he kept up that record in his victory over tomas machac in new york. Adam cottier reports. After the retirement of andy murray, here comes jack draper. On top of his game after a superb fourth round win in new york. He looked sharp from the start against machac and in a blink of an eye he powered through the first two sets in the type of form that suggests he has the potential to go even further. The 22yearold lefthander won his first career title injune and with box office stars novak djokovic and carlos alcatraz already out of the open, his ruthless edge could serve him well. He took his place in the final eight afterjust one hour and 42 minutes. He went four games without dropping a set now at flushing meadows and is the first british man to reach the quarterfinals in new york since a
We start this hour in the middle east, where the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has asked for forgiveness from israelis for not being able to bring back alive the six hostages who were found dead in gaza on saturday. We were very close, he said. We were nearly there. But in a televised address, mr netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the philadelphi corridor in the south of gaza, something hamas has rejected. The philadelphi corridor along the egyptgaza border has emerged as a primary sticking point in gaza ceasefire talks. Mr netanyahu said it s a lifeline for hamas, their oxygen and it will determine israel s future. Immediately agree a ceasefire deal to ensure the remaining hostages are freed. President biden has said that a final deal for the release of hostages held in gaza is very close, but he told reporters that he didn t think benjamin netanyahu was doing enough to secure an agreement. Meanwhile, britain will immedi
Hostages in gaza. He s asked for forgiveness, but ruled out new concessions to hamas to secure the release of those still being held. His comments came as intense street protests over his handling of negotiations entered a second night in israel, including these demonstrations outside his office injerusalem. Lucy williamson has more from jerusalem. Israel s protesters and their prime minister are old acquaintances. Calls for a hostage deal have brought long established opponents onto the streets, but the shooting of six hostages in a gaza tunnel last week has broadened this movement, they say. And the mass demonstrations in tel aviv last night were a turning point. I think the news of the six hostages, the fact that they were alive and murdered right before they could have been saved, that broke it. After last night s mass protest, people are back on the streets again. There are growing public and political demands on israel s prime minister to make a deal, but benjamin netanyahu, prot