as we begin day 202 of russia s war of choice, ukrainians are pushing on with their two front counter offensive which has retaken russian occupied territory at a blistering pace. in parts, ukrainian officials claim their forces are just miles from the russian border. in liberated towns and villages, there is evidence everywhere of a hasty russian retreat. tanks and other weapons left abandoned. for weeks, ukraine has been publicly hinting at a counteroffensive at the south. plans for their independence day last month or thereabouts. but it appears the russians might have been duped by abeyance which. with this major push in the northeast. numbers are hard to verify, but in less than two weeks, russia might have suffered one of its biggest losses of the war so far. here is the ukrainian president. since the start of september, our soldiers have already liberated 6000 square kilometers of ukrainian territory in the east and south. we are moving further. the russian ground r
st. giles. it s really interesting because as max is talking about, the family trying to heal potentially in making very public glue over the schisms that have arisen other the last several years, so too is the country. it is trying to also heal to come to terms. it has lost a matriarch. and i think interestingly, i have been listening to a lot of commentary from scotland, officials much better aware of the politics there, of the culture there, historians and the like, for the scottish people who will come out and line that royal mile there, as we saw yesterday, will be incredibly close to the people of the royal dynasty, to king charles and his brothers and sisters. it s sort of divided into three layers for them, i m told. first, allegiance to the queen and affection for the queen who is part of their everyday lives. she went to their farms, to their churches, to their town halls. she was in the villages. she was known up there very, very well. then comes the monarchy and t
i m here at st. charles cathedral where the king will hold a vigil with members of the royal family. the new metropolitan police chief describes the queen s state funeral as a challenge. thousands of extra officers have been called in to help manage the crowds. it s a massive challenge for the metropolitan meese and me personally. but we have been preparing for many, many years. and parts of the commonwealth mourning as they have fresh questions about the role of the monarchy. the prime minister of antiqua saying that he intends to hold a referendum on that country becoming a republic in the next three years. and science that jamaica and other nations may well follow suit. also this morning, the only light in the darkness. ukraine accuses retreating russian military of attacking a power station causing blakeout blackout. very good morning from buckingham palace, king charles iii will lead a procession along his mother later today. the king will give a speech to mps
three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip hooray. the oath has been taken. i will strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set. god save the king. what we have been seeing is this incredible transition. there s been a bittersweet feeling. we have had cheers and tears, and it s really two sides of the same coin. for us to see meghan and harry reunite with kate and william, and i think this will be seen as a hugely respectful thing to do for her imagine ind majesty. that s quite an amazing moment. i m shaking now. people are are wondering whether or not this was a photo opportunity or truly the beginning of some kind of reconciliation process. i m pamela brown in washington, you are live in the cnn newsroom. in great britain tonight, a royal transfer of power, king ch charles iii is formally named sovereign of the british monarchy. this is the first time the british people could turn on their tvs and watch the proclamation of their new
september the 19th, eight days from now. the queen s casket is expected to leave balmoral patacsil in scotland in about three hours. it ll be the first leg of what will be a salmon final journey back to london where she will lie in state at westminster hall until that funeral. let s get more on this was cnn. i see the queen s casket leave balmoral. that is not particularly a long drive to edinburg but it will take six hours. there s going to be several stops on the way and passing through the cities where it will eventually arrive at the official residence of the royal family. the policies of the hollywood house. and it will be taken to rest in the throne. as you mentioned several steps will follow before the queen is returned in london and later on in windsor we will see significant taking prince charles will go to edinburg and he will meet and also on the stated queen s coffin being carried through a procession down edinburg to st. charles cathedral where she will be left