to launch precision strikes at some distance, and they have been using it to try to destroy the bridges that connect kherson and the region around kherson to other russian controlled territory on the other side of the dnipro river. finally, last night, they effectively succeeded in making sure that the bridge is no longer usable. and judging by the images that we have seen of it, it is going to take quite a long time to repair it. it s not the only bridge come there s also a railway bridge and another to bridge on nearby tributary which is being targeted by ukrainians. this is all parts, western officials say, of a growing ukrainian counteroffensive designed ultimately to retake kherson, a city that was taken very early on in the war by the russians. the first city of any consequence to be taken, regarded, western officials say, is the jewel in the crown of russia s occupation of southern ukraine.
the un, ukraine and russia have all said they expect exports to begin in a few days. but russia s deputy foreign minister has warned the deal could collapse if the obstacles to russia s agricultural exports are not promptly removed. richard galpin, bbc news. despite moved to unblock graine exports, the fighting continues. ukrainian rocket strikes, have forced russia to close a key bridge, which is a crucial supply line for russian forces. the anton ovsky bridge connects the occupied city of kherson, to the east bank of the d nipro river. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, pauladams, explains. this was late last night, a pretty substantial barrage of precision rockets launched by this newly acquired system, the high mars system, which the americans have supplied. it gives them the ability
the work done by the world joint coronation centre will contribute to overcoming the food crisis affecting the whole world. the un, ukraine and russia have all said they expect experts all said they expect exports to begin in a few days. but russia s deputy foreign minister has warned the deal could collapse if the obstacles to russia s agricultural exports are not promptly removed. richard galpin, bbc news. meanwhile, ukrainian rocket strikes have forced russia to close a key bridge, which is a a crucial supply line for russian forces. the anton ovsky bridge connects the occupied city of kherson to the east bank of the dnipro river. our diplomatic correspondent, pauladams, explains. this was late last night, a pretty substantial barrage of precision rockets launched by this newly acquired system,
river. and judging by the images that we have seen evidence, it is going to take quite a long time to repair it. it s not the only bridge come there s also a railway bridge and another to bridge on nearby tributary which is being targeted by ukrainians. this is all parts, western officials say, of a growing ukrainian counteroffensive designed ultimately to retake kherson, a city that was taken very early on in the war by the russians. the first city of any consequence to be taken regarded western officials say is the jewel in the crown of russia s occupation of southern ukraine. so obviously if ukraine could retake it, that would be a huge setback for russia. paul adams reporting there. as the war grinds on, european gas prices have soared by almost two percent close to the record high set after the russian invasion of ukraine. it comes a day after countries in the european union agreed
in ukraine, the first big city they managed to control was the southern city, a southern port city called, kherson. despite fierce ukrainian resistance in the north and around the ukrainian capital of kyiv, russian troops were able to capture kherson in the south, just a week into the war. well, now, it s five months into the war, and aided by some new high powered american weaponry, they kenyan president, volodymyr zelenskyy, is promising a counter offensive to retake kherson, took russian troops out of that whole region. president zelenskyy said this weekend that ukrainian troops are advancing step-by-step. they liberated 44 towns in the kherson region so far. they are doing so in part, thanks to a new weapon they have just started using. a weapon called, himars, support for high mobility artillery rocket systems. himars our long range, precision guided artillery launchers, made in the united states, who provided them to