to scale back its operation here, as well as around the capital kyiv, could just be a tactic designed to mislead. there s certainly no let up in russia s assault in the south east. at least 12 people were killed yesterday in this strike on ukrainian government building. new satellite images show the extent of the damage in mariupol, still besieged by russian forces. the war, which has forced more than 10 million people from their homes, is far from over. jon donnison, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher is in lviv in western ukraine. he s been explaining whether there s any chance of russia s words turning into actions. there was a ukrainian ministry of defence statement out overnight, which had suggested they had also seen some signs of this withdrawal from north of kyiv, and also around the city of
is well prepared and they are trying to ship troops to donbas and encircle ukrainian troops there. give us a sense of what life is like in kyiv right now and indeed in the surrounding suburbs. it is in kyiv right now and indeed in the surrounding suburbs. surrounding suburbs. it is a bit odd, i surrounding suburbs. it is a bit odd. i would surrounding suburbs. it is a bit odd, i would say surrounding suburbs. it is a bit odd, i would say that - surrounding suburbs. it is a bit odd, i would say that the i surrounding suburbs. it is a bit odd, i would say that the city | surrounding suburbs. it is a bit| odd, i would say that the city is trying to get back to normal as much as possible, while you can hear constant shelling and fighting just several commenters north west of kyiv. every night we go to sleep and here ukraine s air defence, russian artillery, there is also troops on the ground here, the city looks like a fortress. meanwhile some people try to carry on with their lives.
understand the key questions and thatis understand the key questions and that is what ukrainians are concerned about, donbas and crimea, the thing is we hear right now the ukrainian government and delegation is ready to basically freeze talks about donbas and crimea and that is what many people especially here in kyiv are afraid of. kyiv are afraid of. thank you for talkin: kyiv are afraid of. thank you for talking to kyiv are afraid of. thank you for talking to us. police say there could be more fines issued on top of the 20 already announced, after covid laws were broken during lockdown in downing street. number 10 said it would announce if the prime minister was among those contacted with a fixed penalty notice. 0pposition parties are calling for borisjohnson to stand down over the parties. a conservative mp says he s been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and announced he wants to be trans. jamie wallace, who s the member of parliament for bridgend, made the announcement online.
a courtroom, up a massive force, this ends up in a courtroom, which means the story would a courtroom, which means the story would go a courtroom, which means the story would go on a courtroom, which means the story would go on for longer. thank would go on for longer. thank you. ukrainian and us officials have warned that russia still poses a military threat to kyiv and other parts of ukraine despite developments in yesterday s peace talks. it comes after moscow pledged to scale back its forces around the capital and the northern city of chernihiv. jon donnison reports. gunfire. if there are finally small hints of optimism in ukraine, it doesn t feel that way on the roads outside kyiv. here, the damage has been done. in this village, ukrainian soldiers are on the ground, having just retaken it from the russians, part of a pushback that may have forced a shift in tactics from moscow. translation: i m | fighting for my land. you know, no matter where i go, i am coming back ho
on a ukrainian government building. new satellite images show the extent of the damage in mariupol, still besieged by russian forces. the war, which has forced more than ten million people from their homes, is far from over. jon donnison, bbc news. our correspondent jonah fisher is in lviv in western ukraine. any sign of russian words turning into actions? any sign of russian words turning into actions? . , ., ~ ., ., into actions? there was a ukrainian minist of into actions? there was a ukrainian ministry of defence into actions? there was a ukrainian ministry of defence statement - ministry of defence statement overnight which suggested they had seen some signs of this withdrawal from north of kyiv and around the city of chernihiv. the ukrainian ministry of defence stressed that they did not see this as some kind of generous pull back, that it was most likely just of generous pull back, that it was most likelyjust rush out rotating its forces and trying to begin the