a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadn t seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city s 70,000 occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmutin the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk and kramatorsk as well, the two most important cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control. but ukrainian forces are holding firm. the bbc s yogita limaye reports from the city. munitons explode. this is what the merciless bombardment of a city looks like.
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a ukrainian military commander in the shattered eastern town of bakhmut has described to the bbc the fierceness of the fighting there. he said he hadn t seen russian forces fight anywhere else with similar determination, advancing under fire even when the ground was littered with their comrades bodies. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder , with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city s 70,000 occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut in the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk and kramatorsk as well the two most important cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control. but ukrainian forces are holding firm. the bbc s yogita limaye reports from the city. munitons expl
bbc news, bakhmut. the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that can t function is embarrassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refuse to back him. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes explained why, without a speaker, the chamber is unable to operate effectively. another rollercoaster day and the end result is the same, voting for the new speaker, in that there is no result, the impasse, the deadlock continues because kevin mccarthy didn t get the required number of votes, 280, to take on that role. there is a hard core of opponents, rebels, some people are calling them, about 20 who consistently vote against him. what happened after the three rounds of voting earlier, they adjourned and that allowed the republicans,
the us house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that can t function is embarrassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hard liners within his own party who refuse to back him. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes explains why without a speaker the chamber is unable to operate effectively. another rollercoaster day and the end result is the same, voting for the new speaker, in that there is no result, the impasse, the deadlock continues because kevin mccarthy didn t get the required number of votes, 218, to take on that role. there is a hard core of opponents, rebels, some people are calling them, about 20 who consistently vote against him. what happened after the three rounds of voting earlier,
hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak, coming up on the programme: the highs and lows of a rollercoaster day in melbourne where england are on the brink of ashes defeat. just one league win all season and fighting for survival can newcastle get a crucial three points against manchester united we ll be at st james park and in the big game in rugby union s premiership harlequins take on northampton saints at twickenham but who ll come out on top? hello and welcome to sportsday, it s rarely easy watching england play cricket in australia and fans went through almost every emotion earlier after a day