but first let s focus in on nottingham and the deadly stabbing of three people in the early hours of tuesday morning. this was the scene a short time ago at the university of nottingham where hundreds of students joined the familes of the two 19 year olds who were killed in the city in the early hours of yesterday morning. grace o malley kumar was a first year medical student and a talented hockey player. barnaby webber, also 19, was studying history and played cricket for his university team. the third victim was named today as 65 year old ian coates a primary school caretaker. our midlands correspondent, navtej johal, reports from the vigil. thousands united in grief. these students have come to express their shock and share their sadness at the loss of two of their own. it s hard to find the words to express their shock and grief felt across our institution at the senseless loss of two talented students who have had their bright future brutally curtailed. barnaby webber
where there have been more russian strikes on ukrainian cities. in a missile strike, three civilians were killed in a strike in the ukrainian controlled part of the eastern donetsk region. in a separate attack in odesa three people were killed and seven people were injured. a ukrainian military official says a retail warehouse was hit as well as a business centre and shops. ukraine s air force said it had destroyed three russian missiles and nine drones during the overnight strikes. the renewed strikes have ukrainians in major cities heading back to the bunkers and searching for safety underground. meanwhile ukraine has continued in making ground as part of its counter offensive, despite russian president vladimir putin claiming it has alrerady failed. professor kata rzyna zysk, is an expert in the russian military, at the norwegian institute for defence studies. what do you make of this claim by