hello, and welcome to bbc news. it s 100 days since russia began its invasion of ukraine. president zelensky marked the occasion by praising the country s resistance. but he s admitted russia now controls one fifth of his country, that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee and that thousands of civilians have been killed. 0n the ground, vladimir putin s focus is now on the donbas region in the east, where his forces continue to make gains. but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of severodonetsk. if confirmed, it would mean russian forces control only half the city. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut one of the next town s in russia s path. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we re in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around bakhmut, is still in ukrainian hands, for now. but the enemy is approaching from two si
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. president zelensky has marked 100 days since russia invaded ukraine with a defiant video message, praising his country s resistance, and insisting it will be victorious. in the past week, vladimir putin s forces are said to have made significant gains in the eastern donbas, but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have now recaptured 20% of severodonetsk. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut, one of the next towns in russia s sights. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we re in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around bakhmut, is still in ukrainian hands, for now. but the enemy is encroaching from two sides. troops prepare to face one more day of war, seasoned veterans, tempered by fire. distant explosions they ve been fighting russian backed separatists here in the east since 2014. amo
in london to honour queen elizabeth s 70 years on the throne. it was the main event on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello, and thanks forjoining me for unspun world, the programme where we can find out what s really going on without spin and without bias from the bbc s worldwide team of unrivalled experts. is something strange going on at the top of chinese politics? there is drama going on. behind the scenes and in private, not many people are very happy with the policies of xi jinping. round two in the ukraine war, and it seems to be going more russia s way. the ukrainians are losing in the donbas. you can dress it up anywhere you like. the russians are incrementally gaining ground. and discovering where a victim of the catastrophic destruction of pompeii in 79 ad came from, and even what illnesses he had. these remains were encased in these kind of cemented, l heat hardened and time ha
welcome to bbc news, i m simon pusey. our top stories: 100 days since russia began its invasion of ukraine. we have a report from a town in the donbas region which is in russia s sights. the world food programme warns that more than 80 million people in east africa are facing acute food shortages because of the fighting in ukraine. an investigation begins after a train derails in germany, leaving at least four people dead. fanfare. a thanksgiving service at saint paul s cathedral marks queen elizabeth s 70 year reign, but the queen herself was absent. and a monarch s best friend why the queen sjubilee wouldn t be complete without some corgis.