here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world. this week how many casualties has russia suffered in its war against ukraine, and how do we find out? we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine, and we get information from more than 65 cemeteries all over russia. xijinping, china s leader, at 70. is he turning into an emperor? the status he s got now, he is either a king or emperor. he s the supreme leader. and how bad is the world s climate crisis, really? enough to keep the people in the know awake at night? the world is changing rapidly. we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the w
we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the way it has? not mr putin, clearly. so what about the battlefield casualties which russia s sustained? the bbc s russian service has been carrying out a thorough investigation into this, putting names to as many of the dead as they can. olga ivshina, senior correspondent for the bbc russia service, has headed the investigation. so currently, we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine. i say fighters, because it s important. not all of them are russian soldiers. some of them were recruited by notorious wagner private military company. others were prisoners assigne
enough to keep the people in the know awake at night? the world is changing rapidly. we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the way it has? not mr putin, clearly. so what about the battlefield casualties which russia s sustained? the bbc s russian service has been carrying out a thorough investigation into this, putting names to as many of the dead as they can. olga ivshina, senior correspondent for the bbc russia service, has headed the investigation. so currently, we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine. i say fighters, because it s important. not all of them are russian soldiers. some of them were
and lots of questions to answer, so let s get started. u.s. fighter jets have now shot three objects out of the sky, in just eight days. one in the world is going on here? we will delve into what we know so far, and the important questions that still need to be answered. plus, donald trump apparently does not want investigate a january. six as trump s lawyers prepared to fight that new subpoena, we ll break down his chances of actually getting what he wants. later, gridiron history today s super bowl, as the chiefs and the eagles battle for every yard, quarterbacks leading the team setting a major milestone stepping onto the field. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you, i m katie. fang for the third time in less than two, wakes military has shot down an unknown object. in this latest incident, the u.s. canada air defense organization downed a over canada s yukon territory. president biden, prime minister justin trudeau, authorized the operation.
as part of the bbc s counting the cost of living series at we are here in derby to see how people are coping. three will become two conservative mps get set to vote on the final candidates who will go on to fight it out to become the party s leader and the next prime minister. after weeks of protests on the streets of sri lanka protesters staged a silent protest. we will hear from staged a silent protest. we will hearfrom brittany s staged a silent protest. we will hear from brittany s newest world champion coach jake wightman, who took gold last night at the world fatic championships. fire crews have worked through the night damping down wildfires and blazes in homes which broke out in yesterday s record breaking heat. dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed and hundreds had to be evacuated. london was among a number of fire brigades that declared major incidents as fires broke out across the country. one blaze in east london, on the edge of kent, gutted several houses a