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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 18:06:00

james, how strategically significant is bakhmut? because there are some experts saying or questioning whether the cost of defending it is worth it. well, this is the interesting question, overtly, bakhmut is not strategically important in tha it s not a communications or transport hub, yet both sides are fighting incredibly hard for this. the question is why? from the russian point of view, they clearly need some good news. they need some kind of victory after not a great winter so far, so they are throwing everything they possibly can at this to make some kind of progress, and they also want to use it, potentially, they say, by seizing bakhmut, they can maybe use it as a springboard, stepping stone, choose which metaphor you like, to make further territorial gains in that part of the donbas.

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 16:30:00

this is bbc news, the headlines. russian and ukrainian forces are fighting in the streets of bakhmut but russia does not control the city, its deputy mayor has said. 4,000 civilians are living in shelters without access to electricity or water. the head of the united nations nuclear watchdog says talks with iranian officials have taken place in an atmosphere of honesty and cooperation. it follows the discovery of suspected weapons grade uranium at iran s underground fordow site. the uk government s former health secretary matt hancock and his staff agonised for hours over whether or not he broke covid guidance when he kissed his aide, leaked messages published in the daily telegraph newspaper show. un countries are said to be finalising an agreement on a long awaited environmental treaty to protect the high seas the area of the ocean not controlled by any one country

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 16:00:00

this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m luxmy gopal. the headlines: the head of russia s wagner group claims its forces now surround most of bakhmut the eastern ukrainian city that s been the focus of intense fighting. the head of the united nations nuclear watchdog, who has been visiting tehran to meet iranian officials, says talks have taken place in an atmosphere of honesty and cooperation . the former uk health secretary, matt hancock, and his staff agonised for hours over whether or not he broke covid guidance when he kissed his aide, leaked messages in the telegraph newspaper show. un countries are said to be finalising an agreement on a long awaited environmental treaty to protect the high seas the area of the ocean not

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 16:04:00

the supreme commander of nato troops in europe, general christopher cavoli, has said the scale of the war in the country is unbelivable with 2,000 large battle tanks destroyed and more than 200,000 russian soldiers killed or wounded, including 1,800 officers. earlier i spoke to dr patrick bewree, a senior lecturer in security at the university of bath and a former british army captain. he says ukrainian forces are now trying to retreat west. what you have seen is politically the defence ministry and zelensky in ukraine set the ground, essentially, saying they are coming under increasing pressure in bakhmut. then you have seen the military in terms of these bridges having been destroyed, they have been geo located, one in the west and one to the north east, as far as i understand. that is about slowing the the russians down if they are trying to encircle the city. essentially they are in a difficult situation because they are under increasing pressure and what they want to do is ba

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 17:01:00

the area of the ocean not controlled by any one country. and the ceremony injerusalem to consecrate the oil that will be used to anoint king charles during his coronation in may. ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven t taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be

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