the rains keep falling in new zealand, and rescue efforts continue. we ll get the latest from auckland. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. liable from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in country s second largest city, kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. it s a developing story, and there s no word yet about any casualties. as and when we get more information we will bring that to you. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there, and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, m
and the palestinians. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in country s second largest city kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. it s a developing story and there s no word yet about any casualties. but as soon we do get any more information, will bring it to you. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, mortars and tank shells were used. damage was reported to a regional hospital, a sc
in two separate transport accidents in pakistan. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. broadcasting to viewers in the uk we start the show in ukraine, where in the past hour it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in the country s second largest city, kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. and just to say that it is a developing story. there s no word yet about any casualties. and according to local officials, emergency personnel have been sent to the scene. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come under fire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multipl
there and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, mortars and tank shells were used. damage was reported to a regional hospital, a school and residential buildings, among others. kherson, in the country s south, was captured by russian forces in the early days of moscow s invasion. it was recaptured by ukraine in november. president zelensky used his nightly address to praise the resilience of ukrainian soldiers. translation: the enemy does not count personnel and, despite numerous casualties, keeps the intensity of its attacks high. this can only be countered by extraordinary resilience and a complete awareness that our soldiers are defending the whole of ukraine when they defend the donetsk region. meanwhile, the question of how the west arms ukraine and with what has reared its head again as the german chancellor olaf scholz
defend the donetsk region. meanwhile, the question of how the west arms ukraine and with what has reared its head again as the german chancellor olaf scholz ruled out sending fighterjets. ukrainian officials have asked allied nations to create a fighterjet coalition to help them further repel russia. but in an interview with the newspaper der tagesspiegel, the german chancellor urged western nations not tojoin a bidding warfor more sophisticated weaponry. last week, germany announced it will deliver its leopard 2 battle tanks to ukraine after weeks of pressure from nato and european union allies. earlier i spoke to the cia s former chief russia analyst, george beebe, who authored the russia trap: how our shadow war with russia could spiral into nuclear catastrophe. he said the west has little choice to continue supplying arms to ukraine, but any aid had to be coupled with a diplomatic strategy to bring the war to a negotiated end. in one sense, i think our strategy has been quite effec