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james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode. this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, as the bbc has reported, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught. but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of the mercenaries known as the wagner group, which have been at the heart of the assault. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there s only one road that remains in and out of the city, the pincers are closing. before, we were fighting against the professional ukrainian army, but now we fight against old men and boys. ukrainian forces are still defending the city street by street and reports suggest reinforcements are being sent in. but these russian troops, say the ukrainian army, is destroying bridges like these, potentially to prepare for what western analysts call a controlled fighting withdrawal from parts
And that his body was found in khan younis overnight. During the attack on a kibbutz in october, elads father was killed and his mother was abducted but freed in a deal in november. In a facebook post, his sister blamed the Israeli Government for his death. In gaza, a desperate wait for food amid warnings of famine. Aid deliveries have been, at best, sporadic, but when help does arrive, people rush to get it. Translation when we were displaced at the beginning, we used to eat rotten bread because of the high prices of food here. This is the only place where i can get food for my children. The attack on a convoy that killed seven aid workers this week has put even more pressure on israel. From the us came a warning it should do more to boost humanitarian assistance and protect civilians and aid workers or risk losing american support. The World Food Programme has been able to serve 1 Million People every month with food because they completely depend on us. But we have challenges. We do
in rugby union, leicester moved back into the premiership play off places with a 48 27 win over bottom side bath. and harlequins thrashed exeter to win the big 11! game at twickenham and move up to fifth in the premiership. they ran in six tries, including two from joe marchant, to seal a comfortable bonus point win by 40 5. britain s tom pidcock claimed a superb solo win in the prestigious strade bianche one day cycling classic in italy. the ineos grenadiers rider attacked from the peloton with about 50km remaining, tojoin a breakaway group up the road. he then kicked clear with 20 kilometre to cross the line alone in siena, becoming the first british winner of the men s race. formula winner of the men s race. 1 is back and max versta has formula 1 is back and max verstappen has carried on where he left off last season. the dutchman beat his red bull team mate sergio perez to pole at the sakhir circuit. ferrari s charles leclerc was a quarter of a second off the pace in third. george
now to athletics, the european indoors championships are taking place in istanbul. laura muir has won gold again. the scot defended her 1500m title comfortably to make it three in a row at that distance. she also has two other golds at 3000m from previous years which makes her the most successful british athlete in the history of the championships. max verstappen s status as favourite to win a third consecutive formula 1 title was confirmed in qualifying for the first race of the season in bahrain. the dutchman beat his red bull team mate sergio perez to pole at the sakhir circuit. ferrari s charles leclerc was a quarter of a second off the pace in third. 6eorge russell was the best of the british drivers and will start from sixth. two matches in rugby union s premiership today. leicester moved back into the play off places with a 48 27 win over bottom side bath. and harlequins thrashed exeter to win the big 14 game at twickenham and move up to fifth