him wholeheartedly. him wholeheartedly. jenny, thank ou. jenn him wholeheartedly. jenny, thank you. jenny hill. him wholeheartedly. jenny, thank you. jenny hill, our him wholeheartedly. jenny, thank you. jenny hill, our moscow - you. jenny hill, our moscow correspondent. russia is clearly on the back foot. over extended, having to retreat from positions around the capital here, and failing to make significant headway in the east and the south. today, even allies like india and israel are speaking out after the recent terrible images of civilian deaths. but make no mistake, rather than perhaps a ceasefire being in the offing, many here are sadly expecting an intensification of the war, as the snows thaw and mr putin seeks to justify the wisdom of his invasion. that s it from me and the team here in kyiv, now back to huw, in london. thanks, clive. millions of individuals and businesses have started paying more tax from today as the rise in national insurance came into effect.
europe, and you realise what we say time and again in the crisis of our time, what happens within these borders will not stay within these borders. i think it has focused minds yet again on the real threat, most of all to the people of ukraine, but to the wider region, as to what is unfolding with ever greater consequences inside ukraine. lyse doucet, thank you. well, as time passes in this war, it s clear russian forces are gradually stepping up the severity of their attacks and bombardments. we ve seen key infrastructure targets being hit, such as the nuclear plant overnight, and the tv tower earlier this week. and that huge column of troops stationed on the northern approach road to kyiv hasn t gone away, though according to some military analysts it s bogged down in mud, as the snows thaw. so what path is the war likely to take in the days ahead? our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this assessment. so, here s the strategic picture in ukraine on day nine of this invasion.
well as time passes in this war, it s clear russian forces are gradually stepping up the severity of their attacks and bombardments. we ve seen key infrastructure targets being hit, such as the nuclear plant overnight, and the tv tower earlier this week. and that huge column of troops, stationed on the northern approach road to kyiv, hasn t gone away, though according to some military analysts, is bogged down in mud, as the snows thaw. so what path is the war likely to take in the days ahead? our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this assessment. so, here s the strategic picture in ukraine on day nine of this invasion. the areas in red, as you can see there, are the ones that russian forces control. still attacking ukraine from three angles from the north, the east and the south. now, the big news is that, overnight, russian forces, incredibly, have shelled the largest nuclear plant in the whole of europe, at a place called zaporizhzhia right here. and it started a fire, cau