of kharkiv overnight, attacking a regional military hospital, with fighting still ongoing. overnight it has also been reported that the southern port city kherson has been seized. if confirmed, it would be the biggest city to fall to russian forces since the invasion began. our correspondent james reynolds reports. at night in ukraine s second city of kharkiv there was little rest. reports this morning say that russian paratroopers have landed in the city as part of an aerial assault. these strikes follow this missile blast outside a government building early yesterday morning. in kharkiv now, the simple act of going outside has become a risk. russia s offensive reaches deep into ukraine.
in kharkiv now, the simple act of going outside has become a risk. russia s offensive reaches deep into ukraine. these are pictures of what s claimed to be a russian air strike on the ukrainian city of zhytomyr that s 80 miles west of the capital, kyiv. rescuers search for survivors. this is the southern city of kherson. reported to have fallen to russian voices. a member of the local council told the bbc that 200 people had been killed. many of them civilians. in kyiv, five people were killed when the main tv and radio tower was hit. russia has warned that
russian troops are reported to have taken control of the southern city of kherson officials claim 200 people have been killed there many of them civilians. in washington, president biden uses his annual state of the nation speech to describe vladimir putin as a dictator. the russian economy is reeling, and putin alone is the one to blame. together with our allies, we are providing support to the ukrainians in their fight forfreedom. as the refugee crisis on ukraine s borders grows, the british government announced it will relax restrictions for those coming to the uk. will russia be banned from the paralympics? they begin on friday, and the international paralympic committee will announce their decision later this morning. some fog across south west england
and south wales, for many a cloudy and south wales, for many a cloudy and wet day, the rain moving northwards but the final of the scotland having the nearest the skies. all the details later in the programme. it“s wednesday the 2nd of march. our main story. ukraine s military has said russian paratroopers have landed in ukraine s second city of kharkiv overnight, attacking a regional military hospital, with fighting still ongoing. 0vernight it has also been reported that the southern port city kherson has been seized. if confirmed, it would be the biggest city to fall to russian forces since the invasion began. 0ur correspondent james reynolds reports. at night in ukraine s second city of kharkiv there is little rest. reports this morning say that russian paratroopers have landed in the city as part of an aerial assault. these strikes follow this missile blast outside a government building early yesterday morning.