to the war in ukraine, russia continues to assault civilian areas with rockets and missiles. the latest strike overnight hit a residential building and a recreation center near the port city of odesa killing at least 19 people and injuring 31 others. ukrainian officials say two children are among the dead. one ukrainian general said russia has more than doubled the rate of its missile strikes in the last two weeks. said many of the russian ammunitions being used in the attacks date back to the soviet era and lack accuracy resulting in high civilian casualties. the human rights organization amnesty international meanwhile says russia committed a war crime when it bombed a theater in mariupol in march. hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the theater when russia attacked it during a siege of the southern ukrainian port city that russian troops occupy.
forget so that really important words never again which are repeated all over the free world every year on the days of remembrance of the victims of world war ii regain their weight again. based on video released sunday, a russian deputy prime minister has visited mariupol, the country s highest ranking official to step foot there since the war started. the southern ukrainian port city has been decimated by weeks of bombardment and now it s almost entirely under russian control except right here inside the sprawling azovstal steel plant where a group of ukrainian soldiers are still holed up refusing to surrender and vowing to fight to the death. meanwhile many of the civilians who spent weeks sheltering alongside those troops are now back in ukrainian held territory. the red cross said sunday more than 107 evacuees from azovstal
regime, instead vowing that ukraine will not give up the fight. but victory, he said for russia in ukraine, seems as elusive as ever, and increasingly fair to say hard to define. and based on video released on sunday, a russian deputy prime minister has visited mariupol. that s the country s highest ranking official to set foot there since the war started. of course, the southern ukrainian port city as we have been showing huh-you for weeks been decimated by bombardment. it is almost entirely under russian control with the exception of this, the sprawling azovstal steel plant where ukrainian soldiers are hold up refusing to surrender and vowing to fight to the death. that is south in mariupol. to the east this was the scene in the luhansk region saturday. local leaders say 60 people are feared dead after russian forces bombed the school where they were taking shelter. only around 30 people survived
subway stations were not working due to a technical issue. but reports that the lack of cameras delayed the manhunt for several hours are unfair and misleading. according to miller, during the attack, james obscured his face with a large black mask and said that james was identified thanks to items he left behind at the scene and surveillance camera video from other locations. attorneys for james are saying they learn more about what happened on the train and caution about a rush to judgment. become mr. james is entitled to a fair trial, and we will ensure that he receives one. prosecutors told the court that james has been arrested roughly one dozen times over the past 30 years. he is convicted of the subway shooting, he faces life in prison. shannon. shannon: david, thank you very much. russian claims of advances in the southern ukrainian port city overshadowed thursday by the sinking of the flagship of
towards the city, shaken by an air strike in the radar communications. and this is where residents are digging trenches to try to protect the neighbourhood. at least 70 ukrainian soldiers were killed in a russian missile strike on this military base west of kharkiv on sunday according to authorities. in the southern ukrainian port city russian tanks can be seen on the streets. ukrainian officials said that russian troops have also begun an assault on a city in the south. in ke of s hospitals, the human cost is all too apparent. there are increasingly desperate attempts to leave the country. kyiv. to moffat, bbc news. the un says already more than half a million people have fled ukraine since the invasion began last week. many are travelling to poland, which borders the west of the country.