this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. almost a year on from the start of the war in ukraine the president of belarus says he d to allow russian troops to launch a new offensive from his country. staying in ukraine because another special bbc report now since the invasion there has been little diplomacy between the two countries but one area of cooperation has been around prisoner of war exchanges. the bbc s james waterhouse has been given access to one facility where captured russian soldiers are being held. under the watchful eye of ancient ukrainian rulers, and guards, march these russian prisoners of war. both sides have been accused of abusing captured soldiers in the past. so these are the belongings of some prisoners of war who arrived last week.
remember, russian troops were sent into ukraine through belarus s border when president putin launched a full scale invasion a year ago. this is what mr lukashenko told the bbc. translation: i m ready to fight together with the russians - from the territory of belarus in only one case if so much as one soldier from ukraine comes to our territory with a gun to kill my people. let s get more on this from kateryna khinkulova let s bring you the latest from the ground. according to ukraine, russia has launched a total of 36 air and sea based cruise missiles, guided air to surface missiles and anti ship missiles at ukraine overnight. at least 16 were shot down. we ve also heard from general mark milley, chair of america s joint chiefs of staff. this is his assessment of the conflict.
three to five days or so. but i do think there is probably a huge psychological components, in the sense that if people have hope and they believe that they will be rescued and that determination probably does play a factor. now let s go to syria. thousands of refugees who have been living in turkey since the outbreak of the syrian war are now returning home, after their homes have been destroyed. the bbc s laura bicker is in antakya, close to the turkish border. the last time these syrian families across this border, it was with streams of a better life. their homeland has been ripped apart by a civil war, their new life in turkey lies in ruins after the earthquake. so once again, they are on the move. carrying whatever they have left. reem has lived in antakya for nine years. her children were born there. but she believes hostility towards syrians in her host country is worse
stay with us on outside source. still to come: an underwater robot has found that glaciers in antarctica are more sensitive to sea temperature changes than previously thought. we have a report from the bbc s climate editor. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it was sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i m terrified of the reprecussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. explosions as the airlift got under way, there was no let up in the erruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea