ukraine. we are of course following the breaking news of russia s intensifying attacks as its invasion of ukraine stretches into its eighth day. and it appears that russia has taken its first big prize, the strategic port of kherson. its mayor says the ukraine military is no longer in the city. dozens of people lost their lives in the battle for control of kherson. [ siren ] air raid sirens now a common sound in cities all around the country. this was all over the capital where explosions were heard wednesday night and early this morning. and i want to show you the scene in southwestern kyiv earlier as blasts lit up the sky there. meanwhile, the u.s. says the march of russian forces towards ukraine s capital has slowed to a stand still. that large military convoy on the road to kyiv remains stalled
remains quite a few kilometres away. said to be beset with sort of maintenance problem, congestion on the road, widely explained on social media as well, that mud is stopping some of these vehicles from moving and also armed resistance like we heard. russian forces have taken control of kherson in the south which is the first major city to fall. if they capture more southern cities, ukrainian forces could be cut off from the sea. mariupol a strategic port, a place where residents are trapped by intense shelling so just some of the latest developments from ukraine. much more coverage here in the hours ahead. do stay with us. now it is time for a look at the weather with chris. the cloud is e thick enough to bring rain. this was the scene earlier in herefordshire, a damp and misty
this is bbc news, i m lyse doucet live in ukraine where russian troops have taken control of a key city. kherson in the south has fallen. russian soldiers are on the streets. it s the first major urban area, now under the control, of the russian army. the strategic port of mariupol, has come under heavy fire, the battle for the city is intense. ukraine s president says the invaders will not win. we will rebuild every single house, every single street, every single city.
bridge and its outskirts, but residents wondering what happens in the town? do russian troops bother coming in? they have their arms today. russian soldiers walking through the streets, clashes it seemed. men being arrested, looting from stores by russian soldiers, it seemed, presumably looking for food because of poor supply lines. a real sign of what they may seek to do if they come into population centers. pressure, too, mounting on this, the third largest city in ukraine, and its vital strategic port, 30 miles drive away from here, shelling and small arms fire and a real fear, i think, that we may in the hours, days ahead, see pressure upon this city, which frankly, unless you can control it, you don t control ukraine s economy. anderson. nick paton walsh, appreciate it. be careful. as the war in ukraine unfolds, there is enormous international concern about vladimir putin s state of mind, his decision making capabilities. i want to bring in fareed
heartbreaking images of kharkiv being bombarded, the second largest city. mariupol is there already under the siege. and what we will see in the coming days will be an attack on odesa. they are gearing up for an attack on the capitol. we see this bizarre statement by the former president calling zelenskyy to capitulate. so they are preparing political and military ground for a regime change the way russia sees it in kyiv. let me break that down slightly more if you don t mind. let s start with southern ukraine because we have seen them taking hold of crimea. pentagon has their eyes on mariupol. what is their strategy on the southern point of ukraine as we look at the map right here? so obviously the strategy is to take as much ukrainian territory as they can and the south, mariupol is the strategic