the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are growing increasingly confident. translation: we have - almost surrounded bakhmut. there is only one road that remains in and out of the city. the pincers are closing. before we were fighting a professional ukrainian army but now we fight against old men and boys. ukrainian forces are still defending the city street by street and reports suggest reinforcements are being sent in. but these russian troops say the ukrainian army is destroying bridges like these, potentially to prepare for what western analysts ca
controlled by any one country. ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven t taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city, thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it, now their co
the area of the ocean not controlled by any one country. and the ceremony injerusalem to consecrate the oil that will be used to anoint king charles during his coronation in may. ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven t taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut, or at least what is left of it after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for mor
against russia. i ll discuss vladimir putin next moves as he rallies his people for a second year of this war and cozies up to china and a new report that ivanka and gerald kushner has been subpoenas. will former president trump try to prevent them from testifying. and nearly three weeks after the toxic train wreck in ohio, national safety officials are getting ready to release a preliminary report and transportation secretary pete buttigieg is heading to the area tomorrow as more residents are clearly sick, scared, and frustrated. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. president biden is due back here on u.s. soil in just a few hours. closing one of his most significant moments on the world stage so far. cnn s chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is joining us live from poland right now. phil, the president underscored his unit against russia s war in ukraine once again today.
Enters talks about pay. You are watching bbc news. Now our north america correspondent Anthony Zurcher takes a look at the long awaited Senate Report into the storming of the us capitol back injanuary. There are flashing images in this report. Its going to happen. Somethings going to happen. Chanting whose streets . Our streets if mike pence does the right thing, we win the election. On january sixth 2020, thousands of donald Trump Supporters on january sixth 2021, thousands of donald Trump Supporters stormed the us capitol building, intent on disrupting the certification of the 2020 election results. Hundreds of Police Officers were injured. 0ne, brian sicknick, would later die. Ashli babbitt, a protester, would be fatally shot by Law Enforcement during the attack. Another rioter would die in the throng of people pushing into the building. The crowd that gathered at the capitol that day ransacked the offices of congressional leaders, and posed for photographs in the Senate Chamber its