in the second division, i think. hello and welcome. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar, a small town in eastern ukraine that s been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia s claims are true, it would be the first ukrainan town it has captured sincejuly after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine s president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse reports. a salt mining town under russian assault, soledar has become a story of carnage and contradiction. after months of bloody fighting, an attempt by russia to give a clear message. for the first time, a claim, to be in complete control, and that this town is the start of something bigger. the capture of soledar became possible due to the constant destruction of the enemy, says russia s defenc
to clearing his name in relation to the other two charges, so he can start rebuilding his life. on a visit to washington, japan s prime minister has warned that russia s invasion of ukraine has opened a dangerous new era for the world. in a speech after meeting president biden at the white house, fumio kishida said russian aggression could encourage similar acts elsewhere, including asia and that china remained the central challenge for both the us and japan. president biden voiced strong support forjapan s recent announcement that it would double defence spending over the next five years. you are watching bbc news the headlines. russia claims a strategic victory in ukraine saying its troops have captured the eastern town of soledar. at least seven people have been killed as dozens of tornadoes strike the southern united states.
pandemic, this is an olympics in the middle of a pandemic. is that really a wise thing to be doing? the japanese government says yes, the ioc says yes. we understand the japanese prime minister will next week in corn will ask for support forjapan going ahead with the olympic games. in cornwall. anyone hoping to go on holiday will find out today if there ll be any changes to the government s so called green list of destinations which don t require uk tourists to quarantine on their return. at present, the only major holiday destination on the list is portugal but could that change? ben is taking a look. yes, we re talking about changes to the travel traffic light system that was introduced at the end of may in an attempt to restart foreign travel.