rishi sunak, did not think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison. and buckingham palace has invited more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles, which will take place on the sixth of may at westminster abbey in london. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for ukraine: a year on the frontlines. over the past 30 years or so, i ve covered conflicts in the middle east, in the balkans, and in africa, but this is unlike anything that i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in our time. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security, that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. i
from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles, which will take place on may 6 at westminster abbey in london. you re watching bbc news. now its time for: ukraine: how will it end? gunfire. in the mud and trenches of eastern ukraine, this war still hangs in the balance. both sides need a breakthrough. ukraine, with advanced western weaponry, could well know seize the initiative. the ukrainians will continue to fight, whatever happens. so providing they ve got the tools to do thejob, they can do it. slave ukraini! but russia is not giving up. neither side seems ready to negotiate. so could russia still defy the odds and win this war, or will ukraine prevail? in this programme, we are going to examine how either side could yet win in ukraine. more than a year after the invasion began, the fighting has reached another inflection point. ukraine has the initiative. they are expected to launch a new offensive during the spring and summer, but if they don t make decisiv
the coast opposite taiwan, following president tsai ing wen s trip to the united states. you are watching bbc news, now ukraine: a year on the front lines. over the past 30 years or so, i ve covered conflicts in the middle east, in the balkans and in africa, but this is unlike anything that i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in ourtime. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year, counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. it s only 30 miles from the russian border. but inside the city, there was this surreal atmosphere of calm. and i remember we went to film in a supermarket. there was no panic buying. the shelves were full. we met a lady called tatiana, who was
from those who d never held a weapon, to experienced soldiers, british volunteers are fighting and dying alongside the people of ukraine. i did not find out until the day before he was coming. a lot of people are like, why you are here and why are you doing this? is there a kind of war tourism? as i tracked down the people who did not have to be in this war, we find stories of bravery. get me a chest seal, open the bag. ..and friendship. everyone 0k? i am proud of what i have achieved, but i m proud of the guys who i am out there with. ..of a search for adventure and of sacrifice. i wish we could have kept him here. we are on our way to the ukrainian border to meet up with a medical team that are helping to evacuate an injured british fighter, but their ambulance has broken down and they have had to get another one so fingers crossed they will make it out. thousands of volunteers have made this journey into the conflict, and i am on a mission to find out what they have been u
capital, sofia. police say they were in hidden compartments, and had suffocated. thirty four others, including five children, were rescued. now on bbc news our world brits in battle: ukraine. on the battlefields of ukraine, you will notjust find local soldiers but volunteers from all over the world. ukrainian officials say 20,000 international volunteers have travelled to help right back against the russian invasion. many of them came from brayton. they needed help so that is why i got out and help. i they needed help so that is why i got out and help. i got out and help. i have a purpose i got out and help. i have a purpose to i got out and help. i have a purpose to life. i got out and help. i have a purpose to life. from - i got out and help. i have a| purpose to life. from those i got out and help. i have a - purpose to life. from those who never held purpose to life. from those who never held a purpose to life. from those who never held a weapon purpose to li