and while we were running there was an explosion. a probe into lockdown parties at downing street indicates the former british prime minister borisjohnson should have known rules were being broken. i believed implicitly that these events were within the rules, nor did anybody tell me before or afterwards anything to the contrary. and memories of 1930 s glasgow we meet the artist holding his first exhibition at the age of 95. i think i got the right atmosphere here. i think ijust got it right. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russian mercenaries say they have surrounded most of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. the city has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. ukraine has acknowledged that its troops in bakhmut are under severe pressure, and may have to pull out. meanwhile, kyiv has ordered some residents in the the north eastern city of kupiansk to leave, because of constant russian shelling from across the border. our reporter sofia
ukraine has acknowledged that its troops in bakhmut are under severe pressure, and may have to pull out. meanwhile, kyiv has ordered some residents in the the north eastern city of kupiansk to leave, because of constant russian shelling from across the border. our reporter sofia bettiza has the story. russia is getting closer to its first major victory in half a year. in eastern ukraine, it is the wagner group, made up of tens of thousands of mercenary and ex convicts that have spearheaded defences. they have called on president zelensky to withdraw his troops from the city of bakhmut. translation: we have practically surrounded back mood, only one route out of the city remains. if earlier we were fighting against the professional army, we were fighting against the professionalarmy, now we were fighting against the professional army, now we are increasingly seeing old people