of a russian soldier. in a village nearby, more evidence of ukraine s suffering and russia s miscalculations. it fired two ballistic missiles at this tiny hamlet of no strategic value. well, you can see the devastation, and this massive crater was caused by a russian missile strike. remnants of the missile are still here. no one was killed in this attack, but russian forces are not far away, and they ve been flying a drone in the area in the last hour. russia has bombed and destroyed more than it has captured a poor return on a costly invasion that may now have to change course.
when you re there, and some of you have been there, you re going to see women, young people standing in the middle in front of a damn tank, just saying, i m not leaving. the white house quickly clarified that america has not changed its stance on sending troops into ukraine. what these forces might be asked to do if russia uses chemical weapons is a more complex question. mr biden says russia would pay a severe price and that nato would respond in kind . the us will not go into detail about what the response to a chemical attack might be, but on the way here to poland, the president s national security adviser did say the us has no intention of using chemical weapons under any circumstances, while russia is accusing america of talking about an ephemeral threat to divert attention. president biden and eu leaders know that russia will feel far more pain if europe buys less of its oil and gas, a tough ask for countries that are
on the northern outskirts of kyiv, burnt out evidence of a russian defeat on this front line. ukrainian troops say russian forces tried to get through here four times this month, and were stopped in their tracks. they are still firing from a few miles away. it s a grad rocket, says salim, the commander, showing us what landed overnight. he takes pride in what his men from the 72nd mechanized brigade have done against the odds, and are continuing to do. there s plenty of outgoing fire against russian positions. russia. among the wreckage, a sleeping bag and a uniform from a russian soldier who perished.
this is bbc news. the headlines: britain says the cop26 meeting has taken a major step towards eliminating the use of coal, one of the most harmful energy sources, but most of the big polluters are not on board. the host nation says a6 countries had signed up to end coal use. the ethiopian government has said it will continue its fight against tigrayan rebel forces, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. the government says it s on the brink of victory, but tigrayan forces have been advancing towards the capital and seizing key towns in recent days. the world health organization has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europe region as a warning shot for the entire world. europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic. a new study suggests that cervical cancer has been
at cop26, a major step towards eliminating the use of coal, one of the most harmful energy sources but most of the big polluters are not on board. the host nation says 46 countries had signed up to end coal use. the ethiopian government has said it will continue its fight against tigrayan rebel forces, despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. the government says it s on the brink of victory, but tigrayan forces have been advancing towards the capital and seizing key towns in recent days. the world health organization has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europe region as a warning shot for the entire world. europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone. the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic.