at least four people have been killed by the strike, which hit a shopping centre and restaurant. the governor of donetsk told ukrainian television the city centre was crowded with civilians when the missiles fell. it s feared people may be trapped under the rubble. meanwhile, president vladimir putin has tried to rally russia s military and security services, thanking them for preventing a civil warfrom breaking out. in a speech, mr putin insisted his rule was not weakened during saturday s rebellion by the wagner mercenaries. he suggested russia s regular military showed restraint by not being drawn into any fighting. our moscow editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin. at the kremlin, it was pomp with a purpose. ..to remind russians he is still in charge around here. waiting for vladimir putin 2,500 soldiers and guards, and the defence minister the wagner mutineers wanted sacked. having survived the rebellion, it was time to say thank you. translation:
more on all of those stories coming up more on all of those stories coming up in a moment or two but let s headfirst to the bbc sport centre. thank you, matthew. we start this hour with the second round of the us open. rory mcilroy has just teed off, he is a three shots off the lead. world number one is five off the lead on three under. masters winnerjohn rama is a further two strokes behind. the lead currently shared between two players who shot the lowest score in us open history in round one stop it was a great day. in round one stop it was a great da . ,., in round one stop it was a great da . , ., ., ., in round one stop it was a great da. ., ., . in round one stop it was a great da. . ,., in round one stop it was a great da. . ., day. got off to a nice start and then just. day. got off to a nice start and then just. i day. got off to a nice start and thenjust, i mean, day. got off to a nice start and thenjust, i mean, never- day. got off to a nice start and| the
we ll hear from an expert about the remarkable discovery. first, though, a bbc investigation suggests at least 25,000 russian soldiers have been killed in ukraine, four times higher than the figure acknowledged by moscow. the research also suggests many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training. significant numbers have been recruited from prisons. 0ur correspondent 0lga ivshina has this special report. these are the war graves russia doesn t want to talk about. since december, the bbc has located seven new cemeteries dotted across russia and occupied ukraine. they re filled with the graves of poorly trained fighters. many were prisoners recruited by the notorious wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the
about about an hour or so ago, new detail coming in all of the time as those emergency services deal with it. the fire crews, the ambulance service, police are all there as the latest details on casualties have been made clear. 16 people have been injured including seven who are in a critical condition. we saw one of the earlier pictures showing the whole side of the building had collapsed there onto the straight. the number of casualties, 16 have been injured, seven in critical condition. let s talk to how journalists joining condition. let s talk to how journalistsjoining us condition. let s talk to how journalists joining us live on the programme. alice, tell us the latest that your hearing. the programme. alice, tell us the latest that your hearing. that your hearing. the latest i have heard were that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens in that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens in
hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. stories, and checking out police in nottingham have charged a 31 year old man with the murders of two students and a school care taker, who were stabbed to death on tuesday. valdo calocane, who s 31, has also been charged with attempted murder after three people were hit by a van and injured. live now to our correspondent simonjones in nottingham. tell us more stability has been charged with three counts of murder and attempted murder and here in the city, that will take place tomorrow morning. city, that will take place tomorrow morninu. . ., . ., morning. the three chance of murder relate to two morning. the three chance of murder relate to two students morning. the three chance of murder relate to two students were - morning. the three chance of murder relate to two students were stabbed l relate to two students were stabbed to death as they w