on the one side, there s the government sudanese army often referred to as the saf, led by this man, general fattah al burhan. opposing him is general mohamed dagalo hemeti, who runs the rapid support force, or rsf. the two forces were due to merge, but when talks between them broke down, a bloody fight began, leaving civilians caught in the shrapnel. reporter fateh al rahman al hamdani lives by the international airport right at the heart of the fighting. but it s hard to reach him, so he sends us videos when he can. distant gunfire. this is one of khartoum s main water treatment plants. on the first day of fighting, it was hit. using satellite imagery, we can see the damage. in this image in 2022 the tanks are full, but here, only days after being bombed, they re almost empty. just across the river from the water plant, living opposite the british embassy, is british citizen and london hotel owner, 85 year old abdalla sholgami and his wife, alaweya rishwan. their granddaugh
correspondent orla guerin reports. it was a long night of celebration. for one side of turkey. supporters of the president massed outside his presidential palace here, marking a hard fought victory. hard fought victory. translation: hard-fought victory. translation:- hard-fought victory. translation: , ., ., translation: i ve been voting for him since i translation: i ve been voting for him since i was translation: i ve been voting for him since i was 18. translation: i ve been voting for him since i was 18. my translation: i ve been voting for him since i was 18. my generationl him since i was 18. my generation backs one. he won the election fairly, thank god. i love you a lot. and istanbul, he did it his way. with a sing along for supporters of his ruling ak party. and an attack on familiar targets. translation: is on familiar targets. translation: , ., , ., translation: is the opposition pro-lgbt? translation: is the opposition pro-lgbt? could translation: i
james landale is in kyiv. today s strikes were unusual for two reasons one, because they came in the daylight, and secondly, because they appeared to be targeted here at the centre of the city. until now, most of the air strikes came at night and they were targeted at the outskirts, at national infrastructure and some of the air defences itself. so the authorities said they managed to shoot down 11 ballistic and cruise missiles. of course, that meant that there was a lot of debris that came from the skies, landing on the ground, damaging some buildings. but miraculously, there were reports ofjust a few injuries. so what we re seeing is an uptick in tempo of this conflict. russia is putting more pressure on the capital here in kyiv, but it s also striking military targets elsewhere. ukraine admitted rarely that one of their military facilities in the west of the country had been targeted, an oil depot set on fire, some aircraft damage. at the same time, ukraine is steppi
there s a game seven back in boston! good morning, everyone. i mean, the ultimate buzzer-beater there, when they didn t know for a moment, did they get it in, did they not. is it going to count? oh, it counted. and tonight the boston celtics will try to make the greatest comeback in nba playoff history if they beat the miami heat tonight, the celtics would be the first-ever team to win game seven after losing the first three games of the series. also this morning, we are about to get an update from officials in davenport, iowa, where a search and rescue operation is underway after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed. plus, president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy reaching a deal on the debt limit. now, though, they have to persuade lawmakers to pass it. we ll speak with the white house moments from now. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we begin in davenport, iowa, this hour, where as rahel mentioned, any minute now, we are expecting to
russia- white house press secretary karinejean pierre raised concerns about the strikes. we do not support the use of us made equipment being used for attacks inside russia, we ve been very clear about that, and we continue to do that. we have been clear notjust publicly but privately with the ukrainians. meanwhile, ukraine says four people have been killed in the past day from russian drone strikes. these are the latest pictures coming in to us from kyiv. officials said air defence systems destroyed many of the drones, but debris hit a residential building in kyiv overnight. 3a people were injured, including two children. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is in the ukrainian capital. ukraine has denied responsibility for the attacks in moscow, but i wouldn t describe their denials as full throated. one adviser said very specifically, we have nothing directly to do without. now, thatis directly to do without. now, that is a phrase that leaves open a wealth of other