good to see you herring details in your report there i went to pick up first of all you can with the russian side. what is your sense after those days in kherson of what the russian strategy is and how well it is working. the russian strategy is and how well it is working- it is working. when the russians were pushed it is working. when the russians were pushed out it is working. when the russians were pushed out of it is working. when the russians were pushed out of kherson - it is working. when the russians were pushed out of kherson on i it is working. when the russians i were pushed out of kherson on the 11th of november they withdrew to the left bank of dnipro river and have been stationed there. most analysts believe that their capacities were severely depleted so there isn t an expectation that they would try to push back into kherson at least right now. it is a little hard to understand what the intention is behind this bombardment of the city. except perhaps to strike te
translation: when someone so close dies it is difficult, but if we give up and stop, then her death will have been in vain. we work to make sure people live. everything else is secondary. the bombs don t stop. while he waits for emergency calls. ..he checks if his wife and children are ok. then he heads out to evacuate those in need. in the few days that we have been here we have seen the sentiment of relief that there was in this city after it was liberated from russian control in november change very quickly to one of fear and terror. when the russians withdrew, they pulled back to the other side of the dnipro river and that s where they re continuously bombarding this city from. hundreds have begun to leave kherson.
this is bbc news. the headlines: hundreds of people are fleeing the ukrainian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling attacks. bombardment of the city has increased sharply over the past few days. on tuesday, a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital. at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved emergency federal help for new york state, as the arctic freeze continues. in china, people will be able to travel abroad from the 8th of january. the move will end one of china s last covid restrictions, which had been in place for nearly three years. and serbia has put troops on high alert over rising tensions with kosovo. president vuchich said
on that day according to the ukrainian government 41 mortars hit the city. we saw the shift happen in front of our eyes. people wanting to back up and leave. saying we thought we could live through this but we just don t believe it is safe any more. as far as morale at least for the civilians, it has been dented. ukrainian government officials at least twice in the past few days have advised people to leave for their own safety. it is unclear what their own safety. it is unclear what the ukrainian strategy is at this point. will they try to push further, pushed the russians further out of the wider region of kherson? we do not know the answer to that right now. just we do not know the answer to that riaht now. , , , ., we do not know the answer to that riahtnow. , , ., ., right now. just before i let you go on a more right now. just before i let you go on a more personal right now. just before i let you go on a more personal level- right now. just before i let you go on a more perso
this is bbc news i m lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. hundreds of people are fleeing the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling attacks. we will have a special report from the ground. at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved emergency federal help for new york state, as the arctic freeze continues. in china people will be able to travel abroad from the eighth ofjanuary ending one of china s last covid restrictions serbia has put troops on high alert over rising tensions with kosovo. president vuchich said he would take all measures to protect his nation. in taiwan all men will be required to serve one