here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught
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control. surviving in kherson is a matter of chance. viktoria yaryshko, a red cross volunteer, was killed just outside this base, a few feet from safety. in the underground shelter, her mother, luidmyla, showed us the medal of honour she was given. translation: i m very happy she helped a lot of people. i she was so kind. but it s also painful for me. i must recover and raise her two children. i tell them they should be proud of their mother because she is a hero. viktoria s son, sasha, and his sister live here, clearly comfortable with other volunteers. war and loss bind them together. dmitro rakitskyi was victoria s friend. 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.
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this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories hundreds flee the ukrainian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. the hospital s maternity ward is among the locations hit. behind me is where an explosion took place just over an hour ago, five people were killed here, 20 were injured. every single day, there are people being killed in the city. pope francis says his predecessor, benedict xvi, is very ill, and he is praying for him.
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this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk on pbs in america and around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories: hundreds flee the ukrainian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling the hospital s maternity ward is among the locations hit. behind me, actually, is where an explosion took place just over an hour ago. explosion took place just over an hourago. five explosion took place just over an hour ago. five people were killed here, 20 were injured. every single day, there are people being killed in the city. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid covid infection rates, after beijing relaxed containment measures this month. more than 60 people are killed in winter storms sweeping across north america described as the blizzard of the century .
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