and the threat to seals from the plastics in the sea. we report on a new scheme in the uk that should reduce the danger. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. france s emmanuel macron said the russian attacks signalled a profound change in the war. president biden said the us will provide us advance air systems in response. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months, with explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. many civilians areas were hit. ukraine officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 64 injured so far. it s the most widespread russian bombardment since the start of the war. paul adams reports from kyiv. ex
mission heading for the largest planet in our solar system. welcome to the programme. president zelensky says he will continue to push allies to send tanks to ukraine after a meeting of 50 countries ended earlier with no agreement on the issue. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. germany, which hosted the meeting, is under pressure to allow its leopard 2 tanks to be exported to ukraine. the new german defence minister says no decision has been made, but he added that berlin would not stand in the way of exports if its allies decided to act together. the uk has committed to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the front line. russia has warned that such a move would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondentjessica parker. this is what kyiv wants, but can t yet have. german made leopard tanks to help defend and reclaim its territory from russia. britain has gone first in sending western main battle tanks, but it is a f
would close on the women of afghanistan. lost at sea. the man who survived alone for nearly a month with the help of a bottle of ketchup. welcome to the programme. president zelensky says he will continue to push allies to send tanks to ukraine after a meeting of 50 countries ended earlier with no agreement on the issue. ukraine says the tanks are needed to break the deadlock in the war. russia has warned that such a move would mark an extremely dangerous escalation. here s our europe correspondent, jessica parker. this is what kyiv wants, but can t yet have german made leopard tanks to help defend and reclaim its territory from russia. britain has gone first in sending western main battle tanks, but it is a fraction of what is being asked for. hundreds of thankyou are not hundreds of tanks. all of us can use thousands of words in discussions. but i cannot put words instead of guns that are needed against russian artillery. defence chiefs have pledged fresh support. but b
hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it will keep pushing to be supplied with modern tanks, after a meeting of allied nations in germany ended without an agreement to provide them. protests have taken place in berlin to demand the approval of german made tanks to be sent to kyiv. aruna iyengar has this report. this is what kyiv wants but can t yet have. german made leopard 2 tanks as part of hopes for hundreds of western battle tanks to help defend their country and take back their land. ukraine says modern tanks are key to holding back russia s expansion plans. translation: the partners are firm in their attitude. they will support ukraine as much as necessary for our victory. yes, we will still have to fight for the supply of modern tanks, but every day we make it more obvious there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. president zelensky has made his appeal to this meeting of defence chiefs at ramstein airbase. poland has agreed to train ukrainian soldi
hello and welcome. ukraine says it will keep pushing to be supplied with modern tanks, after a meeting of allied nations in germany ended without an agreement to provide them. protests have taken place in berlin to demand the approval of german made tanks to be sent to kyiv. aruna iyengar has this report. this is what kyiv wants but can t yet have. german made leopard 2 tanks as part of hopes for hundreds of western battle tanks to help defend their country and take back their land. ukraine says modern tanks are key to holding back russia s expansion plans. translation: the partners are firm in their attitude. i they will support ukraine as much as necessary for our victory. yes, we will still have to fight for the supply of modern tanks, but every day we make it more obvious there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. president zelensky has made his appeal to this meeting of defence chiefs at ramstein airbase. poland has agreed to train ukrainian soldiers in usi