at least four people dead. and an apology from uefa after the chaos that marred the champions league final between liverpool and real madrid. fanfare. a thanksgiving service at st paul s cathedral marks queen elizabeth s 70 year reign, but the queen herself was absent. hello. president zelensky has marked 100 days since russia invaded ukraine with a defiant video message, praising his country s resistance and insisting it will be victorious. in the past week, vladimir putin s forces are said to have made significant gains in the eastern donbas, but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have now recaptured 20% of severodonetsk. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut, one of the next towns in russia s sights. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we re in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around bakhmut, is still in ukrainian hands for now but the enem
between liverpool and real madrid. hello, and a warm welcome to bbc news. good to have you with me this hour. we begin with ukraine. it s 100 days since russia began its invasion. president zelensky marked the occasion by praising the country s resistance. but he s admitted russia now controls one fifth of his country, that nearly 1a million people have been forced to flee and that thousands of civilians have been killed. 0n the ground, vladimir putin s focus is now on the donbas region in the east, where his forces continue to make gains. but the governor of the luhansk region says ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of severodonetsk. if confirmed, it would mean russian forces control only half the city. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin has been with ukrainian troops near bakhmut, one of the next towns in russia s path. a dirt track that leads to a grinding war. we re in donbas, the key battleground. the russians are two miles down the road. this area, around b
month long protests, calling for civilian rule following the overthrow of the authoritarian president 0mar al bashir. myanmar s military government says it intends to execute two prominent dissidents after rejecting their appeals. kojimmy is a veteran activist and phyo zeyar thaw is a former rap singer and member of parliament. they were sentenced to death in january after being accused of helping to organise armed opposition to last year s coup. myanmar has not carried out any executions since the late 1980s. un secretary general antonio guterres has condemned thejunta s decision. a service of thanksgiving for the 70 year reign of queen elizabeth has been held at st paul s cathedral in london. it was the main event on the second of four days of celebrations to mark her platinum jubilee. the queen herself did not attend, and it s since been confirmed that she will also miss the derby horse racing meeting at epsom on saturday. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.
military show kojimmy, a veteran activist, and phyo zeyar thaw, a former rap singer and member of parliament. they were sentenced to death for terrorism injanuary after being accused of helping organise armed opposition to last year s coup. myanmar has not carried out any executions since the late 1980s. un secretary general antonio guterres has condemned the junta s decision, calling it a blatant violation to the right to life, liberty and security . at least four people are dead and about 15 others were injured when a train derailed in bavaria in south eastern germany. the train, carrying many students returning home for the long weekend in germany, was heading for munich when three of carriages came off the tracks around 65 miles south of the city. local police say the cause of the derailment is unclear. let s return now to the queen s platinum jubilee. while the most lavish celebrations are taking place in the uk, the event is being marked overseas too especially in commonwealth