Texas finally in custody after being discovered hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry, and hes not the only one whos been arrested. More on that coming up. But we begin with those explosive allegations from the kremlin claiming ukraine attempted to assassinate Vladimir Putin in an overnight drone attack. Video released on social media and russian state tv purports to show the roof of the kremlin on fire as well as flying objects shot down over moscow. In a statement today, russia placed the blame squarely on kyiv saying, quote, we regard these actions as a planned Terrorist Attack and an attempt on the president. The russian side reserves the right to take retall toir measures where and where it sees fit. Volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the allegation at a Press Conference about an hour ago. Listen. We dont attack putin or moscow. We fight on our territory. We are defending our villages and cities. Nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is following the story from london
texas finally in custody after being discovered hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry, and he s not the only one who s been arrested. more on that coming up. but we begin with those explosive allegations from the kremlin claiming ukraine attempted to assassinate vladimir putin in an overnight drone attack. video released on social media and russian state tv purports to show the roof of the kremlin on fire as well as flying objects shot down over moscow. in a statement today, russia placed the blame squarely on kyiv saying, quote, we regard these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an attempt on the president. the russian side reserves the right to take retall toir measures where and where it sees fit. volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the allegation at a press conference about an hour ago. listen. we don t attack putin or moscow. we fight on our territory. we are defending our villages and cities. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is following th
takeaways, restaurants and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october, as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, a residential. building was destroyed as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is sti
a great gaping hole. as you can see, rescue workers and volunteers worked frantically for hours, trying to find survivors, but as night fell, the official number of those killed or injured began to rise inexorably. sirens did sound several times during the afternoon here in dnipro. people were advised to go to their shelters but it s been months since something like this happened here, so it s likely that plenty of people were in their apartments not underground. this all came on a day when russia once again launched attacks all over ukraine, clearly aimed at disabling the country s power grid. with a piece of the country s energy infrastructure not that farfrom here, it s possible that that and not the apartment block was the target of this strike. but it s been two weeks since the last wave of russian attacks on critical infrastructure and people here and in the west had started to wonder if russia might be running out of missiles or thinking of changing its strategy. it se
the carbon is still in the ground. we are still here. litter and so still there and as long as the carbon is in the ground this struggle is not over. russia has launched missile strikes across ukraine, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of the country into an emergency blackout. at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck in dnipro on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. 0ur correspondent paul adams is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst attacks here in dnipro in many months. we don t know what russia was aiming at or even exactly what caused the damage, but whatever it was, a russian missile or perhaps something intercepted overhead by ukrainian air defence, it tore into this apartment building, carving a great gaping hole. as you can see, rescue workers and volunteers w