amanda renteria and brian taylor, political commentator and columnist of the herald newspaper. hello welcome to the programme. government forces in ukraine are trying to seize the initiative before the arrival of winter. a counter offensive is already under way in the south of the country, around kherson, the only city that russian forces have captured west of the strategically important dnipro river. but the ukrainians are now preparing to expand that operation in the donbas to the east and also around kharkiv in the north. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist in the donbas to the east and also around kharkiv in the north. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have had exclusive access to a unit of ukrainian troops, near the front line. in donbas, there will be no harvest. as russian shells fall, about us these fields and furrows are instead ploughed gun tracks and fighting men. ukraine s national guard leads us thro
miss my conversation with comedian, sam joe. welcome to the show. i m mehdi hassan. three months ago, russia launched its war on ukraine and we all thought it might be over in a few days. u.s. intel predicted kyiv would fall quickly to russian paratroopers. that didn t happen, thankfully. not only have the ukrainians defend themselves over the last few months, with the help of the western world, but they ve gone on the offensive. ukrainian troops, this, week two we took land around the area of kharkiv, ruining russian plans for a blitzkrieg offensive. in fact, ukraine s defense ministry put out a video russian border, pushing russian invaders back on to their own turf. nbc news has not confirmed where or when that video was shot. according to the u k depends ministry, russia sacked two generals. one of who was responsible for kharkiv. meanwhile, the pipeline of the remains open, and more european nations are seeking to join the alliance itself. most recently, finl
President biden visits stormdamaged parts of florida. That states governor was not by the president s side. Bearing down on taiwan, a powerful typhoon could be the first to make landfall there in four years. And war isnt keeping these kids from going Back To School. Students in ukraine face another year of books and Bomb Shelters. We begin this hour with Extreme Weather and those enduring the effects of what is more and more becoming inescapable events. In the wake of hurricane idalia, President Biden visited florida Saturday Viewing Damage by air and on the ground and met with those impacted by the storm. At the same time, a massive typhoon, equivalent of the category 3 hurricane, is barreling toward taiwan at this hour. Its set to be the first typhoon to make landfall there in four years. At the same time in the state of nevada, Extreme Weather has stranded participants at the popular annual event called The Burning Man Festival. Left it looking like a mudcovered dystopian nightmare.
Blitzer in the situation room. I will see you tomorrow. Happening now, Breaking News. The United States just shared new details on its assessment that israel was not responsible for the deadly Hospital Explosion in gaza. U. S. Officials to intelligence indicating a failed palestinian Rocket Launch caused the blast but across the middle east right now, angry protester and some government leaders still insist government is to blame. Ratcheting wartime tensions even higher. This as President Biden is heading home from israel right now after showing support for Prime Minister netanyahu and the war against hamas. The white house Just Announced the president will discuss the u. S. War response during an address to the nation tomorrow night. Back in washington, u. S. House remains paralyzed at this critical moment after jim jordan lost a second vote to become speaker of the house. Jordan says the third vote is tomorrow. Even as he faces growing opposition within his own party. Welcome to our