It is their direct participation and this of course significantly changes the very essence of the conflict. This will mean that nato countries, the united states, european countries, are fighting with russia. Meanwhile, moscow's defence ministry says its forces have recaptured 10 settlements over the past two days — and that ukraine's military has suffered heavy casualties. But president zelensky says kyiv anticipated russia's counteroffensive and knows how to respond. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been following russia's defence strategy from moscow. A music video from the russian military. Allegedly showing it targeting ukrainian troops across the board of the it's presented like a blockbuster. In reality, this is a huge problem for russia. The governor of the kursk bridge and put it in vigors. He told vladimir putin that ukrainian soldiers had seized 28 settlements in his region. The kremlin leader cut him off or stop leave the numbers to the military, he said. Translation: the military, he said. Translation:. ,. , , translation: the main task is with our ministry _ translation: the main task is with our ministry of— translation: the main task is with our ministry of defence. I with our ministry of defence. That is to force the enemy from our territory. Our adversary will of course received a fitting response and without doubt all about objectives be met. figs doubt all about ob'ectives be met. M ~'. . Doubt all about ob'ectives be met. A ~. ,. ,. , met. As ukrainian troops moved in, met. As ukrainian troops moved in. Residents _ met. As ukrainian troops moved in, residents have _ met. As ukrainian troops moved in, residents have moved met. As ukrainian troops moved in, residents have moved out. . In, residents have moved out. Officials say more than 120,000 people have been evacuated in kursk region. Thousands more in the neighbouring region. There are fears of a ukrainian incursion there as well. What is happening is huge. The first time in more than 80 years, foreign troops are fighting on russian soil. And yet the country's leadership describes this as a provocation, a terrorist attack, the kremlin still avoids using the word wall. As if to tell the people there's no to panic. On the streets of moscow, no shock, just resignation. About ukraine's offensive. Translation: ukraine's offensive. Tuna/mom ukraine's offensive. Translation: �*. , , , , translation: i'm not surprised. It's a border _ translation: i'm not surprised. It's a border area _ translation: i'm not surprised. It's a border area and _ translation: i'm not surprised. It's a border area and this translation: i'm not surprised. It's a border area and this war it's a border area and this war has been going on for some time. ~. ,. , has been going on for some time. ~. . . Has been going on for some time. ~. . ,. , , has been going on for some time. ~. . . , , , time. What we all want is peace and, time. What we all want is peace and. Like. _ time. What we all want is peace and, like, because— time. What we all want is peace and, like, because this and, like, because this resolution of this conflict. In the resolution of this conflict. In the meantime, the volunteers are trying to do something. In moscow they organised a collection of food and clothes for the evacuees. — for the evacuees. There are eole for the evacuees. There are people who are _ for the evacuees. There are people who are lost for the evacuees. There are people who are lost their i people who are lost their homes, they need shelter, they need food, they need supplies. It was their country that invaded ukraine. Russians are now having to deal with unforeseen consequences. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. As russian troops continue to push back against ukrainian forces in kursk — the international committee of the red cross says says three of its workers were killed in an air strike. A spokesperson said the icrc is outraged by the attack. The bbcs ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is following reaction from kyiv. Attacks like this, or for humanitarian vehicles being struck in this way is rare. A couple of months ago we saw a vehicle belonging to the international food kitchen getting hip but this is certainly looking like a severe situation. Two people have been injured, three killed as you say. A team from the international red cross, were giving up coal and fire to a village that is close to the front line and when you are within ten, 20 kilometres has always looming threat of either drone or missile attacks or artillery strikes. It is a reminder of the risks. We have spoken to the icrc who say they are heartbroken, we have a statement here. From its president. She says i condemn attacks on personnel in the strongest possible terms, it is unconscionable that shelley should hip and age distribution site. Our hearts are broken. This is all too familiar to those of lost loved ones and i'm confident. The kremlin have not reported inside russian state tv but it is a bleak day for those teams that continue to work indenture is part of the conflict zone. For more on ukraine's defence strategy, i'mjoined by the former chief of staff for the us marine corps forces in stuttgart, germany, colonel brendan kearney. Very good to have you with us. Keir starmer in washington talking tojoe biden about the possibility of these long—range missiles being used inside of russia. Can you tell us exactly what these missiles are, what they are capable of doing and how far they can go and whether ukraine has a stockpile of them? ~. ,. , , ukraine has a stockpile of them? ~'. ,. , ukraine has a stockpile of them? ~. ,. , , them? ukraine has a stockpile of a variety — them? ukraine has a stockpile of a variety of _ them? ukraine has a stockpile of a variety of weapon them? ukraine has a stockpile | of a variety of weapon systems but what they are looking for is some of the very best technology that the united states and the west, great britain included, can go ahead and use against the interior of russia. We are talking about hitting 250 to 350 kilometres into russia. By doing so it would effectively engage some of these other sites the russians have used along with some of the airfields and it would prove to be an introduction, we have been stopping the attacks from russia in the ukraine before they were even launched. The ukrainian are absolutely within their rights to ask for this and the united states, great britain and some of the other western countries have been absolutely silly is the best word i can think of or constraining the ukrainian use of weapon systems. It doesn't make sense. This is a war russia started. — make sense. This is a war russia started. The worry of course is — russia started. The worry of course is of _ russia started. The worry of course is of escalation. Russia started. The worry of course is of escalation. We l russia started. The worry of. Course is of escalation. We saw vladimir putin responding to that saying if this happens, it's essentially bringing nato into the conflict. That is quite a calculation that the other world leaders have to make. Is vladimir putin bluffing? make. Is vladimir putin muffins?— make. Is vladimir putin bluffina? ,. , , bluffing? yes. To be honest with you. — bluffing? yes. To be honest with you. He _ bluffing? yes. To be honest with you, he has _ bluffing? yes. To be honest with you, he has been bluffing? yes. To be honest i with you, he has been plotting all along. With you, he has been plotting allalong. He with you, he has been plotting all along. He was aghast with right after the summer, right up right after the summer, right up to his invasion whether west started to unite and started to provide weapon and monies and sanctions and all of these things against russia. Somehow he convinced themselves that he was going to be able to waltz into the ukraine and at the westward of an —— the westward express indignation but it's been the opposite of that. What we have to do now is reinforce ukrainian success not only in the defensive but also in their offensive capabilities that have been demonstrated in kursk. I think it's a bluff on vladimir putin's part. Just to interrupt. — vladimir putin's part. Just to interrupt. You _ vladimir putin's part. Just to interrupt, you are _ vladimir putin's part. Just to interrupt, you are not interrupt, you are not concerned about a but i shall miss calculation is that the weapons could be used and they could be used to billion casualties and that would escalate things to a dangerous place? escalate things to a dangerous lace? ~ ,. ,. ,. , place? well, so far what we have seen _ place? well, so far what we have seen in _ place? well, so far what we have seen in the _ place? well, so far what we have seen in the ukrainians| place? well, so far what we. Have seen in the ukrainians are the ones suffering civilian casualties. The ukrainians have been very deliberate, they made some mistakes, not many. Going ahead and counter—attacking using counter fires into russia. There been very deliberate in their targeting which the russians have not in. The russians have consistently gone ahead and struck targets that have no military bearing whatsoever. I'm siding with the ukrainians on this. I think vladimir putin and russia are in the wrong and they started this thing in the ukrainians have got to be released from handcuffs the west have put on them and they need to let them fight this war and fight it to a conclusion. Let's get it over with, let's get this done with so the civilian casualties, we don't have to read about them of the tragedies on every single day that is occurring both in russia and ukraine. Good to get your thoughts, thank you forjoining us. Mr; thank you for “oining us. My pleasure. — thank you forjoining us. M pleasure, thank you. The first round of a un campaign to vaccinate children in gaza against polio has ended. The world health organization says it's confident it has reached its target of 90% of children under 10 years old. Carried out in three stages, the operation was aimed at preventing a potential polio outbreak. The un launched the health campaign after a 10—month—old baby was diagnosed with the first case of polio virus seen in gaza in more than 25 years. But people in gaza are still facing daily attack by israeli forces. Israel's military released a list of 18 people killed in an airstrike on a school sheltering displaced palestinians in central gaza on wednesday. It says that half of those killed were members of hamas' military wing. While the bbc has not been able to verify the list, the un disputes that claim. Hamas denies using civilian sites for its military operations. Six aid workers for unrwa were also included in those casualties. The un chief condemned the attack calling it a dramatic violation of international humanitarian law. With me is hani almadhoun. Director of philanthropy for unrwa usa. Good to have you with us. Let's start with the campaign to vaccinate kids against polio. Its epic campaign. The first edges over and successful, this has all happened while there is a war going on. What else are kids in gaza facing at the moment?— moment? this is a great achievement _ moment? this is a great achievement that vaccination is making progress that is needed, especially the most critical of complicated phases, the kids in the north comment is about 200,000 kids in gaza but need a vaccine. The campaign started two days ago and we have been structured with the attack on the unrwa school. As addition to school and medicare, it's not polio, it's to school and medicare, it's not polio, its other diseases that you see. We see everyday every day in north dies and the south, overcrowded and lack of hygiene and unsanitary conditions. It creates a lot of issues for kids, the largely mandatory and active works in partnership with the world health organization and unicef. We feel that the vaccination campaign is going better than anticipated. 640,000 children in gaza are on the way to be vaccinated and i believe now we have reached 450,000, there 200,000 left in north gaza. Irate 200,000 left in north gaza. We have seen _ 200,000 left in north gaza. We have seen six more unrwa workers killed in the strike and the head of unrwa told the bbc he believes un facilities are being deliberately targeted ijy are being deliberately targeted by israel. I want to play you the response and interview we did a short time ago with israel's economy minister to that allegation. — israel's economy minister to that allegation. What we want to do is go — that allegation. What we want to do is go after— that allegation. What we want to do is go after the _ to do is go after the terrorists. The challenge we have — terrorists. The challenge we have is _ terrorists. The challenge we have is the terrorists are hiding _ have is the terrorists are hiding underneath civilians. They — hiding underneath civilians. They put _ hiding underneath civilians. They put all of their terror infrastructure as part of disability and infrastructure. In schools, mosques, houses, hospitals _ in schools, mosques, houses, hospitals. They will not get away — hospitals. They will not get away. We'll do everything we can do— away. We'll do everything we can do not hurt innocence billions. _ can do not hurt innocence billions, no other army in the world — billions, no other army in the world is— billions, no other army in the world is doing everything we can not_ world is doing everything we can not to hurt innocence billions _ can not to hurt innocence billions— can not to hurt innocence billions. ,. ,. ,. , billions. This is an allegation we hear all _ billions. This is an allegation we hear all the _ billions. This is an allegation we hear all the time billions. This is an allegation we hear all the time from i billions. This is an allegation l we hear all the time from the idf and israel that hamas militants are hiding among the civilian population. What does unrwa say about the allegations? unrwa say about the alleaations? , , , allegations? just because israel allegations? just because israel says _ allegations? just because israel says it _ allegations? just because israel says it doesn't i allegations? just because | israel says it doesn't make allegations? just because i israel says it doesn't make it true. They would like to make those allegations and it is always about evidence. Unrwa noise pushes back whenever those allegations like this, this is serious as you know otherwise part of the conflict is a humanitarian organisation and they continue to be targeted. 70% of infrastructure by unrwa has been targeted. These colleagues of unrwa i worked with, these colleagues don't deserve to die and some of them are teachers, educators running the shelter. Unrwa disputes the allegations like we disputed in april and january and we still do that. Even prior to this the vaccination we talked about they stopped a convoy for eight hours asking people and harassing. It was a campaign against unrwa, everyone in the system understands that israeli have an issue against unrwa and is the largest actors, it is effectively the palestinian class, or those doctors and engineers and teachers work for unrwa, it's a large body and if there's any regularities unrwa has been transparent and adjust those and are now starting investigations. Israel continues to make this and it is not because they say it doesn't have to be true. We work hard to make sure and recall all parties to remain away from these infrastructure and the question is 12,000 people are sheltering in that school. They shouldn't be sheltering that school in first place, as israel destroyed their homes and ask them to shelter there and now they can vomit. It's not the first time they bomb the school, this is a strike number five. They bomb the school, this is a strike numberfive. —— now they can bomb it. I want the kids to survive, a few kids were killed in this as strike in addition to the star. — in this as strike in addition to the star. . , ~. ,. , to the star. You will know that the allegation _ to the star. You will know that the allegation that _ to the star. You will know that the allegation that israel i to the star. You will know that the allegation that israel is i the allegation that israel is deliberately imputing unrwa is denied by the government and the idea. I want to quickly ask you emily, friends, colleagues in gaza, do they have any faith in gaza, do they have any faith in international diplomacy coming up with a ceasefire? unfortunately if we talk about the vaccine right now we are not getting up, families are still starved in north gaza. They are under strikes and bombardment and it is unfortunate we have given up, we are waiting for this to play out and nobody is answering the call for a ceasefire. Every day is a never—ending nightmare. Thank you very much forjoining us. Thank you very much for “oining us. . ~' thank you very much for “oining us. . ~ ,. , around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Let's look at some other stories making news. Scotland's only oil refinery will close next year, with the loss of 400 jobs. Petroineos, the owners of the grangemouth plant, says the site will be transformed into an import terminal. The unite union called the closure an act of industrial vandalism. Petroineos says the refinery was unable to compete with sites in asia, africa and the middle east. The government says a ban onjunk food adverts being shown on television before 9pm will come into force in october 2025 — as part of an effort to improve public health. Online adverts for products that are high in fat, salt and sugar will be banned altogether. The bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside buckingham palace now cost more than £2,000 each, figures from the ministry of defence show. The cost of the caps soared by 30% over a year, according to figures released after a freedom of information request from people for the ethical treatment of animals. The animal welfare group calls it a financial as well as an ethical issue. The mod said it's open to exploring faux fur. You're live with bbc news. In what donald trump's legal team is treating as a victory — a judge in georgia dismissed two criminal charges against the former president, for alleged attempts to interfere in the state's 2020 election. The remaining eight charges in the case will still move forward. Separately — the republican presidential nominee on thursday ruled outjoining another presidential debate with his democratic rival kamala harris. That's after the vice president told supporters in north carolina she was up for a rematch. Two nights ago donald trump and i had ourfirst debate. And i believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate! but later in the day, mr trump said two debates — first with presidentjoe biden and then, after he dropped out of the race, tuesday's debate ms harris — were more than enough. When a prizefighter loses a fight, you've seen a lot of fighters. The first words out of that fighter�*s mouth is, i want every match! and that is what she said, i want a rematch. Paul clearly show i wonder debate against kamala harris. Because we have done to debate and they were successful, they will be no third debate. Vice president harris has marginally extended her slim lead over donald trump nationally since the debate. She currently leads 47% to 42% among registered voters — that's according to the latest reuters—ipsos poll. However in swing states, which are most crucial in deciding the election — polling shows the two nominees are neck and neck. Pennsylvania is one of those hotly—contested states — and it was of course the site of this week's presidential debate. Our sumi somaskanda is there. We came here about an hours' drive outside of philadelphia because this is go