Of the Ukrainian Military intelligence. He said that basically nine people were killed and 16 injured. We are not clear how he got that information, we are not clear whether it is true, it certainly hasnt been verified yet. One of the things he said was that two russian generals had been badly injured in the attack. One is part of the operation in zaporizhzhia which lies to the north east of crimea and the other person is linked to russias north sea fleet. Both those people apparently, according to Ukrainian Military intelligence, badly injured. He did not comment on reports that the admiral of russias Black Sea Fleet was killed, so that certainly, even from the ukrainian side, hasnt stood up in any way. Ukraine Special Forces have also commented. They have said basically the attack was timed to coincide with a meeting of the leadership of russias naval forces but with a meeting of the leadership of russias navalforces but again with a meeting of the leadership of russias naval forces but again they gave no evidence for that claim and it hasnt been independently verified. Russia on the other hand has stayed remarkably quiet. They have got quieter, so the Russian Ministry of defence initially said one Service Person had been killed. They then said one person was missing and the story itself disappeared as the day went by in the mainstream russian media. Talk to us about the mainstream russian media. Talk to us about the the mainstream russian media. Talk to us about the significance of the location of this attack in crimea. It is the heart for russia of occupied crimea. It has been for a long time the location of russias naval forces in the black sea. Long time the location of russias navalforces in the black sea. Up long time the location of russias naval forces in the black sea. Up to 2014, that was done on a leasehold basis, it least it from ukraine but then russia illegally annexed crimea and now claims the peninsula to be its own, that is not recognised internationally. It is an incredibly embarrassing thing for the russians. And sevestopol is being attacked again. There have been further tax this morning. So the proxy governor for russia In Sevastopol has said it was hit by russian air defences and debris fell near a peer in a bay the sevastopol area. Debris fell near a peer in a bay the sevastopolarea. He debris fell near a peer in a bay the sevastopol area. He has also talked in social media about panic in the town. He said people should stop spreading panic, this is actually helping the enemy, what ukraine wants but it is clear from the posts there has been serious fears In Sevastopol about access to bomb shelters. They are intriguing developments. We shelters. They are intriguing developments. Shelters. They are intriguing develo ments. ~. , developments. We mentioned this comes amid developments. We mentioned this comes amid reports developments. We mentioned this comes amid reports in developments. We mentioned this comes amid reports in us developments. We mentioned this comes amid reports in us media i developments. We mentioned this i comes amid reports in us media that america might be willing to send longer range missiles to ukraine. What more do we know . These are sourced to Media Reports an unnamed officials, these Weapons Ukraine has been looking to get hold of since the early days of the war. The main reason is its range, up to 300 kilometres. They would be fitted to the high master system, the rocket Delivery System is that it already has but washington has not confirmed this, neither has keith and we know for example when they would be delivered and we dont know about the warheads that they would be fitted with. One thing about the range but also how they are tipped. The suggestions are that they would be fitted with Cluster Munitions not with Bunker Busting weapons that would be able to be used on the Concrete Bridge that connects occupied crimea with mainland russia. ~. , occupied crimea with mainland russia. ~. , russia. We will leave it there for now. Russia. We will leave it there for now thank russia. We will leave it there for now. Thank you. Former Prime Minister, Borisjohnson Has warned the uk government against scaling back the high speed rail project hs2, amid Speculation Part of the route could be scrapped. The criticism comes as dozens of Company Bosses and Business Groups in england have signed a Letter UrgingPrime Minister rishi sunak to re commit to the high speed railway. Costs around hs2 have increased significantly and are now well above its original budget of £33bn, which was set a decade ago when work on the line began. Noor nanji reports. Its a massive, decades long project, meant to create more capacity and speed up journey times. But hs2 has also been plagued by delays, cuts and spiralling costs. Its not the first section, between west london and birmingham, that is in question today. Thats due to open by 2033. A Central London terminus at euston is meant to come later, although work on that has been paused. But Question Marks hang over the line that is meant to link the West Midlands and crewe before heading on to manchester. An eastern leg is also planned, but this has already been scaled back. Recently, the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, and Chancellorjeremy Hunt have not been willing to say that they are committed to hs2 being built to manchester, casting fresh doubt over the projects future. Labours shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has also refused to commit. Now dozens of Business Leaders in groups including manchester airports group, british land, virgin money and the Northern Powerhouse have all signed a Letter Calling for clarification and renewed commitment to hs2. The letter expresses deep concern over the constant uncertainty of the project, adding that repeated mixed signals are damaging the uks reputation as a place to do business. And i hope the Prime Minister takes the weekend to reflect on being a northern mp and what he should be putting first, the future of the country or the short term interests of the conservative party. Because former tory leaders and britains leading Business People are all telling him he needs to think again before he makes what might be his worst decision is Prime Minister. Today, the chair of the National Infrastructure commission warned against truncating the line. The importance of this railway line is that it connects the three principal cities in britain, london, birmingham and manchester. Its a significant part of the governments levelling up agenda. It has already creating big opportunities in birmingham. It will do the same in manchester and across the north west, it will link into the governments new railway which its planning to build between manchester and leeds. This is a fundamental part of levelling up, and to stop it now would be a tragedy. Former Prime MinisterBorisjohnson Has also weighed in, urging the government against building a mutilated version of hs2. On thursday, the chancellor insisted no decisions had been made. But once again, the route ahead for hs2 seems uncertain. Noor nanji, bbc news. Social care reforms will be at the centre of the Liberal Democrats offer to voters as the partys Autumn Conference begins in bournemouth on the southcoast of englnd. Free social care in england, help for families in the cost of living and increased pay and time off for parental leave are expected to be announced by party leader ed davey, who is hoping to build on a tring of recent by election successes in traditionally conservative constutuencies. Live now to our Political Correspondent helen catt, whos at the conference. What should well be watching out for. ,. , what should well be watching out for. ,. , what should well be watching out for. ,. For. This is a big conference. The Liberal Democrats for. This is a big conference. The Liberal Democrats havent for. This is a big conference. The Liberal Democrats havent been. For. This is a big conference. The Liberal Democrats havent been able to meet since the last General Election and thats due to a combination of covid and last year they had to cancel the event after they had to cancel the event after the queen died. The focus is very much looking towards the next General Election. We are getting the policies and the sort of, they are putting together a Pre Manifesto to their members today, telling us what their members today, telling us what the ground is the Liberal Democrats will fight on. We are expecting a lot of policies to come out and earlier i spoke to the leader, sir davey, and he was very clear that this is about the next election. Well, we are firing the starting gun for the next General Election. The partys in great heart after so many by election victories in tory heartlands, showing that in large parts of the country, it is the Liberal Democrats who are the ones who can beat the conservatives. So Party Members are very buoyant, as youve seen, and we are looking forward to lively debates. We will be debating our Pre Manifesto. The only party putting forward a Draft Manifesto this early on, to set out our vision. We want a fair deal for the british people, and we are going to focus on the economy, and particularly on the health service. We want to give people a much Better Health service and a care system too. Health is expected to be a major part of the policies announced this weekend and in fact, one that was announced even before the conference was the one you spoke about, about providing free Personal Care to everyone who needs it in england. That is things like helping people to wash, helping them to take medication, at home. That comes with a £5 billion a year price tag but they reckoned they would save £3 billion a year in cost to the nhs and by some people not having to go into care homes. Another big announcement that came in this morning was a big announcement on parental leave that you mention. The Liberal Democrats say they would extend the amount of time that parents can take off as paid leave from 37 weeks to 46 and they would also double the amount parents are paid during that time from the current rate ofjust over £172 a week to £350 a week. They would also extend the right to be paid to self employed people, so its a big offer, a big eye catching offer. They havent quite set out they would pay for that yet but that is what they are putting out as part of this Election Pitch that we are hearing. Im sure we will hear a lot more about that as we go. We hearing. Im sure we will hear a lot more about that as we go. More about that as we go. We saw ictures more about that as we go. We saw pictures earlier more about that as we go. We saw pictures earlier of more about that as we go. We saw pictures earlier of a more about that as we go. We saw pictures earlier of a davey more about that as we go. We saw pictures earlier of a davey arriving | pictures earlier of a davey arriving on his bike, one of the big political stories was around the environment and rishi sunak pushing back on some of the previous climate pledges that the uk government have made. Are we anticipating that this cycling arrival might suggest the lib dems have some Environment Policy is to unveil as well . Policy is to unveil as well . Partly. Partl its policy is to unveil as well . Partly. Partly its because policy is to unveil as well . Partly. Partly its because the policy is to unveil as well . Partly. Partly its because the lib policy is to unveil as well . Partly. Partly its because the lib dems l partly its because the lib dems like to do things in a colourful way. Its Attention Grabbing but they have been fighting very strongly on environmental issues, in particular sewage and water ways and thatis particular sewage and water ways and that is certainly something we would expect to hear more about this weekend. Its been a big Campaign Issue for them. I would expect something on that, absolutely and they did reference rishi sunak� s changes this week. They described it as an act of vandalism. As an act of vandalism. Helen catt, our political as an act of vandalism. Helen catt, our Political Correspondent, as an act of vandalism. Helen catt, our Political Correspondent, thankl our Political Correspondent, thank you. The International Red cross says its managed to deliver 70 tonnes of relief aid to Nagorno Karabakh, for the First Time Since azerbaijan captured the disputed territory in a lightning operation five days ago. Tens of thousands of armenians have sought refuge in the main city stepanakert, where food and medicine are running low and power cuts are frequent. Now its time for a look at todays sport with hugh ferris. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Weve reached the stage of the Rugby World Cup where Quarterfinal Places could be won and Plane Tickets home might well be booked too. And with this pivotal weekend comes the biggest match of the tournament so far. The top two in the world meet later on saturday in paris, as both ireland and south africa will attempt to take control of their pool, as andy swiss reports. It is paris but it feels like dublin in disguise. A bar by the moon on rouge, ireland fans already flocking for what is the match of the tournament so far. Are they confident they will be south africa . Just a little. I think ireland have a great chance and fair play to them. We are number one in the world and we will win the world cup i think they will win. 100 . You | and we will win the world cup i think they will win. 100 . You cant beat number think they will win. 100 . You cant beat number one think they will win. 100 . You cant beat number one in think they will win. 100 . You cant beat number one in the think they will win. 100 . You cant beat number one in the world. Tonights match might be a group game, but it feels more like a final. Ireland are the six nations champions, but south africa, of course, are the world champions after their triumph in 2019. Well, so far ireland have been unstoppable at this world cup. In their first two games, they scored some 141 points, but they know their Title Credentials are about to face the very toughest test. No, its not a must win. Its not a must win. Its not a do or die type of game. But its pretty important to both teams, lets put it that way. Its a big day for the farrell family, with andys son owen returning to captain england. Theyre up against chile, the lowest ranked team in the tournament. But they know theres no room for complacency. Youve got a group of lads that are wanting to go and add to what weve already done. Two good wins so far, but were not underestimating the opposition. England no victory in lille and the quarterfinals will be beckoning. The early game of the day at the Rugby World Cup involves two teams in niether of the pools weve just been discussing. Georgia and portgual are playing in toulouse. The usas lead over europe in the solheim cup is still two points after the second mornings foursomes. That meant they started the fourballs at Finca Cortesin 7 5 ahead. Europe are very much in a position of strength heading into what is the early stages still of that Afternoon Session in southern spain. But all square and all three looking to make some advantage out of the situation that saw them 4 0 down after the first round of matches yesterday morning. Normal service has been resumed in formula one, with runaway leader Max VerstappenSecuring Pole for the japanese grand prix, after his blip last weekend in singapore. The red bull driver was