To the world. Meanwhile, on wednesday, a Russian Missile attack killed at least 17 people, in the northern ukrainian city of chernihiv, while more than 70 others were injured. And president zelensky, has again called for ukraine to get the same International Military support, as israel. Our correspondent on the ground, james waterhouse, has more. It has been a day of chaos in chernihiv where people have been diving for cover. Missile attacks come with little warning here. You might hear a siren but disclosures will soon follow. Why . This because it is a 70 miles from the border with russia and while chernihiv is farfrom russia and while chernihiv is far from the frontline, it is still subject to russias continued strategy of targeting ukrainian cities in the hope that the populations morale will be quashed to some degree. We are seeing a well rehearsed routine of rescue teams trying to get to people under the rubble but there really is, the civilians, no escaping russias continued invasion. What is interesting is that president zelensky of course has condemned russia that he has also taken aim at his own western allies for not giving him his words, the sufficient air defences needed to prevent this attack from happening in the first place. He has watched events in the middle east where israel, which also is not a member of the nato alliance, where its own allies have rallied behind it and helped it repel a huge drone attack by run over last weekend iran. British and us countries have actually taken them out. They say they couldnt do that with ukraine because it would lead to a world war. President zelensky is asking is why ukraine cant have the same. You will also be hoping to try and pull his own allies onto the same hymn sheet. Not least with continued air attacks on russia as they target the Energy Infrastructure but of course Russian Forces are continuing to advance taking Square Kilometre after Square Kilometre of ukrainian territory. Kilometre of ukrainian territory kilometre of ukrainian territo. , territory. James waterhouse there. Earlier, my colleague Sumi Somaskanda sat down for an exclusive interview with the ukrainian Prime Minister denys shymal. We saw today the news the speaker of the house mike johnson really of the bill for supported funding for ukraine. More than 61 billion of support. Would you think about this . ,. ,. , this . First of all, they give havin this . First of all, they give having me this . First of all, they give having me here this . First of all, they give having me here today. This . First of all, they give having me here today. Ukraine is continuing Fight For Freedom and democratic values. We continue and democratic values. We continue to protect european borders. Continue to protect european borders. The United States is one of borders. The United States is one of the biggest of our support and investors in ukrainian economy and a ukrainian economy and a Ukrainian Defence capacities. We are Ukrainian Defence capacities. We are waiting so much for this draft we are waiting so much for this draft law we are waiting so much for this draft law in one or other conditions which now are discussed in congress so we will be discussed in congress so we will be very grateful if it will will be very grateful if it will be will be very grateful if it will be approved on saturday. We are will be approved on saturday. We are waiting for so much and especially we are waiting for so much and especially our people on im imagining you are watching closely imagining you are watching closely the vote on saturday as well closely the vote on saturday as well. ,. ,. Closely the vote on saturday as well. , i. , well. Did you receive any assurances well. Did you receive any assurances that well. Did you receive any assurances that this well. Did you receive any assurances that this billl well. Did you receive any i assurances that this bill will pass . Assurances that this Bill Will Ass . ~ assurances that this Bill Will Ass . ~. Assurances that this Bill Will Ass . ,. , assurances that this Bill Will Ass . ,. , pass . We had some conversations toda. Pass . We had some conversations today some pass . We had some conversations today. Some conversations pass . We had some conversations today. Some conversations will. Today. Some conversations will will have tomorrow. All of the partners, or the congressmen, have very careful optimism for saturday so we share this optimism and we need this money yesterday not tomorrow, not today but yesterday. We need this support, military support, yesterday, because the situation on the frontline is difficult enough. We need the support from our biggest partnerfrom United States. At partner from United States. At the same time, there are some republicans here in washington who are sceptical stop they dont want this bill even to be brought to a vote what has your message. Iiii brought to a vote what has your messaue. ~. Brought to a vote what has your messaue. ~. ,. , message. If ukraine will fall all the global message. If ukraine will fall all the global system message. If ukraine will fall all the Global System Will. Message. If ukraine will fall| all the Global System Will fall and all the world would need to find and look into new system of security, or, there will be many conflicts, many such kinds of wars and at the end of the day it could lead to third world war. So our mutual task is to protect democratic values, to protect existing, after the second world war, global systems, after the second world war, globalsystems, global after the second world war, global systems, Global Security systems, and break long term and sustainable peace on European Continent stops over russia must lose this war and the aggressor should be punished. And only these factors will lead us to the sustainable and long term peace. I sustainable and longterm eace. ,. ,. ,. ,. , peace. I ust want to follow up on that, peace. I just want to follow up on that. We peace. I just want to follow up on that, we saw peace. I just want to follow up on that, we saw republican i on that, we saw republican Congressman Nicole say last week that he thinks that russia propaganda mccoll. He thinks that members of his party are repeating the propaganda. What do you think of that . Ladle do you think of that . We shouldnt do you think of that . We shouldnt forget do you think of that . Shouldnt forget that russia is leaving more on ukraine on the ground but russia is leading war with the civilised world, with western countries, in the multidimensional, propaganda, the information space, so in ukraine we have war on the water, the ground in the sky. All of this now brings us to this obstacles when we should understand that this information and propaganda is influencing here in the United States and many people, such as in ukraine. Social we should count on this and we should make our work, we should fight against this absolutely ardent unprovoked illegal action by russia. Unprovoked illegal action by russia. ~. ,. , unprovoked illegal action by russia. , ~ russia. We saw a russian strike in chernihiv russia. We saw a russian strike in chernihiv that russia. We saw a russian strike in chernihiv that killed russia. We saw a russian strike in chernihiv that killed at in chernihiv that killed at least 17 people and your president recently described the situation in dramatic terms. He said ukraine, will lose the war if ukraine is the world doesnt act. He said that your forces ran out of missiles. That does sound dramatic. How do you describe the situation on the front lines . ,. , ,. , lines . Unfortunately, russia continues lines . Unfortunately, russia continues its lines . Unfortunately, russia continues its terroristic continues its terroristic missiles and Drones Attack day by day, night by night. Today in the morning, they attacked civilian Infrastructure Hotels and houses, civilian houses, and 16 people were killed by russians stop 65 people were seriously injured, four children among them. This is, once again, another Russian Military crime in ukraine. We understand the situation on the frontline is difficult but the most important message, we are not exhausted, we tired. Is natural because this is, we are waiting for ammunition to continue ourfight. Ladle waiting for ammunition to continue our fight. We did see senior ukrainian continue our fight. We did see senior ukrainian officials continue our fight. We did see senior ukrainian officials who | senior ukrainian officials who spoke anonymously to political and they indicated they think the front lines in ukraine could collapse this summer when russia is expected to launch an offensive. It is a difficult question but how close do you think ukraine is to actually possibly losing this war . Ladle possibly losing this war . We are fighting possibly losing this war . Are fighting for our lives, for our homes, for our land, our families. Sol our homes, for our land, our families. So i cant even imagine that we will lose this war. The support of all the civilised world is on our side. We have absolutely encouraged to go in to liberate our lands and we have everything we need. We need more ammunition, more web more weaponry and we will roll in and liberate me to metre by metre our land and our c and metre by metre our land and ourcand in the metre by metre our land and our c and in the end i believe we will win this war together with our allies, our partners, together with United States and European Union. Together with United States and European Union. Your president is also calling European Union. Your president is also calling for European Union. Your president is also calling for more European Union. Your president is also calling for more air is also calling for more air defences saying this is absolutely critical and he pointed to the way that israel was able to ward out and attack by air by a run. Was able to ward out and attack by air bya run. Iran. What do you think needs to happen most urgently to turn the tide . Priorities. You are absolutely right. We have seen how our defence should work to protect human lives. First of all we need air defence. It is crucial now. We need more air defence missiles and more air Defence Systems to protect ukrainian cities, to protect civilian infrastructure. Dont let russians destroy our economy and push our people towards the next wave of migration of the refugees so this is number one, critical priority. The second very important priority is ammunition for artillery. This is something we are waiting on the frontline, what our guys and girls are asking us for and they say if we have enough, if it is balanced with russia, we will prevail. And the third very important thing is f 16. We should protect our sky because now russia is prevailing in the sky. They use only 300 airjets but anyway prevailing in the sky. They use only 300 air jets but anyway we have no one. We need f 16 and this three priorities are very important. This three priorities are very important this three priorities are very imortant. ,. ,. , important. Defence experts who soke to important. Defence experts who spoke to the important. Defence experts who spoke to the bbc important. Defence experts who spoke to the bbc said important. Defence experts who spoke to the bbc said that important. Defence experts who spoke to the bbc said that they | spoke to the bbc said that they believe russias objective right now in this conflict is to create a sense of hopelessness in ukraine to convince the west that this war is no longer worth it to support. Do you think that is what russia is trying to do . Thank you for this question. I think that russians are doing this since the first day of this since the first day of this full scale war. They use all possible ways propaganda, disinformation, internal and inside influences inside of ukraine but i think that nothing can break ukrainian will to win this war, to liberate our land, to protect our families so i liberate our land, to protect ourfamilies so i think liberate our land, to protect our families so i think that it is impossible to win the war when you are aggressor and impossible to lose the war when you protect your families, impossible to lose the war when you protect yourfamilies, your land. It is enough ukrainian power and the ukrainian moral power and the ukrainian moral power to go we need weaponry, ammunition and we will do our job. Ammunition and we will do our ob. ~ ,. ~ ammunition and we will do our ob. ~ ,. , ~ ,. , job. Prime minister, thank you so much for job. Prime minister, thank you so much for the job. Prime minister, thank you so much for the conversation. | so much for the conversation. Thank you so much. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news in the uk. Members of the House Of Lords inflicted a second defeat on the governments plans to send some Asylum Seekers to rwanda. Peers backed an amendment that would exempt Afghan Soldiers who served alongside British Forces from being sent to the east african nation. The bill will now be sent back to the House Of Commons for further consideration. The Scottish Government is set to ditch its flagship target of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions by 75 by 2030. The final goal of reaching net zero by 2045 will remain but the bbc understands the governments annual Climate Targets could also go. Ministers have have been told that reaching the target by the end of the decade is unachievable. Hugh grant has settled a privacy case against a british newspaper publisher. The actor claimed journalists from the sun used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house. News Group Newspapers had denied wrongdoing. Grant said hed been offered an enormous sum to stop the case going to trial but insisted hed been forced to accept the money. Youre live with bbc news. Returning now to a busy day on capitol hill. And the democratic controlled senate has dismissed the Impeachment Case against Homeland Security secretary alejandro mayorkas. On wednesday, in a Party Line Vote delayed by several procedural objections, the senate swept aside the two articles of impeachment that alleged mayorkas mis managed the us southern border, wilfully refusing to comply with the law and breached public trust. In february, mayorkas became the first Cabinet Secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. Democrats have condemned house republicans, saying the procedure was used to solve policy disagreements. Republican Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell warned that dismissing the charges so quickly sets a dangerous precedent. We have set a very unfortunate precedent here. This means that the senate can ignore, in effect, the houses impeachment. It doesnt make any difference whether our friends on the other side dont think you should have been impeached or not. He was. For more on all these developments from impeachment to foreign aid i spoke to claudia grisales, a Congressional Correspondent from npr. Thank you very much for being here. Lets start by speaker johnson unveiling a separate foreign aid bills. How much support do you think there is a house for these bills and what are the chances they might pass . Are the chances they might ass . , are the chances they might ass . ,. ,. ,. , pass . That is what remains to be seen pass . That is what remains to be seen we pass . That is what remains to be seen. We are pass . That is what remains to be seen. We are already pass . That is what remains to l be seen. We are already seeing a lot of objections from multiple conservative members of the republican wing in the house and sojohnson is really going to need help from House Democrats to push this legislation through. It is possible he can get it through that it could be a really ugly fight for him to get that done. Why do you think so Many Republican members of the house, and these are politicians from johnsons own party, so against some of these bills . Especially when it comes to foreign aid for ukraine. Right, ukraine is probably the most divisive of all the issues he is looking at this week in terms of rolling out these bills to aid our allies, our us allies. So ukraine has always been very divisive, especially for the more conservative wing. They have made arguments that they have received enough aid, that it needs to stop and that is the red for many of them when it comes to this dispute, is that they do not want to see additional aid Centre Ukraine at this stage. At this stage. 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