North east of the capital since sunday. Conditions are expected to remain dangerous over the next few days, but a drop in wins does offer some hope. Joe Inwood reports. Sometimes, faced with flames reaching up to 25m high, all you can do is stand and watch. But thousands have fled the wildfires that have now reached the outskirts of athens. Others, like 64 year old anna, have decided to try and stay and protect their properties. Translation early in the morning, we were constantly receiving messages telling us to evacuate. We were terrified. We thought the fire would go elsewhere, but suddenly it came to our homes. We panicked and evacuated then, but now weve returned to save whatever we can. Greece has just experienced its hottestjune and july on record, with strong winds helping the flames spread. Translation the feeling was scary| to see everything go up in smoke and to see the fire pass through and not be able to do anything. The authorities have been trying to beat them back, with
Military, allegedly showing it targeting ukrainian Troops Whod crossed the border. Its presented like a blockbuster. In reality, this is a huge problem for russia. The governor of Russias Kursk Region put it in figures. He told vladimir putin that ukrainian soldiers had seized 28 settlements in his region. The Kremlin Leader cut him off. Leave the numbers to the military, he said. Translation the main task| is with our ministry of defence and that is to force the enemy from our territory. Our adversary will, of course, receive a fitting response and, without doubt, all our objectives will be met. As ukrainian troops have moved in, residents have moved out. Officials say that more than 120,000 people have been evacuated in kursk region, and thousands more in the neighbouring region of belgorod. There are fears of a ukrainian incursion there, too. What is happening is huge. For the first time in more than 80 years, foreign troops are fighting on russian soil. And yet, the Countrys Leader
Traffic is a big rumble for many people in la. There are these massive freeways that suffer, often softer from massive freeways that suffer, often softerfrom heavy massive freeways that suffer, often softer from heavy congestion and get the city has bet at the la olympics will be car free. Now, that sounds like a big ask but what does Question Mark thereby to be bringing in lots more buses, extending rail links, sectioning off certain names that will be Bus Traffic only and things like that. They hope that that will be a benefit for the many, many people who live in la, notjust for the olympics. Many people need to really change the culture to get people onto buses and public transport because there are so many problems with it at the moment but the olympics are something that can really change the base of the city because you provide at this big stage that the world is going to be looking at and a really hard deadline for it. And homelessness is another factor, deadline for it. And ho
Lets speak to Dr Patrick bury, former Infantry Captain in the british army, former Nato Analyst, and a Defence Expert at the university of bath. A lwa ys always good to have you with us here on the bbc. We havejust had a statement coming out of ukraine say they are not interested in keeping this territory so i wonder what their intention is and what is going to happen now. Their intention is and what is going to happen ow their intention is and what is going to happen nova to happen now. Yes, that is really interesting to happen now. Yes, that is really interesting because to happen now. Yes, that is really interesting because we to happen now. Yes, that is really interesting because we kind to happen now. Yes, that is really interesting because we kind of. To happen now. Yes, that is really| interesting because we kind of got to happen now. Yes, that is really i interesting because we kind of got a reading from some top ukrainian officials about the operation objectives and they were,