we begin in ukraine where we re getting a word about a new barrage of russian missile tryings in the south. ukraine says at least 10 millions admit mykolaiv sunday morning as the city still reels from similar strikes on friday. two industrial facilities were hit but no reports of casualties so far. ukraine says russia also fired five cruise missiles in the south but three were shot down. in the east, ukraine said fending off russian ground attacks in the donetsk region despite intense shelling, as in this town near the front line. meanwhile, russia s defense minister was in donbas on saturday ordering troops to increase operations to prevent ukrainian strikes in the region. ukraine s artillery has been stepping up attacks behind the front lines in recent weeks. president zelenskyy says his country is making progress and will keep up the momentum. here he is. translator: we have already managed to liberate part of the territory that was occupied after february 24th. we will
particularly these munitions dumps we ve seen, but also air defense systems. in total, this really degrades russia s capacity and allows ukrainians to start fighting the way they prefer to fight. which is how? well, which is not to go man to man, up against the russians in artillery duels. it s to attack them indirectly. it s to corrode their logistics, their morale. and then they can kind of give the knockout blows like they did in the battles kyiv and kharkiv. so a pentagon official has said that himars was changing the battlefield. what kind of impact do you think it is actually making right now? well, it s certainly had an impact not just on russian artillery capacity, where they have a large advance, but it s also had a big impact on russian morale. far more russian soldiers are
package worth $33 billion, the majority of which to help increase ukraine s air defense and artillery capacity, as well as offering further economic and humanitarian support. translation: this is a very - important step by the united states, and i am grateful to the american people and personally to president biden. i hope that the congress will quickly support this request for help for our state. around 8000 british troops are due to take part in long hand exercises across europe later this summer. nato says it s ready to support ukraine for years to come, and warns the war could drag on. and, as russia shows its fully prepared to strike at the heart of the country during an official visit by the un, and as president putin increasingly warns the west to back off, it seems nato s warning could easily prove to be true. gareth barlow, bbc news.
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