as ukraine s war enters its third year, there is still no end in sight. both ukraine and russia have suffered heavy losses. neither country discloses the full scale of casualties. but ukraine has released some details of the many injured peope, including more than a thousand who ve been blinded on the battlefield, half of whom have also lost most of their hearing. many are being helped to readjust to their new lives by ukraine s many volunteers. translation: i can t say i love to talk about the war. i don t like to get into these details. but of course, it has affected me, my family, and all people i love. we met in a local cafe. on the 14th of february, we went on our first date. we had to separate because vlad went to the front line. we couldn t see each other for half a year, but we were always in touch online, texted each other. translation: i went to the front line as a volunteer, 100 force batallion, defence of bakhmut city. from the beginning till then, we were doi
but ministers have described the pay claim as unreasonable. as ukraine s war enters its third year, ukrainians are now realising this will be a long war. both ukraine and russia have suffered heavy losses. neither country discloses the full scale of casualties including the dead and injured. but ukraine has released some details of the many injured including more than a thousand who ve been blinded on the battlefield, half of whom have lost most of their hearing. many are being helped to readjust to their new lives by ukraine s many volunteers. translation: i can t say i love to talk about the war. i don t like to get into these details. but of course, it has affected me, my family, and all people i love. we met in a local cafe. on the 14th of february, we went on our first date. we had to separate because vlad went to the front line. we couldn t see each other for half a year, but we were always in touch online, texted each other. translation: i went to the front line as a
killing one person. three others were seriously injured. the anniversary has been marked by a meeting of the un security council, which was told by the secretary general that the conflict was an open wound at the heart of europe. all attempts to resolve the conflict have proved fruitless, with the russian ambassador to the un saying it was not worth wasting any time on the latest proposals drawn up by the ukrainian president. vincent mcaviney reports. two years on from the biggest attack on a european nation since the second world war, the uk is marking the anniversary by reaffirming its commitment to the ukraine. the government pledged an additional £245 million towards producing artillery shells for ukraine and announced further sanctions on russia. the prime minister stating britain is prepared to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to help ukraine achieve victory. labour leader secure stomach also said as an latimer pruden plus macalister barbarity will not falt
of his death. navalny spokesperson, kira yarmysh, confirmed on x formerly known as twitter that the body had been released. she also wrote that they weren t sure if they could give him the funeral they said he deserves. the country s most vocal kremlin critic was found dead in a siberian prison nine days ago. according to russian accounts, the 47 year old took a short walk, said he felt unwell, then collapsed and never regained consciousness. on friday, his mother, lyudmila navalnaya, was given an ultimatum to hold a secret funeral for her son or he would be buried at the penal colony where he died. she was given three hours to make her decision. our correspondent olga ivshina from bbc russia provided some context to the returning of navalny s body. navalny s sudden death, which came as a shock to many of his supporters, analysts and many, just most of the people who follow russia. yeah, everyone was watching for this and waiting after yulia navalnaya recorded that speech
she further wrote the funeral is still pending. they the funeral is still pending. said they were not sure could they said they were not sure if they could give him the funeral they say he deserves. the country s most vocal kremlin critic was found dead in a siberian prison 9 days ago. according to russian accounts, the 47 year old took a short walk, said he felt unwell, then collapsed and never regained consciousness. his mother, lyudmila navalnaya, was yesterday given an ultimatum to hold a secret funeral for her son or he would be buried at the penal colony where he died. she was given three hours to make her decision. let s speak to our correspondent olga ivshina from bbc russia. thank you forjoining us on the programme. how much of a surprise is this decision by the russian authorities to hand over his body? his sudden death came as a shock to many of his supporters and most of the people who follow russia, everyone was watching for this and waiting, he recorded that s