in mind the us has already committed around $15 billion to ukraine, just in security assistance, since russia launched its full scale invasion last year. what we are going to hear today, we understand, is another $1 billion in a mixture of security and other assistance. we have not been told the details, the mix yet. but it is yet another pledge by the americans, in what has become a very, very constant stream of pledges of all sorts of assistance to keep ukraine float and fighting, as this war goes on. i think what is interesting about this visit, which is the sixth visit by the secretary of state since the war, since the full scale invasion happened, is that it full scale invasion happened, is thatitis full scale invasion happened, is that it is his first trip since ukraine launched its counteroffensive in the south back in june. counteroffensive in the south back injune. ithink counteroffensive in the south back injune. i think it is an opportunity for him to hear directly
his escape has triggered alerts at ports and borders around with the uk with reports of delays because of the increased securtiy checks. prisoner escapes are unusual there ve been just five since 2017. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is outside scotland yard. kate is at heathrow and chris mason joins us from westminster. daniel, what happened? joins us from westminster. daniel, what happened? daniel khalife was bein: held what happened? daniel khalife was being held at what happened? daniel khalife was being held at hmp what happened? daniel khalife was being held at hmp wandsworth - what happened? daniel khalife wasi being held at hmp wandsworth and what happened? daniel khalife was - being held at hmp wandsworth and had been there for a few months after having been charged injanuary with terrorism offences and also offences against the official secrets act. he is alleged to be working for a hostile state. he was working in the kitchen at hmp wandsw
the date on the video suggests the video was filmed today the town is near the front line of the fighting, around 20 miles from the disputed city of bakhmut. the sound, and the way the people in the street look up, suggests it may have been a missile. ukrainian officials say at least 28 other people were wounded. the attack came shortly after the us secretary of state antony blinken arrived in kyiv the first visit by a senior american official since ukraine launched its counter offensive against russian forces. we go live now to kyiv and our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. tell us more. this happened about three hours tell us more. this happened about three hours ago tell us more. this happened about three hours ago and tell us more. this happened about three hours ago and as tell us more. this happened about three hours ago and as president | three hours ago and as president zelensky has indicated he was very quick to point the finger of blame at russia, he
other people were wounded. the attack happened shortly after the us secretary counter? offensive against russian forces. translation: i would like to speak about yet another russian attack in the town. it was an attack on the market, on the shops, on the drugstore. i have been there many times before with my team. everyone who knows the place is aware that this is a civilian town. there were no military bases there. we understand they do this when our army advances. on the front line, russians always attack civilians and civilian infrastructure with their missiles when their artillery can t reach. we understand that they are killing civilians on purpose. the attack happened shortly after the us secretary of state antony blinken arrived in kyiv 7 the first visit by a senior american official since ukraine launched its counter? offensive against russian forces. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams gave me this update from kyiv. he was very quick to point the finger of blame