and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole. meanwhile, ukraine s generals are reporting significant progress in the counteroffensive against russia s invasion. they say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south near zaporizhzhia. the generals said extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. but they say that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed the forces to advance, and they expect to face far weaker russian defences ahead. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country, and has, in recent weeks, expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, a logistical centre for russian forces. live now to yuriy sak, an advisor to ukraine s defence minister. he joins us from kyiv. good to talk to you again. let us first of all talk about the change of the defence minister, oleksii reznikov is going. is it
and scotland will be fully or partially closed today, because of concerns about crumbling concrete. investigations are also under way in schools in wales and northern ireland. ministers have promised to speed up checks on schools where the material, known as raac, may have been used. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam reports. from the midlands to suffolk. and london. more than 100 schools in england look like this today, with buildings roped off and closed on what for many should be the first day of the new term. the problem crumbling concrete called raac, meaning many schools are unsafe. sarah, a mum of two who didn t want to be on camera, told us. the main issue for me is we don t have any certainty about when the children are going back to school. the lack of certainty right now is worrying for everyone. the school haven t been that specific about the actual meanwhile, on social media sites, including mumsnet, one parent said. the government has been criticised for not acting
this is still very much an ongoing operation. these teams have so far rescued around about 50 residents this morning. no one knows for sure how long this water will remain here, but it is thought it might stay flooded for the next couple of days. and listen to this. just a0 miles up north in aberdeen winds of up to 70mph. along the coast, these homes were submerged and damaged. yesterday, the body of a 57 year old woman was rescued from a river in angus. within the last hour, police have confirmed the death of a 56 year old driver after a falling tree hit the van near forfar. some parts of scotland have now been issued a new red danger to life weather warning for tomorrow. but for today it has been downgraded to amber as it travels south. parts of northern england at the midlands are now bracing themselves for what is to come. fiona lamdin, bbc news. our reporter louise cowie is also in brechin and gave us this update. the rain has literallyjust stopped before we came on air,
It wouldn t have caused have been sucked out. why do you say it wouldn t have caused any have been sucked out. why do you say it wouldn t have caused any serious . it wouldn t have caused any serious incident, wouldn t the plane have started to de pressurise? yes. incident, wouldn t the plane have started to de-pressurise? yes, but it wouldn t started to de-pressurise? yes, but it wouldn t necessarily started to de-pressurise? yes, but it wouldn t necessarily affect - started to de-pressurise? yes, but it wouldn t necessarily affect the i it wouldn t necessarily affect the way it flew unless there was some other damage as a result of that failure. fortunately at the altitude when it happened, the cabin will have been roughly half the pressure that it would have been had it reached cruising level. and at 16,000 feet you are very close to the 15,000 foot level where people can breathe without oxygen. and so obviously it would have been a terrifying experience for the passengers,