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Eastern donetsk region. it s under ukrainian control but close to parts of the country occupied by russia. ukraine says the restaurant was hit by a is kander ballistic missile, that s one of the most accurate weapons in russia s arsenal. ukraine s security service has arrested a resident suspected of helping direct the attack. among the dead were two iii year old twins yulia and anna aksenchenko. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has the latest from the scene. outside the ruins of a popular restaurant, anxious relatives and friends, still waiting for news late this afternoon here in eastern ukraine. another body, the 11th so far, is brought out, to the distress of those hoping for word of more survivors. among those already confirmed dead, these twins, ia year olds yuliya and anna. ....
From the war zone. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has the latest from sudan. taking off for sudan. the first raf flights left this morning on a dangerous rescue mission. british forces had gathered earlier at their base in cyprus to prepare the planes for a task which could last hours or even days. flying trapped british citizens out of khartoum while a precarious ceasefire holds. that ceasefire came into force here in sudan s capital overnight. look how dark it is. after ten days of war, there is no power and precious little food or water left. by dawn, many sudanese were already on the move, hoping to use the pause in fighting to catch buses heading out of the city. but the fighting here hasn t stopped altogether. this sound was recorded by 19 year old iman, a dual british and sudanese national. she s still in hiding ....
For the way it s handled these evacuations. too little information, too slow. but this afternoon the prime minister gave an update. we now have over 100 people on the ground in sudan. the first flight has already left with british nationals, there are more flights this evening and we will have many more into tomorrow, and that is down to the hard work of lots of people, and we will keep at it. we have already contacted over 1000 people in sudan, spoken to hundreds, that is what the people behind me have been doing. they are making their way to the airfield and we will safely evacuate them as quick as we can. but look at what s left of khartoum. the hospital here and across the river nile, bombed, we understand, earlier today. elsewhere, endless destruction, the work of two rival armies that still threaten, ceasefire or not, to tear this former british colony apart. andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg. professor khalid mustafa medani is the chair of the african studies programme ....
0ur correspondent andrew harding has the latest taking off for sudan. the first raf flights left this morning on a dangerous rescue mission. british forces had gathered earlier at their base in cyprus to prepare the planes for a task which could last hours or even days. flying trapped british citizens out of khartoum while a precarious ceasefire holds. that ceasefire came into force here in sudan s capital overnight. look how dark it is. after ten days of war, there is no power and precious little food or water left. by dawn, many sudanese were already on the move, hoping to use the pause in fighting to catch buses heading out of the city. but the fighting here hasn t stopped altogether. this sound was recorded by 19 year old iman, a dual british and sudanese national. she s still in hiding ....
Going to go about it and where they would meet. i m just doing it myself. i hope i have made the right decision. britain has faced some criticism for the way it s handled these evacuations. too little information, too slow. but this afternoon the prime minister gave an update. we now have over 100 people on the ground in sudan. the first flight has already left with british nationals, there are more flights this evening and we will have many more into tomorrow, and that is down to the hard work of lots of people, and we will keep at it. we have already contacted over 1000 people in sudan, spoken to hundreds, that is what the people behind me have been doing. they are making their way to the airfield and we will safely evacuate them as quick as we can. but look at what s left of khartoum. the hospital here and across the river nile, bombed, we understand, earlier today. elsewhere, endless destruction, the work of two rival armies that still threaten, ceasefire or not, to tear this forme ....