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pakistan the release of former prime minister, imran khan saying his arrest on tuesday was illegal. and eurovision fever heats up. 16 countries take to the stage in liverpool later for the second semi final. welcome to bbc news we start with the war in ukraine and a significant development with confirmation from the british defence secretary, that storm shadow cruise missiles, pictured here, are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin. saying the decision would require an adequate response from our military . we ll get military analysis in a moment first though here s ben wallace with that announcement in the house of commons. here s the uk s defence secretary in december i informed the house that i was developing options to respond to a russia s continued aggression in a calibrated and determined manner. today i can confirm that the uk ....
But russian forces have fortified their defences along a front line, that runs for nearly 15 hundered kilometres, from the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia up to the eastern luhansk and donetsk in donbas, where there has been the fiercest fighting around bakhmut for several months. president zelensky said the ukrainian army still needs supplies, including armoured vehicles, that are only arriving in batches . he was speaking to the bbc s hugo bachega in kyiv. mr president, i have been here for a few weeks and i think every, almost every conversation i have had touches on the issue of this much anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive so are you ready for this? translation: mentally, we are ready. in terms of how motivated our military are, we are ready. in terms enough personnel in our brigades, we are ready. in terms of equipment, not everything has arrived yet, that is my answer. you are still waiting for weapons ....