This is how the battlefield currently looks, according to uk military intelligence, the red areas are russian occupied, with the arrows showing likely points of russian attack. The recent focus of attention is here, in the north east, near kharkiv, where fierce fighting has been taking place, the yellow represents new gains claimed by russia. Our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this Special Report from the front line. Near the village of lyptsi, the russians are closing in. The fire from a recent Rocket Attack near a ukrainian position. We are told to immediately head to a bunker. Taking shelter, recently arrived ukrainian reinforcements. A week ago, they were fighting elsewhere on the front. Andrei tells me the situation is dynamic and tense. From a drone feed, they are nervously watching and waiting for another attack. He says its time to leave. Theyve just spotted enemy forces advancing. This is where they are directing artillery fire. They are telling us to get out. The
To the victims families. Our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. We will leave no stone unturned. We will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. We will not rest until we do. Meanwhile lawyers for israel have told the International Criminal court that south africa is making a mockery of genocide. It comes after south africa implored the uns top court to order israel to stop its incursion in rafah, citing the Genocide Convention. Now that both sides have presented arguments, its up to the icjs judges to decide whether it is necessary to issue a ruling. From the hague, heres the bbc s anna holligan. Well, israel described south africas case as an inversion of reality, divorced from facts, and accused south africa of exploiting the Genocide Convention by presenting outlandish allegations, such as accusing israel of creating extermination zones, using language reminiscent of the holocaust, and comparing the situation in rafah to the
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