from that report that foreshadowed the withdrawal. have a look. these troops are increasingly pinned down and struggling. in the ditch here, a wounded soldier needing urgent help. so, what s going wrong for ukraine after two years of war? a simple answer can be found a few kilometres away. a ukrainian artillery team. last year, these men were firing 80 shells a day at russian positions around avdiivka. not any more. so, these are the last two shells that you have? yes, says the officer in charge, and these two don t even work. the news of ukraine s withdrawal comes as the world responds to the death of one of the most vocal critics of the war, alexei navalny. the a7 year old russian opposition leader has died in prison, according to the country s prison service. mr navalny was recognised internationally for risking his own life to stand up to mr putin s regime. his cause of death is not yet known. prison officials claim he died after going on a walk. many world leaders o
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good evening. there s been international outrage and condemnation at the news that the most prominent opposition leader in russia, alexei navalny, has died suddenly in prison according to the country s prison service. the 47 year old was president putin s most prominent and outspoken critic and had beenjailed on extremism charges which were widely considered to be politically motivated. president biden said tonight that president putin was responsible for mr navalny s death and that it was yet more proof of his brutality. alexei navalny s wife, yulia, said if the reports were true, vladimir putin would not go unpunished for her husband s death. let s go first tonight to moscow and to our russia editor, steve rosenberg. reeta, of all the critics and opponents that vladimir putin has faced, alexei navalny was by far the most active, the most vocal and the most active, the most vocal and the most dangerous to the authorities. why? because he had charisma, he had organisational
for mr navalny s death and that it was yet more proof of his brutality. the bbc s sarah rainsford has this report for us. alexei navalny was a man who dared to speak out in a country where dissent is dangerous. as news of the opposition activist s death spread, russians gathered to remember him. no mass protest or public fury, just silent tribute at monuments to victims of political repression. there were shouts of shame as this man was dragged off by police. but mostly people seemed stunned. i was seeing the news on my phone. my first reaction was, like, it sjust a joke. but the news came more and more and more. and i was crying for one hour. i was with my friends and i was broken. i really thought that it couldn t happen. like, never. for alexei navalny s wife, this news had long been feared. translation: if it is true, i want vladimir putin, - his entourage, his friends and government to know that they will be held responsible. alexei navalny knew his politics put him in
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