the army and the rival militia group, the rsf or rapid support forces are blaming each other. airstrikes and gunfire were reported in khartoum and nearby cities you can see some of the destruction here. at least 512 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured in the conflict. the united nations said the actual casualty figures are likely much higher. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemed ti. here s what he has to say. i wanted to put it to you that the people of sudan are living in an absolute ordeal. what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like to - humanitarian corridors? first of all, i would like to thank. of all, i would like to thank the of all, i would like to thank the bbc of all, i would like to thank the bbc for the inter
To face far weaker Russian Defences ahead. Ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a Logistical Centre for russian forces. Last week, ukraines military said it had captured the village of robotyne, in the zaporizhzhia region, amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. Sources in the Ukrainian Army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. An adviser to president zelenskyy, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. Weve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. Weve been hoping that we would pierce through the Russian Defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe Military Experts when they talk about it. So hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. And perhaps hopeful
Think are ready to go. the reason i think it are ready to go. the reason i think it will be in the south is, the think it will be in the south is, the way i read to the battlefield, think they will attacks on two axes. from two different attacks on two axes. from two different provinces, into the russian different provinces, into the russian held two provinces, and try to russian held two provinces, and try to cut russian held two provinces, and try to cut the land to crimea. if try to cut the land to crimea. if they try to cut the land to crimea. if they succeed russians have been if they succeed russians have been some significant difficulty. so far, mind you, most difficulty. so far, mind you, most of difficulty. so far, mind you, most of the action has taken place most of the action has taken place in most of the action has taken place in donbas which consists of two place in donbas which consists of two ukrainian provinces but the centre of gravity, then, w
An anticipation the right with uls many is that the ukrainians appear to be using more accurate and more missiles. more in terms of volume and they are more accurate. there s some suggestion that the ukrainians have developed the ability to develop their own missiles and drone systems. when the ground hardens, that s when you can anticipate more fighting in the country. right now it raining and muddy and the risk is they would get very badly bogged down in the south there. we ve also seen very heavy fighting recently but this isn t
Of humiliation vladimir putin hates. with that in mind, what is your assessment where this war stands right now? you are absolutely right about the outcome of vladimir putin can t like the fact this is a piece of territory that he said russia had annexed a few weeks ago. president zelenskyy travels all the way to kherson. he understands the public relations and messaging his own military and own civilians, hey, we will take the fight to russia and get back all of our territory. he s messaging vladimir putin and nato in the west, he needs more help. what we see in the coming weeks it is soft, a rainy season right now but i expect once the ground hardens with the colder temperatures in the winter, we will see, again, more of the battlefield pick up the pace there with ukraine and russia continuing to fight on the east side of the deep river in the