In his tv interview, mr zelensky also said ukraine has just a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line against russia. The situation on the frontline is tough. The Regional Governor of ukraines northeastern Kharkiv Region said that nearly 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes, since russias Ground Attack there last week. Lets hearfrom president zelensky about those troop shortages. Translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of brigades which a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so that guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. Earlier, our correspondent in kyiv James Waterhouse told me how ukraine is now in a different chapter of the war with morale very low. You have Ukrainian Forces which are thought to make up around half a million personnel, either fighting on the front line or in operations around it. You now have a large proportion of those who are exhausted, who have been fighti
Jeremy bowen has this assessment on how things have changed in that time. Palestinians on the west bank held protests when theyd finished their noon prayer, as they have done so many times in the long years of the israeli occupation. But nothing about this is routine for either side. Almost two weeks into this war and thousands of lives later, the uneasy, unpleasant but mostly predictable rhythm of the conflict has gone. This was an israeli raid on the west bank, the other side of Occupied Palestinian Territory that is separated from gaza by the israeli state. Arrest operations like this happen often, but palestinians said israel used more force than usual. One israeli soldier was killed and the arrests were accompanied by a drone strike. Among the palestinian casualties, 13 were killed, including five boys. At the mortuary, palestinian families said goodbye to the boys, bystanders, the bbc was told, aged from 11 to 15. The pain of loss cuts across palestinians and israelis. In tel avi
Is held for daniel anjorin, the 14 Year Old School Boy who died in a sword attack near his home in east london two weeks ago. Good evening. After Russian Troops crossed the border into North Eastern ukraine last week, President Putin has said there are no plans to capture the countrys second city kharkiv at least for now. The area around kharkiv has been under frequent attack since russias incursion. Mr putin, on a visit to china, said his forces were advancing to protect the russian border region. Here is the latest Battlefield Situation from uk military intelligence. The red areas are russian occupied, with the arrows showing several 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. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this Special Report from the front line. Near the village of lipsi, the russians are closing in. The fire f