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it s been one year of death and destruction in russia s war on ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy insists his country can win this war. here s what he said to troops earlier today. [ speaking non-english ] translator: it depends entirely on you whether we all survive or whether ukraine survives. every day, every hour depends on you, the ukrainian soldier. you are our most important person who is standing and thanks to whom millions of ukrainians are standing and thanks to whom ukraine will survive. thanks to you, glory to ukraine will ring out forever. let s bring in our chief international correspondent clarissa ward on the ground in kyiv. clarissa, always great to see you. so, tell us what it s like one year in on the ground there. reporter: it s really a mixed picture, alisyn. the very fact i m talking to you from here in kyiv is something that a year ago we might not have expected because all the intelligence services were saying the city would l ....
in tigray for a permanent cessation of hostilities. the two year conflict has left hundreds of thousands dead, almost five million displaced, and a population on the brink of starvation. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. winter is coming to europe and vladimir putin is hoping the battle lines in his war on ukraine will be frozen, buying him time to reinforce at the front while exposing ukrainians and all of europe to the reality of an energy crisis. the ukrainian armed forces have made gains in recent months, but can they go further and will kyiv s backers in the us and europe maintain their support? well, my guest is general ben hodges, former commander of the us army in europe. could this winter be russia s friend? i m going to start with something you said just last month. you said total restoration of all of ukraine s sovereign territory, including crimea, is inevitable. now, a few weeks on, do you still believe that? ....
a new climate report says temperatures in europe have been going up by more than twice the global average. with the us midterm elections fast approaching president biden says democracy itself is on the line. # when i wake up early in the morning. and still fab after all these years a long awaited report is released today into the response of the emergency services to the bomb attack at the manchester arena five years ago. the report is expected to make serious criticisms of the police, ambulance, and fire services. one of the firefighters has told the bbc the response had been embarassing and shameful . judith moritz has been talking to a man who tried repeatedly to save the life of 28 year old john atkinson whose family say he was badly let down by the emergency services. siren wails in the aftermath of the explosion at manchester arena, sirens screeched towards the scene. but the police were in disarray, paramedics mostly stayed out of the blast area, and the ....