this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. in the afghan capital, kabul, a blast targetting students ukrainian officials in the zaporizhzhia region say there has been a russian missile attack. the rocket attack comes on the day when president putin is to complete his illegal annexation of parts of four ukrainian regions seized by force. liz truss and kwasi kwarteng are today meeting ahead of the uk s independent financial forecaster after a week of turmoil in the markets. meanwhile, ministers continue to defend plans. we
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have been saying this - territory as its own? ukrainians have been saying this is - territory as its own? ukrainians have been saying this is the - territory as its own? ukrainians| have been saying this is the way moscow is responding to recent military defeats on the battlefield, attacks like these, attacks of civilian infrastructure. we ve seen a number of civilian targets being hit in recent weeks and also with the annexation of these occupied territories. we are expecting president putin later today to sign a deal recognising the independence of these areas and under russian occupation and the annexation of those regions in the east and south. something ukrainians have rejected. they say there is no legal value in this announcement, no legitimacy in this announcement, no legitimacy in this process and they say that nothing is going to change as a result of these announcements by russia. they say they will continue with the counter offence, to retake territory under russian occupat
annexation without a territory. he has lost in kyiv, he has lost in kharkiv, he is losing in kherson, he has lost half its original invasion force, his mobilisation has turned into a disaster with hundreds of thousands of russian men fleeing for the borders. so what does he do? he announces he is annexing territory, but russia that russia doesn t even occupy, most of it. then he is going to make a big speech in three hours time, which i think will be very triumphant, tinged with a certain amount of menace and threat, then we will have a celebration concert, all this to mask a series of defeats. concert, all this to mask a series of defeats- of defeats. what is in it for him, then, of defeats. what is in it for him, then. beyond of defeats. what is in it for him, then, beyond masking of defeats. what is in it for him, then, beyond masking defeats? | of defeats. what is in it for him, - then, beyond masking defeats? what is in it for him then, beyond masking defeats? what is i
multiple rocket attack, it looks like a rushing attack and if it was, is sending a strong signal that russia has not given up and is prepared to keep committing atrocities inside ukraine that president putin doesn t know how to step back, he s only going to escalate this further. it s yet another terrible scene in ukraine and there will be more to come. the annexation and there will be more to come. the annexation of and there will be more to come. the annexation of territory, those referendums dismissed as a sham. but russia still persisting as a formal ceremony today when it persisting that those areas are now russian. ukraine says it will resist that and will continue to fight for those territories. what will it mean in terms of russian positioning and russian action? terms of russian positioning and russian action? russia, vladimir putin, russian action? russia, vladimir putin. loves russian action? russia, vladimir putin, loves to russian action? russia, vladimir putin, l