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thousands of people are continuing to flee eastern ukraine as russian forces step up their bombardment. russia continues to mass troops for a renewed offensive in the donbas region. ukrainian forces have been fighting russian backed separatists there for the past eight years. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports, they re now facing an attack from multiple directions. he s been speaking to people in the area just a few miles from where russian troops are thought to be advancing. this is now the sight and sound of the donbas. severodonetsk, another city and another target for russia s unrelenting bombardment. we tried to enter, to speak to families taking shelter, but the thump of artillery was steadily coming closer. we just came here to go to a shelter, but there is shelling a bit close to us, and so we ve had to move out. a lot of crump of artillery going on at the moment. we travelled north to svyatogorsk, once a popular tourist destination. now, it ....
russia has stepped up its air assault on targets in ukraine, including a missile attack on the western city of lviv, normally regarded as a relatively safe haven. the latest reports say seven people have been killed, including a child. smoke was seen rising from the outskirts of the city and people heard five explosions. footage later emerged of the impact on residential areas. multiple cities and towns across ukraine targeted by russian airstrikes and shelling. russia says it hit more than 300 targets. five people have reportedly been killed and 13 injured in shelling of the city of kharkiv. while in mykolaiv, near the port of 0desa, the governor reports continuous rocket attacks. of the shattered city of mariupol, ukraine s foreign minister has said, the situation is dire militarily and heartbreaking. it doesn t exist anymore. the remainder of the ukrainian army and large group of civilians continue their struggle, but it seems the russian army decided to raze the ci ....
ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has said if his remaining troops in the besieged city of mariupol are killed by russian forces, peace negotiations would be over. his warning comes as the mayor of kyiv warned residents to be wary of further russian missile attacks on the capital. vitali klitschko urged those who have fled the city not to return following another strike on saturday morning. our correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. russian revenge. an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank the russian warship the moskva, though russia claims it was caused by a fire. its pride of the black sea, now buried beneath it. well, the industrial complex that was hit is behind this wall. you can still see the smoke there in the distance from the explosion. now, ukraine shows every i ....
adds new recruits to his inner circle at downing street. and brightening up the dark nordic winter as europe s largest festival of lights illuminates the danish capital. hello and thanks forjoining us. the queen has said she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the queen said it was her sincere wish that camilla would have that title. it paves the way for camilla to be crowned at her husband s side on his coronation day. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. she s preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside down for the press. 0h, they can see it. laughter. i don t matter. the queen seemed ....
donald trump admits he did want mike pence to overturn the result of the 2020 election and he calls on his supporters to come out in their thousands, if they dare to charge him for it. tonight with the context, ayesha hazarika, former labour advisor and evening standard columnist. and guto harri who worked with borisjohnson when he was the mayor of london. hello and welcome. 12 of the 16 events sue gray investigated are now subject to a police investigation, including three events it s claimed borisjohnson attended in person. in the abridged version of her report published today, sue gray said she was limited in what she could make public because of the met police inquiry. none of the 70 people she has spoken to were identified, nor did she include any of the relevant email information, whatsapp messages, or some 300 photographs that the met police now have in their possession. but she didn t pull any punches in her conclusions. some of the behaviour, she wrote, is di ....