That s the scene from the russian capital. authorities in the southern ukrainian city of odesa say aircraft dropped seven missiles on a shopping centre and a warehouse on monday evening. the city s streets were empty because of a curfew. one person is believed to have died and five others injured and taken to hospital. officials say the missiles used were soviet style , which caused extensive fires. much of the fighting in ukraine is taking place in the east and south of the country, with russia s defence ministry saying 200 targets were hit on monday, mainly in the donbas region, the former industrial heartland, that hugs the border with russia. but despite the attacks, the russian offensive overrall, appears to have stalled in the east, with reports of heavy losses. the bbc s andrew harding has sent us this report from eastern ukraine, and a warning, it contains pictures you may find distressing. a quiet village in the donbas is saying farewell to ivan
i can t see how the russian army can keep going, it is losing so many men, he says. i don t understand this madness. back at the village, ivan s father is still inconsolable. but his widow brings their five year old son to the graveside. he was a stubborn man and a good man, she tells us, sounding resolute now, as the struggle for the donbas grinds on. andrew harding, bbc news, in eastern ukraine. that is the latest from the front line. well, there was a huge build up to vladimir putin s speech today, but it s notable for what he didn t say. no official declaration of war with ukraine, no mass mobilisation of troops. no tick list of achievements,
Hill, but in moscow, thank you. well, what about the area of this country where the fighting is most intense, out in the east? after the failure of russian forces to take the capital kyiv, the kremlin diverted troops to achieve what it called, the liberation of the donbas , the former industrial heartland that hits the border with russia. that hugs the border with russia. but their efforts to seize the region have all but stalled, with reports of heavy russian losses. the bbc s andrew harding has sent us this report from eastern ukraine. a quiet village in the donbas is saying farewell to ivan naduti. killed by a scrap of russian shrapnel. the 30 year old builder volunteered to fight the day after putin s invasion. his wife begged him not to go. now his father is lost in grief. but something else is stirring in