hello and welcome. ukrainian forces have come under increased pressure from russian troops in the besieged city of bukhmut which russia has been trying to capture in months of intense fighting. the deputy mayor of the city has told the bbc that 4,000 civilians still living there out of an original population of 75,000 have no gas, electricity or water. thousands of russian troops have died trying to take the eastern city. if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of the mercenaries known as the wagner group, which have been at the heart of the assault. translation: we have -
nationwide failed in the senate. we will explain what happens next to turn roe v. wade into law. and where the supreme court stands right now, as justices prepare to meet for the first time since that leaked draft opinion. and the latest from ukraine, talk of another russia annexation, but first, a war crimes trial and the u.s. works to limit intel sharing. good morning, welcome to way too early. on this thursday, may 12th. i m jonathan lemire. as expected, a senate bill that would expand abortion projections nationwide fell to a republican filibuster and failed to get majority support after democratic senator joe manchin joined all 50 republicans in voting against it. the west virginia democrat said we support a clean bill that codifies roe v. wade into federal law, but not the bill that was put on the senate floor yesterday. i was hopeful that the democratic party had control of the agenda with a piece of legislation that would codify roe v. wade. 70% of the ameri
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And that is the puzzle. lloyd austin the us defence secretary said both sides are fighting hard. the kremlin once victory and once a stepping stone for future potential territorial gains and ukraine wants to weaken its enemy, kill russian soldiers. president zelensky had a meeting this morning with senior commanders and they said they wanted to continue the defensive operation and strengthen their positions further. clive, back to you in the studio. james, thank you. it isjust shy of 18 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime. the former met police officer, wayne couzens serving life for murdering sarah everard is given 19 months in prison, for indecent exposure. coming up: a warning that rail passengers in the north of england face losing more than 20,000 services this year if cancellations continue