With Vladimir Putins opponents in exile, in prison or dead, like outspoken Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny, putins victory is practically certain. If mr putin serves out the full six year term hes likely to win, hell become the longest serving russian leader since catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change a
Catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. A
first images of u.s. strikes on syria and iraq. this is from alkhine in the western province. that orange fireball in the distance appears to be a weapons depot, one of some 85 iranian-linked targets attacked by a variety of u.s. aircraft including long-range b1 bombers like this one which flew nonstop with aerial refueling from here in the u.s. president biden says that today s strike is only the first part of a larger operation being carried out in response to sunday s drone attack on american troops in eastern jordan, which you ll remember killed three soldiers, wounded dozens more. caskets burying those three, the remains of those three returned home today. the president also signaled the united states will not strike targets inside iranian territory and does not seek a wider conflict in the region in what is already one at war. reporting for us tonight from all across the map m.j. lee at the white house, natasha bertrand, ben we hadman in jordan. let s begin, though, at
This is the uj 22. Also on the battlefield much smaller drones, the sort were more used to people use them at home and commercially. These can be used for reconissance. Filming footage of opposition controlled areas. They can also be adapted to drop grenades or similar small explosizes like this small mortar. Grenades or similar small explosizes what grenades or similar small explosizes else makes di from what else makes drones different from other weapons . I talked about this earlier with an expert in Electronic Warfare in air defence. In a Research Fellow in sea power at the Royal United Services institute for that generally speaking, what you tend to see is a loitering munition effectively if you can imagine a missile with rather than simply going from point a to point b is able to be launched, able to circle and fly a bite pattern and be sent towards a target. Sent towards a target. Obviously without a pilot sent towards a target. Obviously without a pilot being sent towards a tar
this is the uj 22. also on the battlefield much smaller drones, the sort we re more used to people use them at home and commercially. these can be used for reconissance. filming footage of opposition controlled areas. they can also be adapted to drop grenades or similar small explosizes like this small mortar. grenades or similar small explosizes what grenades or similar small explosizes else makes di from what else makes drones different from other weapons? i talked about this earlier with an expert in electronic warfare in air defence. in a research fellow in sea power at the royal united services institute for that generally speaking, what you tend to see is a loitering munition effectively if you can imagine a missile with rather than simply going from point a to point b is able to be launched, able to circle and fly a bite pattern and be sent towards a target. sent towards a target. obviously without a pilot sent towards a target. obviously without a pilot being