By new zealand. On newsnight at10 30. The electorates verdict from a crucial scottish bar election will be in soon. What will it tell us about the prospects for labour and the snp . Stand by, your Election Night coverage starts here. Ukraine says at least 51 people, including an eight year old boy, have died in a russian attack on a village in the north east of the country. President zelensky described the attack as an act of russian terror. Ukraines Defence Ministry said there were no Military Targets in the area only civilians. Local Officials Say a cafe and a shop were hit in the village of hroza, south east of kharkiv during a wake for a local resident. There has been intense fighting in the region in recent weeks, with russia attempting to recapture territory it lost last year. Earlier, mr zelensky told a European Summit his country was defending itself against russia to ensure European Security and said if kyiv was not successful, then russia would turn its attention to nato memb
peacefully we have to take action including military action but today, ukraine virtually produces or manufactures nothing, they have been dry to maintain their manufacturing capability but actually they have been importing things for free. free loading. but, you know, it will come to an end sooner or later. we can join my colleague vitaly shevchenko who has been watching the news conference, it s been going on for about an hour so far and what are the main headlines? so about an hour so far and what are the main headlines? about an hour so far and what are the main headlines? so far we have seen a very the main headlines? so far we have seen a very heavy the main headlines? so far we have seen a very heavy focus the main headlines? so far we have seen a very heavy focus on - the main headlines? so far we havej seen a very heavy focus on ukraine. vladimir putin yet again defended his so called special military operation against ukraine by saying russia was forced to star
by dangerous delays. crews are enduring long waits outside accident and emergency departments in england, because hospitals are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards. nhs england says it has recruited more staff and increased bed capacity, but acknowledged the system was under considerable strain. sharon barbour reports. it s been a long night for margaret. there were ambulances backed up outside. two hours in an ambulance. finally able to get off the ambulance and into a&e, margaret then faced a long wait. she told us she s been here for 14 hours. margaret s 73, and has had no sleep. what was it like last night when you came in to a&e? there were ambulances parked out there. there s ambulances parked out there today. there s no beds. you know, and there s people on trolleys in the corridors. waits in a&e here have been as long as 30 hours, with hospital bosses now warning of even worse to come, as they cope with a sharp rise this week and patients arriving. in the foot
push us back. president putin went on to say. for more on this, we canjoin my colleague vitaly shevchenko who has been much of that news conference. we will go on to some of the other that president putin has been saying in a moment. what we just cut to was the president taking a question from a member of the public who appear to be at home, that s something isn t it? ~ , , ., ., it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside of it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside of russia, - it? well, it might be unusualfor leaders outside of russia, but i it? well, it might be unusualfor. leaders outside of russia, but this is what vladimir putin has been doing for more than 20 years. he s been holding these 0 and a sessions called direct lines with members of the public, but the thing to remember is that very little is left unscripted during these events. whereas vladimir putin has taken difficult questions now and again,