After the russians withdrew, and the picture is emerging from those areas are absolutely horrible. the russians essentially went on a killing spree in several areas of ukraine. famously bucha, but also areas where there have been summary executions. various acts of abuse of civilians and so on and so forth, but we have not had access to kherson, or mariupol or areas still being held, occupied by russia. so again, the picture we are able to present to the public is very partial, unfortunately, and does not include probably the areas most affected by this conflict so far. pope francis has asked roman catholics to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, who he said was very ill. francis made the surprise appeal at the end of his general audience at the vatican. the vatican has confirmed that pope francis visited his ailing predecessor on wednesday morning right after the general audience. benedict the sixteenth is now 95, and his health has been deteriorating.
What they do next. dense fog and ice have caused a huge traffic accident in henan province in central china. at least 200 vehicles were in a pile up on the zhengxin yellow river bridge. despite the extent of the wreckage, just one person was killed, though many were injured. dozens of firefighters combed through the smashed vehicles to rescue those trapped. a big clear up operration is taking place to reopen the road. well, the un hasjust released a new report on the number of civilian casualties in ukraine since the start of the war last february. so far it s recorded that nearly 7,000 civilians have been killed, including more than a00 children. llet s go live to istanbul
Air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month , in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent hugo bachega sent this report from kyiv. tears in kherson. a final goodbye for another life lost to the war. this city was liberated by ukraine just last month. but liberation hasn t brought relief. russia s bombing has
Here, in kyiv, the air raid alert sounded again this morning. on the battlefield, neither russia nor ukraine have made significant gains in recent weeks, but away from the front lines, people are being warned of the russian threat coming from the sky. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. the un has released a new report on the number of civilian casualties in ukraine since russia started its war against the country in february. so far, it s recorded nearly 7,000 civilians deaths, including more than 400 children. kris janowsk from the un human rights mission said the death toll could be higher. this figure is a very conservative figure, actually. it s a very low estimate, i would say. we are only issuing figures of confirmed figures, 100% confirmed by us. but we always put a word of caution in, saying this figure
And building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea, and because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent hugo bachega sent