as we begin day 202 of russia s war of choice, ukrainians are pushing on with their two front counter offensive which has retaken russian occupied territory at a blistering pace. in parts, ukrainian officials claim their forces are just miles from the russian border. in liberated towns and villages, there is evidence everywhere of a hasty russian retreat. tanks and other weapons left abandoned. for weeks, ukraine has been publicly hinting at a counteroffensive at the south. plans for their independence day last month or thereabouts. but it appears the russians might have been duped by abeyance which. with this major push in the northeast. numbers are hard to verify, but in less than two weeks, russia might have suffered one of its biggest losses of the war so far. here is the ukrainian president. since the start of september, our soldiers have already liberated 6000 square kilometers of ukrainian territory in the east and south. we are moving further. the russian ground r
hello and welcome. in the next few hours, a coordination centre for ukrainian grain exports will be opened in turkey. it s part of the un brokered deal to get supplies moving after the war with russia cut them off. the halt to grain deliveries has seen prices rise around the world. all parties to the agreement will be represented at the new centre. but it s far from certain it will unblock grain exports, as azadesh moshiri reports. ukraine says the first ships carrying vital grain export could leave its black seaports within days. so all eyes are on whether russia will keep its word. despite a landmark deal meant to secure safe passage for the ships, many in the west are still concerned over its success and the russian missiles that have had to the port city of odesa have done little to calm those fears. within ukraine, scepticism over the deal working long term is also high. four ukraine s frontline farmers the only choices to carry on with their harvests despite the dangers
the day s other news. the un secretary general s office says attacks on peacekeepers may constitute a war crime after two un bases were assaulted in the eastern democratic republic of congo. police say at least 15 people, including three peacekeepers, have been killed during demonstrations against the un in the eastern city of butembo. the demonstrators are demanding the departure of the country s un peacekeeping mission, which they say has failed to restore peace. heavy monsoon rains have caused severe flooding in pakistan s port city of karachi. the poorest parts of the city have been hit the hardest due to lack of infrastructure, causing drains and sewage pipes to collapse. president biden is due to speak to xi jinping on thursday as tensions between the us and china mount. the white house had earlier criticised beijing s hostile reaction to a proposed visit to taiwan by the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi.
police in pakistan say three chinese nationals and their pakistani driver were killed in an explosion in the port city of karachi. a group that opposes chinese investment in pakistan, has said that a female suicide bomber carried out the attack. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benjamin butterworth, late editor at the i newspaper, and harriet line, the daily mail s chief political correspondent. let s take a look at tomorrow s front pages. like many of the papers, the guardian reports allegations of sexual misconduct by multiple women against the dj tim westwood which he strenuously denies. that story was a joint investigation by the guardian and the bbc.
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