james waterhouse. thank you forjoining us. what do you make what the ukrainian president said there?- you make what the ukrainian president said there? well, it s clear that bakhmut, president said there? well, it s clear that bakhmut, this - president said there? well, it s. clear that bakhmut, this eastern city, has once again become a distraction as president zelensky continues to engage in this never ending diplomatic treadmill, he is on an extraordinary overseas trip where he has addressed the arab league summit, spoke of the nations that have previously sat on the fence when it comes to russia s invasion of ukraine, he is now meeting the g7 economies injapan where his priority in his mind is to secure the long term further military and financial help, he does seem to be doing that, not least with america giving the green light for f i6 fighterjets to be provided potentially by other allies, but the questioning this morning has mostly been about this eastern city of ba
Weve seen flashes over the skies of gaza, as israel continues to carry out airstrikes, saying it is targeting hamas fighters, not civilians. But air strikes have killed and injured civilians. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says at least 50 people were killed overnight. Doctors without borders says hospitals in gaza have only have a few days fuel left in their generators. The World Food Programme has distributed some aid, but the un has warned that israel is in breach of International Law by denying civilians access to Essential Supplies of food, fuel and water. Ii of its own staff there have been killed since saturday. Bbc verify is continuing to monitor the impact of the strikes in gaza. One was on the Islamic University of gaza, targeted between tuesday and wednesday. Several videos released by the Israel Defense forces have shown their attacks. Meanwhile, hamas fighters continue to fire rockets into israel. Many have been intercepted by the countrys iron dome defence system, but a
Package, and includes additional ammunition forartillery, rocket ammunition for artillery, rocket systems, ammunition forartillery, rocket systems, artillery ammunition, anti tank weapons, along systems, artillery ammunition, anti tank weapons, a long list of heavy machinery going to ukraine, and interestingly, the end of that statement, russia could end this war today, until russia does that united states and our allies and partners will stand united with ukraine for as long as it takes. and i think that really is the message from president biden in that press conference, he said that he told president zelensky he would provide or give the green light for the f-i6s, or give the green light for the f i6s, and the training of ukrainian pilots. president zelensky says this will make a big difference in the way that they launch their counter offensive, however, he did not give much detail about how that would happen because it will take time, but that also tells you this is a long term co
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisition proposals for modernization and operational needs of the Indian Armed Forces amounting to approximately Rs 13,165 crore on Wednesday.