here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world. this week how many casualties has russia suffered in its war against ukraine, and how do we find out? we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine, and we get information from more than 65 cemeteries all over russia. xijinping, china s leader, at 70. is he turning into an emperor? the status he s got now, he is either a king or emperor. he s the supreme leader. and how bad is the world s climate crisis, really? enough to keep the people in the know awake at night? the world is changing rapidly. we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the w
we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the way it has? not mr putin, clearly. so what about the battlefield casualties which russia s sustained? the bbc s russian service has been carrying out a thorough investigation into this, putting names to as many of the dead as they can. olga ivshina, senior correspondent for the bbc russia service, has headed the investigation. so currently, we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine. i say fighters, because it s important. not all of them are russian soldiers. some of them were recruited by notorious wagner private military company. others were prisoners assigne
enough to keep the people in the know awake at night? the world is changing rapidly. we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the way it has? not mr putin, clearly. so what about the battlefield casualties which russia s sustained? the bbc s russian service has been carrying out a thorough investigation into this, putting names to as many of the dead as they can. olga ivshina, senior correspondent for the bbc russia service, has headed the investigation. so currently, we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine. i say fighters, because it s important. not all of them are russian soldiers. some of them were
last. rain into northern ireland, southern and western scotland, the midlands, wales, then to east anglia and the south east. muffy scotland seeing the sunny and driest weather. still breezy tomorrow, not as today was up temperatures may be a degree orso was up temperatures may be a degree or so higher. i am rebecca jones. the headlines: a serving metropolitan police officer has appeared before magistrates. 48 year old wayne couzens is charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. an event to remember sarah in south london has been cancelled, and replaced with a doorstep vigil. new coronavirus restrictions in italy to stop the number of new cases schools, shops and restaurants will close from monday. at least eight people have been shot dead by the security forces in myanmar, as protests continue across the country against last month s military coup. and a scheme begins in coventry where you can swap your old car for more sustainable modes of transport. more headline
lots more news with james at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. it seems myanmar s military is prepared to kill as many pro democracy protesters as it takes to safeguard its grip on power. so, what options do the opponents of the coup have left? well, my guest is dr sasa, representative of the committee which represents the ousted parliament to the united nations. why has myanmar s democratic transition gone so tragically wrong? dr sasa, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me, stephen. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. i cannot say where you are because i know you want to keep your location secret, but it is clear that you escaped from myanmar in the hours and days after the february 1st coup. and as i understand it, you were with aung san suu kyi in the hours before the coup. so, can you tell me exactly what happened to you? it was the 1st of february. ..that the military co