the russian novocherkassk landing ship struck by a guided missile. the force of the blast suggests it was full. moscow claims the ship was only damaged. kyiv says it was destroyed. it s going to need more than a lick of paint regardless. crimea has been firmly held by russia since 2014, but sights like this have become more common with ukraine striking deeper into the peninsula. the novocherkassk would ve almost certainly been loaded with either soldiers, hardware or both. it being taken out will hamper russia s ability to supply troops further north, as well as further weaken its naval dominance in the black sea. translation: a huge job has been done. - a big assault carrier was destroyed, and it did become part of a fleet to which the moskva missile cruiser belongs. kyiv has successfully targeted russian vessels before, including the moskva, once the flagship of moscow s black sea fleet. what attacks like these have yet to do is apply enough pressure on moscow for it to sur
nothing more on christmas evening than curling up on the couch and watching the telly, particularly the bbc. in millions of homes, christmas lunches and gift sharing paused for about ten minutes to watch the king s speech. it was the most watched programme with nearly 7.5 million people across all networks. the next two most popular shows were the strictly come dancing christmas special and doctor who, both on the bbc. the ratings include people watching on tv and some catch up services. live now to entertainment journalist caroline frost who joins me from west london. great to have you on, what you make of the top tv programmes that we watched yesterday, to be expected? pretty much. i think i did call a few of them! let s talk about some of the highlights. the king of course can be happy, a little bit down on his debut last year but across the channel is nevertheless emerging victorious on christmas day itself. strictly, no surprises, it is the entertainmentjuggernaut that c
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