To slovya nsk, to lyman in the north. the only certainty this will be costly and brutal for whoever wins this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. the businessman and philanthropist osman kavala has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in turkey after being found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government. the ruling was met with boos from a packed courtroom. human rights groups have condemned it as a travesty of justice. with me is our news reporter mark lobel. what is the significance of
Into a full blown war, and they are being pounded by russian artillery. this war is grinding down life in the donbas. deserted towns and cities, slowly being destroyed, as we travel through the region, from lysychansk to slovya nsk, to lyman in the north. the only certainty this will be costly and brutal for whoever wins this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. in russia, there ve been at least two huge explosions at an oil depot, around 150km from the border with ukraine. the cause is still being investigated, but it follows moscow s claims in recent weeks, that ukrainian attack helicopters, have been hitting targets on russian soil. there s been no official comment from either side about the explosions, which happened not far from the border in the town of bryansk. from there, our russia editor steve rosenberg sent us this report.
And when we have more of that weapon, war is ending. - do you have enough of them? that position? yeah. this position? no. ukrainian forces have been holding the line here since 2014 against russian backed separatists. they re still holding the line, but this time against the russian army. and what has been sporadic fighting over the last eight years has now turned into a full blown war, and they are being pounded by russian artillery. this war is grinding down life in the donbas. deserted towns and cities, slowly being destroyed, as we travel through the region, from lysychansk to slovya nsk, to lyman in the north. the only certainty this will be costly and brutal for whoever wins this war.
No. ukrainian forces have been holding the line here since 2014 against russian backed separatists. they re still holding the line, but this time against the russian army. and what has been sporadic fighting over the last eight years has now turned into a full blown war, and they are being pounded by russian artillery. this war is grinding down life in the donbas. deserted towns and cities, slowly being destroyed, as we travel through the region, from lysychansk to slovya nsk, to lyman in the north. the only certainty this will be costly and brutal for whoever wins this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. in russia, there ve been at least two huge explosions
From lysychansk to slovyansk, to lyman in the north. the only certainty this will be costly and brutal for whoever wins this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, eastern ukraine. our correspondentjenny hill is in moscow for us. russia promised earlier today a humanitarian corridor to allow desperate civilians out of the city of mariupol which has been almost completely destroyed. is that going to happen? in a completely destroyed. is that going to ha en? ., ., ., completely destroyed. is that going to hauen? ., ., ., , to happen? in a word, no, it s failed. russia to happen? in a word, no, it s failed. russia had, to happen? in a word, no, it s failed. russia had, as- to happen? in a word, no, it s failed. russia had, as a - to happen? in a word, no, it s. failed. russia had, as a gesture to happen? in a word, no, it s- failed. russia had, as a gesture of goodwill it said, proposed a humanitarian corridor for civilians are said to be sheltering in the steelworks where ukrainian defend