ukraine expects its grain exports to fall by a half after russia pulled out of an agreement to allow safe passage through the black sea. exports of grain from ukraine one of its most important products had already dropped by a third since the invasion began last year. moscow is demanding that restrictions are lifted on its own agricultural products and has targeted ukrainian ports with missile strikes since it withdrew from the deal. from the southern city of 0desa, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report. a sunday ritual a service in russian in southern ukraine. at a christian 0rthodox place of worship, 0desa s biggest cathedral, but no one is inside. this is a place with links to moscow. this morning, it was hit by a russian missile. it s been a week since the kremlin pulled out of an agreement
the federal charges being heard in florida raise the stakes. mr trump s former attorney general, bill barr, argues if even half of it s true, he s toast. maybe, but despite all of his legal problems, trump is still strong favourite to win the republican presidential nomination. and even if he were found guilty of one crime or more, even if he were jailed, he can still run for and become president. that we re considering such scenarios is a measure of the remarkable moment that american politics has reached. now to the war in ukraine, where president putin made a rare admission today that russia was short of some of high precision weaponry while also saying the ukrainian counter offensive of the past week has stalled. in a moment we ll hear from our russia editor who s travelled to the south of the country but first to james waterhouse our ukraine correspondent who s been given access to one of the areas ukrainian forces have just re taken.
our ukraine correspondentjames our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has got the details. those air strikes, it does not matter if you are on the front line or you are living in towns and cities across the country, there is no corner of ukraine which is untouched by this war. yesterday there were many missiles fired. the concern is that from some military circles it could take up to 20 years to mentally rehabilitate an entire generation. we have taken a look at ukraine s background crisis. explosion. these are the realities of resisting russia s invasion. and for a soldier recently out from the front line, there is often a darkness etched across the eyes, a marking from sights previously seen.
hello and welcome to the programme. i m victoria valentine. we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine, dame melinda simmons, has tweeted: and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, apparently show an apartment building ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet independently verified the pictures, but they are being widely shared.
we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting that loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region are happening. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine dame melinda simmons has tweeted: apparently, confirming those reports we are hearing about explosions. and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, show apartment buildings ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet verified these pictures but they are being widely shared. we are of course working to