and defence chiefs are taking unexplained aerial phenomena seriously. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the evacuation of ukrainian troops from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol has continued, with a convoy of at least seven buses carrying soldiers escorted by pro russian forces. more than than 260 soldiers left, after a negotiated surrender. they ve been taken to areas held by russian backed rebels. meanwhile, western military sources say, vladimir putin is now directly involved in the day to day running of the war, taking decisions normally made by senior military figures. our correspondent, laura bicker, reports. it has been a brutal and bloody 83 days, but their battle is over for now. the wounded from azovstal are carried out of the vast steel plant filmed by the very force they ve been fighting. russia will be keen to air these images which, they say, show surrender but the ukrainians say this deal is about survival. tonight, as more fight
0n still to come, the queen opens a new underground train station opened in her honour. this morning, an indian air force plane, carrying mr gandhi s body, landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi s final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax. to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. - it s been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly, the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don t yet know why. the pre launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, but just a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become i the world s newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, i and the challengesl ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, i
press in an abbottive underground train station. armed guards did stand next to passing trains, you can see there. and the location was chosen of course for its safety from the russian bombardment. but there was another surprise announcement. that was the u.s. secretaries of state and defense were expected on sunday. now, those visits usually aren t announced ahead of time, of course for security reasons. and we haven t heard a confirmation of that from the u.s. side. zelenskyy, though, says that when they do come he has requ requests. have a listen. translator: why is it important for leaders to come to us? i will give you a pragmatic answer. because they should not come here with empty hands now. we re waiting not for just presents or cakes. we re expecting specific things and specific weapons.