the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is making his first official visit to poland since russia invaded ukraine. these are live pictures from warsaw where he is being welcomed by andrzej duda the country s leader at the presidential palace and he is expected to thank the polish people. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also the first country to send fighterjets to ukraine. let s head to warsaw and our correspondent, adam easton. take us through what we are looking at. g , . ., take us through what we are looking at. g , ., ., ., ., take us through what we are looking at. , ., ., ., ., , at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at the at. just under an hour ago president zelensky arrived at
them and beginning a speech which will be televised live to the public, who are being encouraged to gather here and watch it on the big screen. that s something that s important for president zelensky, to show his appreciation to the polish welcome. that is born out of the fact that the polls empathise with ukraine because of their history. let s not forget that poland had communist regime imposed by moscow after the second world war which lasted 50 years. people are well aware of it. there s also the 19th century when russia, part of poland was in the russian empire. the poles knows what it s like and it s one of the motivating factors which leads them to extend their hospitality to ukrainians suffering so terribly under the war. ukrainians suffering so terribly under the war. ., ~ ,
unity of command, so amaneuver. it s also important to be able to seize critical information, get it to the battlefield and act accordingly. and so far the russians haven t done that quite well. when they pressed to kyiv, i think those type of intangibles, those types of things that you can t take a picture of, they re going to prove to be just as important as the artillery and the tanks we ll be hearing so much about. if the russians are able to break out of mariupol and connect mariupol to izyum, if you draw a line from izyum to the north all the way down to mar mariupol, that s going to be a critical area. if the ukrainians can hold the russians off there, i like their chances. but it s going to be those intangibles i think that will be just as important as all of the armor and all of the artillery we re going to be talking about in the coming days. colonel michael mcclung, thank you again. and happy easter to you. hey, thank you. thanks for having me. coming up next on a sund
nasdaq 100 innovations like. wearable training optimization tech. uh, how long are you. i m done. i m okay. devastating floods in south africa have claimed nearly 450 lives and left dozens of people missing. officials from a province on the east coast say the storm that caused the flooding is one of the worst storms in south africa s history. housing settlements on steep slopes are still at risk of damage as well as bridges in low-lying areas. people are being evacuated to community halls schools. in the middle of russia s war ukrainians are desperate for small sources of comfort, no