especially what is happening on the battlefiled in ukraine and what appears to be the start of the counter offensive. kyiv says it is quote shifting to offensive actions in some areas. hanna malyar ukraine s deputy defence minister described the eastern city of bakhmut as the epicentre of hostilities , and claimed russian forces are on the defence there, as well as in the south. the ukrainian army has released these images, showing what it says are ukrainian forces destroying russian positions in the direction of bakhmut, in the occupied eastern region of donetsk. in contrast, russia claims it s thwarted a major ukrainian attack in the same region. its defence ministry has released this video, that it says shows ukrainian armoured vehicles coming under heavy fire. moscow says 250 ukrainian troops were killed and a number of armoured vehicles were destroyed. the claims have not been verified by the bbc we ll hear from our verified team shortly. here s a map showin
absence. we will be live at the high court. hello, iam hello, i am matthew and welcome to cap his verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. lots to dig into intraday s programme, especially what is happening on the battlefield in ukraine and what appears to be the start of the counteroffensive. the key of says it is, shifting to offensive actions in some areas. ukraine s deputy defence minister described the eastern city of bakhmut is the epicentre of hostilities and claimed russian forces are on the defence there, as well as in the self. the ukrainian army has released these images, showing what it says are ukrainian forces destroying russian positions in the direction of bakhmut. this is in the direction of bakhmut. this is in the direction of bakhmut. this is in the occupied eastern region of donetsk. in contrast, russia claims it has faltered in major ukrainian attack in the same regions. its defence ministry has released this
the world. i am rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom. the clock is ticking down. the stakes are high. and there is still no debt limit deal. but oh away from a default. mounting legal problems for donald trump. new civil, criminal and business troubles and the week is just beginning. plus, a group of anti-putin russian fighters who support ukraine, are claiming credit for an attack inside of russia. good to have you with, us a much anticipated meeting between u.s. president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy has come and gone. still, no deal on raising the u.s. debt ceiling. both the president and mccarthy said monday s talks were productive. but it does nothing for a looming default which could happen in just a matter of days. mccarthy was adamant that i need to strike a deal this week in order to avoid the june 1st deadline. when the u.s. could potentially default on its debt. u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen has been a constant reminder of the urgency
turning on their own country. just in to cnn, e. jean carroll seeking even more in damages from trump after the former president insulted the writer again at cnn s town hall. that was just one day after she won her sexual abuse and defamation case against him. and he s the son of a single mother who rose from poverty to become the only black republican in the senate. but does tim scott s amazing life story translate into a path to victory? let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, another putin critic dead. this time it s russia s deputy science minister, fee oh ter kuch renco. he was just 46 years old. according to the ministry of science and higher education, he was feeling ill while on a plane to the russian delegation that was returning from a business trip to cuba. that s their quote. the flight on saturday reportedly made an emergency landing in southern russia, but it was too late. doctors apparently could not save him. outfront spoke t
fighters will withdraw from a high profile battle in ukraine next week. the major blow to russian president vladimir putin and what it could mean for the war if they do retreat. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments here. i want to begin in ukraine with the latest commenting from the leader of russia s wagner group, threatening to withdraw from bakhmut if he s not supplied with more ammunition. this graphic video with the bodies of russian soldiers, he would draw as soon as next wednesday, significantly after victory day celebrations in russia. this is a guy trying to earn putin s good graces, the latest declaration is shocking. reporter: the words in the declaration are not necessarily so surprising because we have heard him in recent days since last week make this claim that he says russia s ministry of defense is not providing his group with enough ammunition in bakhmut. what is surprising here is the tone that he has in these videos and the