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You were in ukraine as the war started for sky news. youre back there now. just tell us where you are and how you approach a mission like this one. yes. so im in odesa at the moment in the south of ukraine. ive literally just arrived, actually. we flew into moldova and then drove across the border. and, yes, its very surreal being here six months on to the beginning of this all out invasion, because we were coming into ukraine from december when there was this sudden sort of belief, unfortunatel...

>> reporter: i dont think theres any doubt at all that the russians have had to shift their thinking away from that very swift dee capitation they hoped to achieve in a few days to an entrenched and i use the term deliberately long-term war in eastern ukraine because ultimately the russian aim here is to destabilize ukraine, prevent it becoming a stable, successful western democracy that would then infect his own country with that kind of ideology. so according to the pentagon weve got no other ...

Launched on european soil, the reality, when we saw the build—up of russian forces, when we heard what the western officials were saying at the time, it felt as though it was unfortunately inevitable. but even though you had that feeling that it was coming. and remember, back in in the beginning ofjanuary, even into early february, the ukrainian officials up to the president were really sort of playing down the — in public — the thought that there could be that russia really would launch a...

Of news for twitter. lets turn to ukraine now, and a un security council is holding a meeting about the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been under russian control since march. moscow called for the meeting, amid reports of continuing shelling around europes largest nuclear station. the us and uk said russia could easily resolve the situation by ending its war in ukraine. wednesday is ukraines independence day. it also marks the six—month anniversary of when russian troops crossed t...

And inside kyiv, its very much a constant. its actually reminding me of the build—up to the invasion, where you had warnings from the west, from the us state department, around concerns of a russian escalation. but of course, six months on, things couldnt be more different. this is a country still under a full—scale invasion, but authorities are wary. they are banning public gatherings. this time last year, there was a huge military procession, in a show of strength. this time around, the ma...

Ready for blast off: nasa gets the go ahead for its latest rocket to the moon. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, heres hugh ferris. good afternoon. england test captain ben stokes has revealed how the depths of his mental health concerns led to him taking a break from cricket, a sport to which he thought he may never return. stokes says he suffered panic attacks and now takes anxiety medication every day to help his ongoing battles that were prompted, in part, by t...

Of the game of cricket. but the path has not been smooth. he said he feared he may not plate after going for his mental health last year. having won the world cup and during off field controversy and also the loss of his debt in 2020. it features as part of a documentary out on friday. john watson caught up with him ahead of its release. i think whats important to say it wasnt a case of a two week things or it was just a build—up over a long, long period of time maybe two orfour years, long, l...

Putting newcastle 3—1 up. however, city dug deep to get the point. erling haaland scored — and then this goal from bernado silva meant it finished 3—3. leeds were dominant over chelsea, with a 3—0 victory. keeper eduoard mendy doesnt usually make mistakes like this, caught in possession by brendan aaronson. rodrigo and jack harrison scored leeds other goals — a great performance at elland road from jesse marschs team. west ham slipped to the bottom of the premier league after losing 2�...

The country�*s plight, and the pre—match build—up was dominated by his patriotism. here�*s our reporter injeddah, ade adedoyin. it really was a dramatic night and the fight fell into a similar pattern as the first one. usyk was very elusive, hard to pin down. he was landing the volume of punches, althouthoshua had his moments, landing some hard, crunching shots to the body and head, but wasn�*t never able to pin the ukranian down. the fight really came alive in the ninth round wherejos...

Accidents happened. youre watching bbc world news. a reminder of our top stories: security forces in somalia say they have successfully ended a 30—hour siege of the hayat hotel in the capital mogadishu. up to 20 people may have been killed. russias activates its air defence systems over crimea, as the home of its black sea fleet comes under ukrainian drone attack for another night. boxing news now and the ukrainian heavyweight, 0leksandr usyk, has retained his four unified world titles with a ...