hello and welcome to you if you are watching in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately, the list of the dead
this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia launches missile strikes across ukraine. one hit an apartment block in the city of dnipro killing at least five people. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are still under the rubble is still unknown. iran has executed british iranian dual national alireza akbari on charges of spying for the uk which he d denied. britain s prime minister calls it, a callous and cowardly act . a further 5 classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us president, joe biden. and in the uk a 7 year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting in north london. three women were also injured.
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dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent paul adams is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst attacks here in dnipro in many months. we don t know what russia was aiming at or even exactly what caused the damage, but whatever it was, a russian missile or perhaps something intercepted overhead by ukrainian air defence, it tore into this apartment building, carving a great gaping hole. as you can see, rescue workers and volunteers worked frantically for hours, trying to find survivors, but as night fell, the official number of those killed or injured began to rise inexorably. sirens did sound several times during the afternoon here in dnipro. people were advised to go to their shelters but it s been
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