russians big target right now and that is where we ve seen this strike. the movement along the front lines isn t very much. the russians are resorting to this familiar tactic of bombing and shelling the towns and villages on the other side in hopes of flattening what ever they can to be able to eventually move forward. similarly in the northern part of the country there has not been hardly any movement on the front lines. the ukrainians claim the russians are trying to prevent them from retaking land. instead, what they are dealing with this constant shelling, the missile attack yesterday inside of the actual city. there are no signs of the front lines will move anytime soon. in the southern part of the country this is where the ukrainians actually believe they can make progress. the city has been officially a
has more. translator: i hope and believe with all my heart that light will conquer darkness. reporter: it s a distant prospect, because russian forces are massing for a new assault on their hometown. she fled the last russian attacks in april, when this area bore the brunt. thousands of people were driven from their homes in this northeastern suburb of kharkiv. hundreds across the city were killed in missile strikes that did this kind of damage to whole apartment blocks. the remains of some of those missiles are still scattered in the rubble here. and it still smells of death. kharkiv suis under constant shelling. this college dorm was hit on a day when 15 people were killed in and around the city. on the front line, it s easy to
failure to run the asylum system in an orderly fashion. at the moment, we have utter chaos. we have over 100,000 people in the asylum system waiting for a decision. so refugee groups say, in the face of the huge issues with the asylum system, tagging is a gimmick, and no other western nation does it. the numbers involved in the trial are likely to be small. damian grammaticas, bbc news. president zelensky has visited the front line city of mykolaiv in southern ukraine. the city has been under near constant shelling since late february resisting russian offensives and preventing its forces from advancing on the key port city of odesa. in his first visit to the city since the invasion began, mr zelensky pledged to help restore water supplies, which have been severely disrupted. mr zelensky then travelled on to odesa, where he inspected a national guard base and presented awards to a number of soldiers. in eastern ukraine, the donbas region continues to see intense fighting.
asylum system, tagging is a gimmick and no other western nation does it. the numbers involved in the trial is likely to be small. damian grammaticas, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. union leaders say that talks trying to prevent rail strikes next week have failed and the walk outs will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. the government is to trial a scheme allowing asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats to be electronically tagged. president zelensky has visited the front line in southern ukraine. the city has been under near constant shelling since late february resisting russian offensives and preventing its forces
city had not fall soon to russian forces and brings them that much closer to taking over the luhansk region. and of course caught in the middle are civilians. an estimated 10,000 civilians pinned down in this fighting, the constant shelling. they re running out of food, water, supplies. you also mentioned this plant where ukrainian officials said 800 civilians are sheltering. there are negotiations under way to try to extract them. russia claims there are hundreds of combatants along side them in that plant. competing claims here. you re going to hear president zelenskyy again calling on his allies and partners for support. and that support right now is absolutely crucial. we hear from one ukrainian