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more on all of those stories coming up more on all of those stories coming up in a moment or two but lets headfirst to the bbc sport centre. thank you, matthew. we start this hour with the second round of the us open. rory mcilroy has just teed off, he is a three shots off the lead. world number one is five off the lead on three under. masters winnerjohn rama is a further two strokes behind. the lead currently shared between two players who shot the lowest score in us open history in r...

well hear from an expert about the remarkable discovery. first, though, a bbc investigation suggests at least 25,000 russian soldiers have been killed in ukraine, four times higher than the figure acknowledged by moscow. the research also suggests many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training. significant numbers have been recruited from prisons. 0ur correspondent 0lga ivshina has this special report. these are the war graves russia doesnt want to talk about...

anti—jewish in american history. lets take a look now at the human cost of russias invasion of ukraine. moscow, like kyiv, has been very secretive when it comes to casualties from the fighting, but a bbc investigation suggests at least 25,000 russian soldiers have died. thats four times higher than the figure acknowledged by the kremlin. the research also suggests many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training, with significant numbers recruited from prison...

which found he lied to mps about downing street parties during the pandemic. hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in ukraine — lots to update you on — because the capital kyiv, has come under missile attack, at the same time as a delegation of african leaders arrived in the country, to discuss ways to end the war with russia. ukraines foreign minister said, the message to africa was...

welcome to the programme. russia strikes kyiv again, just as a delegation of african leaders visit the ukrainian capital to discuss peace solutions. also tonight: a two—year investigation into the minneapolis police department in the wake of the killing of george floyd has found that officers routinely used excessive force and discriminated against black people for years. well have an update from kalamata, in greece, where officials have denied a series of reports that suggest the mi...

Filming tiktoks on the way to war, this 21—year—old paratrooper is typical of those who died at the start of the conflict. a young, highly trained professional soldier in the russian army. translation: he always wanted to be the first. i i think that is why he decided tojoin the military. and there he was also given the choice, apparently. he chose to be there. go to war, you mean? yes, yes. as a professional soldier, he was buried with full military honours after he was killed in action in ...

Wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far, we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. it is illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan ...

Of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. its illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan to speak to the families of fighters who have died. hundreds of people from countries like this that were once part of the soviet union have signed up tojoin putins forces. filming tiktok...

We have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far, we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. it is illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan to speak to the families of fighters who have died. hundreds of people from countries like this, that were once part of the soviet union, have signed up t...

Of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the country. so far we have identified 25,000 names. this is four times more than russia has acknowledged. its illegal to report anything but the official death toll inside russia. so we have come to kyrgyzstan to speak to the families of fighters who have died. hundreds of people from countries like this that were once part of the soviet union have signed up tojoin putins forces. filming tiktok...