Of russias full scale invasion in feburary of last year, winning praise for negotiations to secure allied weaponry and expanding ukraines army. But as ukraines government has ramped up investigations into corruption, mr reznikov has become the subject of increasing speculation over financial misconduct, though he has not been personally implicated. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, ukrainan generals claim theyve breached russias formidable first line of defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told the Observer Newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. But the general claimed that clearing those mines has allowed his forces to advance, saying ukraine expects weaker Russian Defences ahead. Questions over ukraines slow progress on the battlefield remain, but ukraine says its forces are making steady gains in the south of the country, expanding its units in recent week
The romanian overcame the 15th seed and olympic champion 6 3, 6 3. So cirstea will face Karolina Muchova who is through to the quarterfinals of the us open for the first time after victory over chinas xinyu wang. The tenth seed started strongly, only for the world number 53 to power back in the second set. But she went on to take the third. It feels good, but yes, i dont want to stop here, so i dont really put it in my head like its something. I am really proud of myself that i made it here but still looking forward to go for the next round. Ben shelton is into the quarterfinals of the us open for the first time after beating fellow american tommy paul. The unseeded 20 year old sealed a shock four set victory when 14th seed paul went long on a forehand, meaning the world number 47 shelton advances. He becomes the youngest american man to reach the us open quarterfinals since andy roddick in 2002. Hell face another american in the quarters, francis tiafoe. Now to the premier league. Ars
Person has died the cause is under investigation. It could be several days before the ground dries up enough for people to leave. And while many party goers are making the best of it, some say the conditions are a disaster. Heres seven year veteran of Burning Man David date. Hundreds of vehicles that are completely stuck in the mud. There are people walking on foot to the nearest city and there are camps, a lot of european camps that fly in and do burning man that have left everything, their trash, their tents, their infrastructure so this is a disaster like never been seen at burning man. 0ur david willis, is there amid the mud. This was supposed to be the day the people attending this festival headed home instead Tens Of Thousands of them are stranded here, mired in mud which has thickened over the course of the last few hours, following renewed downpours of rain. As you can see behind me, some people are packing up in readiness for their departure but a driving ban remains in force