Inside Kharkiv News Today

washington and then news, this morning, severe weather is battering several states, right now, extreme storms. >> lets start in dallas. >> they left disruptive mark. they look at this. >> this is what happened over this was a shell gas station after a possible tornado touchdown. its not far from their 18 wheelers blown over. search crews, operations happening right now this morning, more than 200,000 customers across missouri and kansas, texas, oklahoma, nebraska, in the dark and more ...

all happy he thought his career was over welcome. >> we begin with relentless severe storms that continue to threaten millions across the us. this memorial day weekend especially hot heat overnight, texas and oklahoma. well, this is whats left of a gas station in valley view, texas, north of dallas and its just one of several reports of major damage following overnight storms in the area. officials in denton county say they are responding to reports of multiple victims and people trapp...

Where are they going is the fundamental question, russia announced lofty aims to veer out left toward odesa, maybe towards moldova, seems unlikely, trying to months and no luck. are they aiming at the symbolism of the presidents hometown here? possibly, but pretty well defend of as far as we can see or as some investsuggesting are they out east, but i have to tell you it has been remarkable to hear the accounts of the vaolume of russian forces on this side of the river. >> clarissa, you were jus...

Tall order for russia to fully encircle kharkiv. >> mariupol had what 140,000 residents before the invasion, kharkiv, was 1.5 or something -- >> exactly and a strong ring of ukrainian forces who have been launching successful counter offensives, russians tried to push in there last month, werent successful in doing it but because of that relentless bombardment, sort of instills a sort of vulnerable mentally as well in terms of morale because the message youre receiving day in and day out is you ...

Charging their phones, a vital connection to the outside world. these couples had surfaced for air because they said the concentration of grief underground was too much to bear. translation: its scary because we dont know. whats coming tomorrow. nothing is changing here. nothing is happening. even food shopping means taking a risk, queueing in the open for three hours whilst the shelves get emptier every day. despite the pressure, ukraine still controls this crucial city. but kharkiv fears this ...

"it is scary, but this is our city," maxim tells me. "we dont want to run anywhere." so, ukraines second city has moved underground, to shelter from a war they didnt see coming and dont understand. whole lives are now playing out on these platforms. families bedding down in trains that stopped when the war began. at least the children dont hear the explosions down here. above ground, shops are running out of food. down here, people live off hand—outs. i really... im scared about myself and abo...

Street-to-street combat that left at least nine people dead, including three children and dozens injured. >> this is a residential area with no military object. >> reporter: and added to mounting evidence that vladimir putins war has put civilians in the cross hairs a school destroyed not far from the center of the city missile fragments inside a residential apartment building today the international criminal court launching a probe for war crimes against humanity maria, a kharkiv resident, shot...

Ambulance his eight—year—old son has given him as he said goodbye. men have to stay to fight. this man used an app to translate for us his attempt to reassure his wife. translation: she also asked me to leave. - i said that we will fight to the end. i it will be easier for us - to fight when you are safe. no—one knows theirjourney�*s end — the evacuees or the husbands and fathers they left behind. on the edge of kyiv, some volunteers are in position, still trying to get organised. the ...

This is bbc news. the headlines: there are fresh accounts of severe casualties and damage on the tenth day of the invasion of ukraine. the mayor of mariupol says his city is simply being destroyed. it is enduring shelling as kharkiv. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has expressed anger on friday night that nato foreign ministers again ruled out imposing a no—fly zone over the country. he said the failure to act was giving a green light to russian bombings. natos secretary general sa...

Welcome to bbc news. im james reynolds. our top stories: in ukraines second—biggest city, residential buildings are reduced to rubble and families are hiding underground. we have a special report from inside kharkiv. this is so far from normal. this is so farfrom normal. it is hard to describe. these people have no idea what they are going to do next. ukraines president criticises the west for ruling out. a no—fly zone over his country. translation: they want to continue knowing that new str...