in the second division, i think. hello and welcome. russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar, a small town in eastern ukraine that s been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia s claims are true, it would be the first ukrainan town it has captured sincejuly after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine s president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse reports. a salt mining town under russian assault, soledar has become a story of carnage and contradiction. after months of bloody fighting, an attempt by russia to give a clear message. for the first time, a claim, to be in complete control, and that this town is the start of something bigger. the capture of soledar became possible due to the constant destruction of the enemy, says russia s defenc
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social media star. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s bumper weekend of football with one of the highlights being the manchester derby in the premier league with plenty at stake for both united and city. good evening. the manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, after a six month trial at chester crown court. jurors failed to reach verdicts on two other cases, meaning he will now face a re trial later this year. another man was also found not guilty of three counts of rape relating to two teenagers. our north of england correspondent, danny savage, reports. and it came to mendy! oh, what a clearance. he was the millionaire footballer who had the world at his feet. but what now for benjamin mendy? it s a brilliant strike from mendy. cleared of the majority of charges against him, but facing a retrial on two others a jury couldn t decide upon. so, come to the darkness. mendy lived
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also in the programme. how the world cup may have given a much needed boost to the uk s economy. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar , a salt mining town in eastern ukraine that s been the focus of intense fighting. these are the latest aerial shots of the town. as you can see, it has been completely flattened from the relentless pounding by russian forces. after six months of russian military setbacks it would be the first ukrainan town to be captured sincejuly. but ukraine s military denies that soledar has fallen and says that the fighting is still going on. the defence ministry in moscow said the capture of soledar would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in bakhmut, which they have been attacking for months. russia could also launch an assault on the key city of kramatorsk. here s our correspondent in kyiv james waterhouse on the significanc