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>> reporter: beginning that momentum, we have heard that russian troops are winning, in terms of morale. in fact, we heard from president, volodymyr zelenskyy saying that russia had suffered unprecedented losses in terms of troop deaths. now, we have heard from both nato and western officials that those deaths stand in the thousands, that figure estimated to be between 2000- 10,000, and now we are hearing from ukraine that these five senior military generals have been killed by ukrainian forces,...

Sharing intelligence, and improving defenses. so that is certainly one reason, the possibility that we have been better, globally, at defense. u.s. confirms russia has used a new kind of weapon against ukraine, the hypersonic missile. now, they provide very high speeds, and are difficult for air defense systems to detect. u.s. officials say it is the first known use of this kind of weapon in combat. cnn reporter, nadia, bashir joins us now, from london, with more on that. so, nadia, what more ...

Nadia bashir joins us now with more from london. this controversy now directly involving the prime minister. what can you tell us more about the controversial photo. >> this photo is the one thats grabbing headlines today. boris johnson hosting a christmas quiz party. the headline has gone for, taking us for fools again. this comes just days after the prime ministers former press secretary was seen in a video actually making light of these covid restrictions and suggesting that a party would hel...

Correspondence and at the video and at this stapge, there isnt enough evidence. but as the government is looking to bring back those tougher covid restrictions, including mandatory mask wearing in public transport, cinemas, and shops as well as encouraging people to work from home from monday, there are concerns that the government wont be able to convince members of the public to stick to these rules, given that boris johnsons own staff members in downing street and members of the government cl...

Blunting the impact of a new variant or the level of vaccination in the country, we dont know. but there is some signs of h hopefulness that could translate into other parts of the world. kim? >> thanks so much, david mckenzie in johannesburg, really appreciate it. embattled british prime minister boris johnson faces a new twist in the growing scandal over 2020 christmas parties. a photo has emerged showing him hosting a christmas quiz party at 10 downing street while the country was under str...

Their first cases of the omnicron variant. nadia bashir, cnn, london. >> many countries are tightening their borders over fieears of t new variant, including south korea. for more on that, im joined by paula hancocks from seoul. looking across asia, i guess more restrictions are on the way now in the face of this new variant? >> it appears so, kim, yes. and ironically, just a week ago, we were talking about living with covid. we were talking about how many different countries around asia and the...

More than 20 years ago. covid cases and deaths are surging in russia . on monday, the government reported more than 1,000 covid deaths for the first time ever. for the latest on the covid situation right around the world, were joined by cnns nadia bashir in london. i want to start with russia, though. russian media reports are now that in fact theres been another record set for the case load, for the number of cases in russia. it does seem at this point that things are getting much worse there...

Took to the streets to protest the green pass requirements for workers that went into law on friday. the pass requires proof vaccination, a negative test result or recent recovery from the virus. there are also protests in switzerland. a pass is required there to enter bars, restaurant, and fitness centers. and covid cases and deaths now surging in russia. on saturday, the government reported more than 1,000 deaths for the first time ever. for more, we are joined by cnns nadia bashir, whos follo...

Restaurants and bars and clubs. but just last year, polls reflected that many people were not keen to get that jab. and president macron announced that there would be the health pass, we saw that vaccine uptick surge. so there is a example of these kind of measures encourage people to go out asand get that vaccine. >> it seems universal that there is a vaccine uptick when they have those mandates. nadia, appreciate the update. a close ally of venezuela strongman nicolas maduro has been taken i...