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of that competition. this time last year, we were seeing clear signs that ukraines much—heralded summer offensive wasnt doing very well. russia had had plenty of time to prepare its defences and ukraine simply couldnt break through them. the next phase, inevitably, would be a russian spring offensive, after the snow and mud of the winter gave way to firmer ground under the tracks and wheels of the tanks and armoured personnel carriers. ukraines supporters around the world were nervou...

from the bbc�*s headquarters here in sunny london. in our programme today: is russias summer offensive turning out to be as successful as ukraine feared? this summer, notably, for the first time, they are saying things like, "we dont really know what our goal is other than to stay alive." the idea of pushing the russians to the border, certainly in the east, feels far—fetched to them. who owns the moon? and what are different countries planning to do there? you look at pictures of ...

sun, but it will be even warmer tomorrow. ill have the details later here on breakfast. its saturday 22 june. our main story: the search for a missing teenager enters its sixth day in tenerife. 19—year—old jay slater was due to arrive home in lancashire yesterday after his holiday. rescue teams on the island still havent found any trace of him. our correspondent fiona trott is in tenerife. this is the challenge they are facing. police are searching mountainous terrain above masca, ...

The trips, which took place on various days and in several regions, aimed to fortify soldiers determination as the war nears its 14th month and Kyiv gets ready for a potential counteroffensive with weaponry supplied by the West

Try and secure the city, bakhmut. now that there is much left of it. and ukraine maintains its defence for a simple reason. they are killing an awful lot of russian soldiers. so ukraine is there to defend, not the rubble but it is to kill russian soldiers. to degrade russias military machines that its potential to launch a further offensive down the line is diminished and its capacity to withstand a potential counteroffensive by ukraine is also weekend. it is a brutal calculation of ratio of liv...

>> u.s. officials have communicated to the ukrainian officials cut their losses in the city of bakhmut and prepare for a new offensive in the southern part of ukraine, this fight in bakhmut grinding over for six months now is not sustainable according to the u.s. for ukraine. just given the sheer amount of troops and ammunition that theyre expanding there. the advice that the u.s. has given shift your tactics here. focus less on that grinding war of attrition that were seeing play out in kind of...

Headway in the area. well ukrainian president zelenskyy is accusing russia of planning to blow up a key dam, just north of kherson, which could result in major flooding. you see news correspondent kylie perry is in kyiv with the latest. kyle, thank you for joining us. tell us about this potential counteroffensive that russian officials are warning about. >> this is something that officials here but keeping their eyes on for months. kershaw was one of those four cities to fall to russian troops, ...

Kherson, crucial to the control of ukraines southern coast as well as access to the black sea. also this morning, the battlefield moving dangerously close once again to the nuclear power plant, europes largest in zaporizhzhia. overnight, at least nine people were killed when a nearby town was shelled. joining me is the former president of ukraine, petro poroshenko. mr. president, thank you for joining us this morning. >> its a pleasure. thank you. >> so, first on this potential counteroffensive....