here in the uk, the family of cody fisher, who was stabbed to death at a club in birmingham on monday, say their hearts are broken. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where on tuesday the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is wh
and building model plane kits for a new generation of fans we report on the revival of a classic hobby. air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea, and because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent hugo bachega sent this report from kyiv. a final goodbye for another life lost to the war. this city was liberated by ukraine atjust last month, but liberation has not brought relief. russia s bombing has been relentless. it does not stop even for the dead. natalia was in her flat whe
traffic accident in central china. just one person was killed but many were injured. air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent, hugo bachega, sent this report from kyiv. tears in kherson. a final goodbye for another life lost to the war. this city was liberated by ukraine just last month. but liberation hasn t brought relief. russia s bombing has been relentless. it doesn t stop even for the dead. natalia was in her flat
air raid sirens have sounded across all of ukraine, with civilians being asked to stay in shelters amid reports of russian jets taking off from an airbase in belarus. russia has also stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on kherson, a port city in southern ukraine. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month , in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent hugo bachega sent this report from kyiv. tears in kherson. a final goodbye for another life lost to the war. this city was liberated by ukraine just last month. but liberation hasn t brought relief. russia s bombing has been relentless. it doesn t stop even for the dead. natalia was in her flat when a shell hit. she was a7. ukraine s advance pushed russian forces out of kherson. t