but, as i say, no word yet from the rebel side, the rsf. we must presume that if fighting resumes, and there has been sporadic outbreaks today, that window to evacuate dual nationals will close. the raf have so far flown out nearly 900 people, but that is barely a quarter of those who registered with the foreign office. we are waiting for updated figures. the government said this afternoon it will keep going as long as it can, but quite obviously the evacuations are dependent on the security situation on the ground. let s cross to larnaka. lewis vaughanjones has been watching these planes come in all day. are you getting any update to the reports we are getting about the security situation and how will that affect operations through the night, do you think? do you think? christian, we were nudted do you think? christian, we were nudged in do you think? christian, we were nudged in this do you think? christian, we were nudged in this general do you think? christian, we were nudged
plenty of ambulance is we have seen coming in and out closer to the runway. people getting the support they need. just to say, i saw some children by that white coach if you can see it there, and that is why we are keeping our distance a bit, we are keeping our distance a bit, we are keeping our distance a bit, we are keeping away from it, because obviously we don t want to fill many children, the people getting support and various operations till under way here. that and various operations till under wa here. ., , and various operations till under wa here. . .,, ., way here. at the top of the programme way here. at the top of the programme l way here. at the top of the programme i said - way here. at the top of the programme i said we - way here. at the top of the programme i said we had i way here. at the top of the - programme i said we had no word way here. at the top of the programme i said we had no word from the rebel side on this cease fire. in literally the last min
accusing each other of exchanging artillery fire. we saw that, that preschool, kindergarten, and the devastation it was caused there. fortunately no injuries among the children. the rebels also accuse the government of firing artillery shells into residential areas on the other side of the front line and then there s this incredible video that was sent to me earlier this evening by the ukrainian defense ministry of the impact of more artillery strikes on residential areas the government says, from the rebel side. a burning building, a fuel pipe, obviously caught fire after an artillery strike so you can see, it s a very, very tense situation in that area, in eastern ukraine at the moment and it s easy to imagine how that can, you know, spark off into something much, much broader, much, much more dangerous, erin. all right, matthew, thank you
hysteria and releasing more defense ministry images of russian troops returning to their bases after completing drills near ukraine. our military has camped on its own territory, says the russian foreign minister, held drills, took down their tents, boarded the trains, then loaded their hardware and started leaving, he says, but the hysterics are still going on. this is where the real escalation is, he adds. but there is dangerous escalation on the ground as well. this is what ukrainian officials say was a preschool hit by artillery shells fired by russian-backed rebels. the rebels say ukrainian government forces pounded their residential areas too. and now ukrainian officials say there s more shelling from the rebel side, sending cnn this video of what they say is a hit on a residential building as tensions near the front lines threaten to spiral out of control.