crimea from the sea. what we can be certain of is the significance of the number of resources that russia has committed to fortifying its defences. now we wait to see if ukraine attacks. and you can find out more about the bbc verify service, what it s going to do and how it s going to do it on the bbc news website. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are expected to start searching a reservoir in portugal around 30 miles from where the three year old went missing in 2007. and here at the chelsea flower show, we ve had a king, a queen, a princess and a wedding as the 110th flower show gets under way. and on bbc london: what s the future of children s cancer care in the capital? patients and their families are being asked to shape hospital services. and despite concerns over its reliability, the elizabeth line is now fully up and running.
this is ongoing work for the russians, and then this fortification here could be used by a tank or armoured vehicle that is facing out to sea, though we should emphasise that it is far from clear if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea. what is certain though is the scale of the fortification the russians have carried along the front line. now it waits to see if ukraine attacks. earlier, i spoke tojustin crump, a former british army tank commander and the ceo of sibylline, an intelligence consultancy. i started by asking him why the battle for bakhmut has been so important: it was regarded a few months ago is no more than a speed bump for the russians on their way to cities further to the west
i d also highlight this. a fortification of this nature could be used by a tank or an armoured vehicle should it want to face the sea. now, we should emphasise that we don t know if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea but this is what russia has put in place. what we can be more certain of, though, is the resources that russia has committed to fortifying all along the front line. and now it waits to see if ukraine attacks. ros atkins there. and you can find out more about the bbc verify service, what it s going to do and how it s going to do it, on the bbc news website. the home secretary says she regrets speeding last summer, but insists nothing untoward happened. suella braverman was repeatedly questioned in the house of commons about allegations that she asked civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course instead of a group one, potentially in breach of the professional code that ministers are expected to follow. 0pposition parties want an investiga
i would also highlight this fortification, which shows us an area where a tank or armoured vehicle could be placed, firing out to sea. but it is far from clear if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea. what is certain, though, is the scale of what russia has built in terms of fortifications through the winter. it now waits to see if ukraine attacks. ros if ukraine attacks. atkins there, our analysis editor. ros atkins there, our analysis editor. let s speak to joel ros atkins there, our analysis editor. let s speak tojoel rubin and guto harri. joel, it is hard not to come to the conclusion that this is a new, what looked like to be a deadly of this war? is a new, what looked like to be a deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like russia deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like russia is deadly of this war? yes, but it very much looks like
image, you can see that an anti tank ditch is the very first line of defence. so that is one location we have looked at. here is another one that bbc verify is examining. it is on the crimean peninsula, annexed by russia in 2014. this image shows us a beach on the west coast of crimea. you can see dragon s teeth running up the shore of the black sea. there is a bunker to the north. this trench here runs to around 15 miles, we estimate, and there are also piles of wood for the russians to reinforce the trenches they are digging. so this is ongoing work. i would also highlight this fortification, which shows us an area where a tank or armoured vehicle could be placed, firing out to sea. but it is far from clear if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea. what is certain, though, is the scale of what russia has built in terms of fortifications through the winter. it now waits to see if ukraine attacks.