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BBCNEWS BBC July 4, 2024

Dan roan, she said the team has usually in areas around moscow, bought for a drink to get to the city centre is quite unusual, it is wholly happy few times. You mention the unusual nature of this, last month president zelensky said the war was coming to russia, it is beginning to feel that way for ordinary russians . It is beginning to feel that way for ordinary russians . Well, the short answer is not ordinary russians . Well, the short answer is not really. Ordinary russians . Well, the short answer is not really. If ordinary russians . Well, the short answer is not really. If you ordinary russians . Well, the short answer is not really. If you talk ordinary russians . Well, the short answer is not really. If you talk to | answer is not really. If you talk to russians, mention, ask them about specific things, if they are concerned about drones hitting buildings, are you worried about the wagner group staging another mutiny. They shrug and say not really. If you asked more generally, are you fearfulfor you asked more generally, are you fearful for the future you asked more generally, are you fearfulfor the future in russia, you worried about the overall situation . The overwhelming answer is yes. There is a high level of overall anxiety here in russia. What overall anxiety here in russia. What does this do overall anxiety here in russia. What does this do for overall anxiety here in russia. What does this do for vladimir overall anxiety here in russia. What does this do for Vladimir Putin and his image on the ground and in the International Stage . His image on the ground and in the internationalstage . I his image on the ground and in the International Stage . International stage . I dont think this will affect International Stage . I dont think this will affect vladimir International Stage . I dont think this will affect Vladimir Putins i this will affect Vladimir Putins image within russia, russians more or less still support the kremlin. I dont think this will have any effect on that. It will be embarrassing for the kremlin internationally because this shouldnt happen, russian air defences, especially at a time of war, 18 months into a war, should now be watertight. They shouldnt have ukrainian drones, if it was one, reaching this close to the very heart of russian power. Earlier i spoke to alison who Take Respondent who started by explaining how drones have been used in the conflict. It how drones have been used in the conflict. ,. , how drones have been used in the conflict. ,. ,. , how drones have been used in the conflict. ,. ,. , conflict. It is a must and certainly the most intense conflict. It is a must and certainly the most intense drone conflict. It is a must and certainly the most intense drone war conflict. It is a must and certainly the most intense drone war we i conflict. It is a must and certainly i the most intense drone war we have ever seen. They are in integral part of battle space because both sides have got very effective in defence, so it is generally too dangerous for piloted aircraft to fly to close to the front line, or at least a very long. We have seen a ramping up of drones, both aerial but also interestingly something we have been looking into their maritime drones, but basically remotely piloted, 5. 5 metre long boats, nobody on board, but being steered from the shore with explosives on board to hit targets quite deep into russian territory. This is the report we have done. It is colder and crude surface vessel, they are 5. 5 metres long, made by the ukrainian sandy manufacturers say they have got a range of around 500 kilometres and they can carry a warhead at least 300 kilos of high explosive. Using the coastline and stars, we have verified this footage taken on the 4th verified this footage taken on the 11th of august, films from one of these seed rose when it hit a russian Landing Craft ship in the russian Landing Craft ship in the Russian Port Stop that is a long way inside russian territory. He was what the ship looked like the next day. You can see very clearly it is damaged, listening to one side, despite russian denials. Here it is being repaired, that is a substantial hole blown in its side. Ukraine has also used ysidro to hit a russian oil tanker, taking supplies to russian bases in syria. See those dont always get through. Russia says it has been able to intercept them before they reach their target. Intercept them before they reach theirtarget. But intercept them before they reach their target. But what is the overall effect . Candies see drones still give ukraine an advantage in the black sea . Still give ukraine an advantage in the black sea . These attack have a stron the black sea . These attack have a strong significant the black sea . These attack have a strong Significant Impact the black sea . These attack have a strong Significant Impact on the black sea . These attack have a strong Significant Impact on morale in the strong Significant Impact on morale in the kremlin and are among the russian in the kremlin and are among the russian population, and i believe that seeing the ship being hit by the Ukrainian Navy with relatively cheap, the Ukrainian Navy with relatively cheap, inexpensive maritime robots must cheap, inexpensive maritime robots must be cheap, inexpensive maritime robots must be particularly painful for vladimir must be particularly painful for Vladimir Putin personally because he has invested a lot of attention and resources has invested a lot of attention and resources in raising the russian Navy Resources in raising the russian navy from resources in raising the russian navy from its knees. Navy from its knees. Ukraine is caettin navy from its knees. Ukraine is getting help navy from its knees. Ukraine is getting help from navy from its knees. Ukraine is getting help from western getting help from western intelligence. This map shows recent us Surveillance Drones flying from an italian air base in the mediterranean, all the way up to the black sea to spy on Russian Naval activity. These drones can see forward, hundreds of limiters as they fly. Seed rose as still in development, they can see be shot out of the water, russia remains a threat to any shipping coming in and out of ukraines ports. For ukraine, these seed rose are a highly Cost Effective way of hitting back at theirjoint invading number, russia. Interesting to see how drones are changing things on the front line, give us a sense of the conflict. Ukraine is still engaged in pocket because its big counteroffensive, trying to push Russian Forces out of this weight of territory in trying to push Russian Forces out of this weight of territo this weight of territory in the south and this weight of territory in the south and east this weight of territory in the south and east of this weight of territory in the south and east of the this weight of territory in the | south and east of the country this weight of territory in the south and east of the country that they seized in 2022. And they are having limited success. It is going a lot slower than they hope but they are making slow, grinding process. The big problem for ukraine is that russia has so absolutely intense minefields, right across the defensive line. Ukraine has to clear them painstakingly, that is taking time. It is very unlikely they will break through by the end of the summer. Ukraine is confident that they will eventually do this, that they will eventually do this, that the Version Morale will eventually crack. Meantime they are doing long mopping artillery and missile strikes and drones, hitting russias realised my supply post, fuel dumps, ammunition dumps, command control centres, to try to weaken russias defences from behind, from within. So when they eventually do breakthrough russia will find it hard to plug those gaps. That is where appropriate they have got to. You talk about ukraines counteroffensive. Has this gone on longer than you think ukraine had hoped . The longer than you think ukraine had ho ed . ,. ,. , longer than you think ukraine had hoed . ,. , ~. , longer than you think ukraine had hoed . ,. ,. , , hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has, hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has. They hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has. They had hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has, they had to hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has, they had to wait hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has, they had to wait a hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has, they had to wait a long hoped . The problem for ukraine, yes, it has, they had to wait a long time. It has, they had to wait a long time for advanced Western Equipment to arrive. The west has released piecemeal, bit by bit, there was an initial reluctance to give them powerful western battle tanks, the more atrocities got reported, that the catalogue, that Russian Forces had carried out in various territories, that they had occupied people, allegedly, the more those came to light, the more the west was willing to release this equipment. 0ne willing to release this equipment. One of the things the ukrainians really wanted for this offence and was a cover, they wanted f 165, they are relying on a view doesnt soviet era jetset they have. It is Military Madness to attack a well dug in defence of Enemy Position without air cover, yet in the ukrainians are having to do that. They have no choice. The problem for them is that in two months time we have something coming up, the muddy season. We bring you a Major Development in the case of lucy b, a nurse in the Neonatal Unit at the countess of Chester Hospital. What do we need to know. , ,. , Chester Hospital. What do we need to know. , ,. , know. Lucy letby has been found ruil of know. Lucy letby has been found guilty of murdering know. Lucy letby has been found guilty of murdering seven know. Lucy letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies| know. Lucy letby has been found l guilty of murdering seven babies in her care at the countess of Chester Hospital and attempting to murder another six. This happened between june of 2015 and june of 2016. The jury june of 2015 and june of 2016. The jury at Manchester Crown court had been hearing this case for nine months. They have spent more than 110 hours deliberating these 22 counts, both of murder and Attempted Murder, against lucy letby. Thejury was undecided on the Attempted Murder of a furtherfour was undecided on the Attempted Murder of a further four babies, but thatis murder of a further four babies, but that is the breaking news were bringing you on bbc news. There has been a trial that has lasted nine months, 32,000 pages of evidence was put together by operation hummingbird, Cheshire Constabulary� s operation into lucy letby. The nurse who was in apposition of care over so many babies at the Neonatal Unit at the countess of Chester Hospital. These were babies that the jury decided she had in seven cases murdered. Either by administering injections of art those babies or in some cases administering doses eventually injections of air. Doses of insulin. It makes her the most prolific killer of children in modern times here and the uk. Just to remind you of that verdict, we are hearing it from Manchester Crown court, lucy letby, the nurse, 33 years old from hereford, has been found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care and attempting to murder another six at the countess of Chester Hospital betweenjune of 2015 and june of 2016. Stay with us on bbc news, a lot of reaction and context to come. We are on the court steps, with saying the microphones behind me are expecting to hear statements from the various parties involved, expecting to hearfrom Cheshire Constabulary. They put this investigation together. We are expecting to hear from the Crown Prosecution Service and finally we would expect to hear from the family Liaison Officer who has been working with these families over this period of time. Families for whom this has been an incredibly traumatic period, notjust been an incredibly traumatic period, not just losing been an incredibly traumatic period, notjust losing their children in the Neonatal Unit, but also this trial which has lasted, as we said, for an extra long time. Also with saying that lucy letby was not in court in the last few minutes to hear those final verdicts delivered. These 22 counts have been considered by the jury for 22 days, a 22nd day of deliberation when they finally returned the final verdict in this case. The families have of course waited for an extremely long time for some kind ofjustice, and in this case the nurse who was looking after their children on the ward, it is important to say that babies in this case, who have not been identified, but referred to as baby e, baby b, some of them related to each other, cases of twins and triplets, these were babies who were already in a physically difficult condition, that is why they were being cared for at the Neonatal Unit. Thejury has heard over the last nine months evidence of these children in some cases being in a reasonably healthy condition on the medical notes, they would be descriptions of children being as well as could be expected and then in so many cases these sudden collapses, sudden crashes in medical terms, when babies who seemed to be doing reasonably well would suddenly experience problems with their breathing, heartbeat for example. This became apparent that as this was happening, lucy letby, the nurse was happening, lucy letby, the nurse was the common factor in these deaths. She was the one who was on the ward. The countess of hospital, until lucy letby� s arrival, had suffered what would be considered to be a normal, average number of deaths of babies who were in their care. But that rose when lucy letby was working on the ward, and after a period of time it was discovered that she appeared to be the common factor in this case. The jury have now confirmed that lucy letby is responsible for the murder of seven of those babies in her care. The Attempted Murder of more children as well. In some cases that the jury were considering, lucy letby had attempted to murder some of those children twice in one day. She had made repeated attempts on the lives of these babies in her care. We will be hearing on bbc news a lot, i will point you to the live page on the bbc news website where you can find out a lot more on the background of this case added detail, a lot more as well. Notjust from Cheshire Constabulary who investigated lucy letby but also from the Crown Prosecution Service who putted this case together. The countess of Chester Hospital also, we would expect in the next few hours to have some sort of statement from them as well. One of the key points of this case, certainly lucy letby� s defence team were talking about, was feelings and care at the hospital when they were having to rebut the allegations that lucy letby had murdered or attempted to murder these children, davies repeatedly suggestions of inadequate care in the hospital. It may be something that the countess of Chester Hospital will be responding to, but also how a nurse, somebody who was trained and registered, experienced, someone who was in a position of responsibility and care for the lives of these babies could be allowed to murder them on this ward in her care. Those numbers make lucy letby the most prolific killer of children and babies in the uk in modern times. The Attempted Murder of six children, four boys, two girls, and the murder of seven, five boys, two girls. Her reaction as these verdicts were delivered, which they had been over the period of several weeks, there has been a reporting restriction in place until all of those verdicts had been discussed by the jury. All of those verdicts had been discussed by thejury. Also all of those verdicts had been discussed by the jury. Also we are hearing as well from our correspondence in court who has been here throughout and she described when those first few counts of murder were delivered, lucy letby had sobbed in the dock and cried in the dock. She hasnt been in the dock today or yesterday, we believe that she is present here and imagine the crown court, that she has been brought here from prison where she has been in custody since these charges were brought. But she chose not to be in the dock as the jury were discharged today stop the families were gathered as well in the courtroom. For them and extraordinarily difficult time, a long period where they were dealing notjust long period where they were dealing not just with the long period where they were dealing notjust with the loss of their beloved children but also with this court case, the details they had been hearing, that they are children were killed by lucy letb

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