Of russias full scale invasion in feburary of last year, winning praise for negotiations to secure allied weaponry and expanding ukraines army. But as ukraines government has ramped up investigations into corruption, mr reznikov has become the subject of increasing speculation over financial misconduct, though he has not been personally implicated. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, ukrainan generals claim theyve breached russias formidable first line of defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told the Observer Newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. But the general claimed that clearing those mines has allowed his forces to advance, saying ukraine expects weaker Russian Defences ahead. Questions over ukraines slow progress on the battlefield remain, but ukraine says its forces are making steady gains in the south of the country, expanding its units in recent weeks towards the strategic town of tokmak, a Logistical Centre for Russian Forces. So is ukraine at a Turning Point . An adviser to president zelensky, aleksander rodnyansky, has been speaking to the bbc about the significance of the recent breakthroughs. Weve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. Weve been hoping that we would pierce through the Russian Defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe Military Experts when they talk about it. So hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. And perhaps hopefully this is the spot, this is the place where we can now actually put all the modern nato technology, the tanks that weve been getting, and the training that weve been receiving, put all of that to use, to our advantage. Hopefully, its the key moment. Again, well see what happens. Its hard to predict at any point, including at this point. But you know what the objectives are. We have a Common Objective of liberating ukraine, not just for ukraine, but for the whole western developed democratic world, because this is a standoff between democracies and authoritarian systems and its really key for everybody to chip in. So hopefully this is a key moment. Hopefully well be able to build on that and make sure that we liberate all of ukraine in its 1991 internationally recognised borders. Joining me now to bring us some context on all of this is retired rear admiral mark montgomery. He worked on Us Ukraine Relations as Policy Director for the Senate Armed Services committee and in the navy assigned to us european command. He now works with the washington based Research Group foundation for the defense of democracies. Great to have you with us once again and thank you for taking the time. I want to start with what we are seeing on the battlefield ukrainian generals say that they have breached russias first line of defences in the south. How significant is that . Thank you for having me. I think this is significant. I think this is significant. I think they are close to putting very important logistic lines that the russians rely on for their land bridge to crimea at risk. In this area, maybe 5 10 more climate in the traditional artillery they have that we provided them and the cluster ammunition we provided them will be able to cut the Logistics Line. I think that will put the russians in severe position and then that also places other places at risk and eventually marry a pole. All towns critical to crimea. Mariupol. Frankly they are very close. Theres a lot of discussion about whether this could be seen as a Turning Point. What is your assessment . They will have two consummate that breaking of the Logistics Line to have that kind of success. We are about three months in from the start of this counteroffensive, and i think this would be just about time, that they really have to have some kind of breakthrough and i think this is likely but obviously it is critical that they get the artillery 155 millimetre striking range so the artillery they have can break it and if it happens this really is a breakthrough. The ukrainian really is a breakthrough. The ukrainian general really is a breakthrough. The Ukrainian General Centre data have been able to break through the first line of defence but usually Russian Forces have three. Do the ukrainians have what they need in confronting to more defence lines and what kind of fight that looks like . That is interesting. It will be a test of russian persistence, where they persist with their second and third line of defence. I think the suspicion is not to the same degree of depth and scale. Secondly, have we provided enough of the mine clearing equipment necessary here. The initial Mining Equipment came through a lot of fire from the russians before they got the tactic correct. They need the right equipment and a little bit of luck to go through the russian defensive measures. As we move from measures. As we move from summer measures. As we move from summer into fall, these defensive positions are going to be much more exposed as the leaves come off trees. If it is good now, it will be better in a month from now. A month from now. Today president a month from now. Today president Zelensky A Month from now. Today president zelensky said i a month from now. Today| president zelensky said he would replace his defence minister, in the biggest shakeup since the beginning of this war. How might a change of leadership like that impact the battlefield . The leadership like that impact the battlefield . Leadership like that impact the battlefield . ,. ,. , battlefield . The replacement of Oleksii Reznikov battlefield . The replacement of Oleksii Reznikov is battlefield . The replacement of Oleksii Reznikov is a battlefield . The replacement of Oleksii Reznikov is a different i Oleksii Reznikov is a different set of rules. Oleksii reznikov is responsible for procurement, acquisition to it logistics. A strong 18 month performance by him and his team. This is more about signalling, signalling to the United States and europeans idolise that because of the allegations of corruption he has taken serious action. European allies. He is accountable as a Minister Of Defence and he is being held responsible by president zelensky. Not treatment replacing macarthur but it is still a big deal. Replacing macarthur but it is stilla big deal. Replacing macarthur but it is still a big deal. Truman. And deploying f 16 against russia next spring, does that give us an indication of how prepared they are to go on . Will the support from us remain at the level at the next juncture . At the level at the next uncture . , ~. , juncture . For sure. Ukraine believed juncture . For sure. Ukraine believed they juncture . For sure. Ukraine believed they will juncture . For sure. Ukraine believed they will continue | believed they will continue this spot until they have crimea back. Believe. This war. Logically, it is the right thing to do. I think there are enough votes, when you count both sides of the aisle, but probably speaker mccarthy, the House Republican leader, he is going to need the House Democratic leader to get him across the finish line and there are signals thatjeffries might not be interested in that. Lets hope that is not true and it will pass the senate. The president will sign it as soon it is approved. Thank you as always for your insides. , ~ ,. , a conservative Israeli Security minister says he plans to propose a bill that would permit the mass arrest and deportation of hundreds of eritrean migrants there. The comments follow violent clashes on the streets of tel aviv on saturday between supporters and opponents of the eritrean government. At least 160 people were injured in riots this weekend from tear gas and live rounds used by Law Enforcement to end the clashes. Israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu said the chaotic scenes had crossed a red line. He has called for a new plan to remove all of those he described as Illegal Infiltrators remaining in the country. Our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is following developments from jerusalem. One day on from those Riotous Scenes in tel aviv, were really seeing the political fallout. Weve had the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, coming out at a special ministerial meeting, calling for the immediate deportation of those who were involved in this violence, the people he is calling Illegal Infiltrators. And he says that he wants ministers to present their plans for the removal of all of those so called Illegal Infiltrators. A red line has been crossed, he said. Already, the far right National Security minister, itamar ben gvir, has said that he has legislation to change basic law in israel that he is planning, so that would allow mass deportations to take place. And just to be clear, there are about 20,000 people who are classed as eritrean Asylum Seekers in israel. They say that they fled from danger, from persecution, in their country, seen as one of the worlds most repressive countries. Now theyre facing this high degree of uncertainty. Migration has always been a very hot political issue in israel, something that is very divisive politically. And now what weve seen has gone right back there firmly on the political agenda. Taiwan is being battered by its biggest storm in four years. Typhoon haikui has brought winds of up to 190 km h. More than a0 people are reported injured. Thousands of homes lost power. And there have been concerns of landslides and rockfalls in communities in the moutains of western taiwan. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. India has switched off its moon rover after successfully conducting a list of experiments. Indias space agency said on x, formerly known as twitter, that it was set to sleepmode. Adding that it hopes to eventually wake it back up for another set of assignments. Indias Chandrayaan 3 was the first spacecraft to reach the Lunar South Pole just over a week ago. Torrential rains have swept across spain, with residents in madrid advised to stay at home. Large areas of the countryside in the castellon have been flooded. Emergency services sent Text Messages to residents of madrid advising them not to use vehicles. A Football Match between Atletico Madrid and sevilla in madrid was also suspeneded due to the alert. In madrid was also suspended due to the alert. To argentina now where the world cup of tango danced off in buenos aires. Argentina took home the top prize in both the salon and stage categories. These are pictures of the couple that won the salon competition. More than 650 couples from all over the world, including italy, brazil, russia and ukraine took part in the event. Youre live with bbc news. To the us state of nevada now, where despite warnings from organizers, some people have begun to leave the burning man festival. A steady stream of vehicles began exiting the event on sunday after a rare rainstorm had cut off access, Leaving Tens Of Thousands of attendees stranded. But others have been getting stuck in the mud. The festivals official website is still warning people not to attempt to drive due to unsafe conditions. More wet weather was expected on sunday after a half inch of rain earlier in the week turned the remote desert into a mudpit, making it difficult to walk or drive. Officials had told the 70,000 In Attendence to shelter in place and conserve food and water until conditions improved. Police say one person has died the cause is under investigation. 0ur david willis is there amid the mud. This was supposed to be the day the people attending this festival headed home instead Tens Of Thousands of them are stranded here, mired in mud which has thickened over the course of the last few hours, following renewed downpours of rain. As you can see behind me, some people are packing up in readiness for their departure but a driving ban remains in force here. The organisers that it is simply to wait and to muddy for people to leave. Some though have tried it, only for the vehicle to end up stuck in the vehicle to end up stuck in the mud. 0thers the vehicle to end up stuck in the mud. Others have abandoned their camping gear altogether and left this festival on forward. Meanwhile, the local Sheriffs Department is investigating a death which took place at the height of the torrential rain on Saturday Night at this festival. At the moment that they are saying very little about the identity of the deceased, only that he is next of kin have been informed. It is thought the worst of the reigns here may have already abated but there is still a chance of some thunderstorms and it could be several days before the landscape here is actually dry enough for everyone here to be able to leave. People here are tired and wet and very muddy, in many cases, and everybody seems to be very anxious now to leave. Its back to school for children around the world, but in the uk more than 100 schools have been forced to close buildings because of crumbling concrete. The uks chancellor, jeremy hunt, says the government will spend what it takes, to secure School Buildings that are falling into disrepair. The Opposition Labour Party has criticised what it called a bare bones response to a crisis. Our home editor, mark easton, has the latest. After two days of terrible headlines about crumbling schools at risk of collapse. Good morning, sir. Good morning. It was the chancellor who took to the airwaves to try and reassure the public that the government had matters under control. Welcome back to the studio, chancellor. Appearing on the Laura Kuenssberg program, mr hunt said ministers would do whatever was necessary to keep schoolchildren safe. We will spend what it takes to sort out this problem as quickly as possible. So do you commit to covering whatever costs are required to remove all of this dangerous concrete from schools around the country . We will spend what it takes to make sure that children can go to school safely, yes. The chancellor has insisted the government acted fast when the dangers of School Ceilings unexpectedly falling on children came to light, but did they . Injuly 2018, a Staff Room Ceiling suddenly collapsed at a Primary School in kent, and crumbling raac beams were blamed. In december of that year, the government warned every School Authority to beware the dangers. In may 2019, a committee of structural experts went further, advising that catastrophic failure could happen without warning, with the possibility of injury or death. But it wasnt until march 2022, almost three years later, that the government sent out a questionnaire asking schools if they had raac in their buildings. In december last year, they issued new guidance, with photos showing examples of School Ceilings which could suddenly fall in. Then, over the last two months, further unexpected collapses prompted the current crisis. The risks from failing raac beams have been known about for decades, but government checks on School Buildings have only been visual, surveyors not even expected to remove Ceiling Tiles to identify critical structural problems behind. The labour party says cuts in School Maintenance budgets have put lives at risk. I can think of a no more defining image about the last 13 years of conservative government than children being sat in classrooms under metal props to prevent the ceilings literally falling in on their heads. It is scandalous. Were working to make sure that there is minimal disruption to education. The Education Secretary is hoping that this departmental video posted on youtube will console worried parents. Not everyone is convinced the government is doing enough. I am extremely disappointed and frustrated that there wasnt a plan in place for this happening. I the government might not have known that it would happen this week, but we knew the stock was in this situation. Checks on the fabric of englands schools were not good enough to spot potentially catastrophic failures before they happened so, while the problem is thought to involve around 100 schools at the moment, the raac cris