Attacks also took place in the dnipro region in central ukraine and Western Areas of lviv and ivano frankivsk. Ukrainian Officials Say equipment has been damaged and at least one Energy Worker injured. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian Energy infrastructure over recent months. Its attacks such as these which have prompted more us aid to ukraine. The United States has outlined what will be included in a 6 billion package of military assistance. Its part of a larger 60 billion commitment which was approved by congress a week ago following six months of delays. The package will focus on air defence and includes interceptor missiles, anti drone systems and Artillery Ammunition. Whats not included are the new Patriot Air Defence Batteries, which ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky says are critical. The us defence secretary, lloyd austin, has been speaking about the importance of the aid. The outcome in ukraine will determine the trajectory of our times. If putin prevails in ukraine, the Security Consequences would be grave and global. Europe would face a Security Threat it hasnt seen in our lifetimes. As President Biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. If the kremlin gets its way, if putins war of imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. A little earlier i spoke to ivan verstyuk, a journalist based in kyiv. I started by asking him about the latest attacks by russia as well as reports of Drone Attacks by ukraine on an oil refinery in southern russia. Russia are ramping up to increase attacks on Energy Infrastructure before new air Defence Systems get installed so russia are using this period of time to do the rest of their plans to our Energy Systems so it is going to be harder for ukrainian business and the population to survive this year. Russians want to make ukrainians think more about signing a Peace Agreement because our Energy Infrastructure is so badly damaged and with ukrainian drones targeting russian Oil Refineries, this is also very important because those two Oil Refineries are directly involved in Russian Military logistics in Russian Military logistics and resupplying troops in Eastern Ukraine with all kinds of fuel so this direct hit on a Military Target and what else is important is Vladimir Putin mostly doesnt pay any attention to russian economic crisis or western economic sanctions, to him, this isnt a priority. The only Economic Indicator that he pays attention to is inflation in price growth. Im sorry to cut you off, i know our time will run out shortly. I just wanted to ask about this us Military Aid Package for ukraine. What was the recation in ukraine when the us announced it is not sending Patriot Air Defence Batteries to ukraine . 0verall, despite having problems with getting more patriot systems to ukraine, all weapons are going to be re supplied with this recent us package, anti tank weapons, anti aircraft weapons, all kinds of artillery. People generally now feel much more at ease because the general expectation is that russians will launch another big advance in may orjune, this is why they are concentrating their Military Personnel and firepower mostly in Eastern Ukraine so that chain of munition supply, changes the amount of people who now feel substantially safe expecting what is going to be happening next. And also, it is really important to re supply our troops in Eastern Ukraine where the intensity of fighting is the highest among all of the territories and the russian army in Eastern Ukraine, that is the place where it is intending to do more land grabs. I wanted to ask about these ukrainian territories you mention russia has been gaining ground, how much of a difference do you think these new weapons will make for ukraines efforts to try and hold the front lines. I think this will be a milestone that will change the trajectory of war. Russians, they had a huge advantage in firepower in Eastern Ukraine and now our troops, our army will be able to shoot back as many missiles, munitions as needed. South africa is celebrating freedom day, marking three decades since the countrys first democratic election and the end of the apartheid era. The party which has been in power ever since, we can take you like to pretoria and show these live pictures. Lets take a listen. � , show these live pictures. Lets take alisten. � ,. , show these live pictures. Lets take a listen. � ,. ,. , a listen. Im very happy for everyone a listen. Im very happy for everyone who a listen. Im very happy for everyone who is a listen. Im very happy for everyone who is here. A listen. Im very happy for everyone who is here. We | a listen. Im very happy for everyone who is here. We know that we have a lot that we still have to sort out but today lets take this moment and celebrate this feeling because we know if it wasnt for freedom, i wouldnt be allowed to be known like you guys know me, i wouldnt be on tv for so long but because of freedom, today we are able to do what we are passionate about. Studio that is one of the celebrants there in pretoria, south africa. The South African PresidentCyril Ramaphosa will be leading the celebrations at the Union Buildings in pretoria. We will bring you those pictures and that speech by the president later on in the programme. Of course, this is another election of course, this is another Election Yearfor of course, this is another Election Year for south africa as it goes to the polls later next month. Thereve been developments in Ceasefire Negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. Egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting theres been notable progress in finding common ground. In gaza itself, the hamas run Health Agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. This was the scene in rafah on friday night. 0ur diplomatic correspondentJames Landale is following the developments from jerusalem. Well, this week, catherine, the American DefenceDepartment Gave a long briefing to media in america about how this new maritime aid corridor would work but there was a big hole in the plans and that is because the United States has made it very clear they are not going to put us boots on the ground in gaza. They are not going to drive those aid trucks off the landing craft, onto the Floating Pontoon or causeway when it is established and onto the beach into a secure zone on the beach in gaza. So, someone is going to have to do that. The americans said an Unnamed Third Party would do it. They said it would be a significant partner of the United States, a nation, not some private military company. My understanding is that one option being considered by the British Government is that british troops would drive those trucks. I should be very clear, no decision has been made, the issue hasnt yet reached the prime ministers desk. The mod is not commenting, nor is the israeli army. But, the british have been very closely involved in this operation� s planning from the very beginning, both in american headquarters in florida and also in cyprus. A british ship is going to be used as a dormitory for Hundreds Of American Servicemen and women involved and even the British Hydrographic Office has been giving detailed information to planners about the nature of gazas shoreline. So, it is a possibility, it is an option that British Forces will drive those trucks onto the beach in gaza in harms way but it is just an option, no decision has been taken. And james, looking at the situation in gaza, we are hearing of notable progress in terms of Mediation Talks between israel and hamas, do we have any detail on how those talks are proceeding . Look, im always cautious about being hopeful and disappointed and progress and stalled in these kind of negotiations because they are just a long and difficult. What we do know is that talking is continuing. Egyptian officials were here in jerusalem yesterday. We know that hamas overnight has said they have received the latest israeli proposal. We know that there is a big conference taking place in saudi arabia this weekend and there is the possibility of some parties talking to each other on the sidelines of that conference. I think the idea is that there is going to be another attempt to see if a deal is possible for a ceasefire, for some hostages to be released, for some palestinian prisoners to be released before any Military Operation begins in rafah in the south of gaza against hamas fighters that israel says are holed up there in tunnels. So, it is another attempt to try and make some progress. We will see if it does because thus far, it has been very, very difficult for both sides to try and bridge the divide. The bbc� s James Landale injerusalem for us. James was also talking about plans that could see the British Forces possibly deployed to gaza to help deliver humanitarian assistance via a new sea route. The former head of the palestinian desk at israels ministry for strategic affairs, kobi michael, has told me earlier about the progress of the ceasefire talks. Im a bit sceptical about any progress. It looks like the leadership of hamas in the gaza strip still believe that the time works in favour of them, and not only the time but the us and the entire International Community by pressuring israel and criticising israel, i assume they have no real incentive for them to make some further concessions with regard to the negotiation. I hope im wrong in my assessment. But i believe that the main goal of hamas is to survive and to remain the sovereign power in the gaza strip in the days after the war. This would be the ultimate victory for them. And therefore, they intend to keep hostages as a sort of insurance policy, and even if there will be a sort of appeal, they will not release all of the hostages. What is your assessment of the role that the possible invasion of rafah has had on these talks . Has it cast a shadow over the talks and should the offensive happen, how will it impact any mediation . I think that the offensive by itself is not enough in order to create the impact or the required impact on hamas leadership in gaza. In order to create such an impact and in order to increase the probability for a more successful negotiation, we have to add to the Military Offensive two additional pressures. The first one is the pressure on qatar, and this is a pressure that only the us can create, because qatar has the most significant leverage over hamas. The second pressure is to create an alternative, the replacement for hamas on the ground immediately, at least in the northern part of the gaza strip, in a way that will signal to the leadership of hamas and to the people of gaza that still support hamas that hamas is not an option any more. Only by creating these three vectors or pressures simultaneously, i think there is a higher probability for a breakthrough in the negotiation. And in the meantime, israel says it continues to prepare for a full scale offensive or rafah. What options do you think the Israeli Military have, considering the more than one Million People who are sheltering in rafah right now because of the ongoing conflict . Israel, the idf, has several options, the plans are already ready and approved by the war cabinet. We have to remember that although there are Something Like 1. 3 Million People in the rafah area, the idf does not intend to protect all the area, and i assume that the area will be divided into smaller areas, like khan younis, and people will be evacuated from these smaller areas whenever the idf were intending to enter these polygons. And i assume that there are some other tactics that will be used, first of all in order to surprise hamas. And secondly to ensure minimal casualty on gaza civilians. To news in the uk now. Scotlands First Minister humza yousaf is insisting he will not resign following a week of turmoil in scottish politics. For those who arent keeping up heres whats been happening. The crisis began when humza yousaf who leads the Scottish National party ended its Governing Coalition with the scottish greens. Both parties are pro scottish independence. Thered been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap Climate Targets and gender policy issues theoretically humza yousaf could lead a Minority Government but he faces a Confidence Vote and all the main scottish parties have said they will vote against him. Theres the possibility a former snp member ash regan who has defected to another nationalist party could save mr yousaf. But thats highly uncertain. The big picture in all of this is that the position of the Scottish National party is weakening with uk elections due. And that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. 0ur reporter Catriona Renton is in glasgow and explains exactly how the First Minister has found himself in this position. This time last week, we were talking about the Scottish Green Party voting on whether or not they should remain in partnership with the snp. Some in the party, as you were saying, were unhappy with the Power Sharing Arrangement after the snp dropped a Climate Change target. There has also been issues about gender services for young people. In a twist, humza yousaf called in the green ministers on thursday and he told them the relationship was over so that is how he finds himself in this position fighting for his political life. He said he is confident he will win the Confidence Vote he will win the Confidence Vote and he will not resign but he does face these two votes of confidence next week, one in himself and one in his government. As you were explaining in your introduction, the arithmetic in the Scottish Parliament is very tight. There are 63 snp msps, there are 65 opposition msps and there is the Presiding Officer who retains a neutral position. He has written to all of the Party Leaders asking them for talks on where they can find common ground. I think it is safe to say we can rule out any deals with the prounion parties, labour, conservatives and liberal democrats. But somewhat ironically, mr yousaf is now having to reach back out to the greens who he dumped on thursday but they are sore and they say they cant trust him after what happened. Mr yousaf said yesterday he didnt mean to upset or anger the scottish greens and that there are a lot of issues that both the snp and greens share. So that is one way he could remain in government if some of the seven scottish green msps were to change their tack and support him but that seems highly unlikely given the upset that has caused. His only other Potential Lifeline is the Alba Party Msp ash regan. She stood against humza yousaf for the leadership of the snp after the First MinisterNicola Sturgeon stood down. She left the snp and joined the alba party, which is alex salmond. The former First Minister who was also an snp First Minister, the party he leads now. She set out a number of conditions that she would support mr yousaf on. If he loses the personal vo