Sending to ukraine, this latest package, an $800 million military package, an $800 million military package including armoured vehicles, the ammunition for howitzers and also high mobility artillery rockets as well. we also high mobility artillery rockets as well. ~ ., , , ., ~ as well. we will undoubtedly talk aaain in as well. we will undoubtedly talk again in the as well. we will undoubtedly talk again in the next as well. we will undoubtedly talk again in the next few as well. we will undoubtedly talk again in the next few hours, - as well. we will undoubtedly talkl again in the next few hours, thank you for taking us through the details. let s turn to the counter offensive. currently, fighting is continuing in the eastern donetsk and south eastern zaporizhia regions. ukraine says its forces have continued their advances around the city of bakhmut and have retaken nine settlements and 160 square kilometres of territory, since the start of the counter offensive on 4thjune. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. explosion. ukrainian troops barely flinch as another russian shell hits the front lines close to bakhmut. for a month now, the counteroffensive has raged here. davai, davai!
And will collect evidence for possible cases against russian military and political leaders responsible for the war. ukrainian troops are continuing to make slow advances and retake some villages from russia in the east of the country. but one of the problems they face with their counteroffensive are the many landmines left behind by russian soldiers who ve retreated. our correspondent andrew harding reports from the front line. a flimsy pontoon bridge as we head towards ukraine s southern front. in a landscape blasted by artillery and rocket fire, a different danger now faces ukrainian troops as they fight to recover territory. russian mines. they are everywhere.
He said, you saw a bandwagon and you decided to hop on it. in ukraine, progress by kyiv s forces in their counteroffensive against russia is slower than desired , according to president volodymyr zelensky. analysts say one of the reasons ukrainian troops are not moving more quickly is the widespread use of mines by russian forces. they re taking a significant toll on the advancing ukrainian troops, as andrew harding reports from the front line. a flimsy pontoon bridge as we head towards ukraine s southern front. in a landscape blasted by artillery and rocket fire, a different danger now faces ukrainian troops as they fight to recover territory. russian mines. they are everywhere. soldiers stumbling across yet another on the roadside. is it a claymore? and it s still live?
I say, poised throughout that. of course there will be more evidence later today and in the weeks to come. . ~ later today and in the weeks to come. . ~ ,, y later today and in the weeks to come. . ~ ,, , . efforts to hold russia legally accountable for the war in ukraine take a step forward today with the opening of a special tribunal in the hague. the body is backed by the european union, the united states and ukraine itself and will look at the decision to invade, and who is responsible. on the ground in ukraine, the counter offensive by ukrainian forces continues but president volodymyr zelensky says progress has been slower than desired. analysts say one of the reasons ukrainian troops are not moving more quickly is the widespread use by russian forces of mines. they re taking a significant toll on the advancing ukrainian troops, as andrew harding reports from the front line. a flimsy pontoon bridge as we head towards ukraine s southern front.
Andrew harding reports from the donbas in eastern ukraine. a warning you may find some of the scenes upsetting. a ukrainian army doctor rushes to help yet another casualty this morning near the front lines. russia may be in disarray today, but the fighting here near the town of bakhmut is as ferocious as ever. rough and ready treatment for this soldier, who s got a chunk of shrapnel in his thigh. the doctor here, his call sign is yoda, plots the next rescue mission to the nearby battlefield. as for the news of mutiny in russia. with weary eyes, yoda says, most of us don t really believe it, or maybe it s a performance, something to try to distract us. what matters is that we fight on. they are just heading off now to the front line to pick up some more wounded. the fighting seems to be getting much more intense around bakhmut.
Control, after prolonged fighting, and this is where the wagner group have suffered heavy losses. president zelensky said today that the latest chaos in russia showed the weakness of president putin. our correspondent andrew harding reports from the donbas in eastern ukraine. a ukrainian army doctor rushes to help yet another casualty this morning near the front lines. russia may be in disarray today, but the fighting here near the town of bakhmut is as ferocious as ever. rough and ready treatment for this soldier, who s got a chunk of shrapnel in his thigh. the doctor here, his callsign is yoda, plots the next rescue mission to the nearby battlefield. as for the news of
Questions about the efficacy of the regime. putin will take that as a sign to part it even further, and probably restrict things even more in russia. watch this space, i would say. in russia. watch this space, i would sa . ~ ., in russia. watch this space, i would sa , ~ ., ., say. we will leave it there. thank ou for say. we will leave it there. thank you forjoining say. we will leave it there. thank you forjoining us. these latest events have to be seen against the backdrop of the latest fighting between russian and ukrainian forces. the forces of president zelensky have been pushing to recapture some of the territory invaded by russia, including settlements in the eastern donetsk region and the southern region of zaporizhzhia, but progress has been slow. our correspondent andrew harding reports from the donbas in eastern ukraine. a ukrainian army doctor rushes to help yet another casualty this morning near the front lines. russia may be in disarray today, but the fighting here near the town of bakhmut is as ferocious as ever.
We sign up for helping you when you re sick. when somebody s attacked, you and you need help, i don t go out of my way to kick you out of a club if you re having a good time. it s only if it s necessary. and i don t want it to be necessary. so be good people when you go to my club, 0k? we will be talking about this later on. ashley john ba ptiste reporting. we will be talking about this in the next hour. communities in southern ukraine are struggling with what 5 become a humanitarian and environmental disaster more than two weeks after a major dam was destroyed, causing devestating damage across the region. those above the dam are suffering chronic water shortages, while those below, in the city of kherson, are cleaning out what 5 left of their homes. andrew harding reports. a boat beached on the roadside. plenty of puddles and, in places, more than puddles.
Flowers, this city is morning instead. bethany bell, bbc news is mourning its dead. the un secretary general has called on the warring factions in sudan to stop the fighting before the conflict escalates into an all out war. the comments come as the finalflight all out war. the comments come as the final flight carrying british nationals wanting to escape the flight fighting in sudan took off after a new seven day ceasefire. more than 100,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries. the un is urgently trying to get humanitarian supplies safely into the worst affected areas. andrew harding reports. in the war torn centre of khartoum, in a bullet riddled apartment, a terrified family of four. ., of four. now, during the shooting. of four. now, during the shooting, me of four. now, during the shooting, me and - of four. now, during the shooting, me and the i of four. now, during the i shooting, me and the kids of four. now, during the - shooting, me and the kids would stay here because it is the
To a seven day truce, starting tomorrow. more than 100,000 people have already fled to neighbouring countries, amid warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe that could affect the entire region. now the un is urgently trying to get humanitarian supplies safely into the worst affected areas. as the british air rescue comes to a close. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. he reports on one family s flight to safety. in the war torn centre of khartoum, in a bullet ridden apartment, a terrified family of four. now, during the shooting, me and the kids would stay here because it s the safest area for us to stay. seen here in earlier, calmer times, widower mohammed salman and his three young children. we had the army behind us and the rsf in front of us, and they were shooting at each other, and we were in the middle.