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Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday that Challenger 2 tanks supplied by the United Kingdom will soon be deployed for the execution of combat missions.
Been in a war. actually, most of the ones saying that hadn't been, either. >> norah: still, she works to improve military benefits and was key to pushing the pentagon to allow women to fly combat missions, starting in 1993. >> the only thing it's been found to do protect women from getting ahead. >> norah: a harvard-trained lawyer, schroeder was often questioned about how a mother of two young kids could also be a lawmaker. her legacy includes the family t that guaranteed 18 weeks of unpaid leave. >> we are still pretending like women are in the workplace because they are bored. >> norah: but ...
Deal, for northern ireland. the new deal would scrap customs checks with the british mainland. calls for calm in the middle east after more deadly violence in the occupied west bank between israelis and palestinians as fierce fighting continues in the east of ukraine — where russian forces are trying to encircle the city of bakhmut — ukrainian forces are resisting, on the ground, and in the skies. the bbc was given rare access to pilots who are part of the battle in the east. on combat missions they fly low as one or two metres off the ground. our senior international correspondent orla gu...
Of the day. welcome back. you're watching newsday on the bbc from singapore. 0ur headlines: britain and the european union agree a new post—brexit trade dealfor northern agree a new post—brexit trade deal for northern ireland. it'll scrap customs checks within the british mainland. calls for calm in the middle east, after more deadly violence in the occupied west bank between israelis and palestinians. as fierce fighting continues in the east of ukraine, where russian forces are trying to encircle the city of bakhmut, ukrainian forces are resisting on the ground and in the skies. the bbc h...
Then, they strike. our target's on the eastern front, we can't say exactly where. they bank left to avoid being hit themselves and return to base, coming in right over our heads. the pilot, roman, has been decorated for bravery. he's sa, a ukrainian top gun in an ageing soviet helicopter — about as old as he is. roman has flown countless combat missions in this war. that means being ready to die and ready to kill. do you think about the fact that there are russian soldiers who will be on the receiving end? there are no people on the ground. only our troops and enemies. so if they came to our...