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singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with a notable increase in military activity increase in military activity in the southern and eastern ukraine. the ukrainian armed forces say they've launched several attacks, forces say they've launched severalattacks, but forces say they've launched several attacks, but the russians insist there attacks have been repelled. russian officials are claiming that their troops have succeeded in blocking attacks around donetsk, luhansk and zaporizhzhia. the ukrainian attack on donetsk was set to be on...

this is bbc news. it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. we start with the notable increase in military activity, in southern and eastern ukraine. the ukrainian armed forces say they've launched several attacks, but the russians insist those attacks have been repelled. russian officials are claiming that their troops have succeded in blocking attacks around donetsk, luhansk, and zaporizhzhia — the ukrainian attack on donetsk was said to be on a significant scale. but the eastern city of bakhmut is described as the "epicentre of hostilities", where ukraine's ground for...

Talking won't stop. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. meanwhile, in russia, president putin did not comment on the claims when he made a public appearance, so what is the view from moscow? here is our russia editor, steve rosenberg. the claim by moscow is that ukraine's army launched a major attack in the donetsk region, which failed. these images from the russian defence ministry — and its claim to have inflicted heavy losses — have not been independently verified. but russia's been expecting a counteroffensive by kyiv for weeks now. singing. in the russian capital, a stark contrast to th...

To straddle defending with diplomacy. you can be sure the talking won't stop. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. in russia, president putin didn't comment on the claims when he made a public appearance. so what's the view from moscow? our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report. the claim by moscow is that ukraine's army launched a major attack in the donetsk region, which failed. these images from the russian defence ministry — and its claim to have inflicted heavy losses — have not been independently verified. but russia has been expecting a counteroffensive by kyiv for weeks now. ...

In the cathedral of christ the saviour, a masterpiece returns. the holy trinity is one of russia's most precious icons. but its display here has sparked controversy. for a century, the fragile 600—year—old painting had been kept in stable conditions in moscow's tretyakov gallery. but the kremlin ordered its transfer to the church. lev lifshits was part of a group of experts who'd advised against that, fearing major damage to a unique work of art. translation: this decision was someone�*s personal whim. the gallery's restoration council was categorically against this. this is a political ...