i m beeianna golodryga. first if ukraine, another brutal wave of russian attacks across kyiv. explosions heard across the capital are civilians are urged to shelter after a barrage of kamikaze attacks. a pregnant woman was killed. those attacks involving drones and cruise missiles that targeted critical infrastructure, cutting powner some areas. and in china, a third term as the leader of the ruling community party. in his address xi bluntly threatened to seize control of taiwan by force if necessary. that line receiving the biggest applause of his two-hour speech. we ll have more on that speech in just a moment. latest wave of attacks on kyiv. our reports are standing by. let s begin with clarissa ward in kyiv. and clarissa, i want to talk more about the attacks but i want our viewers to look at what you saw firsthand this morning. this is quite clearly a residential building. we have already seen one body being removed from here. we also saw another elderly woman being
plant right around there. a lot of buildings in the area appear to have been damaged. it is not clear yet whether there has been any significant damage to the power plant itself. but the clear goal here for the russians is to try to destroy crucial civilian infrastructure like power plants, like heating plants, like electricity plants, as we go into the winter and temperatures begin to plunge. the mayor saying to us, however, that rather than being cowed, the people of kyiv are not panicking. they re just more angry and resolved to fight, bianna. it stood out to me that the mayor said, quote, putin needs ukraine, without ukrainians and that is why he is thus targeting civilians again. clarissa, iran, we heard is denying supplying russia with weapons despite those drones being thought to be iranian. and vladimir putin just being in iran and visiting there a few