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this was scene after the attack. it was a popular busy restaurant, with many families eating out before the nightly curfew. dozens of people were injured — the missile also damaged nearby apartment buildings and shops. among the dead were two 14—year—old twins, yulia and anna aksenchenko. president zelensky said the attack showed russia deserved defeat. arnaud de decker is a journalist who was at the restaurant just before it was hit. he described what he saw. i was in the lounge eating a pizza and drinking a nonalcoholic beer. i paid and left and ten minutes later, i heard a very loud explosion, first one and then moments later a second one, and i immediately understood it was the lounge that was hit. i went to the place and it was an absolute disaster.
around 60 people were injured, some around 60 people were injured, some of them critically. the missile also damage nearby apartment buildings and shops. among the dead — were two 14—year—old twins — yulia and anna aksenchenko. president zelensky said the attack showed russia deserved defeat. arnaud de decker is a journalist who was at the restaurant — just before it was hit. he described what he saw. i was in the lounge eating a pizza and drinking a nonalcoholic beer. i paid and left and ten minutes later, i heard a very loud explosion, first one and then moments later a second one, and i immediately understood it was the lounge that was hit. i went to the place and it was an absolute disaster. the restaurant was totally gone, people wounded in the street and rescue workers were trying to help the people from underneath the rubble. it was absolutely a disaster.
and if you are south korean, you are now officially a year younger than you were yesterday. we'll tell you how a new law has changed the way koreans think about age. but we start with the situation in ukraine and the horrifying details of a russian missile attack on a restaurant in kramatorsk. 11 people were killed and rescue workers have spent most of the day going through the rubble, looking for any survivors. kramatorsk is in ukraine's eastern donetsk region. it's under ukrainian control but close to parts of the country occupied by russia. this was the scene after the attack. it was a popular, busy restaurant, with many families eating out before the nightly curfew. dozens of people were injured, the missile also damaged nearby apartment buildings and shops. among the dead were two 14—year—old twins, yulia and anna aksenchenko. president zelensky said the attack showed russia deserved defeat. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest
it's a defiance, a resilience that only seems to have grown since the events ofjune 6th. that was the day suspected russian sabotage destroyed this nearby kakhovka dam, releasing a deluge of water downstream. but what about upstream? here that same dam's collapse has emptied out the largest body of fresh water in ukraine. the nearby towns have all run out of water, half a million people suddenly relying on emergency supplies. "what do you think it's like carrying water like a donkey?" asks yulia. "it's scary," says nina. and the future is even scarier. many local men have left to fight the russians, but ivan and his uncle,
driven out of kherson. it's a defiance, a resilience that only seems to have grown since the events ofjune 6th. that was the day suspected russian sabotage destroyed this nearby kakhovka dam, releasing a deluge of water downstream. but what about upstream? here that same dam's collapse has emptied out the largest body of fresh water in ukraine. the nearby towns have all run out of water, half a million people suddenly relying on emergency supplies. "what do you think it's like carrying water like a donkey?" asks yulia. "it's scary," says nina. "and the future is even scarier". many local men have left to fight the russians,
but what about upstream? here that same dam's collapse has emptied out the largest body of fresh water in ukraine. this giant reservoir contained 18 cubic kilometres of water. if it helps, try picturing one giant paddling pool the size of england. and all that water has abruptly vanished. the impact on wildlife here and on humans has been catastrophic. the nearby towns have all run out of water — half a million people suddenly relying on emergency supplies. "what do you think it's like carrying water like a donkey?" asks yulia. "it's scary," says nina. "and the future is even scarier".
the nearby towns have all run out of water. 500,000 people suddenly relying on emergency supplies. "what do you think it's like, carrying water "like a donkey?" asks yulia. "it's scary," says nina. "and the future is even scarier." speaking of which, just across the now—empty reservoir, europe's largest nuclear power plant, still controlled by russian forces. another worry on this muddy front line. andrew harding, bbc news, ukraine. around the world and across the uk... this is bbc news.
this time, it's dnipro with the most acute of impacts. a psychiatric clinic on the receiving end of a ballistic missile. after a brief reprieve, russia has resumed its tactic of targeting civilian areas. this is the residual threat that people have to live with — the idea that something like this could happen at any point, in any city. the authorities are sadly well practised in dealing with the consequences of russia's tactics. it's almost a dignified efficiency. these are the signature signs of a ballistic missile. people say the explosion happened before the sirens could react. they're harder to detect and shoot down. the blast area is always vast. we meet yulia, in a queue for aid. she shows me the moment her window shattered from the force.
for ukrainian cities. this time, it's dnipro with the most acute of impacts. a psychiatric clinic on the receiving end of a ballistic missile. after a brief reprieve, russia has resumed its tactic of targeting civilian areas. this is the residual threat that people have to live with — the idea that something like this could happen at any point, in any city. the authorities are sadly well practised in dealing with the consequences of russia's tactics. it's almost a dignified efficiency. these are the signature signs of a ballistic missile. people say the explosion happened before the sirens could react. they're harder to detect and shoot down. the blast area is always vast. we meet yulia, in a queue for aid.
happened before the sirens could react. they're harder to detect and shoot down. the blast area is always vast. we meet yulia, in a queue for aid. she shows me the moment her window shattered from the force. translation: this is war. it's not our fault. calm and peaceful civilians suffer every day, mentally. children suffer. well, it's hard. it's just difficult. we're not even in bakhmut. we're far away. nevertheless, we get hit regularly. ukraine has spent another night under russian drones and missiles. almost 50 were shot down, we're told. translation: the thing is, russia's now irritated - - especially in recent days, when our air defence is becoming more powerful.