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Ukraine offensive: BBC visits village liberated from Russian control
...By James Waterhouse in NeskuchneBBC NewsThe BBC is among the first media organisations to gain access to some of the first villages liberated in Ukraine s counteroffensive...
Ukraine war: Kyiv accuses Russia of shelling Kherson evacuations
...By James Waterhouse & Matt MurphyBBC News, in Kherson and LondonUkraine has accused Russia of attacking evacuation points for those affected by the Kakhovka dam breach, after a person was killed by shelling in Kherson...
Ukraine dam: Thousands flee as floods submerge Kherson and nearby towns
...By James Waterhouse in Kherson & Thomas Mackintosh in LondonBBC NewsThousands are fleeing parts of southern Ukraine after a major dam burst, triggering huge floods and sparking a humanitarian disaster...
Ukraine war: Kyiv says troops advance on eastern front
...By Jaroslav Lukiv in London & James Waterhouse in KyivBBC NewsUkrainian forces have advanced around Bakhmut, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar has said, describing the eastern city as the " epicentre of hostilities"...
Biden visits Zelensky in Kyiv and says Putin 'dead wrong' on Ukraine war
...By James Waterhouse, Alice Cuddy and Kathryn Armstrongin Kyiv & LondonThe US will back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for " as long as it takes" President Joe Biden said as he made an unannounced and symbolic visit to the capital, Kyiv...
Ukraine war: Russian missiles hit Ukraine day after West's tanks move
...By James Waterhouse and Marita MoloneyBBC News, Kyiv and LondonRussia launched a wave of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday, a day after Germany and the US pledged tanks to aid Kyiv s fight against the invasion...
Ukraine's president Zelensky addresses Davos forum after fatal helicopter crash
...By James Waterhouse in Brovary, and Paul Kirby & Antoinette Radford in LondonBBC NewsUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said there " are no accidents at war time" after 14 people died in a helicopter crash in the capital, Kyiv...
Ukraine war: Who controls Soledar and why it matters
... " The reason they are throwing everything at it, " says the BBC s James Waterhouse in Ukraine, " is that there is a big propaganda win here… a vital trophy for President Vladimir Putin to present to critics back in Russia"...
Biden visits Zelensky in Kyiv and says Putin 'dead wrong' on Ukraine war
By James Waterhouse , Alice Cuddy and Kathryn Armstrongin Kyiv & London
The US will back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for " as long as it takes" President Joe Biden Said as he made an unannounced and symbolic visit to the capital, Kyiv.
" We have every confidence you're going to continue to prevail, " He Said .
Mr Biden's first trip to Ukraine as President came days before The First anniversary of Russia's invasion.
He Said President Putin had been " dead wrong" to think Russia could outlast Ukraine and its Western allies.
He met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the pair visited a memorial to soldiers who have died in The Nine years since Russia annexed Crimea and its proxy forces captured parts of The Eastern Donbas region.
Mr Biden's presence was intended to reaffirm America's " unwavering commitment to Ukraine's democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity" according to a White House statement.
The New York Times reported that he took a 10-hour train journey from Poland to reach Kyiv.
He left Ukraine on Monday to travel to Poland.
After The Visit , US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine valued at $450m (£373m), including ammunition for howitzers and the Himars rocket system, Javelin missiles, and air surveillance radars.
The US will also provide Kyiv with an extra $10m (£8. 3m) in emergency assistance " to keep Ukraine's energy infrastructure up and running" Mr Blinken Said .
A New Wave of sanctions against individuals and companies " that are trying to evade or backfill Russia's war machine" will also be announced later This Week .
Mr Zelensky Said : " The results of this visit will surely be seen and will surely be reflected on The Battlefield in liberating our territories. "
He also Said that the two leaders had discussed the possibility of sending other weapons that So Far had not been supplied.
Mr Zelensky has repeatedly called for F-16 fighter jets, something the.
National Security adviser Jake Sullivan - who was among President Biden's Entourage - Said the US notified Russia about The Trip a few hours before President Biden's departure for " deconfliction purposes".
He refused to comment on how Moscow had responded to The News .
White House officials Said planning for The Trip had been happening for " months" and that a final decision to travel was made on Friday.
In a scene that added drama to The Most high-profile visit to Ukraine since The War began, Air Raid sirens wailed while President Biden and Mr Zelensky were in St Michael's Cathedral in central Kyiv. The Sirens sound regularly in Kyiv.
While Other World leaders have visited Ukraine over The Past year, the US President 's appearance in the capital during A War in which American Soldiers aren't fighting is a show of unity at a time when Russia says Western support for Ukraine is waning.
The Visit was welcomed by Ukrainians in Kyiv.
" I'm so grateful for his support - it means so much to us, " Roksoliana Gera told The Bbc .
" I appreciate his courage, that he took on this challenge and came to show the support of The American nation. "
Oleksandra Soloviova Said The Visit was an " important sign for the whole world".
" For Russia first of all, it shows the US supports us and will continue supporting us, with sanctions and military equipment, " She Said .
The Ukrainian President 's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, Said that The Visit had been strategic as well as historic. " Many issues are being solved and those that have stalled will be accelerated, " He Said .
The US is one of Ukraine's biggest allies and has So Far announced $24. 9bn (£20. 6bn) in military assistance, according to the US state department.
In January, and longer-range missiles are also on their way.
However, there is a growing political divide in the US over the amount of aid Kyiv should receive in future.
President Biden's visit to Kyiv comes ahead of a three-day visit to Poland.
There he will meet with the country's President , Andrzej Duda , and with Eastern European members of the Nato military alliance.
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