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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"...
Ukraine war: Russian missiles hit Ukraine day after West's tanks move
By James Waterhouse and Marita MoloneyBBC News, Kyiv and London
Russia 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 .
One person died and two others were injured after strikes hit a building in Kyiv, The City 's mayor said.
Officials also reported strikes on two energy facilities in the southern region of Odesa.
The Attack came as Russia said it perceived the tank offer as " direct" Western involvement in The Conflict .
Ukrainian authorities said they were expecting over 30 missiles and had seen A Number of explosions during Kyiv's Rush Hour , in what was clearly a sustained and wide-ranging attack.
A military spokesperson said that at least 15 missiles were downed.
Earlier, Ukraine's Air Force said it had shot down a cluster of Iranian-made attack drones launched by Russian forces from The Sea of Azov in The South of the country.
A 55-year-old man was killed and two others wounded when non-residential buildings in The South of the capital were struck, officials reported.
The offensive was a continuation of Russia's months-long tactic of targeting Ukraine's infrastructure. The freezing winter has seen power stations destroyed and millions plunged Into Darkness .
After Thursday's strikes, emergency power cuts were enforced in Kyiv and several other regions to relieve pressure on the electricity grid, said DTEK, Ukraine's largest private power producer.
A Day earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to provide Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 tanks, following weeks of international pressure. They are widely seen as some of the.
The Heavy weaponry is expected to arrive in late March or early April.
President, marking a reversal of longstanding Pentagon arguments that they are a poor fit for the Ukrainian battlefield.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed The Move but urged the speedy delivery of the tanks. He also appealed to The West to send long-range missiles and fighter jets.
But for tanks to be " game-changer" 300 to 400 of them would be needed, an adviser to Ukraine's Defence Minister told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme.
" The sooner we defeat Russia on The Battlefield using Western weapons, the sooner we will be able to stop this missile terror and restore peace, " Yuriy Sak said, adding that allies have made " no clear indication" of how many tanks will be pledged.
Speaking on the same programme, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said sending tanks to Ukraine would make a Big Difference to the country's ability to win The War .
He also warned that Russia was planning a fresh offensive, just as reports began emerging from Ukraine of missile strikes following drone attacks Overnight .
Source of news: bbc.com