In Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine, for the last eight years soldiers have been fighting Russian-backed separatists. Tensions are mounting in the area, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised the so-called people’s republics of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states, ordering in troops for “peacekeeping” operations. BBC International correspondent Orla Guerin spoke to some Ukrainian soldiers on
Month: February 2022
EPA On the subject of suspense, filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock once advised: “Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.” It feels as if Vladimir Putin has been watching a lot of Hitchcock. For months the Russian leader has been keeping the world guessing. Will he or won’t he launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine?
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson has defended his sanctions against Russia, saying the UK is “out in front” globally when it comes to action against Vladimir Putin. He promised a “further package of military support” for Ukraine, with the assets
George Karlaftis bull-rushed the center on his first football snap. This was in middle school, so Karlaftis’ already-gargantuan 6-foot, 200-pound frame (by his coach’s estimate) careened past the offensive line into the backfield for an easy sack. Problem was, Karlaftis jumped offsides and the play didn’t count. The 13-year-old didn’t realize it. He was playing
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ukraine has urged its citizens living in Russia to leave the country immediately amid growing fears of war. In addition to the order affecting more than three million people, Ukraine mobilised its military reserves and was set to declare a state of emergency. Ukraine’s moves came as Russian troops, ordered
Labour leader Keir Starmer says the UK must do more to fight Putin’s propaganda. He called for the broadcaster Russia Today to no longer be allowed to air in the UK. Bortis Johnson said the culture secretary Nadine Dorries had already asked Ofcom to review the licence. BBC live page: Ukraine tells citizens to leave
Most motion capture rigs require professional motion capture cameras, expensive mocap suits and dots to be painted on faces, but a system being used by the Fashion Innovation Agency at the London College of Fashion is changing that. BBC Click’s Lara Lewington reports. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The UK is ready to escalate sanctions against Russia in the event of a full invasion of Ukraine, the foreign secretary has said. Liz Truss defended criticisms of measures announced by the government on Tuesday, describing them
Russian defence ministry Amid reports of more Russian troops moving closer towards Ukraine’s borders, President Vladimir Putin has insisted that Russia’s interests and security are non-negotiable. He gave a video address, hours after US President Joe Biden warned of “the beginning of a Russian invasion”. Russia was always “open for direct and honest dialogue”, he
DANIEL MUNOZ Extreme wildfires are set to become more frequent, increasing by around 50% by the end of this century, according to a new UN report. The report finds there’s an elevated risk in the Arctic and other regions previously unaffected by fires. The scientists define extreme fires as extraordinary conflagrations that occur roughly once
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The US has hit Russia with wide-ranging sanctions over what President Joe Biden called “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine”. “We’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing,” Mr Biden said. It came after Russian
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. February always reignites a deep pain in Jackie Rowe-Adams. It was in this month that her two boys, Anthony and Tyrone, were fatally shot, 16 years apart. She recounts with disbelief still that a 13-year-old fired the
Bear League A massive black bear named Hank the Tank is wanted by California police for breaking into dozens of homes in a Lake Tahoe neighbourhood since last summer. The bear burglar weighs 500lbs (227kg), much more than the average bear, and appears to have skipped hibernation in winter due to a constant food supply.
EPA Police in Amsterdam are responding to a hostage situation at an Apple store in the city’s busy Leidseplein area. Officers were called to an armed robbery on Tuesday afternoon which became a hostage-taking. Specialist officers are on site to deal with an armed individual and several people have managed to leave the store, police
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson says he will unveil a “first barrage” of economic sanctions against Russia later, after it sent troops into eastern Ukraine. The PM said the UK would “hit Russia very hard” after it sent soldiers into
EPA Boris Johnson “misspoke” when he claimed Chelsea Football Club’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich faced sanctions, his spokesman has said. During a statement in the House of Commons setting out measures against Russia, Mr Johnson said Mr Abramovich was “already facing sanctions”. But Labour’s Chris Bryant later raised a point of order to ask about
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