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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMoscow attack: Debunking the false claimsPublished57 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Olga Robinson, Shayan Sardarizadeh & Paul BrownBBC VerifyRussia has repeatedly blamed Ukraine for last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack, despite the Islamic State (IS) group claiming responsibility and Ukraine’s denials.Through Russian officials’ statements, media reports, and social media, BBC Verify examines how the campaign to blame Kyiv unfolded.First accusationsAccusations were made almost immediately after initial reports of the attack on the Crocus City Hall emerged on social media at 1715 GMT on Friday.Several pro-Kremlin bloggers posting to the messaging app Telegram blamed Ukraine within just over an hour.Pro-Russia pundit Sergey Markov, for example, said at 1825 GMT the attackers looked like “Islamist radicals”, but went on to add – without evidence – that the attack was “likely organised from Kyiv”.Some 40 minutes later (1903 GMT), Moskovsky Komsomolets, a national tabloid, quoted military expert Roman Shkurlatov as saying the attack may have been organised with the support of Ukraine’s Security Service and military intelligence.And at 1927 GMT, Russia’s ex-President Dmitry Medvedev vowed revenge if Ukraine was involved.The fake claim of responsibilityA few hours later, at 2213 GMT, NTV – one of Russia’s main TV channels – aired a video clip, claiming that it showed a senior Ukrainian official confirming his country’s involvementIn the video, Oleksiy Danilov appears to say: “It is fun in Moscow today, I think it’s a lot of fun. I would like to believe that we will arrange such fun for them more often.”But BBC Verify has established the clip is actually an edit of two Ukrainian TV interviews broadcast in the past week.Image source, NTVImage caption, BBC Verify has established the clip – broadcast by NTV – is actually an edit of two Ukrainian TV interviewsBoth can be found on YouTube. The first is an interview with Danilov from 19 March. The other one was published three days earlier and features Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov.The quote by Danilov which appears in the NTV video cannot be heard in the original interview.Audio analysis, carried out for BBC Verify by the Advanced Forensic Technology Research Group at Liverpool John Moores University, suggests the audio was manipulated in the NTV video.A gap in the audio frequency data indicates that the sound has been edited. However, the researchers cannot be certain the voice was AI generated.BBC Verify has also found information embedded in the audio file suggesting it has been put through editing software.’Window’ for crossingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, President Putin said the assailants were caught as they were trying to flee to UkraineAn official accusation was made in Vladimir Putin’s address on Saturday.The Russian president said the assailants were caught as they were trying to flee to Ukraine, where “a window for crossing the border was prepared for them”.However, Russia has not presented evidence of a “window” to let the attackers through.Although BBC Verify cannot independently confirm where the suspects were heading, we have verified several videos and photos of them being apprehended. And despite Putin’s claim, the arrests took place a long way from the Ukrainian border.By matching background details in their environment, we know two of the arrested suspects were filmed at about 90 miles (145km) from the Ukraine border. This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, One of the suspects was arrested 90 miles (145km) from the Ukrainian borderWhile Ukraine has denied any involvement, responsibility has been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group via its self-styled Amaq news agency.Visual evidence, circulated by IS, includes a picture of four attackers with their faces blurred and a very graphic video filmed from one of the assailant’s perspectives. Multiple details – like features of the concert hall and guns used by the attackers – match videos that emerged online at the time of the attack. But despite the evidence, Russia continues to accuse Ukraine.Four in court as Moscow attack death toll nears 140Zelensky hits back after Russia links Ukraine to concert attackRosenberg: As Russia mourns, how will Putin react to concert attack?Margarita Simonyan – editor in chief of the Russian TV network RT (previously known as Russia Today) – said on X the attackers were not from IS because they were not wearing suicide vests and “had no intention to die”.But while IS has repeatedly warned assailants against getting caught alive, the group’s attackers have escaped before.For example, in late 2022 one of the militants involved in an attack on a hotel in Kabul managed to escape and later carried out a suicide attack, according to IS media observed by BBC Monitoring.What do we know about the suspects?The attackers drove in a white Renault – which matches the vehicle seen in a separate video used to flee the concert hall – before being detained.According to Russian State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein, one man was arrested near the vehicle, while the other three fled into nearby woods and were detained following a search. Weapons and Tajik passports were recovered from the Renault, Mr Khinshtein added.On Sunday, footage was published of the men being escorted into a Moscow court. They were named by Russian authorities as: Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov.Image caption, IS released a video showing the four attackers with their faces blurredIn the picture released by IS, three of the suspects can be seen wearing a light brown t-shirt, a light green t-shirt and a grey polo shirt. These shirts appear to match those worn by three of the suspects at the time of their arrest.For example, two logos on the light brown t-shirt worn by the man named Rachabalizoda are also visible in the video released by IS. He also identifies himself by the same name during a subsequent interrogation.The suspect Mirzoyev, whose shirt is not visible in the IS picture, was detained wearing a long-sleeve green shirt, blue jeans and a black belt. These three items of clothing are worn by a gunman in the IS video.How reliable is IS’s claim of responsibility?The existence of a highly graphic video filmed by the attackers while carrying out the killings, their use of slogans common among IS attackers in the video, and its distribution via official IS media channels are consistent with the group’s modus operandi.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Russia attack suspects dragged into courtroomAn image of one of the attackers inside the Crocus City Hall more than two weeks before the attack has been published by Russian media – suggesting it had been pre-planned.IS often awaits confirmation of the fate of the attackers before releasing a claim. If an attacker dies, it prevents the intelligence agencies from extracting information under interrogation or torture.So the claim of responsibility while the perpetrators were still at large is unusual, and indicates keenness on IS’s part to confirm its role.This is not the first time that IS has targeted Russia. Two other major attacks happened in 2015 and 2018, along with other lower-level ones in recent years.Additional reporting by Mina Al-Lami, Benedict Garman and Adam RobinsonWhat do you want BBC Verify to investigate?Related TopicsSocial mediaRussiaDisinformationBBC MonitoringMoscowIslamic State groupTop StoriesLive. Israel cancels White House visit after US doesn’t block UN ceasefire voteUK hits out at Chinese-backed cyber-attacksPublished10 minutes agoMillions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot – USPublished5 minutes agoFeaturesJewish settlers set their sights on Gaza beachfrontMoscow survivor: ‘They shot indiscriminately’ VideoMoscow survivor: ‘They shot indiscriminately’Say one thing, do another? 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUkraine war: Dozens of Russian troops ‘die in air strike’Published2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Survivors of the attack say they were hit by two HIMARS missiles, seen here being launched in May 2023By Robert GreenallBBC NewsAt least 60 Russian troops have been killed after a training area in occupied eastern Ukraine was hit by two missiles, reports say.Sources familiar with the situation told the BBC that troops had gathered at the site in Donetsk region for the arrival of a senior commander.Video footage of the incident appeared to show large numbers of dead.A Russian official confirmed that a strike took place but described the reports as “grossly exaggerated”.The attack reportedly came hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.At the meeting, Mr Shoigu claimed Russian successes in several areas of the front line and spoke of the recent capture of the town of Avdiivka, but made no mention of the Donetsk region incident.Reports say members of the 36th motorised rifle brigade, normally based in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, were waiting for the arrival of Maj-Gen Oleg Moiseyev, commander of the 29th Army of the Eastern military region, at a training area near the village of Trudovske. A soldier who survived the incident said during a video recording of the aftermath that the brigade’s commanders had made them stand in an open field.They were reportedly hit by two missiles fired from the US-made HIMARS launch system.This and other videos and stills show dozens of soldiers apparently lying dead in a field. Estimates, including by those who survived, suggest at least 60 have died.The BBC is working to verify the footage.Transbaikal governor Alexander Osipov indirectly confirmed the strike in his Telegram channel, but said that the reports about it were “inaccurate and grossly exaggerated”.Without giving casualty figures, he said full and accurate information would be provided to the families of all the soldiers involved.”No-one will be left without help or support,” he added.There has been no word about the strike as yet from the Ukrainian authorities.Is Russia turning the tide in Ukraine?Ukraine war in maps: Russia makes limited advancesDetermination and despair in Ukraine front-line townIn a separate development, several pro-Russian sources have reported that the military blogger Andrey Morozov, known as Murz, has killed himself.Morozov, whose Telegram channel has some 100,000 subscribers, wrote in a series of apparently final posts that he had been forced by the military to take down a report about Russian losses in recent battles, including Avdiivka.He had said about 16,000 troops had been killed or seriously injured in the campaign and 300 pieces of armour destroyed.The blogger wrote that he had been shut down by propagandists from state TV, but that they were too cowardly to come and kill him.”Well I’ll do it myself then,” he adds. “I’ll shoot myself if no-one dares to take on this trifling matter.”The BBC is unable to verify reports of the blogger’s death or how he might have died.Russia’s military rarely reports casualties, but some pro-Russian military bloggers have regularly done so. Ukraine has also spoken of thousands of Russian troops killed in recent battles.And BBC Russian, in a joint project with the Mediazona website, recently updated its figures for confirmed deaths in the Russian military based on open sources in the two years since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.Altogether, 45,123 are confirmed dead, including 6,614 since October last year. Since that date, there has been a sharp increase in average weekly deaths compared with previous months.Additional reporting by Ilya BarabanovRelated TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaUkraineMore on this storyRussia accused of executing prisoners of war in AvdiivkaPublished1 day agoIs Russia turning the tide in Ukraine?Published4 days agoUkraine troops pull out of key eastern town AvdiivkaPublished3 days agoThe Ukrainians ‘disappearing’ in Russia’s prisonsPublished10 FebruaryFull cemeteries and empty homes: Ukrainians struggle to endurePublished7 days agoTop StoriesLive. SNP and Tory anger as Speaker breaks convention on Gaza voteUK sanctions Russia jail chiefs after Navalny deathPublished57 minutes agoTrident missile crashes into sea in failed test firingPublished2 hours agoFeatures’Premier League caught my online troll. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaAvdiivka: Russia accused of executing prisoners of war after Ukraine withdrawsPublished17 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Cultural ForcesImage caption, The body of Andriy Dubnytsky was later identified in a video posted online by RussiansBy Abdujalil Abdurasulov BBC News, KyivLast week, Ukrainian forces surrendered the eastern city of Avdiivka, which they had for months been desperately defending against a brutal Russian onslaught. The conquest of Avdiivka represents a strategic and symbolic victory for Russia, strengthening its defence of the regional capital, Donetsk, and potentially opening up avenues for further offensives against Ukrainian-held territory. Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says he ordered a retreat from the city in order to save soldiers’ lives. Is Russia turning the tide in Ukraine?Now evidence of possible war crimes has emerged, as relatives of six soldiers found dead following the takeover of the city say they were executed after surrendering. Ukrainian authorities are investigating. Moscow has not yet commented.The BBC has spoken to Ukrainian soldiers who withdrew from Avdiivka. Their testimony paints a picture of unresponsive commanders who refused their troops’ desperate pleas to retreat as they were encircled by Russian troops.When the order finally came, they say, it was too late and and they were completely surrounded. ‘We don’t know what to do’A video posted by Russian military bloggers following the capture of Avdiivka appears to show the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers believed to have surrendered after Russian troops captured their position.Ivan Zhytnyk, Andriy Dubnytsky and Georgiy Pavlov have been identified by relatives as the dead soldiers in the video. The BBC has spoken to them and to other soldiers who were at the base – named “Zenith”, on the south-eastern outskirts of Avdiivka – in order to reconstruct the chaotic events which led to their deaths.For weeks, the fighters at the position had been waging an increasingly desperate battle to hold their position.They had repeatedly asked their commanders to pull them out, fearing a full encirclement was imminent. But their requests were denied and they were told to wait.On 13 February, the defenders of Zenith were finally ordered to withdraw to another position in Avdiivka but by then it was too late.Image source, KaterynaImage caption, Ivan Zhytnyk on the phone with his relatives just hours before Russians took their positionWhen the order to leave came, Ivan Zhyntyk, a paramedic, messaged his brother-in-law Dmitriy. “We were told to retreat and fight our way back. But behind us are [Russians]. I don’t know what to do,” he wrote.Ivan and nine other men were tasked with attacking Russian positions and opening up a safe passage for the others. “They were the bravest ones,” says Viktor Bilyak, a soldier from the 110th brigade who was in Zenith.But the group was confronted by Russian artillery and forced to turn back. Only three managed to return to base.Ivan was among them, but he was badly injured and collapsed in a field before reaching the base. Hours later, his comrades from the Zenith base tried to rescue him.Viktor Bilyak and three others put him on a stretcher and started carrying him out, under relentless Russian mortar fire. One of the shells landed nearby. Viktor, wounded, was forced to return to the base. Georgiy Pavlov came out to replace him.Viktor says the group was then attacked by two kamikaze drones. “Instead of one wounded, we got five more.”‘Leave them behind’The soldiers eventually made it back to Zenith. Viktor and the soldiers’ relatives say they were promised evacuation by their superiors, but it never arrived.Later, Ivan called his commander to learn about evacuation. The voice on the radio told him to get out of Zenith on their own, as sending a rescue team was too risky.”What about the wounded?” he asked. “Leave them behind,” the voice instructed him. “Everyone heard this conversation on radio and froze,” Viktor recalls.Those who could walk, including Viktor, left the base at night without their wounded brothers-in-arms.”Under relentless fire, carrying the wounded in the darkness was not possible,” he says.Image source, Inna PavlovaImage caption, Georgiy Pavlov was among six men left behindThey retreated in small groups. “The enemy opened fire with mortars, tanks, artillery, night kamikaze drones – all at once,” said Viktor. A group walking behind him was hit by an artillery shell. None of them survived.While Viktor and others were trying to reach their main position in Avdiivka, six people were left behind at Zenith.Five were wounded and couldn’t walk, including paramedic Ivan Zhytnyk, sniper Georgiy Pavlov and anti-tank fighter Andriy Dubnytsky. These men’s bodies were later identified in the video posted by Russian bloggers.One, Mykola Savosik, was not wounded but decided to stay with his comrades. He believed he would be taken as a prisoner of war, Viktor said.The 110th brigade posted a message on their Facebook page saying that because of the full encirclement of Zenith, Ukraine had “contacted organisations that hold talks on prisoner exchanges” to assist their soldiers. The Russian side reportedly agreed to evacuate the Ukrainian wounded and later exchange them.This message was passed on to Ivan and others at Zenith a few hours before Russians arrived. They were instructed not to show any resistance and save their lives. But Ivan told his brother-in-law on the phone that he didn’t believe that Russians would “keep the wounded alive”.’Are they there?’Around 11:15 on 15 February, Inna Pavlova received a message from her son Georgiy. “The Russians know that we are here alone,” he wrote. She hasn’t heard from him since.Around that time, Ivan video-called his brother-in-law Dmitriy. In the middle of the conversation, a Russian soldier entered the building. “Put the gun away,” a voice could be heard in the video, recorded by Dmitriy.”Are they there?” Dmitriy asked Ivan. “Yes,” Ivan quietly replied. At this point, Dmitriy stopped recording video, but the call continued for a couple of minutes longer.”I saw a bearded man,” Dmitriy recalls. “I asked Ivan to give him the phone. I wanted to ask them not to kill them. But I heard the voice say: ‘Switch off the phone’.”Ivan’s relatives were sure that he and other soldiers had been taken prisoner. “They didn’t resist,” says Ivan’s sister.’Our leadership allowed it to happen’On 17 February, Col Gen Syrskyi ordered a full withdrawal from Avdiivka in order to “preserve the lives … of servicemen”. But it was too late for many soldiers, including the six who surrendered.The following day, a video appearing to show their bodies was posted by Russian sources to social media. Relatives of Ivan, Andriy and Georgiy say they have no doubt that they are the men who appear in the video.”They were killed by the Russians,” says Georgiy’s mother, Inna Pavlova. “But our military leadership allowed it to happen.”Determination and despair in Ukraine front-line townFull cemeteries and empty homes: Ukrainians struggle to endureRelated TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaUkraineMore on this storyIs Russia turning the tide in Ukraine?Published2 days agoUkraine troops pull out of key eastern town AvdiivkaPublished2 days agoThe Ukrainians ‘disappearing’ in Russia’s prisonsPublished10 FebruaryFull cemeteries and empty homes: Ukrainians struggle to endurePublished5 days agoTop StoriesGovernment knew Post Office ditched Horizon probePublished53 minutes agoNavalny’s body ‘to be held for two weeks’Published1 hour agoRow deepens between Badenoch and ex-Post Office chairPublished2 hours agoFeaturesThe Papers: Navalny wife blames Putin and US’s move to block Rafah offensiveLyse Doucet: Rafah deadline raises stakes as Ramadan nearsThe unprecedented case of a migrant manslaughter trialWatch Baftas 2024 best bits… in two minutes. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUkraine Russia war: US warns Avdiivka could fallPublished3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, “I will die here”: Evacuation “angels” help front-line town’s last residents fleeBy Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsThe US has warned that Russia could seize Ukraine’s key eastern town of Avdiivka – the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in recent months. “Avdiivka is at risk of falling into Russian control,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, citing Ukraine’s ammunition shortages. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to do everything to “save as many Ukrainian lives as possible”.Russian troops have made gains in Avdiivka, threatening to encircle it.The town – which has been almost completely destroyed – is seen as a gateway to nearby Donetsk, the regional Ukrainian capital seized by Russian-backed fighters in 2014 and later illegitimately annexed by Moscow.Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.Ukraine battles frostbite and shell shortage in ruined town Nothing but rubble: Ukraine’s shattered ghost town AvdiivkaAt Thursday’s briefing in Washington, Mr Kirby said Avdiivka could fall largely “because the Ukrainian forces on the ground are running out of artillery ammunition”.”Russia is sending wave after wave of conscript forces to attack Ukrainian positions,” he said. “And because Congress has yet to pass the supplemental bill, we have not been able to provide Ukraine with the artillery shells that they desperately need to disrupt these Russian assaults.”Russian forces are now reaching Ukrainian trenches in Avdiivka, and they’re beginning to overwhelm Ukrainian defences.”Earlier this week, the US Senate approved a $95bn (£75bn) foreign aid package – including $60bn for Ukraine – after months of political wrangling, but it faces an uphill battle in the House of Representatives.Ukraine is critically dependent on weapons supplies from the US and other Western allies to be able to continue fighting Russia – a much bigger military force with an abundance of artillery ammunition.Nato Secretary General Jen Stoltenberg warned on Thursday that the US failure to approve continued military assistance to Ukraine was already having an impact on the battlefield.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Smoke rises over an industrial site in Avdiivka on ThursdayIn his video address late on Thursday, President Zelensky said: “We are doing everything we can to ensure that our warriors have enough managerial and technological capabilities to save as many Ukrainian lives as possible.”On Friday, Mr Zelensky is visiting Berlin and Paris where is expected to sign security pacts with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron.A similar agreement on security co-operation was signed between Ukraine and the UK in January.Late on Thursday, Ukrainian General Oleksandr Tarnavsky admitted that “fierce battles” were taking place “within” Avdiivka.”We value every piece of Ukrainian land, but the highest value and priority for us is the preservation of the life of a Ukrainian soldier,” he said.Earlier in the day, Ukraine’s military spokesman Dmytro Lykhoviy acknowledged that Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka were being forced to “sometimes move to more advantageous positions… in some places leaving positions”.Some Ukrainian soldiers have privately admitted the town could fall at any moment.”We’re upset,” Ukrainian officer Oleksii, from Ukraine’s 110th Mechanised Brigade in the Avdiivka area, told the BBC earlier this week, standing beside a huge mobile artillery piece as Russian guns boomed in the distance.”Currently we have two shells, but we have no [explosive] charges for them… so we can’t fire them. As of now, we have run out of shells,” said Oleksii. He suggested that the shortages were widespread and having a dramatic impact on the fighting in Avdiivka.”We feel a very strong responsibility for our guys fighting right now in the town, armed only with assault rifles.”Ukraine’s newly appointed commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, visited the frontline in the Avdiivka area this week, acknowledging that the situation there was “difficult”.He said the Russian military did not “count losses”, using its troops as cannon fodder.Kyiv says an elite Ukrainian brigade has now been sent to Avdiivka and reserve artillery has been deployed.In unverified reports, Russian military bloggers said on Thursday that a key Ukrainian defence position in southern Avdiivka – known as Zenit – was now under Moscow’s control.Related TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaUkraineMore on this storyUkraine battles frostbite and shell shortage in ruined townPublished15 hours agoNothing but rubble: Ukraine’s shattered ghost town AvdiivkaPublished30 JanuaryFull cemeteries and empty homes: Ukrainians struggle to endurePublished1 day agoThe Ukrainians ‘disappearing’ in Russia’s prisonsPublished6 days agoTop StoriesLive. Labour overturn big Tory majorities in thumping by-election winsParents of Brianna and Molly join forces to combat online harmPublished7 hours agoGaza hospital in ‘catastrophic’ state as Israeli troops raidPublished8 hours agoFeaturesWhat we can see in video from Nasser hospital raid. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaRussian landing ship Caesar Kunikov sunk off Crimea, says UkrainePublished40 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Ukrainian militaryImage caption, Ukraine’s military put out a video of the ship as it came under attack from sea dronesBy Paul KirbyBBC NewsA big Russian amphibious ship, the Caesar Kunikov, has sunk off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea according to Ukraine’s armed forces.Powerful explosions were heard early on Wednesday morning, according to local social media, which suggested the landing ship had been hit not far south of the town of Yalta.Ukraine has repeatedly hit Russia’s Black Sea fleet in occupied Crimea.Satellite images last year showed much of the fleet had left the peninsula.Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence published a video of what it said were Magura V5 naval drones striking the landing ship. Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine is due to enter its third year next week and Ukraine’s armed forces chief has admitted the situation is “extremely complex”.Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, who was appointed commander-in-chief last week, visited the front line on Wednesday hours after a Russian missile attack claimed three lives in the eastern town of Selydove.There was no confirmation from Russia’s navy that the Caesar Kunikov had been sunk in the Black Sea, merely that six Ukrainian drones had been destroyed. Video appearing to show the aftermath of the Ukrainian attack was uploaded only recently, BBC Verify confirmed.”The Caesar Kunikov suffered critical holes in its port side and began to sink,” Ukraine’s intelligence directorate said on the Telegram messaging site, adding that it had been destroyed in Ukrainian territorial waters by a unit called Group 13.Amphibious ships are used to move assault troops to land quickly, especially in enemy territory. Russia has also used landing ships in recent years to ferry military supplies to Syria, in support of Bashar al-Assad’s government.twiRussian military bloggers did not deny the Caesar Kunikov had been hit, saying only that the crew had survived. Russia’s military rarely reports major losses and Russians rely on a handful of popular bloggers for information.The Caesar Kunikov dates back to the end of the Soviet era. If its sinking is confirmed, it would be the second successful strike in the Black Sea this month. A small warship, the Ivanovets, was hit by drones in a special operation almost two weeks ago.Another Russian landing ship, the Novocherkassk, was hit while in port in Feodosiya in December.Related TopicsWar in UkraineCrimeaMore on this storyUkraine ‘hits Russian missile boat in Black Sea’Published1 FebruaryRussia confirms damage to warship in Black SeaPublished26 December 2023Top StoriesLive. First monthly fall in food prices since 2021 as inflation stays flatTired and alone – families of disabled people tell of fight to secure NHS carePublished4 hours agoAbuse and attacks on UK shop workers rise by 50%Published7 hours agoFeaturesSteve Wright: Radio giant and feel-good friend to millions’No-one was that good’: Tributes pour in for Steve Wright. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaTheo O Ebonyi: Nigerian pastor arrested over allegedly swindling followers of $1mPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EFCC NigeriaImage caption, Authorities allege that Mr Ebonyi used the proceeds of the fraud to purchase five propertiesBy Gloria AradiBBC NewsA Nigerian pastor has been arrested over allegations he fraudulently got people to part with their money.Theo O Ebonyi, well-known in Benue state, is accused of swindling his followers and others out of more than 1.3bn naira ($930,000; £740,000).He was detained and freed on bail last year, but this has only just been made public, the anti-corruption authority spokesperson is quoted as saying.Mr Ebonyi said the news was “fake” information spread by bloggers.He did not comment on the allegations against him.Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allege Mr Ebonyi asked his victims to pay a $1,300 fee each to access a $20bn grant from the US-based Ford Foundation.It, however, says that the foundation did not offer such a grant.”Investigations by the EFCC showed that the Ford Foundation had no arrangement, grant, relationship or business with Ebonyi,” the agency said in a statement.”The foundation pointedly disclaimed him and his NGO stressing that it had no link whatsoever with them.”The EFCC also alleges that Mr Ebonyi, who runs Faith on the Rock Ministry International church, used the fraudulently acquired funds to buy five properties.He is set to be charged in court after the investigations are finalised, the EFCC says. It is still unclear exactly what charges he will face.In a video statement Me Ebonyi posted on Facebook around the same time as the EFCC announced his arrest on X, he said the news of his detention had been made up by “bloggers… trying to use my body to make money… that is a very big fake news… it’s not true”.But EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale told Punch newspaper that Mr Ebonyi was on bail having been arrested and then released last year.”He had been arrested over a long period of time, but because of the investigation that we were doing, we did not issue any statements,” the spokesperson is quoted as saying.Related TopicsNigeriaAround the BBCFocus on Africa podcastTop StoriesLive. King Charles’ cancer ‘caught early’ says Sunak, after treatment beginsLive. PM says pressures starting to ease as millions get final cost of living paymentKwasi Kwarteng to stand down as MPPublished27 minutes agoFeaturesWhat does King’s diagnosis mean for William, Harry and the other royals?Chris Mason: What work is the King continuing with during treatment?How will the King’s duties change?Iain Watson: Labour works on plan for powerHow a grieving mother exposed the truth of Turkey’s deadly earthquake’Will you come and get me?’ Gaza girl’s desperate plea before losing contactThe Papers: ‘King has cancer’ and ‘women dominate Grammys’The Carry On star who helped The Great EscapeWhat’s killing so many of Sri Lanka’s iconic elephants?Elsewhere on the BBCIs Pep Guardiola the greatest manager of all time?Steve Crossman and Guillem Balague hear from the players and coaches who know him bestAttributionSoundsHow did companies take over what we see and say online?The founders of social media conquered the world… and they’re not finished yetAttributionSoundsAn hour of musical passions and inspirations…Michael Berkeley’s guest is singer-songwriter Neil Hannon, frontman of The Divine ComedyAttributionSoundsDating can be lonely – but Domino isn’t swiping for love…Brand new supernatural drama about a powerful witch with a dark secretAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Kwasi Kwarteng to stand down as MP2What does it mean for William, Harry and the other royals?3Miss Japan steps down after tabloid exposes affair4RAF staff hid in toilet to escape sexual harasser5The Carry On star who helped The Great Escape6I was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda bet – PM7What do we know about the King’s cancer diagnosis?8Unique flying reptile soared above Isle of Skye9’Russia’s Google’ owner pulls out of home country10Three killed as record rainfall drenches California

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaDozens killed in strike on Russia-held Ukraine cityPublished45 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Russian Emergencies MinistryImage caption, Russia said at least 28 people, including a child, died in Saturday’s strike on a bakery in LysychanskBy Laura GozziBBC NewsRussia has said at least 28 people died in a strike on a bakery in the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Lysychansk.The building, which also housed a restaurant named Adriatic, was hit on Saturday. Russian officials said servicemen, women and a child were killed in the strike.The Kremlin said Western-supplied weapons were used in the attack, which it called a “terrorist act” by Ukraine.Kyiv has not commented, but Ukrainian military bloggers have since claimed that “collaborators” and Russian officials were in the building at the time.On Monday, the head of the Russia-annexed Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) said that the strike killed the minister of emergency situations, Alexey Poteleshchenko, who had been celebrating his birthday at the restaurant that was hit. Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces deliberately targeted the bakery, knowing that “locals traditionally come there on Saturdays for baked goods and groceries, including the elderly and families with children”.Lysychansk, which is in the eastern Luhansk region, was captured by Russia in July 2022.On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited army positions near the front-line village of Robotyne as part of a visit to the southern Zaporizhzhya region. Pictures posted on social media showed him handing over medals in what appeared to be an underground shelter. The visit came amid speculation that President Zelensky is about to fire his commander-in-chief, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi. On Sunday night, Italian broadcaster Rai 1 aired an interview with President Zelensky in which he was asked about the rumours. Without referencing Gen Zaluzhnyi specifically, President Zelensky said a “reset” was necessary, as well as a change across the senior leadership. As the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, Ukrainian forces have struggled to yield significant gains. The Ukrainian counter-offensive, which was launched in the summer of 2023, has so far failed to regain swathes of territory seized by Russia. Related TopicsWar in UkraineVolodymyr ZelenskyMore on this storyRussia erasing history in Ukraine’s ‘dead city’Published13 June 2022Top StoriesFamily’s anger over conditions killer dogs kept inPublished25 minutes ago’Blown away’ – Taylor Swift makes history at GrammysPublished2 hours agoLive. Blinken heads to Middle East after latest US strikes on HouthisFeaturesGrammys Awards: The highs, lows and why Swift wonIn pictures: Red carpet moments and eye-catching outfits at GrammysFake death of India actress sparks ethics debateAll you need to know about Monday’s train strikesMum-of-five embraces mayhem above Insta perfectionWatch: Celine Dion Grammy surprise and Jay Z backs Beyonce. VideoWatch: Celine Dion Grammy surprise and Jay Z backs BeyonceWhat are cost-of-living payments and who gets them?Watch: Video shows alkali attack suspect in Tesco. VideoWatch: Video shows alkali attack suspect in TescoParents of sudden-death children ‘let down by NHS’Elsewhere on the BBCFrom teenage virtuoso to classical music starSheku Kanneh-Mason, cellist, shares the soundtrack of his lifeAttributionSoundsHow should you deal with a difficult boss?Managing this relationship is a key part of getting on in your working lifeAttributionSoundsSix of the world’s most amazing railway journeysFrom the highest in the world to one of the longest…AttributionBitesizeThe sound effect that became the ultimate movie in-jokeIt’s used in everything from Toy Story to Reservoir Dogs, but what is the Wilhelm Scream?AttributioniPlayerMost Read1Dad’s Army star Ian Lavender dies aged 772Family’s anger over conditions killer dogs kept in3Ian Lavender: ‘I’d be a fool to have regrets’4Jacob Elordi accused of grabbing reporter’s throat5Garraway ‘grateful’ for support before GMB return6Taylor Swift makes history at the Grammy Awards7Sunak admits he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists8Fake death of India actress sparks ethics debate9Manhunt for Clapham attack suspect enters fifth day10William to return to work after Kate’s surgery

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaDarya Trepova: Russian woman jailed for 27 years for cafe bomb killingPublished55 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, ReutersImage caption, Trepova said she thought the statuette which killed Tatarsky contained a listening device, not a bombRussian woman Darya Trepova has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for the killing of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky last April.Tatarsky was killed by a bomb in a statuette Trepova gave him, as he was about to give a talk in St Petersburg. Dozens were injured in the blast.Trepova, 26, denied the charges, saying she thought the statuette contained a listening device. She said she had acted on the orders of a Ukrainian contact, and was set up.The sentence is one of the harshest imposed on a woman in Russia’s history.The attack on Tatarsky, 40, (real name Maxim Fomin) happened on 2 April, 2023. Trepova was charged with “a terrorist act carried out by an organised group causing intentional death” and the “illegal possession of explosive devices by an organised group”.Russian investigators have accused Ukraine of being behind the attack, and Ukrainian officials have neither confirmed nor denied this.What we know about detained cafe blast suspectWhat clues does new Russian bomb footage reveal?Who are Russia’s war bloggers and why are they popular?But Trepova gave evidence in court that she was following orders from a man in Ukraine known as Gestalt (German for “shape”). His identity is not known.She said she made contact with him via Ukraine-based journalist Roman Popkov. She is opposed to Russia’s war in Ukraine and had been seeking to go there to work as a journalist.Trepova said that under Gestalt’s instruction she gained Tatarsky’s trust, introducing herself to him as an art student named Anastasia Kriulina and attending his talks.In March Gestalt sent her the statuette, she said, assuring her that it contained a wiretap and a tracker. She said she expressed concern that it might contain a bomb.”I feel great pain and shame that my gullibility and my naivety led to such catastrophic consequences. I didn’t want to hurt anyone,” Trepova told the court this week, quoted by Reuters.”I feel especial pain and shame that a terrorist act was carried out by my own hands.”Image source, Vladlen Tatarsky/TelegramImage caption, Vladlen Tatarsky criticised the military over its conduct of the war in UkraineTatarsky was a well-known blogger with more than half a million followers, and had a criminal past.Born in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, he said he joined Russian-backed separatists when they released him from jail, where he was serving time for armed robbery.He was part of a pro-Kremlin military blogger community that has taken on a relatively high-profile role since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.Tatarsky was among those who have gone so far as to criticise the Russian authorities, slamming the military and even President Vladimir Putin for setbacks on the battlefield.But he was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage by Mr Putin.Trepova’s sentencing comes just after another controversial pro-war figure, the former commander of Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine Igor Girkin, was sentenced to four years in jail for “calls to carry out extremist activities”. This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: The moments leading up to St Petersburg cafe explosionRelated TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaUkraineMore on this storyRussia cafe bomb suspect charged with terrorismPublished4 April 2023Who are Russia’s war bloggers and why are they popular?Published4 April 2023Russia releases video of detained cafe bomb suspectPublished3 April 2023Top StoriesLive. ‘Justice not served’: Victims’ families hit out as Nottingham killer sentencedWatch: Killer’s rampage and arrest caught on camera. 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