I'm very honoured to have achieved a Distinction for my MA in Conflict, Security & Development at @warstudies@KingsCollegeLon. Thank you @BBCAfrica for granting me the year-long sabbatical to pursue my degree & a HUGE thank you to @CheveningFCDO for awarding me the scholarship!
44 missiles shot down today by #Ukraine’s air-defence systems - as Russia rolled out a country-wide attack this morning.
Back on the roof with wonderful colleagues .@hugobachega & .@jddunstan to continue broadcasting the latest headlines on .@BBCNews .@BBCWorld 📺 🎥
Multiple explosions across #Ukraine this morning,including a few in #Kyiv (2 of which we saw exploding in the distance from our hotel rooftop).We’ve taken shelter in our basement parking lot ‘bunker’ but will continue bringing you the latest updates across .@BBCNews .@hugobachega
#Kyiv’s Iranian population is protesting today against #Iran’s provision of kamikaze drones to Russia. These drones have in recent weeks killed Ukrainian civilians & damaged a third of the country’s energy infrastructure. The 🌹 symbolise lives lost during drone strikes .@BBCNews
Tied down, malnourished, adults stuck in cots, self-harming, neglected and abused - just some of what we found in Ukraine’s network of outdated institutions, where the lives of disabled people are being squandered.
This is our documentary
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
Teenagers tied to benches, skeletal children and men living in cots - thousands of lives are being lost in Ukraine's network of institutions. Watch our special report on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…@DanJohnsonNews@philleddo
Some of Ukraine's disabled children have been moved across the country and abandoned in institutions that can't properly care for them.
It's a difficult watch but our special report on @BBCNews at Six gives a voice to some of the war's most vulnerable and least visible victims
Tonight's report from Lviv after the city was attacked with four missile strikes which killed seven people and injured 11. Filmed by @jddunstan with @m_madi, @ABDIJEWAN, Vlad Fisun and James White
youtu.be/rGYiIh739_k
This is what's left of the garage in Lviv hit by one of missiles, killing four of the workers. Seven are dead in total after four strikes, 11 injured. People in the west of Ukraine got an awful reminder this morning that the whole of the country is under threat @BBCNews at Six
First video of missile attacks on Lviv this morning. I counted 5 explosions but officials say there were strikes on 4 targets, 3 military warehouses and a civilian car garage. 7 people were killed and 11 injured
Ukrainians are returning to their country and going home.
Over 650,000 have come in from Poland since the start of the war.
On Thursday 22,500 came back, 26,800 left.
I spoke to some of those heading home for @BBCNews.
Filmed by @jddunstan, produced by @m_madi & Vlad Fisun
@ThreeUKSupport No service in Manchester M16 this Friday morning. None in Manchester M50 all day yesterday. Have tried turning airport mode on & off. DM sent. ☹️📲🗑
good morning, if you’re still having issues connecting to our network this morning, please do try and restart your phone or turn your airplane mode on and off again. this will help to reconnect you.