'Russia has always completely miscalculated the determination of the Ukrainians to remain independent.' Louise Jones, Head of Intelligence at McKenzie Intelligence Services, updates us on the war in Ukraine. 📺 Sky 501, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Live reporting by Faith Ridler and Emily Mee. Updates from Deborah Haynes in Ukraine and Diana Magnay in MoscowThe Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe - founded to maintain peace and stability on the continent - has met in Poland.
Before the Russian invasion, the OSCE had acted as a mediator in Ukraine and negotiated peace deals for the east of the country following a war between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists. Belarus foreign minister Vladimir Makei was also missing from the meeting after he died suddenly last weekend at the age of 64.
Newsguard, which tracks online misinformation, found 160 videos on the platform that"allude to, show, or glorify acts of violence" by the group. A TikTok spokesperson said there was"no place for hateful or violent content on our platform" and that many of the videos had been taken down. Russian forces abandoned the city of Kherson last month after months of occupation, taking up positions across the nearby river.
It added that most of the Russian troops still in the area were recently mobilised reservists, suggesting Moscow's best-trained soldiers have already left.The three countries have agreed on a €7.8m package to provide a field hospital to the war-torn country. Dutch defence minister Kajsa Ollongren said Ukraine's recent successes on the battlefield shows its strategy is working.
Similar postal packages have since been sent to Spain's defence ministry, a satellite centre at an air base and an arms factory that makes grenades sent to Ukraine. The Ukrainian military has confirmed it found fragments of nuclear-capable missiles with dud warheads which had been fired by Russia. The British Ministry of Defence previously said Russia was"likely" removing nuclear warheads from cruise missiles and firing the unarmed munitions at Ukraine.
Louise Jones, the head of intelligence at McKenzie Intelligence Services, told Sky News that Russia is attempting to"isolate and starve out" Ukrainian defenders in Bakhmut - but it isn't going to plan. However, Ms Jones said, the Russians have repeatedly underestimated the determination of the Ukrainians.
Ms Jones added:"The Russians have not been very successful in achieving this, they have made a slight gain to the south of Bakhmut... but really they're no closer to finishing this."Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, has said Russia and the US are engaging in talks about potential prisoner exchanges - which he hopes will be successful.
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