The Biggest Attack on Ukraine in Months
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Russia has conducted a “massive” attack on Ukraine’s power infrastructure, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, with 120 missiles and 90 drones reportedly causing multiple explosions across the country. Laura and Paddy have been speaking to politicians about what’s going on there. And Laura’s also been talking to Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, who admits her public language over a row within government was “an unhelpful distraction”. Plus, Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey suggests the party’s Welsh leader could be on her way out. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was hosted by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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