Ukraine claims to control 1,000 sq km of Russian territory

The governor of Russia's Kursk region has told President Putin that one- hundred- and- eighty- thousand residents are being evacuated as Ukraine continues its surprise offensive. Mr Putin vowed that the enemy would be "kicked out."

In the programme today we will be looking at some Russian reaction to the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk and in particular what Russian military bloggers are saying.

Also in the programme: The fires in Greece getting nearer to Athens; and two male flamingos in a zoo in Southern England who have successfully nurtured an egg!

(Photo: Residents in parts of the Kursk region have been warned to shelter in basements, and a growing number have been evacuated. Credit: Reuters)