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Joe Avati – ‘When I Was Your Age’ World Tour

Saturday, 28 October 2023 at 6pm and 9pm

In Joe Avati’s hilarious new show, he asks you to leave your political correctness at the door!

Internationally renowned for his inimitable style, comedian Joe Avati, who is Australian born with an Italian heritage, is a master of treading the very fine line of saying what everyone is thinking but no one dares to say, while not resorting to the use of profanities or vulgar shock tactic routines.

In his latest offering When I Was Your Age , Avati compares the ‘then versus now’ generational differences of today’s children against his own childhood, and the complexities of modern-day parenting compared to the strict upbringing of yesteryear.

Threaded throughout all of this, Avati tackles the minefield of comedians and cancel culture, the woke brigade and why people are over political correctness. His observations are not only deadly accurate, but extremely relatable to all ages.

This is a show for all the family. Bring your kids so they know what it was like when you were their age. Bring your parents to highlight how much they have changed since they were your age. Bring your friends to laugh and reminisce about growing up as teenagers when you were that age!

Duration: Approximately 90 minutes, no interval.

Wheelchair spaces are available, subject to booking. Please make you booking via phone on  9243 9191  to reserve a wheelchair designated spot.

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All parents and any children the age of 18 months and over will require a ticket. Children under the age of 18 months will not require a ticket, but will be required to sit in the lap of a parent or guardian for the full duration of the show. Only one child under 18 months per adult ticket will be permitted.

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Joe Avati - When I Was Your Age 2023 World Tour

Internationally renowned for his inimitable style Avati, who is Australian born with an Italian heritage, is a master of treading the very fine line saying what everyone is thinking but no one dares to say whilst not resorting to the use of profanities or vulgar shock tactic routines.

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Aussie comedian Joe Avati set to splurge $10million on a spectacular renovation of his $4.3million heritage Melbourne mansion

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Australian comedian Joe Avati is set to splurge millions of dollars on a massive renovation to his gorgeous Melbourne home.

Located in prestige post code Hawthorn East, the original pad is a heritage property with five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

According to Real Estate.com , the home was purchased in December 2023 $4.3million. 

Avati, 50, who has an international following as a touring performer, told the Herald Sun  on Friday he plans to add a massive ultra modern extension to the home.

The extensive update will send the value of the property soaring to an estimated $14million.

Measuring 743square metres,the new digs will be designed by Melbourne's Ridolfi Architecture. 

They will include a gym and cold plunge pool, and spa and sauna - and even a wellness centre. 

The star comedian, who has Calabrese heritage also plans to make his own salami and prosciutto in a new purpose built cold kitchen cellar.

Other features for the luxurious renovation include a home cinema, a 'speakeasy' bar and lounge and a unique residence for both his parents and in-laws. 

The funnyman additionally has plans install an ultra modern commercial kitchen.

Avati told the publication that he hopes to start construction on the property in 2025. 

The Big Mamma's Boy producer further explained that the build itself will take about two years to fully complete.

The original home includes a library, lagoon and sculptured garden. 

It comes after Avati listed his modern Carlton North pad with a price guide of $3.2million to $3.5million in 2021. 

Avati is known to collect memorabilia from his world tours, including artwork from London, New York and Paris, and 'bits and pieces' for his bar from Chicago.

Known for his wry humour, the Italian-Australian comedian has an especially large following in Italy.

He has also known to have a big fan base in the UK, the US and Canada and in 2021 he undertook a massive world tour. 

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It follows a 26-year career that’s made him a global name from his motherland of Italy to the US, UK and Canada.

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“I plan to stay away from the Vatican during my tour but I do plan to visit lots of building whilst in Italy to see if I can get some ideas for interior styling ready for my Melbourne home renovation”, Avati told The Herald Sun. Plans for his future home to host a spa, sauna, as well as a cold plunge pool and gym in its own wellness centre come from the many hours he’s spent in such spaces in hotels around the world.

Meanwhile, his Italian heritage will take shape in a cellar where he will make and store home made salami and prosciutto.

A home theatre will be more for his wife and children’s benefit, with Avati finding little time to watch the silver screen.

“And we don’t go out as much anymore, so we will build a speak-easy lounge like a piano-whiskey bar in the house,” Avati said.

Access to the latter will be through the a 1930s-style library where the door is concealed within a book shelf.

The plans will add a 743sq m (80 square) extension to an existing 232sq m heritage home between the Hawthorn area’s prestigious Sackville ward and Harcourt precinct.

It will also be home to his nearest and dearest, with the four-bedroom main house to have a pair of self-contained residences added to it, so there is space for his parents and for his parents in-law to join them at the home.

“Eight people will be living there at any one time, so there will be a commercial grade kitchen in the home,” Avati said.

The home’s original architect was Nahum Barnet, famed for Her Majesty’s Theatre and the Austral Building on Collins St, Melbourne.

While the home’s exterior will retain the same heritage — an ultra-modern interior’s only signs of Barnet will be in photographs of his works to be hung on the walls.

Ridolfi Architecture boss Dominic Ridolfi is oversighting the build and worked on Avati’s former bachelor pad, a Princes Hill terrace restyled as a converted warehouse, which was named the nation’s fourth-coolest home.

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Avati is hoping to be “turning dirt” next year after his plans are approved, with an about two-year build needed to get the house finished.

When it’s done, the property is expected to be valued at about $14m.

He isn’t the only comedian undertaking a major heritage renovation in Melbourne at the moment, with Andy Lee overhauling a South Yarra mansion .

The projects are quite different, but the irony is that as far as Avati sees it — neither are a laughing matter.

“It’s a massive project, and a big undertaking,” he said.

“But I get very excited by a project like this.”

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Joe Avati – When I Was Your Age World Tour 2023

17 mar 8:00 am 10:30 am Featured Joe Avati - When I Was Your Age World Tour 2023 Hosted by the ISCW

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Friday 17th March Doors open at 6:45pm, Show starts at 8:00pm

Show only tickets $54.90 Dinner bookings available prior to show, please contact ISCW 97411225 for a booking

PLEASE NOTE: This event is allocated seating, seats will be automatically selected for you on a first come, best dressed basis. For this event, you will need to collect your tickets from the ISCW Reception Desk either prior to or on the night of the show.

In Joe Avati’s hilarious new show he asks you to leave your political correctness at the door. Internationally renowned for his inimitable style Avati is a master of treading the very fine line saying what everyone is thinking but no one dares to say whilst not resorting to the use of profanities or vulgar shock tactic routines.

In his latest offering WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE he tackles the ‘then versus now’ generational differences of today’s children, the complexities of modern day parenting compared to the strict upbringing of yesteryear and threaded throughout all of this he tackles the minefield of cancel culture, the woke brigade and why people are over political correctness. His observations are not only deadly accurate but extremely relatable to all ages. This is a show for all the family.

Bring your kids so they know what it was like when you were their age, bring your parents to highlight how much they have changed since they were your age and bring your friends to laugh and reminisce about growing up as teenagers when you were that age.

Book online or phone 97411225

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Putin, Modi Hold Informal Talks at Kremlin Leader's Residence

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence near Moscow, Russia July 8, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Monday and toured him around his residence outside Moscow ahead of official talks in the Kremlin on Tuesday.

Putin embraced the Indian leader at his home at Novo-Ogaryovo, greeted him as his "dear friend" and said he was "very happy" to see him, according to an account by Russia's TASS state news agency.

"Our official talks are tomorrow, while today in this comfortable, cozy setting we can probably discuss the same issues, but unofficially," TASS quoted Putin as saying.

The Russian president offered Modi, who is on his first visit to Russia in five years, tea, berries and sweets and took him on a tour of the grounds in a motorised cart.

Modi's trip to Moscow and India's relationship with Russia amid the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine raise concerns, the U.S. State Department said.

Thousands of people have died on both sides since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. India, which has enjoyed a close relationship with Moscow for decades has refused to condemn Russia for the war, instead calling for an end to the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.

Russian state news agencies said Putin and Modi visited the residence's stable and watched a show with performing horses.

A top Indian official said last week that fixing India's trade imbalance with Russia and securing the discharge of Indian citizens who were "misled" into fighting in the Ukraine war would be among Modi's top priorities in Moscow.

India, which has links with Moscow dating from the Soviet era, has increased purchases of cheap Russian oil to record levels.

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Putin meets Indian prime minister in Russia on his first visit since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his suburban residence of Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow on Monday. Modi’s two-day visit is his first since Russia sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday on a two-day visit, his first since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, an action that has complicated the relationship between the long-time partners and pushed Russia closer to India’s rival, China. Modi is set to have dinner with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, to be followed by talks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an informal meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other before their meeting in New Delhi, India on Dec. 6, 2021. Modi on Monday begins a two-day visit to Russia that is his first since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, a conflict that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies by pushing Russia closer to India’s rival China. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit a stable during an informal meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin embrace during an informal meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin visit a stable during an informal meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Gavial Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, walk during an informal meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk during an informal meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 8, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022. Modi on Monday begins a two-day visit to Russia that is his first since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, a conflict that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies by pushing Russia closer to India’s rival China. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo shaking hands prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022. Modi on Monday begins a two-day visit to Russia that is his first since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, a conflict that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies by pushing Russia closer to India’s rival China. (Alexandr Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk during their meeting ahead of the Eastern Economic Forum at the Russky Island, in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 4, 2019. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

MOSCOW (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Moscow on Monday for a two-day visit , his first since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, complicating the relationship between the longtime partners and pushing Russia closer to India’s rival, China.

Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at his residence outside Moscow, to be followed by talks at the Kremlin on Tuesday. Modi last traveled to Russia in 2019, when he attended a forum in the far eastern port of Vladivostok and met with Putin. The leaders also saw each other in September 2022 in Uzbekistan, at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization bloc.

Modi posted photos of his arrival in Moscow on the social media platform X, in both Russian and English, saying he was “looking forward to further deepening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between our nations.”

“Stronger ties between our nations will greatly benefit our people,” he wrote, also sharing a picture of himself and Putin hugging.

Later, the two leaders were pictured in videos shared by the Kremlin at Putin’s residence, Novo-Ogaryovo, near Moscow.

Putin drove Modi around the grounds in a buggy and showed him his stable with horses. According to state news agencies, the two had earlier watched a horse show with performers in national Russian dress.

Modi thanked Putin on X for hosting him at Novo-Ogaryovo and said he was looking forward to Tuesday’s talks which he hoped will “go a long way in further cementing the bonds of friendship between India and Russia.”

Russia has had strong ties with India since the Cold War , and New Delhi’s importance as a key trading partner has grown since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. China and India have become key buyers of Russian oil following sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies that shut most Western markets off to Russian exports. India now gets more than 40% of its oil imports from Russia, according to analysts.

Under Modi’s leadership, India has avoided condemning Russia’s military action in Ukraine while emphasizing the need for a peaceful settlement.

The partnership between Moscow and New Delhi has become fraught, however, as Russia has moved closer to China. Modi notably stayed away from last week’s summit in Kazakhstan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security grouping founded by Moscow and Beijing.

Chietigj Bajpaee, senior South Asia research fellow at the U.K.-based Chatham House, said India is increasingly estranged from forums in which Russia and China play a prominent role.

“This is evident in India’s relatively low-key presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization last year, and now the decision by Modi not to attend this year’s summit,” Bajpaee said.

A confrontation in June 2020 along the disputed China-India border dramatically altered their already touchy relationship as rival troops fought with rocks, clubs and fists. At least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers were killed. Tensions have persisted despite talks — and have seeped into how New Delhi looks at Moscow.

“Russia’s relations with China have been a matter of some concern for India in the context of Chinese increased assertiveness in the region,” D. Bala Venkatesh Verma, a former Indian ambassador to Russia, told The Associated Press.

But Modi is expected to seek to continue close relations with Russia, which is also a major defense supplier for India.

With Moscow’s arms industries mostly serving the Russian military in Ukraine, India has been diversifying its defense procurements, buying more from the U.S., Israel, France and Italy.

“Defense cooperation will clearly be a priority area,” Bajpaee said, adding that 60% of India’s military equipment and systems is “still of Russian origin.”

“We’ve seen some delay in the deliveries of spare parts ... following the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” he said. “I believe both countries are due to conclude a military logistics agreement, which would pave the way for more defense exchanges.”

Following an arrest warrant issued in 2023 by the International Criminal Court for his actions in Ukraine, Putin’s foreign travel has been sparse in recent years, so Modi’s trip could help the Russian leader boost his clout.

“We kind of see Putin going on a nostalgia trip — you know, he was in Vietnam, he was in North Korea,” said Theresa Fallon, an analyst at the Center for Russia, Europe, Asia Studies. “In my view, he’s trying to demonstrate that he’s not a vassal to China, that he has options, that Russia is still a great power.”

Alexander Gabuev, head of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, said that Putin’s interactions on the world stage show he “is far from isolated” and that Russia is not a country to be discounted.

Trade development also will figure strongly in the talks, particularly intentions to develop a maritime corridor between India’s major port of Chennai and Vladivostok, the gateway to Russia’s Far East.

India-Russia trade has seen a sharp increase, touching close to $65 billion in the 2023-24 financial year, due to strong energy cooperation, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra told reporters Friday.

Imports from Russia touched $60 billion and exports from India $4 billion in the 2023-24 financial year, Kwatra said. India’s financial year runs from April to March.

He said India was trying to correct the trade imbalance with Russia by increasing its exports. India’s top exports to Russia include drugs and pharmaceutical products, telecom instruments, iron and steel, marine products and machinery.

Its top imports from Russia include crude oil and petroleum products, coal and coke, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, fertilizer, vegetable oil, gold and silver.

Pathi reported from New Delhi and Heintz from Tallinn, Estonia. Associated Press writer Ashok Sharma in New Delhi contributed to this report.

Ukraine war latest: Biden addresses NATO summit after 'hell' of attack on Kyiv hospital

A NATO summit is getting under way in Washington, with support for Ukraine top of the agenda after a children's hospital was hit by a Russian missile.

Tuesday 9 July 2024 23:32, UK

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US President Joe Biden is now speaking at a NATO summit in Washington.

Mr Biden begins his speech by speaking about how NATO was formed following the Second World War in a bid to "answer threats at once" and to "prevent future wars and protect democracy".

Speaking about the growth of NATO, he says that "Finland and Sweden joined the alliance not just because their leaders thought it, but because their citizens called for it, in overwhelming number".

Mr Biden adds that Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants nothing less than Ukraine's total subjection".

"Make no mistake, Russia is losing this war," he says.

He tells the room that "Putin won't stop at Ukraine" but that NATO's full support can help Ukraine stop Putin's aggression.

Moving on to support for Ukraine, the US president says the country will go "to the front of the line" when it comes to receiving air defence intercept systems from the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Italy.

Mr Biden says the US will help provide a "historic donation of air defence equipment", with "dozens" of additional tactical air defence systems.

Mr Biden then quotes former US president Ronald Reagan: "If our fellow democracies are not secure, we cannot be secure."

He then presents Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general, with the presidential medal of freedom. 

President Joe Biden has just finished speaking at a NATO summit in Washington.

During his speech, he announced that the US and other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defence systems in the coming months - including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has been desperately seeking.

According to the statement, the US, Germany and Romania will send Ukraine additional Patriot batteries, while the Netherlands and others will provide Patriot components to make up one more battery. 

While Italy will provide a SAMP-T air defence system. 

Other nations, including Canada, Norway, Spain and the UK, will provide a number of other systems that will help Ukraine expand its coverage.

Earlier today, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post that air defence is still his country's key request, adding he is "confident we will succeed" in being given them.

We're still waiting for US President Joe Biden to take to the stage at the NATO summit in Washington.

Currently, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general, is speaking.

He says that NATO - celebrating its 75th year - is the "safest, most strong and longest lasting alliance in history".

You can follow along by watching the live stream above.

A state-owned arms manufacturer from Ukraine has opened its first foreign office in Washington.

Ukroboronprom is seeking to work more closely with allies to step up weapons production and counter Russia's invasion.

"Its main task is to promote joint US-Ukrainian defence projects and enhance our integration into NATO's defence industrial base," strategic industries minister Oleksandr Kamyshin said on X.

For context: Ukraine has been trying to build up its domestic armaments sector since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 and has urged its allies to agree joint ventures, invest in Ukrainian businesses, and place orders for Ukrainian weapons. 

Last year, Kyiv agreed with two US firms to jointly manufacture vital 155mm artillery shells in Ukraine, although production was not expected to start for at least two years. 

Last month, Ukroboronprom launched a partnership with German defence conglomerate Rheinmetall that saw a workshop established in Ukraine for the repair and production of armoured vehicles.

Ukraine's foreign minister reiterated that an agreement on an end to the war in Ukraine should be reached with Kyiv's participation.

It follows Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holding talks on a potential peace deal in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, angering some EU leaders who warned against appeasing Moscow.

It was the first meeting of an EU leader with Putin in Moscow since April 2022.

"Our position - no agreements on Ukraine without Ukraine," Dmytro Kuleba told national TV today.

Yesterday, Ukraine's foreign ministry released a statement saying their policy "remains unshakable" and they called on "all states to observe it strictly".

Mr Orban has been a critic of Western military aid to Kyiv and the sanctions placed against Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago.  

"We cannot sit back and wait for the war to miraculously end," he wrote on X.

The director of Ukraine's largest children's hospital, hit on Monday by a deadly missile strike blamed on Russia, said the attack is "beyond the limits of humanity".

Dr Volodymyr Zhovnir spoke to the UN Security Council today, where he said more two adults were killed and more than 300 people were injured in the attack.

Ukraine published photos of what it said were recovered fragments of a Russia cruise missile that hit the hospital in Kyiv.

Sky News have been able to verify that the missile that struck the hospital was indeed launched by Russia ( see 19.30pm post ).

“At 10.42am we felt a powerful explosion," said Dr Zhovnir.

"The ground shook and the floor trembled. Both children and adults screamed and cried from fear and the wounded from pain. It was real hell.

"We could hear people crying out for help from beneath the rubble."

He also listed what was destroyed, with 24 hospital departments damaged including oncology, intensive care, operating rooms, and prenatal care.

"To strike a children’s hospital where children are treated for cancer and other heavy diseases is not just a war crime. It is far beyond the limits of humanity," he added.

Ukraine has published what it says is "unequivocal" evidence a Russian missile hit Kyiv's largest children's hospital.

The Okhmatdyt Hospital treats 20,000 people a year. A two-storey wing helping children with cancer was destroyed in the attack.

It's the deadliest airstrike in Ukraine for months - on the eve of a NATO summit and as China and Belarus start military exercises near the Polish border - what reaction can we expect?

Niall Paterson is joined by Jimmy Rushton, a Kyiv-based journalist and defence analyst, to hear more about the damage and the reaction from those in Ukraine's capital. Plus, he speaks to our defence and security editor Deborah Haynes.

By Sam Doak, OSINT producer

Shortly after the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital was hit yesterday, a video circulated showing a missile filmed in its immediate vicinity.  

Using the location the video was filmed, the site that was hit, and the visible trajectory of the missile in the video, Sky News determined this was the weapon responsible for the destruction at the hospital. 

In higher quality versions of this video, distinctive features such as fins and an external engine are visible. 

These details allow the missile to be identified by experts as a Russian Kh-101. 

Analysts at the defence intelligence firm Janes told Sky News that they assessed the video shows a Kh-101. 

According to Missile Threat, a resource maintained by the Center for Strategic and International Studies’s Missile Defence Project, Kh-101s are designed to be fired from aircraft and "defeat air defence systems by flying at low, terrain-hugging altitudes".

Earlier today, Ukrainian officials released a series of photographs on Telegram showing what they claim to be fragments of the Russian missile found at the hospital. 

Speaking to Sky News, Former US Army explosive ordnance disposal technician Trevor Ball confirmed that the fragments shown in the photographs resembled those from a Kh-101.

Sky News matched features, including fittings on what is reported to be a piece of the missile’s engine. 

As initially reported by the investigative journalism outlet Bellingcat, other fragments photographed correspond to reference images published by the Ukrainian government to aid in identifying Russian munitions. 

Kyiv is observing a day of mourning after a series of devastating Russian missile strikes killed 41 people and injured more than 150 others across Ukraine yesterday.

By  Ivor Bennett , Moscow correspondent

These are awkward comments for the Kremlin. You can just imagine Vladimir Putin's advisors wincing behind the scenes.

Because it's not a great look - having your guest of honour criticise you on your own turf.

Narendra Modi didn't explicitly accuse Russia of bombing the children's hospital but the words he chose heavily implied that.

"When innocent children are killed...the heart bleeds and that pain is very terrifying," India's prime minister said.

Note the word "killed". He could have said "die".

I think this shows he doesn't buy Russia's claim that the hit on the hospital was from a Ukrainian air defence missile gone wrong.

That didn't stop the Kremlin doubling down on that today, though, with Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov calling it a "PR stunt".

Until now, India has walked a tightrope of neutrality on the Ukraine war.

It's been careful not to condemn Russia's invasion - maintaining good relations with the West while simultaneously becoming a key trading partner for Moscow.

But Modi's comments today suggest he feels that a line has been crossed.

Having said that, his visit here has still served a purpose for Vladimir Putin. Just look at the images.

The long embrace, tea on the veranda, the tour of the stables, the ride in the buggy....

If the intention was to show NATO leaders that Russia is not as isolated as they might think, then you could say the Kremlin has succeeded.

Verbally, yes, there was a slap on the wrist from Modi. But visually, it was all backslaps and bonhomie.

And this is powerful ammunition when it comes to the diplomatic war that's being waged alongside the one on the battlefield.

Modi's visit may not have gone to plan, but it most certainly hasn't backfired.

 British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says the NATO summit in Washington is a chance for its members to send a message to Russia following its "appalling" attacks on Ukraine.

The newly appointed PM was speaking from Stansted Airport, where he is due to fly to the US and meet with world leaders, including Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

His comments come after Russia launched one of its worst set of missile strikes on Ukraine in months, with at least 41 people killed and 166 injured.

The main children's hospital in Kyiv was among buildings hit in cities across the country yesterday.

Mr Starmer said: "My message is very, very clear that this NATO summit is an opportunity for allies to stand together, to strengthen their resolve, particularly in light of that appalling attack, against Russian aggression. 

"I'm pleased to have the opportunity to affirm and reaffirm Labour's strong support, unshakeable support, for NATO. 

"We are a founding member. It's now the 75th anniversary, but this is an opportunity to send that message in relation to Russian aggression wherever. 

"But that attack last week was appalling. And so the message is even more important now than it was before."

Watch what Keir Starmer had to say below...

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