however, this is bbc news, i am victoria derbyshire, here are your headlines. footage online appears to show russian tanks driving into the ukrainian capital, kyiv, as the country fights for its future against an offensive by land, sea and air. it follows a night of air strikes and explosions over the capital as russian forces appear to close in. damage in kyiv�*s residential neighbourhoods after reports of missile strikes and an aircraft are being shut down. families again spend a night underground for protection in ukraine's metro stations amid warnings of future strikes.

translation:— warnings of future strikes. translation: , a, , warnings of future strikes. translation: , . a, translation: they say civilians are not a target — translation: they say civilians are not a target it _ translation: they say civilians are not a target. it is _ translation: they say civilians are not a target. it is a _ translation: they say civilians are not a target. it is a lie, _ translation: they say civilians are not a target. it is a lie, they - translation: they say civilians are not a target. it is a lie, they do - not a target. it is a lie, they do not a target. it is a lie, they do not differentiate between which areas to attack.— not differentiate between which areas to attack. ., , _, areas to attack. thousands continue to esca -e areas to attack. thousands continue to escape from _ areas to attack. thousands continue to escape from the _ areas to attack. thousands continue to escape from the capital, - areas to attack. thousands continue to escape from the capital, made i areas to attack. thousands continue to escape from the capital, made in| to escape from the capital, made in a heading for ukraine's western borders. russia bans all british airlines from its airports and airspace following the uk decision to ban the russian national airline, aeroflot, from britain. and european governing body forfootball aeroflot, from britain. and european governing body for football uefa moves this year's champions league finalfrom st moves this year's champions league final from st petersburg to paris. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world.

the ukranian capital of kyiv, which is under fire as russian troops continue their advance into the country. officials have said russian forces have already reached the north of the city, where air raid sirens sounded overnight, as residents sheltered in metro stations and basements. this is video from social media this morning, appearing to show russian tanks driving through the residential district of obolon, to the north of the city centre. there have been explosions reported across the country — including in ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, in the north—east, where there has been heavy fighting. martial law has been imposed across ukraine, and men aged 18—60 barred from leaving the country. more than

100,000 people are thought to have left their homes are seeking safety. russia claims it has destroyed 80 military sites in the first wave of its attack. the uk's defence secretary, ben wallace, says a50 russian troops have been killed. president zelensky has pleaded to the international community to do more and appealed to russia for a ceasefire. he also said he would not leave kyiv, even though he is a target. jonah fisher has the latest. this was the night after the day when everything changed for ukraine and for europe. explosions above the capital, kyiv. a city of three million under attack, but fighting back. air defences appear to have shot something, possiblya missile, down. the morning light shows damage to an apartment block where the debris fell. safety now means going underground.

metro stations becoming bomb shelters as russia turns on its neighbour. crane is on its own, president zelensky warned. at aam, the russian forces struck ukrainian territory with rockets, he said. they say that civilians are not a target, it is a lie, the reality is that they do not differentiate between which areas to attack. on thursday, the full force of the russian military was unleashed. from the air came planes, helicopters and missile strikes. 0n the ground, tanks rolled across the borders to the north and to the south. from occupied crimea, seized eight years ago, russia gained ground, as it did advancing from belarus. the site of the chernobyl nuclear disaster has now changed hands.

crucially, an attempt at a lightning strike on kyiv appears to have been thwarted. an airstrip just outside the capital was captured by russians arriving by helicopter, then taken back in fighting by ukrainians later in the day. having long believed this was unthinkable, the streets heading west out of kyiv quickly filled as people desperately tried to leave. they may soon be crossing into the european union. spurned by nato and under attack from the north, south and east, how long can ukraine hold out? jonah fisher, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you to the east of ukraine, where sarah rainsford is in dnipro with the latest. we

ukraine, where sarah rainsford is in dnipro with the latest.— dnipro with the latest. we are in the strategic _ dnipro with the latest. we are in the strategic city _ dnipro with the latest. we are in the strategic city on _ dnipro with the latest. we are in the strategic city on the - dnipro with the latest. we are in the strategic city on the vast - dnipro with the latest. we are in | the strategic city on the vast river do dnipro, it was quite overnight, there had been explosions on the first night of this war, but no air raid sirens, no rushing for the shelters last night. we headed here from the donbas region of eastern ukraine, and as we headed south—west from there, we were following a significant number of cars with donetsk number plates on them, people clearly heading for relative safety away from the front line in the east of ukraine. there were also thousands of people put undue evacuation trains laid on specially for them to take them out of the region. we saw them trundling their suitcases up to get on those trains, some of them not even really knowing where their final destination was, because it is relative safety that they are seeking. they are worried about the fighting escalating in the east of the country, where there has been a conflict, of course in ukraine for eight years now, but

where the front line has been pretty much fixed, but now there are a significant clashes at several points along that line. the russian backed forces that have been fighting there for all these years are now being supported by the russian military openly, who have been invited in to those republics to fight and take on the ukrainian military. so the fight is that they are trying to push forward and take much more territory in the east of ukraine. we found people pretty worried in that area about what lies ahead, what that could mean for them. many of them having fled to that region to safety from the fighting years before, so really not looking forward to the possibility that they would be uprooted again and move even further west. here in this city, there was a curfew last night, as there is in many cities across ukraine, so after ten o'clock nobody on the streets, and in fact the shops and life here pretty much closes down before that, and then everything is quiet until seven

o'clock in the morning. here in dnipro this morning, plenty of traffic on the streets, the public transport is working. for the moment at least, life in this particular city seems to be fairly calm, but people do know there is fighting to the south, to the north and to the east, so extraordinary times, and people not entirely sure what is coming next and where, if anywhere, is safe for them to go to. the russian foreign _ is safe for them to go to. the russian foreign minister is answering questions from the media in moscow. translation: what is the goal of this operation? to translation: what is the goal of this operation?— this operation? to overthrow democratically _ this operation? to overthrow democratically elected - this operation? to overthrow - democratically elected president zelensky of ukraine? what is the plan to— zelensky of ukraine? what is the plan to stop the operation? you said you dont— plan to stop the operation? you said you don't want to occupy ukraine,

but when — you don't want to occupy ukraine, but when russia, well, brings in april— but when russia, well, brings in april russian government? such— april russian government? such a _ april russian government? such a serious journalist of a serious — such a serious journalist of a serious media outlet has not familiarised himself with the statement from president burton early— statement from president burton early last— statement from president burton early last morning. —— president putin _ early last morning. —— president putin can— early last morning. —— president putin. can he hear us? allthe answers— putin. can he hear us? allthe answers to _ putin. can he hear us? allthe answers to your questions are there in his— answers to your questions are there in his address. once again, i would like to— in his address. once again, i would like to draw— in his address. once again, i would like to draw your attention that everything was absolutely clear there — everything was absolutely clear there. we see no chance of recognising a government as democratic that uses genocide against — democratic that uses genocide against their own people. just tell me to _ against their own people. just tell me to have a better understanding of your position is that you use to cover_ your position is that you use to cover the — your position is that you use to cover the current developments. does

democratic— cover the current developments. does democratic society that stands for democratic society that stands for democratic values and so on, do they accept _ democratic values and so on, do they accept actions on banning the language that is spoken by the huge part of— language that is spoken by the huge part of the _ language that is spoken by the huge part of the population, the majority of the _ part of the population, the majority of the population, actually? does this democracy that you represent to make _ this democracy that you represent to make decisions about banning education in russian language, or any language that people are speaking, starting from grade five, for example, or ban using the mother tongue _ for example, or ban using the mother tongue in— for example, or ban using the mother tongue in everyday life, including in stores. — tongue in everyday life, including in stores, including talking in hotels — in stores, including talking in hotels and other public spaces? and do democratic societies have this habit— do democratic societies have this habit to — do democratic societies have this habit to declare that people who are now live _ habit to declare that people who are now live in _ habit to declare that people who are now live in certain land in ukraine are not— now live in certain land in ukraine are not people, they are not humans,

they are _ are not people, they are not humans, they are a _ are not people, they are not humans, they are a species, as president zelensky— they are a species, as president zelensky put it? remember how president poroshenko, when he was elected _ president poroshenko, when he was elected president, how he promised after a _ elected president, how he promised after a democratic election, how he promised _ after a democratic election, how he promised to treat his own people, he said in— promised to treat his own people, he said in our— promised to treat his own people, he said in our ukraine, in ukraine that we control, — said in our ukraine, in ukraine that we control, we are going to have everything, schools, kindergartens, food, _ everything, schools, kindergartens, food, welfare, flourishing, and these — food, welfare, flourishing, and these ones, he was fighting, and they will— these ones, he was fighting, and they will rot in these basements, and something like that was also said by— and something like that was also said by president zelensky when he was demanded that those people who think themselves part of the russian culture, _ think themselves part of the russian culture, they should go away from ukraine _ culture, they should go away from ukraine. for example, if in ireland, they prohibited the english language, what would the uk think about— language, what would the uk think about it? _ language, what would the uk think about it? or if in belgium, they would _ about it? or if in belgium, they would have forbidden the french language? i can't imagine a law like

that would — language? i can't imagine a law like that would hold glass for more than a couple _ that would hold glass for more than a couple of— that would hold glass for more than a couple of days, even hours. but in the west. _ a couple of days, even hours. but in the west, they only... so when you are accused — the west, they only... so when you are accused of something, you start to make _ are accused of something, you start to make all— are accused of something, you start to make all this raucous, but when language. — to make all this raucous, but when language, cultural, religious rights of millions, many millions of people in ukraine, — of millions, many millions of people in ukraine, are being violated, you focus _ in ukraine, are being violated, you focus not _ in ukraine, are being violated, you focus not on — in ukraine, are being violated, you focus not on human rights, you talk about _ focus not on human rights, you talk about democratically, so call democratic, so raid putin's address, no-one _ democratic, so raid putin's address, no-one is _ democratic, so raid putin's address, no—one is going to occupy ukraine. the goal— no—one is going to occupy ukraine. the goal there is in the open, to demilitarise and denazify, because constant _ demilitarise and denazify, because constant torch marches, constant honouring — constant torch marches, constant

honouring nazi officials, introducing nazi habits as part of the so—called volunteer battalions, it is over. — the so—called volunteer battalions, it is over, done with the tacit agreement from media outlets. and i can't help— agreement from media outlets. and i can't help but mention that one reporter— can't help but mention that one reporter from cnn is doing something at the _ reporter from cnn is doing something at the former engagement line, and he is travelling across ukraine, but all these _ he is travelling across ukraine, but all these eight years, no western company, — all these eight years, no western company, including media outlets, the media — company, including media outlets, the media outlets represented here, they didn't _ the media outlets represented here, they didn't care about what happened at the _ they didn't care about what happened at the engagement line consistently. whereas— at the engagement line consistently. whereas what happened at the militia front line. _ whereas what happened at the militia front line, 2a/7 we had our journalists who showed the actual truth, _ journalists who showed the actual truth, how — journalists who showed the actual truth, how the civilian infrastructure was destroyed, how women _ infrastructure was destroyed, how women and children are killed, how they shelled sites that in any situation _ they shelled sites that in any situation must be protected first of

all, otherwise it is defined as a war crime, _ all, otherwise it is defined as a war crime, just like nato aviation bombed — war crime, just like nato aviation bombed belgrade and knowingly civilian— bombed belgrade and knowingly civilian trains on bridges, they knowingly aimed, so the ukrainian regime _ knowingly aimed, so the ukrainian regime could use this as example. but what _ regime could use this as example. but what would be the result? all that is _ but what would be the result? all that is happening now. we will see, depending _ that is happening now. we will see, depending on the circumstances, as president _ depending on the circumstances, as president putin said, reiterating one more — president putin said, reiterating one more time that we are interested in seeing _ one more time that we are interested in seeing ukrainian people independent. we want them to have a government that would represent all the people in all the versatility, and we — the people in all the versatility, and we don't want to have a situation _ and we don't want to have a situation when it is run from abroad ekternally, — situation when it is run from abroad externally, and this management, this control wants to encourage neo—

nazisitl, _ this control wants to encourage neo— nazism, genocide of russians, and they want— nazism, genocide of russians, and they want to use ukraine as a tool of containing russia. bbc, steve rosenberg. of containing russia. bbc, steve rosenberg-— translation: mr lavrov uses the euphemism, it is not a special military operation, it is a full—scale invasion of ukraine. hagar full-scale invasion of ukraine. how can ou full-scale invasion of ukraine. how can you justify _ full-scale invasion of ukraine. how can you justify the _ full—scale invasion of ukraine. how can you justify the invasion of a peaceful— can you justify the invasion of a peaceful nation of your neighbour? how do _ peaceful nation of your neighbour? how do you think when you strike ukraine, — how do you think when you strike ukraine, how do you think they will want _ ukraine, how do you think they will want to— ukraine, how do you think they will want to go— ukraine, how do you think they will want to go to the east and notch to the west? — the west? well, talking about euphemisms, the west? — well, talking about euphemisms, we have a _ well, talking about euphemisms, we have a lot _ well, talking about euphemisms, we have a lot to learn from anglo—saxons, just look at the description of all the interventions made _ description of all the interventions made against yugoslavia, and they

were actually fighting for democracy, that wasn't a euphemism, so i understand it now. look at the destruction— so i understand it now. look at the destruction of iraq, libya, there they— destruction of iraq, libya, there they also— destruction of iraq, libya, there they also supported democracy, hundreds, thousands of casualties, so i'm _ hundreds, thousands of casualties, so i'm not— hundreds, thousands of casualties, so i'm not even going to compete with you _ so i'm not even going to compete with you in — so i'm not even going to compete with you in terms of euphemisms and answering _ with you in terms of euphemisms and answering your question, what to do about— answering your question, what to do about the _ answering your question, what to do about the desire of ukrainians who want _ about the desire of ukrainians who want to— about the desire of ukrainians who want to go— about the desire of ukrainians who want to go there or here. they should — want to go there or here. they should have thought about that from the very _ should have thought about that from the very start when, back in 2008, president — the very start when, back in 2008, president putin at the summit of nato _ president putin at the summit of nato and — president putin at the summit of nato and russia in bucharest, he warned _ nato and russia in bucharest, he warned them to think thrice, the members — warned them to think thrice, the members of the north atlantic treaty organisation before they would state proudly— organisation before they would state proudly that ukraine and georgia would _ proudly that ukraine and georgia would be — proudly that ukraine and georgia would be admitted tonight out, and i was saying _ would be admitted tonight out, and i was saying that it was a great compromise that germany and france succeeded _ compromise that germany and france succeeded in replacing the position

that ukraine and georgia would be given— that ukraine and georgia would be given a _ that ukraine and georgia would be given a road map tojoin nato. back then he _ given a road map tojoin nato. back then he said, just think about it, be reasonable, why do you create an independent country like that who are just _ independent country like that who are just strengthening, enhancing security— are just strengthening, enhancing security at— are just strengthening, enhancing security at the moment, and already back then _ security at the moment, and already back then he said what he wrote in his article. — back then he said what he wrote in his article, how fragile is the ukrainian _ his article, how fragile is the ukrainian state, how carefully one should _ ukrainian state, how carefully one should treated. but our nato counterparts, without any euphemisms, theyjust went right there. _ euphemisms, theyjust went right there. and — euphemisms, theyjust went right there, and they pursued only one goal _ there, and they pursued only one goal you — there, and they pursued only one goal. you talked about the west of ukraine _ goal. you talked about the west of ukraine or— goal. you talked about the west of ukraine or east of ukraine, they wanted — ukraine or east of ukraine, they wanted to— ukraine or east of ukraine, they wanted to subjugate the russian language, the russian people of ukraine — language, the russian people of ukraine to that mentality. already back then, — ukraine to that mentality. already back then, i am sure the junta was back— back then, i am sure the junta was back in— back then, i am sure the junta was back in line — back then, i am sure the junta was back in line with the russian language, the russian people of the

ukraine _ language, the russian people of the ukraine to _ language, the russian people of the ukraine to the... as president putin put it. _ ukraine to the... as president putin put it. all— ukraine to the... as president putin put it. all the — ukraine to the... as president putin put it, all the peoples who inhabited the modern ukraine, without putting them in restrictions of their mentality, they must have a chance _ of their mentality, they must have a chance to _ of their mentality, they must have a chance to determine their own future — chance to determine their own future. russia will provide demilitarisation of ukraine and denazification of ukraine. we have suffered _ denazification of ukraine. we have suffered too much from nazis, and the same _ suffered too much from nazis, and the same goes for ukraine. so we can't _ the same goes for ukraine. so we can'tjust— the same goes for ukraine. so we can'tjust stand idly the same goes for ukraine. so we can't just stand idly and the same goes for ukraine. so we can'tjust stand idly and look the same goes for ukraine. so we can't just stand idly and look away from _ can't just stand idly and look away from what — can't just stand idly and look away from what is happening there. about demilitarisation, everything is well known. _ demilitarisation, everything is well known. it— demilitarisation, everything is well known, it is in the open. just read the american colonels and generals who are _ the american colonels and generals who are retired. unfortunately, they start saying the truth after they retire — start saying the truth after they retire in— start saying the truth after they retire. in unison, they all say that the united — retire. in unison, they all say that the united states would have never agreed _ the united states would have never agreed to— the united states would have never agreed to deploying the weapons that made the _ agreed to deploying the weapons that made the neighbours militarised. so

since _ made the neighbours militarised. so since we _ made the neighbours militarised. so since we are talking about the 2008 and the _ since we are talking about the 2008 and the bucharest summit back then, and the bucharest summit back then, and not _ and the bucharest summit back then, and not even later, putin called the decision— and not even later, putin called the decision made in bucharest the biggest — decision made in bucharest the biggest mistake of the alliance, without— biggest mistake of the alliance, without any euphemisms. chinese media _ without any euphemisms. chinese media the — without any euphemisms. chinese media. the corporation of china, the floor is— media. the corporation of china, the floor is yours — media. the corporation of china, the floor is yours— floor is yours. sorry, i am in a sliuhtl floor is yours. sorry, i am in a slightly tricky _ floor is yours. sorry, i am in a slightly tricky situation. - floor is yours. sorry, i am in a slightly tricky situation. i'm i slightly tricky situation. i'm sor ,i slightly tricky situation. i'm sorry. i am _ slightly tricky situation. i'm sorry, i am from _ slightly tricky situation. i'm sorry, i am from cnn. well, he slightly tricky situation. i'm sorry, lam from cnn. well, he is not polite, — sorry, lam from cnn. well, he is not polite, he works in ukraine now, so we _ not polite, he works in ukraine now, so we was _ not polite, he works in ukraine now, so we was contaminated with the politeness virus. the chinese corporation takes the floor now. because — corporation takes the floor now. because cnn, that is too much. i am

in kyiv— because cnn, that is too much. i am in kyiv now. — because cnn, that is too much. i am in kyiv now, mr lavrov, and kyiv is bombarded, — in kyiv now, mr lavrov, and kyiv is bombarded, shelled. please give the floor to _ bombarded, shelled. please give the floor to chinese journalists. surrounded... translation: ~ , ,, ., , surrounded... translation: ~ , ,, ., ., . , ., translation: why russian forces are now cominu translation: why russian forces are now coming here _ translation: why russian forces are now coming here and _ translation: why russian forces are now coming here and encircling - translation: why russian forces are now coming here and encircling the . now coming here and encircling the city. now coming here and encircling the city please — now coming here and encircling the city. please be so kind, allow chinese — city. please be so kind, allow chinese journalists to ask a question. yes, we are listening, chinese — question. yes, we are listening, chinese media corporation, you can ask your— chinese media corporation, you can ask your question, please.- chinese media corporation, you can ask your question, please. would you like to repeat — ask your question, please. would you like to repeat the _ ask your question, please. would you like to repeat the question, _ ask your question, please. would you like to repeat the question, sir? - like to repeat the question, sir? translation: can you stay silent for a while, you were not given the floor. if a while, you were not given the floor. , ., ., ,, ., ., floor. if you are in ukraine and they somehow— floor. if you are in ukraine and they somehow ruin _ floor. if you are in ukraine and they somehow ruin your- floor. if you are in ukraine and they somehow ruin your good l floor. if you are in ukraine and - they somehow ruin your good manners, we have _ they somehow ruin your good manners, we have nothing to do with that, that is— we have nothing to do with that, that is our— we have nothing to do with that, that is our fault. once again, be so

kind _ that is our fault. once again, be so kind chinese — that is our fault. once again, be so kind. chinese media corporation. has something— kind. chinese media corporation. has something happened? is anything wrong? _ something happened? is anything wrong? what is there? we have no audio _ wrong? what is there? we have no audio i_ wrong? what is there? we have no audio ican't— wrong? what is there? we have no audio. i can't read it, let's do this — this. studio: we this. — studio: we are going to this. studio: we are --oin to leave it studio: we are going to leave it there, i would have liked to hear there, i would have liked to hear the question from the chinese media journalist. that was the foreign minister of russia, asked what is the goal of this operation, how can you justify it, and he repeated the things that president putin has said before, things that he himself has said before, we see no chance of recognising a democratic government that uses genocide against its own people. that is a lie, there has been no genocide in the east of ukraine, there is zero evidence of that claim. he went on to say, we are seeing the ukraine people, we

would like to see the ukraine people represented by a government that represents all of them. let's talk to the latvian minister of defence and deputy prime minister of latvia, artis pakris, who was listening as well. what did you think of what you heard from mr lavrov?— heard from mr lavrov? well, we are used to such — heard from mr lavrov? well, we are used to such speeches, _ heard from mr lavrov? well, we are used to such speeches, and - heard from mr lavrov? well, we are used to such speeches, and they - heard from mr lavrov? well, we are| used to such speeches, and they are full of lies, of course. and i very much hope that nobody in the western audience are falling for these lies, because if the russian government really would like somebody to demilitarise or denazify, they should perhaps start in their own country. so from this perspective, i think it is very sad that the foreign minister, mr lavrov, who i know personally, is using such lies and using such words. find

know personally, is using such lies and using such words.— and using such words. and what is our and using such words. and what is your view. — and using such words. and what is your view. deputy _ and using such words. and what is your view, deputy prime - and using such words. and what is your view, deputy prime minister, and using such words. and what is i your view, deputy prime minister, of what president putin's goal is ultimately? fist what president putin's goal is ultimately?— ultimately? at this moment, militarily. — ultimately? at this moment, militarily, we _ ultimately? at this moment, militarily, we say _ ultimately? at this moment, militarily, we say that i ultimately? at this moment, militarily, we say that he i ultimately? at this moment, militarily, we say that he is l militarily, we say that he is pressing all his forces against the ukrainian capital, kyiv, so probably he would like to take president zelensky, orforce him to sign he would like to take president zelensky, or force him to sign some kind of declaration that he is giving up and probably the best option for putin at this moment would be to install his own puppet government in ukraine, just as it is developing. but on the other hand, i think it might get a very tough response, because to fight in kyiv, that will not be an easy walk in hyde park, and on the other hand, we of course could very much applaud the ukrainian bravery, because i also know the people in the streets

of kyiv, which are guarding their homes and families against this unprecedented attack, aggression on ukraine in the 21st century. but my biggest worry, and i am personally upset about that, is that our western governments are still not doing enough, are not doing what they could do in order to assist ukraine, because every minute, every hour what they are spending in the european council, in any kind of meetings, every minute and our ukrainian soldiers and people are dying while defending their freedoms. dying while defending their freedoms-— dying while defending their freedoms. ,., ., , dying while defending their freedoms. ., , , ., freedoms. ok, so what else should the be freedoms. ok, so what else should they be doing. _ freedoms. ok, so what else should they be doing, then? _ freedoms. ok, so what else should they be doing, then? well, - freedoms. ok, so what else should they be doing, then? well, i- freedoms. ok, so what else should they be doing, then? well, i thinkl they be doing, then? well, i think that, first they be doing, then? well, i think that. first of _ they be doing, then? well, i think that, first of all, _ they be doing, then? well, i think that, first of all, yesterday i they be doing, then? well, i think that, first of all, yesterday the i that, first of all, yesterday the european council should agree to exclude russia from swift. i think this is one of the hardest things.

let's just explain swift, you can carry on, ijust want let's just explain swift, you can carry on, i just want to let's just explain swift, you can carry on, ijust want to explain what that is to our audience around the world, because someone might not be aware, this is a massive global financial system used by tens of thousands of banks, and if you are excluded russia, what impact would it have on russia's economy? it would be a very far impact, that would be a very far impact, that would be a very far impact, that would be one thing, and we know countries by name in europe which is still opposing this, because they are afraid to lose money. so some people in europe are afraid to lose money, while other people in kyiv have to die because of this decision—making. have to die because of this decision-making.- have to die because of this decision-making. have to die because of this decision-makinu. . ., ., , ., ~ decision-making. what do you think of that? well. _ decision-making. what do you think ofthat? well. i— decision-making. what do you think of that? well, | think _ decision-making. what do you think of that? well, | think it— decision-making. what do you think of that? well, i think it is _ of that? well, i think it is horrible! _ of that? well, i think it is horrible! it _ of that? well, i think it is horrible! it is _ of that? well, i think it is horrible! it is horrible i of that? well, i think it is| horrible! it is horrible that of that? well, i think it is - horrible! it is horrible that we cannot really agree on the face of aggression, to try to do everything what we can do, what is in our hands, to prevent it. and the same goes also for support of the ukrainian government and army. they

are lacking armour, they are lacking ammunition, they are lacking weapons. there are only a few countries, including britain and latvia, for instance, poland, the united states, which are assisting the ukrainian army. where are the other countries?! why are they watching and letting ukrainian is played and not giving this assistance while hiding behind some kind of high moral principles or maybe something else? i think the blood of ukrainians are also partly on the hands of these non—decision—makers, and here i want to reflect that it is notjust me telling you this, the polish president, donald tusk, he would tell you the same as i am telling you. tell you the same as i am telling ou. ., . tell you the same as i am telling ou. ., , . . ., , tell you the same as i am telling ou. ., , . , , you. you tell us, which country is in our you. you tell us, which country is in your view— you. you tell us, which country is in your view are _ you. you tell us, which country is in your view are not _ you. you tell us, which country is in your view are not stepping i you. you tell us, which country isj in your view are not stepping up? continental europe. i mean, we know that there are a number of countries which are not introducing the ban on

swift, we notice this in germany, there is a cyprus, italy as far as i know. i don't want to know them, because they will of course be angry about this, but i really disagree with this policy. that has to change. and the same about delivering lethal weapons. there is such a large production of ammunition and armament in europe. why are they not helping ukraine? what is your argument now, when you see that the siege of kyiv is going on, and ancient capital of a european country? where are you? well, it is a great question. when you say that to their faces, what response do you get?— you say that to their faces, what response do you get? well, there will be all types — response do you get? well, there will be all types of _ response do you get? well, there will be all types of diplomatic i will be all types of diplomatic responses, and of course there will be some kind of argument about rational and pragmatic thinking and all the other things, and we will not be able to pay for the russian

gas and oil. but look, the question remainsjust the same gas and oil. but look, the question remains just the same as i told the bbc some days ago, but now it is much more urgent. if you are not ready yourself to spill blood, at least spilt money now. do it now. because if you lose ukraine, let's be serious, if you lose ukrainian, all european geopolitics will change. everything will change. there will be much more pressure on poland, more pressure on the baltics. you would have to invest more in defence, you would have to invest in all other capabilities just because you are letting ukraine down now. and ukrainians feel that. the latvian government feels this. you know, yesterday, in our small country, injust one you know, yesterday, in our small country, in just one day, the you know, yesterday, in our small country, injust one day, the public donated 600,000 euros simply to assist the ukrainian military and ukrainian people. there are donations coming, people are calling to my office, in the other baltic countries too, asking, why are you not helping more? we are doing, in our place, as much as we can

according to our capabilities. i'm simply asking the same thing to all others. please, evaluate your capabilities and do the same. thank ou ve capabilities and do the same. thank you very much _ capabilities and do the same. thank you very much for — capabilities and do the same. thank you very much for talking _ capabilities and do the same. thank you very much for talking to - capabilities and do the same. thank you very much for talking to us, i you very much for talking to us, thank you. you very much for talking to us, thank yon-— you very much for talking to us, thank you._ that i you very much for talking to us, thank you._ that is i you very much for talking to us, | thank you._ that is the thank you. thank you. that is the deu thank you. thank you. that is the deputy prime _ thank you. thank you. that is the deputy prime minister— thank you. thank you. that is the deputy prime minister of- thank you. thank you. that is the deputy prime minister of latvia. | thank you. thank you. that is the i deputy prime minister of latvia. he is angry. we can talk to lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent, she has been broadcasting from kyiv for many days now, and at the moment i think you are taking shelterfrom now, and at the moment i think you are taking shelter from possible air attacks in the capital. the streets of kyiv, a vibrant european city, have been emptied of people. the mood is airy, as people, including us, have taken two bomb shelters, two car parks, to metro stations, to whatever room they have in their house which seems safe. and what has it been like overnight?

it was another sleepless night for most ukrainians, many of them didn't sleep the night before, when they fear the invasion would start, as it did. in the early hours of the morning, we were woken up to the sound of explosions, then the emergency sirens sounded. they have been sounding almost every hour, and in the last hour, after reports that russian forces and fighting was moving ever closer to kyiv, we have had confirmation that russian forces have now entered the capital. there has been fighting about eight kilometres from where we are now in some of the northern districts, but explosions are also being heard, being reported here in this european capital. being reported here in this european caital. ., . ~' being reported here in this european capital. ., . ~' being reported here in this european caital. ., ., ,, ., being reported here in this european capital. ., . ~' being reported here in this european caital. ., ., ,, ., , being reported here in this european capital. ., . ~' being reported here in this european caital. ., ., ,, ., . , capital. from talking to people, is it our capital. from talking to people, is it your understanding _ capital. from talking to people, is it your understanding that - capital. from talking to people, is it your understanding that as i capital. from talking to people, is it your understanding that as the l it your understanding that as the russian troops get closer, is there going to be street fighting? are the

ukrainian military going to tackle them in that way? the ukrainian military going to tackle them in that way?— ukrainian military going to tackle them in that way? the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, — them in that way? the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, who _ them in that way? the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, who has _ them in that way? the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, who has been i them in that way? the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, who has been very i vitali klitschko, who has been very defiant and himself has done training recently, so... you can understand _ training recently, so... you can understand why _ training recently, so... you can understand why the _ training recently, so... you can understand why the technologyj training recently, so... you can i understand why the technology is freezing and coming back and freezing and coming back and freezing and coming back, because lyse is broadcasting in a car park. she might be back with us any moment. i hope you will understand and bear with us. i think we will talk tojenny hill now. now, lyse is back, actually. do carry on. i have explained to viewers what is going on, you are in a car park and the technology is not going to work amazingly well, everybody understands that. please, you are back with us, to continue. i was asking you about street fighting and you were talking about vitali klitschko?— you were talking about vitali klitschko? . ., , klitschko? yes, we have been reporting _ klitschko? yes, we have been reporting for— klitschko? yes, we have been reporting for weeks _ klitschko? yes, we have been reporting for weeks now i klitschko? yes, we have been reporting for weeks now and l klitschko? yes, we have been i reporting for weeks now and the bbc that as ukrainians have been signing

up that as ukrainians have been signing up tojoin the that as ukrainians have been signing up to join the reservists, the gun shops are doing brisk business, they have liberalised some of the laws around owning and using guns. in the last 2a hours, we have heard almost every hour a message from the minister of defence. if you have any battlefield experience, come... bring molotov cocktails, that was one of the messages. donate blood, president zelensky said to the people of ukraine, 2a hours ago. this is what the ukrainians feel. we have been hearing on this programme that even though there have been weapons and ammunition sent from... even though western militaries have helped to train... ukrainians feel alone. i helped to train... ukrainians feel alone. . ., , ., alone. i am getting e-mails from ukrainians _ alone. i am getting e-mails from ukrainians saying _ alone. i am getting e-mails from ukrainians saying exactly - alone. i am getting e-mails from ukrainians saying exactly that, i alone. i am getting e-mails from i ukrainians saying exactly that, they feel alone. we heard the latvian deputy minister saying, come on, countries like germany, step up. we are going to pause for a moment and

we will be back with you. we are going to go to moscow on a two hour correspondencejenny hill. who used to be our berlin correspondence, as it happens. we heard of the russian foreign ministry a few moments ago, again, trying tojustify foreign ministry a few moments ago, again, trying to justify why president putin had sent troops into ukraine. tell us more? yes. president putin had sent troops into ukraine. tell us more?— ukraine. tell us more? yes, this is a repetition — ukraine. tell us more? yes, this is a repetition of— ukraine. tell us more? yes, this is a repetition of the _ ukraine. tell us more? yes, this is a repetition of the way _ ukraine. tell us more? yes, this is a repetition of the way -- - ukraine. tell us more? yes, this is a repetition of the way -- the i ukraine. tell us more? yes, this isj a repetition of the way -- the story a repetition of the way —— the story is being spun here in moscow, that this is all about how mr putin had no choice but to intervene in ukraine, as it has put here, in order to help people in those separatist held areas, against ukrainian aggression. it is, of course, the complete opposite to what actually seeing on the ground in ukraine. we have had some updates from the defence ministry here, they

deny carrying out any missile attacks on kyiv. they have told us that the chernobyl nuclear plant and surrounding area is now in russian hands, under russian control. staff there are continuing to work, and there are continuing to work, and the plant itself is safe. they also say, as far as they are concerned, it is going according to plan. they say ukrainian forces, soldiers, are surrendering, they say that they have taken out of action 118 ukrainian military targets, including airfields and missile defence systems. we understand that vladimir putin is due to hold a meeting of his security council at some point today, perhaps we will hear again from some point today, perhaps we will hearagainfrom him. we some point today, perhaps we will hear again from him. we still have no real answers as to what his plan is for ukraine. he has said that he doesn't want to occupy the country, but that he also said he didn't plan to invade it. so it is very difficult to know what his endgame

is in ukraine. it's also quite difficult to get a sense of what russians really make of all of this. last night, there were small but very significant protests, demonstrators coming onto the streets to voice their protest after the war in ukraine. i say small and significant, because this is not a country which tolerates the voice of dissent. i saw some of them gathering last night at the centre of moscow, mainly young people. they were very peaceful, some of them chanting, the same is replicated in 50 cities across the country. but the number of arrests shows you how quickly the authorities here crackdown on that kind of dissent. in moscow alone, nearly 1000 people were detained as a result of civilly having gone out on the streets to protest. —— simply having gone out. the authorities have warned citizens not to demonstrate against what is happening in ukraine. thank you for your e—mails as well.

jim says i have many ukrainian friends in kyiv and other parts of ukraine, i am friends in kyiv and other parts of ukraine, iam really friends in kyiv and other parts of ukraine, i am really worried about the hospital and the children's department, as it is very near the chernobyl exclusion zone. the russian military could overrun the hospital and the town of marlin. ross said we totally misread the situation, putin has outmanoeuvred the west with this. if we had moved it with troops when they started surrounding ukraine it would have put the brakes on his invasion. risky, yes, for sure, but it is the only way to stand up to a bully. and daniel says i am a british national, currently in egypt with my ukrainian parents—in—law, who can no longer return to kyiv, and we cannot get help from the british embassy in cairo or from the visa and immigration service to get them to safety into the uk. all the while, my sister—in—law and her family are stuck in kyiv, with missiles flying past. there are russian attack helicopters overhead and the woods

on fire outside their apartment block after an attack. why can't the british do more to help? lets talk to harry lee from cambridge in the uk. he's a teacher in kharkiv, from where hejoins me now. how are you doing? yes, last night was a lot calmer. _ how are you doing? yes, last night was a lot calmer. i _ how are you doing? yes, last night was a lot calmer. i don't _ how are you doing? yes, last night was a lot calmer. i don't think i was a lot calmer. i don't think there was any bombing or any major bombing last night, so we were able to get a more restful and better night's sleep. but during the day to there have been much louder bonds, especially about an hour and a half ago. there were ten or 12 really quite loud bombs which cause people on the street to start running home, and one or two eu neighbours to start packing the car. but it is a difficult situation.— start packing the car. but it is a difficult situation. when you hear

those explosions, _ difficult situation. when you hear those explosions, do _ difficult situation. when you hear those explosions, do you - difficult situation. when you hear those explosions, do you try i difficult situation. when you hear those explosions, do you try to i difficult situation. when you hear| those explosions, do you try to go somewhere for shelter or just sit tight in your home? that has frozen, i apologise. go—ahead? tight in your home? that has frozen, iapologise. go—ahead? ilaihl’e tight in your home? that has frozen, i apologise. go-ahead?_ tight in your home? that has frozen, i apologise. go-ahead? we stay away from windows. _ i apologise. go-ahead? we stay away from windows, if— i apologise. go-ahead? we stay away from windows, if it _ i apologise. go-ahead? we stay away from windows, if it does _ i apologise. go-ahead? we stay away from windows, if it does get - i apologise. go-ahead? we stay away from windows, if it does get really i from windows, if it does get really loud, which it has not done yet, we will leave the area and go somewhere safe. there is a metro station about two minutes walk down one road, five minutes the other way, so we do have some options there as well. for now, we are trying to stay safe in the apartment. i we are trying to stay safe in the apartment-— we are trying to stay safe in the apartment. we are trying to stay safe in the a artment. . , ., ., apartment. i am being told that the ma or of apartment. i am being told that the mayor of where _ apartment. i am being told that the mayor of where you _ apartment. i am being told that the mayor of where you are _ apartment. i am being told that the mayor of where you are is _ apartment. i am being told that the mayor of where you are is urging i mayor of where you are is urging people to go to shelters or the nearest subway. ok. people to go to shelters or the nearest subway.— people to go to shelters or the nearest subway. ok. i don't really have a direct _ nearest subway. ok. i don't really have a direct feed _ nearest subway. ok. i don't really have a direct feed to _ nearest subway. ok. i don't really have a direct feed to that - nearest subway. ok. i don't reallyl have a direct feed to that ukrainian news, kind of check sky and bbc more, so i haven't heard of myself, but i will check with my partner and see what she thinks. we are trying

to stay safe at the moment. hopefully something can be done to sort this out by the british, or the americans, orthey sort this out by the british, or the americans, or they can at least do their part. americans, or they can at least do their art. �* ., ., , ., ., their part. and what does that mean? what is doing — their part. and what does that mean? what is doing their _ their part. and what does that mean? what is doing their part? _ their part. and what does that mean? what is doing their part? oh, - their part. and what does that mean? what is doing their part? oh, i i what is doing their part? oh, i think that _ what is doing their part? oh, i think that a — what is doing their part? oh, i think that a lot _ what is doing their part? oh, i think that a lot of _ what is doing their part? oh, i think that a lot of this - what is doing their part? oh, i think that a lot of this is i what is doing their part? oh, i l think that a lot of this is coming about from their pressure for ukraine tojoin nato, and then it has kind of push to in some respects, to the point of invading. i'm not condoning what he has done at all. but i feel that they are now taking a bit of a back imposing sanctions that they know, and we all know, that russia won't really care too much about. so, if they wanted ukraine to join nato, too much about. so, if they wanted ukraine tojoin nato, they too much about. so, if they wanted ukraine to join nato, they should have supported them as a nato country. if not, they have wasted a lot of time and resources, and this war, over nothing, really. that is the general feeling that i have, at least towards the contribution or the lack of from the british and americans.

the lack of from the british and americans-— americans. ukraine, is an independent _ americans. ukraine, is an independent country, i americans. ukraine, is an independent country, has | americans. ukraine, is an i independent country, has an americans. ukraine, is an _ independent country, has an ambition tojoin nato. i'm not sure it is so much about pressure from other members of nato wanting ukraine to join? members of nato wanting ukraine to “oin? ., ., members of nato wanting ukraine to 'oin? ., ., _, , members of nato wanting ukraine to “oin? ., ., , ,, ., ., , join? no, of course, ukraine wants to “oin. join? no, of course, ukraine wants tojoin- at— join? no, of course, ukraine wants to join- at the _ join? no, of course, ukraine wants to join. at the americans, - join? no, of course, ukraine wants to join. at the americans, the i to join. at the americans, the british, they had opportunity after opportunity to talk with russia and talk with other nations about a different approach to it. they have constantly said that ukraine has the choice to join nato, constantly said that ukraine has the choice tojoin nato, but constantly said that ukraine has the choice to join nato, but that has been the pressure that putin has seen at least, that other nations are desperate for the nato border to be at the russian border, rather than be... you have kind of got belarus on the ukraine, two countries that are effectively open. if russia controls them, it is moving the border further west. if russia controls them, it is moving the borderfurther west. then ukrainejoining nato at moving the borderfurther west. then ukraine joining nato at least provides a bit more of a barrier. now it has kind of backfired. abate now it has kind of backfired. are ou atoin now it has kind of backfired. are you going to stay, harry, or come back to cambridge? i you going to stay, harry, or come back to cambridge?— you going to stay, harry, or come back to cambridge? i can't leave my artner back to cambridge? i can't leave my partner behind. _

back to cambridge? i can't leave my partner behind. if— back to cambridge? i can't leave my partner behind. if it _ back to cambridge? i can't leave my partner behind. if it does _ back to cambridge? i can't leave my partner behind. if it does get i partner behind. if it does get really bad, then we will head towards moldova.— really bad, then we will head towards moldova. your partner is ukrainian? _ towards moldova. your partner is ukrainian? yes. _ towards moldova. your partner is ukrainian? yes. so, _ towards moldova. your partner is ukrainian? yes. so, we - towards moldova. your partner is ukrainian? yes. so, we have i towards moldova. your partner is ukrainian? yes. so, we have got| towards moldova. your partner is. ukrainian? yes. so, we have got a ma and ukrainian? yes. so, we have got a map and suitcases _ ukrainian? yes. so, we have got a map and suitcases packed, i ukrainian? yes. so, we have got a map and suitcases packed, the i ukrainian? yes. so, we have got a| map and suitcases packed, the cars have got petrol in in case we have to get away quite quickly. so, if it started in a residential bombing, which is something that has not really haven't watched in the whole country, it has mostly been industrial military posts that have been bombed. in terms of apartments, there has been a few, but nothing major. if that does start, we will even go towards moldova. that is 12 hour's drive, so not too far. goad hour's drive, so not too far. good luck, hour's drive, so not too far. good luck. that's _ hour's drive, so not too far. good luck. that's a _ hour's drive, so not too far. good luck, that's a talking _ hour's drive, so not too far. good luck, that's a talking to _ hour's drive, so not too far. good luck, that's a talking to us i hour's drive, so not too far. good luck, that's a talking to us and i luck, that's a talking to us and take care. large numbers of ukrainian civilians are on the move, fleeing the advance of russian forces. the un says 100,000 people have left their homes so far. many are going to the bordering countries of poland, romania and hungary.

our correspondent, nick thorpe, is on the border, between ukraine and hungary. the last hours and all through the day yesterday, we have had hundreds, probably going into thousands now, people fleeing across the border, many local people from villages and towns on the far side, most of them fleeing on foot, many with small children, pulling their banks with them. what they are telling us is that obviously there is no actual fighting or bombing on that side, but they are very afraid, if the water reaches their villages and towns, they are also afraid that their young men will be called up to fight. some of the men we have spoken to here who got a cross before that was closed, before the ukrainians said no more men of military age can cross the border, they did manage to cross in the night, peoplejust basically they did manage to cross in the night, people just basically fleeing for their lives, fleeing out of fear. the prime minister has also

announced fresh economic sanctions on russia, calling it the "largest and most severe" package it has ever faced. these include... freezing the assets of all major russian banks and excluding them from the uk financial system. 100 companies and individuals will face financial sanctions, including several oligarchs and russia's biggest defence company. the exportation of military equipment and oil refinery goods will be suspended. and the russian airline, aeroflot has been banned from landing in the uk. this morning, russia has banned british airlines from landing in the country. let's speak to sir tony brenton, former british ambassador to moscow. so, today it would appear that russian troops are advancing on the capital of ukraine. i mean, is it inevitable now that president putin takes over ukraine and installs his own puppet leader? i am installs his own puppet leader? i am not a installs his own puppet leader? i am rrot a military _ installs his own puppet leader? i am not a military expert, _ installs his own puppet leader? ian not a military expert, but it does look as if the russians are on the way to achieving their objectives in the war, which is to take control of

the war, which is to take control of the territory. i think the real problem for them is on the assumption that they do win the war, what they do next. because, from what they do next. because, from what mr putin has been saying, it is pretty clear that they want to impose neutralisation on ukraine, a much friendlier government from the russian point of view on ukraine, all of that, and it will be very hard to do through any sort of democratic process. now, they have a traditional approach to these things. they arrange a referendum and then fix it. so we will have to see. it will be very difficult for them, even if they win the war. that is not yet guaranteed. shall them, even if they win the war. that is not yet guaranteed.— is not yet guaranteed. all right, what might _ is not yet guaranteed. all right, what might unfold _ is not yet guaranteed. all right, what might unfold over- is not yet guaranteed. all right, what might unfold over the i is not yet guaranteed. all right, | what might unfold over the next 2a-a8 what might unfold over the next 2a—a8 hours? what might unfold over the next 24-48 hours?— what might unfold over the next 24-48 hours? ~ _, , ., ,, 24-48 hours? welcome if they take k iv, 24-48 hours? welcome if they take kyiv. which — 24-48 hours? welcome if they take kyiv. which they — 24-48 hours? welcome if they take kyiv, which they seem _ 24-48 hours? welcome if they take kyiv, which they seem to _ 24-48 hours? welcome if they take kyiv, which they seem to be i 24-48 hours? welcome if they take kyiv, which they seem to be on i 24-48 hours? welcome if they take kyiv, which they seem to be on the | kyiv, which they seem to be on the way to doing, that already is a significant marker of progress. the other area they will want to sort out is down in donbas, where, for the moment, they have made no progress at all, that where they have troops coming up from the north, behind the defending forces.

and they have controlled airspace. so, from their point of view, things are going well militarily. but they have substantial resistance in numbers of places, but is a worrying sign for them that things are by no means easy and smooth. meanwhile, more sanctions _ means easy and smooth. meanwhile, more sanctions announced _ means easy and smooth. meanwhile, more sanctions announced from - means easy and smooth. meanwhile, more sanctions announced from the l more sanctions announced from the european union, from the uk, the us, which will take time to work, and to put pressure on the russian economy. yes. the western sanction response is impressive at one level. it is an impressive demonstration of how angry western governments are about what is going on in ukraine. but we shouldn't kid ourselves that they are going to make any difference at all to the situation on the ground, in the short term, and i suspect in the long term either. we have impose sanctions on russia eight times since the end of the second world war. they have never worked, and the most recent bout, which was as regards to the seizure of crimea in 2014, they have not changed russian

policy one dropped. the russian economy is much more substantially affected, actually, by shifts in the oil price than by western economic action. on the oil prices shooting up action. on the oil prices shooting up at the moment. 50. action. on the oil prices shooting up at the moment.— action. on the oil prices shooting up at the moment. so, if sanctions don't work — up at the moment. so, if sanctions don't work with _ up at the moment. so, if sanctions don't work with president - up at the moment. so, if sanctions don't work with president putin, i don't work with president putin, then what?— then what? well, that's a good question- _ then what? well, that's a good question- as — then what? well, that's a good question. as i _ then what? well, that's a good question. as i say, _ then what? well, that's a good question. as i say, the - then what? well, that's a good | question. as i say, the russians will have difficulty sorting out the situation in ukraine once they have occupied it, if they win the war. at that point, there are people that are talking about backing an insurgency in ukraine, which i think is a very feasible scenario. there will be renewed negotiations, i hope, between the west and russia are about some of their security demands. and we will, of course, be acting very vigorously in international organisations and elsewhere to make sure that any sort of puppet regime in ukraine is not internationally recognised. so, there's quite a lot to be done in there's quite a lot to be done in the short term make russia's road rougher than it might otherwise be. but it has to be said that, as

things stand at the moment, all of the initiatives are in the russian's hands. ., ~' , ., the initiatives are in the russian's hands. ., ~ , ., ., the initiatives are in the russian's hands. ., ~ ., ., ~ ., , hands. thank you for talking to us. pleasure. and i were talking to talking to 100,000 people who have left their homes in ukraine trying to escape the russian invasion. we are now going to talk to stuart mckenzie, who left his home of almost 30 years this morning and has made his way to a polish border town with his family. stuart, thanks for talking to us. where did you live in ukraine, where was home? in kyiv itself. i ukraine, where was home? in kyiv itself- i live _ ukraine, where was home? in kyiv itself. i live outside _ ukraine, where was home? in kyiv itself. i live outside the _ ukraine, where was home? in kyiv itself. i live outside the city - itself. i live outside the city centre, and i lived on the west coast of that. i was very close to the road to poland, which was a good chance that when we decided to evacuate, we got very quickly on the motorway and i heard of many people trying to escape from the city centre. ~ ., , trying to escape from the city centre. ~ . , ., , ., centre. when was that, when did you actually leave? _ centre. when was that, when did you actually leave? well, _ centre. when was that, when did you actually leave? well, i— centre. when was that, when did you actually leave? well, i didn't - centre. when was that, when did you actually leave? well, i didn't sleep . actually leave? well, i didn't sleep ve much actually leave? well, i didn't sleep very much through _ actually leave? well, i didn't sleep very much through the _ actually leave? well, i didn't sleep very much through the whole - actually leave? well, i didn't sleep very much through the whole day, |

very much through the whole day, things were getting worse and worse, and at about 4am, throughout the night, i was looking at my phone and i could see by 4am that things were getting very, very bad. i decided to wake up my family, you know, you make these decisions all the time. should we leave, should we stay? i always promised my wife that if anything got serious enough that it threatened the children, that is the point we leave. we felt that was the time. luckily enough for us, my wife and children all agreed, 0k, time. luckily enough for us, my wife and children all agreed, ok, let's go. we got in the car, we were prepacked and we had filled the car of the night before, and i had a couple ofjerry cans full of of the night before, and i had a couple of jerry cans full of fuel. of the night before, and i had a couple ofjerry cans full of fuel. i had done a dry run to the polish

border, and lviv the day before, so i knew the way. we got in the car and we started hearing bombs in kyiv. if you woke up at seven o'clock, eight o'clock in the morning, it was already gridlocked, the city centre, and you were trapped. the city centre, and you were tra ed. ., ,, the city centre, and you were tra ed. . ,, , the city centre, and you were tra--ed. . , , the city centre, and you were tra--ed. ., , , , trapped. can you believe this is happening? _ trapped. can you believe this is happening? can _ trapped. can you believe this is happening? can you _ trapped. can you believe this is happening? can you believe - trapped. can you believe this is| happening? can you believe that trapped. can you believe this is - happening? can you believe that you have had to do this? it’s happening? can you believe that you have had to do this?— have had to do this? it's 'ust off i am still in — have had to do this? it's 'ust off i am still in shock. h have had to do this? it's 'ust off i am still in shock. you _ have had to do this? it'sjust off i am still in shock. you know? - have had to do this? it'sjust off i am still in shock. you know? i i have had to do this? it'sjust off i | am still in shock. you know? i am still in shock.— still in shock. what have you left behind, stuart? _ still in shock. what have you left behind, stuart? sorry... - still in shock. what have you left l behind, stuart? sorry... honestly, ou do behind, stuart? sorry... honestly, you do not— behind, stuart? sorry... honestly, you do not need — behind, stuart? sorry... honestly, you do not need to _ behind, stuart? sorry... honestly, you do not need to say _ behind, stuart? sorry... honestly, you do not need to say sorry. - behind, stuart? sorry... honestly, you do not need to say sorry. my l you do not need to say sorry. my brother you do not need to say sorry. m brother is still you do not need to say sorry. m1 brother is still there. 30 years of my life. but you have done the right thing.

you said if there was ever a risk to your children... how old are your kids? , ., ' ., ' ., kids? they are 12 and 14. i have another daughter _ kids? they are 12 and 14. i have another daughter in _ kids? they are 12 and 14. i have another daughter in america. . kids? they are 12 and 14. i have i another daughter in america. so, kids? they are 12 and 14. i have - another daughter in america. so, you are absolutely right, thank you for getting you back on track, it is... that was the main thing, you know? i am so happy i got my kids out. but i'm not happy at all. ida. am so happy i got my kids out. but i'm not happy at all.— i'm not happy at all. no, of course not. if i'm not happy at all. no, of course not- if you — i'm not happy at all. no, of course not. if you have _ i'm not happy at all. no, of course not. if you have done, _ i'm not happy at all. no, of course not. if you have done, the - i'm not happy at all. no, of course not. if you have done, the most i not. if you have done, the most awful circumstances, you have done what you think is the right thing forfamily. and everybody will what you think is the right thing for family. and everybody will make their own decisions. you look at the problem is, it's not even that, even the people that want to leave, there is no fuel any more, there is no food anywhere. you know, on the border, i was ahead of most people, and i had a nine hourwait. border, i was ahead of most people, and i had a nine hour wait. there will be 24—hour and i feel sorry for

small children in that queue. there are a lot of chars on the road. i've said to people in kyiv, do not leave the city unless you have everything that you need to take wherever you want to go. that you need to take wherever you want to go— that you need to take wherever you wanttoo. _ want to go. don't assume you can buy an hin want to go. don't assume you can buy anything like _ want to go. don't assume you can buy anything like fuel— want to go. don't assume you can buy anything like fuel and _ want to go. don't assume you can buy anything like fuel and water— want to go. don't assume you can buy anything like fuel and water on - want to go. don't assume you can buy anything like fuel and water on the . anything like fuel and water on the road. ~ ., , ., anything like fuel and water on the road. ~ ., i. , anything like fuel and water on the road. . ., , ., anything like fuel and water on the road. ., ., , road. where are you staying now? is it a b&b road. where are you staying now? is it a 5&5 or— road. where are you staying now? is it a sea or what? _ road. where are you staying now? is it a sea or what? |_ road. where are you staying now? is it a 3&3 or what? i have _ road. where are you staying now? is it a 3&3 or what? i have an - road. where are you staying now? is it a 3&3 or what? i have an office i it a 3&3 or what? i have an office in poland, — it a 3&3 or what? i have an office in poland. we _ it a 3&3 or what? i have an office in poland, we have _ it a 3&3 or what? i have an office in poland, we have a _ it a 3&3 or what? i have an office in poland, we have a back- it a 3&3 or what? i have an office in poland, we have a back office i in poland, we have a back office here and there are living quarters. so, as i was driving my wife, it was a 16 hour drive so, as i was driving my wife, it was a16 hour drive in the car. it was a long day. and very emotional. you know? you are trying to think of every scenario, you're getting messages all the time from people all around the world. it was miles and miles of road. everybody is in

shock. you finally get to a place of safety, and itjust exhausts you. {131 safety, and itjust exhausts you. of course, of course, of course. stuart, we are so grateful that you spoke to us today. thank you very much and we wish you and your kids, and your partner, all the best, of course. thank you. take care. 0il oil prices have risen again this morning amid concerns over tightening supplies as russian forces continue their invasion of ukraine. stock markets in europe and asia did bounce back, as investors assessed all of the western sanctions. with as is katie prescott. where are we now? things have rallied since yesterday, there was a massive shock, investors pulled back and were waiting to see

exactly what western government were going to announce. and now, having seen those feet through, there is a sense of calm, a bit more of an understanding of exactly what is going on. and also, investors look for bargains as well. in going on. and also, investors look for bargains as well.— for bargains as well. in terms of oil prices. _ for bargains as well. in terms of oil prices, which _ for bargains as well. in terms of oil prices, which affect - for bargains as well. in terms of| oil prices, which affect everybody watching, their energy bills, where are we with that?— are we with that? russia is a important — are we with that? russia is a important global— are we with that? russia is a important global player i are we with that? russia is a important global player in i are we with that? russia is a i important global player in oil and gas, the second—largest producer of oil. prices, because of the crisis there, are continuing to rise. that feeds through here to the pumps. the number everybody is watching is well prices at the here hit £1.50. they have not yet, but they are creeping up, that is expecting to hit over the weekend.— up, that is expecting to hit over the weekend. why are the prices iioin u - ? the weekend. why are the prices going up? explain— the weekend. why are the prices going up? explain the _ the weekend. why are the prices going up? explain the link- the weekend. why are the prices going up? explain the link with l the weekend. why are the prices going up? explain the link with a russian army invading a peaceful democratic country in petrol prices question of democratic country in petrol prices uestion o’ ., , ., democratic country in petrol prices uoestion’ ., , ., . question of traders are concerned

the su -l question of traders are concerned the supply of _ question of traders are concerned the supply of oil— question of traders are concerned the supply of oil could _ question of traders are concerned the supply of oil could be - question of traders are concerned the supply of oil could be hit, i question of traders are concerned the supply of oil could be hit, so i the supply of oil could be hit, so when the suppliers are constrained, demand rises on the price goes up as a result. now, oil is a very liquid... sorry to use the phrase... commodity, unlike a gas which comes through pipes, it is fixed with where it can come through. investors say that there is the possibility that we will be able to get oil from other places, but that takes too much or three months to happen. so, there is a period where people are very concerned about what this disruption in russia could mean for the oil market.— the oil market. katie, you may not know the answer _ the oil market. katie, you may not know the answer to _ the oil market. katie, you may not know the answer to this, _ the oil market. katie, you may not know the answer to this, but i the oil market. katie, you may not know the answer to this, but when i know the answer to this, but when you think further ahead, we can hear politicians and western nation saying we need to wean ourselves off the supply of oil from russia, particularly germany. two thirds of their oil comes from russia, europe, across europe it is 40%. in the uk it is just across europe it is 40%. in the uk it isjust under 5%. across europe it is 40%. in the uk it is just under 5%. it will be expensive to shift to renewables. but is that what western countries are going to have to do, for all sorts of reasons? the climate and

because we don't want to see supply is threatened? that because we don't want to see supply is threatened?— is threatened? that is what energy anal stsi is threatened? that is what energy analysts i have _ is threatened? that is what energy analysts i have been _ is threatened? that is what energy analysts i have been speaking i is threatened? that is what energy analysts i have been speaking to l analysts i have been speaking to have been saying, that is the end goal and it will be expensive, but something we have already started to move towards, energy independence. germany saying that they were going to stop or put on ice the nord stream 2 pipeline from russia, gas pipeline that they had built, with russia to try to open supplies, it is indicative of that. i think we even heard that from the european commission yesterday, that is exactly where we need to be. but, at the moment, as you say, thatjust isn't the case. 40% of europe's gascoigne from russia, and i have heard from some analysts that they think there could be power cuts and shortages during winter because what is going on in russia.— is going on in russia. where? throughout — is going on in russia. where? throughout europe, - is going on in russia. where? throughout europe, but i is going on in russia. where? throughout europe, but not l is going on in russia. where? | throughout europe, but not in is going on in russia. where? i throughout europe, but not in the uk, but in europe it could be an issue. . ., uk, but in europe it could be an issue. . ~' , ., , uk, but in europe it could be an issue. . ~' ,, , . uk, but in europe it could be an issue. ., ,, , ., , . ., issue. thank you very much. katie prescott. issue. thank you very much. katie prescott- if— issue. thank you very much. katie prescott. if you _ issue. thank you very much. katie prescott. if you want _ issue. thank you very much. katie prescott. if you want to _ issue. thank you very much. katie prescott. if you want to get i issue. thank you very much. katie prescott. if you want to get in i prescott. if you want to get in touch, you are very welcome. use the

hashtag on twitter or send an e—mail. you can message me on social media. bbc news continues at the top of the hour for viewers bbc news continues at the top of the hourfor viewers in bbc news continues at the top of the hour for viewers in the bbc news continues at the top of the hourfor viewers in the uk. after a cold start this morning we had frost and icy stretches around, the rest of the day is looking dry and settled. a ridge of high pressure which is bringing largely dry, quiet day today. blue skies and sunshine around. and it will feel a little bit warmer than recent days. less of a breeze. quite a cold air mass with those at the moment. we have a warm front trying to move in from the north—west. most places are dry, as you can see, quite a lot of sunshine. clouds drifting in from northern ireland and later on in to the west of scotland, with some rain in the far north—west. the breeze picking up a year. lighter wind elsewhere. we are seeing the wind coming in from a west or north westerly direction. top temperatures today somewhere between eight or 12

degrees for most of us, but it will feel warmer than recent days because we will have lost the wind chill, and it is mostly dry, the rain confined to western scotland later on this afternoon. through this evening and overnight, we will keep the cloud for scotland and northern ireland, splashes of light rain. england and wales dry and clear, the old misty patch, but quite an extensive rust developing towards east anglia and the south—east. a cold start to the saturday morning. the weekend whether dominated by the fact that we have got high pressure quite close. it will be easing the east and we will see a weather front trying to nudge its way in from the north—west. but it does not influence the weather too much on saturday, especially for england and wales. we will keep the blue sky and sunshine with light wind, a little bit breezy at cloudier for scotland and northern ireland, brighter spells yet, especially to the north and east. some rain for the western isles at times in particular, but most of us looking like seeing a dry day during saturday, with highs of eight or 12 degrees. not too much change into the second half of the weekend. still have high pressure close, but it is eating away towards

the east into sunday, so by sunday desk where the front will start to have a little bit more influence, as it moves its way eastwards, bumping into that area of high pressure, it will tend to fizzle out. yes, a bit of rain in the west to start on sunday, but really this will be a band of cloud is eating away towards the east into sunday, so by sunday desk where the front will start to have a little bit more influence, as it moves its way eastwards, bumping into that area of high pressure, it will tend to fizzle out. yes, a bit of rain in the west to start on sunday, but really this will be a band of cloud as bright and sunny spells, and reasonably mild, around eight or ii spells, and reasonably mild, around eight or 11 degrees on sunday. it does look like the weather could turn a bit more unsettled for a time for monday into tuesday, some rain around, especially in the southend west, but drier as we head to the first week of march. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines... russian forces in armoured vehicles reach the ukrainian capital kyiv, and ukraine's army says it continues to fight for its future. it follows a night of air strikes and explosions over the city as russian forces appear to close in on the capital. damage in kyiv�*s residential neighbourhoods after reports of missile strikes and an aircraft being shut down. families shelter underground for protection in ukraine's metro stations amid warnings of further strikes. translation: , ., , strikes. translation: , . ., translation: they say civilians are not a target- — translation: they say civilians are not a target. it's _ translation: they say civilians are not a target. it's a _ translation: they say civilians are not a target. it's a lie. _ translation: they say civilians are not a target. it's a lie. the _ not a target. it's a lie. the reality is, they don't differentiate

between which areas to attack. thousands of people continue to escape from the capital. many head for ukraine's western borders. russia bans all british airlines from its airports and airspace following the uk decision to prohibit russia's national airline aeroflot from britain. in football's european governing body uefa moves this year's champions league finalfrom st petersburg to paris. hello and thank you forjoining us on bbc news today as we receive reports that russian forces have reached an area just north of ukraine's capital city kyiv as they continue their advance into the

country. air raid sirens sounded overnight in the capital as residents shouted in metro stations and basements. this is video from social media today appearing to show russian armoured vehicles driving through the residential district to the north of the city centre. authorities have told residents in the area to stay off the streets as active hostiles are approaching. we have also seen pictures of what looks to be plane wreckage after a russian aircraft was reportedly shot down over kyiv last night. several people are said to be injured. martial law has been imposed across ukraine, with men aged from 18—60 barred from leaving the country. more than 100,000 people are thought to have left their home seeking safety. russia claims it has destroyed 18 military sites in the first wave of the attack, but uk

defence secretary ben wallace is around 450 russian troops have also been killed. meanwhile, the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has pleaded for the international community to do more and appealed to russia for a ceasefire. he also said he would not leave the capital city, even though he knows he is a target. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has been speaking within the last hour to reporters. he repeated moscow's claim that it does not want to occupy ukraine but rather demilitarise it. the bbc�*s steve rosenberg asked him how he could justify the invasion of a peaceful neighbour, and whether calling it a special military operation was a euphemism for a full—scale occupation. translation: ., ~ translation: talking about euphemisms. _ translation: talking about euphemisms, we _ translation: talking about euphemisms, we have i translation: talking about euphemisms, we have a i translation: talking about euphemisms, we have a lot. translation: talking about. euphemisms, we have a lot to translation: talking about - euphemisms, we have a lot to learn from anglo—saxons. just look at the description of all the interventions that were made against yugoslavia, and the fighting for democracy. that was not a euphemism, so i understand

it now. look at the destruction of iraq, the destruction of libya. hundreds, thousands of casualties. so i am not even going to compete with you in terms of euphemisms and answering your question what to do about the desire of ukrainians who want to go there or here, they should have thought about that from the very start went back in 2008, president putin at the summit of nato russia in bucharest warned them to think twice with the members of nato before the —— ukraine and georgia it would be admitted to nato. we can speak now to louise doucet taking shelter from possible air raids in kyiv. —— lyse doucet. that

introduction explains a bit more about where you are. tell us how the situation is right now? very nervous. a city which was felt to be so vibrant, bustling with life and people, has now been empty. the streets are almost empty now even here in kyiv, and it is very eerie. people have gone underground, as we did for part of the morning. they have gone to bomb shelters, to underground parking lots, and to whatever room in their house feel safe enough. we've heard the emergency siren sounding at regular intervals this morning, and there has been regular updates by the ministry of defence calling on ukrainians. it's quite jarring. this is a war in the middle of europe, a country which is not a member of nato, but which as nato keep selling ukraine, we have your back. but what are the messages telling us? pick up

are the messages telling us? pick up a gun and if you have a bit of experience, that is great. make molotov cocktails. donate blood. if you are a cyber hacker, come and join so you can fight cyber war. as president volodymyr zelensky has emphasised time and time again, as grateful as for the supportive western allies, when it comes to the fight, and that is rapidly approaching the centre of kyiv. russian forces are nowjust approaching the centre of kyiv. russian forces are now just several kilometres away. it is ukrainians who are doing the fighting. yes, and i heard an interview with a ukrainian mp a while ago. he was carrying an ak—47 with him, and said, you learn how to handle this pretty quickly when you are fighting for your life. there is the message going out that men aged 18—60 are barred from leaving ukraine because there is the feeling that they will be needed, will be called upon to fight in defence of their country, but at this stage, what more does president zelensky want? what more would he like to see from western

allies to help the country? well, he called for punishing western sanctions long before they started imposing them, when the russian invasion started this week. he said, what are you waiting for? there is already russian aggression in our country. they know that they are not a member of nato. they know nato rules forbids nato boots on the ground. but it is jarring for president zelensky and many ukrainians, who see president putin seeming to break all the rules in the book and nato is saying, well, sorry, i had a former deputy secretary general of the un today, and her reply was, they are fighting on their own. in all, russian forces

get ever closer to — —— get —— —— get ever closer to the capital of ukraine. presumably, ukrainians are taking sergei lavrov with a very large pinch of salt when he said no one is planning to occupy ukraine, yet in the same breath saying russia does not see the possibility of recognising the current government if ukraine is democratic? yes. recognising the current government if ukraine is democratic?— if ukraine is democratic? yes, two alternative — if ukraine is democratic? yes, two alternative narratives _ if ukraine is democratic? yes, two alternative narratives have - if ukraine is democratic? yes, two alternative narratives have been i alternative narratives have been unfolding here, even before... you might�*ve heard the explosion. yes. might've heard the explosion. yes, we hearthat- _ might've heard the explosion. yes, we hear that. -- _ might've heard the explosion. yes, we hear that. -- we _ might've heard the explosion. yes, we hear that. -- we could - might've heard the explosion. yes, we hear that. —— we could hear that. two narratives unfolding. russia talking about even genocide in eastern ukraine, saying that the leaders of these separatist republics have begged moscow for help, and of course, there are russian passport holders and those two republics which have now been recognised as independent by russia.

we have spoken to senior officials of the un and others to say that there is no proof of this genocide, that the video just do not present that the video just do not present that kind of reality, and in all opinion polls which have been conducted in recent years, they show that across ukraine, and particularly in the capital kyiv, that since the russian annexation of crimea and since russian backed forces moved into eastern ukraine in 2014, this country has become more and more european, more desirous to join nato as a military alliance, and russia finds that there threatening, and we heard president putin speaking emotionally that he believes ukraine doesn't deserve to exist, it is a fake country related liy exist, it is a fake country related by the bolsheviks. and now he is making a grab for it, and it looks like he is making progress. even know he is sustaining some losses, he is continuing to push.—

he is continuing to push. thank you ve much he is continuing to push. thank you very much and _ he is continuing to push. thank you very much and stay _ he is continuing to push. thank you very much and stay safe. _ very much and stay safe. let's go to moscow to get the latest from our correspondent there. jenny, hello to you. let's look in more detail on those comments from sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, in the last hour. certainly contradictions in what he was saying, i think everyone will agree, in terms of wanting ukrainian people, the ukrainian people, to be independent at the very same time as russian tanks are rolling into the country? yes, but if you are here in moscow and you are given a very different version of events and what is going on in ukraine, vladimir putin, and all of those around him say that this is all about ukrainian aggression against people in those russian separatist areas, the places self—proclaimed people's republics of luhansk and donetsk. and the

action in ukraine by russian forces is something that cannot be avoided. that is russia's basic stance, and president putin's. i should give you some more updates we have had from the defence ministry here. they have denied carrying out any missile attacks in kyiv and also say that their mission as they see it is really going quite well. they say they have disabled 118 ukrainian military targets, including airfields and missile defence systems. they talk about the fact that ukrainian soldiers, they say, ukrainian forces are surrendering in various places to them. they also confirmed they have control of the chernobyl nuclear power plant and surrounding area. they say staff there are continuing to work at the plant and it is all very safe. but as i say, there is a very different narrative being given, particularly to people here in russia watching state—controlled television and so on, and that is one which the

kremlin is very keen to maintain. we expect vladimir putin to hold a meeting with his security council at some point today. the world will be watching really closely, because one thing we cannot answer is that question of what does he really wanted ukraine? what is the end game here? we know he said he doesn't want to occupy ukraine, but we know he also said he wasn't going to invade ukraine, and we know that a kremlin spokesperson has said that he doesn't want to answer a question about whether or not he sees a change of government in kyiv is something that roger would want to facilitate. —— something that russia would want to facilitate. there are questions about that particular line. one foreign ministerfrom europe and the last few days said, we are not inside vladimir putin's head. it is very difficult other than to look at speeches and look at what he has written about ukraine to divine, we know he does not like the idea of ukraine being outside russian influence and control and

that he would like to see a very different security architecture in europe. we would like russia to have more power and influence on the world stage. but we don't know how that translates into reality, what it means for ukraine and how far vladimir putin is prepared to go. and how difficult is it to gauge the level of opposition amongst ordinary russian people to what president putin is doing? we obviously saw protest in pushkin square in moscow and other parts of russia yesterday, protesting against the incursions into ukraine, but is it difficult to gauge how far that opposition reaches in the country? it's difficult to quantify, yes, but it's difficult to quantify, yes, but i think the fact that those protests took place at all tells you something, and i think that's because this is not a country which tolerates the voice of dissent. those young people, and most of them i saw were young, out in moscow city centre last night, are taking a risk when they go onto the streets, and

already, authorities here have warned people not to demonstrate against the war in ukraine, warning them that they will face criminal charges simply for going out and about and holding a demonstration, however peaceful. it is very difficult here for people to make their voices heard in that way. some say, actually, interestingly, there is a generational divide started to emerge, and a lot of younger people who get their news via social media and so on, different platforms than perhaps parents and grandparents who tend to watch state—controlled television and read state—controlled newspapers, which give them a very different version of events. but certainly, it's difficult to say for certainly, it's difficult to say for certain how far that opposition goes, and many people here are simply scared to say what they really feel. i think it's probably true that a good number of russians perhaps share mr putin's vision for the russia of the future, rather like his ambition for a more

influential position within the world. whether many russians who are conscious of this country's part of the second world war, that great page at as they would refer to it here, been very conscious of the human cost, the economic cost, that history, whether they would then support his actions in ukraine, i think is more questionable, but it's very difficult to put a number on that. thank you very much for that, jenny. sarah raynsford is in dnieper river in eastern ukraine and has sent this report. we are in dnieper river, n we are —— we are in dnipro, and it has been quiet over night. no air raid sirens, no rushing for the shelters last night, but sirens, no rushing for the shelters last niht, , ., ., ., last night, but we had a day from the donbas _ last night, but we had a day from the donbas region _ last night, but we had a day from the donbas region in _ last night, but we had a day from the donbas region in eastern i the donbas region in eastern ukraine, —— we headed here from the donbas, and we were following a

significant number of cars with donetsk number plates on them, people clearly heading for relative safety away from the front line in the east of ukraine. there were also thousands of people put onto evacuation trains laid on specially for them to take them out of the region. we saw them trundling their suitcases up to get on those trains, some of them not even really knowing where their final destination was, because it is relative safety they are seeking. they are worried about the fighting escalating on the east, where there has been a conflict, of course, in the ukraine for eight years now, where the front line has been pretty much fixed. now, there are quite significant clashes at several points along that line, because the russian black forces that have been fighting there for years had now being supported by the russian military. —— the russian forces. the fear is that they are

trying to push forward and take much more territory in the east of ukraine, so we found we were pretty worried in that area about what lies ahead, what that could mean for them. many of them, having fled to them. many of them, having fled to the region to safety from the fighting years before, so not really looking forward to the possibility they would have to be uprooted again and moved even further west. here in this city, there was a curfew last night as there was in many cities across ukraine. after 10pm, nobody in the streets, and shops and life pretty much closes down here before that, and everything quiet until 7am in the morning. here, though, people there were plenty of traffic on the streets, public transport is working, for the moment, at least. in this particular city, life seems fairly calm, but people here do know that there is fighting to the south and to the north, and to the east. so, extraordinary times, and people

not entirely sure what is coming next and where, if anywhere, it is safe for them to go to. sarah raynsford. let's recap now what we know so far. russian troops have reached the outskirts of the ukrainian capital kyiv as they press ahead with their invasion, on the second day of their campaign. the russian forces are seemingly centred in the northern district of kyiv, an area known as obolon. the heavily residential area is just nine kilometres obolon. the heavily residential area isjust nine kilometres north obolon. the heavily residential area is just nine kilometres north of the city centre. ukraine's defence ministry has called on local people to rally and to make molotov cocktails to fight back. so far, there have been explosions reported across country, including an ukraine's second largest city of cork even the north—east of the country, where there has been heavy fighting. —— kharkiv. the mayor of kharkiv has just urged citizens to seek shelter, and there has been a

gun battle in sumy, close to the russian border. 0n the other side of the country in l, air raid sirens of gone for second day. —— in lviv. in large numbers of ukrainian civilians are on the move, fleeing the advance of russian forces. the un says hundred thousand people have left their home so far. many are going to their home so far. many are going to the bordering countries of poland, romania and hungary. 0ur correspondent is that the ukraine— hungary border and gave us this update. last hours and all through the day yesterday, we have had hundreds, probably now going into the thousands of people fleeing across the border, many of them local people from the villages and towns in the farside, people from the villages and towns in the far side, most of them actually fleeing on foot, many with small children, pulling their bags with them. they are telling us that obviously, there is no actual fighting bombing on that side, but they are very afraid either that war

reaches to their villages and towns in the farside, reaches to their villages and towns in the far side, but also that their young men will be called up to fight. some of the young men i have spoken to here, who goes across before that was closed, before the ukrainian said no more men of military age could cross the border, managed to cross on the night, basically fleeing for their lives out of fear. nick thorpe on the ukraine — hungary border. and we have just had this update from the romanian interior ministry, saying that a total of 10,624 ukrainians entered romania through its six border checkpoints on thursday, as russian forces invaded ukraine, says the interior ministry there. around 3500 of them passed through romania on their way to bulgaria and to hungary, says the interior minister, and of the roughly 7000 who are currently in

romania, just a small number have requested political asylum, just 11, the interior ministry reports. the others can stay legally for up to 90 days without having to do so, and we heard from one of the un agencies, unicef, a little earlier, working on a projected scenario that up to 5 million ukrainians could end up fleeing to other countries. but that is the picture in one day of ukrainians entering romania, some of the moving on to other countries, bulgaria and hungary. speaking earlier, uk defence secretary ben wallace said russia has failed to achieve its planned objectives over the last 36 hours, and that he will not send british troops to fight directly with russian ones. they have lost approximately 450 personnel, the russian forces. they have lost a significant number of tanks and armoured vehicles, and indeed, ukrainians have brought down a fighterjet, or, i think, indeed, ukrainians have brought down a fighterjet, or, ithink, three fighterjets at least, and the number of helicopters. if you

remember, one of president putin's regions there were reasons for this was all about putting forces into the donbas. he has failed to break through the donbas line of control, which was supposed to be one of the reasons he was doing this. so while russia is huge in its forces and obviously entering ukraine through a number of different axes, from the south to the north, from belarus, and remember that promise, they were all going to leave belarus, and through the east of the country. they have not achieved their goals so far. i said very clearly about a month ago that we are not going to send british troops to fight directly with russian troops. we are going to hold the line in nato. we have always supported ukraine's application to nato over the last 15 years. not every country has wanted them to join. years. not every country has wanted them tojoin. we have done the next best thing, training over 20,000 ukrainians and providing them with lethal capabilities which they are

using right now, but i am not putting british troops directly to fight russian troops. that would trigger a european war, because we are a nato country, and russia would therefore be attacking nato. defence minister ben wallace. well, ukraine has been the subject of continued discussions in the house of commons today. we can have a look at that life. defence ministerjames e3 was answering an urgent question on the situation live, ——james heapey. that is not him you are seeing life. he was saying british troops must not play an active role in the conflict. he said the risks of miscalculation in such a scenario could become existential, and he said we must own this house he existential, and he said we must own this house be aware that british and nato troops must not play an active role in ukraine. he warned about how the situation could escalate very quickly if people miscalculate. and that is the scene in the house

of commons for you. i think that maybe james heapey back on his feet, yes, it is, and we can listen in. the honourable gentleman is absolutely right, there are a whole range of satellite phones, most obviously, that provide the resilience to functioning of a ukrainian government, military, and perhaps in time, resistance, when they are operating in an electronically denied environment with all the possibility of cyber attacks and everything else that made the functioning of ukrainian government ever harder. we are very aware of that requirement. likewise, medical supplies and other things we are working on. the honourable gentleman saw me wince, i'm afraid, that the cyber operations are a matter for the attorney general and government minister, not something i will comment about at the dispatch

box. and they asked about removing russia from the swift system. he will appear on my right honourable friend the defence secretary, i think, perhaps on the news this morning, saying her majesty's government is very keen that that is a sanction that is not in our gift to do unilaterally, even amongst the countries that have so far agreed to do it. that is work our colleagues in the foreign office are hard at work on. i hope we can win the argument, because feels like a sanction that russia will probably sit up and take notice of. the defence ministerjames heapey, interestingly talking about that swift system, the system by which banks and other financial institutions process monetary transactions worldwide. about 11,000 banks and financial institutions use the swift system at the moment. it has not been brought forward as a sanction or an action. you heard james heapey say there that the uk very much want to do it, but it is

not something we can do unilaterally. the us suggest they would like to do it as well, but talking about opposition from germany and others to that move at the moment. james heapey also reiterating what we have already heard from other ministers, that british and nato troops must not play an active role in the ukraine conflict. he said the risks of miscalculation in such a scenario could be existential. we can now talk to an international affairs analyst based in moscow. mikhail, good to have you with us. i want to begin with the comments in the last hour from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. what were the key takeaways from what he said, in your opinion? and what do they tell us about russia's plans, its endgame?— tell us about russia's plans, its endame? ~ ~ ,, ., ., endgame? well, i think sergei lavrov 'ust endgame? well, i think sergei lavrov iust reiterated — endgame? well, i think sergei lavrov just reiterated the _ endgame? well, i think sergei lavrov just reiterated the russian _ endgame? well, i think sergei lavrov just reiterated the russian position i just reiterated the russian position and the rationale for this military operation will stop other than that, i think there were signs in his

speech with regards to possible negotiation, a negotiated solution. at this stage, i think the russian ask is for cessation of hostility and the ukrainians laying down arms, which does not look likely, but i think this broaching of the negotiation subject was something new about the position that minister lavrov laid out. did you see in that speech a clear signal that russia wants to put in place in ukraine someone who is a friend of moscow? because mr lavrov said russia does not see the possibility to recognise the current ukrainian government is democratic. yes, i think that has been russia's position, confirmed last night that moscow wants to see regime change in

ukraine as the speak has it here. and i think it was reiterated, ukraine is being charged with running an extreme nationalist government, and they are marginalising native russian speakers, so i think it has been more or less the same, and they claim has been reiterated in the demands have been reiterated again,. demands have been reiterated just before we came to you, you may have been able to hear, we were listening to something in the house of commons in london. one defence minister said that he thinks countries together should look at barring moscow, russia's access to swift, or indeed pausing that whole transaction system for a period. he said that is something russia really would sit up and take notice of. do you think he is right?— you think he is right? well, i take it there is a _ you think he is right? well, i take

it there is a discussion _ you think he is right? well, i take it there is a discussion going i you think he is right? well, i take it there is a discussion going on i it there is a discussion going on among nato allies as well as within the governments of some nato countries, such as germany, for example, that you mentioned, about whether it made sense to just cut russia out of swift. that may lead to disruption in day—to—day banking in russia, but again, what i am hearing here from the government is that the russian financial system has been tested for this type of scenario, so in the short—term, they may be some disruption, and in the medium run, i believe things will go back to kind of normal, while in the long run, it is anyone's bet as to what the impact on the russian economy and banking that's going to happen. but it will definitely be negative. talking about timescales, what they

were once those sanctions already outlined take effect, clearly, russian boots are already on the ground in ukraine. so do you think those sanctions are really going to make an impact on what is unfolding right now? in russia, of course, is talking about looking to asia to expand trade and economic ties there, to make up for the financial impact of sanctions imposed by the west. of course, while we should take it for granted that the sanctions are kind of long term, whereas the impact on the ground is immediate, so you cannot deter by long—term effects any immediate actions. that said, of course, the shadow of the future is there for everyone, including ukraine, but also russia, and when you think about how it is going to play out in the future, you may want to avoid the worst

consequences, and i believe the sides will be amenable to some kind of negotiated solution, even at this fairly advanced stage in the conflict. mikhail, thank you for your thoughts. let's pick up on something i was mentioning a moment i go, the chinese government has refused to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine and said it believes there is still room for a political solution in the war—ravaged country. our china correspond that was at the press but if thing in beijing and we can speak to him. a spokesperson for the russian economy ministry asked about western sanctions said russia would expand trade and economic ties with asia point and centre being china, but what is the china response to that? i china, but what is the china response to that?— china, but what is the china response to that? china, but what is the china resonse to that? , ., , ., response to that? i should tell you we are getting _

response to that? i should tell you we are getting breaking _ response to that? i should tell you we are getting breaking news i response to that? i should tell you we are getting breaking news that| we are getting breaking news that presidency has had a telephone conversation with vladimir putin, no more details, just a line so we will bring more of that as we can find out what the contents were but in terms of the public pronouncements from china the foreign ministry has declined to criticise the invasion in anyway, in fact would not refer to it as an invasion. asked what is it if it is not an invasion we had in the midst of a full—blown war, the spokesman said beijing actually still believes there is hope that a door can be opened to a political solution. he did not give any

suggestions howl solution. he did not give any suggestions how i dialogue could take place on why it is that beijing thinks it might be a political solution but this is the mantra we had getting from china that all sides should de—escalate and seek ways to have peace but no suggestion of how you could achieve that when there is a war going on and china is really going through quite a diplomatic minefield at the moment, on the one hand they say they want to maintain good relations with ukraine but will not condemn russia, a country which has invaded ukraine and also trying to massage the message to its own people because it has long said that ukraine has its own territorial that every country should be respected territorially and there is russia clearly not respecting the territorial integrity of ukraine. people are pointing this

out on the internet and china and the government is trying to stop this from getting out of control by censoring discussions on chinese social media. a very difficult balancing act for beijing. balancing act for 3ei'ing. thank ou. the balancing act for 3ei'ing. thank you. the headlines,- balancing act for beijing. thank you. the headlines, russian i balancing act for beijing. thank- you. the headlines, russian forces and armoured vehicles should reach the ukrainian capital kyiv, the ukraine army says it continues to fight for its future. at follows a night of air strikes and explosions over the city as russian forces close in on the capital. damage and the residential neighbourhoods after reports of missile strikes and an aircraft being shot down. and families underground for protection and the metro stations amid warnings further strikes. thea;r and the metro stations amid warnings further strikes.—

further strikes. they say civilians are not a target, _ further strikes. they say civilians are not a target, it _ further strikes. they say civilians are not a target, it is _ further strikes. they say civilians are not a target, it is a _ further strikes. they say civilians are not a target, it is a lie. i further strikes. they say civilians are not a target, it is a lie. the l are not a target, it is a lie. the reality is they do not differentiate between which areas to attack. thousands continue to escape from the capital, many heading for the western borders. russia bans all british airlines from its airports and airspace following the uk decision to prohibit russia's national airline from britain. european football's governing body uefa has moved the venue of the champions league finalfrom paris will stage this year's champions league final after uefa to stripped russia from hosting the game on may 28th. the stade france the replacement venue instead of the gazprom stadium

in st petersburg following a meeting today of uefa's executive committee. it's the third season in a row the final has been moved. uefa extended their thanks and appreciation to french president emmanuel macron at a time of unparalleled crisis. it's also emerged from that meeting that russian and ukrainian clubs competing in uefa competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice. that means spartak moscow — the only russian club remaining in european competition this season, will not be able to play at home in their last 16 tie of the europa league. they've been drawn to face german club rb leipzig. the national teams of russia and ukraine are both due to play in world cup play off matches in a bid to qualify for ths year's world cup in qatar. they're due to be played in around three weeks time. russia taking on poland on 24th,

scotland host ukraine same day. well the polish fa have said the match should not be played in russia, calling for alternative location to be found. president gianni infantino said it would be looked at as a matter of urgency. sweden could meet russia in the play off final, they said playing there at the moment was almost unthinkable. we're expecting a decision today on the staging of the russian grand prix in sochi in september. sebastien vettel said it should be cancelled and that he wouldn't race if it does go ahead. sport has always been important to vladimir putin, with the staging of the winter olympics in sochi in 2014 and the football world cup four years later. but as things stand, st petersburg stripped of the champions league final, but spartak moscow still able to compete in the uefa europa league, albeit playing their home leg at a neutral venue.

that's all the sport for now. let's get the latest business news and how the financial world is reacting. we will look at the latest wave of sanctions announced after the russian invasion of ukraine and the russian invasion of ukraine and the impact on people around the world, notjust in russia. the us and eu and others have ramped up punitive measures against russian businesses and wealthy individuals, limiting their ability to transact in us dollars, euros and pounds and freezing assets of four additional major russian banks and limiting financing which is being used to grow the russian military. joe biden said it would impose a severe cost on the russian economy both immediately and over time. we are

joined by doctor rebecca harding who provides trade data and analytics. thank you for being with us, what do you make of the latest wave. joe biden has talked about having an immediate impact but contrasted with the bloodshed and destruction on our screens of kyiv and it pales in comparison. we screens of kyiv and it pales in comparison-— comparison. we are in a very interesting — comparison. we are in a very interesting world _ comparison. we are in a very interesting world where - comparison. we are in a very interesting world where the i comparison. we are in a very - interesting world where the rules of war include economic and trade sanctions weapons so that as a route the west will go engage in any kind of military activity so the key is to show the allies are acting together with all these sanctions and that they are all coordinated and moving in the same direction. they sanctions are severe, they will have an impact on the russian economy although

obviously there are still more that could be done so there are other measures available so everything is going and steps at the moment. looking at the markets, big sell—offs yesterday and the collapse and the russian stock exchange, the value of greek currency, there is a recovery today, —— the value of russian currency what does that say about the impact of the sanctions. it is saying that markets are feeling more relaxed today, you'll see a lot of volatility over the next few weeks whilst all this unfolds but today the markets are saying this is a significant package of measures added will make a difference and we can be rest more easy that things will stabilise for a while. . ,,

easy that things will stabilise for a while. ., ,, , ., easy that things will stabilise for a while. . ,, , . , a while. can you give us an insight into the strategy _ a while. can you give us an insight into the strategy of _ a while. can you give us an insight into the strategy of the _ a while. can you give us an insight into the strategy of the staged - into the strategy of the staged approach to sanctions because we had an earlier wave were vladimir putin recognised the independence of these breakaway areas of eastern ukraine, the external wave after the full—scale invasion, why this incremental approach, why not a big bank first. i incremental approach, why not a big bank first. ~ , ., bank first. i think it is for several _ bank first. i think it is for several reasons, - bank first. i think it is for several reasons, the - bank first. i think it is forj several reasons, the first bank first. i think it is for i several reasons, the first is bank first. i think it is for - several reasons, the first is the first wave was to show intent that there was an intent for the west to act together and it was a signal, what we are seeing now is a concerted action and the important thing is that the allies need to move together so these are complicated processes and the process of disconnecting russia from the global financial system, euro, dollar, sterling is going to take some time so doing these things in a progressive way and making sure that agreement between all these allies

is maintained as the single most important thing because that sends a strong signal to russia that everybody is aligned making sure russia and its economy is isolated. thank you. we are told there could be more sanctions to come and one of the toughest financial sanctions the west could place on russia would be to remove the country from the swift system which facilitates international bank transfers. despite expectations and pressure that russia should be frozen out in hasn't happened yet, it is currently used by 11,000 financial institutions to process transactions. joining me to analyse the willingness or a lack thereof to freeze russia out of swift is the founder of the investment platform. and be getting closer to russia

being taken out of swift? it and be getting closer to russia being taken out of swift? it has been described _ being taken out of swift? it has been described as _ being taken out of swift? it has been described as a _ being taken out of swift? it has been described as a money - been described as a money transmission system but it is actually a messaging system because what does send a message from one bank to another corresponding end whichever country and so it is a secure messaging system so much more important than this would be to actually look at something, the dollar clearance banks which actually handle the dollar clearing most of the international payments are in dollars so if you stop russia going through dollar clearance that means they cannot do money transmission systems. swift and itself is quite straightforward, but address the correspondence banking system so those that are holding us dollars on behalf of of russian banks would be frozen and that is how the system would stop. fine how the system would stop. one of the thins how the system would stop. one of the things i — how the system would stop. one of the things i have _ how the system would stop. one of the things i have seen _ how the system would stop. one of the things i have seen written - how the system would stop. one of| the things i have seen written about the things i have seen written about the european norton is to freeze

russia out of swift is that we end you russia out of swift is that we end y°u pay russia out of swift is that we end you pay for our russian oil and gas in using this system and if russia were frozen out to be could not pay our bills, do you think that is perhaps in the background. it our bills, do you think that is perhaps in the background. it sounds a bit like an — perhaps in the background. it sounds a bit like an excuse _ perhaps in the background. it sounds a bit like an excuse because - perhaps in the background. it sounds a bit like an excuse because there . a bit like an excuse because there are still ways of payment but i don't think wheelbarrows full of dollars across the border but you can go back to the old system of telex which which people would not have an idea or that was but most people of a certain age may remember football results coming through, you telex one bike to another and that gives you confirmation so they could still carry on doing this but not using swift, little more archaic but still operate perfectly effectively but it does not sound as dramatic as pulling out of swift which is not necessarily the answer. it pulling out of swift which is not necessarily the answer.- pulling out of swift which is not necessarily the answer. it says that ou are necessarily the answer. it says that you are saying _ necessarily the answer. it says that you are saying it — necessarily the answer. it says that you are saying it would _ necessarily the answer. it says that you are saying it would not - necessarily the answer. it says that you are saying it would not be - necessarily the answer. it says that you are saying it would not be as i you are saying it would not be as impactful as some people are making out so why do they notjust do it. i

out so why do they not just do it. i am surprised they have not done it but affable trying to be better at it they have already addressed to particular banks and what they have done by freezing those accounts they are corresponding accounts so they then cannot do dollar transactions and for two banks in particular 80% of their transactions are in dollars so that is how you would really get them to stop it. getting rid of the messaging system, almost the e—mail system of kyiv does not do very much but go to the actual cogs of the system and shutdown corresponding banking accounts and you shut it off. ., ~' , ., banking accounts and you shut it off. ., ~�*, banking accounts and you shut it off. thank you. we'll be talking about that _ off. thank you. we'll be talking about that payment _ off. thank you. we'll be talking about that payment system - off. thank you. we'll be talking | about that payment system and off. thank you. we'll be talking l about that payment system and a moment but let me show you the

latest pictures from kyiv, the outskirts of the capital city showing rationale of vehicles moving through what looks like a largely residential suburban area. we had pictures from the north of kyiv earlier which were unconfirmed as to whether they were russian or ukrainian album vehicles but we understand this is an image of a russian tank on the outskirts of the capital. obviously the plan from those russian forces is to move ever closer to the centre, the ukrainian government urging all men of fighting age to stay to defend the city. these are the pictures we have showed you a little earlier from the

northern outskirts of the capital with armoured vehicles moving around, we will bring you the latest pictures as we get them. let's talk more about the response from western governments, tobias ellwood who chairs the defence select committee says nato need to do more to stand up says nato need to do more to stand up to that your putin, he is calling for the alliance to establish a no—fly zone over parts of ukraine and as we have heard that there are growing calls for russia to be banned from the international system for making banking transactions. let's speak to nick at westminster. we heard uk defence minister so he thought it would be something if russia was bad from swift that would make vladimir putin take notice but clearly that requires a united

front, not something the uk can do unilaterally. that is certainly the view of the government, boris johnson has been lobbying other international leaders in a g7 court yesterday to try and get some agreement on that issue to remove major economies after the move russia i beg your pardon from the swift accountancy programme. it does not look on it to me because it seems there has been some resistance and some european capitals particularly in germany and italy so it seems the discussion will continue but that is not something that will be eminent, likewise talking about tobias ellwood being one of the conservative mps who said nato should think about a no—fly zone, i can see deep reluctance and the uk government to that prospect,

speaking to people this morning i think their view as it would be far too dangerous because the uk on other nato countries got involved and perhaps having to enforce that a no—fly zone by shooting down russian planes that could lead to a massive escalation of the conflict and ukraine and spilling into other parts of europe which is why we are also not going to see british or nato boots on the grounds and ukraine, instead the ballpark of the uk is thinking of as sending military equipment over to try and help the ukrainian forces and their resistance against russian forces, that could be practical things like helmets or on other things like that, it could be other more deadly weapons although the government will not go into any detail about that for obvious reasons. more broadly it is possible we will see more

sanctions from the uk, perhaps to look at further oligarchy to make our companies that may be involved and the russian one machine but when it comes to swift things are moving quite slowly and when it comes to the idea of a no—fly zone order direct military intervention and ukraine the chances of that are vanishingly small. they're clearly is pressure for nato to do more, short of boots on the ground to become embroiled directly any conflict with russian forces but a feeling that there needs to be something it does to help the ukrainians with the immediate threat they face compared to the impact of sanctions which will take longer to hurt. that is right, one of the things worth flagging is when boris johnson talks about hobbling the russian economy he also says and

time and i think that as an acceptance in london that this is something that will not change putin's mind and intent of withdrawing his trips, it is about a more medium—term stand—off between the west and russia over its actions and ukraine. more broadly there is a nato meeting at around 2pm where there will be discussion about what more can be done, defensive weaponry and perhaps some other equipment is likely to be something nato talks about and giving to ukrainian forces in the coming days. there is the pleasure to give more assistance, we have seen president zelensky talk about that this morning but in terms of the practical assistance i think it will not go any further than a quick, certainly not boots on the ground. thank you, nick. let's speak

to head of the global communications service at the un refugee agency, thank you for your time. i know you have operations in ukraine and the borders of neighbouring countries, what are you seeing and hearing? this what are you seeing and hearing? is you can imagine the situation is incredibly fluid, we are hearing reports of people being forced to flee their homes, the images out there are showing there are people on the move both within ukraine as well as arriving and neighbouring countries so obviously we are doing our utmost to try to access and provide whatever humanitarian assistance and protection will be needed but because of the offensives and military actions on the grounds it is hard for us in terms of

security. it is hard for us in terms of security-— it is hard for us in terms of securi . , , ., security. given the fluidity of the situation, how— security. given the fluidity of the situation, how much _ security. given the fluidity of the situation, how much are - security. given the fluidity of the situation, how much are you - security. given the fluidity of the | situation, how much are you able security. given the fluidity of the i situation, how much are you able to use existing infrastructure to help those people on the move question mark how much are you having to bring supplies and? we mark how much are you having to bring supplies and?— mark how much are you having to bring supplies and? we are ready had uuite a lot bring supplies and? we are ready had quite a lot of— bring supplies and? we are ready had quite a lot of presence _ bring supplies and? we are ready had quite a lot of presence on _ bring supplies and? we are ready had quite a lot of presence on the - quite a lot of presence on the ground inside ukraine and and the neighbouring countries. we are staying put, we are and ukraine with over 115 staff, it will bring reinforcements as needed and we have a similar numberand reinforcements as needed and we have a similar number and the surrounding countries, we have stockpiles of supplies and we will be adding to those. one concern for us is that traditionally ukraine has been an underfunded operation even though there has been the conflict and crisis since 2014 so we are less than 9% funded so it will be critical we are able to mobilise as

quickly as possible additional resources sobey can help in the event of large outflows of people. have you had any contact with moscow, any guarantees for your workers involved in this aid work? right now that is what we are stressing to everyone involved that civilian lives must be protected, this is a core tenet of international free meditating law and that is for the civilians within surrounding ukraine but also humanitarian staff, we must be able to move around freely to be able to provide the type of assistance and the kind of protection in terms of monitoring as well as helping with anything like psychosocial trauma, anything like psychosocial trauma, any of the impending need that will be of course relevant to any crisis

situation like this but particularly where that answer many civilians at risk. ., ~' , ., where that answer many civilians at risk. ., ~ , ., ., where that answer many civilians at risk. ., ~ in ., i” where that answer many civilians at risk. ., ~ in ., ,, . risk. thank you for your time. we have some _ risk. thank you for your time. we have some pictures _ risk. thank you for your time. we have some pictures to _ risk. thank you for your time. we have some pictures to show - risk. thank you for your time. we have some pictures to show you, | risk. thank you for your time. we i have some pictures to show you, we were telling you about the romanian interior ministry saying just over 10,000 ukrainians entered romania through six border checkpoints on thursday, we have pictures to show you our people arriving from odesa which is the third most populous city in ukraine, arriving in poland. parents and children being helped off the train, be do not know how many people are on this train but these are the pictures coming in, more ukrainians making the choice to get out of the country at this stage, the situation unfolding clearly very fluid and uncertain but

in this instance people with very young children wishing to get away from any fighting. you are watching bbc news. we will continue our coverage of the situation and ukraine and a few mitts but let's pause and look at the weather with sarah. after a coach that we had some frost and ice, the rest of today looking dry and settled. a ridge of high pressure brings us largely dry and quite they saw blue sky and sunshine, it will feel warmer than recent days with less of a breeze but a cold air mass at the moment, the warm front moving in from the north—west. most places dry, sunshine and some cloud for northern ireland and later enter the west of scotland with some rain and

the far north—west, the body is also picking up. lighter winds elsewhere coming from the west north—west so top temperatures between 8—12 for most but feeling warmer than recent days because we will have lost the wind—chill and mostly dry, confined to western scotland. we will keep the cloud through the evening, some light rain, england and wales try and clear with the odd misty patch but extensive frost to galloping towards east anglia and the south—east. a cold start to saturday morning, dominated by the high family close which will ease towards the east and we will see a front nudging and from the north—west but it does not influence the weather too much on saturday especially england and wales keeping the blue sky and sunshine and light ones, but easier and cloudierfor sky and sunshine and light ones, but easier and cloudier for scotland and northern ireland but brighter spells as well to the north and east, some

rain for the western isles at times but mostly a dry day during the saturday with highs around 8—12. not too much change and to the second half of the weekend, still the high pressure close but easing towards the east into sunday sought by sunday the weather front. to have more influence as it moves east, bumping into the high pressure and fizzling out so it some rain in the west to start but this will be a band of clouds as it nudges east through the day, either side brighter and sunnier spells and reasonably mild, 8—11 on sunday. it could turn more and settled for a time on monday into tuesday, some rain especially in the south and west but drier through the first week of march.

mikhail, thank you for your thoughts.

hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: russian forces and armoured vehicles reach the ukrainian capital kyiv. ukraine's army says it continues to fight for its future. it follows a night of air strikes and explosions over the city has russian forces appear to close in on the capital. damage in kyiv�*s residential neighbourhoods after reports of missile strikes and an aircraft being shot down. families shelter underground for protection in ukraine's metro stations amid warnings of further strikes. translation: , strikes. translation: i, i translation: they say that civilians are not a target. _

are not a target. it's a lie. the reality is, they don't differentiate between which areas to attack. translation: ., ., , ., ., translation: no one is going to occuny ukraine- — translation: no one is going to occupy ukraine. the _ translation: no one is going to occupy ukraine. the goal - translation: no one is going to occupy ukraine. the goal of - translation: no one is going to occupy ukraine. the goal of this l occupy ukraine. the goal of this operation — occupy ukraine. the goal of this operation is to demilitarise and denazifx — denazify. thousands continued to denazify. — thousands continued to escape from the capital, many heading for ukraine's western borders. russia bans all british airlines from its airports and airspace following the uk decision to prohibit russia's national airline aeroflot from britain. in football's european governing body uefa moves this year's champions league finalfrom saint petersburg to paris. hello and thanks forjoining us on

bbc news. we have received reports russian forces have reached an area just north of ukraine's capital city as they continue their advance into the country. this is video from social media today appearing to show russian armoured vehicles driving through the residential district of obolon to the north of the city centre. that area is just nine kilometres, or 5.5 miles, north of kyiv�*s parliament, the presidential office and the city centre. authorities, meanwhile, have told residents of obolon to stay off the streets, as they say active hostilities are approaching. we've also had reports of a plane wreckage after a russian aircraft was reportedly shot down over kyiv last night. several people are said to be injured, and martial law has been imposed across ukraine, with men aged 18—60 barred from leaving the country. more than 100,000 people are thought to have left their home seeking safety. russia claims it has destroyed 18 military

sites in the first wave of its attack, but uk defence secretary ben wallace says around 450 russian troops have also been killed. president volodymyr zelensky has pleaded with the international community to do more, and has appealed to russia for a ceasefire. he also said he would not leave kyiv, even though he knows he is a target. our first report this hour is from sarah campbell. this morning, the day after everything changed for ukraine and for europe. russian tanks moving through the northern suburbs of the capital city. it followed a night when the sky above kyiv, city of 3 million people, was [it up. air defences appear to have shot something, possibly a missile, down. appear to have shot something, possiblya missile, down. in daylight, the damage is clear to an apartment block where the debrief l.

safety now means going underground. —— where the debris fell. metro stations becoming bomb shelters as russia turns on its neighbour. and answering your question what to do about the desire of the ukrainian people who want to go there or here, they should have thought about that from the very start when, back in 2008, president putin at the summit of nato and russia in bucharest warned them to think thrice, the members of nato, before they state proudly that ukraine and georgia would be admitted to nato. on thursday, the full force of the russian military was released. from the air, came planes, helicopters and missile strikes. on the ground, tanks rolled across the borders of the north and south. from crimea,

seized eight years ago, russia gained ground, as it did advancing from belarus. the site of the chernobyl nuclear disaster has now changed hands. ukraine is on its own. president zelinsky warned. at 4am, the russian forces struck ukrainian territory with rockets, he said. they said civilians is not a target. —— civilians are not a target. —— civilians are not a target. it is a lie. the reality is, they do not differentiate between which areas to attack. an attempt on a lightning strike on kyiv appears to have been thwarted. an airstrip just outside the capital was captured by russians arriving by helicopter, then taken back in fighting by ukrainians later in the day. having long believe that this was unthinkable, the streets heading west out of the capital city quickly filled with people desperate to leave. they may soon be crossing into the european union. under attack from the north, south, and east, how long can ukraine hold out?

the bbc�*s lyse doucetjoins us from kyiv. hello again. tell us a bit more about what you have been hearing and seeing today where you are, and describe how far away you are, and describe how far away you are from this area to the north of the capital, obolon, where we understand russian armoured vehicles are vented residential district? that area is less than ten kilometres north of where we are in the centre of kyiv, and they are advancing. we are hearing reports of explosions here in the city centre, and that is why almost every hour, there has been emergency siren sounding, people taking to the bomb shelters. in fact, this is a city which is largely gone underground, especially in the city centre. it's very eerie. most of the streets are empty. people are sheltering in parking lots, in metro stations, in

whatever room they have, if they have a room where they are living. i spoke to someone this morning he was basically taking shelter under a kindergarten. they know russian forces have entered the district of kyiv and that they are very close to the capital, and they hear the warnings from their own ukrainian forces and from the russians as well. we have heard the appeal from president zelenskyy to nato and other allies to do more, to go beyond those sanctions they've announced. clearly, those sanctions will take time to have an impact on russia, and to what extent it will make an impact, we don't know yet, but there is the immediate crisis which faces ukrainians, so what more does president zelenskyy wants from allies right now? yes, we had a lot of discussion on bbc news about what impact sanctions have, what kind of sanctions work,

but many of these sanctions take weeks if not months to really bite, and the concern is that the agency is now. there was a whole wave of sanctions announced yesterday in one european capital after another. did it make the ukrainian forces change course —— the russian forces? did a change president putin's mine? it didn't seem to have any impact at all. even though president zelensky has said from the big thing with some bitterness that when it comes to a war like this, and we really are in the middle of this punishing war, it will come down to ukrainians. but it is reallyjarring to read the messages on social media and the appeal is going out for the ministry of defence telling ukrainians to bring your passport, if you have some combat experience, that's good, but not necessary. come and pick up a gun. they tell people in the suburbs of kyiv that if

russians come to your area, prepare molotov cocktails. i saw an announcement this morning saying if you knew anything about hacking, join our underground so you can take on the russian hackers. so ukrainians feel very much alone while they are still grateful for whatever help they had. they are either going underground here, or many that i met today either side i have set my family away, —— sent my family away, or people are already leaving. that includes a colleague of ours from the bbc, the head of the ukrainian service, whojoins us now. marta, we are really sorry you had to leave with your family. you had to leave with your family. you had done a report for the bbc saying that nowhere seemed safe any more. have you found a safe place? well, at least i hope it is safe for some _ well, at least i hope it is safe for some time — well, at least i hope it is safe for some time. it is really hard. i took

the sometime. it is really hard. i took the decision— some time. it is really hard. i took the decision in the middle of the night _ the decision in the middle of the night when i saw the news about russian — night when i saw the news about russian tanks moving to kyiv, and i thought— russian tanks moving to kyiv, and i thought at— russian tanks moving to kyiv, and i thought at that moment, this is a time _ thought at that moment, this is a time to— thought at that moment, this is a time to move on and go somewhere. i was really— time to move on and go somewhere. i was really deciding which direction should _ was really deciding which direction shoutd i_ was really deciding which direction should i go. should i go west to lviv in _ should i go. should i go west to lviv in the — should i go. should i go west to lviv in the navy to poland, or should — lviv in the navy to poland, or should i— lviv in the navy to poland, or should i go somewhere i can stay and no, which _ should i go somewhere i can stay and no, which is _ should i go somewhere i can stay and no, which is east, closer to russia? and i_ no, which is east, closer to russia? and i thought, i would no, which is east, closer to russia? and i thought, iwould not no, which is east, closer to russia? and i thought, i would not have enough — and i thought, i would not have enough petrol in my car to drive to lviv, _ enough petrol in my car to drive to lviv, because the traffic is enormous. you drive at least for 20 hours _ enormous. you drive at least for 20 hours or— enormous. you drive at least for 20 hours or more, and there is no chance — hours or more, and there is no chance you _ hours or more, and there is no chance you can get fuel on the road. so i decided — chance you can get fuel on the road. so i decided to go the easiest way, to go— so i decided to go the easiest way, to go to _ so i decided to go the easiest way, to go to the — so i decided to go the easiest way, to go to the village where my parents' _ to go to the village where my parents' in—laws live. it is the eastern — parents' in—laws live. it is the eastern direction, closer to kyiv, but still, — eastern direction, closer to kyiv, but still, it— eastern direction, closer to kyiv, but still, it is a small village, and _ but still, it is a small village, and i— but still, it is a small village, and i hope _ but still, it is a small village, and i hope it will stay quiet here

for some — and i hope it will stay quiet here for some time at least, or for ever. and how— for some time at least, or for ever. and how hard — for some time at least, or for ever. and how hard was it to leave kyiv? we've heard reports that some of the roads are gridlocked because so many people are trying to leave. you know, i people are trying to leave. you know. i can't — people are trying to leave. you know, i can't say _ people are trying to leave. you know, i can't say it _ people are trying to leave. you know, i can't say it was - people are trying to leave. you know, i can't say it was hard. it was _ know, i can't say it was hard. it was kind — know, ican't say it was hard. it was kind of— know, i can't say it was hard. it was kind of surreal, because i was lying _ was kind of surreal, because i was lying on _ was kind of surreal, because i was lying on my— was kind of surreal, because i was lying on my bed at three o'clock in the night, — lying on my bed at three o'clock in the night, close to my son who could hardly— the night, close to my son who could hardly steep — the night, close to my son who could hardly sleep because of the nervousness and tension, and the sounds _ nervousness and tension, and the sounds of— nervousness and tension, and the sounds of blasts. so i thought, this is the _ sounds of blasts. so i thought, this is the time — sounds of blasts. so i thought, this is the time i— sounds of blasts. so i thought, this is the time i need to make a decision, _ is the time i need to make a decision, and i need to make it fast _ decision, and i need to make it fast so— decision, and i need to make it fast so i— decision, and i need to make it fast. so i made the decision, it took— fast. so i made the decision, it took me — fast. so i made the decision, it took me about an hour to get home, -- to— took me about an hour to get home, -- to get— took me about an hour to get home, -- to get all— took me about an hour to get home, —— to get all my things together, all mine — —— to get all my things together, all mine and his, and we just decided _ all mine and his, and we just decided to leave straight after the curfew— decided to leave straight after the curfew was lifted. we left

so we so we waited until maybe 7:30am and then drove _ so we waited until maybe 7:30am and then drove. we were worried they might— then drove. we were worried they might be — then drove. we were worried they might be some blocks on the roads in the regions _ might be some blocks on the roads in the regions across the river, but really. _ the regions across the river, but really. it— the regions across the river, but really, it was quite empty, so we drove _ really, it was quite empty, so we drove quite — really, it was quite empty, so we drove quite fast and it felt really surreal, — drove quite fast and it felt really surreal, because i was leaving my home _ surreal, because i was leaving my home. usually i go there when i go for holidays, and it's always a happy— for holidays, and it's always a happy time, getting to the village and i'm _ happy time, getting to the village and i'm happy and looking forward, but this— and i'm happy and looking forward, but this time, it was a different feeling, — but this time, it was a different feeling, because i really didn't know— feeling, because i really didn't know if— feeling, because i really didn't know if i— feeling, because i really didn't know if i go there, when i will see my home — know if i go there, when i will see my home again, and if i see it at all. my home again, and if i see it at all~ but— my home again, and if i see it at all~ but i— my home again, and if i see it at all. but i was trying not to think about— all. but i was trying not to think about that. i was really focused on the road — about that. i was really focused on the road i— about that. i was really focused on the road. iwas about that. i was really focused on the road. i was driving through this amazing _ the road. i was driving through this amazing spring, sunny morning, and i can't say— amazing spring, sunny morning, and i can't say i _ amazing spring, sunny morning, and i can't say i was — amazing spring, sunny morning, and i can't say i was happy, but i was... yes, _ can't say i was happy, but i was... yes. i— can't say i was happy, but i was... yes. i was — can't say i was happy, but i was... yes, i was happy in a way that i am doing— yes, i was happy in a way that i am doing something and i are moving

somewhere, and the road was almost empty _ somewhere, and the road was almost empty we _ somewhere, and the road was almost empty. we only saw tanks and military— empty. we only saw tanks and military vehicles moving towards kyiv _ kyiv. marta, stay kyiv. — marta, stay safe, then you will kyiv. marta, stay safe, then you will be talking to you ukrainian colleagues as well. all of them feel this pressure notjust of covering this story but their own story and their families. so i hope you and your children, the rest of your family, stay safe, thank you for all of your reporting, and this is what it is like for ukrainians to live in this war. hard decisions about whether to stay, and if you go, where do you go? and so many ukrainians are beginning to say they feel there is nowhere to hide. we will continue our special coverage. for now, nowhere to hide. we will continue ourspecial coverage. for now, back to you in london. thanks very much. we look at these images of kyiv and listen to lyse,

and russian armoured vehicles are about ten kilometres north of her position in the obolon area of the city. and of course, we are hearing reports of many people leaving ukraine. more than 10,500 arrived yesterday in romania, we have heard from the romanian interior ministry. we have seen pictures today of a train arriving from odesa in ukraine into poland, with people fleeing as well. people have also been asked to stay and defend the country and its cities. our correspondentjenny hill is in moscow and has the latest on the russian government has micro—claims. i should give you some more updates we've had from the defence ministry. they've denied carrying out any

missile attacks on kyiv and they say that their mission, as they say there would see it, is going quite well. they say they have disabled 118 ukrainian military targets, including airfields and missile defence systems. they talk about the fact that ukrainian soldiers, they say, are surrendering in various places to them. they also say they have control of the chernobyl nuclear plant and surrounding area and that staff there are continuing to work at the plant and it is all very safe. but as i say, there is a very safe. but as i say, there is a very different narrative being given, particularly to people here in russia watching state—controlled television and so on, and that is one which the kremlin is very keen to maintain. we are expecting vladimir putin to hold a meeting of the security council at some point today. the world will be watching really closely, because one thing we cannot answer is that question of what does he really wants in ukraine? what is the end game here?

we know he said he doesn't want to occupy ukraine, but we also know he said he wasn't going to invade ukraine, and we know that a kremlin spokesperson has said that he doesn't want to answer a question about whether or not he sees a change of government in kyiv as something that russia would want to facilitate. but of course, there are many people with questions about that particular line. one foreign ministerfrom europe and that particular line. one foreign minister from europe and the last few days said, we are not inside vladimir putin's had, and it's very difficult other than to look at speeches on what he has written about ukraine to define... which know he does not like the idea of ukraine being outside of russian influence and control and that he would like to see a very different security architecture in europe. you would like russia to have more power and influence on the world stage, but we don't know how that translates into reality, what it means for ukraine, how far vladimir putin is prepared to go. and how difficult is it to gauge the

level of opposition amongst ordinary russian people to what president putin is doing? we obviously so those protest pushkin square in moscow and other parts of russia yesterday, protesting against the incursions into ukraine. but is it difficult to gauge how far that opposition reaches through the country? it's difficult to quantify, yes, but it's difficult to quantify, yes, but i think the fact that those protests took place at all tells you something, and that's because this is not a country which tolerates the voice of dissent. those young people, and most of them were young, the ones i saw out in moscow city centre last night, are taking a risk when they go onto the streets, and already, this morning, the authorities here have warned people not to demonstrate against the war in ukraine, warning them that they will face criminal charges simply for going out and about and holding a demonstration, however peaceful.

it is very difficult here for people to make their voices heard in that way. some sake, actually, interestingly, a generational divide is starting to emerge here. a lot of younger people are getting their news via social media and so on, different platforms that perhaps parents and grandparents, who tend to watch state—controlled television, read state—controlled newspapers, which give a very different version of events, but certainly, it's difficult to say for certainly, it's difficult to say for certain how far that opposition goes, and many people here are simply scared to say what they really feel. i think it's probably true that a good number of russians perhaps share mr putin has micro—vision for the russia of the future, and rather like his ambition for a rather elevated position in the world. —— mr putin's vision. being very conscious of the bloodshed of the second world war,

the great patriotica were, as they call it here, and the weight of that history, whether they would support occupation of ukraine is difficult to say, and it is hard to put a number on that. sarah raynsford is in eastern ukraine. we are in dnipro, the city on the river— we are in dnipro, the city on the river that — we are in dnipro, the city on the river that divides ukraine from east and west. — river that divides ukraine from east and west, and there are no air raid sirens— and west, and there are no air raid sirens or— and west, and there are no air raid sirens or rushing for the shelters here _ sirens or rushing for the shelters here last — sirens or rushing for the shelters here last night, but we had a tear from _ here last night, but we had a tear from the — here last night, but we had a tear from the donbas region, and as we headed _ from the donbas region, and as we headed south—west from there, we were following a significant number of cars— were following a significant number of cars with donetsk number plates on them, _ of cars with donetsk number plates on them, people clearly heading for relative _ on them, people clearly heading for relative safety away from the front line in _ relative safety away from the front line in the — relative safety away from the front line in the east of ukraine. there were _ line in the east of ukraine. there were also— line in the east of ukraine. there were also thousands of people put onto evacuation trains laid on specially— onto evacuation trains laid on specially for them to take them out of the _ specially for them to take them out of the region. we saw them trundling their suitcases up to get on those

trains, _ their suitcases up to get on those trains, some of them not even knowing — trains, some of them not even knowing where their final destination was, because it is relative — destination was, because it is relative safety they are seeking. they _ relative safety they are seeking. they are — relative safety they are seeking. they are worried about the fighting escalating on the east of the country. _ escalating on the east of the country, where there has been a conflict — country, where there has been a conflict in — country, where there has been a conflict in ukraine for eight years now, _ conflict in ukraine for eight years now. lrut— conflict in ukraine for eight years now, but when the front line has been _ now, but when the front line has been pretty much fixed, although now. _ been pretty much fixed, although now, there are quite significant clashes — now, there are quite significant clashes at _ now, there are quite significant clashes at several points along that line, because the russian backed forces _ line, because the russian backed forces that have been fighting there forces that have been fighting there for all— forces that have been fighting there for all these years are now being supported — for all these years are now being supported by the russian military openly. _ supported by the russian military openly, who have been invited in to those _ openly, who have been invited in to those republics to fight and take on the ukrainian military on the ground _ the ukrainian military on the ground. so the theories, they are trying _ ground. so the theories, they are trying to— ground. so the theories, they are trying to push forward and take much more _ trying to push forward and take much more territory in the east of ukraine _ more territory in the east of ukraine. we found people pretty worried — ukraine. we found people pretty worried in— ukraine. we found people pretty worried in that area about what lies ahead. _ worried in that area about what lies ahead, what that could mean for them _ ahead, what that could mean for them. many of them had fled to that region— them. many of them had fled to that region to _ them. many of them had fled to that region to safety from the fighting years— region to safety from the fighting years before, so really not looking forward _ years before, so really not looking forward to — years before, so really not looking forward to the possibility they might— forward to the possibility they might have to be uprooted again and

move _ might have to be uprooted again and move even— might have to be uprooted again and move even further west. here in this city, move even further west. here in this city. there _ move even further west. here in this city, there was a curfew last night, as in— city, there was a curfew last night, as in many— city, there was a curfew last night, as in many cities across ukraine, so after— as in many cities across ukraine, so after 10pm. — as in many cities across ukraine, so afteriopm, nobody as in many cities across ukraine, so after 10pm, nobody on the streets, and the _ after 10pm, nobody on the streets, and the shops and life here pretty much _ and the shops and life here pretty much closes down before that, and then everything quiet until 7am. but here in— then everything quiet until 7am. but here in dnipro this morning, it is quiet _ here in dnipro this morning, it is quiet on — here in dnipro this morning, it is quiet on the _ here in dnipro this morning, it is quiet on the streets, the public transport — quiet on the streets, the public transport is working, for the moment at least _ transport is working, for the moment at least life — transport is working, for the moment at least. life in this particular city seems fairly calm, but people here know — city seems fairly calm, but people here know that there is fighting to the south — here know that there is fighting to the south and north, and there is fighting _ the south and north, and there is fighting to — the south and north, and there is fighting to the east, so extraordinary times, and people not entirely— extraordinary times, and people not entirely sure what is coming next, and where. — entirely sure what is coming next, and where, if anywhere, it is safe for them — and where, if anywhere, it is safe for them to— and where, if anywhere, it is safe for them to go. sarah - for them to go. sarah rainsford in eastern ukraine. large eastern large number of ukrainian civilians are on the move. we are going to show you some pictures we received a short while

ago of arriving into poland from odesa, —— a train arriving into poland, ukraine's third most —— train arriving into poland from odesa, ukraine's third most populous city. clearly a concern to get the most vulnerable out of the way of any further military activity that may take place in ukraine. we also heard from the romanian interior ministry saying a total ofjust over 10,500 ukrainians entered romania through its six border checkpoints yesterday. many of those went through romania on their way to bulgaria and hungary. but the majority stayed in romania, and just a handful requested political asylum, because they can legally stay in romania for up to 90 days without having to request asylum.

these particular pictures you are seeing right now are people leaving ukraine, coming infrom seeing right now are people leaving ukraine, coming in from odesa seeing right now are people leaving ukraine, coming infrom odesa into poland. let's look a little more closely at the border between ukraine and hungary. our correspondent nick thorpe is there and sent this update. i'm standing in the ukraine — hungarian border. all this morning, people had been fleeing across this border, some in vehicles, but many on foot, pulling their suitcases along with them. many have been women and children. what's interesting about this particular border crossing is that in the far side in ukraine, there is a large hungarian ethnic minority. there, there has not been bombing or shelling, any fighting at all yet, but people are very worried about the prospect of war. they are taking their children out of schools. the

schools have closed in any case. we are also getting a smaller number of ukrainians who have come, driven in some cases, all the way from the east of ukraine. this morning, i spoke to a grandmother and her daughter, her16—year—old spoke to a grandmother and her daughter, her 16—year—old daughter, who had been driving for a day and a half to get away from the fighting in eastern ukraine, and are now not sure what to do. they were going on. they said they have acquaintances in poland as a possible place to take shelter. so at the moment, on this particular border crossing, hundreds of people probably now moving into the thousands, streaming across. we understand there is a long queue in the far side. no infrastructure yet set up by hungary at this border crossing, anyway, to cope with many statements by politicians saying that soon, and infrastructure will be built for the tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of people which hungary expects to have to

accommodate in the coming days and weeks. nick thorpe, and i mentioned a minute ago that around 10,000 ukrainians entered romania yesterday to six border checkpoints. we've been hearing from some people taking that route. one woman told us her partner will have to stay and fight evenif partner will have to stay and fight even if she flees with their daughter. i am from kyiv. i travelled with my family to western ukraine when the provocation happened, so we decided yesterday that we want to leave the country, because it's not clear what will be happening. a lot of my relatives are in kyiv, sitting in bomb shelters right now because there is a bombing everywhere and people are afraid and scared, so we want to leave ukraine right now, but i think there is no possibility. so i think there is no possibility. so i have a five—year—old kid and also, my sister has two kids, so we are

really scared and do not know what will happen here. joining me now is a research fellow at the henryjackson joining me now is a research fellow at the henry jackson society. thank you for your time today. that's talk about the sanctions we heard about from various quarters yesterday. —— lets talk about the sanctions. we heard an appeal from lets talk about the sanctions. we heard an appealfrom ukraine lets talk about the sanctions. we heard an appeal from ukraine for more help, because they are facing an immediate threat, whereas sanctions will take much longer to have an effect on russia, and to what extent they will have an effect, we don't know yet. yes. ukraine is _ effect, we don't know yet. yes. ukraine is not _ effect, we don't know yet. yes. ukraine is not a _ effect, we don't know yet. yes. ukraine is not a member - effect, we don't know yet. yes. ukraine is not a member of - effect, we don't know yet. i'ezs ukraine is not a member of nato, effect, we don't know yet. iezs ukraine is not a member of nato, so the only way the west can assist, in addition to sanctions, is by providing further military assistance, and the most important area of assistance they can provide is anything to do with bringing down russian aircraft and russian missiles. russia's domination of the air is a key factor in this war.

ukrainians on the ground are doing quite a good job of defending their country and fighting back, it is the air that is the problem, so anything there... i mean, there were some supplies of military equipment such as stingers prior to the launch of this invasion. there are potentially other areas that could be thought about at the very least, and president zelensky has talked about that. for instance, an air exclusion zone. at the very least, the region of ukraine west of the dnieper river, and it could be done on the basis of protection of refugees, on a humanitarian basis, not a military one. also, there will inevitably be human rights abuses under a russian occupation. russia already has a kill list of pro—ukraine, pro—western activists and politicians. zelensky today said that he himself is likely to be executed, the president of ukraine, if you can believe it or not. why

not threaten putin and his sycophant allies in the kremlin with being declared war criminals at the international criminal court? that is quite a tough step, but i think it is warranted in this present environment.— it is warranted in this present environment. . ., , ,, environment. which of those steps ou have environment. which of those steps you have outlined, _ environment. which of those steps you have outlined, sorry _ environment. which of those steps you have outlined, sorry to - you have outlined, sorry to interrupt, professor, which of those steps do you think will actually have an impact on vladimir putin? i heard a former head of m16 in an interview earlier today saying that there had been a failure of imagination in western countries to think about what he was prepared to do. you are dealing with a particular type of personality, aren't you, someone who will order the kind of activity we are seeing going on now in ukraine? so what is going on now in ukraine? so what is going to make a difference? what will really hit home with vladimir putin, do you think? i will really hit home with vladimir putin, do you think?— will really hit home with vladimir putin, do you think? i think is kind of areas i have _ putin, do you think? i think is kind of areas i have just _ putin, do you think? i think is kind of areas i have just explained. - putin, do you think? i think is kind of areas i have just explained. i i of areas i havejust explained. i agree with that assessment that

there has been an unwillingness to accept what kind of person is sitting in the kremlin. he is a sociopath. he doesn't give a damn about human life, russian or non—russian, so, yes, iagree that there is a need to understand what we have there. but those two steps are important steps, and i think that supplying ukraine with weapons that supplying ukraine with weapons that can bring down russian aircraft and missiles, and air exclusion zone, declaring putin and his allies were criminals, all of those are quite radical steps. if there is growing discontent in russia, i think, there are even russian soldiers giving themselves up to ukrainian soldiers, saying, we don't want this war. i don't think this war has the basis of so much popularity in russia as annexing the crimea eight years ago. so we need to push that advantage. the final factor, which was ignored by the

sanctions because there was a position in europe, support in britain and america, but opposition in europe, is taking russia out of swift. that would really bring down the russian economy, in the same way the russian economy, in the same way the sanctions really damaged iran. why are the europeans afraid to go in that direction? putin is not only declaring war against ukraine, he is at war with us in the west. he sees the war in ukraine is a war with the west. and briefly, professor, you mentioned crimea, and there was much more preparation of the russian public for the fact that that was going to happen. less so in this instance. does that say to you that vladimir putin sees himself as being in a pretty unassailable position? it isa it is a mixture of many things, crimea has always had high popularity with russia, i bet like kosovo for the serbs, they mythologised about it and that has been a steady support for the

annexation, that is not true in russia for the invasion of ukraine, putin does not have that support. there is discontent even within about this so the more you make it painful for russia the more the discontent will grow. it is also you are correct there was not the public support but that is also because putin has been isolated for the last two years during the pandemic and has become a dictator surrounded by sycophants, nobody is telling him anything he does not want to hear. he is very isolated and become more xenophobic and angry and more obsessed with ukraine and he is obsessed, he sees ukraine as russian land there needs to be brought back to heel and transformed into a second belarus.—

to heel and transformed into a second belarus. thank you. the chinese government _ second belarus. thank you. the chinese government has - second belarus. thank you. the | chinese government has refused second belarus. thank you. the - chinese government has refused to condemn the russian invasion and says it believes there is seldom for a political solution. stephen mcdonald was at the press briefing in beijing. it is interesting to look at the position on all of this, saying it still recognises ukraine as illegitimate state, yet it is not describing the russian activity as an invasion. to what extent can run your putin rely on china as an ally. that is a key indication he can rely on xi, they have had a telephone conversation. it seems remarkable that putin at the most of a war he started finding tape to have a telephone conversation with xi, the lines we are getting from the details of that conversation are

coming from party media in china but what they are saying is that vladimir putin said to xi that nato and the us did not respect china's legitimate security concerns and kept pushing it to the east, that he is willing to even now have talks with ukraine government, i am not sure how many people believe that but he says he's willing. xi said to putin that he recognised those legitimate security concerns of russia, that china is supporting both ukraine and russia and that china wants the two to have talks to resolve this issue, that china recognises everyone's territorial integrity but i think doing this it is obviously something of a stunt in

a way, releasing this information during this war going on, showing those two regimes are locked and support for one another and even though china is not of aptly backing the invasion, certainly not criticising it and will not even refer to an invasion in any public pronouncements made by the representatives of the chinese government so i think we are seeing a lot of support from beijing by default. a lot of support from bei'ing by default. . ~ a lot of support from bei'ing by default. ., ,, , ., g , a lot of support from bei'ing by default. ., «i g , default. thank you. just as i was listenin: default. thank you. just as i was listening to _ default. thank you. just as i was listening to steve _ default. thank you. just as i was listening to steve we _ default. thank you. just as i was listening to steve we could - default. thank you. just as i was listening to steve we could hear| default. thank you. just as i was i listening to steve we could hear air raid sirens going off in the ukrainian capital kyiv, let's just listen. sirens. but becoming an ever more familiar sound for residents to

spent the late sheltering underground. sirens. a very eerie sound indeed and as we look at those images not much traffic on the roads, people either staying indoors or underground or perhaps fleeing the city. let's recap on what we know so far, russian troops have reached the outskirts of the ukrainian capital kyiv as they press ahead with an invasion on the second day, russian forces are seemingly focused on the northern district, the heavy residential area around five miles north of the parliament and the presidential office. so far that have been explosions reported across the country including and the second

largest city cat give that has been heavy fighting. it has also been a street gun battle very close to the russian border. on the other side of the country near silence have gone off for a second day and russian forces have seized control of chernobyl. joining me is the ceo of an intelligent and strategic risk advisory consultant sublime. he has previously focused on russia. based on the report you are seeing, what do you think the russian military strategy as today? thea;r do you think the russian military strategy as today?— do you think the russian military strategy as today? they have two overall objectives _ strategy as today? they have two overall objectives and _ strategy as today? they have two overall objectives and ukraine, i strategy as today? they have two l overall objectives and ukraine, the disruption of the armed forces and

fighting capability and the elimination of the leadership, and effect staging a countercoup to 2014 and that explains the lay down of russian forces, where they are advancing and how they are operating. kyiv is an important target because that is when the leadership is, where the president as an something we have to take control of all eliminate the leadership sweaters no surprise the out approaching kyiv enforce either side of the river and to the north. they had a failed air landing yesterday against the city which shows their focus on getting to grips with kyiv as quickly as possible and that was always a day to objective for them, so that is going the way they expect. the other big thing is isolating the ukrainian military around on bass which they are doing, that is the option for

the alma to come behind and forces out of crimea to encircle ukrainian forces and the south—east so the russians have had some setbacks, broadly the add in line with strategic plans.— broadly the add in line with strateuic lans. ., . , , ., . strategic plans. how much resistance as the ukrainian _ strategic plans. how much resistance as the ukrainian military _ strategic plans. how much resistance as the ukrainian military capable - strategic plans. how much resistance as the ukrainian military capable of. as the ukrainian military capable of putting up? it is as the ukrainian military capable of -auttin u-? ,. ., «i , putting up? it is patchwork, very stron: putting up? it is patchwork, very strong and _ putting up? it is patchwork, very strong and parts _ putting up? it is patchwork, very strong and parts and _ putting up? it is patchwork, very strong and parts and on - putting up? it is patchwork, very strong and parts and on the - putting up? it is patchwork, very i strong and parts and on the borders where they have anti—tank missiles used to great effect. elsewhere it is quite weak and crimea, zion ski has said as a problem, forces emerging have advanced 60 kilometres yesterday every expectation beta once odesa manned and that is a concern that is not enough. but we have the forces are strongest and the south—east of the holding the russians off and that's

what the russians want because it keeps the armed forces and place they are and allows the russians to break free and surround the forces to defeat them. is, break free and surround the forces to defeat them.— to defeat them. a very doublet stratea . to defeat them. a very doublet strategy- we — to defeat them. a very doublet strategy. we had _ to defeat them. a very doublet strategy. we had from - to defeat them. a very doublet strategy. we had from said i to defeat them. a very doublet| strategy. we had from said gay to defeat them. a very doublet - strategy. we had from said gay lover of seeing russia was not wanting —— we had from sir do you think that is a land beyond ukraine that putin wants to seize control of other areas. control does not have to have occupation, belarusian forces was not technically committed to this operation as a kid in the flank on the area stated, so there is effectively a proxy state and we think the strategy would be very much to have a friendly ukraine with

an effectively a recreation of the ussr but were russia itself is less economically responsible. it is true it is not necessarily want to occupy ukraine and what have forces there, missiles and other things and will do what it is told but that is not an occupation technically but to every intent and purpose at is the same and part of that is because russia does not want to tie up own forces on a protracted conflict, their biggest fear to be a long—running insurgency that is what the play minister has been encouraging russia to think about and there's a reason that is being pushed because that is the thing russian forces almost like an iraq in russian forces almost like an iraq in 2003 russian forces almost like an iraq in 2003 during the insurgency would leave the russians dry, already unpopular and russia shall be get the impression the claim and watch this to be quick, somewhat surgical

and nowhere the way we would see that and be able to move on and that raises the question of where next and what next. this is a very big change, i said to my team yesterday it is reminiscent of 9/11, the shock to the bbc the world, it has pulled a trigger that many do not expect an even four days ago some people did not think kyiv would be a target, there will still be diplomacy so thatis there will still be diplomacy so that is a sense of unreality to the spot many people. we need to think the unthinkable as to what could happen next, as it to further break nato, as it move somewhere to test nato, as it move somewhere to test nato strongly in the baltic states on elsewhere just to see what we will do, what resolve is therefore nato to stand up to russian aggression because as of today there is not looking like very much so you can see from putin was my point of view if you want to push nato back need to push them hard and that is a big fear and not before time that we

recognise that is a real threat emerging from russia that has been downplayed for too long. thank you. britain's defence _ downplayed for too long. thank you. britain's defence minister— downplayed for too long. thank you. britain's defence minister has - britain's defence minister has rejected calls to impose a no—fly zone over ukraine stop ben wallace told the bbc if british jets would attack russian aircraft it would trigger a war between russia and nato across europe. thea;r trigger a war between russia and nato across europe.— trigger a war between russia and nato across europe. they have lost approximately _ nato across europe. they have lost approximately 450 _ nato across europe. they have lost approximately 450 personnel - nato across europe. they have lost approximately 450 personnel the l approximately 450 personnel the russian _ approximately 450 personnel the russian forces, significant numbers of tanks _ russian forces, significant numbers of tanks and armoured vehicles and ukrainians— of tanks and armoured vehicles and ukrainians are brought down a fight subject. _ ukrainians are brought down a fight subject, three fighterjets and helicopters and if you remember putin. _ helicopters and if you remember putin. one — helicopters and if you remember putin, one of his reasons for this was putting _ putin, one of his reasons for this was putting forces enter the donbas, he has _ was putting forces enter the donbas, he has failed to break through the weight— he has failed to break through the weight of— he has failed to break through the weight of control which were

supposed to be one of the reasons he was doing _ supposed to be one of the reasons he was doing this so whilst russia is huge _ was doing this so whilst russia is huge and — was doing this so whilst russia is huge and its forces and obviously entering — huge and its forces and obviously entering ukraine through a number of different— entering ukraine through a number of different axis from the south and north— different axis from the south and north and — different axis from the south and north and belarus, and remember labour— north and belarus, and remember labour going to leave belarus they promised — labour going to leave belarus they promised and through the east they have not— promised and through the east they have not achieved their goals so far. have not achieved their goals so far~ i— have not achieved their goals so far~ i said — have not achieved their goals so far. i said clearly about a month a-o far. i said clearly about a month ago people not send british troops to fight— ago people not send british troops to fight directly with russian troops. _ to fight directly with russian troops, we will hold the line and nato. _ troops, we will hold the line and nato. b— troops, we will hold the line and nato, b have always supported ukraine's — nato, b have always supported ukraine's application to nato, not every— ukraine's application to nato, not every country has wanted them to join. _ every country has wanted them to join. we _ every country has wanted them to join, we have done the next best thing _ join, we have done the next best thing which is train over 20,000 ukrainians— thing which is train over 20,000 ukrainians and provide them with lethal— ukrainians and provide them with lethal capability which they are using _ lethal capability which they are using but i am not putting british troops _ using but i am not putting british troops that if the two fight russian troops. _ troops that if the two fight russian troops, that would trigger a european war because we are a nato country— european war because we are a nato country and _ european war because we are a nato country and russia would therefore be attacking nato. let�*s

country and russia would therefore be attacking nato._ be attacking nato. let's speak to nick in westminster, _ be attacking nato. let's speak to nick in westminster, it _ be attacking nato. let's speak to nick in westminster, it was - be attacking nato. let's speak to i nick in westminster, it was entered test in my last guest saying the west is to think the unthinkable and decide what nato is going to do next because putin may want to further test beyond ukraine what the west's resolve as to stand up to him. if ben wallace as saying nato has to hold the line of what more can it do and how much pressure as the two do more that is already doing. you and how much pressure as the two do more that is already doing.— more that is already doing. you got a aood more that is already doing. you got a good flavour _ more that is already doing. you got a good flavour there _ more that is already doing. you got a good flavour there of— more that is already doing. you got a good flavour there of the - more that is already doing. you got a good flavour there of the uk - a good flavour there of the uk government view on the idea of boots on the ground, theyjust are not going to get involved and enforcing a no—fly zone in ukraine forfear of escalating the crisis to further a field in europe. there is the product question about what happens death putin does not stop at perhaps

he was to neighbouring countries, that would be a different matter because many of the neighbours to the west are nato members are deaf you attack a nato member that is a completely different circumstance and it would require the uk and nato to get involved and defending it. what i think is more likely over the next few as is the uk will send more equipment to assist the ukraine military, there has been discussion about that. i suspect that something continue, there have been talks in parliament about what exactly that would involve and ministers do not want to give specifics but made it perfectly clear to something definitely going to happen. there is the broader question of whether more sanctions could be invoked on russia, i think it is pretty plausible we will see more

individuals and potentially more companies targeted by the uk. you are talking about swift the international financial mechanism that the uk once rush out to be the move from, that is proving complicated as well because there are some countries, germany and actually had it not want that to happen and the uk's view as you can only do this all international allies act at the same time. boris johnson push that yesterday, he will talk about it again with nato leaders this afternoon in a virtual conference they are having. i think for the moment we are likely to see that assistance through equipment to the ukrainian military potentially some more action taken against russia and in terms of boots on ground it is perfectly clear that is not something the uk will do. thank ou. the not something the uk will do. thank you- the eu — not something the uk will do. thank you- the eu has— not something the uk will do. thank you. the eu has announced - not something the uk will do. thank you. the eu has announced extensive

sanctions on russia targeting the financial sector, sanctions on russia targeting the financialsector, oil, industry financial sector, oil, industry transport financialsector, oil, industry transport and visas for russian elite. as an option of last resort the eu has also considered blocking moscow from the swift cobble payment system. what we discussed this as a director of the european centre for international political economy. picking up on the swift system, a subject of of discussion, not every country is keen to do that. germany is not, why not? if country is keen to do that. germany is not. why not?— is not, why not? if you disconnect a small country _ is not, why not? if you disconnect a small country like _ is not, why not? if you disconnect a small country like north _ is not, why not? if you disconnect a small country like north korea - is not, why not? if you disconnect a small country like north korea who| small country like north korea who is not usually a big part of the economic system you carry very little reciprocal costs for the image of economy like europe uk on us but the fight as a few look at a larger economy like russia you cannot really sanction into compliance to begin with and that there's a whole different discussion that russia is actually responding

to any sanction on external incentive to begin when it is actually perceived itself to be acting on strategic interest. more importantly you are exposing your own economy for a much bigger damage whereas russia may be able to sustain this damage and you and eu have somewhere around 300 billion euros worth of investment into russia and basically effort there is no income coming and from abroad from different sales of energy and primary sectors russia will start eating up local investment that belongs to foreigners and expropriating property you think that bars eu countries from seeing let's do this and block russia from swift. i don't think it is a nonstarter, it is a question of a nuclear option that is going to

exterminate yourself and your enemy and that is an option you not exercise at the first step, this is the last together with putting heads of government and to the sanctions list that remains and you have to bid in mind if you shoot off all your billets at once that is nothing left you can do because for many countries like europe and allies and nato sanctions are one of the few estimates they have, there is nothing that comes after that, we just heard in the previous segment uk troops fighting in ukraine is not a likely scenario. that basically means if you impose the ultimate sections you have admitted you have lost because there is nothing else that comes after. in lost because there is nothing else that comes after.— that comes after. an interesting oint and that comes after. an interesting point and finally, _ that comes after. an interesting point and finally, i _ that comes after. an interesting point and finally, i heard - that comes after. an interesting point and finally, i heard you i that comes after. an interesting | point and finally, i heard you say russia is not responsive to

sanctions so effort is not going to be a further military offensive from the west from nato and perhaps you have a nuclear option left, your description of the banking system and removing a russian from swift, what is there not to check the russian ambitions? i what is there not to check the russian ambitions?— what is there not to check the russian ambitions? i think they act on its own incentives _ russian ambitions? i think they act on its own incentives and _ russian ambitions? i think they act| on its own incentives and leveraged which is fear. russia knows we fear a only a couple of years ago the majority of european leaders could use their charm to return putin against china and that miscalculation and terms of what the real russian intentions are have played europe into the hands of putin and as long as we fear a confrontation it basically means russia can go ahead and seize as

much land as at once and negotiate to turn it back to the west on ukrainians. effectively it means that as many little this incentivise in putin to stop at this stage. as long as we fear confrontation it means russia has one.- long as we fear confrontation it means russia has one. thank you for our means russia has one. thank you for your thoughts — means russia has one. thank you for your thoughts today. _ means russia has one. thank you for your thoughts today. earlier - means russia has one. thank you for your thoughts today. earlier my - your thoughts today. earlier my colleague victoria spoke to a scottish eight but who left his home of almost that he is an kyiv, he said was we decided to evacuate on them utterly ahead of people on the city centre coach—mac when did you leave? city centre coach-mac when did you leave? . ., ., , .,

leave? thanks for getting worse and about 4am throughout _ leave? thanks for getting worse and about 4am throughout the _ leave? thanks for getting worse and about 4am throughout the innate i l about 4am throughout the innate i was looking at my phone and could see things were getting very bad and i decided to wake up my family full stop you make these decisions all the time, to leave or stay my wife and i always promised anything got serious enough that it threatened the children then that is the point we leave. ifelt the children then that is the point we leave. i felt that was the time and luckily for us my wife and children all agreed to go. we got in the car, we were prepacked, i had felt up the carbonate before and had some jerry felt up the carbonate before and had somejerry cans of felt up the carbonate before and had some jerry cans of fuel, felt up the carbonate before and had somejerry cans of fuel, it did a dry run to the polish border a few days before so i knew the way and we

got in the car and started heeding bombs and kyiv. if you woke up at 7am on atm it was already gridlocked in the city centre and you are trapped. in the city centre and you are tra ed. . ,. in the city centre and you are tra ed. . y., , in the city centre and you are tra--ed. . , , , trapped. can you believe this is happening? _ trapped. can you believe this is happening? that _ trapped. can you believe this is happening? that you _ trapped. can you believe this is happening? that you have - trapped. can you believe this is happening? that you have had| trapped. can you believe this is i happening? that you have had to trapped. can you believe this is - happening? that you have had to do this. . , ~i happening? that you have had to do this. . . .. what happening? that you have had to do this._ what have - happening? that you have had to do this._ what have you . this. still in shock. what have you left behind? _ this. still in shock. what have you left behind? sorry. _ this. still in shock. what have you left behind? sorry. it _ this. still in shock. what have you left behind? sorry. it is _ this. still in shock. what have you left behind? sorry. it is all- this. still in shock. what have you left behind? sorry. it is all right, l left behind? sorry. it is all right, ou do left behind? sorry. it is all right, you do not— left behind? sorry. it is all right, you do not need _ left behind? sorry. it is all right, you do not need to _ left behind? sorry. it is all right, you do not need to say _ left behind? sorry. it is all right, you do not need to say sorry. i left behind? sorry. it is all right, j you do not need to say sorry. my brother you do not need to say sorry. ij�*i brother is you do not need to say sorry. m1 brother is still you do not need to say sorry. i’i1 brother is still there. but you have done the right thing, you said if that was a risk to your

children, how old are they? they are 12 and 14. children, how old are they? they are 12 and 14- i — children, how old are they? they are 12 and 14. i have _ children, how old are they? they are 12 and 14. i have a _ children, how old are they? they are 12 and 14. i have a daughter- children, how old are they? they are 12 and 14. i have a daughter and - children, how old are they? they are 12 and 14. i have a daughter and a i 12 and 14. i have a daughter and a medical you are right, that was the main thing, i am so happy the at output i am not happy at all. but output i am not happy at all. but ou have output i am not happy at all. but you have done any most awful circumstances done what you think is the right thing for your family and everybody will make their own decisions and that was yours. eaten decisions and that was yours. even the eo - le decisions and that was yours. even the people that — decisions and that was yours. even the people that want _ decisions and that was yours. even the people that want to _ decisions and that was yours. even the people that want to leave, there is no fuel or food. the people that want to leave, there is no fuel orfood. i was the people that want to leave, there is no fuel or food. i was ahead the people that want to leave, there is no fuel orfood. i was ahead of most people and i had a nine hour wait at the border. there will be 24 which now, and it is overnight and the cold. anyone with small children are thankfully going to the front of the queue but it leaves a lot of

cars on the road and i have said said to people and kyiv do not leave the city unless you have got everything you need to take whatever you want to go because do not assume you want to go because do not assume you can buy anything like fuel or food on water on the road. where are ou food on water on the road. where are you staying — food on water on the road. where are you staying now? _ food on water on the road. where are you staying now? i — food on water on the road. where are you staying now? i have _ food on water on the road. where are you staying now? i have an _ food on water on the road. where are you staying now? i have an office i you staying now? i have an office and poland. _ you staying now? i have an office and poland, and _ you staying now? i have an office and poland, and main _ you staying now? i have an office and poland, and main business. you staying now? i have an office j and poland, and main business is you staying now? i have an office i and poland, and main business is in poland, but i live and kyiv so my stuff you phoned as i was driving my wife was a 16 drive, a long day and we are very emotional. trying to think every scenario, messages all the time from people around the world and it was miles of roads and everybody in shock. you finally get

to a place of safety and just exhaust you. to a place of safety and 'ust exhaust you.i to a place of safety and 'ust exhaust you. to a place of safety and 'ust exhaust ou. ., ., ., . . . exhaust you. you are watching bbc news. exhaust you. you are watching bbc news- time — exhaust you. you are watching bbc news. time for— exhaust you. you are watching bbc news. time for a _ exhaust you. you are watching bbc news. time for a look _ exhaust you. you are watching bbc news. time for a look at _ exhaust you. you are watching bbc news. time for a look at the - exhaust you. you are watching bbc l news. time for a look at the weather with darren. the floodwaters will continue to receipt any next few days, a spell of quieter weather and generally dry. the shower close yesterday pushed away from the north sea and this cloud and the atlantic is looming, whether france will bring stronger when the with cloud and not much rain. calderdale ahead, these are the temperatures despite these are the temperatures despite the sunshine, 7—8. that is rain affecting the north and west, that should get blown away over mates were generally dry and quite cloudy and a stronger wind as well so these

areas will be much more mild. chilly across angered and wales with the winds and later, skies are clear that with some frost saturday morning. the high—pressure keeping the weather fronts morning. the high—pressure keeping the weatherfronts and morning. the high—pressure keeping the weather fronts and rain at bay and the atlantic that will not move very far on dry weather again and workload. what are northern ireland, some spelling into a good and wales making the sunshine hazy, best of the blue skies and the south—east. when stronger everywhere, a southerly wind bringing higher temperatures so typically 10—12 on saturday. the high—pressure bill eventually push away at the weather fronts will try can from the atlantic, bringing rain to the north—west and two sunday morning but not much rain and it will weaken as it moves east. any rain telling

to peter out, not much into western england and wales but workload for these areas, the sunshine continuing through the east midlands and southeast, winds later. this rapidly deepening area of low pressure could have been a named storm but the forecast at the moment texas towards iceland and will give us a glancing blow to the far north—west but the weather and frontal bring workload and rain pushing away and turning colder and more showery but rain heading into angled and wales, could be heavy over hills and the west and we are back to temperatures 9—10.

today at one, we're live in the ukranian capital, kyiv, with reports russian troops have reached the outer edges of the city. a huge explosion in the early hours here as the fighting gets ever closer. the pentagon warns russia plans to cut off access to kyiv, surround the city and lay siege. widespread damage, the debris of war. moscow says its invasion is to help ukraine. the president here wants the west to help in its fight. translation: this morning, 1 we are alone in defending our country, just like yesterday. the most powerful forces in the world watched from afar. have yesterday's sanctions persuaded russia?

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