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, i 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?

we see in our skies and feel on the ground that they are not enough. translation: we are interested in seeing the ukrainian _ people independent. we want them to have a government that would represent all the people i in all their versatility. the west makes clear there'll be no nato boots on the ground. instead, more weapons and eu sanctions. the crisis has led to russia being stripped of hosting the champions league football final, while formula one has cancelled this year's russian grand prix. we'll be reporting from eastern ukraine, where thousands to flee the fighting across the hungarian frontier. and on the bbc news channel, stay with us for continued coverage of russia's invasion of ukraine, with analysis and reports from around the world.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from kyiv, a city now directly under russian attack. foreign forces and ukrainian troops are engaged in heavy fighting, in a suburb little more than 20km to the north—west of here. during the night, loud explosions could be heard, accompanied by air—raid sirens around the city. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says the international community has left his nation to fight alone and that civilians are being killed. the fighting is nationwide, but the ukrainian defence ministry's confirmation that the fighting is now on the

fringes of kyiv has shocked many. the pentagon warns the capital could fall in the next few days. america and european union have announced further sanctions, targeting russian banks, the energy sector, transport and visas, as well as freezing assets — further tightening the screw on moscow. a barrage before dawn. ukrainian anti—aircraft batteries intercepting anti—aircraft batteries intercepting a russian missile over the capital, one of two shutdown this morning. as the assault closes in on kyiv, 2.5 million civilians are suddenly on the front line. firefighters in one suburb struggled to put out the blaze. russia says it is not targeting civilians, but this is what happens when you fire missiles at a capital city. for many, it was at a capital city. for many, it was a second night of cowering in basements and bomb shelters, doing

whatever it takes to keep beer at bay. they always knew where these places were but never really dream today and use them. not in 2022. maw today and use them. not in 2022. now we have come — today and use them. not in 2022. now we have come to _ today and use them. not in 2022. iirrw we have come to the building where the bombshell that is, we are trying to stay here, it is pretty crowded. people get their dogs and cats and kids, and we are hearing the news about possible attacks in this district. �* ., , , ., , about possible attacks in this district. �* ., ,, ., , ., district. and now the russians are riaht district. and now the russians are right outside _ district. and now the russians are right outside in _ district. and now the russians are right outside in this _ district. and now the russians are i right outside in this neighbourhood. this is obolon, north of the city centre. an armoured vehicle runs over a car, eyewitnesses unable to believe what they are saying. amazingly, the driver survives, pulled from the wreckage by desperate passers—by. equally unbelievable, one of the city's buses, still running, falls to give way to cave's invaders. —— forced to

give way to kyiv�*s invaders. in 2a hours, these streets have almost completely emptied. it is increasingly dangerous to go out. the ukrainians have warned that russian soldiers could be operating inside the city, perhaps even in stolen ukrainian vehicles. pressure on the government is mounting all the time. most people here believe that the russians simply want to get rid of it. sirens are more frequent, and the sound of distant explosions too. for the ukrainian president, speaking to us people, this is a lonely fight. translation:— us people, this is a lonely fight. translation: , ., ., translation: this morning, we are alone in defending _ translation: this morning, we are alone in defending our _ translation: this morning, we are alone in defending our country, - translation: this morning, we are alone in defending our country, justl alone in defending our country, just like yesterday. the most powerful forces in the world watch from afar. have the sanctions work? we feel on the ground and sea in the sky is that they have not.— the ground and sea in the sky is that they have not. ukraine is huge, the attacks have _ that they have not. ukraine is huge, the attacks have affected _ that they have not. ukraine is huge, the attacks have affected almost - the attacks have affected almost every major city. russian armoured columns have been rolling in from north, south and east. the old chernobyl nuclear reactor is now in russian hands, but it seems the air

base at hostomel, sees yesterday, may have been taken back. in the east, close to the russian border, there was ferocious fighting overnight at sumi. the russians may not have made as much progress as they help here, and they are suffering casualties too. back in kyiv, the remnants of a destroyed russian aircraft. the odds are massively stacked against ukraine, but it is fighting back. paul adams, bbc news, kyiv. with me is our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. the ukrainian defence ministry as saying the fighting is, what, 20 kilometres from here, just over there to the north—west in a suburb, and local people are being told to get out their weapons and make molotov cocktails to defend their area. it is getting very close now. yes, it is extraordinary, because in the western capitals, they are talking about this war in europe, but what is it coming down to? the

defence minister said if the russian soldiers come to your area and they are in the suburbs in the north, prepare your molotov cocktails. if you are in kyiv and you have some combat experience, come to us with your passport and pick up a gun. donate blood. there was even an announcement saying, are you a hacker, come and join our underground so you can fight russian cyber attacks. underground so you can fight russian cyberattacks. it underground so you can fight russian cyber attacks. it is the war of the people. as we look out into the city today, last week, evenjust today, last week, even just days ago, anyone coming to the city would have marvelled at the lights, the glitz and the energy, the cafes and restaurants were full. it is empty of people, the people have gone underground. the soldiers are emerging on all of the streets, taking a position, telling people to go to the bomb shelters. some people are leaving, some are staying to fight. but hour by hour, this vibrant european city is transforming to a city braced for war. , , . ~'

transforming to a city braced for war. , , . ~ ,, transforming to a city braced for war. , , ., ~' i., ., transforming to a city braced for war. ,, ., ., . war. lyse, thank you, our chief international— war. lyse, thank you, our chief international correspondent. i let's talk now to the editor of the bbc ukrainian service, marta shokalo. can you hear me? yes, i can hear ou. can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi. — can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi. it — can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi. it is— can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi, it is great _ can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi, it is great to _ can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi, it is great to have - can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi, it is great to have you . can you hear me? yes, i can hear you. hi, it is great to have you onj you. hi, it is great to have you on the programme. _ you. hi, it is great to have you on the programme, thank _ you. hi, it is great to have you on the programme, thank you - you. hi, it is great to have you on the programme, thank you for . you. hi, it is great to have you on - the programme, thank you forjoining us. what do you make of this suggestion, this call to arms from the ukrainian authorities here, to fight off the russian attackers with molotov cocktails and to try to get as many weapons as they can? [30 molotov cocktails and to try to get as many weapons as they can? do we have any other — as many weapons as they can? do we have any other choice? _ as many weapons as they can? do we have any other choice? is _ as many weapons as they can? do we have any other choice? is anybody - have any other choice? is anybody helping us? no. so we are at war on our own, and we need to fight somehow. and of course, people who are invaded need to fight with invaders. if you don't have any means other than molotov cocktails, i don't know, well, i've never been to war, so sorry, for me, it is

something new, so it is really hard to tell. but looks like ukrainians are not going to surrender easily. the fighting, we understand, to the north—west of the capital here is intense, it is a street by street. you are convinced that the ukrainian people well, frankly, fight to the death? , ~' ., �* people well, frankly, fight to the death? , ,, ., �* ., death? yes, i think we don't have much choice- _ death? yes, i think we don't have much choice. what _ death? yes, i think we don't have much choice. what can _ death? yes, i think we don't have much choice. what can i - death? yes, i think we don't have much choice. what can i say? - death? yes, i think we don't have| much choice. what can i say? yes. oh, all right, i understand. what you are saying there, marta. thank you are saying there, marta. thank you so much forjoining us, marta shokalo, the editor of the bbc ukrainian service. let's get the perspective from our eastern european correspondence sarah rainsford, who is in dnipro in eastern ukraine. we hear, sarah,

that ukrainian forces are putting up a fight where you are.— a fight where you are. well, yeah, we are in south-eastern _ a fight where you are. well, yeah, we are in south-eastern ukraine i a fight where you are. well, yeah, | we are in south-eastern ukraine in we are in south—eastern ukraine in dnipro, on the river, a very important spot in this country, because the river dissects the country into east and west, and in the east of ukraine there has been a war for some 80 years now. the front line has been firm, but now the militia are being backed by russian troops. we know there has been significant fighting along that line for some time, and that is why, with russian forces attempting to move this way, and from the south and north too, that is why i am this blood bank in dnipro city, and you can see behind me there is a queue of people that has formed. you know, ukrainians, young, many of them, older people too, but i spoke to it workers and students, they have come here because they want to do their bit for their armed forces, the

ukrainian army. they are giving blood for injured ukrainian soldiers. they are also giving money, there is a point where volunteers are taking for money, contributions for the army. it is a real national because now, and talking to people, another young man told me he was a student, that he is ready to take up arms to defend his area, his home, his country. it is an extraordinary turn of events, i think, you know, just a few days ago people didn't think this would happen to their country, and now they are trying to do every little bit they can for the cause. but they are also saying, you know, the message i'm getting from this queue is that there is a lot of frustration growing with the western response to what is happening in ukraine. untilthis response to what is happening in ukraine. until this point, response to what is happening in ukraine. untilthis point, people are saying they are grateful for the support, for arms and funding, for helping with your moral support, but now they are saying moral support is now they are saying moral support is no good. they are saying the sanctions are not going far enough,

they are not going to stop russia, and i am frustrated it took so long for sanctions to get serious. people here are worried that they don't want to live in putin's russia, that is what they fear, that vladimir putin is trying to take over the country, and they are doing everything they possibly can or preparing to do everything they possibly can to resist that. ok. preparing to do everything they possibly can to resist that. ok, we will leave it _ possibly can to resist that. ok, we will leave it there, _ possibly can to resist that. ok, we will leave it there, sarah _ will leave it there, sarah rainsford, thank you very much for joining us. large numbers of ukrainian civilians are on the move, trying to find safety and shelter. the un says 100,000 people have left their homes so far. many are heading to the neighbouring countries of poland, romania and hungary. our correspondent nick thorpe is on the beregsurany border between ukraine and hungary. nick, we are hearing lots of people are heading where you are, but the suggestion is that men aged over 18 - 60 suggestion is that men aged over 18 — 60 are actually being turned back. that is right, that is what we have

been hearing at beregsurany overnight, and there have been thousands now this morning coming across this border. it is almost all women and children. i spoke to some early who said they had got across last night, so before midnight, but they were saying, certainly up to seven o'clock this morning, no more men were being allowed across unless they also had hungarian citizenship. some people in this part of the world have dual hungarian and ukrainian citizenship, but certainly pretty much the large majority, 80-90% of pretty much the large majority, 80—90% of people i have met at this border, streaming up this road behind me, many of them on foot, have been women and children, often small children, clutching teddy bears and some very old people, one woman a little while ago in a wheelchair.— woman a little while ago in a wheelchair. . ~ ., ,, , ., woman a little while ago in a wheelchair. w ., ,, , ., ., wheelchair. ok, nick, thank you for that, on wheelchair. ok, nick, thank you for that. on the — wheelchair. ok, nick, thank you for that, on the hungary-ukraine - wheelchair. ok, nick, thank you for. that, on the hungary-ukraine border. that, on the hungary—ukraine border.

i should say that the ukrainian government has decreed that all 18-60 government has decreed that all 18—60 year old men should be prepared to fight. well, in a news conference in moscow today, russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, again denied moscow wanted to occupy ukraine. he claimed russia's assault was to demilitarise and denazify the country so that ukrainians could freely determine their own future. with more, here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. they are chanting "no to war," a show of disgust last night in central moscow in a country where many are still in shock at the invasion of ukraine. it takes bravery to protest in president putin's russia. across the country, close to 2,000 people are now reported to have been taken into custody for taking a stand against what the kremlin has done. translation: what happened is a shame. many of us have relatives and friends from ukraine and this is a betrayal towards them. translation: i am expressing my protest against what is happening i because of my country.

i'm surprised that not more citizens are protesting against aggression towards ukraine. how long all of this will last? what does the kremlin now intend? it has accused ukraine of being a western puppet, it's made clear it wants to bring its neighbourfirmly back into its sphere of influence. today, russia's foreign minister said moscow was ready to negotiate, if the ukrainian army surrendered. translation: but what would be the result of all— that is happening now? we will see, depending on the circumstances, i as president putin said, - he reaffirmed one more time that we are interested in seeing ukrainian people independent. i for independent, read under moscow's thumb. vladimir putin's aim is to overthrow ukraine's democratically elected government. moscow wants to see regime change in ukraine as the speaker has it here, and i think it was reiterated,

ukraine is being charged with running an extreme nationalist government and actually marginalising russian speakers. and the humanitarian consequences of russia's war are onlyjust beginning. refugees arriving this morning in neighbouring countries through ukraine's western borders. women and children escaping, men left behind to fight. how many more ukrainians will flee president putin's forces and what can the outside world do now to try to make this stop? caroline hawley, bbc news. america and the european union have both announced further sanctions on russia. both announced further president biden says the us is targeting russia's largest banks and state—owned companies, cutting them off from western financial markets and freezing trillions of dollars in assets. and the european commission says eu sanctions will make it impossible for moscow to buy technology, upgrading its oil refineries,

or spare parts for aircraft. here's theo legget. russia has launched military action against ukraine. in response, western nations have launched an economic offensive against russia. in the past 2a hours, we've had announcements of major new sanctions aimed at russia from the european union, the united states and the uk. putin is trying to subjugate a friendly european country, and he is trying to redraw the maps of europe by force. he must and he will fail. the sanctions have been coordinated. they are designed to hit russia in specific areas. firstly, there's finance. steps are being taken to prevent russian banks from borrowing money abroad, depriving them of the financial oxygen they need. then, there's exports. sales of cutting—edge technologies to russia will be banned, for example. and, finally, individuals.

wealthy russians seen as being part of vladimir putin's inner circle will be denied visas, and their assets overseas may be frozen if they can be found. but even as the tanks and planes move into ukraine, european countries are still buying huge quantities of russian oil and gas. and one crucialfinancial weapon has not yet been brought into play. the swift network is a secure messaging system that enables quick cross—border payments between accounts in different countries. the uk wants russia to be excluded from the network because it would make it much harder for its companies to do business abroad. but some experts question how effective such a move would be. it would make life very difficult for russian banks in the short term, but russia actually has its own alternative payment system already. there are 23 european banks and global banks on it. there are already networks with belarus. belarus has effectively unplugged itself from the swift system already.

sanctions will certainly cause russia serious economic harm, but their effects will take time, and it won't be a one—way street. the conflict has already pushed energy prices up sharply in the uk and europe, meaning businesses and consumers here can also expect to feel significant financial pain. theo leggett, bbc news. jess parker is in brussels for us. the eu has announced another range of sanctions today, these measures, how far do they go? just of sanctions today, these measures, how far do they go?— how far do they go? just to bring ou some how far do they go? just to bring you some breaking _ how far do they go? just to bring you some breaking news, - how far do they go? just to bring - you some breaking news, diplomatic sources have told the bbc and that this is reallyjust emerging in the last hour, that the eu is considering an asset freeze of vladimir putin and his foreign minister sergei lavrov. now, we do not have a lot of details on this. what i'm being told is that it would not include a corresponding travel

ban that you often see with these types of restrictions, but i am told it will be discussed by foreign ministers here in brussels this afternoon. the eu has not officially confirmed this but it does, is the eu was facing some criticism, for example for not pushing moves to try and cut rusher from the international payments system known as swift. i think some countries were concerned that if you cut rusher arthur from some of those payments, it will cut the eu offer from gas supplies —— cut russia and off. but they feel that their plan is a strong one and will inflict severe costs on a russia, one of them saying it will cripple the kremlin was my capability to carry out this war but of course, the war is already happening in ukraine, the conflict and while ukraine is not an eu country, those fleeing the conflict are arriving at eu borders.

indeed they are, thank you. our correspondent in moscow isjenny hill. more sanctions being announced in the european union, are they laughing them off in moscow? nothing, it seems, will deter vladimir putin. let's take those sanctions first of all. he has always said russia was ready for the man was preparing for the man today, his foreign minister said something very similar. the sanctions, he said, would cause problems for moscow but not insurmountable once, pointing for the fact that moscow has, for example, limited the amounts of foreign imports in recent times in order to be ready. if you look at state television, it is telling citizens there is nothing really to be worried about, the banks have it all under control. in terms of those protests that we saw here overnight, this is a country which does not tolerate the voice of dissent. the people, the young men and women i saw going out on the

street here in moscow last night, do take some fairly considerable risks when they go to protests and they can end up with a criminal charge and can sometimes end up injail, it is not an easy place to protest and so the fact that we saw admittedly small but still widespread protest here does say something about how people are feeling, particularly younger people. but i think we also see a real attempt by the kremlin to control the narrative around this. state television is focusing very much on fighting in separatist held areas of ukraine. president putin, of course, spinning the narrative that this is all about ukrainian aggression against russian speaking people in the parts of eastern ukraine. and, of course, we still don't know what his endgame here is. we can look at his recent speech and what he has written about ukraine, about nato and at the west and, from that, we can divide that he has an increasing ambition, some would say

obsession, about trying to increase russian influence and power on the world stage, to reorder the security architecture of europe, but, really, when it comes to ukraine, we don't entirely know what he has in mind. 0k, jenny, thank you, jenny hill in moscow. let's get the perspective from westminster. let's talk to our political correspondent nick eardley at westminster. the eu has said it will impose more sanctions on moscow, the us has also said it will toughen its sanctions regime. any suggestion we will get more announcements regarding uk sanctions? i more announcements regarding uk sanctions? ~ ., . ., , sanctions? i think more sanctions are almost _ sanctions? i think more sanctions are almost inevitable _ sanctions? i think more sanctions are almost inevitable at - sanctions? i think more sanctions are almost inevitable at some - sanctions? i think more sanctions i are almost inevitable at some point. i am told more are being worked on and are in the pipeline at the moment. borisjohnson held talks with president zelensky on the phone first thing this morning, when he talked about being full of admiration, this is the uk prime minister, talked about being full of admiration for ukraine's people

today. the prime minister also told president zelensky that it was now a key target of the uk that president putin must be seen to fail in ukraine. but ministers here have also been making clear that there is only so far that they feel they can go. the defence secretary ben wallace singh this morning there is no question of british troops on the ground in ukraine —— mac saying this morning. another defence minister making clear that he doesn't support the idea raised by some conservative mps of trying to enforce a no—fly zone, because that could lead to british troops are being asked to bring down russian military aircraft and that could lead to a massive escalation of this crisis, so that is not going to happen. what the uk is looking at is, as i say, more sanctions, continuing to push that swift financial system, russia being taken out of it as we hear. there is some resistance to that in europe at the uk will continue to press that

point. the british are also looking at every possible military aid if they can give in terms of equipment, that could happen in the next few days, although downing street is reluctant to get into the timing or the specific equipment that might be sent, but there is a feeling here that this is turning into a protracted conflict and no sanctions, clyde, aren't about stopping president putin from doing what you are seeing on the ground in ukraine markedly to kyivjust now, they are about longer term impacts economically. nick, many thanks. russia's invasion of ukraine is having a direct impact in the world of sport. in motor racing, formula i has cancelled this year's grand prix in russia, saying it's impossible to hold the race under current circumstances. and, in football, the champions league final has been switched from st petersburg to paris. we also have just heard that

manchester united have ended their sponsorship deal with the russian airline aeroflot. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has that story. across european football last night, russia was sent a clear message. and today, another, as governing body uefa stripped the gazprom arena in saint petersburg of the most prestigious final in club football. the russian energy giant gazprom is also a main sponsor of the champions league, worth tens of millions a year. worth tens of millions a year to uefa. now, though, the stade de france in paris will step in. uefa called this a time of unparalleled crisis and said, together with the french government, uefa will fully support multi—stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement. russian and ukrainian clubs and their national teams will now play uefa home matches at neutral venues until further notice. manchester united has now severed ties with its long—standing travel

partner aeroflot after the russian state carrier was banned from uk airspace. other sports have followed suit. formula i has confirmed the russian grand prix, due to be held in sochi in september, is off, calling it impossible in the current circumstances. the decision came after some drivers said they would not drive in russia after such an act of aggression. and now, the focus turns to fifa. poland, sweden and czech republic have all said they also will not travel to russia for world cup play—off matches in march. but fifa's president gianni infantino accepted the order of friendship medal from vladimir putin in 2019. when asked if he'd keep the medal, his answer was noncommittal. my thoughts are really on all the people who are affected by this escalating conflict, and nothing else. moving events is one thing. the tangled web of russian money in sport is a far more complex problem.

natalie pirks, bbc news. yes, the reverberations of russian aggression emanating far beyond the battlefield. that's it for now from kyiv. back to the studio in london. thanks, clive. here's some of today's other news. around 4.7 million covid vaccine doses, that's 4% of the total, ended up as wastage in england by the end of last october, according to a government watchdog. the national audit office, which monitors public spending, praised the roll—out overall — saying the wastage was far lower than projected. experts had assumed 20% of stocks might not be used, because of handling and storage problems or expiry dates. rape victims are being "continually and systematically failed" by the criminaljustice system, according to a new report. the report says specialist courts

which deal solely with rape offences are needed — to cut a large case backlog, and to reduce the trauma suffered by victims. at present, it takes nearly two years for a case to reach court. the bbc understands the government is taking advice on the feasibility of specialist courts. in the us, three former police officers present at the death of george floyd in minneapolis have been found guilty of denying him his civil rights. tou thao, j alexander kueng, and thomas lane were charged with showing "deliberate indifference" to mr floyd's "serious medical needs". george floyd was murdered in may 2020 by another former officer, derek chauvin, who was filmed kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. a government scheme to help young people into work during the pandemic was "chaotic" in its early stages, and has helped farfewer than hoped, a group of mps has said.

they said the kick—start initiative has failed to deliver despite costing the taxpayer more than £1 billion. the government said the policy had helped 130,000 into work. as the news of the russian invasion of ukraine has been unfolding, thousands of ukrainians living here in the uk have been anxiously following the reports. jon donnisson has been speaking to some of those watching anxiously from afar worried about family members and the fate of their homeland. for ukrainians living in the uk, this is in nottingham. home may now be here, but, right now, their hearts are elsewhere. it'sjust hard to take. i've got family over there, i was born here, born and bred in nottingham, but my family is all in ukraine. my parents, they've died, but all their family's over there.

i have been in touch with cousins today.