this bbc news, our top story. the ukrainian capital braces for another night of shelling. a spokesman for the president says ukraine transferred to talk about a cease—fire. those against... in new york in a rush un security council resolution condemning moscow's invasion. , , . resolution condemning moscow's invasion. ,, ., ., , resolution condemning moscow's invasion. ., , ., invasion. russia cannot be to ukrainian _ invasion. russia cannot be to ukrainian people. _ invasion. russia cannot be to ukrainian people. russia - invasion. russia cannot be to i ukrainian people. russia cannot be to— ukrainian people. russia cannot be to their— ukrainian people. russia cannot be to their own people protesting this war in the streets _ protesting this war in the streets in russia cannot veto the un — streets in russia cannot veto the un charter.— streets in russia cannot veto the un charter. here comes as the un charter. here comes as the us joins — the un charter. here comes as the us joins the _ the un charter. here comes as the us joins the uk _ the un charter. here comes as the us joins the uk and - the un charter. here comes as the us joins the uk and eu - the usjoins the uk and eu emerging sanctions against president putin and his foreign minister. and nato beats up its own defences and condemns the russian invasion of ukraine.

the us moore with the losses have been observed in the battle for ukraine that russia has not captured any highly populated areas. our defence correspondent assesses the russian military strategy and what might come next. russia's armoured columns are still rolling, but they're also taking casualties. this, day two of their unprovoked invasion of ukraine — a sovereign, democratic country. russian units have moved in from multiple directions, from the north, east and from the south. their most significant advance so far is from belarus to the capital kyiv. russia now says it's captured the airport of hostomel, 20 miles to the north of the city, despite ukrainian efforts to retake it. russian troops have also

now entered the suburbs of kyiv itself, in obolon, to the north of the city. they're also reported to be advancing from the east, but british military intelligence assesses russian forces have so far made limited progress and they've been meeting fierce resistance. the russian advance has been slower than expected for multiple reasons. i don't think they've used their artillery in the same way that they would and they have quite a lot of axes of advance to prioritise. i also think a key part of it is they are facing very stiff ukrainian resistance, which i don't think they expected. so, what is russia's final objective? it's now clear that russian troops want to seize the capital kyiv, the centre of government. but is russia's end goal to take the entire country, which is bigger than france? remember, russia had around 190,000 troops on the border, enough for an invasion, but military experts question

that's enough to occupy the whole of ukraine. the dnieper river bisects ukraine and forms a natural barrier, and russian attacks are so far focused in the east. so, is their goal to take all the territory east of the river? it would certainly give russia one of its objectives — a land bridge to crimea, which it invaded in 2014. if mr putin's intent was to occupy the whole of ukraine with a force of 150,000, that would only conceivably work if it had the consent of the population of ukraine, and it will not. a force of 150,000 is sufficient to defeat the ukrainian military pretty much wherever it is, but it is not sufficient to occupy by compulsion a country of that size with that number of people who reject their presence. this may be a major miscalculation. this is just the evidence of ukraine's resistance outside kharkiv, its second—largest city, and just 30 miles from the russian border.

if president putin really wants to conquer the entire country, has he tried to bite off more than he can chew? jonathan beale, bbc news. let's now speak to a senior fellow at the brookings institute specialising in defence and foreign policy. thank you forjoining us. what hope would you say if any does ukraine have in his current situation?— ukraine have in his current situation? ., , ., , , situation? your previous guest mentioned _ situation? your previous guest mentioned i — situation? your previous guest mentioned i thought _ situation? your previous guest mentioned i thought quite - mentioned i thought quite convincingly that russia does not have the capability to occupy the country against a hostile population. and it may not even easily reach all the big cities. so i think the hope here is that some combination of a cleverformula here is that some combination of a clever formula for a future ukrainian neutrality and some degree of rationality on the part of russia, which we have not seen so far, may still

give us a possible way to minimise the damage. 0bviously minimise the damage. obviously this is a tragic week and so your question is will put because is a question of minimising future disaster rather than preventing was already a catastrophe geopolitically. but in human terms, i think so far while tragic this has not reached anywhere near the proportions that it could and so what i'm hoping for is some kind of an agreement on future ukrainian neutrality in return for an end of the conflict and a withdrawal of russian troops. that's a very vague, big my broth in it with us the best i can do. ~ �* , ., can do. we've been hearing throughout the _ can do. we've been hearing throughout the day - can do. we've been hearing throughout the day from . throughout the day from analysts like yourself that russia public advances been slower people expected of perhaps they have understood the ukrainian defence? then}t the ukrainian defence? they miaht the ukrainian defence? they might have _ the ukrainian defence? they might have them _ the ukrainian defence? they might have them by - the ukrainian defence? they might have them by the - the ukrainian defence? tie: might have them by the way i don't claim to have an assessment yet after 48 hours of just assessment yet after 48 hours ofjust how assessment yet after 48 hours of just how fast this is assessment yet after 48 hours ofjust how fast this is going or not. and ukraine is a big

country as your correspondent pointed out. bigger than france, one of the larger countries in eastern and central europe. so, to me, it was never likely to be easy. but vladimir putin, you know, used in the world from a specific place with a small number of advisers and a certain amount of haughtiness in a certain amount of arrogance and a track record of being pretty effective in the limited military operations he previously conducted in crimea in 2014 or syria in 2015 so maybe he thought it would be a cakewalk to coin a term from our american debate before the iraq war. but it was never likely to be that and it's not likely to be that and it's not likely to be that and it's not likely to be that in the future. even if he can sees the big cities, we still don't know the degree to which the ukrainian army and air militaries would mount a fierce ongoing resistance smacking of insurgency and so i think putin is good to be very worried. apart from the economic cost was as of this for russia,

apart from being ostracised by the world community, he may have a biggerfight the world community, he may have a bigger fight on his hands than he himself thought. how do you rate the ukrainian president poz my efforts? he is bound to be quite a lot and made some really impassioned pleas and seems to have one a lot of hearts and minds that way maybe have people on his side and probably start contrast to let me put in. do you think that is a big difference here? yeah, i do. you know. — difference here? yeah, i do. you know, this _ difference here? yeah, i do. you know, this is _ difference here? yeah, i do. you know, this is a - difference here? yeah, i do. you know, this is a big - difference here? yeah, i do. | you know, this is a big week, he realises that his country and even his own life are at risk and the disdain and content with which vladimir putin views zelensky is palpable. minutes one of the shooting factors i think to the invasion. luke does notjust have russian national interest in mind. he develops grudges was that we saw this against the georgian ruler back in 2008. with all this against hillary clinton in our elections in 2016. there are certain people who hejust

elections in 2016. there are certain people who he just does not like and zelensky has withstood that and he has been brave and noble. but he is not going to get the international military help that he might have wanted and we can debate at some future point whether his previous actions including asking for nato membership on the next databases were lies but right now i want to commend him and stand for him and wish him and stand for him and wish him well. ., ., i. ., him well. how do you wait -- read the _ him well. how do you wait -- read the western _ him well. how do you wait -- read the western response i him well. how do you wait -- i read the western response with him and coordinated amongst the nato countries, us, uk, australia and things like that? 0verall, yes, buti australia and things like that? 0verall, yes, but i have a couple of big issues was that one, i don't that he was more for us going back to 2008 a promise ukraine and georgia that a membership, especially someday with no interim security guarantee in the schedule. that kind of half pregnant invitation was not enough to do anybody any good except to payables on the back of the ukrainian nation. and so on that when all the critical. i also don't know that we have really been willing to put our

own economic well—being on the line. so we don't want to touch russian gas and oil exports because we need that stuff. and food and i think since is our relative unwillingness to really do tough things with them i'm not suggesting we should fight for ukraine, but i do think we might have to be going to accept a little bit of economic hardship and sully higher gas and oil prices, develop a plan to get ourselves off russian oil and gas over the next three happen five years if this gets worse, if this continues and use that possible plan as leverage to help the ukrainians get a decent outcome at the double medic table i don't seem evident that we are doing that. the sessions we've applied so far are more specific in a more targeted, sort of frankly run—of—the—mill sanctions on maybe run—of—the—mill times too, but still not really quite enough to get the attention of putin or certainly not enough to deter this conflict. so, yes, we've put together pretty well, but we did not have a

great city to prevent this and i'm not sure we have a great strategy yet to get out absolutely and there's been a lot of talk about swift and how feasible that is and whether they can actually ever happen given the people are dependent upon russia, but that's all we have time for. thank you very much indeed.— have time for. thank you very much indeed._ youj much indeed. thank you. you would for _ much indeed. thank you. you would for gb _ much indeed. thank you. you would for gb as _ much indeed. thank you. you would for gb as he _ much indeed. thank you. you would for gb as he sets - much indeed. thank you. you would for gb as he sets with l would for g8 as he sets with that people have fled ukraine in the past 48 hours for that many have headed west too tempting to cross the border into neighbouring countries. now there is concern that steady stream could become a mass exodus. 0ur correspondent mark lohman avenue polish border as ukrainians try to flee the fighting. a border separates but also brings together. families reunited in the search for safety, like ten—year—old mariya and her mother, who travelled for two days from kyiv tojoin her father here in poland. how do you feel about leaving? do you feel scared about what is happening? yes.

i've never felt about this situation that one day another country in the 21st century could attack another country in europe. your country? my country. the stream of ukrainians crossing this border is increasing. they've lived with the threat from russia for years. but now, with its leader besieging their homes, they've had to flee. nadia left her eldest daughter behind to help the army, coming here with her two youngest. yesterday, i woke up because i've heard some noise and i asked my husband, "what is happening?" he looked through the window and said, "wow, russia has bombed our airport. so, 0k, just pack our bags and you have to save the kids." i love my country. i want to go back. but we cannot go, we cannot stay safe over there. poland is welcoming the new arrivals with open

arms and is setting up several reception centres. it's been one of the eu's most hardline, anti—migrant countries in recent years, but it also knows all too tragically the cost of russian occupation and hostility. these scenes of seeking refuge across europe's borders are more associated with the migrant crisis from the middle east. but now the threat is on the eu's doorstep, and while poland says that the uptick in arrivals so far is modest, it warns that it could become the largest refugee wave since 2015. there is traffic in the other direction, too. ukrainians andrei and nikolai heading back to help their homeland fight. "we're going home to defend our country," he says. "this is our duty. we didn't do anything wrong to russia. putin is trying to capture the whole of ukraine." from wherever they came, they have one destination — safety. yesterday they were residents, today refugees.

mark lowen, bbc news, on the poland—ukraine border. in his latest televised speech camilla to reboot and caught on the pretty military to abandon the pretty military to abandon the government in kyiv who he described as terrorists, drug addicts in neo—nazi. the us and uk have announced personal sanctions against abutment putin and the russian for munster and from rock mosque rosenberg reports. has the kremlin's plan become any clearer? for months, putin kept the world in suspense. then, invasion of ukraine. now an appeal to ukrainian soldiers to topple their government. translation: take power into your own hands. - i think it'll be easier for us to deal with you than with the drug addicts and neo—nazis that have installed themselves in kyiv. the state media is backing

the kremlin's war. russia's foreign minister tried to justify it. mr lavrov, let's put euphemisms aside. this is not a special military operation, is it? it's a full—scale russian invasion of ukraine. how can you possiblyjustify invading a sovereign nation, your neighbour? translation: in terms - of euphemisms, we've a lot to learn from you anglo—saxons. you called the destruction of iraq a battle for democracy. russia will ensure the demilitarisation of ukraine. it's time, the west thinks, for sanctions against sergei lavrov and vladimir putin. their foreign assets are being frozen by britain and the eu. personal sanctions against vladimir putin sends a strong message. it shows that western leaders view him increasingly as a pariah. but will it make the kremlin

leader change course? almost certainly not. because president putin seems determined to continue with his military plan. and here's part of it. this is belgorod, western russia, near the border with ukraine. a lot of military hardware and activity. and different views on russia's offensive over the border. translation: the president explained it all, _ that they will target military objects only. of course it's unpleasant, but there was no other way out. translation: there is nothing good in it. - everyone has friends and relatives there. i can't find words to express it. the longer the war continues, the harder it will be to convince russians that their president took the right decision.

in the last few hours at the security council in new york, china along with india and the uae have abstained on a un resolution condemning the russian invasion of ukraine which russia vetoed. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell has his assessment of the view from beijing. has his assessment of the view from beijing-— from bei'ing. officially china has from beijing. officially china has neither _ from beijing. officially china has neither endorsed - from beijing. officially china has neither endorsed nor . has neither endorsed nor criticised the russian invasion of ukraine. however many people will see a phone call today with vladimir putin speaking to president she is a form of support. think about it, in the middle of a war, they are the two leaders having a chat, discussing how things are going in ukraine. vladimir putin blames nato and the us for causing the crisis there in this call and we are told that xi speaks of the need to look recognised legitimate security

concerns of certain countries, ie russia. now i say china has not criticise the invasion of ukraine but actually the chinese for ministry rejects the use of the word invasion for what's going on there and instead has said the door is open for a political solution but they are not telling us how they could reach that political solution. ,, , a solution. stephen mcdonell there. solution. stephen mcdonell there- one _ solution. stephen mcdonell there. one country - solution. stephen mcdonell there. one country looking | solution. stephen mcdonell i there. one country looking on anxiously at the events in ukraine is georgia. it used to be a member of the soviet union as well and had its own revolution in 2003 as it moved away from russian influence. protests in support of ukraine had been held in the georgian capital and our correspondent is there. thousands of georgians are marching here in solidarity with— marching here in solidarity with ukraine. they are saying if there — with ukraine. they are saying if there is— with ukraine. they are saying if there is any nation in the world — if there is any nation in the world that knows exactly what ukrainians are feeling and experiencing today, he will be

the georgian nation because back— the georgian nation because back in— the georgian nation because back in 2008, it fought a war with— back in 2008, it fought a war with russia and just like in ukraine, _ with russia and just like in ukraine, vladimir putin recognised two of georgia poffenberger way territories as independent states. and he invaded _ independent states. and he invaded this country under the pretext— invaded this country under the pretext of defending people living — pretext of defending people living in those breakaway territories. georgians are saying _ territories. georgians are saying the struggle with ukraine is one. they want to be part— ukraine is one. they want to be part of— ukraine is one. they want to be part of a — ukraine is one. they want to be part of a european family. they want _ part of a european family. they want to— part of a european family. they want to become a member of nato — want to become a member of nato. and that is why they were punished — nato. and that is why they were punished by vladimir putin back in 2008 — punished by vladimir putin back in 2008 and ukraine is being punished today. this in 2008 and ukraine is being punished today.— punished today. this is very much vladimir _ punished today. this is very much vladimir putin's - punished today. this is very much vladimir putin's war. | punished today. this is very i much vladimir putin's war. he is one making all the decisions of courts and he is deciding what russian forces will do. ros atkins looks now at the man who is prepared to use overwhelming force on his much

smaller neighbouring country. vladimir putin grew up in the aftermath of the second world war. in 1945, the us, the uk and the soviet union met to shape the new world. seven years on, he was born in what was then leningrad and is now st petersburg. by the �*70s, putin had studied law and then joined the russian secret service, the kgb. at this time, the soviet union's influence reached across the communist nations of eastern europe and in the �*80s, putin was posted to dresden in east germany. from there, he witnessed the fall of the berlin wall, the fall of communism. this was a visceral example of people power. to putin, though, the demise of the soviet union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century. and while that demise was negotiated, putin was heading home to find a place for himself in the new russia. russia's president in the �*90s, boris yeltsin, would help him do that. he made putin head of

the security services, then putin was elected prime minister, then in 1999, yeltsin resigned and putin was president. his way of operating was clear from the start. tightening the grip over media was one of the first things that he did, and also the lack of genuine opposition because his critics either had been in exile or dead or were facing prosecution. putin's focus on his own power and wealth was relentless. by 2008, when his two terms were up, dmitry medvedev replaced him as president, but putin became prime minister and everyone knew who was in charge. by 2012, he was back as president again. and putin's indifference to democracy is matched by his view of sovereignty. in 2008, russia invaded georgia to support separatists. in 2014, russia annexed crimea from ukraine. it supported separatists in eastern ukraine. and in 2018, the former russian secret service operative was poisoned in salisbury.

the uk says russian intelligence was responsible. to putin, the rules are for him to make. he said as much himself. translation: i hope no one will cross russia's red line. i but in each case, we are the ones who will decide where the red line is. and russia's right to decide roots back to putin's view of what he has seen in his lifetime. in 2015, he addressed the un and said instead of the triumph of democracy and progress we got violence, poverty and social disaster. nobody cares a bit about human rights. putin's contempt was directed at western democracy. we've seen, though, how little he cares for democracy in russia and ukraine. despite this, years earlier, the west talked of trusting it. i looked the man in the eye, and i found him to be - very straightforward. i was able to get i a sense of his soul. but we're getting a sense

of it, too, this week, as we did a few years ago when putin spoke of his childhood, telling us 15 years ago, "the leningrad streets taught me a rule. if a fight is inevitable, you have to throw the first punch." there was nothing inevitable about this week, but ukraine has felt that first punch, a punch putinjustifies in his country's interest, but which very much serve his. and as we watch the violence, i think back to the criticism of the west at the un in 2015. putin said, "i'm urged to ask those who created the situation do you at least realise now what you have done?" the world is now asking the same of him, and everything about putin's life suggests, yes, he does realise what he has done. roz atkins there. now the russian invasion is having a direct impact in the world of sports. in motor racing, formula 1 has cancelled this years grand prix in russia saying it's impossible to hold the race under the current circumstances and in football

the sheepishly final has been moved from st. petersburg to paris and our sports correspondent natalie perks has more. 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 to uefa. you cannot go out and fill up your car with it anywhere because it's not a retail product was that they honestly expect something in return for that sponsorship at all big federations and distant up and be counted and at times in the past they have not really weight up all the risks in this area and sometimes the chickens come home to roost. 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 willfully support multi—stakeholder

efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and theirfamilies 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 1 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 non—committal. 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. a quick reminder of the main developments to sour. the ukrainian president zelensky has warned the russian forces may try to storm the capital of kyiv and a couple of hours. in an address to the nation, mr zelensky urged people to stand firm and said the fate of the country was being decided. residents of kyiv are spending another night in metro stations and basements as a government says reinforcements have been brought in to defend the

capital. that is about it for me for an apple to get more news on her website. for me and the rest of the team, do stay tuned. well, we have some pretty good weather on the way for this weekend. lots of sunshine across england and wales. a little bit more cloud for scotland and northern ireland, but on the whole, it is still going to be a dry one. so, let's have a look at the big picture at the moment. we are in a sort of window of decent weather across western europe here. there are storms out in the atlantic, but for a change, they are heading way to the north of us. so, we'rejust being gently brushed here in the north west of the country by these atlantic weather fronts. it'll be dry because they'll stay out to sea. and, in fact, most of us will be under the influence of the high pressure, and indeed this is the case through the early hours. you can see the clear skies and light winds across england and wales. a bit more cloud here in the north west because we are closer to the weather front. as i said, that weather

front will stay out to sea, so it'll be dry. but it will be mild for belfast and glasgow. we're talking around eight degrees first thing across many parts of england, certainly a good chance of at least a ground frost outside of town. so, light winds and sunny skies for many parts of england, very pleasant indeed for wales. in scotland and northern ireland, always a little bit more cloud and particularly windy around some of these western coasts. in fact, off the hebrides, winds will be near gale—force during the course of the day. temperatures fairly similar wherever you are, 10—12 degrees. now, here's the weather map for sunday, and the high pressure slips away a little bit further towards the east. that brings a weak weather front in, and that spells cloud and maybe some rain for a time in western parts of scotland, maybe a little bit more cloud across other western areas. but on the whole, for most of us, it's going to be at least another bright day and a generally dry one as well. very, very decent indeed. in fact, the best of the weather will be across eastern and southern areas, but the weather fronts are encroaching.

it's because that high pressure, that is, is slipping out towards eastern parts of europe, and that does mean that the weather fronts advance towards the uk. so, we are expecting rain and gale—force winds in the north west of the uk, but the rain will spread into england and wales through the course of monday. so, after the two dry days, saturday and sunday, make the most of the weekend because monday is looking pretty wet, especially out towards the south west. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. ukraine's capital braces itself for further russian attacks with residents forced to spend another night sheltering. the country's president warns russia will try to stop kyiv tonight. his spokesman says ukraine is ready to talk about a ceasefire. those against. in new york, russia vetoes a united nations security council resolution condemning moscow's invasion. , , ., resolution condemning moscow's invasion. ,, ., ., ., invasion. russia cannot veto the american _ invasion. russia cannot veto the american people. - invasion. russia cannot veto the american people. but i l the american people. but i cannot veto their own people protesting this war in the streets and russia cannot veto

the un charter. it