hello, this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the moment a rocket hit a residential apartment block in ukraine's capital. we managed to escape, we were in the kitchen, we were lucky, it was a direct hit into the living room. my wife and child have their legs broken open. the youngest was taken somewhere by rescuers, i'm looking for her now. sirens sound as heavy gunfire rings out in kyiv. crowds of people rushed to shelter — but ukraine's president remains defiant. we successfully repelled enemy attacks in many

cities of our country. we know what we are protecting, our country and the future of our children. the exodus begins fist up about 100,000 people have the flight from ukraine into neighbouring countries. they are coming here to poland, this is a border crossing gearing up for all those ukrainians who are expected to come. around the world, protests are continuing condemning russia plasma attacks as western nations impose personal sanctions on vladimir putin. heavy gunfire and rocket blasts have been heard in ukraine's capital kyiv, as the russian military

continues its assault on the city. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says attacks have been repelled from all directions. earlier, president zelensky shared video of himself on the streets of kyiv, dispelling rumours he had called on the army to lay down arms. he has promised to give weapons to anyone willing to defend the country. fighting continued in several cities overnight. this map shows that some of the areas underfire. russia's defence ministry claims melitopol has been captured. the french navy have intercepted a russian cargo ship in the channel and escorted it to the port of boulogne—sur—mer in northern france. authorities say they suspect the ship called the baltic leader belongs to a russian company targeted by european union sanctions

thousands of ukrainians are crossing into neighbouring countries in an attempt to escape the conflict. the numbers are rapidly rising, more than 115,000 people have so far entered poland alone. angus crawford has this report. in ukraine's defence, everyone plays their part. young and old make molotov cocktails, improvised explosives to stop one of the world's biggest armies. dawn in a european capital. a missile hits a block of flats. the blast destroyed apartments across three floors. firefighters rescued the injured. so far, miraculously, there are no reports of any deaths. translation: we managed to escape. we were in the kitchen. we were lucky. it was a direct hit into the living room. my wife and elder child had their legs broken open. the younger was taken somewhere by the rescuers.

i am looking for them now. ukraine's president posted this from the heart of the capital. later he directly addressed his people. translation: we successfully repelled attacks in many - cities of our country. we know what we are protecting, our country and the future of our children. kyiv and key cities are controlled by our army. and still the missiles come. here in the centre of the city, civilians have been warned to stay indoors or in bomb shelters. it's thought almost 200 people have already been killed. president putin now wants ukrainians to overthrow their own government. translation: i appeal to the servicemen of i the armed forces of ukraine. do not let neo—nazis and ukrainian ultranationalists use your children, wives and the elderly as human shields. take power into your own hands.

ukraine is suffering its share of military casualties. here, a convoy destroyed in an air strike. this country is under attack from three fronts. the russians aren't advancing as fast as many thought they would, but the ukrainian military remains outnumbered. in the central ukrainian city of dnipro, many have started to consider what until recently seemed unthinkable. i don't want to lose my country. i love it so much, you can't even imagine that. it is quite shocking for me, and right now i'm thinking about taking weapons to my hands, at least to defend my local districts. others have not stayed to find out. hundreds queued for trains in the west of the country. tens of thousands here crossing into poland in the west. and on ukraine's southern border, into romania too. siren drones.

air raid sirens bring panic. civilian feel like targets in their own homes. ukrainian forces are stalling the russian advance. the fear must be that in an effort to break their resistance, president putin may order a yet more brutal assault. angus crawford, bbc news. let's get real it is from on the grounds in ukraine. —— the latest. well, we're on the road to the capital kyiv and we've just come across this convoy of ukrainian military vehicles. we've been told that they were hit yesterday. they were obviously heading towards the capital to be part of the defence of the city when there was a russian missile strike. this is an air defence missile system. very, very few cars on the road this morning. we're making a careful approach to the city, checking the information as we go.

reports coming out from kyiv talk of air strikes, talk of more sirens, people hiding in basements. it's crucial for moscow's plans to try to get control of the capital, but that may involve street—by—street fighting, and, so far, there is no indication that russian forces have managed to reach the centre of the city, though there are reports that they are in one of the suburbs on the outskirts. in the city of dnipro, sarah rainsford is up there. people have gathered there to make molotov cocktails. this is part of a park in the centre of dnipro. you can see people are bringing cheese graters to grate polystyrene to make these molotov cocktails, there are boxes of glass bottles. lots of people are women, i spoke to an english teacher, a lawyer, a couple of housewives.

they all said the same thing — this is not how they wanted to spend their saturday afternoon but they didn't know what else to do, they feel they have to defend their land and city, so they are preparing and want to be ready for whatever happens here. the housewives are saying, for example, we are good at cooking, it is just the same thing. the others were saying theyjust want to keep busy and don't want to think too hard about exactly what they are doing. it is about getting occupied and busy, trying to keep calm in the face of something they admit is terrifying. it is terrifying to think on your saturday you are making molotov cocktails. president zelensky remains defiant, he addresses the country sometimes twice a day. is there a sense where you are in the east, in dnipro, that they have been abandoned by the outside world? yesterday i was at a blood donation centre, people that were saying they had come to give blood

for the soldiers and come to do their bit. they said they were frustrated, they felt the west was not doing enough to help them, they were not getting enough support. they were saying sanctions are all very well, but it is not enough, it is not stopping russia. this is basically a nation trying to help itself. it is not just this field full of people preparing physically to defend this city. there is also a building nearby where people are bringing food, clothes, bedding, absolutely everything. petrol, buckets, anything you can possibly think of. they worry the city might become a city under siege at some point, that the russian forces might turn their attention to dnipro. it is a city with a reputation as a fortress city. it is a place preparing to defend itself, preparing for anything. there is a military hospital around the corner, a reminder of what this is all about.

there are 400 beds at the hospital and the man in charge there told us that they are all full, so injured soldiers being put in all the time from the front line. he told us that this is now the main hospital for ukrainian fighters in the entire region. to the north, he said people are sitting in the basements, the danger there is now so great that many injured fighters are being brought south to dnipro. the situation is extremely dangerous, people know that here. it is just a hive of frantic activity, it is really quite extraordinary. we can go live now to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, who is in kyiv right now. what is the latest there that you can bring us? it what is the latest there that you can bring us?— can bring us? it is the sounds of war again. _ can bring us? it is the sounds of war again, seeming _ can bring us? it is the sounds of war again, seeming to - can bring us? it is the sounds of war again, seeming to get - can bring us? it is the sounds of war again, seeming to get ever| war again, seeming to get ever closer. we havejust

war again, seeming to get ever closer. we have just had a series of explosions about five minutes apart, not sure which direction, but quite loud explosions in the city. throughout the day we have had bursts of gunfire. that was a report, just below me, a square, the heart of the city of kyiv, that there was a close quarters fighting between russian and ukrainian forces. forthe between russian and ukrainian forces. for the most part, russian forces. for the most part, russian forces are still on the edge of the city, they are trying to advance mainly from the northern and eastern directions, but they are still meeting resistance from ukrainian forces. this is really a city where normal life has gone underground. people are in bomb shelters, in basements. the subway system has now been transformed into a 24—hour refuge. a curfew has just come into force which will last until 8am on

monday. what used to be a thriving european metropolis, with lively car phase and music blaring loudly, the only sound is leading lovely are these attacks by russian forces and also at the air raid sirens, which do go off at regular intervals. the assessment _ do go off at regular intervals. the assessment from western intelligence appears to be that the russian advance on day three of this invasion is slower than the russians would have hoped for and the ukrainian resistance as may be stronger than people would have anticipated. iiii stronger than people would have anticipated-— anticipated. if you look at the numbers. _ anticipated. if you look at the numbers, the _ anticipated. if you look at the numbers, the story _ anticipated. if you look at the numbers, the story is - anticipated. if you look at the numbers, the story is the - anticipated. if you look at the - numbers, the story is the number say, the ukrainian army is vastly outnumbered and outgunned by the mighty russian military, in the land, sea and air. this is a different ukrainian military at that russia sought in 2014 when it first

invaded. this is a ukrainian army that has the best of western weapons and ammunition. we have seen in the past few weeks these supplies arrive at regular intervals. ukrainian forces have also been trained by nato armies. but you also see that this is a peoples war. everywhere we 90, this is a peoples war. everywhere we go, we go past offices are urging people to sign up. there are large crowds, usually men, who are going into volunteer. no combat experience, just a result of fight against the advancing russian army. now there is conscription, any amount between the ages of 18 to 60 can bejoined up tojoin amount between the ages of 18 to 60 can be joined up to join the fight. he saw in a night apart from sarah rainsford, also making molotov cocktails. this is a ukrainian army putting up] much strongerfight than anyone,

putting up] much stronger fight than anyone, especially russia, expected. than anyone, especially russia, exected. , , ., . , , expected. the resistance is being led by president _ expected. the resistance is being led by president zelensky. - expected. the resistance is being led by president zelensky. what l expected. the resistance is being l led by president zelensky. what do you make of his role in all of this? he has come out and said any stories that he was trying to flee is fake news, that he is staying in the capital, leading the fight. this is a man who became president having been a comedian and an actor. indeed. many are now saying whether they underestimated what amir zelensky, he has become suddenly a wartime president. any war on falls on two levels, the war on the ground, then the war of narratives, the propaganda, the symbols. president zelensky seems to understand this really well. even before the russian invasion started this week, he was addressing the ukrainian people, and sometimes the

russian people directly, switching from ukrainian to russian. since the invasion started, he put aside the business suit that he wore for all of the leaders coming back and forth into kyiv, he put on military fatigues, he has gone down to the front line. he puts out these videos, the latest was this morning in the front of this art nouveau building that ukraine is called the most mysterious building in at the capitol because of its cultures. he was there saying, i'm here, don't believe the fake news reports, and the russians are not in the city. don't believe the reports that ukrainians are laying down their arms. we are fighting and we are going to win, he said. i arms. we are fighting and we are going to win, he said.— going to win, he said. i suppose that they fear _ going to win, he said. i suppose that they fear it _ going to win, he said. i suppose that they fear it is, _ going to win, he said. i suppose that they fear it is, as _ going to win, he said. i suppose that they fear it is, as the - going to win, he said. i suppose l that they fear it is, as the russian advance slows, that they might be tempted to use more powerful and brutal weapons against the

ukrainians who are resisting. russia is not using — ukrainians who are resisting. russia is not using the _ ukrainians who are resisting. russia is not using the full— ukrainians who are resisting. russia is not using the full force _ ukrainians who are resisting. russia is not using the full force of - ukrainians who are resisting. russia is not using the full force of the - is not using the full force of the 190,000 troops that it amassed almost a round that ukraine honours its northern, southern and eastern borders. of course, there is a russian navy fleet in the black sea. they could throw much more on this. we of course don't know what the strategy is, whether they are keeping some of the heavy weaponry and forces in reserve, but they could throw a lot more into this and in a way that could cause a lot of casualties. this is early days, and despite some talk that could be a negotiated way out, there could be discussions, the sounds of what our loudest now. i think all sides are recognising, most of all the ukrainians now on the ground, that this could be a very long, a very

dark, and potentially a very bloody hall. , , , ., ., ., dark, and potentially a very bloody hall. ,, , ., ., ., .,, hall. russia's media regulator has instructed ten _ hall. russia's media regulator has instructed ten independent - hall. russia's media regulator has instructed ten independent media| instructed ten independent media outlets to remove the reports describing russia's military assault on ukraine as an invasion, an attack on ukraine as an invasion, an attack on a declaration of war. state media has been telling the line. meanwhile, twitter has joined facebook and having it serviced restricted. i'm now drawn by our correspondent from our russian service in moscow. i suppose in any war information is a crucial weapon? russian media outlets working for the state understand that pretty well, kremlin understand that. they are trying to keep the information from the battlefield, from the war, just as they would like to see it, that russian army is entering

ukraine, that everything goes right as they planned, and that russian army succeeds, which is not exactly true at some points in some directions. russian media has been won by russian media watchdog that they will eventually be banned if they will eventually be banned if they keep providing information for they keep providing information for the readers and viewers about what is really happening there at the borders and in the battlefield and ukraine. ~ . . , , ., ., ukraine. what are the russian media are sa in: ukraine. what are the russian media are saying about _ ukraine. what are the russian media are saying about casualties _ ukraine. what are the russian media are saying about casualties in - ukraine. what are the russian media are saying about casualties in the - are saying about casualties in the war so far?— are saying about casualties in the war so far? ~ ., .,, ., war so far? apart from those warned b the war so far? apart from those warned by the watchdog _ war so far? apart from those warned by the watchdog that _ war so far? apart from those warned by the watchdog that they _ war so far? apart from those warned by the watchdog that they will - war so far? apart from those warned by the watchdog that they will be - by the watchdog that they will be blocked if they carry on, russian officials deny that there are any casualties and any losses in this war for now. casualties and any losses in this warfor now. recently,

casualties and any losses in this war for now. recently, just moments ago, russian spokesperson for the defence ministry said that there are now casualties amongst russians. he also said that there are no casualties amongst those ukrainian prisoners that russian army have taken. —— there are no casualties amongst russians. he is aware ukraine are giving alms to civilians to defend themselves. he warned there could be possible losses against ukrainian civilian population if they carry on. —— are giving alms to civil unions. he also said russia is not bombing any civilian places, any homes and any parts of ukraine. and told that he has seen some footage of ukrainian heavy weapons located just near the civilian houses. he said that could lead to casualties among ukrainians as well. ~ . .,

lead to casualties among ukrainians aswell.~ . ., , ,., as well. what about prisoners of war? have _ as well. what about prisoners of war? have there _ as well. what about prisoners of war? have there been _ as well. what about prisoners of war? have there been any - as well. what about prisoners of - war? have there been any indications of people who have been fighting who have been captured? there of people who have been fighting who have been captured?— of people who have been fighting who have been captured? there have been. toda , have been captured? there have been. today. ukrainian _ have been captured? there have been. today, ukrainian media _ have been captured? there have been. today, ukrainian media and _ have been captured? there have been. today, ukrainian media and social- today, ukrainian media and social media are republishing lots of videos of russian soldiers imprisoned, soldiers are telling their names and where they came from. some of them say they did not know they were going to war in ukraine, some of them cry, shocked. most of them are really young people in their 20s. we have confirmed a couple of cases like that. bbc russian has spoken to the mother of one of the imprisoned soldiers, she said she was not aware that her son was going to war. she also said that russian defence ministry has not contacted her yet. she is obviously

in a state of shock and she prays for her son to come home. i mentioned that independent media outlets in russia have been told to stop talking about an invasion or declaration of war. what about also restrictions on social media, like facebook and twitter, in russia? there were no orders that ordinary russians cannot post their thoughts and views on what is happening, but there were a lot of reports that ordinary russians were detained on the streets of different cities for having in their hands just pieces of paper that's a night what with ukraine. for pretesting, obviously. and they were taken into custody. as for social media, russia is now blocking facebook and twitter. it is

hard to access these websites without a vpn in russia. thank you for bringing — without a vpn in russia. thank you for bringing us _ without a vpn in russia. thank you for bringing us up-to-date. - without a vpn in russia. thank you for bringing us up-to-date. more i for bringing us up—to—date. more than 115,000 people have now across the borderfrom ukraine into poland after russia's invasion. 15,000 of those in a four hour period on saturday. the bbc�*s fergal keane is in the lviv, where there are currently chaotic scenes as people try to board trains out of ukraine. this train is going now towards the dnipro in the east. no go to the people standing around me who want to get west as fast as they can, away from what they fear will be at the advance of the russians. there are thousands of people along this platform. can any train possibly take the number of people who are here? it seems a very doubtful. there is an air of desperation

clock, quiet desperation, but no less real. this is hard to believe in the europe of 2022. people are just crushing all around me, trying to get onto these trends. the young women with the baby they're screaming because everybody is just getting crushed. let’s screaming because everybody is 'ust getting wheafi screaming because everybody is 'ust getting crushetfi screaming because everybody is 'ust getting trusteefi getting crushed. let's talk now to president of _ getting crushed. let's talk now to president of a _ getting crushed. let's talk now to president of a charity. _ getting crushed. let's talk now to president of a charity. what - getting crushed. let's talk now to president of a charity. what is - getting crushed. let's talk now to | president of a charity. what is the situation in lviv and what you time to do to help people there? we have seen people — to do to help people there? we have seen people starting _ to do to help people there? we have seen people starting to _ to do to help people there? we have seen people starting to be _ to do to help people there? we have seen people starting to be on - to do to help people there? we have seen people starting to be on the - seen people starting to be on the move as soon as the attack started several days ago. there isjust about people on the move, most of them are coming through lviv, three other cities and heading to the border. there are also people who

are stopping and being resettled here. the city government has been working with local organisations to arrange help to take care of them, to provide hot food, to provide sheltered, places to sleep. where are they trying — sheltered, places to sleep. where are they trying to _ sheltered, places to sleep. where are they trying to get _ sheltered, places to sleep. where are they trying to get to? - sheltered, places to sleep. where are they trying to get to? which i are they trying to get to? which countries are they aiming to go to? i think at this point they are just trying to get out, some are just relocating to western ukraine and settling someone in the western regions thinking this will be safer. what is at the mid of those people? they're obviously desperate and terrified. the element of course they are scared because they are facing an invasion.— they are scared because they are facing an invasion. they are trying to leave. part _ facing an invasion. they are trying to leave. part of— facing an invasion. they are trying to leave. part of the _ facing an invasion. they are trying to leave. part of the problem - facing an invasion. they are trying to leave. part of the problem is i to leave. part of the problem is just the mass of people. most of the people i know who were fleeing from kyiv in the last few days, i took them anywhere from 20 to 30 hours to

drive what would normally be a six—hour drive. then there is a 10-15 six—hour drive. then there is a 10—15 kilometre lines at the borders to get across. 0f 10—15 kilometre lines at the borders to get across. of course there are some panic. that our regular air raid sirens, so every once in a while people have to go down into a basement and take shelter. so these are very long. _ basement and take shelter. so these are very long, arduous _ basement and take shelter. so these are very long, arduous journeys - are very long, arduous journeys people are taking. we gather the men are being told they need to stay in ukraine and is the women and children being allowed out? yes. children being allowed out? yes, that is what _ children being allowed out? yes, that is what we _ children being allowed out? yes, that is what we have _ children being allowed out? yes that is what we have heard as well, that is what we have heard as well, that the men are being encouraged to stay and defend the country. i5 that the men are being encouraged to stay and defend the country. is this i exit is stay and defend the country. is this i exit is that — stay and defend the country. is this i exit is that you _ stay and defend the country. is this i exit is that you expect _ stay and defend the country. is this i exit is that you expect it - stay and defend the country. is this i exit is that you expect it will - i exit is that you expect it will only increase as the war goes on and perhaps becomes even more brutal? that more and more people will leave. we are getting reports of 100,000 at leaving so far, but presumably that will increase. we

could be talking about millions very soon. ., ., , could be talking about millions very soon. . ., ,. ., ., could be talking about millions very soon. . ,. ., ., , soon. that was the scenario being considered _ soon. that was the scenario being considered when _ soon. that was the scenario being considered when people _ soon. that was the scenario being considered when people were - soon. that was the scenario being i considered when people were talking about the possible scenario of a war. ~ ., , ., , ., about the possible scenario of a war. . ., , ., , ., ., about the possible scenario of a war.. ., , ., ., ., about the possible scenario of a war. ., , ., ., ., , war. what plans have you got to help and all of this? _ war. what plans have you got to help and all of this? it _ war. what plans have you got to help and all of this? it is _ war. what plans have you got to help and all of this? it is obviously - war. what plans have you got to help and all of this? it is obviously a - and all of this? it is obviously a massive logistical exercise to try and help others people fleeing. brute and help others people fleeing. we are and help others people fleeing. - are talking about basic needs, trying to help people along the way. again, that is taking care of food, warm blankets, warm clothes, giving them a place to sleep along the way. we have centres across the country, all have been mobilised and all are working to make sure they have enough food. we are having problems with procurement of supplies, but that has been answered by volunteers. we put a call out and a lot of the centres are receiving food and hygiene packets and warm clothes from volunteers —— volunteers. clothes from volunteers -- volunteers.— clothes from volunteers -- volunteers. . , ., ., , volunteers. are you planning to stay

there? yes. — volunteers. are you planning to stay there? yes. i— volunteers. are you planning to stay there? yes, i leave _ volunteers. are you planning to stay there? yes, i leave the _ there? yes, i leave the organisation, _ there? yes, i leave the organisation, our - there? yes, i leave the i organisation, our mission there? yes, i leave the - organisation, our mission is to there? yes, i leave the _ organisation, our mission is to help people in need. so, staying, yeah. are you nervous about what the future holds? clearly no one knows, but this is a massive russian invasion and it looks like they are trying to take the whole country at the moment. trying to take the whole country at the moment-— trying to take the whole country at the moment. , ., , .., , the moment. yes, it does. of course there is some _ the moment. yes, it does. of course there is some tension. _ the moment. yes, it does. of course there is some tension. but _ the moment. yes, it does. of course there is some tension. but you - the moment. yes, it does. of course there is some tension. but you don't| there is some tension. but you don't think about that, we are thinking about the people in need and we have about the people in need and we have a job to do, so we are focusing on thejob we have in a job to do, so we are focusing on the job we have in front of us. regardless of what happens, this is not going to be over, the humanitarian crisis will be ongoing for a while. , ., ., humanitarian crisis will be ongoing for a while-— for a while. very good luck to you in all the work _ for a while. very good luck to you in all the work you _ for a while. very good luck to you in all the work you are _ for a while. very good luck to you in all the work you are doing - for a while. very good luck to you i in all the work you are doing there. our corresponding kasia madera is on 0ur corresponding kasia madera is on at the town of medyka on the

poland—ukraine border. let's go live to her now. the poland-ukraine border. let's go live to her nova— to her now. the situation here is really difficult. _ to her now. the situation here is really difficult. people _ to her now. the situation here is really difficult. people are - to her now. the situation here is. really difficult. people are coming across the board at all at the time. i will speak straightaway to sophia and marti, who literally have just crossed. they have spent seven hours getting to the polish border. as you can imagine, tired. it is really good of usages stop to stop to talk to us. sorry in advance for my english because — sorry in advance for my english because we are very stressed and overwhelmed with all the emotions that we _ overwhelmed with all the emotions that we have. myjourney here it was tough _ that we have. myjourney here it was tough and _ that we have. myjourney here it was tough and challenging, but its nothing — tough and challenging, but its nothing in comparison of what our people _ nothing in comparison of what our beanie do— nothing in comparison of what our people do now, our army, our husbands. _ people do now, our army, our husbands, our men. so it's nothing compared — husbands, our men. so it's nothing compared to— husbands, our men. so it's nothing

compared to them.— compared to them. your baby is a ear and compared to them. your baby is a year and four _ compared to them. your baby is a year and four months, _ compared to them. your baby is a year and four months, he - compared to them. your baby is a year and four months, he is - compared to them. your baby is a year and four months, he is doing compared to them. your baby is a i year and four months, he is doing so well, we really appreciate you spending the time to talk to us. where is dad? he spending the time to talk to us. where is dad?— spending the time to talk to us. where is dad? , ,. . ,, ,, ., where is dad? he is back in ukraine. he is trying — where is dad? he is back in ukraine. he is trying to _ where is dad? he is back in ukraine. he is trying to be _ where is dad? he is back in ukraine. he is trying to be calm _ where is dad? he is back in ukraine. he is trying to be calm and _ where is dad? he is back in ukraine. he is trying to be calm and help i where is dad? he is back in ukraine. he is trying to be calm and help and| he is trying to be calm and help and do everything that he can. he is ttoin to do everything that he can. he is going to fight. _ do everything that he can. he is going to fight. i _ do everything that he can. he is going to fight, i assume? i do everything that he can. he is going to fight, i assume? he i do everything that he can. he is going to fight, i assume? he is| going to fight, i assume? he is read to going to fight, i assume? he is ready to go- — going to fight, i assume? he is ready to go. but _ going to fight, i assume? he is ready to go. but at _ going to fight, i assume? he is ready to go. but at the - going to fight, i assume? he is| ready to go. but at the moment going to fight, i assume? he is ready to go. but at the moment we need _ ready to go. but at the moment we need special local organisations around — need special local organisations around our neighbourhoods, in our cities, _ around our neighbourhoods, in our cities, were — around our neighbourhoods, in our cities, were we stop russian soldiers _ cities, were we stop russian soldiers from attacks from the sky. your _ soldiers from attacks from the sky. your baby— soldiers from attacks from the sky. your baby is — soldiers from attacks from the sky. your baby is so tiny, but he is obviously something is not right. it must be so difficult for you guys? i

did itjust because of him because i didn't— did itjust because of him because i didn't want— did itjust because of him because i didn't want him to see what is going on, didn't want him to see what is going on. why— didn't want him to see what is going on. why we — didn't want him to see what is going on, why we should go and hide it was a really— on, why we should go and hide it was a really difficult decision to come here because we all love our country _ here because we all love our country. we are ukrainians. i here because we all love our country. we are ukrainians. lam sure _ country. we are ukrainians. lam sure that — country. we are ukrainians. lam sure that we _ country. we are ukrainians. lam sure that we will stand up, we will fight, _ sure that we will stand up, we will fight, and — sure that we will stand up, we will fight, and we will stop this insane man and — fight, and we will stop this insane man and everything will be out k and we will— man and everything will be out k and we will be _ man and everything will be out k and we will be safe and all the world will see — we will be safe and all the world will see and understand what is going _ will see and understand what is going on — will see and understand what is going on. so, i really ask and beg nato _ going on. so, i really ask and beg nato and — going on. so, i really ask and beg nato and all the countries to support— nato and all the countries to support us as much as possible, to close _

support us as much as possible, to close the _ support us as much as possible, to close the sky, to do all the sanctions _ close the sky, to do all the sanctions that must be done. i can't tell ou sanctions that must be done. i can't tell you how — sanctions that must be done. i can't tell you how grateful _ sanctions that must be done. i can't tell you how grateful we _ sanctions that must be done. i can't tell you how grateful we are - sanctions that must be done. i can't| tell you how grateful we are because we know you are tired. you have been an absolute superstar. we are just really, really grateful to you. what happens next?— really, really grateful to you. what happens next? next, our friends are ttoin to happens next? next, our friends are going to pick — happens next? next, our friends are going to pick us _ happens next? next, our friends are going to pick us up _ happens next? next, our friends are going to pick us up and _ happens next? next, our friends are going to pick us up and we _ happens next? next, our friends are going to pick us up and we will i happens next? next, our friends are going to pick us up and we will go i going to pick us up and we will go to that _ going to pick us up and we will go to that house. in going to pick us up and we will go to that house.— going to pick us up and we will go to that house. , ., to that house. in terms of the queue of --eole to that house. in terms of the queue of people at — to that house. in terms of the queue of people at the _ to that house. in terms of the queue of people at the border, _ to that house. in terms of the queue of people at the border, what - to that house. in terms of the queue of people at the border, what was i of people at the border, what was that like? we have been hearing it was a lot of people. the, that like? we have been hearing it was a lot of people.— was a lot of people. a lot of people. _ was a lot of people. a lot of people. a — was a lot of people. a lot of people. a lot _ was a lot of people. a lot of people, a lot of _ was a lot of people. a lot of people, a lot of cars. i was a lot of people. a lot of people, a lot of cars. the i was a lot of people. a lot of- people, a lot of cars. the queue was very long _ people, a lot of cars. the queue was very long. you need to wait more than _ very long. you need to wait more than two. — very long. you need to wait more than two, three days. inaudible. . were you expecting something like

this? ijust wonder what were you expecting something like this? i just wonder what your thoughts are not that you are here. i can't say that i expected this. of course _ i can't say that i expected this. of course i_ i can't say that i expected this. of course i am — i can't say that i expected this. of course i am shocked to see what is going _ course i am shocked to see what is going on — course i am shocked to see what is going on a— course i am shocked to see what is going on. a lot of people, a lot of refugees— going on. a lot of people, a lot of refugees not even from ukraine. mums with babies _ refugees not even from ukraine. mums with babies even younger than mine. this is— with babies even younger than mine. this is very— with babies even younger than mine. this is very scary and frightening. we don't — this is very scary and frightening. we don't understand why and at the zist we don't understand why and at the 21st century something is going on because _ 21st century something is going on because one president wants to see what she _ because one president wants to see what she can do or something like that _ what she can do or something like that we _ what she can do or something like that. we will never forgive. a huge thank you- — that. we will never forgive. a huge thank you- i _ that. we will never forgive. a huge thank you. i note _ that. we will never forgive. a huge thank you. i note you're _ that. we will never forgive. a huge thank you. i note you're tired i that. we will never forgive. a huge thank you. i note you're tired and l thank you. i note you're tired and exhausted. you have had a difficult journey and the last thing you need is to be talking to reporters here, but we really appreciate that. we hope it gives an image of what everybody is going through as they

finally get to the side of the border. this is one of a number of crossing points that are like this. polish people getting up, getting ready to welcome ukrainians into the country. thank you. meanwhile turkey pot president recep tayyip erdogan has told the leader of ukraine he is working to secure an immediate ceasefire but that has been cast on whether turkey will actually block russian ships moving through the black sea. this afternoon ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky thanked the turkish leader, for the support of the country, and added a ban on the passage of worship to the black sea was important to ukraine's defence. that was initially thought to mean that turkey had approved stopping russian vessels, but russia has denied it has received any notification regarding a block on using the darnell and bosporus

strait. let's try to clear this up with caroline hawley. some confusion about whether turkey will actually stop russian ships. what is the latest position, your understanding? let me tell you first about these two important waterways. narrow waterways, internationally significant. they link the mediterranean to the black sea and turkey has controlled them since packed in 1936. iwas turkey has controlled them since packed in 1936. i was after the invasion of ukraine president zelensky gets on the phone and asks turkey to close them, turkey says it can't under this 1936 packed and the foreign minister says yesterday that russian warships do have the right to return to their home bases in the black sea if they want to do that. fast forward to today and there is a phone call between president zelensky and president erdogan. after, a tweet from president zelensky. i thank my friend mr

president and the people of turkey for their strong support. a ban on passage of worship to the black sea and significant support for ukraine are in are important today, we will neverforget are in are important today, we will never forget that. it seems to have been the case of thanks in advance and may be trying to put pressure on turkey to take a stand but turkey has made clear it has not yet made that decision but is trying to make efforts for a ceasefire and we know the turkish foreign minister spoke to his russian counterpart today because turkey is a member of nato but hasn't had close ties with both russia and ukraine until now so a call between the turkish foreign minister and sergey lavrov in which turkey asked russia to end its invasion of ukraine but hard to see putin listening to that with what is going on in the ground.— going on in the ground. questions about hungary _ going on in the ground. questions about hungary and _ going on in the ground. questions about hungary and whether i going on in the ground. questions about hungary and whether they l about hungary and whether they support western sanctions against russia. what is the latest on that? we have had quite a change of tune

from the hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban who used to be considered putin's closest ally and eu leaders and only two weeks ago said sanctions were dead end. today he was visiting the border between hungary and ukraine where there has been a steady stream of refugees going into that country. we were just hearing from the polish border. this is what he had to say. we support all the sanctions and we will block— we support all the sanctions and we will block nothing for what the prime — will block nothing for what the prime minister is of the eu are able to agree. _ prime minister is of the eu are able to agree, we accept and support it. we do _ to agree, we accept and support it. we do not — to agree, we accept and support it. we do not block it. this is not the time _ we do not block it. this is not the time for— we do not block it. this is not the time for being clever, this is the time _ time for being clever, this is the time to— time for being clever, this is the time to be — time for being clever, this is the time to be united. it is our work and what — time to be united. it is our work and what we have to do to get back to the _ and what we have to do to get back to the situation which was prior to the war. _ to the situation which was prior to the war. to — to the situation which was prior to the war, to restore peace. asign of a sign ofjust how this written invasion, unthinkable to so many around the world just a week ago, is uniting people, uniting allies, eu and nato members as the world works

out how best to respond to what president putin has done. caroline horlick there, _ president putin has done. caroline horlick there, our _ president putin has done. caroline horlick there, our diplomatic i horlick there, our diplomatic correspondent. let's recap some of the main points on this fast moving and developing story. heavy gunfire, rocket blasts have been heard in ukraine's capital, and other cities as the russian military continues its assault on the country. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says that kyiv has repelled an attack from several different directions that volunteers are supporting the military defence of the city. the number of ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries is rising rapidly, more than 115,000 people have entered poland alone. paul adams has this report. soon after dawn a missile strike. this is just west of the city centre. hardly a military target. russia still denied deliberately hitting civilians but its track record in urban areas is not good.

translation: me record in urban areas is not good. translation:— record in urban areas is not good. translation: ~ ., ., ., , translation: we managed to escape, we were in the _ translation: we managed to escape, we were in the kitchen, _ translation: we managed to escape, we were in the kitchen, we _ translation: we managed to escape, we were in the kitchen, we were - we were in the kitchen, we were lucky, there was a direct hit in the living room. my wife and elder child had their legs broken open, the younger was taken somewhere by the rescuers, i am looking for them. in kyiv is michael tinsley deep underground station, whole communities are keeping their heads down. the curfew now lasts for 13 hours a day. they aren't coming out much even when it's lifted. the president, who could have accepted an american offer to get out, is still here. "i don't need a ride," he says, "i need ammunition." translation: there is a lot of fake information on the internet now, i saying that i am calling for our army to lay down its arms and that an evacuation is under way. while i'm here, we will not lay down any weapons, we will defend our state because our weapon is our truth. they are already digging trenches, anticipating the worst, determined to slow the enemy wherever they can. but russia's attacks, if they continue, will be hard to stop. western officials say the bulk of russian forces are now less than 20 miles from here.

they say that the ukrainians are still putting up stiff resistance, and that russian casualties may be far higher than the kremlin ever imagined. it's another day of sirens all over the capital, a city, proud and historic, waiting to discover its fate. security forces constantly on edge, looking for signs of saboteurs, trying to weaken the city from within. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. let's see where we are on day three of this mission invasion. we can speak to the defence expert professor lawrence freedman, professor lawrence freedman, professor of studies at king's couege professor of studies at king's college london. the assessment of western intelligence officials appear to be that the russian advanceis appear to be that the russian advance is slower than the russians would have hoped for and that ukrainian resistance is stiffer and stronger than perhaps the russians had been expecting. is that your

assessment?— had been expecting. is that your assessment? , , ., ,, assessment? definitely, and i think it has been clear _ assessment? definitely, and i think it has been clear right _ assessment? definitely, and i think it has been clear right from - assessment? definitely, and i think it has been clear right from the i it has been clear right from the start. these are basic lessons of warfare that if you are defending your country, you have high morale and fight harder than if you are invading comic especially if you are not sure why you are invading. despite all of that there are some really curious aspects to the russian strategy. they seem to have been overconfident, too arrogant, made a quick dash to see if they could get into kyiv to take out president zelensky. and that failed. they haven't taken a major city yet, they have taken a lot of casualties, and these difficulties mount up because you have lost equipment, the bridges are down so they have to find new routes to get their heavier forces towards kyiv and other

cities, so it is not turning out at all as putin and the russian high command would have hoped. igtgihat all as putin and the russian high command would have hoped. what do ou think command would have hoped. what do you think the — command would have hoped. what do you think the russian _ command would have hoped. what do you think the russian strategy - command would have hoped. what do you think the russian strategy is i command would have hoped. what do you think the russian strategy is a i you think the russian strategy is a geographically? do you think they are intent on taking the capital as their principal aim and objective? yes, a military strategy has to be connected to a political one. the political strategy from everything putin has said was to replace zelensky with some sort of puppet regime. 0n the assumption that ukraine is a non—country with no strong national identity, that the people of ukraine are under the thumb of these nazis and militarists, which is delusional stuff. decent intelligence agencies might have told him that. i think that was the plan. it depended on getting zelensky and trying to replace it. that plan will not work

now even if zelensky is in some way harmed. because you have now got immobilised nation ready to take on an invading force. if they try to move into kyiv they will have trouble if they do it in a brutal way because urban warfare is one of the most difficult forms of warfare. having said all that, the russians have a lot more up their sleeves in terms of troop numbers and weaponry. they could be using much heavier and more brutal weaponry. theigr they could be using much heavier and more brutalweaponry._ more brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously. _ more brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three _ more brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three days - more brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three days in, i more brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three days in, it i and obviously, three days in, it would be unwise to write them off and to say that somehow they have been militarily defeated, they haven't made progress and have heavier stuff to come. but they are facing strategic and logistical problems. wars are expensive, unique

supplies coming through, the fuels. social media evidence of russian vehicle running out of fuel. they can do that and the things people fear most, because we have seen russian forces do this before in chechnya and aleppo in syria, is really go for the civilian population and try to make life as miserable as possible. that also has its problems, not least it is what in humanitarian terms it is terrible, but it doesn't actually gain new territory and it doesn't make it easier sometimes to enter the cities you are trying to take. and of course it will create much more international condemnation. the options are not great for russia. it has got a lot more and it can keep on pushing

initiative and given ukrainians time to sort themselves out and mobilise, still equipment, three. a surprise that they haven't got control of the air. , aircraft is still functioning, particularly important ukrainian air defences are functioning so russian helicopters and aircraft. 0ne doesn't want to exaggerate this. igiigte and aircraft. one doesn't want to exaggerate this.— and aircraft. one doesn't want to exaggerate this. we are 'ust talking now about exaggerate this. we are 'ust talking new about the t exaggerate this. we are 'ust talking now about the invasion, i exaggerate this. we are just talking now about the invasion, military i now about the invasion, military assault on but in the longer term if the russians wants to hold down and subjugate ukraine for a long period of time. that is an entirely different question and of course the russians in the days of the soviet union tried to occupy and hold down afghanistan, a very different terrain, very different country, but they failed and ukraine is a vast.

about the size of france, well over 40 million people. if you assumed that the ukrainians were going to be passive and sullen, demoralised, then maybe you could imagine some sort of puppet government working but that is obviously not the case. the occupation force you would need would be immense, ijust don't think they can do it, i genuinely don't think they have the capacity to occupy ukraine for a long time so they need to work out what their political strategy is going to be. i think there were some indications yesterday that they thought that maybe they could push zelensky to agree some sort of package in neutrality and demilitarisation in return for a ceasefire. i don't think that was particularly on the cards. we are likely to see more

effort. you mentioned earlier at the turkish talking about more efforts to get the ceasefire. with a variety of countries offering themselves as intermediaries. that would be an enormous climb—down putin at the moment and i suspect ukrainians would not see any point. that, i suspect, is the most likely way for this to conclude at some point. iuteri; this to conclude at some point. very tood to this to conclude at some point. very good to talk — this to conclude at some point. very good to talk to _ this to conclude at some point. very good to talk to you _ this to conclude at some point. very good to talk to you and get your analysis. professor lawrence freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at king's college london. thank you for your time. seeing the images and reports from ukraine is disturbing and upsetting for any of us but even worse for the thousands of ukrainians who live here in the uk and simonjones has been hearing from some of those watching from afar desperately worried about family, friends and the fate of their homeland. the anxiety on their faces is clear. members of this ukrainian club

in luton are desperately trying to get in touch with family and friends back home. when contact is made, the message coming out of the country is grim. it's just a really heartbreaking situation, and we're fighting for europe. it feels like we are fighting for the whole world. we don't have enough people. for 0leksandra, it brings back painful memories of when she and her family fled eastern ukraine in 2014 as fighting started in the donbas region. we were sitting under the table at eight years old, and now i am 15 and i'm already disappointed that all this is happening in the world. i don't want it to face it a second time. at the ukrainian social club in manchester, people are trying to stay strong, but there's a feeling of helplessness. my mother is there, and she said, "i am not going anywhere, "i am staying here," and she's disabled, she even can't go anywhere. wolodymyr has been trying to get his

wife 0ksana back to manchester. she had flown out to ukraine to visit her parents and son just before conflict broke out. her flight back was cancelled. she was forced to drive to the polish border. she's got through the border, through the night, i'm checking with her, "where are you? "are you through yet? "which... "where are you aiming for? "get a flight. "where from? "which airport?" 0ur cameras were there when the couple were finally reunited. thousands of ukrainians live in the uk. their home may now be here, but their thoughts are very much with what's happening in their homeland. simon jones, bbc news. long queues of cars have formed that many crossing points on ukraine's

borders as the exodus begins and thousands of people try to escape the russian military advance and try to reach countries further west. the un refugee agency says more than 150,000 people have now fled ukraine altogether. this is what a few of them had to say to us. mi; husband is at another site waiting for us. i don't know. between us it is 27 kilometres stops and you are going to walk that? yes, i walk. hagar going to walk that? yes, i walk. how lont have going to walk that? yes, i walk. how long have you _ going to walk that? yes, i walk. how long have you been on this journey for? |_ long have you been on this “ourney for? ., �* .. ., , long have you been on this “ourney for? ., �* ,, ., , ., it's for? i don't know. it is hard. it's like in the _ for? i don't know. it is hard. it's like in the morning _ for? i don't know. it is hard. it's like in the morning i _ for? i don't know. it is hard. it's like in the morning i look- for? i don't know. it is hard. it's like in the morning i look up i for? i don't know. it is hard. it's| like in the morning i look up and for? i don't know. it is hard. it's- like in the morning i look up and my dad said. _ like in the morning i look up and my dad said. wake—

like in the morning i look up and my dad said, wake up, _ like in the morning i look up and my dad said, wake up, we— like in the morning i look up and my dad said, wake up, we want- like in the morning i look up and my dad said, wake up, we want to i like in the morning i look up and my dad said, wake up, we want to go i like in the morning i look up and myj dad said, wake up, we want to go to poland— dad said, wake up, we want to go to poland because _ dad said, wake up, we want to go to poland because in _ dad said, wake up, we want to go to poland because in ukraine... - dad said, wake up, we want to go to poland because in ukraine... and. dad said, wake up, we want to go to| poland because in ukraine... and we no. poland because in ukraine... and we to. . ., poland because in ukraine... and we go. what time did you leave tonight? 12am. how go. what time did you leave tonight? i2am- how long _ go. what time did you leave tonight? 12am. how long have _ go. what time did you leave tonight? 12am. how long have you _ go. what time did you leave tonight? 12am. how long have you been i go. what time did you leave tonight? 12am. how long have you been on i go. what time did you leave tonight? | 12am. how long have you been on the road? 14 hours. _ 12am. how long have you been on the road? 14 hours. 14 _ 12am. how long have you been on the road? 14 hours. 14 hours? _ 12am. how long have you been on the road? 14 hours. 14 hours? yes. i 12am. how long have you been on the road? 14 hours. 14 hours? yes. thank ou ve road? 14 hours. 14 hours? yes. thank you very much — road? 14 hours. 14 hours? yes. thank you very much to _ wipe some of the people trying to flee from — wipe some of the people trying to flee from ukraine. earlier we spoke to gavin— flee from ukraine. earlier we spoke to gavin guest, british national and a teacher— to gavin guest, british national and a teacher at— to gavin guest, british national and a teacher at the international school — a teacher at the international school in _ a teacher at the international school in the capital kyiv and he has been — school in the capital kyiv and he has been trying to get across the romanian— has been trying to get across the romanian border. after he left his apartment— romanian border. after he left his apartment was destroyed by shelling.

iam i am in the south and i want to start by thanking my friends, ukrainian and international, as well as my family for help in the power of the people, they have allowed us to share our barriers of getting out on the problems we still face today. we left lviv yesterday at 6am, took the car 500 kilometres to the romanian border, myself, a colleague and friend rebecca jackson and our two shelter dogs which we have. it was quite an arduous journey, we were able to be dropped off about ten kilometres. we could not go any further in the car, we had to walk. we walked with our dogs and luggage and equipment and the help we received from that very first moment from our ukrainian friends was unbelievable. we were struggling and they carried our possessions for us for ten kilometres to the barrier. we got there about three o'clock yesterday afternoon. it was mayhem, pandemonium, it really was. there was about 1000 people there. about ten to 12 kilometres worth of cars. we were all trying to get through the same gates.

we were there for approximately an hour and i watched how many got through and we are talking about ten people and two cars we went to the front, to the border guard, and we were told that you will not pass. no male will pass, ukrainian or international. that is quite extraordinary. can i pick up on that? you have been told, despite being a british national that you cannot leave the country? that is absolutely correct. we arrived at three and for the first three to four hours we were told we could not leave. i believe they were checking every male. it was quite male dominated at the front of the queue, and many were ukrainian nationals. you are british and you are now stuck there and you don't really know how to get out. the women who were with you, where they allowed through? so, rebecca, we have two

shelter dogs and had made a pact to stay together. safety in numbers. it was impossible. we were told repeatedly — and we showed our british passports — we were told no. we received help later on from the british consulate in romania, who were amazing, but again ukrainian border guards refused them into the dead man zone to help us cross. over the course of seven hours i saw about ten cars cross and no more than about 50 to 60 people. women and children only. we have lost that in the ukrainian borderfor border for told borderfor told bbc news border for told bbc news that although they do not have any information about individual cases being reported there is nothing to prevent being reported there is nothing to nireven ., , ., ., ., prevent foreigners from leaving our count . lots of implications from the russian invasion of ukraine for the sporting world.

the fallout from that invasion of ukraine continues in sport, we are still waiting for more reaction from fifa, world football's governing body with regard to russia's upcoming international matches. people say they are monitoring the situation. bbc sport has led to the government plans to conduct meetings with uk sports bodies early next week to explore what else can be done to intensify russia's sporting isolation. ministers have already welcomed uefa's decision to strip saint petersburg at the champions league final, now they are likely to ask the fa to hold talks with other football associations around the world to see it more can be done to put pressure on fifa to expel russia world cup qualifying. russia are due to play poland in a semifinal for this year's are welcome at both the swedish and fa have said they have no intention of playing against russia. sweden could have faced russia. sweden could have faced russia in the final as today the president of the polish football association tweeted. ..

the polish decision has had the backing of their captain and striker robert levin dusky who has been on social media to show his support, saying i cannot imagine playing about with the russian national team in a situation where armed aggression in ukraine continues. his team—mates collectively wrote to say there are more important things in life than football. the former arsenal goalkeeper whose wife was born in ukraine echoed the views of his team—mates with an impassioned statement, saying, i refuse to play against players who choose to represent the values and principles of russia, i refuse to stand on the pitch wearing the colours of my country and listen to the national anthem of russia. before kick—off at manchester united's game with watford this afternoon, players from both sides gathered behind with a ballot with the word piece written in several languages —— behind a

banner with the word peace written. much more to come, you are watching bbc news. hello. high pressure is the dominant feature across much of england and wales this weekend, meaning fine, dry conditions, a good deal of sunshine. this was nottinghamshire a few hours ago. slightly different story across scotland and northern ireland. we have an approaching front and you can see here on the earlier satellite picture, this swathe of cloud draped across scotland and into northern ireland — just pushing into the far north of england, as well — bringing a bit of patchy light rain at times. actually, if you see the bigger picture, you can see this area of high pressure gradually drifting away eastwards over the next 24 to 48 hours, as this frontal system starts to push its way eastwards. so it's a blustery picture across the north and west of scotland, into northern ireland this afternoon, some drizzle — but further south and east is where we keep the best of the sunshine. but for all of us, the winds will be picking up — particularly across northern ireland

and northern and western scotland. these are average strengths, but the gusts could well touch 55, maybe even 60 miles an hour across the western isles. now, overnight, that front pushes into the north and west of scotland and northern ireland, bringing a spell of rain. further south and east, it's dry, mostly clear skies — many of us are likely to see a frost as temperatures across much of england and wales fall close to, or maybe even a few degrees below freezing. milder where we've got the zone of cloud and patchy rain, which continues to gradually push its way eastwards tomorrow — quite a blustery start across the north and west of scotland, northern ireland. perhaps some cloud pushing into wales and southwest england through the afternoon with some drizzle — but, once again, the further east you are, the best of the sunshine. temperatures in the range from eight to 12 celsius. and that frontal system still is nudging its way eastwards as we head through tomorrow evening, so some more persistent rain pushing into western scotland — perhaps into parts of wales and southwest england too. and it leads us into quite a messy picture to start the new week as this front slides its way south and eastwards across the uk. gales are likely across northern and western scotland, but the rain should clear

from here through the morning — also across northern ireland — but some more persistent rain settling into northern england, wales, southwest england and eventually pushing its way eastwards through the day. temperatures typically nine to 12 celsius, but turning colder behind that rain band. we could see some wintry showers across parts of northern ireland and northwest scotland. this high pushes in to many of us on tuesday, but notice some rain is still lingering across the southern counties of england, so some of the timings may well change in the rain over the next few days. keep an eye on the forecast.

this is bbc news with me ben brown. there is the latest headlines in and around the world. the moment a missile hit an apartment block in ukraine's capital as the russian military continues its assault. translation: me military continues its assault. translation:— military continues its assault. translation: ~ ., ., ., translation: we managed to escape. we were in the _ translation: we managed to escape. we were in the kitchen. we _ translation: we managed to escape. we were in the kitchen. we were i we were in the kitchen. we were lucky. it was a direct hit into the living room. my wife and elder child had their legs broken open. the younger one was taken somewhere by the rescuers. i am looking for them now. mcleish. the rescuers. i am looking for them now- mcleish— now. mcleish. silence -- siren drones. siren _ now. mcleish. silence -- siren drones. siren sound _ now. mcleish. silence -- siren drones. siren sound as - now. mcleish. silence -- siren drones. siren sound as heavy. now. mcleish. silence -- siren i drones. siren sound as heavy gunfire

happens in the capital. but ukraine's president is defined. igiigte ukraine's president is defined. we successfully repelled attacks in many _ successfully repelled attacks in many cities of our country. we know what _ many cities of our country. we know what we _ many cities of our country. we know what we are — many cities of our country. we know what we are protecting. 0ur many cities of our country. we know what we are protecting. our country and our— what we are protecting. our country and our children. the what we are protecting. our country and our children.— what we are protecting. our country and our children. the exodus begins. more than 120,000 _ and our children. the exodus begins. more than 120,000 people _ and our children. the exodus begins. more than 120,000 people have i more than 120,000 people have already fled from ukraine to neighbouring countries. and i am alive on the polish ukrainian border where already around 100,000 ukrainians have come to this country. mcmullen and ready to welcome them. and i am lyse doucet in the ukrainian capital kyiv with all the latest in a fast—moving wall. and around the world protests continue condemning russia's attack on ukraine as western nations impose personal sanctions in president vladimir putin.

hello and welcome to bbc world news. well, it is becoming clear that ukrainian resistance in is stiffer than russia had been expecting. rockets have been continuing to hit the q. rockets have been continuing to hit the 0. president followed amid zelinsky remains defiant claiming his forces are still in control of the country. —— president volodymyr zelensky. heavy fire and rocket bus have been heard in the capital and other major cities of the russian military continues its assault on ukraine. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says kyiv has a planned attacks in several areas where citizens are supporting the military in defence of the capital. the number of ukrainians crossing to neighbouring countries is rising rapidly. more than 100,000 people

have now entered poland alone. 0ur have now entered poland alone. our first report today from angus crawford. dawn in a european capital. a missile hits a block of flats. some people had to be rescued. there are reports of deaths and multiple injuries. translation: we managed to escape. we were in the kitchen. we were lucky. it was a direct hit into the living room. my wife and elder child had their legs broken open. the younger was taken somewhere by the rescuers. i am looking for them now. this morning, the ukrainian president posted this from the very heart of the capital, later directly

addressing his people. translation: we successfully repelled enemy attacks — we successfully repelled enemy attacks in many of cities of our country — attacks in many of cities of our country. we know what we are projecting, our country and the futures— projecting, our country and the futures of— projecting, our country and the futures of our children. key cities around _ futures of our children. key cities around the — futures of our children. key cities around the cubs are looking for by our army — around the cubs are looking for by our army h— around the cubs are looking for by our arm . . . . . around the cubs are looking for by our arm . . , . . , our army. a strict curfew is in lace. our army. a strict curfew is in place. civilians _ our army. a strict curfew is in place. civilians have - our army. a strict curfew is in place. civilians have been i our army. a strict curfew is in i place. civilians have been warned to stay indoors in bomb shelters. president putin now wants ukrainians to overthrow their own government. translation: i appeal to the servicemen of i the armed forces of ukraine. do not let neo—nazis and ukrainian ultranationalists use your children, wives and the elderly as human shields. take power into your own hands. ukraine is suffering its share of military casualties. here a convoy destroyed in an air strike. this

country is under attack from three fronts. the russians aren't advancing as fast as they thought that they are under intense pressure. in the central ukrainian city of denny many have started to consider what had until recently been unthinkable. —— of dinny pro. —— of dnipro. i don't want to lose my country. i love it so much, you can't even imagine that. it is quite shocking for me, and right now i'm thinking about taking weapons to my hands, at least to defend my local districts. 0thers aren't staying to see how it plays out. hundreds queue for trains in the west of the country. tens of thousands here crossing into poland in the west. and on ukraine's southern border, into romania too. viktor 0rban, long—time ally of president peter now fell in behind his eu partners. igiigte president peter now fell in behind his eu partners.— president peter now fell in behind his eu partners. we support all the

sanctions we _ his eu partners. we support all the sanctions we will _ his eu partners. we support all the sanctions we will block _ his eu partners. we support all the sanctions we will block nothing i his eu partners. we support all the sanctions we will block nothing so l sanctions we will block nothing so what the prime ministers of europe ever able to agree with we accept it. we don't block it. this is not time being clever, this time to be united. so a war. siren drones. backin back in kyiv, air raid siren spring panic. civilians now feel like targets in their own home. ukrainian forces are stalling the russian advance. the fear must be that in an effort to break their resistance, president putin may order a yet more brutal assault. angus crawford, bbc news. ukrainian convoy was on its way to the capital when it was hit by an air strike the capital when it was hit by an airstrike and the capital when it was hit by an air strike and international correspondent 0rla guerin is in ukraine and sent this update. well, we're on the road to the capital kyiv and we've just

come across this convoy of ukrainian military vehicles. we've been told that they were hit yesterday. they were obviously heading towards the capital to be part of the defence of the city when there was a russian missile strike. this is an air defence missile system. very, very few cars on the road this morning. we're making a careful approach to the city, checking the information as we go. reports coming out from kyiv talk of air strikes, talk of more sirens, people hiding in basements. it's crucial for moscow's plans to try to get control of the capital, but that may involve street—by—street fighting, and, so far, there is no indication that russian forces have managed to reach the centre of the city, though there are reports that they are in one of the suburbs on the outskirts. 0 rla 0rla guerin there in ukraine. let's get the very latest from the capital and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is there. what is your latest information, lease, but where exactly the russian troops are in terms of the capital?

they are said to be all along the edges of the capital. in some places, about 20 miles away in others as close as ten miles away. today there was one report thatjust below, you can't see from where i am but a square which is a gathering place for ukrainians that there were some fighting at close quarters between russian and ukrainian forces and we have had bursts of gunfire at various places in the city today but the explosions tend to be a bit distant from where we are in the centre but ijust saw one explosion lighting up the night sky and throughout the day we've had the blaring of air raid sirens warning people that explosions and attacks were to come. but tonight, in fact, most of the day, this has been a city where life is gone underground,

a subterranean world where most residents of the sissy are now spending all of their time in bomb shelters in basements and in the subway system which has now been transformed into a 24—hour refuge and this, it is you've aborted, a curfew is in force, a strict curfew until atm on monday. hat curfew is in force, a strict curfew until atm on monday. not surprising that they had — until atm on monday. not surprising that they had gone _ until atm on monday. not surprising that they had gone underground i until atm on monday. not surprising. that they had gone underground when you see the pictures we've just been showing of a missile hitting an apartment block. absolutely terrifying for the citizens and civilians living there but in terms of the russian advance a loss of military analysts in the west have been saying it has been slower than the russians would have hoped and that the ukrainian resistance has been stronger in and stiffer? yes. been stronger in and stiffer? yes, this is day three _ been stronger in and stiffer? yes, this is day three of _ been stronger in and stiffer? yes, this is day three of the _ been stronger in and stiffer? yes this is day three of the russian invasion including attacks on the capital kyiv and in the first day there was an assumption among many that russian forces would just sweep down towards the capital, sleep from the north, come up from the south from crimea, but that hasn't

happened. that, despite the ukrainian army being outnumbered, outgunned by the much more powerful russian forces, both on land and sea and air. now, there is some observation that the russians are not using the full force. they have, after all, some 190,000 forces arrayed along the borders of ukraine, a loss of heavy weaponry and, of course, the powerful air force and a fleet of warships. what is their tactic? we're not sure. i do keeping some in reserve? did they expect they could walk over and walk kyiv? but also, on the other side, is an assessment that the ukrainian army which, of course, is both soldiers and civilians who have picked up a gun, as showing a resistance that wasn't expected, most of all by the russians. fiend most of all by the russians. and leadint most of all by the russians. and leading that _ most of all by the russians. and leading that resistance is president zelensky, and he has been saying

that any idea that he might abandon ukraine, abandon the capital is all fake news, that he is staying there and he is going to lead the fight back against the russian invasion. in most of our time is the one on the ground is... there is of the ground is... there is a war of the ground is... there is a war of the narrative is well enough in the war symbolism can be propaganda, the symbolism can be important can have a huge impact on how the war unfolds on the ground. president zelensky, an how the war unfolds on the ground. president zi invasionan how the war unfolds on the ground. president zi invasion began he was the russian invasion began he was addressing the ukrainian people directly almost everyday. in the hours before the invasion began he switched from ukrainian to russian, addressed to the russian people, and that i appearing this morning, the beginning of the third day of the invasion on the streets telling ukrainians don't believe the fake news, here i am in military uniform, the americans offered me a way out

but i told i don't need your unit... i don't need a ride, i need a your ammunition. telling, as he oysters, ukrainians to remain calm and that ukrainians to remain calm and that ukrainian army would fight. that ukrainians to remain calm and that ukrainian army would fight. at least we've been talking _ ukrainian army would fight. at least we've been talking about _ ukrainian army would fight. at least we've been talking about the i ukrainian army would fight. at least| we've been talking about the russian invasion. assuming that it is ultimately successful that they do defeat the ukrainians they then have to hold down the whole country and it is a vast country to occupy it and that is a bigger and longer tasks and a very difficult task. yes, and it could be the undoing of it. if it comes to that, of course, ukraine is the second biggest country in europe and it has been said that in those two breakaway republics which were recognised by the shed of our russian passport holders, there are people who do support russia. russian speaking area predominantly. in the capital of the ever something completely

different, a very european city and it said that the sentiments he has since the russian invasion of 2014 have become much more european, much more desirous ofjoining nato so, yes, it would be really, really tough to hold it which is why there is a worry about street fighting, an insurgency, why there has been talk from the united states of trying to arm the sense of urgency, support this insurgency if it comes to that, but when we have had all those intelligence reports leading up to this invasion, which warned about an all—out assault, one of the predictions was of the top priorities for president putin's war is to topple the government and put in a pro—russian leadership. mani; in a pro-russian leadership. many thanks. in a pro-russian leadership. many thanrs- we _ in a pro-russian leadership. many thanrs- we got — in a pro-russian leadership. many thanks. we got to _ in a pro-russian leadership. many thanks. we got to talk— in a pro-russian leadership. many thanks. we got to talk to - in a pro-russian leadership. many thanks. we got to talk to you. - thanks. we got to talk to you. lister said that our chief international correspondent. —— luiz do set there. —— lyse doucet.

in the city of denny pro—citizens have been making molotov cocktails and our correspondent server then said was watching them. this and our correspondent server then said was watching them.— and our correspondent server then said was watching them. this is part of ack said was watching them. this is part of pack here — said was watching them. this is part of pack here in _ said was watching them. this is part of pack here in the _ said was watching them. this is part of pack here in the centre _ said was watching them. this is part of pack here in the centre of- said was watching them. this is part of pack here in the centre of dnipro | of pack here in the centre of dnipro and you can see people bringing cheese greatest great box is a polystyrene to make molotov cocktails, and you can see lots of them are women. there is an english teacherl them are women. there is an english teacher i spoke to, a lawyer and also a couple of housewives in the also a couple of housewives in the also the same thing that this was not how they wanted to spend a saturday afternoon but they don't know what else to do. they feel like they have to defend their land, they have to defend their city and so they are preparing and want to be ready for whatever might happen here so for example the housewives are saying, you know, we're good at cooking, it isjust saying, you know, we're good at cooking, it is just the same thing. and the others were saying, you know, wejust and the others were saying, you know, we just want to keep and the others were saying, you know, wejust want to keep busy, we want to feel like we're doing something. and they are not trying to think too hard about exactly it is they're doing, they said, but it

is they're doing, they said, but it is about keeping occupied in keeping busyin is about keeping occupied in keeping busy in trying to keep calm in the face of something which frankly is we are witnessing is pretty terrifying. and yesterday i was at a blood donation centre and people there were saying to me that they have come to give blood to the soldiers and do their bit and they were frustrated, they said, that they felt the west wasn't doing enough to help for them and they were getting the support. this. they said sanctions were all very well but it is not enough, it is not stopping russia. so basically this is a nation that eventually trying to help itself. so it is notjust this field full of people preparing physically to defend the city. there is also building just nearby where people are bringing food, clothes, bedding, absolutely everything. petrol, buckets, anything you could possibly think of because they worried that this city might become a city under siege at some point, but eventually the russian forces may turn their attention on dnipro and it is a city that has a reputation as a fortress city. it is

a place that is preparing to defend itself, preparing for anything. as long as the preparations ijust mentioned that as a hospital around the corner, a military hospital, which is a reminder of what this is all about. there are 400 beds at the hospital and the man in charge there told us they are all full so injured soldiers being brought in all the time from the front line and he said this is now the main hospitalfor the fighters can ukrainian fighters, now in this entire region. because in kharkiv to the north, for example, he said people that are sitting in the basement. the danger there is so great now that many of there is so great now that many of the injured fighters are now being brought south here to dnipro. the situation is extremely serious, people know that here and that is why they are really mobilising. and it isjust like a why they are really mobilising. and it is just like a hive of frantic activity. it is really quite extraordinary.— activity. it is really quite extraordina . ., ., reporting, our eastern europe correspondent. the of�*s media regulator has instructed ten independent media outlets to remove reports describing the russian military assault on ukraine as an invasion, an attack or a declaration

of war. state media have already been telling the government line. meanwhile, twitter has joined facebook in having its services in russia restricted. i have been getting the latest on all of that and the media information war was surrogate for mark russian service in moscow. they are t in: mark russian service in moscow. they are trying to — mark russian service in moscow. they are trying to keep _ mark russian service in moscow. inez are trying to keep the mark russian service in moscow. i“u;e:1: are trying to keep the information from the battlefield, from the war, just as they would like to see it, that russian army is entering ukraine, that everything goes right as they planned and that russian army succeeds, which is not exactly true at some points and in some directions. russian media, ithink russian media which were warned by russian media which were warned by russian media which were warned by russian media watchdog roskomnadzor that they are going to be banned or will eventually be banned if they keep going to provide information for that russian viewers about what is really happening there at the

borders and in the battlefield in ukraine. ~ : : borders and in the battlefield in ukraine. ~ :, :, ,, :, ., ukraine. what are the russian media sa inc ukraine. what are the russian media saying about — ukraine. what are the russian media saying about casualties _ ukraine. what are the russian media saying about casualties in _ ukraine. what are the russian media saying about casualties in the - ukraine. what are the russian media saying about casualties in the war - saying about casualties in the war so far? ~ :, :, . so far? well, apart from those which were warned — so far? well, apart from those which were warned by _ so far? well, apart from those which were warned by roskomnadzor - so far? well, apart from those which were warned by roskomnadzor thatl were warned by roskomnadzor that they are going to be blocked if they carry on, russian officials deny that there are any casualties and any losses in this wharf and out. recently, just moments ago, a russian spokesperson for the defence ministry told that there were no casualties among russians. he also told that there were no casualties among those ukrainian prisoners that russian army have taken. and he added that russia is aware that ukraine is giving alms to civilians, that they are giving weapons to civilians to defend themselves and he warned that there could be a possible losses against ukrainian

civilian population if they carry on. he also said that russia is not bombing any civilian places, any homes, in any part of ukraine, and told that he has seen some footage of ukrainian heavy weapons located just near the civilian houses. he told that that could lead to casualties among ukrainians as well. what about prisoners of war? have there been any indications of people who have been fighting who have been captured? who have been fighting who have been ca tured? , :, , who have been fighting who have been catured? , :, , captured? yes, there have been. so, today ukrainian _ captured? yes, there have been. so, today ukrainian media _ captured? yes, there have been. so, today ukrainian media and _ captured? yes, there have been. so, today ukrainian media and social- today ukrainian media and social media are publishing lots of videos of russian soldiers imprisoned, soldiers telling their names and telling where they came from. some of them say that they did not know that they were going to war in ukraine. some of them cry, shocked.

most of them are really young people in their 20s. we have confirmed a couple of cases like that and bbc russian has spoken to a mother of one of the imprisoned soldiers. he says that she was not aware that her son is going to war and she also says that russian defence ministry has not contacted her yet. she is obviously in a state of shock and she prays for her son to come home. i mentioned in the introduction that independent media outlets in russia have been told to stop talking about an invasion of a declaration of war. what about also restrictions on social media like facebook and twitter in russia?— social media like facebook and twitter in russia? there were no orders that _ twitter in russia? there were no orders that russians, _ twitter in russia? there were no orders that russians, just - twitter in russia? there were no i orders that russians, just ordinary russians cannot post their thoughts and views on what is happening, but there were a lot of reports when

just ordinary russians were detained on the streets of different cities for wearing some... for having on their handsjust pieces for wearing some... for having on their hands just pieces on paper where it was written no war with ukraine, the playtesting, obviously, and they were taken into custody. as for the social media, bush is blocking facebook and twitter now and it is hard to access these websites without a vpn in russia. that was surrogate of the bbc russian service in moscow. let's get the later is now in the exodus of refugees pouring out of ukraine is the russian invasion continues.

day three of an invasion that's shaken the world. these pictures appear to show russian forces in the south eastern ukrainian city of melitopol, which russia now says it holds. and this was filmed by a woman from her window in the capital, kyiv. russian forces are inflicting damage across ukraine, but not as much as they'd hoped, according to the ministry of defence here. it tweeted that russia has yet to gain control over ukraine's 0ur correspondent kasia madera is in the town of medyka we have been hearing really difficult tales of people trying to get out on a lot of people have been trying to separate the families up. once they get to the body of the men have to stay behind in ukraine and this is the women and children that go through and that is a galley what happened in one mum who spoke to was with her toddler. this is sophia and massey. they told me about what happened to dad. mr;

massey. they told me about what happened to dad.— massey. they told me about what happened to dad. massey. they told me about what ha--ened to dad. g :, , happened to dad. my 'ourney here was touch and happened to dad. my journey here was tough and challenging _ happened to dad. my journey here was tough and challenging but _ happened to dad. my journey here was tough and challenging but it _ happened to dad. my journey here was tough and challenging but it is - tough and challenging but it is nothing — tough and challenging but it is nothing in comparison of what our people _ nothing in comparison of what our people do— nothing in comparison of what our people do now. our army, our husbands_ people do now. our army, our husbands and our man and all the ukraine _ husbands and our man and all the ukraine so— husbands and our man and all the ukraine so it is nothing compared to them _ ukraine so it is nothing compared to them. :, :, ~' ukraine so it is nothing compared to them. a, , ukraine so it is nothing compared to them. , , ., ukraine so it is nothing compared to them. , ,., , ., ukraine so it is nothing compared to them. , ., ., ., them. look, matty is a year and four months and — them. look, matty is a year and four months and he _ them. look, matty is a year and four months and he is _ them. look, matty is a year and four months and he is doing _ them. look, matty is a year and four months and he is doing so, - them. look, matty is a year and four months and he is doing so, so - them. look, matty is a year and four months and he is doing so, so well. months and he is doing so, so well and we really appreciate you just spending the time to talk to us. where is dad? he spending the time to talk to us. where is dad?— spending the time to talk to us. where is dad? , ,:, : ~ ~ ., where is dad? he is back in ukraine and he is trying _ where is dad? he is back in ukraine and he is trying to _ where is dad? he is back in ukraine and he is trying to be _ where is dad? he is back in ukraine and he is trying to be calm. - where is dad? he is back in ukraine and he is trying to be calm. and - and he is trying to be calm. and help— and he is trying to be calm. and help and — and he is trying to be calm. and help and do everything what he can. and he _ help and do everything what he can. and he is_ help and do everything what he can. and he is going to fight, a shame? she is ready to go but at the moment we need _ she is ready to go but at the moment we need special local organisations around _ we need special local organisations around our— we need special local organisations around our neighbourhood in our cities _ around our neighbourhood in our cities where we stop russian

soldiers _ cities where we stop russian soldiers from attacks from the sky. so sophia _ soldiers from attacks from the sky. so sophia and massey, a little toddler who, let's face it, the last thing they wanted to be living after such a long journey is to be speaking to a reporter but they stopped and talked to us and you can hear the exhaustion in their voices. they now have the difficult task of getting off to meet friends, it will then take them into somewhere warm just to eat something as well. it is... stories that we hear time and time again of people coming across and that is the issue here because poland is geared up for thousands of people to come across but they are expecting a very large amount of people to come across.— expecting a very large amount of people to come across. people like that ouna people to come across. people like that young mother _ people to come across. people like that young mother you _ people to come across. people like that young mother you just - people to come across. people like that young mother you just talk - people to come across. people like that young mother you just talk to | that young mother you just talk to must be so traumatised and terrified, emotionally drained, really, so how are they being looked after when they're across the

border? i have got to say that the local community groups here have been absolutely incredible. they have been geared up, loads of clothes, loads of shoes have been donated. pushchairso clothes, loads of shoes have been donated. pushchair so that if somebody is there with a child or evenif somebody is there with a child or even if they have just got log in to be on the caveat was that the pushchairs that have been donated. medical facilities as well, free covid—i9 test being offered and a lot of people carrying cards saying we will transport you for free too and then adding a destination whether it is onto krakow or other places in poland so people have somewhere they can go to. the somebody offering up telephone card somebody offering up telephone card so that people can get access to their friends and family back at home because of course you have got to bear in mind these people have been travelling for a long time to get to this border and once they are here it isjust get to this border and once they are here it is just the next phase of what happens to them but poland is geared up. they are offering

accommodation and they are saying that ukrainians are welcome. they're welcome to come here because they do understand that these people who want to free, they have chosen to do so and they are here now and they will look after them is what the polish authorities are saying. we can then we can now bring you the latest on the question of sanctions across russia. there has been a lot of talk about imposing restrictions on russia to the swift global interbank payment system with some people think that is an additional sanction that really needs to be imposed on russia. we are now hearing from the reuters news agency that germany is in favour of imposing quote targeted and functional restrictions on russia from the swift global interbank payment system. that is according to

its form in economy ministers. we are urgently working on how to limit the collateral damage of decoupling from swift in such a way that it affects the right people. we need a targeted and functional restrictions with. we will bring you more on that as it comes into us. well, as well as it comes into us. well, as well as the slew of financial sanctions imposed already on russia this week there has been a growing backlash and, of course, international condemnation as well. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has more. day three of an invasion that's shaken the world. these pictures appear to show russian forces in the south eastern ukrainian city of melitopol, which russia now says it holds. and this was filmed by a woman from her window in the capital, kyiv. russian forces are inflicting damage across ukraine, but not as much as they'd hoped, according to the ministry of defence here. it tweeted that russia has yet to gain control over ukraine's airspace, that its casualties are likely to be higher than it anticipated or will acknowledge.

the intelligence assessment this morning is that the bulk of russian forces are now within 30 kilometres of kyiv. translation: this morning, we are alone in defending our country, - just like yesterday. the most powerful forces in the world watch from afar. but what can the international community do now? last night, the un security council met in new york to discuss a resolution condemning the invasion. russia, of course, used its veto. china, one of moscow's few friends at the moment, abstained. russia's diplomatic isolation is growing. you can veto this resolution, but you cannot veto our voices. you cannot veto the truth, you cannot veto our principles, you cannot veto the ukrainian people. president biden, along with britain and other western countries, are now tightening sanctions. there's also the promise of more military aid for the ukrainian government.

but ukraine is defending its territory alone because it's not a member of the nato military alliance. no nato country wants to put boots on the ground, planes in the air, for fear of sparking a confrontation that could spread across europe. but the global outcry at what russia is doing to ukraine is growing. this was a charity concert last night in riga, capital of the baltic state of latvia, raising their voices to raise money to support ukraine. there's fallout in the footballing world, too. the polish national team has said it won't now play a crucial world cup qualifying match against russia next month. the reverberations of what president putin has done are echoing around the world. caroline hawley, bbc news. let's get a recap on the main points of this developing story. heavy gunfire and rocket

blasts have been heard in ukraine's capital kyiv, as the russian military continues its assault on the city. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says attacks have been repelled from all directions, but the governor of the kyiv region warned russian troops are building up on the border. earlier, president zelensky shared video of himself on the streets of kyiv, dispelling rumours he had called on the army to lay down arms — he has promised to give weapons to anyone willing to defend the country. fighting continued in several cities overnight and more clashes have been reported today — this map shows some of the locations under fire. russia claims to have captured the southern city of melitopol, though this is yet to be confirmed. the number of ukranians crossing into neighbouring countries is rapidly rising — more than 115,000 people have entered poland alone. paul adams has sent this report from kyiv.

soon after dawn, a missile strike on a block of flats. this was lobanovsky avenue, just west of the city centre. hardly a military target. russia still denies deliberately hitting, but its track record in urban areas is not good. we managed to escape, we were lucky. i am looking for them though. in kyiv�*s famously deep underground stations, whole communities are keeping their heads down. the curfew now lasts for 13 hours a day. they're not coming out much, even when it's lifted. the president, who could have accepted an american offer to get him out, is still here. i don't need a ride, he says, i need ammunition. there is a lot of fake information on the _ there is a lot of fake information on the internet now saying i am

there _ on the internet now saying i am there is— on the internet now saying i am there is an _ on the internet now saying i am there is an evacuation on the way. white _ there is an evacuation on the way. while i_ there is an evacuation on the way. while i am — there is an evacuation on the way. while i am here we will not lay down any weapons and defend our state because _ any weapons and defend our state because their weapon is the trust. they're already digging trenches, anticipating the worst. determined to slow the enemy wherever they can. but russia's attacks, if they continue, will be hard to stop. western officials say the bulk of russian forces are no less than 20 miles from here. they see ukrainians are still putting up stiff resistance and russian casualties may be far higher than the kremlin ever imagined. another day of sirens all over the city, the city waiting to discover its fate. security forces constantly on edge looking forces constantly on edge looking for signs of saboteurs trying to weaken the city from within. in the face of the invasion there is an exodus of refugees.

more than 115,000 people have crossed the borderfrom ukraine into poland following russia's invasion, 15,000 of those in a four hour period on saturday. the bbc�*s fergal keane is in lviv in western ukraine where there are chaotic scenes as people try to board trains out of the country this train is going now towards dnipro which is in the east, no good to the people standing around who want to get west as fast as they can, away from what they fear will be the advance of the russians. and there are thousands of people along this platform. can any train possibly take the number of people who are here? there is an air of desperation, but no less real for that. this is hard to credit, to

believe, in the europe of 2022. people crushing all around me trying to get onto these trends. a young mother with a baby screaming. desperate scenes and also in the city... tetiana stawnychy is the president of the caritas ukraine charity in the western city of lviv. her organisation has been providing aid to people fleeing from the conflict and this is what you told me earlier on. we were seeing people on the move as soon as the attack started several days ago so a lot of people on the move and most of them are coming through lviv and other cities and heading to the border and some are stopping and being resettled here. the city government has been working with local organisations to arrange

for helping to take care of them and provide hot food and shelter and places to sleep. provide hot food and shelter and places to sleep-— places to sleep. where are they t in: to places to sleep. where are they trying to get — places to sleep. where are they trying to get to? _ places to sleep. where are they trying to get to? which - places to sleep. where are they| trying to get to? which countries are they aiming _ trying to get to? which countries are they aiming to _ trying to get to? which countries are they aiming to get _ trying to get to? which countries are they aiming to get to? - trying to get to? which countries are they aiming to get to? at - trying to get to? which countries| are they aiming to get to? at this point they arejust are they aiming to get to? at this point they are just trying to get out, some are moving to western ukraine and settling in the western region thinking this will be safer. and what is the middle of those people, they are obviously desperate and terrified? the?r people, they are obviously desperate and terrified?— and terrified? they are scared because they _ and terrified? they are scared because they are _ and terrified? they are scared because they are facing - and terrified? they are scared because they are facing an - and terrified? they are scared - because they are facing an invasion. part of the problem is just the mass of people so most of the people i know fleeing from kyiv in the last few days it took them anywhere from 20 to 30 hours to drive what would normally be a six—hour drive, and

then there is 10—15 kilometre line is that the borders to get across. 0f is that the borders to get across. of course there is some panic and there are regular air raid sirens so every once in awhile people have to go down into the basement take shelter. 50 go down into the basement take shelter. , ., , :, ., shelter. so these are very long and arduous journeys _ shelter. so these are very long and arduous journeys that _ shelter. so these are very long and arduous journeys that people - shelter. so these are very long and arduous journeys that people are l arduous journeys that people are undertaking and we gather men they're being told they need to stay in ukraine and it is the women and children being allowed out. is that your information? that children being allowed out. is that your information?— your information? that is what we have heard _ your information? that is what we have heard as _ your information? that is what we have heard as well, _ your information? that is what we have heard as well, that - your information? that is what we have heard as well, that the - your information? that is what we have heard as well, that the men | your information? that is what we i have heard as well, that the men are being encouraged to stay and defend the country. i5 being encouraged to stay and defend the count . , , ., :, , i. the country. is this an exodus you exect to the country. is this an exodus you expect to only _ the country. is this an exodus you expect to only increase _ the country. is this an exodus you expect to only increase as - the country. is this an exodus you expect to only increase as the - the country. is this an exodus you j expect to only increase as the war goes on and perhaps becomes even more rural that more and more people will leave. we were getting reports of 100,000 leaving and presumably that could increase and we would be looking at millions soon? that that could increase and we would be looking at millions soon?— looking at millions soon? that is the scenario _ looking at millions soon? that is the scenario that _ looking at millions soon? that is the scenario that was _ looking at millions soon? that is the scenario that was being - the scenario that was being considered when people were talking

about the possible scenario of a war. : :, , ., about the possible scenario of a war. ~ :, , ., , ., , about the possible scenario of a war. : :, , ., , ., , :, war. and what else, what plans do ou have war. and what else, what plans do you have to _ war. and what else, what plans do you have to help — war. and what else, what plans do you have to help with _ war. and what else, what plans do you have to help with all— war. and what else, what plans do you have to help with all of- war. and what else, what plans do you have to help with all of this. . you have to help with all of this. it is obviously a massive logistical exercise to try to help all these people that are fleeing? taste exercise to try to help all these people that are fleeing? we were talkin: people that are fleeing? we were talking about _ people that are fleeing? we were talking about the _ people that are fleeing? we were talking about the basic _ people that are fleeing? we were talking about the basic needs - people that are fleeing? we were talking about the basic needs and trying to help people along the way so again that is taking care of food, warm blankets and clothes, giving them a place to sleep along the way, so we have centres all around the country that have been mobilised and they are all working to make sure we have enough food. we were having problems with procurement of supplies but that has been answered by volunteers, we put a call—out and a lot of the centres are receiving and hygiene packets and warm clothes for volunteers. and and warm clothes for volunteers. and what about your own situation, are you planning to stay there? yes. what about your own situation, are you planning to stay there? yes, so i lead this organisation _ you planning to stay there? yes, so i lead this organisation and - you planning to stay there? yes, so i lead this organisation and our- i lead this organisation and our mission is to help people in need so staying. but

mission is to help people in need so sta inc. �* :, mission is to help people in need so sta inc. �* ., i. mission is to help people in need so sta inc. �* :, :, , mission is to help people in need so stain. �* ., :, staying. but are you nervous about what the future _ staying. but are you nervous about what the future holds _ staying. but are you nervous about what the future holds because - what the future holds because clearly no one knows but this is a massive russian invasion and it looks like they are trying to take the whole country at the moment. yes, it does. of course there is some tension but you don't think about that, what we are thinking about that, what we are thinking about now is the people who are in need and have job to do so we are focusing on thejob in need and have job to do so we are focusing on the job in front of us and regardless of what happens this is not over, the humanitarian crisis will be ongoing for a while. that exodus of people _ will be ongoing for a while. that exodus of people under way. so many people trying to get out of ukraine to move towards other european countries that border ukraine to the west. our correspondent lucy williamson gave us this update from ukraine's border with moldova. spent the morning here at the border at moldova and hearing the story

after story of desperation. people talking about spending a day and a night in the queue just a few metres across that border, trying to get into moldova. one woman said after 27 hours a day simply abandon their car, took whatever they could carry and work to the final bit of distance year into moldova. i spoke to another woman just before i distance year into moldova. i spoke to another womanjust before i came on air who broke down as she told me she had to leave her husband behind. martial law means that many men of fighting age are being stopped from crossing the border at all and here we are seeing family groups made up exclusively of women, mothers, daughters, travelling without their men. and a very difficult time indeed. we have seen people crossing into moldova. earlier into poland, also crossing into hungary. the hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban has visited his country's eastern border with ukraine, where a steady stream of refugees

are crossing into hungary. he told the bbc that his country supports sanctions against russia, and will adjust economic policies which have led other eu and nato allies to accuse him in the past of being too close to vladimir putin. we support all the sanctions, so we will block nothing, so what the prime ministers of european union are able to agree, we accept it and we support it. we don't block it. this is not time being clever, this is time to be united, so it's a war and what we have to do, to get back to the situation which was prior to the war, so restore the peace. victor 0rban, the hungarian prime minister. let's hear from our europe correspondent now, nick thorpe. he's on hungary's border with ukraine where more migrants are trying to leave ukraine. dozens, hundreds i suppose, of people coming in dribs and drabs, groups of three, four, five, across

this border so far this morning. the people behind me there, they have walked across, obviously, from ukraine and they're waiting for friends or relatives to come and pick them up. that is something i am noticing here this morning more in contrast with yesterday. that, basically, vehicles are arriving from all over europe to pick up relatives who have managed to cross this particular border. if so i have the impression, anyway, that on the far ukrainian side, men who are not now allowed to leave the country are dropping off the women and children near border crossings and those people then proceed on foot over the border. and, of course, there is a big ukrainian diaspora in europe in different countries, so i've seen vehicles with registration numbers from slovakia, slovenia, italy, croatia, driving all the way to this border, this hungarian—ukrainian border, to pick up friends and relatives who are managing to get out of ukraine.

russia has vetoed a united nations resolution condemning its invasion of ukraine following a debate at the security council. it was put forward by 60 countries, china which has close links with moscow was among three nations to abstain alongside india and the united arab emirates. so how much of a challenge as the euro crane russia crisis with china and has russia found an important new ally in china? let's talk about that now. let's discuss this with bonny lin, director of the china power project at the center for strategic and international studies. good to have you with us. just decode for us china's position on this russian invasion. so decode for us china's position on this russian invasion.— decode for us china's position on this russian invasion. so china is t in: to this russian invasion. so china is trying to portray _ this russian invasion. so china is trying to portray itself _ this russian invasion. so china is trying to portray itself as - this russian invasion. so china is trying to portray itself as a - trying to portray itself as a neutral third party on ukraine and in many ways it is trying to portray itself as more responsible than the

united states and at the same time it did not back the russian invasion of ukraine. so it is trying to balance a lot of interests, its growing relationship with russia and its generally positive relationship with the eu, it is preventing its relationship with the united states from worsening. we talk about china's abstention in the recent un security council vote, i would not view that abstention as china backing away from russia. i would view that as china not agreeing, are not willing to be on the record as criticising russia, but if you look at what the un security council resolution was trying to say it was basically only blaming russia for what is happening in ukraine. china's position on the past has been some blame on united states and nato but now china seems to be backing off and blaming all parties involved. ., ,

backing off and blaming all parties involved. :, , , , . ., :, backing off and blaming all parties involved. , , . ., :, ., involved. there was speculation that when the chinese _ involved. there was speculation that when the chinese president - involved. there was speculation that when the chinese president met - when the chinese president met russia's president vladimir putin before the winter olympics they effectively talked about ukraine and that china did give a green light to an invasion. but you are saying that is not right? i an invasion. but you are saying that is not right?— is not right? i think the way you characterise _ is not right? i think the way you characterise it _ is not right? i think the way you characterise it is _ is not right? i think the way you characterise it is right. - is not right? i think the way you characterise it is right. there i is not right? i think the way you characterise it is right. there is| characterise it is right. there is quite a bit of speculation that might have happened, but it is hard to see why china would necessarily green light that from its perspective, just because you look at how important russia is to china and you compare that to china's relationship with ukraine or the eu or the united states. just looking at the economic relationship, the china — russia economic relationship is around 150 billion whereas with the eu itself is as those closer to 700 billion. it isjust very imbalanced if china was to prioritise russia at the cost of what it views as some of its most

other important relationships, namely the eu and the united states. although in the west some analysts are saying this is a new autocratic block, china and russia against the liberal democracies of the west, and that china might want an alliance with russia if one day it wants to move in on taiwan. i do with russia if one day it wants to move in on taiwan.— with russia if one day it wants to move in on taiwan. i do agree with that in some _ move in on taiwan. i do agree with that in some respects. _ move in on taiwan. i do agree with that in some respects. regardless| move in on taiwan. i do agree with l that in some respects. regardless of how china got into the current situation, i think it is finding itself having to navigate it and it recognises that it still wants to prioritise in many ways its relationship with russia so we may still see some loose blocks forming but let me comment quickly on taiwan. it is true that there probably is thinking in beijing that if china supports russia, particularly political and economic support to russia and ukraine, particularly any future taiwan contingency russia might provide

that support to china. that is very much hypothetical and in the future. so the upside of that is more hypothetical but the media cost to china of supporting russia are potential secondary sanctions and it will have a lot more cost to china's relationship with the eu and united states. , :, :, relationship with the eu and united states. , :, ., ~' relationship with the eu and united states. , :, ., ~ :, states. very good to talk to you, director of _ states. very good to talk to you, director of the _ states. very good to talk to you, director of the china _ states. very good to talk to you, director of the china power - states. very good to talk to you, | director of the china power project at the centre for strategic and international studies. seeing the footage and reports from ukraine is disturbing and upsetting and it is even worse for the many thousands of ukrainians living outside their country. correspondence simonjones has been hearing from some of those watching from afar here in the united kingdom desperately worried about theirfamily, friends united kingdom desperately worried about their family, friends and the fate of their homeland. the anxiety on their faces is clear. members of this ukrainian club in luton are desperately trying to get in touch with family and friends back home. when contact is made, the message coming out

of the country is grim. it's just a really heartbreaking situation, and we're fighting for europe. it feels like we are fighting for the whole world. we don't have enough people. for oleksandra, it brings back painful memories of when she and her family fled eastern ukraine in 2014 as fighting started in the donbas region. we were sitting under the table at eight years old, and now i am 15 and i'm already disappointed that all this is happening in the world. i don't want it to face it a second time. at the ukrainian social club in manchester, people are trying to stay strong, but there's a feeling of helplessness. my mother is there, and she said, "i am not going anywhere, "i am staying here," and she's disabled, she even can't go anywhere. wolodymyr has been trying to get his wife 0ksana back to manchester. she had flown out to ukraine to visit her parents and son

just before conflict broke out. her flight back was cancelled. she was forced to drive to the polish border. she's got through the border, through the night, i'm checking with her, "where are you? "are you through yet? "which... "where are you aiming for? "get a flight. "where from? "which airport?" our cameras were there when the couple were finally reunited. thousands of ukrainians live in the uk. their home may now be here, but their thoughts are very much with what's happening in their homeland. simon jones, bbc news. us defence officials say moscow is becoming increasingly frustrated by the viable ukrainian resistance preventing russian forces from

gaining momentum. the uk defence ministry echoed washington's assessment saying russian advances have temporarily slowed down but perhaps as a result of acute logistical difficulties and strong ukrainian resistance. i have been getting more and all of that from professor lawrence freedman, emeritus professor of law studies at king's college in london and he told me that the russians do seem to have underestimated the strength of ukraine's military resistance. i think it has been clear right from the start that these are basic lessons of warfare that if you are defending your country you have higher morale and fight harder than if you are invaded, particularly if you're not quite sure why you are invading. despite all of that there are some really curious aspects of the russian strategy. they seem to be overconfident, too arrogant, made a quick dash to see if they can get

into kyiv to take out president zelensky, and that field. they have not yet taken a major city, they have taken a lot of casualties, and these difficulties mount up because bridges are down, and they have to find new routes to get heavier forces towards kyiv and other cities. so it is not turning out at all as that putin would have hoped. what do you think the russian strategy is, just geographically? do you think they are intent on taking the capital as their principal aim, their objective?— their ob'ective? military strategy has to their objective? military strategy has to be linked _ their objective? military strategy has to be linked to _ their objective? military strategy has to be linked to a _ their objective? military strategy has to be linked to a political - has to be linked to a political strategy. military strategy, certainly from everything vladimir putin said, was to replace president zelensky with some sort of new

regime. underthat, ukraine is at non—country with no strong national identity and under the control of other groups, which is delusional stuff. there are intelligence agencies that might have told him that. but i think that was the plan. it depended on getting president zelensky and trying to replace him but that is not going to work now, evenif but that is not going to work now, even if he is in some way harmed, because you now have a immobilised nation. ready to take on an invading force. if they move into kyiv they will have trouble, even if they do it in a brutal way, because urban warfare is one of the most difficult forms of warfare to fight.— forms of warfare to fight. having said all of that _ forms of warfare to fight. having said all of that the _ forms of warfare to fight. having said all of that the russians - forms of warfare to fight. having | said all of that the russians have forms of warfare to fight. having l said all of that the russians have a lot more up their sleeve, in terms of troop numbers and weaponry. they

could be using much heavier and more brutal weaponry. thea;r could be using much heavier and more brutalweaponry— brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously. _ brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three _ brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three days _ brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three days in, - brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three days in, it - brutal weaponry. they could. and obviously, three days in, it wouldj obviously, three days in, it would be unwise to write them off and to say they have been militarily defeated, they have made progress and there is more to come, but they are facing big strategic problems. you need supplies coming through, you need fuel and social media has reports of russian vehicles running out of fuel. yes, they can do that, but the thing people fear most, because you see russian forces doing this before in chechnya and aleppo in syria, is really go for the civilian population and try to make life as miserable as possible. but that also has its problems, not least obviously war crimes, and

humanitarian terms, which is terrible. but it doesn't actually gain you territory. and it doesn't actually make it easier sometimes to enter the cities you are trying to take. and of course it will create much more international condemnation. the options are not great for russia. it has got a lot more and it will keep on pushing but it has lost the initiative and has given ukraine time to sort themselves out hand to mobilise and there is still equipment coming through. surprises they not got control of the air. ukrainian aircraft are still functioning and particularly important ukrainian air defences are still functioning so russian helicopters and aircraft are being knocked out. again, one doesn't want to exaggerate all of this but it is not the walkover that many people assume that it might be.

we are just talking now about the invasion and the military assault on ukraine, but of course, in the longer term, ukraine, but of course, in the longerterm, if ukraine, but of course, in the longer term, if the russians want to hold down and subjugate ukraine for a long period of time, that is an entirely different question as well. and of course the russians in the days of the soviet union tried to occupy and hold down afghanistan. obviously very different terrain and a very different country but they fail there and ukraine is a vast landmass?— fail there and ukraine is a vast landmass? ~ :, , ., , landmass? ukraine is about the size of france, well _ landmass? ukraine is about the size of france, well over— landmass? ukraine is about the size of france, well over 40 _ landmass? ukraine is about the size of france, well over 40 million - of france, well over 40 million people. if you assumed that the ukrainians were going to be passive and demoralised, then maybe you could imagine some sort of puppet government working. maybe you could imagine that but it is obviously not the case. the occupation force you would need would be immense. ijust don't think they can do it, i genuinely don't think they have the capacity to occupy ukraine for a

long time, so they need to work out what their political strategy is going to be. i think there were some indications yesterday that they thought that maybe they could push zelensky to agree some sort of package of neutrality and demilitarisation in return for a ceasefire. i don't think it is particularly on the cards. there are more efforts, turkey talking about this, more efforts to get a ceasefire with a variety of countries offering themselves as intermediaries. that would be an enormous climb—down for vladimir putin at the moment and i suspect the ukrainians wouldn't see any point, but that i suspect is the most likely way for this to conclude at some point. most likely way for this to conclude at some point-— at some point. lawrence freedman professor of _ at some point. lawrence freedman professor of war _ at some point. lawrence freedman professor of war studies _ at some point. lawrence freedman professor of war studies at - at some point. lawrence freedman professor of war studies at king's i professor of war studies at king's couege professor of war studies at king's college london. coming up in the next hour, much more from ukraine on

this day three of the russian invasion including reports from the capital and the borders is the exodus of refugees continues, you have been watching bbc news. it has been a mainly sunny saturday across much of england and wales, more of the same tomorrow, plenty of cloud —— barely a cloud in the sky. much more cloud across northern ireland and scotland and that has been thick enough for some patchy rain particularly to the north of the central belt and all tied in with this area of cloud, a frontal system lingering to the north and west of the uk and that will be slowly edging its way eastwards this evening and overnight. notice the squeeze on the isobars with some strong and gusty winds in the north and west of scotland and northern ireland as well. this is where we have the cloud cover over night with outbreaks of rain pushing into

northern ireland, northern and western scotland but everywhere else but i am mostly clear skies, clear skies to the east of scotland. these are the temperatures in the centre of town and in the countryside under clear skies the temperature is likely to be at or below freezing so many of his waking up to frost tomorrow. for many lots of sunshine, there are exceptions with the north and west of scotland seeing cloud and west of scotland seeing cloud and patchy rain. perhapsjust pushing into wales and south—west england through the afternoon, can't relate some drizzle. another breezy day with the strongest winds once again across western scotland, just touching 40—50 mph. the temperature slightly down on this afternoon but looking at 9—11, maybe 12 but the sunshine should make it quite pleasant. sunday evening cloud builds again from the west ahead of the next atlantic system and that is pushing south eastwards through monday and tied in with this area of

the low pressure to the north—west of the uk so once again strong winds for the north and west of scotland, likely to see gales and the band of rain easing away from northern ireland and southern scotland but lingering through northern england, wales and south—west england, may not get to the far east until the afternoon. cloud and rain with the temperature in double figures, single figures behind that. and this building in from the west, complicated slightly across southern parts of england. rain and the week but the rain may linger in the south.

the moment a rocket hit an apartment block in ukraine's capital, as the russian military continues its assault. translation: we managed to escape. we were in the kitchen. we were lucky. it was a direct hit into the living room. my wife and elder child had their legs broken open. the younger one was taken somewhere by the rescuers. i am looking for them now. as soldiers and volunteers take up defensive positions on the outskirts of kyiv , ukraine's president remains defiant. translation: we successfully re elled translation: we successfully repelled enemy _ translation: we successfully repelled enemy attacks - translation: we successfully repelled enemy attacks in - translation: we successfully | repelled enemy attacks in many cities _ repelled enemy attacks in many cities of— repelled enemy attacks in many cities of our country. we know what

we are _ cities of our country. we know what we are protecting. our country and the future — we are protecting. our country and the future of our children. we will have all the latest from the capital kyiv where people have been taking shelter after sustained russian attacks. ijust russian attacks. i just saw one explosion russian attacks. ijust saw one explosion lighting up the lord night sky and throughout the lord night sky and throughout the day we have had the blaring of air raid sirens warning people that explosions and attacks were to come. hundreds of thousands are desperate to leave. chaotic scenes at one railway station in the west, en route to neighbouring poland. this is hard to credit, to believe, in the europe of 2022. people are just crushing all around me trying to get onto these trains. and around the world, protests continue — condemning russia's attack, as western nations impose personal sanctions on vladimir putin. hello and welcome to bbc world news.

rockets and heavy gunfire have continued to hit the ukrainian capital kyiv, where there's been heavy fighting involving rockets and gunfire, as russian troops face stiff the ukrainian capital kyiv, where there's been heavy fighting involving rockets and gunfire, as russian troops face stiff opposition from government forces. president, volodymyr zelensky, remains defiant — declaring his forces remain in control of the country. the capital is under curfew until monday morning. heavy gunfire and rocket blasts have been heard in kyiv here is what we know so found lately the russian invasion. the ukrainian capital is braced for another assault after russian forces failed

to break the. ukrainian sources say 198 people have so far died in the fighting. the number of ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries is rising rapidly. more than 115,000 people vented poland event. the uk says it in 25 other nations will send more weapons and data ukraine. russian troops are spreading out in parts of the north—eastern south gaining territory, particularly in the east. this map shows how much of the east. this map shows how much of the ukraine is in russian control at the ukraine is in russian control at the moment. ourfirst report this hour is from angus crawford. dawn in a european capital. a missile hits a block of flats. the blast destroyed apartments across three floors. some people had to be rescued. there are reports of deaths and multiple injuries. translation: we managed to escape. we were in the kitchen. we were lucky. it was a direct hit into the living room. my wife and elder child had their legs broken open. the younger was taken somewhere by the rescuers. i am looking for them now.

this morning, the ukrainian president posted this from the very heart of the capital, later directly addressing his people. translation: we successfully repelled enemy attacks - in many cities of our country. we know what we are protecting — our country and the futures of our children. cf end key cities around the capital are controlled our army. kyiv and key cities around the capital are controlled by our army. a strict curfew is in place. civilians have been warned to stay indoors or in bomb shelters. president putin now wants ukrainians to overthrow their own government. translation: i appeal to the servicemen of i the armed forces of ukraine. do not let neo—nazis and ukrainian ultranationalists use your children, wives and the elderly as human shields. take power into your own hands.

ukraine is suffering its share of military casualties. here, a convoy destroyed in an airstrike. this country is under attack from three fronts. the russians aren't advancing as fast as many thought but defenders remain under intense pressure. in the central ukrainian city of dnipro, many have started to consider what had until recently seemed unthinkable. i don't want to lose my country. i love it so much, you can't even imagine that. it is quite shocking for me, and right now i'm thinking about taking weapons to my hands, at least to defend my local districts. others aren't staying to see how it plays out. hundreds queue for trains in the west of the country. tens of thousands cross into into poland, and, on ukraine's southern

border, into romania, too. in hungary, unexpected help. viktor 0rban, long—time ally of president putin, now fell in behind his eu partners. we support all the sanctions, so we will block nothing, so what the prime ministers of european union are able to agree, we accept it and we support it. we don't block it. this is not time being clever, this is time to be united, so it's a war and what we have to do, to get back to the situation which was prior to the war, so restore the peace. siren drones. back in kyiv, air raid siren spring panic. civilians now feel like targets in their own home. ukrainian forces are stalling the russian advance. the fear must be that in an effort to break their resistance, president putin may order a yet more brutal assault. angus crawford, bbc news.

president zelensky said in the last few minutes the readiness of the ukrainian people have spoken the scenario of occupation we have also heard that azerbaijan and turkey are preparing to organise talks with russia and other breaking news in the last few minutes, the german government, according to reuters, has said it will supply 1000 anti—tank weapons and 500 stinger surface—to—air missiles from german army stocks to support the ukrainian military and that those supply will be delivered as soon as possible. as you saw in angus crawford's report, a ukrainian convoy on its way to the capital kyiv was hit by an air strike. our international correspondent 0rla guerin is there and sent us this update. well, we're on the road to the capital kyiv and we've just come across this convoy of ukrainian military vehicles. we've been told that they were hit yesterday. they were obviously heading towards the capital to be part of the defence of the city

when there was a russian missile strike. this is an air defence missile system. very, very few cars on the road this morning. we're making a careful approach to the city, checking the information as we go. reports coming out from kyiv talk of air strikes, talk of more sirens, people hiding in basements. it's crucial for moscow's plans to try to get control of the capital, but that may involve street—by—street fighting, and, so far, there is no indication that russian forces have managed to reach the centre of the city, though there are reports that they are in one of the suburbs on the outskirts. in the ukrainian city of dnipro people have gathered to make molotov cocktails — they're a form of home—made bomb — to help defend their city. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford was watching them. this is part of a park

here in the centre of dnipro this city, and, look, you can see people bringing cheese graters here to grate polystyrene to make molotov cocktails, and you can see lots of them are women. there is an english teacher i spoke to, there was a lawyer, and also a couple of housewives. they all said the same thing — that this was not how they wanted to spend a saturday afternoon but they don't know what else to do. they feel like they have to defend their land, they have to defend their city and so they are preparing and want to be ready for whatever might happen here. so, for example, the housewives are saying, you know, we're good at cooking, it is just the same thing. and the others were saying, you know, wejust want to keep busy, we want to feel like we're doing something. and they are not trying to think

too hard about exactly it is they're doing, they said, but it is about keeping occupied in keeping busy in trying to keep calm in the face of something which frankly is we are witnessing is pretty terrifying. yesterday i was at a blood donation centre and people there were saying to me that they have come to give blood to the soldiers and do their bit and they were frustrated, they said, that they felt the west wasn't doing enough to help for them and they were getting the support. they said sanctions were all very well but it's not enough, it is not stopping russia. so basically this is a nation that is, essentially, trying to help itself. so it's notjust this field full of people preparing physically to defend the city. there is also a building just nearby where people are bringing food, clothes, bedding, absolutely everything. petrol, buckets, anything you could possibly think of, because they're worried that this city might become a city under siege at some point, that eventually the russian forces may turn their attention on dnipro, and it's a city that has a reputation as a fortress city. it's a place that's preparing to defend itself. it's preparing for anything.

is a hospital around as well as the preparations ijust mentioned, there is a hospital around the corner, a military hospital, which is a reminder of what this is all about. there are 400 beds at the hospital and the man in charge there told us they are all full so injured soldiers being brought in all the time from the front line and he said this is now the main hospital for the fighters can ukrainian fighters, now in this entire region. because in kharkiv to the north, for example, he said people there are sitting in the basements. the danger there is so great now that many of the injured fighters are now being brought south here to dnipro. the situation here is extremely serious, people know that here, and that is why they are really mobilising. and it isjust a hive of frantic activity. it is really quite extraordinary. sarah rainsford reporting. russia's media regulator has instructed ten independent media outlets to remove reports describing russia's military assault on ukraine as an 'invasion', an 'attack�* or a 'declaration of war�*. state media have been toeing the government line. meanwhile twitter has joined facebook in having its service in russia restricted. i've been speaking to sergei goryashko from our

russian service in moscow. they are trying to keep the information from the battlefield, from the war, just as they would like to see it, that russian army is entering ukraine, that everything goes right as they planned and that russian army succeeds, which is not exactly true at some points and in some directions. russian media, i think russian media which were warned by russian media watchdog roskomnadzor that they are going to be banned or eventually will be banned if they keep going to provide information for their readers and viewers about what's really happening there at the borders and in the battlefield in ukraine. what are the russian media saying about casualties in the war so far? well, apart from those which were warned by roskomnadzor

that they are going to be blocked if they carry on, russian officials deny that there are any casualties and any losses in this war for now. recently, just moments ago, a russian spokesperson for the defence ministry told that there are no casualties among russians. he also told that there are no casualties among those ukrainian prisoners that russian army have taken. and he added that russia is aware that ukraine is giving arms to civilians, that they are giving weapons to civilians to defend themselves, and he warned that there could be possible losses against ukrainian civilian population if they carry on. he also said that russia is not bombing any civilian places,

any homes, in any part of ukraine, and told that he has seen some footage of ukrainian heavy weapons located just near the civilian houses. he told that that could lead to casualties among ukrainians as well. what about prisoners of war? have there been any indications of people who have been fighting who have been captured? yes, there have been. so, today ukrainian media and social media are publishing lots of videos of russian soldiers imprisoned, soldiers telling their names and telling where they came from. some of them say that they did not know that they were going to war in ukraine. some of them cry, shocked. most of them are really young people in their 20s.

we have confirmed a couple of cases like that and bbc russian has spoken to a mother of one of the imprisoned soldiers. she says that she was not aware that her son is going to war and she also says that russian defence ministry has not contacted her yet. she's obviously in a state of shock, and she prays for her son to come home. i mentioned in the introduction that independent media outlets in russia have been told to stop talking about an invasion or a declaration of war. what about, also, restrictions on social media like facebook and twitter in russia? there were no orders that russians, just ordinary russians cannot post their thoughts and views on what is happening, but there were a lot of reports when just ordinary russians were detained on the streets of different cities for wearing some...

for having on their hands just pieces on paper where it was written, "no war with ukraine," for protesting obviously, and they were taken into custody. as for the social media, russia is blocking facebook and twitter now and it is hard to access these websites without a vpn in russia. sergei goryashko of the bbc russian service in moscow. we can now get live pictures of protests in new york and have been photos in towns and cities around the world, buildings lit up the colours of the ukrainian flag and this is one of many global protests against president putin's invasion of ukraine going on right now in new york and we have also just been hearing the last few minutes from the american presidentjoe biden. he said in an interview that the comments from finland and sweden which are neutral about them

possiblyjoining nato, president biden says that shows just how badly the comments from finland and sweden which are neutral about them possiblyjoining nato, president biden says that shows just how badly vladimir putin has miscalculated. joe biden saying not only is nato more unified, look at what is going on in terms of finland and sweden. he is producing the exact opposite effect that he intended. and these demonstrations now, a live demonstrations now, a live demonstration against the russian invasion of ukraine and that is going on right now in new york. the polish government, which has set up reception centres along its 330—mile—long border with ukraine, has denounced what it called russia's aggression. the polish government said 115,000 people had crossed the border into poland from ukraine since russia's invasion from ukraine this week — 15,000 of those

in a four—hour period on saturday. the bbc�*s fergal keane is in lviv in western ukraine where there are chaotic scenes as people try to board trains out of the country this train is going now towards dnipro, now towards dnipro, which is in the east. no good to the people who are standing around who want to get west as fast as they can, away from what they fear will be the advance of the russians. and there are thousands of people along this platform. can any train possibly take the number of people who are here? it seems very, very doubtful. there's an air of desperation. it's quiet, desperation no less realfor that. shouting. this is hard to credit, to believe, in the europe of 2022. people are just crushing all around me trying

to get onto these trains. a woman, a young mother with a baby there screaming because everybody�*s getting crushed. fergal keane reporting. we have seen desperate scenes that the beginnings of an exodus from ukraine? our europe correspondent, mark lowen, is on the polish side of the ukranian—poland border. 115,000 people have come overfrom ukraine to poland since the war began and while the cars are waiting for hours to cross some ukrainians are coming here by train to the train station behind me which is about six miles, about ten kilometres or so from the ukrainian border and those we met today said that they felt tired, emotional being driven from their homes, but

lucky, too, that there here and say. on arrival from next door which is now another world. the overnight train from kyiv pulled into eastern poland today carrying year or 's neighbours seeking safety from russia's bombs. it neighbours seeking safety from russia's bombs.— neighbours seeking safety from russia's bombs. it took us 52 hours to net russia's bombs. it took us 52 hours to get here- — russia's bombs. it took us 52 hours to get here. katerina _ russia's bombs. it took us 52 hours to get here. katerina and _ russia's bombs. it took us 52 hours to get here. katerina and her i to get here. katerina and her dauuhter to get here. katerina and her daughter came _ to get here. katerina and her daughter came from - to get here. katerina and her daughter came from kharkiv| to get here. katerina and her. daughter came from kharkiv in eastern ukraine is the missiles rain down on their city. how did it feel having to leave your home is? i don't know yet. like, tears are just coming, _ don't know yet. like, tears are just coming, you — don't know yet. like, tears are just coming, you know? i i thinki don't know yet. like, tears are just coming, you know? i i think i didn't feel anything then and then i'm starting — feel anything then and then i'm starting to realise, yeah. but i hope — starting to realise, yeah. but i hope it's— starting to realise, yeah. but i hope it'sjust a short starting to realise, yeah. but i hope it's just a short time starting to realise, yeah. but i hope it'sjust a short time and we will be _ hope it'sjust a short time and we will be back soon. the hope it'sjust a short time and we will be back soon.— hope it'sjust a short time and we will be back soon. the 19th century train station _ will be back soon. the 19th century train station here _ will be back soon. the 19th century train station here is _ will be back soon. the 19th century train station here is now _ will be back soon. the 19th century train station here is now a - will be back soon. the 19th century train station here is now a modern | train station here is now a modern refugee reception centre, those arriving welcomed with open arms before travelling on around poland

in europe. among them, irene and her children, her left behind to defend her homeland. mar; children, her left behind to defend her homeland.— children, her left behind to defend her homeland. may want to stay to fiuht, her homeland. may want to stay to fight. because _ her homeland. may want to stay to fight, because they _ her homeland. may want to stay to fight, because they are _ her homeland. may want to stay to fight, because they are heroes. i her homeland. may want to stay to l fight, because they are heroes. how do ou fight, because they are heroes. how do you feel — fight, because they are heroes. how do you feel about _ fight, because they are heroes. how do you feel about your husband being there now? i'm afraid. i'm afraid but we believe that everything will be all right. we want to return soon and we are praying for them. poland has become a vital lifeline in and out of ukraine, welcoming those fleeing and sending ammunition and supplies back to those who are remaining. if you have it's newest war prompts europe's fetish refugee crisis it is now poland are no longer the mediterranean that is on the humanitarian front line. but irene and herfamily, another journey now starts on to relatives in italy. homes, people, livelihoods are being operated, deans europe thought were confined in the past.

mark logan, bbc news, eastern poland. we can now go back to mac life now. she said in your report they're extraordinary that we are seeing and witnessing the scenes in 2022 and those people you have been talking to, i mean traumatised really and they must have been terrified by that russian invasion of their homeland? that yes, i'm in katerina bear who you heard at the top of my report she came from kharkiv which is the second city to the east of ukraine and she said there were bombs and missiles raining down around them and they justice guided they had to get going. others had come from the dnipro in the east on lviv in the west. i think nowhere ukraine now feels completely safe so people are going either because they are seeing bombs or missiles or hearing attacks or they are hearing air raid sirens to soak yes, there is also trauma,

of course, in ukrainians coming here to go around poland but also to go to go around poland but also to go to other parts of europe. we saw people coming ukrainian diaspora who had come here from denmark who are helping other ukrainians to go up to safety in copan they can you get the strength of a real kind of free devolving of peoples and livelihoods around europe, —— the drawing. which is a source of echo of decades past. now the polish authorities say they can help, cope with these numbers. they are preparing hospitals to treat the wounded as well that the polish authorities are warned in the days and weeks to come if this continues there could be a refugee exodus equal to or even exceeding that crisis of syrian refugees in 2015 when over a million of them reached the shores of europe. we saw in your report the reception centre were they trying to look after people as they come across the border and really polish people doing their best to make ukrainian refugees feel welcome as they flee their country? people gas, and of

course this country knows all too tragically the cost of russian occupation, russian hostility and, in fact, this city was besieged by soviet forces in the first world war. it was actually the longest siege of the first world war and then, you know, 100 years on, it is witnessing this influx of refugees from fresh russian aggressive and it is as though there is a kind of awful deja vu, awful echoes of the decade as the century passed that modern poland in the modern european union never thought it would say. ended, matt. thank you very much indeed. just to bring you vital right up to date in the last hour, germany has become the latest country to come out here's our business correspondent katie prescott to explain why

the swift system is so important. in the last hour, germany has become the latest country to come out in favour of banning russia from the swift banking payment network. such a ban would mark a significant tighening on economic sanctions on president putin's regime. here's our business correspondent katie prescott to explain why the swift system is so important. swift can be described as an artery of global finance. it allows the smooth and quick transfer of money across borders. it stands for the society for worldwide interbank financial telecommunication, and it is co—owned by more than 2,000 financial institutions around the world. created in 1973, it links 11,000 banks in more than 200 countries. it sends more than 40 million messages a day. over 1% of those are thought to involve russian payments. stopping russia using the swift system for financial transactions could have painful consequences for both sides. it could make life very difficult for russian banks and for businesses who are trying to get paid for their goods. but that, of course, works both ways. so, for example, for western companies trying to buy russian oil and gas, they could find it very disruptive. you have germany, which is very

dependent on russian gas. you've also got italy, very dependent. but you've got france, for example, which has nuclear and is dependent a lot less on russian gas, and the same with the uk. so there is a bit of a split in terms of whether one really wants to stop that flow from taking place, and, obviously, if you get the russians out of swift, then that flow stops, because they won't get paid, and that's a big, big issue which i don't think the europeans are quite ready to move to. so many world leaders, like the us presidentjoe biden, say their preference is for different sanctions, because of the hit to other countries' economies of banning russia from swift. katie prescott, bbc news. seeing the images and reports from ukraine is disturbing and upsetting — but it's even worse for the many thousands of ukrainians living

outside of their country. simonjones has been hearing from some of those watching from afar here in the uk, desperately worried about family, friends and the fate of their homeland. the anxiety on their faces is clear. members of this ukrainian club in luton are desperately trying to get in touch with family and friends back home. when contact is made, the message coming out of the country is grim. it's just a really heartbreaking situation, and we're fighting for europe. it feels like we are fighting for the whole world. we don't have enough people. for oleksandra, it brings back painful memories of when she and her family fled eastern ukraine in 2014 as fighting started in the donbas region. i was sitting under the table at eight years old, and now i'm 15 and i'm already disappointed that all of this is happening in the world. i don't want to face the second time. at the ukrainian social club

in manchester, people are trying to stay strong, but there's a feeling of helplessness. my mother is there, and she said, "i am not going anywhere, "i am staying here," and she's disabled — she even can't go anywhere. hi, 0ksana. wolodymyr has been trying to get his wife 0ksana back to manchester. she had flown out to ukraine to visit her parents and son just before conflict broke out. her flight back was cancelled. she was forced to drive to the polish border. she's got through the border, through the night, _ i'm checking with her, "where are you? i "are you through yet? "which... "where are you aiming for? "get a flight. "where from? "which airport?" our cameras were there when the couple were finally reunited. praying. thousands of ukrainians live in the uk. their home may now be here, but their thoughts are very much

with what's happening in their homeland. simon jones, bbc news. we can now go back tojoin lyse doucet life. we have just we can now go back tojoin lyse doucet life. we havejust been hearing from president zelensky saying they will do whatever it takes to liberate the country and he is leading the resistance to this russian invasion.— is leading the resistance to this russian invasion. guess, he very much started _ russian invasion. guess, he very much started the _ russian invasion. guess, he very much started the day _ russian invasion. guess, he very much started the dayjust - russian invasion. guess, he very much started the dayjust before| much started the dayjust before nine the recording a video just in front of one of our interesting buildings here in the ukrainian capital right next to the presidential office and saying the russian forces in austin this city, don't believe the fake news, but i have told my aunt forces to lay down their guns. we're not going anywhere, we are going to fight. of course, in addressing ukrainian people he is also addressing the

russian leadership because many are now asking questions. how long is it going to take for the russian army, which is militarily in terms of numbers and wait far more dominant than the ukrainian military, so many are asking us about that expectation that russian forces willjust come down from the north, come up from the south and sweep into the city? but this evening as night fell there was a report from moscow that russia has now ordered its forces to advance in all directions. there has been a curfew imposed on the city which came into force at five o'clock this evening to give time until its am on monday. —— sea of time. the life in the city is going underground just as we are going underground just as we are going underground just as we are going underground just as we learned about —— kyiv to time. the metro system is now 24—hour refuges people take to bomb shelters. i think the message from the ukrainian leadership including president zelensky as that as difficult as it has been so far,

it is going to get a lot more difficult, a lot harder, as russian forces continue to try to push into the centre of kyiv. fishd forces continue to try to push into the centre of kyiv.— forces continue to try to push into the centre of kyiv. and what are the latest information _ the centre of kyiv. and what are the latest information on _ the centre of kyiv. and what are the latest information on that? - the centre of kyiv. and what are the latest information on that? i - the centre of kyiv. and what are the latest information on that? i know. latest information on that? i know it is pretty hard for you to get out and about to get information on exactly where those russian forces are in terms of their capital, but you hearing? the report we have is that russian forces in the north—west at about ten miles from the city centre. in other areas they are about 20 miles but they are trying to push in, as you have been reporting. there has been resistance from ukrainian forces but throughout the day to day there were bursts of gunfire throughout the city, occasional artillery rounds and a constant roar of explosions on the outskirts of the city. there is an impression that those explosions are getting closer but they are still not in the centre of the city which still

remains eerily quiet. that centre of the city which still remains eerily quiet. at least the consensus _ remains eerily quiet. at least the consensus from _ remains eerily quiet. at least the consensus from western - remains eerily quiet. at least the consensus from western military | consensus from western military experts seems to be that actually this russian advance on day three is not as fast as president putin and his strategists would have hoped and ukrainian resistance and stronger than many people would have been expecting. than many people would have been exectina. , ., than many people would have been exectina. ,~ :, than many people would have been exuectin. i. ., expecting. many are asking today, did russia understand _ expecting. many are asking today, did russia understand what - expecting. many are asking today, did russia understand what was i expecting. many are asking today, | did russia understand what was the shape and strength of the ukrainian army. it cannot match the russians neither on land, sea nor air, but it is a different armed force than the one russia encountered their swept past when it annexed crimea. we have seenin past when it annexed crimea. we have seen in recent weeks hardly a day went by without ammunition and weaponry arriving to bolster the ukrainian forces. they have been trained for the last few years by nato armies and they have been bolstered by the civilian force, we

see in every office, where ukrainians with no combat experience can just ukrainians with no combat experience canjust sign up. they ukrainians with no combat experience can just sign up. they want to also be on the front lines, they want to respond to this call, to defend not just their streets and their families but to defend the country which president putin has said has no right to exist, that it is a fictitious country. but of course this is not the end of this offensive. it isjust this is not the end of this offensive. it is just beginning, this is not the end of this offensive. it isjust beginning, it isjust early offensive. it isjust beginning, it is just early days in the worst of the confrontations in the clashes in the confrontations in the clashes in the full force of the russian military is still to be felt here in ukraine. the pentagon has said that it believes that about 50% of those 190,000 russian forces massed along the border has been deployed inside ukraine and they are expecting to keep steadily mounting.— ukraine and they are expecting to keep steadily mounting. thank you ve much keep steadily mounting. thank you very much indeed. _ keep steadily mounting. thank you very much indeed. our _ keep steadily mounting. thank you very much indeed. our chief - very much indeed. our chief international correspondent. let's

just recap for you some of the main points on day three of the russian invasion of ukraine. heavy gunfire, rocket and missile blasts have been heard in the ukrainian capital as the russian military continues its assault on the city. the ukrainian president said attacks had been repelled from all directions but the governor of the kyiv region warned russian troops are building up on the border. earlier on, president zelensky share the video of himself on the streets of the capital dispelling rumours that he had called on his army to lay down its arms. he has promised to give weapons in fact to anybody willing to defend ukraine. this is what we know so far as night falls on the ukrainian capital. the city is braced for another night of russian assault and attack after its forces failed to break through. ukrainian officials say 198 people have so far dry in the fighting. the number

crossing into neighbouring countries is rising rapidly, more than 115,000 people have entered poland alone. sanctions on russia may be allowed don't like about to get tougher. germany has now said it does support what it calls targeted restrictions on russia's access to the swift international banking payment system. it is also sending weapons to the ukraine military. russian troops are spreading out in parts of the north—east and south of ukraine, gaining territory especially in the east, you can see here how much of ukraine is currently, we estimate, under russian control. our international correspondent reports now from ukraine. the rush to kyiv, a capital under attack. heading to the city this morning there was little moving apart from ukrainian troops. but the russians are watching from the skies, ready to strike as they did

here, just an hour outside the capital. this is what we have come across on the road to kyiv. this convoy was obviously travelling to the city to be part of the defence of kyiv. this is an air defence missile system. it was hit yesterday and the smoke and still rising here. and here also after an early—morning strike on block of flats near kyiv�*s giuliani airport. the authorities say it was a russian missile strike. latest reports say two people were killed here. it could have been far more but many locals had already fled or taken cover in shelters. yuri, who lives nearby, says the west must help. i yuri, who lives nearby, says the west must help.— yuri, who lives nearby, says the west must help. i wanted to say for our west must help. i wanted to say for your governments _

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here, he said, and we will not lay down our arms. farfrom it. we found ukrainians taking up arms, forming volunteer brigades to defend the city alongside the local police. this volunteer who goes by the nickname molloy said i don't want to live in russia and my brothers in arms don't want that either. we will defend the city or i will die. taking the risk of walking her dog, she was enraged by russia's invasion and its president. he she was enraged by russia's invasion and its president.— and its president. he is a terrorist. _ and its president. he is a terrorist, she _ and its president. he is a terrorist, she said. i and its president. he is a terrorist, she said. he i and its president. he is a terrorist, she said. he is| terrorist, she said. he is terrorising _ terrorist, she said. he is terrorising the _ terrorist, she said. he is terrorising the whole i terrorist, she said. he is i terrorising the whole world. terrorist, she said. he is - terrorising the whole world. with russian forces at the gates, some

are still fleeing the capital. for now the city remains in ukrainian hands but the battle may be just beginning. as we have heard that mac ukraine's president zelensky, has urged all citizens, to resist the russian invasion of their country. and as our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford reports from the city of neepre, people from all walks of life, are answering the call. this was saturday in dnipro. women making molotov cocktails in the park. housewives, businesswomen and lawyers, now all preparing for the defence of their city. she is an english teacher in normal life. nobody thought this was how we would spend our weekend. nobody thought, but now we are doing this and it

seems like the only important thing to do now. we canjust seems like the only important thing to do now. we can just live our ordinary lives even if we are safe, so we have to do something. these are scenes — so we have to do something. these are scenes unimaginable _ so we have to do something. these are scenes unimaginable to - so we have to do something. these are scenes unimaginable to most i so we have to do something. these are scenes unimaginable to most in europe. they were unthinkable here until now. but these women say setting home doing nothing would be even scarier. it suddenly feels like this whole city has sprung into action. people are donating whatever they can, soldiers and those forced to flee here from the fighting, but also for if the strategic city comes under siege itself, and men and women are signing up for weapons, ready to fight against troops sent by president putin. iie ready to fight against troops sent by president putin.— by president putin. he really believed that _ by president putin. he really believed that he _ by president putin. he really believed that he can - by president putin. he really believed that he can take i by president putin. he really i believed that he can take ukraine and to— believed that he can take ukraine and to make from ukraine russia, it is fake _ and to make from ukraine russia, it is fake and — and to make from ukraine russia, it is fake and we don't believe in it

and we — is fake and we don't believe in it and we are — is fake and we don't believe in it and we are really angry.- is fake and we don't believe in it and we are really angry. dnipro is already feeling _ and we are really angry. dnipro is already feeling the _ and we are really angry. dnipro is already feeling the cost _ and we are really angry. dnipro is already feeling the cost of - and we are really angry. dnipro is already feeling the cost of this i already feeling the cost of this war, taking casualties from other cities. people are bringing all sorts of things to this military hospital, they are bringing syringes and medicine in the bandages, because they know that the staff here are under real pressure now. this place is already full, already 400 injured soldiers here. they are used to war here in the east but survey tells me this is intense, with hundreds of injured soldiers brought in every day.— with hundreds of injured soldiers brought in every day. before, we used to know _ brought in every day. before, we used to know exactly _ brought in every day. before, we used to know exactly where i brought in every day. before, we used to know exactly where the l used to know exactly where the fighting — used to know exactly where the fighting was happening, we can prepare — fighting was happening, we can prepare for the wounded before they -ot prepare for the wounded before they got here, _ prepare for the wounded before they got here, now there is a constant flow _ got here, now there is a constant flow. : , , _, , got here, now there is a constant flow. : , , flow. the city is coping, everyone rall inc flow. the city is coping, everyone rallying round. — flow. the city is coping, everyone rallying round, but _ flow. the city is coping, everyone rallying round, but the _ flow. the city is coping, everyone rallying round, but the mood i flow. the city is coping, everyone rallying round, but the mood in l rallying round, but the mood in dnipro has darkened today, the pressure on everyone increasing.

american defence officials say the russian leadership are becoming increasingly frustrated by the strength of ukrainian resistance and heatin strength of ukrainian resistance and heat in the uk the ministry of defence has echoed washington's military assessment saying that russian advances have temporarily slowed down. i have been speaking to the emeritus professor of war studies at king's college london who says russia seems to have underestimated the strength of ukraine's military. these are basic lessons of warfare that if you are defending your country you have higher morale and fight harder than if you are invading, particularly if you're not quite sure why you are invading. despite all of that, there are some really curious aspects of the russian strategy. they seem to be overconfident, too arrogant, made a quick dash to see if they could get into kyiv to take out president

zelensky. but failed, and they haven't taken a major city yet, they haven't taken a major city yet, they have taken a lot of casualties, and these difficulties mount up because you need equipment, bridges are down so you need to find new routes to get heavier forces towards kyiv and other cities, so it is not turning it at all as putin and the russian high command hoped. military strategy has to be linked to political strategy and political strategy certainly from everything putin said was to replace volodymyr zelensky with some sort of puppet regime, on the assumption that ukraine is an non—country with no strong national identity and the people of ukraine are under the thumb of nazis and militarists and so on, which is delusional stuff. decent intelligence agencies might have told him that. but i think that

was the plan. it depended on getting president zelensky and trying to replace him but that plan is not going to work now, even if he is in some way harmed, because you now have a mobilised nation ready to take on an invading force. and if they try to move him into kyiv they will have trouble. if they do it in a brutal way, because urban warfare is one of the most difficult forms of warfare to fight.— of warfare to fight. professor laurence _ of warfare to fight. professor laurence friedman, - of warfare to fight. professor| laurence friedman, professor of warfare to fight. professor i laurence friedman, professor of of warfare to fight. professor - laurence friedman, professor of war studies at king's college london. the french navy has intercepted a russian cargo ship at the channel and escorted it to northern france. authorities say they suspect the ship called 'the baltic leader�* belongs to a russian company targeted by european union sanctions over the war in ukraine.

let's get more now and the warning from refugee agencies that millions of ukrainians could potentially end “p of ukrainians could potentially end up on the move heading to the borders for neighbouring countries. most of those fleeing already are women and children with men aged 18-60 told to women and children with men aged 18—60 told to stay in ukraine to fight and defend their homeland. tens of thousands have already crossed into the five countries that border ukraine's western flank, making what is sometimes a very long and arduous journey what ever way they can and we heard earlier from fergal keane who has been in the city of lviv in the west talking to people who are seeking safe haven beyond the ukrainian border. alljourneys now lead west. in days, the lives of millions have been upended. the only thought now is to get to safety. many of us thought that it's just informational war, but you see what happened, and we don't understand why putin does it.

we need help from the world. we say, "help, help, help, help us," because we're here, so we are alone here. siren drones. and the sound they're having to learn to live with. the russian army might be far from lviv, but there's still a state of high alert. the sound triggered a panic attack for this woman. it is still the case here, despite the war, that the young trust their parents to protect them, whatever might come. however strange the world they've been cast into. their hope is that the train would help them avoid this —

the line of cars to the polish border. so those people are moving on foot down towards the border with poland, but it's another 20 kilometres from where we are at the moment. we just need to move out of the way and let more people passes here. they're coming. and a constant procession of people. however they arrive at the border, this slow shuffle out of the lives they knew is what awaits. back at lviv station, word that a train to poland will leave in half an hour. but there would only be one this afternoon, and so many desperate to escape. this train is going now towards dnipropetrovsk, which is in the east. no good to the people

who are standing around me, who want to get west as fast as they can, away from what they fear will be the advance of the russians. and there are thousands of people along this platform. can any train possibly take the number of people who are here? it seems very, very doubtful. there's an air of desperation. it's quiet desperation, but no less real for that. shouting. this is hard to credit, to believe, in the europe of 2022. people are just crushing all around me trying to get onto these trains. a woman, a young mother with a baby there screaming because everyone's getting crushed. this is not the result of any accident. it was created by mr putin's deliberate choice. and it is they who must

carry the burden. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv. let's speak now with laurie lee, ceo of care international uk — an international humanitarian agency providing emergency assistance in ukraine. from your point of view what is a situation, what kind of help are you able to offer? the situation, what kind of help are you able to offer?— able to offer? the situation is very fast changing _ able to offer? the situation is very fast changing but _ able to offer? the situation is very fast changing but what _ able to offer? the situation is very fast changing but what do - able to offer? the situation is very fast changing but what do we i able to offer? the situation is very i fast changing but what do we know? we know for one thing there has been a humanitarian emergency in the east of ukraine for eight years and millions are already in need of assistance there. what we also know is that tens of thousands of people, as you have just been reporting, is that tens of thousands of people, as you havejust been reporting, are fleeing their homes to get away from the violence with their children and to be safe, and in a worst—case

scenario, the expectation is that millions of people may be forced out of their homes. in other words, most of their homes. in other words, most of those displaced will still remain in their own country, and the rest will mainly stay in the neighbouring countries, and we know there is a huge risk for people on the move like that. they are very vulnerable, only carrying a few things with them. they have lost the protection of their home, and the vast majority of their home, and the vast majority of those people, particularly in this situation as you have been reporting our women and children. they will be particularly vulnerable on the move, trying to get through a difficultjourney, violence and exploitation, and even sexual violence and sexual exploitation. so there are real risks for people so

we are working through a partner organisation called people in need to provide people the most basic assistance they need. that may be cash, that may be the quickest thing we can do for some people, it will be food and it might be clothes. it is cold and it is winter. and we know there is also going to be huge psychological effects for what happened to people and we will be trying to help people with that as well. , : trying to help people with that as well. , ., , :, , trying to help people with that as well. , ., , :,, .,, trying to help people with that as well. , ., , :,, ., well. these are people whose world has suddenly _ well. these are people whose world has suddenly been _ well. these are people whose world has suddenly been turned _ well. these are people whose world has suddenly been turned upside i well. these are people whose world i has suddenly been turned upside down almost overnight and they must be terrified and traumatised and actually separated from men. absolutely and that separation is a really important thing so and today's world, can you imagine being on the move in any situation let alone in this situation without a working mobile phone? of making sure that people have cash in their time and even being able to charge their

phones. it is so important because how would you find a safe place to go if you can't be communicating with people who have that information for you. we have to think about those kinds of things as well as the basics of food and water and shelter. bhd well as the basics of food and water and shelter-— well as the basics of food and water and shelter. and what goes through our mind and shelter. and what goes through your mind when _ and shelter. and what goes through your mind when you _ and shelter. and what goes through your mind when you see _ and shelter. and what goes through your mind when you see these i and shelter. and what goes through i your mind when you see these scenes, potentially millions of people on the move, refugees in europe, forcing historical echoes? absolutely, and history very much echoed. care began by sending care packages to people after the second world war all over europe, and it is very sad to imagine we are going to be doing that again for people suffering war within europe. sadly we had to do that in bosnia as well. it is haunting to see that

happening. and to think that the world has not been able to stop these things since the second world war, and this is going to be a huge humanitarian disaster and it is going to be on top of others. this doesn't change the fact that there is a huge humanitarian disaster going on in afghanistan, in syria and yemen with massive humanitarian consequences, and we need to look after the people in all of those places. we can't say it is ukraine or afghanistan, for example. and so the rich countries of the world really need to come forward with humanitarian aid for all of those emergencies. one of the things the british government could do to be able to do that is left immediate lady cut to eight they had last year and make sure there is enough humanitarian aid. we need a huge

amount for ukraine but we can't take it from afghanistan or yemen. thank ou ve it from afghanistan or yemen. thank you very much- _ protests in support of people in the ukraine have been taking place around the world. some draped themselves in the blue and yellow colours of the ukrainian flag and there were protests in several cities and in london outside the russian embassy. their country is fighting for its future. the russian embassy. their country is fighting for its future.— fighting for its future. the morale ofthe fighting for its future. the morale of the ukrainian _ fighting for its future. the morale of the ukrainian army _ fighting for its future. the morale of the ukrainian army is _ fighting for its future. the morale | of the ukrainian army is extremely high, we are here supporting them and praying for them and hoping for them to return safely. the? and praying for them and hoping for them to return safely.— them to return safely. they are losina them to return safely. they are losing contact _ them to return safely. they are losing contact with _ them to return safely. they are losing contact with family - them to return safely. they are losing contact with family and l losing contact with family and friends in the war zone. my losing contact with family and friends in the war zone. my dad is still spending _ friends in the war zone. my dad is still spending all _ friends in the war zone. my dad is still spending all the _ friends in the war zone. my dad is still spending all the time - friends in the war zone. my dad is still spending all the time in - friends in the war zone. my dad is still spending all the time in a - still spending all the time in a bomb shelter and people are buying there. for bomb shelter and people are buying there. ., ., . , bomb shelter and people are buying there. ., ., ., , ., , there. for now all they can do is rotest. there. for now all they can do is protest. russian _ there. for now all they can do is protest. russian soldiers, - there. for now all they can do is | protest. russian soldiers, please there. for now all they can do is - protest. russian soldiers, please be notified. this— protest. russian soldiers, please be notified. this was _ protest. russian soldiers, please be notified. this was a _ protest. russian soldiers, please be notified. this was a demonstration l notified. this was a demonstration laru el notified. this was a demonstration laruel b

notified. this was a demonstration largely by ukrainians _ notified. this was a demonstration largely by ukrainians in _ notified. this was a demonstration largely by ukrainians in the - notified. this was a demonstration largely by ukrainians in the uk. i largely by ukrainians in the uk. several thousand here in westminster, but amongst the crowd another nationality. russian. we westminster, but amongst the crowd another nationality. russian.- another nationality. russian. we are absolutely devastating _ another nationality. russian. we are absolutely devastating and - another nationality. russian. we are absolutely devastating and shocked | absolutely devastating and shocked and a _ absolutely devastating and shocked and a state of shame since thursday. hopeless. _ and a state of shame since thursday. hopeless, don't know what to do. at the russian embassy, a protest that would likely lead to arrests in russia itself. more crowds in cities including manchester, gloucester and edinburgh. this protest is deeply personalfor many of edinburgh. this protest is deeply personal for many of the people here but it is also very political. there is a feeling that britain has done its bit so far but it is just the start. much more is needed. to paralyse their financial infrastructure, a total embargo of russian _ infrastructure, a total embargo of russian oil— infrastructure, a total embargo of russian oil to also completely paralyse — russian oil to also completely paralyse their energy sector as well _ paralyse their energy sector as well. �* ., , ., , ,., ., well. and there was a message from both sides. — well. and there was a message from

both sides, please _ well. and there was a message from both sides, please stop. _ well. and there was a message from both sides, please stop. fighting - both sides, please stop. fighting with yourself _ both sides, please stop. fighting with yourself and _ both sides, please stop. fighting with yourself and with _ both sides, please stop. fighting with yourself and with your- both sides, please stop. fighting| with yourself and with your family and brothers. iam with yourself and with your family and brothers. i am sorry. it has been a mainly sunny saturday across much of england and wales, more the same tomorrow, hardly a cloud in the sky along the lincolnshire coast. much more cloud across northern ireland and scotland and some cloud has been thick and or patchy light rain particularly to the north of the central belt. all tied in with this area of cloud, a frontal system lingering to the north and west of the uk and that will be slowly edging its way eastwards through this evening and overnight. notice the squeeze on the isobars with strong and gusty winds for the north and west of scotland and through northern ireland as well. this is where we have the cloud cover over night with outbreaks of rain and to northern

ireland, northern and western scotland but everywhere else dry and mostly clear skies, to the east of scotland as well. this is the temperature in the centre of town and out in the countryside under clear skies that is likely to be at or below freezing so many of us waking up to frost tomorrow morning. for many, lots of sunshine and there are some exceptions, north and west of scotland sees cloud and patchy rain, rain perhaps pushing into wales and south—west england and can't rule out some drizzle. mostly dry, another breezy day with the strongest winds across western scotland but could see gusts touching 40—50. in the temperature slightly down on this afternoon, looking at 9—11 are maybe 12 and where there is sunshine that should be quite pleasant. cloud starts to build once again from the west ahead of the next atlantic system and that will be pushing south eastwards through monday. tied in with this area of pressure to the north—west

so strong winds for the north and west of scotland, might see gales, west of scotland, might see gates, and a band of rain easing away from northern ireland and southern scotland but lingering through northern england, wales and south—west england, may not get to the far east until the afternoon. cloud and the rain mean temperatures in double figures, single figures behind the rain band and on tuesday an area of high pressure building on from the west complicated slightly ljy from the west complicated slightly by a front lingering, so some rain in the forecast is start the weekend behind it sunshine for many, the rain may linger in the south.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the moment a rocket hit an apartment block in ukraine's capital, as the russian military continues its assault. translation: we managed to escape. we were in the kitchen. we were lucky. it was a direct hit into the living room. my wife and elder child had their legs broken open. the younger one was taken somewhere by the rescuers. i am looking for them now. as soldiers and volunteers take up defensive positions on the outskirts of kyiv, ukraine's president remains defiant. translation: we successfully | repelled enemy attacks in many cities of our country. we know what we are protecting. our country and the future of our children.

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