today, we are alive in the ukrainian capital kyiv as talks begin to try to end five days of war. delegations from russia and ukraine meet near the despite the talks, the fighting continues, as more russian troops head for the front—line. ukraine's president says the next 2a hours will be crucial, and he's appealing to brussels to allow his country tojoin the eu. translation: we appeal to the european union - for the immediate accession of ukraine under a new special procedure. relief for the citizens of kyiv, as four days of curfew ends. some venture out from underground shelters, looking for food and supplies. but hundreds of thousands of

ukrainians are fleeing the country. we'll be in neighbouring slovakia, where 10,000 are arriving every day. we don't hate russians, we hate war. we don't want war. it's all what we need. international sanctions bite, as the russian rouble crashes by a0%, and interest rates more than double to 20%. and a special report on the raf typhoons involved in nato operations, close to the russian border. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live from kyiv, where there have been further explosions overnight, as russia's invasion of ukraine enters it's fifth day. the close to three million people here in the capital have been emerging from their homes, after a weekend—long curfew. meanwhile, negotiators from both sides in the conflict, are holding talks near ukraine's border with belarus, but expectations of a ceasefire aren't high. ahead of the meeting, ukraine's president zelensky urged russian troops to lay down their weapons, and called for his country's immediate membership of the european union. the areas in yellow here show the parts of ukraine now under russian control, with fighting highlighted in several key cities and regions. the united nations says the conflict has forced more than 400,000 ukrainians to flee their country. our first report this afternoon is from our kyiv

correspondent james waterhouse. a crisp day in kyiv but no one is venturing out for the weather. i coming into fighting, lifting of curfew has led to people going above ground for the first time in days. with one thing on their mind. replenishing increasingly limited supplies. translation: this attack b russia is supplies. translation: this attack by russia is impossible _ supplies. translation: this attack by russia is impossible in _ supplies. translation: this attack by russia is impossible in a - by russia is impossible in a 21st—century, this woman says. translation: m33 21st-century, this woman says. translation:— 21st-century, this woman says. translation: g . , , ., , translation: my child is three years old and she is— translation: my child is three years old and she is far _ translation: my child is three years old and she is far away. _ translation: my child is three years old and she is far away. me _ translation: my child is three years old and she is far away. me and - translation: my child is three years old and she is far away. me and my i old and she is far away. me and my husband are unable to pick up because we are under fire. translation: it because we are under fire. translation:— because we are under fire. translation: ., , ., , translation: it was awful in the shelter because _ translation: it was awful in the shelter because of— translation: it was awful in the shelter because of the _ translation: it was awful in the i shelter because of the conditions. no toilet, no water, nothing. there would soon — no toilet, no water, nothing. there would soon be _ no toilet, no water, nothing. there would soon be nothing _ no toilet, no water, nothing. there would soon be nothing in _ no toilet, no water, nothing. there would soon be nothing in some - no toilet, no water, nothing. there would soon be nothing in some aisles and supermarkets running low on staff at stock. this is the quietest we have seen the centre of kyiv and

this is being replicated in cities across the country will step ukraine's defence has been both surprising and extraordinary. but it is still the underdog. russia is still making gains. it has nevertheless been a fifth night of russian shells landing on ukrainian cities. the kyiv region, to the north, and kharkiv to the north—east today. despite variants of high fighting and shelling in the second biggest cities russians have been repelled for now and the defiance of president zelensky continues. translation:— president zelensky continues. translation: ., ., ., translation: europeans are aware that our soldiers _ translation: europeans are aware that our soldiers are _ translation: europeans are aware that our soldiers are fighting - translation: europeans are aware that our soldiers are fighting for- that our soldiers are fighting for our country and therefore for the whole of europe. a peace of all the countries of the european union, for the lives of children, equality, democracy. this gives us the full right to do the following, we appeal

to the european union for the immediate accession of ukraine under a new special procedure.— a new special procedure. alongside this sizeable _ a new special procedure. alongside this sizeable political _ a new special procedure. alongside this sizeable political aim, - a new special procedure. alongside this sizeable political aim, a - this sizeable political aim, a direct plea to his invaders. translation:— direct plea to his invaders. translation: , ., , ., translation: drop your weapons and net out of translation: drop your weapons and get out of here- — translation: drop your weapons and get out of here. do _ translation: drop your weapons and get out of here. do not _ translation: drop your weapons and get out of here. do not believe - translation: drop your weapons and get out of here. do not believe your. get out of here. do not believe your commanders, do not believe your propagandists, just save your lives and go. propagandists, 'ust save your lives and no. ., ., ., , ., propagandists, 'ust save your lives and no. ., ., .,, ., ,, ., and go. negotiators from both russia and go. negotiators from both russia and ukraine are _ and go. negotiators from both russia and ukraine are in _ and go. negotiators from both russia and ukraine are in talks _ and go. negotiators from both russia and ukraine are in talks on _ and go. negotiators from both russia and ukraine are in talks on the - and ukraine are in talks on the border close to belarus. moscow says it wants a deal that is good for both sides. kyiv�*s conditions are for both seats are in for troops to withdraw. the exact opposite of the last five days. —— ceasefire. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. hope for the people, emerging into the sunlight after a weekend of curfew, because there are talks going on, but it is not going to be

easy, getting some kind of agreement. easy, getting some kind of agreement-— easy, getting some kind of agreement. easy, getting some kind of aareement. ~ ., ., ., agreement. what today we have reached, agreement. what today we have reached. and — agreement. what today we have reached, and you _ agreement. what today we have reached, and you can _ agreement. what today we have reached, and you can look - agreement. what today we have reached, and you can look out . agreement. what today we have i reached, and you can look out your window as i did this morning to see a woman with a baby in a pram going down the street, it was six annexe ordinary development, right across the city people have been underground for 36 hours and they came up to see their city transformed even more into a city on the defensive. there were soldiers and many more checkpoints, we could even say, but behind us we can see three ukrainian flags snapping in the wind and it is for this reason that president zelensky told ukrainians he is sceptical about those talks taking place at the ukrainian television border but he will do a thing possible to try to stop this war. it is still a guessing game. we asked were president putin from this war, today we are asking what does he want from these talks, is using it to regroup his forces, is he using it as a

subterfuge to say, see, i did everything possible, they didn't want to talk and the war will go on. but even as they began talking, the air raid sirens have been going off this morning. we heard explosions around this city. it is as they say, they will talk as if there is no war and prosecute the war as if there is no peace talks. and prosecute the war as if there is no peace talks-— as we've been hearing, the united nations says more than half a million ukrainians have fled their homes for other countries, while many more are internally displaced. 0ur correspondent rob cameron has sent us this report, from the border with slovakia, where well over 10,000 people every day are seeking shelter. this is my second visit to this border crossing in four days, and what started as just a couple of tents really, and a few hundred people, mostly ukrainians from the neighbouring carpathian region, has swollen to what is essentially a global village where people from all over the world, students and migrant workers, are all part now of this

big sea of humanity, of people fleeing the conflict in ukraine and heading west. my family in kharkiv now, and my parents, my sister, and oh, my god, i'm so scared for these people. she fled the bombing of kharkiv with her three young children. we don't hate russian people. we hate war. we don't want war. like most ukrainian is arriving here she is going on to friends and relatives in neighbouring countries. part of the great ukrainian diet spirit in central europe. there are strong bonds of affinity and affection here from the plains beneath the carpathian mountains. no, we are not an organisation, we just came here and we would like to help. we bring our tents, we bring our desks, we bring our wood, we bring our fireplace. everything was ours and we just stay here right now for three days, and we also manage a new system for the registration of the refugees, we manage

the registration for the buses. the slovak authorities say they are ready for a much larger exodus of people. the bottlenecks they say are forming on the ukrainian side. but there are people here from all over there are people here from all over the world, students from ghana. migrant workers from pakistan. all caught up in what could soon become euro's greatest movement of people since the second world war. where will they go and when will they go home? rob cameron, bbc news, on the slovak ukrainian border. we'll hear from mark lowen on the polish border shortly, where refugees continue to pour in, but first to rob cameron, on the slovakian border. ijust want i just want to pick up ijust want to pick up on your piece, i wonder how organised the authorities are for an influx of 10,000 people every day. it is 10,000 people every day. it is certainly feeling _ 10,000 people every day. it 3 certainly feeling quite secure here. there is a very heavy military and

police presence and we have actually had the opportunity to speak both to slovakia's president and also the defence minister. they both assured me that they are on top of this and know what they are doing and are ready for more people, but when you actually speak to the volunteers who have come here, many of them completely on their own back, paying for this stuff themselves, they say they have had no direction from local authorities. they want the officials of slovakia to come in and keep the situation under control and direct the flow of people. what they worried about, i think what many observers here are worried about, is that if the steady trickle, flow are people going from ukraine does become a torrent, a flood, if not hundreds but thousands here waiting, people who are going to be taken in europe, what are they going to do, we will —— who will accommodate them and look after them? we will -- who will accommodate them and look after them?— and look after them? thanks for that.

and look after them? thanks for that- mark— and look after them? thanks for that. mark logan _ and look after them? thanks for that. mark logan on _ and look after them? thanks for that. mark logan on the - and look after them? thanks for that. mark logan on the polish i and look after them? thanks for i that. mark logan on the polish side of the border with ukraine. ijust want to check we have got so many people arriving who are seeking safe haven. forthe people arriving who are seeking safe haven. for the polish authorities letting everyone across the border who once century, are they letting them all through because there are suggestions that there are some students, for instance, black african students who are not getting a proset water. african students who are not getting a proset water-— a proset water. very interesting you should mention _ a proset water. very interesting you should mention that _ a proset water. very interesting you should mention that because i i a proset water. very interesting you should mention that because ijust i should mention that because ijust met a lot of them from africa, uzbekistan, pakistan is well inside this place. let mejust show uzbekistan, pakistan is well inside this place. let me just show you where we are. we are actually at a huge shopping mall and this is about five miles away from the border. it has become a temporary reception centre for refugees. the refugees who are inside havejust centre for refugees. the refugees who are inside have just arrived. many of them are still coming. buses here are pulling up, ferrying people to the shopping centre within the last few hours, they keep on coming.

we haven't yet got permission to film inside but i havejust been inside and i can tell you there are a few thousand people inside. they are on camp beds, queueing forfood and medical supplies as well, and the slightly bizarre scene is actually the shops inside still have their products, i saw kitchen tiles and bath tubs and closes well. the women and children inside our ukrainian because ukrainian men are being called back to fight, but the men inside, there are a lot, congolese, pakistanis, is backs either studying or working in ukraine and the question now is where they go, some of them will come to stay with relatives in poland, others with relatives out of poland, others with relatives out of poland, poland now says around 300,000 people have crossed from ukraine to pull them since the war began and having been inside if the numbers continue to swell, places like this are going to be full to bursting point.— like this are going to be full to bursting point. great to get that clarification. _ bursting point. great to get that clarification. many _ bursting point. great to get that

clarification. many thanks. i bursting point. great to get that clarification. many thanks. robl clarification. many thanks. rob cameron alsojoined us clarification. many thanks. rob cameron also joined us from slovakia. many thanks you both. western sanctions have rocked the russian economy, with the central bank having to double its key interest rate to 20%. the value of the russian rouble has fallen to a record low, plummeting by a0%. the european union, the us and now the uk, have taken the unprecedented step of prohibiting business with the russian central bank, making its reserves useless. 0ur economics correspondent theo leggett reports. queues at cashpoints over the weekend in moscow and st petersburg. russia's�*s currency is collapsing. the country's banks are becoming ever more isolated from the global financial system and people are getting worried. translation: fiur getting worried. translation: our economic getting worried. translation: oi" economic situation will getting worried. translation: ij' economic situation will get a lot worse. it is inevitable in the circumstances but it is still not comparable with the people who are dying in their homes through the fault of ourforces,

dying in their homes through the fault of our forces, we are in touch with our europe —— ukrainian friends and there are no words that could comfort them.— and there are no words that could comfort them._ i l and there are no words that could i comfort them._ i don't comfort them. translation: i don't have any hard-currency _ comfort them. translation: i don't have any hard-currency savings. i have any hard—currency savings. let's see what happens. the have any hard-currency savings. let's see what happens. the biggest ste taken let's see what happens. the biggest step taken by _ let's see what happens. the biggest step taken by the — let's see what happens. the biggest step taken by the western _ let's see what happens. the biggest step taken by the western powers i let's see what happens. the biggest| step taken by the western powers so far is the decision to block russia's central back from accessing hundreds of planes of pounds worth of foreign reserves from abroad including here in the uk. that means the central bank will no longer be able to support its own currency, the rouble, which is already haemorrhaging value. but ordinary russians it means the very least, higher prices for everyday goods, and i can no longer be insulated from the effects of the war in ukraine. a wave of other sanctions has been imposed over the past week. there has been a come—down on russia's banks reducing their access to funding. exports of key technology to russia have been banned. and have been measures designed to hit the countries leaders personally, freezing their overseas wealth and denying them visas. ., . , overseas wealth and denying them visas. ., ., , ., , ., visas. you are beginning to see a little bit of _

visas. you are beginning to see a little bit of queueing _ visas. you are beginning to see a little bit of queueing in _ visas. you are beginning to see a little bit of queueing in some i little bit of queueing in some grocery stores. the decree people buying some goods they think might become in short supply to trade restrictions, or may be subject to crack price increases because of the rouble devaluation. but crack price increases because of the rouble devaluation.— rouble devaluation. but none of these measures _ rouble devaluation. but none of these measures it _ rouble devaluation. but none of these measures it russia's i rouble devaluation. but none of i these measures it russia's lucrative exports of oil and gazza and that could limit their effectiveness. if could limit their effectiveness. if you look at the russian economy it is largely— you look at the russian economy it is largely dominated by sending oil and natural gas to europe. so long as we _ and natural gas to europe. so long as we allow— and natural gas to europe. so long as we allow the oil and natural gas to flow. _ as we allow the oil and natural gas to flow. we — as we allow the oil and natural gas to flow, we are not doing as much as we can— to flow, we are not doing as much as we can to _ to flow, we are not doing as much as we can to cripple that amir putin's. it is we canto cripple that amir putin's. it is clear_ we can to cripple that amir putin's. it is clear the — we can to cripple that amir putin's. it is clear the sections will have a big impact on daily life in russia. the question is whether that is enough to make president putin change course. theo leggett, bbc news. let's go live to jenny hill in moscow. international sanctions, oil and gas exports are not affected it will

probably be ordinary people hit because of the fall in the value of the rouble and rise in interest rates. yes but there is not a sense of panic here. there is concern. i have been some lines at some cash points and it will take a little while before your average russian really starts to feel the pinch. vladimir putin is currently meeting his economic advisers. the kremlin as you know has been defined by the sanctions, insisting again today that it was expecting them and it is prepared for them. mr putin appeared before the cameras as that meeting got started, smiling and relaxed, contemptuous even of the sanctions imposed by the west, or as he put it, the empire of lies. but what about the oligarchs? the wealthy tycoons who have influence with mr putin. forthe tycoons who have influence with mr putin. for the first time today we heard from one 0leg deripaska who has publicly expressed his discontent to saying the economic system needs to change and demanding to know from officials here what the

economy is going to be doing in the next few months. the economy is going to be doing in the next few months.— economy is going to be doing in the next few months. the kremlin says mr putin's decision _ next few months. the kremlin says mr putin's decision to _ next few months. the kremlin says mr putin's decision to put _ next few months. the kremlin says mr putin's decision to put russia's - putin's decision to put russia's nuclear arsenal on special alert was apparently in response to statements and comments made by the british foreign secretary liz truss. this was a pretty _ foreign secretary liz truss. t�*u 3 was a pretty extraordinary statement this morning by the kremlin's spokesman. this country's special nuclear deterrence forces are now on this extra heightened state of alert, and he said the order was given by mr putin in response to statements made, which she adjusted there might be a collision or a conflict between nato and russia. he said he wasn't going to name names about the author of those statements, but when he continued and said it was the british foreign secretary. and said it was the british foreign secreta ., , a, , . ., secretary. jenny hill in moscow, thank you- _ 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley is at westminster.

any response to that suggestion it was liz truss's comments that may have led to vladimir putin's moves on his nuclear arsenal? what has the general response been at westminster so far to the fighting and the possibility of peace talks today? aha, possibility of peace talks today? source close to liz truss saying in the last hour or so that she has always spoken about nato in a defensive capacity, and ministers are absolutely clear that they want to avoid any remarks that would lead to avoid any remarks that would lead to some sort of miscalculation. i've got to say there are others around here who are pretty dismissive of those remarks from the kremlin, saying that they see them more as an excuse than anything else for president putin's remarks about his nuclear arsenal yesterday. boris johnson shared cabinet this morning where he made it pretty clear to ministers that he thinks that president putin has grossly miscalculated how things in ukraine were going to play out. the

government here is confident that the sanctions that have been put in place are really starting to bite on the russian economy. now there is a broader question about the humanitarian effort and what the uk is going to do to help with that. there was some limited measures announced overnight, there are a number of conservative mps who have written to the prime minister, around a0 of them in the last hour, calling for him to go further. i'm told the government is looking at a bespoke humanitarian route to allow people to come from neighbouring countries to the uk. but we don't have details of thatjust countries to the uk. but we don't have details of that just yet. countries to the uk. but we don't have details of thatjust yet. {lilia have details of that 'ust yet. ok, nick, thank h have details of that 'ust yet. ok, nick, thank you. i have details of that just yet. 0k, nick, thank you. nick eardley live at westminster. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent barbara plett usher in washington, but first to jessica parker in brussels. president zelensky of ukraine says the eu should speed up the idea that his country should join the european union. is that really a flyer? i’m

union. is that really a flyer? i'm told the eu _ union. is that really a flyer? t�*h told the eu expects to receive an application imminently, but worth saying this is early stages stuff and the process forjoining the eu usually takes years. having said that, the eu is moving faster in some areas than it usually does, not just on economic sanctions but on other areas as well. 0ver just on economic sanctions but on other areas as well. over the weekend the eu agreed to fund weapons that could be used by ukrainian forces. that is a first for the block. it has naturally led to some fears about the kind of retaliatory measures you could see from president putin. europe is highly reliant on russian gas and the energy ministers are meeting here in brussels this afternoon for an emergency meeting to discuss energy supplies and energy security. so why has the bloc gone further in various areas than many people expected? i think there are a number of reasons but one of them, i'm told, was an intervention by the ukrainian president, president zelensky last week to eu leaders, it was described as emotional, historic and decisive moment that focused

minds. now to washington and our correspondent there, barbara plett usher. we expect an extraordinary session of the security council, very rare indeed. and also, joe biden, is he going to be speaking later on the situation? , , ., ., , ., situation? yes, it is going to be a rare session _ situation? yes, it is going to be a rare session of _ situation? yes, it is going to be a rare session of the _ situation? yes, it is going to be a rare session of the general i rare session of the general assembly. these sessions are called when the general assembly feels that the security council is not doing its job to protect international peace and security, and it was called after the russians vetoed a resolution in the security council last week. that resolution is going to be taken up now, and condemns russia for its invasion of ukraine and demands that it withdraw. there is no veto in the general assembly so it will go forward. but neither does the general assembly have binding authority. what it has is political weight, so the aim is to demonstrate that russia is isolated politically in this world body of more than 200 members. and yes, joe biden will be holding a secure call with his allies later this morning

to continue coordinate the western response. to continue coordinate the western resonse. 1, ., to continue coordinate the western resonse. ., ., ~ to continue coordinate the western resonse. z, ., ., ~' i., ., response. ok, barbara, thank you for that. response. ok, barbara, thank you for that- barbara — response. ok, barbara, thank you for that. barbara plett— response. ok, barbara, thank you for that. barbara plett usher _ response. ok, barbara, thank you for that. barbara plett usher in _ that. barbara plett usher in washington and jessica parker in brussels, thank you. on day five of the russian invasion, what is the state of moscow's military campaign here in ukraine? 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has this assessment. day five of the invasion. if we look at the map of the country, this is the second biggest country in europe, largerthan the second biggest country in europe, larger than france. the second biggest country in europe, largerthan france. in the second biggest country in europe, larger than france. in the southis europe, larger than france. in the south is where they have made their most significant advances, from ukraine, which they invaded in 201a. clearly one of the goals is to join up clearly one of the goals is to join up with russian backed separatists in the donbas, donetsk and luhansk. looking further north—west you can see they have made advances there but the key is they have not taken the major city of kharkiv. now let's look further north and zoom in on the move there towards kyiv, the capital itself, remember, the centre

of government. they have made again limited advances. look at the airport, hostomel airport. limited advances. look at the airport, hostomelairport. last week the russians said they had captured it but today british military intelligence say that is still in the control of ukrainian forces, and that it the control of ukrainian forces, and thatitis the control of ukrainian forces, and that it is being contested. i think the fact is that the russians thought they could invade, and also surround the city of kyiv, the capital, within days. that doesn't appear to be happening. so why might it be going wrong, not as planned for the russian invasion? i think there are a few factors. the morale of the ukrainian forces are very high, they claim to have killed thousands of russian troops, and i think also they have struggled to gain air superiority. they have also struggled with logistics, with some trucks running out of fuel. but remember the russians have forces in reserve, they have used about half of the 190,000 troops they had on the border. so they could easily increase the number and change tactics. still a lot of firepower in reserve.

jonathan beale, our defence correspondent, thank you. that's it for the moment in kyiv. i'll hand you back to the studio in london. thank you very much, clive. a new un scientific report on climate change contains a dire warning for us all. up to three and a 3.5 billion people, nearly half the world's population, are already highly vulnerable ——up to 3.5 billion people, nearly half the world's population, are already highly vulnerable to climate change, the un says. it warns many of the impacts of climate change are already irreversible and the natural world is being pushed beyond its ability to adapt. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. a dash to save a pet as torrential rain causes record flooding on the pacific coast of australia today. eight people have died, tens of thousands have been ordered to flee their homes. and today's un report warns the world is even more at risk of the impact of future climate change than scientists had thought. this report reveals our people and the planet are getting clobbered by climate change.

nearly half of humanity is living in the danger zone now. many ecosystems are at the point of no return now. unchecked current pollution is forcing the world's most vulnerable on a frog march to destruction now. our world is changing before our eyes. half of all the species assessed in the report are already moving in response to climate change, the report says. you see that here in the uk. flowers bloom earlier, for example. and of course, we depend on natural ecosystems for much of our food, water and clean air, so protecting them will be essential for all ourfutures, says the un. human communities need more protection too. landslides caused by flash floods killed nearly 200 people in brazil last month. the un warns the cascading impact of extreme weather events is already becoming increasingly difficult to manage. evidence, it says, of the urgent need to adapt to the hotter and more turbulent climate that is coming.

this is a really urgent call because if we don't turn the tide now, the ability to adapt is going to elude us. in the horn of africa, the harvest has failed, animals are dying and 13 million people are at risk of starvation. today the un is warning that the window for effective action to stop disasters like this becoming even more common is closing. but with war in europe and rising tensions elsewhere, the cooperation, the un says will be essential to tackle this mammoth challenge, could prove tragically elusive. justin rowlatt, bbc news. fuel prices in the uk have hit fresh record highs as russia's invasion of ukraine continues to affect global oil prices — the average price for a litre of petrol has reached £1.50 for the first time ever. the aa said the cost of filling up an average car tank has

risen by £15 in a year. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. at this toddler group in surrey children are happily playing with toy cars, filling up real—life vehicles is a growing concern for their parents and carers. the cost of etrol their parents and carers. the cost of petrol has _ their parents and carers. the cost of petrol has gone _ their parents and carers. the cost of petrol has gone through i their parents and carers. the cost of petrol has gone through the i their parents and carers. the cost. of petrol has gone through the roof and i'm now having to think about where i could go and can't go because it's getting so expensive. heating has to come. i’m because it's getting so expensive. heating has to come.— because it's getting so expensive. heating has to come. i'm saving up for a house — heating has to come. i'm saving up for a house so _ heating has to come. i'm saving up for a house so on _ heating has to come. i'm saving up for a house so on top _ heating has to come. i'm saving up for a house so on top of— heating has to come. i'm saving up for a house so on top of that i heating has to come. i'm saving up for a house so on top of that you i for a house so on top of that you are trying — for a house so on top of that you are trying to do your budget working around _ are trying to do your budget working around your— are trying to do your budget working around your petrol, your life. i think— around your petrol, your life. i think i— around your petrol, your life. i think i spend more money on petrol than i _ think i spend more money on petrol than i do _ think i spend more money on petrol than i do for— think i spend more money on petrol than i do for my kids' essential things — than i do for my kids' essential thin . s. than i do for my kids' essential thins. . . than i do for my kids' essential thins. ., ., , . ., than i do for my kids' essential thinus. ., ., , . ., ., things. the average price of fuel at forecourts is _ things. the average price of fuel at forecourts is higher _ things. the average price of fuel at forecourts is higher than _ things. the average price of fuel at forecourts is higher than it - things. the average price of fuel at forecourts is higher than it has i forecourts is higher than it has ever been. concerns about the impact the ukraine crisis could have on supply have pushed the price of oil to fresh seven—year highs, and that all feeds through to how much drivers who are paid for their

petrol and diesel at the pump. businesses are feeling the pinch. what kind of stuff have you got here? bill what kind of stuff have you got here? �* ,., , ., what kind of stuff have you got here? �* , ., , ., what kind of stuff have you got here? �* ,., , ., here? all sorts of things from car charters here? all sorts of things from car chargers to _ here? all sorts of things from car chargers to premium _ here? all sorts of things from car chargers to premium tier- here? all sorts of things from car chargers to premium tier and i chargers to premium tier and vermouth. chargers to premium tier and vermouth-— chargers to premium tier and vermouth. , ., ., , ., vermouth. this courier and logistics firm sa s vermouth. this courier and logistics firm says things _ vermouth. this courier and logistics firm says things have _ vermouth. this courier and logistics firm says things have got _ firm says things have got particularly bad in the past two months. , ., , . ., months. number one is the cost of fillin: u- months. number one is the cost of filling up our— months. number one is the cost of filling up our own _ months. number one is the cost of filling up our own vehicles - months. number one is the cost of filling up our own vehicles and i months. number one is the cost of filling up our own vehicles and we | filling up our own vehicles and we have seen those prices go up exponentially in the last couple of months, and in addition to that we have pressures on pricing from our suppliers, the carriers who dispatch our overnight and international consignments. the boss says they are having to charge their customers more, and that means people will end “p more, and that means people will end up paying more for their goods. the lo . istics up paying more for their goods. the logistics costs until now have been pretty much hidden but people can't absorb the cost, not us as logistics providers and nor our clients. the costs will be _ providers and nor our clients. tue: costs will be passed providers and nor our clients. tts: costs will be passed on providers and nor our clients. tt9: costs will be passed on the consumer. with equipment and vans to run, the prospect of fuel prices rising further is hard to stomach for this gardening business. brute further is hard to stomach for this gardening business.— further is hard to stomach for this gardening business. we are going to have to look — gardening business. we are going to have to look at _ gardening business. we are going to have to look at things _ gardening business. we are going to have to look at things like _ gardening business. we are going to

have to look at things like maybe i have to look at things like maybe not changing our fleet of vans for a lot longer, keep the existing vans, make do and mend with the tools instead of replacing them and may be have to work a bit of extra time. how long do you think these high prices will last? t how long do you think these high prices will last?— prices will last? i think it is likely to — prices will last? i think it is likely to remain _ prices will last? i think it is likely to remain very i prices will last? i think it is likely to remain very high l prices will last? i think it is i likely to remain very high for the next. _ likely to remain very high for the next. at — likely to remain very high for the next, at least, for weeks or so. so really— next, at least, for weeks or so. so really all— next, at least, for weeks or so. so really all drivers can do is shop around, — really all drivers can do is shop around, cut— really all drivers can do is shop around, cut out short journeys, kashi, — around, cut out short journeys, kashi, eco— around, cut out short journeys, kashi, eco drive, and if they can afford _ kashi, eco drive, and if they can afford it. — kashi, eco drive, and if they can afford it, decided to go electric. with— afford it, decided to go electric. with inflation already high and energy bills due to go up again soon, many businesses and households are braced for fuel to drive a further cost of living squeeze. katy austin, bbc news. now let's rejoin clive myrie in kyiv. clive. thank you. the raf has significantly increased patrols in nato airspace over europe, as a precaution against possible russian aggression. raf typhoons are taking part in operations close to the russian border.

0ur correspondent, emma vardy, joined the air crews on manoeuvres. radio comms: one-two established. policing the skies. we're over poland at dawn, about 50 miles from the border with russia. radio comms: number two, l when you're up on number one, if you could keep pressing forwards. there have been growing fears of russian aggression against other eastern european countries, and nato is taking no chances. 0ur role as a tanker is essentiallyjust to extend the range of the typhoons. they've got smaller fuel tanks. and after their next refuelling they'll be off on patrol? they'll come up to us, take some fuel, they'll go off and perform their mission. nato patrols in eastern europe began after russia's invasion of crimea in 201a. now they've been significantly stepped up. while these fighterjets are up so close to russian airspace, they're also able to gather a lot of important information on their radar about what russian military planes are in the air and what they're doing.

nato has ruled out sending troops into ukraine,