bea could be cut off in what could be a midi of your tactic of siege. russia knows what it wants, it is not the only military to do that, but the human cost of war were seen when western militaries went into iraq and afghanistan but russia's wars, we have seen them played out before and we are seeing them playing out again. and we are seeing them playing out aaain. ., and we are seeing them playing out aaain. . ., ., , on a day of more war, more deaths, more suffering, millions are now hunkered down in shelters across ukraine for the night. trying to get some sleep, but who can sleep? russian forces are on their way and it could be brutal, but you have got to hope... march the 1st draws to a close. meteorological spring time, of course. but the tragedy for this country is that winter may be around for a long, long time. that's all from me and

the team here in kyiv. now back to you for a final thought that we are going to join your news team is where you are. good evening, i'm riz lateef. hello and welcome to look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us on wednesday morning. joining me a broadcaster. there is also the director of the americas programme at chatham house in london. let me bring you up—to—date with the front pages at home. notjust uk papers but also ones from around the world. the straits times of singapore shows that very striking image of the giant russian convoy rolling slowly but determinedly towards the capital

of ukraine. the satellite image is a particularly striking one. it's 65 kilometres of military vehicles. the french says president putin has over the start of the siege of kyiv saying smoke is rising —— showings smoke is thriving. the union president is played in the west to intervene saying there is genocide of his country. it quotes the president's tweet in which he says history is repeating itself after a russian bomb hit the babyn yar memorial in kyiv. —— holocaust memorial day. liberal centre—left newspaper in the uk reports on the heartbreaking decision facing families trying to get out. uk's metro newspaper shows a mere empty chamber at the un human rights council in geneva as diplomats

walked out to a man and woman to a speech by the russian foreign ministry said they large valve who was left to speak to himself. international into the financial times claims china is ready to play a part in trying to broker a ceasefire in ukraine as missiles continue to hit major cities. let's begin, if we can, with penny. the straits times in singapore is actually an image that has been seen on lots of papers around the world and lots of broadcasters, this enormous convoy. in a sense, ukraine has suffered a lot in the last week but that would suggest that kyiv hasn't seen anything yet. it is hasn't seen anything yet. it is terri in: hasn't seen anything yet. it is terrifying and _ hasn't seen anything yet. it is terrifying and i _ hasn't seen anything yet. it is terrifying and i think - hasn't seen anything yet. it 3 terrifying and i think that's what we have all been looking at and of course in the straits times you have got mr zelensky the president saying prove that life will win over debt and over darkness really asking for immediate membership to the eu. i mean, this has been the only story

in town, really. really pretty much for the last six days and the straits times also goes into this conversation whereabouts with the phone call on monday which piece in hand with the french president omicron saying that russia wants ukraine to recognise the 2014 annexation of the crimean peninsula and demilitarisation of the country and demilitarisation of the country and you just think and there you are. these massive, massive, and it is designed to terrify, this massive convoy heading for the capital. it is incredibly scary and, my goodness, i mean, you know, there are so many column inches that have been devoted to the bravery of those people who are staying to fight. it people who are staying to fight. it is a very powerful image. tell you

about the approach of russia is adopting because in essence this convoy could have been dispatched a week ago but it wasn't. it convoy could have been dispatched a week ago but it wasn't.— week ago but it wasn't. it might tell us there _ week ago but it wasn't. it might tell us there is _ week ago but it wasn't. it might tell us there is not _ week ago but it wasn't. it might tell us there is not complete - week ago but it wasn't. it might l tell us there is not complete unity within_ tell us there is not complete unity within russia behind putin. ithink there _ within russia behind putin. ithink there are — within russia behind putin. ithink there are some signs of that, suddenly— there are some signs of that, suddenly amongst the public but even amongst _ suddenly amongst the public but even amongst the russian elite. but putin's— amongst the russian elite. but putin's made it clear what his approach _ putin's made it clear what his approach is and he intends to go right— approach is and he intends to go right in — approach is and he intends to go right in i— approach is and he intends to go right in. i think there is a real question— right in. i think there is a real question about what he enters. there is a sense _ question about what he enters. there is a sense of— question about what he enters. there is a sense of tremendous unity among the west— is a sense of tremendous unity among the west condemning putin and getting — the west condemning putin and getting very, very tough on sanctions and any number of measures but ultimately when you look at that convoy _ but ultimately when you look at that convoy wiii _ but ultimately when you look at that convoy will also realise the powerlessness of the west given that it has been— powerlessness of the west given that it has been made very clear that there _ it has been made very clear that there wiii— it has been made very clear that there will not be a no fly zones or direct— there will not be a no fly zones or direct intervention in mr putin is calling _ direct intervention in mr putin is calling the — direct intervention in mr putin is calling the bluff of the west and

putting — calling the bluff of the west and putting his cards very clearly in the table — putting his cards very clearly in the table and has moved right from the table and has moved right from the violation of sovereignty clearly into the _ the violation of sovereignty clearly into the zone of war crimes and possibly— into the zone of war crimes and possibly much worse. the matter at hand would — possibly much worse. the matter at hand would it be possible, do you think. _ hand would it be possible, do you think, underthe hand would it be possible, do you think, under the auspices of the united — think, under the auspices of the united nations on humanitarian grounds — united nations on humanitarian grounds to kind of prime kyiv with humanitarian assistance now before the siege _ humanitarian assistance now before the siege actually takes place because a stranglehold to increase their chances of holding out because their chances of holding out because the impression one is left with is that because the ukrainian government was saying to people it is not _ government was saying to people it is not going to happen, is not going to happen, — is not going to happen, is not going to happen, it's not going to happen, people _ to happen, it's not going to happen, people hadn't stocked up on food and water— people hadn't stocked up on food and water and _ people hadn't stocked up on food and water and all the best of it or ensure — water and all the best of it or ensure the supplies and therefore actually— ensure the supplies and therefore actually it— ensure the supplies and therefore actually it wouldn't take very much of the _ actually it wouldn't take very much of the city — actually it wouldn't take very much of the city to be starved into submission. i of the city to be starved into submission.— of the city to be starved into submission. ~ , ., submission. i think there will be a very intense _ submission. i think there will be a very intense conversation - submission. i think there will be a very intense conversation going i submission. i think there will be a | very intense conversation going on right now in the community. it is partly about getting this people

out. remember, there are more than 600,000 people who have left the country. where will those refugees go? many are going to poland. how will they be resettled? all sorts of questions ahead for europe. this has happened in a matter of days and the focus you know is getting lethal aid. just as the last days we have seen the eu get on board and the conversation about food i think is delayed in partjust because of the sheer if you think thatjust one week ago will he won't a nec really just limiting his intentions to the donbas of is this going to be a much broader escalation and invasion and it has happened much faster than he could have imagined. again, i don't think we've seen that yet but this conversation could move very rapidly now. indeed, and in every striking front page of the guardian. oh my goodness, desperate rush for the

last page and you can feel the fear. you've got a picture there are people on the train surging towards the train and there is a quote in there from an art historian who has got a 15—year—old daughter and she said it is only five days, can you imagine in one dominant month and she brought dominant boat loads of tickets and then realise they are all pretty much pointless because they were in a situation where i don't know if you have been there sean or leslie but you get squashed in a crush and you are looking over and lose sight of somebody. terrifying. when you have got a child this is absolutely terrifying and the adrenaline in this search to get on these last trains out of kyiv, the desperate rush, i mean, you can only imagine, as i said, the terror. it is appalling. it is the most appalling situation happening in europe. it is remarkable and the

difference even at the collapse of yugoslavia watts, 20 plus years ago. which was effectively a civil war. this is an invasion. in some ways it is much more straightforward and yet the straightforwardness of it makes it much harder to deal with notwithstanding what the telegraph is saying. nobody seems to know how. nobody would want to understate the devastation and tragedy that took placing _ devastation and tragedy that took placing bosnia and i remember in 1992 seen— placing bosnia and i remember in 1992 seen pictures of starving men in camps _ 1992 seen pictures of starving men in camps in — 1992 seen pictures of starving men in camps in bosnia and we all had that reaction so it is very different, difficult to compare crises — different, difficult to compare crises but nonetheless you're absolutely right that this has been absolutely right that this has been a clear— absolutely right that this has been a clear violation and the west has faced _ a clear violation and the west has faced up— a clear violation and the west has faced up against russia and the

nuciear— faced up against russia and the nuclear situation has come into play and there _ nuclear situation has come into play and there is— nuclear situation has come into play and there is no situation under which — and there is no situation under which the _ and there is no situation under which the us and give want to enter into a _ which the us and give want to enter into a direct— which the us and give want to enter into a direct conflict with putin when — into a direct conflict with putin when he — into a direct conflict with putin when he has made it clear and he's certainty— when he has made it clear and he's certainly threatened by his notional preference for the potential for escalation managed personally which is one _ escalation managed personally which is one that _ escalation managed personally which is one that is far beyond ukraine and weighing on the company's mind. the one _ and weighing on the company's mind. the one thing they can do is express themselves and they did it at the un human rights council in geneva shown by the world. un human rights council has at times been regarded as a bit of a joke because it has a lot of companies with a pretty poor human rights record but even so it is a striking picture, isn't it? it is a striking picture, isn't it? it is a striking picture, isn't it? it is a striking picture, isn't it? it is a striking picture but at the same — is a striking picture but at the same time you do think there are caiis— same time you do think there are calls on— same time you do think there are calls on this — same time you do think there are calls on this for example they made this and _ calls on this for example they made this and that convoy, for example. the chief—

this and that convoy, for example. the chief rabbi just saying bond in and do _ the chief rabbi just saying bond in and do something to stop them. and you just _ and do something to stop them. and you just think they're walking out at the _ you just think they're walking out at the un — you just think they're walking out at the un human rights court has, yes, it _ at the un human rights court has, yes, it is _ at the un human rights court has, yes, it is fine but what does it actually— yes, it is fine but what does it actually do? much that we will come back to _ actually do? much that we will come back to both of you. thank you very much _ back to both of you. thank you very much dude — back to both of you. thank you very much. dude dojoin us again how half past the _ much. dude dojoin us again how half past the hour. come up next to the weather— past the hour. come up next to the weather and — past the hour. come up next to the weather and we are joined for news hour~ _ hello. after the sensation of warmth from strengthening sunshine of the that saw the blue skies overhead here in parts of scotland you were meant to feel the chill is an item which is widely below freezing and different story tonight with conditions a bit more like this and it is the sort of look more of us will have as we go into wednesday. there is the cloud which kept things a bit grey misty and damp are

southern areas, heady burst of rain, creeping its way northwards but clearer skies across scotland, southern england for much than i end this is where we will see temperatures drop below freezing may be as low as —7 through some salted lens the danger. rain edging into north wales and parts of northern england first thing tomorrow morning but temperatures don't drop into the night, 7—8 compared to the sub zero temperatures especially so across scotland as we start the new day. here is the chances are going to wednesday. weather system continues to work its way northwards. we will have a bit more breeze as well because these western areas and even across scotland where the sun shines out. there will be more breeze around and that will make it feel a little bit chilly after that goal start. cut out rain and drizzle across wales, midland, southern england then pushes into northern england then pushes into northern england and northern ireland and stiffening to some southern parts of scotland it could be some quite murky of the hills. could see a little bit brightness breakthrough in the south—west, if they do 11 or 12 degrees, most places in single

figures and we have got the sunshine still scotland more of a praise and a good feel chillier than today. that breeze then takes the cloud that breeze then takes the cloud patchy rain and drizzle across and all that i would have found one displaying weather front from the uk and a much milder start on thursday fall but it will be a bit of a damp start as well with the other front quickly pushing its way eastwards away from some western areas as related thursday morning and meeting resistance from developing south—easterly flow across the north sea and that means the weather front may climb to a halt, eastern scotland and the spine of england with outbreaks of rain continuing in stiffening and a rather grey misty look with it. temperatures actually to the best that we can into the weekend and high pressure builds on the weather front but then gets trapped. plenty of cloud run, some patchy drizzle but then gradually turning devices through the weekend. see seen.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... russia warns it will launch strikes on targets in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, telling residents, to leave their homes. it's as russian forces hit the main television tower in kyiv, killing five people and damaging a holocaust memorial nearby. satellite images show a russian military convoy closing in on the capital, but the pentagon says the troops, may have supply problems. russians forces attack ukraine's second city kharkiv with rockets and cruise missiles — targeting civilians.