eight years, the commander of the tank brigade has destroyed five tanks in the battle on the 25th of february 163rd tank division, elect saying has faced a nationalists division. with 15 tanks and six armoured vehicles. he attacked then and destroyed all of the armoured vehicles and five tanks, ensuring that the military task was completed. i have signed an order to award 20 and yet, a hero of russia. unfortunately gusty missy. ——

posthumously. he was a real commander. he fought until his last breath. he exploded the military who surrounded him and himself. he knew he was doing with the neo—nazis that are killing their prisoners in the most inhumane way. i am a russian person and i have got high vans and marias in my family as they say. but when they see such heroic acts as this man who is from dagestan and other soldiers i want to say i am from chechnya, ingushetia, iam i jew, i am a dweller of a city of

more than 300 ethnic groups in russia which are too many to name them all. i am proud to be a part of this world, of this multinational powerful people of russia. at the same time i would never pronounce my conviction that russians and ukrainians are one people, even despite the part of the residents of ukraine have been brainwashed by the nazi nationalist propaganda and maybe some of them following the nazi granny�*s�* way we were on hitler's side in the second world war and the fact that we are fighting it neo—nazis is shown by the way the wily battles unfold. the nationalist and neo—nazi divisions include foreign missionaries, including from the middle east, using residents as human shields. i

already said we have objective data and photos, how they place military artillery in residential quarters of the cities. at the same time they are acting so as the ultimate bandits instead of performing their promised to move the artillery away from residential quarters, kindergartens and hospitals, they are bringing yet more tanks and artillery is there. they also took some hostages, foreign citizens including thousand of students who were studying in ukraine, young people, and kept them in the rail station in carr cave, 379 citizens of india, mostly students, most are still being held there including 576

people in sumy. the neo—nazis started firing at chinese students who were trying to leave kharkiv, hundreds of foreigners are trying to leave the military operations on but they are not allowed to do that. effectively they are held hostage. 0r effectively they are held hostage. or they are proposed to evacuate to poland, to go through the whole of the military operations in subjecting them to risk. 0urs soldiers provided corridors in all zones of battles without exception, provided transport to give the opportunity to foreigners and peaceful people to leave. i shall stress again commit the nationalists are not allowing to do that. moreover, now they are telling foreign citizens to contact their own authorities and they in turn would need to contact their ministry

of foreign affairs. virtually they are left in the line of fire or even worse, the neo—nazis are treating their own residents, as i said, they use their people as human shields. 0ur military also note the fact that when in the donbas cities in donetsk or luhansk or others commit people in residential towers are all masked in residential towers are all masked in the middle of the building and they put the old toll free, heavy artillery in the ground floors and the use tanks and put the snipers and machine guns at the top of the buildings. 0nly and machine guns at the top of the buildings. only the fascists were so inhumane in their treatment of peaceful residents, including when the soviet troops were fighting them. also trying to free the territory of ukraine. i shall

repeat, our officers are trying not to allow any victims amongst the civilians. unfortunately they are bearing losses and our duty is to support theirfamilies, of bearing losses and our duty is to support their families, of those that thought for our fatherland, people, the people of russia. for all the families of the special operation in ukraine, will be paid insurance, help, 7,420,000 people, roubles, also compensation will be paid to each member of the family. also eyesight they should an additional compensation, including other people participating in their operation in the amount of 5 million roubles. all the soldiers wintered in the operation will also receive

the relevant compensations, including insurance and lump sum for winds, contusions, if they were under contact and they would not be able to serve because of a wound they would receive 2,968,000 roubles as a lump—sum. studio: we will away from vladimir putin as he makes, again, some wild claims within that news conference, or that address. he said russian soldiers were brave, real heroes. you heard right at the end, promising financial help to compensate families of full on soldiers, saying they were fighting for russia in ukraine, and then saying civilians were being used as human shields by ukrainians. he also talked about the fight against neo—nazis, that is how he described the forces against him, telling just

about everything they were seeing on the ground on its head in terms of facts, contradicting all the video footage, all the events of the last seven or eight days. we saw that attack for example on the tv tower in kyiv destroying the holocaust memorial in kyiv and yet he frames it as an attack against neo—nazis. listening to that is the bbc�*s james waterhouse in kyiv. just about every fact put forward by vladimir putin, the opposite in terms of what we have seen over the last week or so. terms of what we have seen over the last week or sm— terms of what we have seen over the last week or se— last week or so. exactly right. if ossible last week or so. exactly right. if possible spin — last week or so. exactly right. if possible spin on _ last week or so. exactly right. if possible spin on the _ last week or so. exactly right. if possible spin on the way - last week or so. exactly right. if possible spin on the way his - last week or so. exactly right. if| possible spin on the way his plan last week or so. exactly right. if. possible spin on the way his plan is being frustrated. he talked about citizens being used as shields in some cities. what we have seen in some, like chernihiv for example, to the north, 22 bodies have been found

there after heli shelling on civilian areas are going to the authorities there. look at mariupol to the south—east, where it is electricity and water have been cut off or almost have nine people, where russian troops are encircling and looking tojoin up with where russian troops are encircling and looking to join up with forces from the east. look at kherson which has now fallen to russian troops, where there is a curfew in place where there is a curfew in place where people are unable to leave their homes. letting your feet and there very much sticking to his justification for his so—called special military operation, a so—called operation that wouldn't target citizens or city. the last few days have been anything but. we have seen dark cave in the last few days on the east of the country come under heavy flowers, —— kharkiv. the latest death toll yesterday for ukraine according to officials is

2000 citizens. that is already higher as i talk to you now. here in kyiv it is dark, quiet, a city once again waiting for what might happen here that we have seen in other cities around the country. what people have seen on their phones underground. there is a central station here and authorities have been trying to physically lift cars with cranes because so many people have driven there, got on the train, most westerly, and they are trying to come back anytime soon. it is just a sea of cars which sums up the exodus we are seeing across ukraine full stop more than a million have died make such a journey to stop it is the eighth day of a war is showing no signs of slowing. sanchia berg has given surrender. —— a round—up. so far, the russians have takenjust

one city in ukraine, kherson. along the black seacoast mariupol is under attack is that the red cross have been distributing food and providing shelter but today the authority said there was a key matter in crisis. power and water cut off and the city was surrounded and under constant shelling. 200 citizens have been killed so far. they are calling for a humanitarian corridor. elsewhere the attacks continue for this was chernihiv, north—eastern ukraine, where tanks of diesel plays after being struck and of the capital micro, quiet until now, i strike last night. it damaged essential wear waystation. rescuers carried one man out. there is no word yet on other casualties. today in latest message president zelensky looked forward to the end of the war and preparations from the russians.

translation: we and preparations from the russians. translation:— and preparations from the russians. translation: we will restore every buildin: , translation: we will restore every building. every _ translation: we will restore every building, every street, _ translation: we will restore every building, every street, every - translation: we will restore every building, every street, every town. l building, every street, every town. we are saying to russia, learned the word reparations and contributions, because you will compensate does everything you have done against us, against every ukrainian in full. nato ministers met and warned russia of lasting consequences. the message to president putin is stop. it is not too late to stop what you are doing, what you have done so far. what you've done so far is illegal and you risk being isolated for decades to come. as the russian military defence publish polished footage of their vehicles, the foreign minister had this to say.

portraying said. our western partners will come down to their senses and will come to the dialogue on one condition of respect and taking into account the solid interests. not all in russia agree. this elderly artist was one of many arrested at a protest last night but those have had no impact so far and as long as the attacks continue, the women and children of ukraine continue to flee. the un say1 million refugees have left so far. the men stay to fight. sanchia berg, bbc news. i will pay you what you put on the screen those drawn pictures that have come into the bbc from our

juncker. you will see pictures of military hardware that has been destroyed and bit by bit as the pictures tired. this area descend from this as the pictures go through, notjust the military hardware that is stopped extracts and destroyed but if you look to the left, the apartment blocks, the residential blocks, and thatis blocks, the residential blocks, and that is what ukrainian officials, western officials have been saying, but russia targeting those civilian areas and that is why the international criminal court has launched their investigation, sending their teams to the region. as the drum just goes higher. you

can see in the central area, the extent of the damage. there is just one place. we were hearing there from sanchia berg as he was taking us through it, just so many different towns and cities coming under relentless and intense fire, attacks from russian forces. one line i didn't tell you from that vladimir putin statement, he did say just a few minutes ago about the military campaign, this military operation is going according to plan. we will analyse that here in a moment or two. earlier today ukraine's president held a press conference where he addressed the latest advances by the russians. he was answering questions about how they can actually last and hold out against russia, taking on and building so many different questions, asking for wines if there was not going to be a no—fly zone imposed. let's hear a little more of that news conference.

translation: the russian army is bigger, not twice, _ not three times, but as of today, including the tanks and the number of soldiers is five or ten times bigger, the russian army, especially the people, no one is counting them, no one cares how many die in the showings in this war. you know that they brought crematoriums with them. yes, they simply brought crematoriums with them. that is they knew in advance that they were not going to show to their families, to their mothers what happened to their children, that they died here, that they were killed here, that they came here to kill us, and we are defending us, ourfreedom, our houses, and that is why they are dying. we do not want to kill them. why are our army taking them prisoner, and then our medics

are treating them, even yesterday, our medics were rescuing our boys that died from their wounds. there are people still, nevertheless, those medics are first of all doctors, so for them humanity comes first, revenge second, and that is reality. that's the difference that those who send cannon fodder, its cannon fodder, that's why the two crematoriums are with them. people are bringing crematoriums, and those boys are carrying those crematoriums, and they understand they're bringing something for themselves, it's simply a nightmare, i simply don't understand what sort of person can plan such an act. that is nazi—ism, genocide, and i feel embarrassed that now we have 21st century, i feel embarrassed that today there were such acts and people say forget about this and that, about the apocalypse, the end of the world, the end of the world has arrived.

in the last hour or so, we've heard that ukrainian forces are battling russian troops for control of enerhodar, in zaporizhzhia region, which is europe's largest nuclear plant. that report has come from the mayor there, this plant has six out of ukraine's nuclear energy reactors and the international atomic energy agency had said yesterday that it was assured by the russians that ukrainian staff at the power plant were continuing their normal operations. well, this has been the scene there for the last few days, since shortly after the invasion, hundreds of civilians headed to the plant to seek to defend it against russian forces, they set up barricades and have places themselves on the access road to the nuclear complex. the latest reports is currently going on between the ukrainian forces and russian forces at site.

let's spend the next three minutes looking in detail at how the russian invasion is progressing. you just heard that putin said it was going to plan, in that news conference we heard from moscow. we are looking at what the military is hoping to achieve and what ukrainian can do to try to stop them. i turned to an expert on urban land warfare in particular and let me show you the map of the russian advance. with me is drjack watling, an expert in land and — specifically — urban warfare at the london—based royal united services institute. i want to start with what we were hearing there from vladimir putin. he was saying that people were being

used as human shields. what in your view, is it clear to you what the russian strategy is here? at view, is it clear to you what the russian strategy is here? at the beauinnin russian strategy is here? at the beginning of— russian strategy is here? at the beginning of the _ russian strategy is here? at the beginning of the week _ russian strategy is here? at the beginning of the week if - russian strategy is here? at the beginning of the week if we - russian strategy is here? at the j beginning of the week if we take arcade the russians were trying to attack it with light infantry and seize it by storm. that fit that failed, but they have present —— transition to a surrounding these cities and conducting extensive artillery strikes that are indiscriminately hitting civilian population. the intent and logic is to break the will of the resistance by killing those civilians as well as the defenders. so he can truly say they are human shields when he has surrounded the cities. they don't have anywhere to go. they are very much the target. £31 don't have anywhere to go. they are very much the target.— very much the target. of these are the pictures _ very much the target. of these are the pictures from _ very much the target. of these are the pictures from earlier _ very much the target. of these are the pictures from earlier in - very much the target. of these are the pictures from earlier in the - the pictures from earlier in the week from kharkiv, exactly as you are describing, a shopping centre here. this is quite deliberate, tactics to effectively get the ukrainian government to collapse their position. is that in parallel with knowing these talks are going

ahead or was it is always the plan? i don't think it was always the plan because they tried to suddenly seize these towns without the artillery preparation earlier in the conflict but that failed so they have reverted back to more traditional mode of operation and in mariupol and kharkiv, these are closer to the russian border and it is easier to supply there we are silly. they're doing a site extensive artillery strike with the implicit threat that if kyiv doesn't surrender the apple is next. these are the— if kyiv doesn't surrender the apple is next. these are the these are the latest pictures- _ is next. these are the these are the latest pictures. the _ is next. these are the these are the latest pictures. the mayor - is next. these are the these are the latest pictures. the mayor was - latest pictures. the mayor was saying shang was so intense they have struggled to get to injured. just of the pictures, chances where they have been able to get to people and those supplies being moved in, but a real struggle there in that port city. i want to put onto the screen depictions of that convoy thatis screen depictions of that convoy that is on the outskirts of the capital kyiv. these are the satellite pictures from earlier in the week, stretching back 40 kilometres. all the intelligence

suggests it hasn't moved very much in the last few days. there are a number of different theories around perhaps why. what is your take on the slow progress? the perhaps why. what is your take on the slow progress?— the slow progress? the first thing is the russian _ the slow progress? the first thing is the russian soldiers _ the slow progress? the first thing | is the russian soldiers themselves hadn't been told they were conducting an invasion until about 24 was before they went on so they hadn't set up their radios to talk to one another, they have been communicating and now they are having a gruelling fight it is taking them time to organise themselves, set up, but the more vehicles going along this road is the harder it is to reposition and remit over, the longer they are there the more food you need to bring forward which increases the congestion, so this is taking a bit of time. on the other hand it is getting increasingly difficult for the ukrainians to attack these forces. their combat power has been fixed and so the russians are progressively shaking out, enveloping kyiv and moving into their starting positions for that attack. ., ~

attack. earlier in the week ukrainian _ attack. earlier in the week ukrainian officials - attack. earlier in the week| ukrainian officials released pictures of drones that they had been using as part of the defence. i will put those on the screen in a second. how much are they able to use those to actually target as convoy? use those to actually target as convo ? , ., �* use those to actually target as convo ? , . �* ., use those to actually target as convo ? y . �* ., ., ., convoy? they haven't had huge amount of success against _ convoy? they haven't had huge amount of success against the _ convoy? they haven't had huge amount of success against the convoy, - convoy? they haven't had huge amount of success against the convoy, in - of success against the convoy, in other areas i have had opportunities to conduct strikes but over time those opportunities are running out. the russians are starting to set up their defence systems and so there is a real temporal aspect of this. the more the ukrainians can prevent the russians from building up this thrust onto kyiv, the longer their own supply lines into the city remain open, more they can build up food, stockpiles of any mission in the longer they will be able to hold out. .,, ., the longer they will be able to hold out. ., , . , out. those of the drum pictures i was referring _ out. those of the drum pictures i was referring to _ out. those of the drum pictures i was referring to at _ out. those of the drum pictures i was referring to at the _ out. those of the drum pictures i was referring to at the start - out. those of the drum pictures i was referring to at the start of i out. those of the drum pictures i l was referring to at the start of the question. just some of the targets being hit. there is talk of mud being hit. there is talk of mud being a factor now in terms of the movement of this convoy stopped the appetite of russian troops actually

fight with ukrainians. when we get to the capital, if the forces move in tell me more about urban warfare and what we are likely to see and what we are already seeing in those cities? ., ., , ., ., cities? urban warfare is one of the tar: et cities? urban warfare is one of the taruet -- cities? urban warfare is one of the target -- hardest _ cities? urban warfare is one of the target -- hardest tasks, _ cities? urban warfare is one of the target -- hardest tasks, you - cities? urban warfare is one of the target -- hardest tasks, you can i cities? urban warfare is one of the | target -- hardest tasks, you can be target —— hardest tasks, you can be shopped at from many difficult directions. they will be very reluctant to commit those forces in an assault until they have appropriately prepared the ground and whittle down the defenders with artillery, broken them psychologically through sustained barrage and also potentially reduce their food and supplies of water once enveloped the city, so i think what we will see is the russians start to wrap themselves around kyiv and then increase the volume of firepower and maintain that for a sustained period before they actually commit to attack. you mentioned _ actually commit to attack. you mentioned food _ actually commit to attack. you mentioned food and _ actually commit to attack. you mentioned food and supplies. what do we know about food and supplies in the capital, how long potentially

they could hold out? you the capital, how long potentially they could hold out?— it is not encircled so they are able to retain that water supply but if it is cut, things could become acute very quickly. it is a city of over 2 million people. if you think about the volume of food for 2 million people go through each day, it is extraordinary. if you don't have dense stockpiles this is a way in which the russians are likely to try to apply pressure on civilians. they have done it in syria and it worked effectively and the risk is a try and replicate those tactics now. thank you for coming in and taking us through those strands of the military strategy we are currently seeing. after the break we will have the last on the exodus from ukraine. 1 million people have now fled across the borders. we are at various border crossing points for the latest, we will also talk to the

un about the latest situation as people flee. plenty more coming up on bbc news. hello again. for many of you, it's been another grey and cloudy day. this is how the weather looks in cumbria — misty, a bit murky, low cloud and also a bit of rain in the area as well. in bingley, meanwhile, temperatures only got to 5 celsius — that's in the hills of west yorkshire. but we did have some sunshine, particularly for northern ireland, but also across parts of southeast england and in east anglia, too, where temperatures reached 13 celsius. so, contrast to the amount of cloud, contrast in the temperatures as well. still, for most of us, we had the cloudy weather thanks to this very slow—moving weather front, and the reason it's slow—moving, it's trying to move over, but it's getting blocked by this area of high pressure. and indeed, as we head into the weekend, it's going to reverse and stop moving eastwards, start moving back west. overnight tonight, it very gradually pushes rain into eastern areas of england.

across eastern scotland, continues to be wet here, some mist and fog patches around hills and coasts. cold with some frost patches, a few fog patches, maybe a bit of ice first thing in the morning across those colder regions in the west. but i think for friday, there'll be more of you that see broken cloud and a bit more in the way of sunshine, and best of the sunshine will be across western areas. east scotland, eastern areas of england grey, dull, damp. outbreaks of rain and chilly for some. temperatures just six in aberdeen and newcastle. where the sunshine comes out further west, you should see highs reaching about 9—12 celsius with some sunshine. fronts still on the charts for saturday. outbreaks of rain, white and patchy starting off the day in england, but moving towards east wales later on. again, it's these western and northwestern areas of the country that will stay dry and bright with some sunshine. but quite a cool wind around as we go through saturday coming in off the chilly north sea. second half of the weekend, it could be that we have quite extensive light rain and drizzle across england to start the morning.

it will become confined to the southwest later in the day, the best of the dry and bright weather again across western areas. so, for scotland, northern ireland, probably the northwest of england and wales hould have some breaks in the cloud and some sunny spells coming through. into next week, high pressure's still dominating, but it does slip over into west russia. we get these east—to—southeasterly winds. there'll be cold winds, so although the weather's going to be largely dry for a good chunk of the week with some sunshine, cold winds around for most of the week, perhaps some rain towards the end of the week.

welcome back to bbc news. let's recap now on the day's main developments so far. this afternoon, ukraine's president zelensky has appealed to nato — which has refused to enforce a no—fly zone — to supply his country with warplanes instead. russia's president putin said russia's military operations in ukraine were going according to plan and praised its soldiers as heroes. a second session of talks has begun this afternoon between ukraine and russian officials. on the ground, kyiv remains under ukrainian control, but the port of kherson has now been

taken by the russians. ukrainian officials say at least 22 civilians have been killed in a russian airstrike on the northern ukrainian city of chernihiv. the southeastern city of mariupol is under intense pressure — with the mayor reporting that the russians are using siege tactics. people trapped there have no running water and no power, and after a night of shelling, dozens are feared dead. let me show you new pictures from kharkiv, the second city, and the extent of the devastation we've known for a number of days. the intensity of the shelling there. it was reported from the mayor, who he heard from on the bbc, —— we heard from. as the camera pans around, you get a real sense right there in the centre of the city ofjust the

extent of the damage which looks about universal, and i �*s wife, of course, ukraine has the intention of the international criminal court —— thatis the international criminal court —— that is why. we are the prosecutor told the bbc at the start of the day that's why they've launched the investigation. they have sent their teams already to the prosecutor to the region to gather video evidence like this, which will be part of trying to get people to speak, because areas would amount to war crimes, so as these pictures clearly show you here. just the level of damage in kharkiv, that is the second city in ukraine, which has been resisting for the last four or five days as they have ramped up the

attacks from the outskirts. all of those tactics, we were talking to doctorjack, being used in these cities because his analysis was that, as that column surrounds kyiv, it is what is happening in these places that is deliberately being designed, and his view, to say to the ukrainian authorities that will also happen to the capital unless you capitulate. so, very clear, the tactics being used. these, the pictures from kharkiv. let mejust give let me just give you the latest line coming to us from the negotiating team. they didn't receive the results we counted on. we had a couple of hours of talks,

but that's the key sentence in terms of how much progress or no progress. we didn't receive the results we had counted on, and they did go on to say that russia and ukraine have agreed to hold a third round of talks soon. that's coming from the ukrainian negotiating sides, so as expected, not much progress made there in belarus. those two negotiating sides. let's turn from all of that. we'll be on the borders in a moment or two. many people have been displaced inside the country they are being staffed mainly by local volunteers. mainly by local volunteers. bbc ukrainian reporter zanna bezpiatchuk visited one of them in the heart of lviv — which is now

a hub for aid from all over the country and europe. this city became the back—up for the whole front line in ukraine. it is like a hive of workers. everybody here volunteers from lviv and other cities and towns of ukraine trying to do their best to be helpful and useful to supply the army and internally displaced people with everything they need, with essentials. for example, these potatoes will travel soon to the battlefields and even to the siege towns in southern ukraine. and you can feel that the mood and spirit of people here is very high. people singing patriotic songs and the national anthem of ukraine. they say that they have no time for despair and no time for sleep. they do believe that with their hard work, every day, they will save themselves and the country. to talk more about the humanitarian crisis in ukraine, i'm joined now by mirella hodeib, spokesperson for the international committee

of the red cross in ukraine. she's there, and thank you so much forjoining us. give me your analysis. what you talk to your colleagues about in terms of what you're facing here.— colleagues about in terms of what you're facing here. thank you. the humanitarian _ you're facing here. thank you. the humanitarian needs, _ you're facing here. thank you. the humanitarian needs, we _ you're facing here. thank you. the humanitarian needs, we are - you're facing here. thank you. the | humanitarian needs, we are seeing you're facing here. thank you. the i humanitarian needs, we are seeing in ukraine are unprecedented. the conflict has been ongoing for eight years. it has been concentrated mostly in the east, but now we see it spreading across the country. the needs were massive eight years ago, and now even worse. it's a catastrophe in terms of immediate needs and food, shelter, water, but also in terms of health care. the ics he is trying to support on all those fronts, but this is a fraction

of what we can do and a fraction of the big humanitarian needs generated by this intensification of the conflict in ukraine. the by this intensification of the conflict in ukraine. , , ., conflict in ukraine. the numbers now that ou're conflict in ukraine. the numbers now that you're having _ conflict in ukraine. the numbers now that you're having to _ conflict in ukraine. the numbers now that you're having to deal _ conflict in ukraine. the numbers now that you're having to deal with - conflict in ukraine. the numbers now that you're having to deal with are i that you're having to deal with are absolutely staggering. tell me first of all, are you able to actually get aid, help to some of the places within ukraine with its most needed? we are relying on the talks that are available to us, so the stocks prior to this crisis. then again, we are beefing up our response in terms of human resources, but also in terms of medical supplies and aid, so emergency aid. ourtrucks of medical supplies and aid, so emergency aid. our trucks are under way to ukraine, and we hope to get the aid deliver as soon as possible. we're seeing pictures from mariupol only a while ago. the mayor of that

city was saying the shelling was so intense they couldn't actually get to people who've been injured. what is the latest that you are hearing from the port city from your colleagues?— from the port city from your colleauues? , , ., ., colleagues? exactly the situation, it is very difficult _ colleagues? exactly the situation, it is very difficult there. _ colleagues? exactly the situation, it is very difficult there. the i it is very difficult there. the shelters are packed, the needs are big. people left left behind. some of them really was nothing on them —— left lives behind. we are trying to return to the urgent needs, essential items and also support the medical facilities essential items and also support the medicalfacilities in essential items and also support the medical facilities in the essential items and also support the medicalfacilities in the ukrainian red cross to respond to the massive needs of the wounded, the sick and so on. in needs of the wounded, the sick and so on. , ., ., ., so on. in terms of movement of --eole, so on. in terms of movement of peeple. we've _ so on. in terms of movement of people, we've already _ so on. in terms of movement of people, we've already seen i so on. in terms of movement of. people, we've already seen people leaving the country internally displaced. how important is it to set up corridors that are safe to

allow that movement?- allow that movement? indeed. international _ allow that movement? indeed. international humanitarian i allow that movement? indeed. | international humanitarian law, allow that movement? indeed. i international humanitarian law, the law that governs our conflict, is very clear about that. civilians need to get safer passage, to flee hostilities. this is very clear all sides. ., , ., _ hostilities. this is very clear all sides. ., _ hostilities. this is very clear all sides. ., ,, ., sides. you started by saying what ou're sides. you started by saying what you're facing _ sides. you started by saying what you're facing is — sides. you started by saying what you're facing is unprecedented. i sides. you started by saying what i you're facing is unprecedented. we know1 million people have already got out of ukraine, but we're only eight days and. we're only at the start of this. that is even more alarming. start of this. that is even more alarming-— start of this. that is even more alarmina. , . ,., , alarming. very much so. the needs are very big. _ alarming. very much so. the needs are very big. and — alarming. very much so. the needs are very big, and what _ alarming. very much so. the needs are very big, and what we - alarming. very much so. the needs are very big, and what we are i alarming. very much so. the needs. are very big, and what we are seeing is heart—wrenching as well. the people we meet tell us stories of pure abandonment. our hotlines are flooded with calls. people needing

help to reconnect with family members that left on the spot, people who need food, medicine and so on and so forth. let's not forget the psychological toll this conflict is taking on the people. abs, the psychological toll this conflict is taking on the people.— is taking on the people. a final thou~ht, is taking on the people. a final thought, because _ is taking on the people. a final thought, because we've i is taking on the people. a final thought, because we've seen l is taking on the people. a final- thought, because we've seen people at the various border crossing points. how much needs to also be donein points. how much needs to also be done in terms of where eventually all those people end up going to? do we need a separate plan that addresses that and gets up to speed with what they are facing in so many different countries?— different countries? absolutely. the red cross movement _ different countries? absolutely. the red cross movement is _ different countries? absolutely. the red cross movement is apparent i different countries? absolutely. the red cross movement is apparent onj red cross movement is apparent on the borders, where several people are going and responding to the urgent needs, so there are urgent and short—term needs, and there will be a longer—term plan to address it.

mirella, thank you so much for taking time to speak to us and lay out what you're seeing there on the ground. just the scale of the task you describe, thanks so much. thank ou. let's you describe, thanks so much. thank yon let's turn _ you describe, thanks so much. thank you. let's turn from _ you describe, thanks so much. thank you. let's turn from that. _ the world of sport is continuing to turn its back on moscow. the international paralympic committee has banned russian and belarusian athletes from the winter paralympics starting in beijing tomorrow. olly fosterjoins me now from the bbc sport centre. olly, this is a change from the original decision to allow them to compete following pressure from other teams?q2. them to compete following pressure from other teams? huge, and it's good be damaging for the paralympic committee, because the paralympic committee, because the president says they have been putting a unique and impossible position. there are 71 in the russian team, 12 in belarus in beijing, and it was

just 24 hours ago that the ipc said they had the harshest penalty by stripping them of all their identities. they said they would compete as neutrals and they were bound by their own guidelines. they just simply could not expel them. but what's happened in the last 24 hours, parsons, ina but what's happened in the last 24 hours, parsons, in a news conference said if the russian and belarusian athletes estate in beijing, nations were very likely to withdrawal. he said the atmosphere is not pleasant, the situation is escalating and has now become untenable. a huge outcry from the other competing nations. the reputation would have been damaged. with the russians having such a large squad, pretty much every

single event would be affected by that. no belarusians or russians will be taking part, but there has been a strong reaction from russia. a kremlin spokesman has called this a disgrace, and according to the russian news agency task, they reported quotes from the sports minister, saying they will be going to the court of arbitration for sport, doing this —— deeming this illegal. we are now less hours away from the opening ceremony-— hours away from the opening ceremony. hours away from the opening ceremon . ., , ., ., , ceremony. that court is going to be rather busy — ceremony. that court is going to be rather busy because _ ceremony. that court is going to be rather busy because russia - ceremony. that court is going to be rather busy because russia has i ceremony. that court is going to be| rather busy because russia has also made it clear in the last couple of hours that they plan in terms of the football decision from uefa an fifa to appeal against those. you football decision from uefa an fifa to appeal against those.— football decision from uefa an fifa to appeal against those. you have to to appeal against those. you have to to back to to appeal against those. you have to go back to sunday. _ to appeal against those. you have to go back to sunday. fifa _ to appeal against those. you have to go back to sunday. fifa tried - to appeal against those. you have to go back to sunday. fifa tried a i to appeal against those. you have to go back to sunday. fifa tried a very i go back to sunday. fifa tried a very similar team, saying they would be allowed to carry on competing, but only under a neutral flag. allowed to carry on competing, but only under a neutralflag. there is a huge outcry, and then they went

back on that. they said the women's and men's team would not be allowed to play any international competitions. now, the russian football federation say they are going to file a double lawsuit against uefa and fifa and go to the court of arbitration for sport to try and have that overturned. they have a little bit more time on their hands, three weeks exactly before they're due to play a playoff semifinal to qualify for the world cup against poland. that is a semifinal if they get through that, they would play either the czech republic or another team going forward. they are appealing against that ban on being able to play international football, and we'll see what happens with that. also, ukraine, staying with those semifinals, ukraine have asked for

their playoff against scotland to be postponed. a, their playoff against scotland to be --ostoned. �* ., ., , postponed. a final thought, olly, because there _ postponed. a final thought, olly, because there have _ postponed. a final thought, olly, because there have been - postponed. a finalthought, olly, i because there have been developments in formula one. the because there have been developments in formula one-— in formula one. the world motorsport cancelled. in formula one. the world motorsport cancelled- they _ in formula one. the world motorsport cancelled. they made _ in formula one. the world motorsport cancelled. they made a _ in formula one. the world motorsport cancelled. they made a lot _ in formula one. the world motorsport cancelled. they made a lot of- cancelled. they made a lot of decisions this week. they said russian drivers, no matter what they were driving, they will be allowed to compete. nikita maza penn will be able to, but now they have thrown out a russian grand prix indefinitely. they have already taken sochi off the cam calendar. it was due to be in st. petersburg, who tend's hometown, so a very lucrative grand prix for russia and the fia. but they have turn up —— torn up the contract indefinitely because of the crisis at the moment. russia losing the rights to host a grand prix.

olly foster, thanks so much for going through all those details. things are moving so fast there in terms of sporting sections. let's bring you more on that decision. earlier, we spoke to the journalist lee reaney. he asked ipc president what he would say to the parents of 19—year—old ukrainian biathlete yevhen malyshev — who was killed in combat in ukraine yesterday. here's the exchange. i want to know what you would say to yevhen malyshev�*s parents. yevhen was a biathlete on ukraine's nationaljunior team. he was killed yesterday. he was killed yesterday in a bombing in kharkiv. you talked earlier about giving athletes the chance to compete. he will never get a chance to compete again. so, on behalf of his family,

i want to know what you would say to them about allowing athletes from the aggressor states to compete while he will never get that chance. i asked lee if he was surprised by the ipc decision today. well, i was surprised more yesterday by their_ well, i was surprised more yesterday by their initial reluctance to ban the athletes. i did see... they opened — the athletes. i did see... they opened up _ the athletes. i did see... they opened up a can of worms. there would've — opened up a can of worms. there would've been protests virtually every _ would've been protests virtually every game. there would've been athletes _ every game. there would've been athletes refusing to compete with the russian and belarusian athletes, so i couldn't understand the position— so i couldn't understand the position yesterday. and they defended it so forcefully yesterday that it _ defended it so forcefully yesterday that it was a big surprise this afternoon _ that it was a big surprise this afternoon when they did reverse the decision _ afternoon when they did reverse the decision i_ afternoon when they did reverse the decision. ,, ., afternoon when they did reverse the decision. ~ ., , ., �* afternoon when they did reverse the

decision. ~ ., �* , decision. i know you've been speaking to _ decision. i know you've been speaking to some _ decision. i know you've been speaking to some of - decision. i know you've been speaking to some of the i decision. i know you've been i speaking to some of the ukrainian athletes, both before the u—turn and after. give me a sense of what they have been thinking and saying? weill. have been thinking and saying? well, they released — have been thinking and saying? well, they released a _ have been thinking and saying? well, they released a statement during the press conference last night, blasting _ press conference last night, blasting the decision. they spoke about— blasting the decision. they spoke about yevhen. since this is happened, another two young football players _ happened, another two young football players have been killed. this is an ongoing _ players have been killed. this is an ongoing issue. the ukrainian teams here, _ ongoing issue. the ukrainian teams here, it _ ongoing issue. the ukrainian teams here, it was — ongoing issue. the ukrainian teams here, it was not easy to get them here _ here, it was not easy to get them here. they're not focusing on their sport. _ here. they're not focusing on their sport, they're focusing on the news, they're _ sport, they're focusing on the news, they're calling their family every day. they're calling their family every day it's— they're calling their family every day it's a — they're calling their family every day. it's a difficult situation for everyone — day. it's a difficult situation for everyone involved. so, they are here can -- _ everyone involved. so, they are here can -- but— everyone involved. so, they are here can —— but they are here to compete. they— can —— but they are here to compete. they have _ can —— but they are here to compete. they have one — can —— but they are here to compete. they have one of the strongest barely— they have one of the strongest barely submit teams in the world and we anticipate fantastic this ——

fantastic— we anticipate fantastic this —— fantastic performance —— strongest paralympic— fantastic performance —— strongest paralympic teams. am fantastic performance -- strongest paralympic teams.— paralympic teams. am i right in sa in: paralympic teams. am i right in saying they _ paralympic teams. am i right in saying they have _ paralympic teams. am i right in saying they have joined - paralympic teams. am i right in saying they have joined the i saying they have joined the volunteers in different capacities? is that right? volunteers in different capacities? is that right?— is that right? several of our olympians. _ is that right? several of our olympians, including i is that right? several of ourj olympians, including medal is that right? several of our- olympians, including medalwinners, olympians, including medal winners, i olympians, including medal winners, idon't _ olympians, including medal winners, idon't know— olympians, including medalwinners, i don't know any specific cases of paralympians fighting with the army at this— paralympians fighting with the army at this point in time. i do have contact — at this point in time. i do have contact with some paralympians that are stuck— contact with some paralympians that are stuck in— contact with some paralympians that are stuck in bomb shelters and have been _ are stuck in bomb shelters and have been for— are stuck in bomb shelters and have been for a _ are stuck in bomb shelters and have been for a few days, and they have been _ been for a few days, and they have been fired on. but i haven't heard of any— been fired on. but i haven't heard of any paralympians actually fighting with the armed forces. just a final thought, ukrainian journalists have not been able to get to beijing. did you feel that it was your responsibility to speak out? , ., _ ., was your responsibility to speak out? , ., ., ., out? yes, i would say that i do feel that. it's really _ out? yes, i would say that i do feel that. it's really not _ out? yes, i would say that i do feel that. it's really not what _ out? yes, i would say that i do feel that. it's really not what i - that. it's really not what i anticipated when i came out here. i

feel that _ anticipated when i came out here. i feel that the ipc, anticipated when i came out here. i feelthat the ipc, i anticipated when i came out here. i feel that the ipc, i asked anticipated when i came out here. i feel that the ipc, iasked it anticipated when i came out here. i feel that the ipc, i asked it for three or— feel that the ipc, i asked it for three or four questions, and they were very— three or four questions, and they were very supportive of that and answered — were very supportive of that and answered my questions. i want to -ive answered my questions. i want to give them — answered my questions. i want to give them credit for that. but, yeah. — give them credit for that. but, yeah. it's _ give them credit for that. but, yeah, it's difficult. i'm not ukrainian, i don't speak the language 100%. i do speak it well enough _ language 100%. i do speak it well enough to— language 100%. i do speak it well enough to do interviews, but it's a huge _ enough to do interviews, but it's a huge responsibility to ask questions for a country. let's turn to uk politics. britain's prime minister boris johnson's official spokesperson has rejected claims that the uk has been slower at introducing sanctions than the eu or that legal hold—ups are preventing sanctions on russian oligarchs. 11 have been targeted by the uk government —— by the oligarchs.

there are about 16 oligarchs in particular how have been sanctioned by the arcadian union, who haven't faced the same action and londonjust union, who haven't faced the same action and london just yet. there was increasing pressure from opposition party for some active asked to name more russians close to president putin and freeze their assets and ban them from coming to the uk. the thinking in government at the moment is that there are more coming in the next few days. i think we'll see rolling sanctions from the uk, but i think they want to target the most significant assets first. that's why you've seen things like banks targeted and certain industries who the uk government believes are close to the war effort. they've been the priority. there is some acceptance in government that it may take some weeks to get the legal case to sanction some other oligarchs in

place, but i do think we'll see more pretty soon. the place, but i do think we'll see more pretty soon-— pretty soon. the trouble is, and i was talking _ pretty soon. the trouble is, and i was talking to — pretty soon. the trouble is, and i was talking to a _ pretty soon. the trouble is, and i was talking to a lawyer— pretty soon. the trouble is, and i was talking to a lawyer on - pretty soon. the trouble is, and i was talking to a lawyer on the i was talking to a lawyer on the programme, who advises russian clients, and he said it's been unlike any sort of experience in recent years, the last seven days, with people coming to him and saying, "what should i do?" his point was by sign posting that sanctions were coming, it was allowing these people to basically sidestep the whole point of sanctions and added pressure of. that's exactly the criticism that we're hearing from some politicians, you're basically putting people on red alert that they should be sanctioned. they may be trying to move some other assets to other countries, so you're absolutely right. it's something that keeps coming up in parliament as well. part of the problem seems to be

getting the legal case ready to sanction some of these individuals in particular, there has been criticism of the government that hasn't put more measures in place to get this ready. i suspect that criticism willjust continue over the next few days. keep your eyes peeled because i think more are coming. peeled because i think more are cominr. ~ . peeled because i think more are comin. _ . ., ., peeled because i think more are cominr. ~ ., ., peeled because i think more are cominr. ~ . . ., coming. what are your hearing in terms of government _ coming. what are your hearing in terms of government sources i coming. what are your hearing in i terms of government sources from westminster and the chat you're having around whether we might see, what we've already seen in europe, yachts being seized, seeing houses and mansions being padlocked up. is that likely to be an option that we could see in the coming weeks? we: could see in the coming weeks? it's certainl could see in the coming weeks? ut�*s certainly been discussed in government. the idea that some mansions in london could be confiscated and perhaps even some refugees put in them is something that's been bandied about in government. there is of peace of legislation coming next week,

designed to break down some of the ownership, structures of some of these properties. one of the concerns we've heard from the ministers here is shell companies are created, so that it's quite hard to work out who exactly is the ultimate owner. we're going to see more of that in the next few days, but again, matthew, there is concern that this could take time. there is an element of that legislation which would mean people are protected for “p would mean people are protected for up to 18 months. there's a bit of leeway given to named ultimate owner of a property, so i would expect to hear more about that being produced as well. fight! hear more about that being produced as well. �* , , ., hear more about that being produced as well. �* ._ , ., ., as well. and the day started with a senior european _ as well. and the day started with a senior european politician - as well. and the day started with a senior european politician saying i senior european politician saying europe was actually leading the way in the uk was having to play catch—up, but also making the point that he thought the british public wanted the uk conservative party to look at that basic issue of russian money connected to the conservative

party. money connected to the conservative pa . ., ., �* , ., money connected to the conservative pa . ., ., ., party. yeah, and it's one of those issues that _ party. yeah, and it's one of those issues that keep _ party. yeah, and it's one of those issues that keep coming - party. yeah, and it's one of those issues that keep coming up. i party. yeah, and it's one of those | issues that keep coming up. some people linked to russia over the last few years, they are british nationals, so they are allowed to give money to parties. but i think it's complicated in terms of who's leading the field because if it takes some of the big sanctions that have been announced over the last few weeks like swift, that was something the uk pushed quite hard for with other leaders. in terms of oligarchs, there is some pressure to go further and faster. that will continue and i suspect it'll start to bear some fruit.— continue and i suspect it'll start to bear some fruit. nick lee, thanks very much- — to bear some fruit. nick lee, thanks very much- we're — to bear some fruit. nick lee, thanks very much. we're coming _ to bear some fruit. nick lee, thanks very much. we're coming up - to bear some fruit. nick lee, thanks very much. we're coming up to the. very much. we're coming up to the end of the programme. we put on the screen those pictures from ukraine and russia —— nick eardley. not much progress being made, but a third round of talk. they are planned

between ukrainian and russian officials, ukraine desperate to have ukrainian corridors. i'm back in half an hour. hello again. for many of you, it's been another grey and cloudy day. this is how the weather looks in cumbria — misty, a bit murky, low cloud and also a bit of rain in the area as well. in bingley, meanwhile, temperatures only got to 5 celsius — that's in the hills of west yorkshire. but we did have some sunshine, particularly for northern ireland, but also across parts of southeast england and in east anglia, too, where temperatures reached 13 celsius. so, contrast to the amount of cloud, contrast in the temperatures as well. still, for most of us, we had the cloudy weather thanks to this very slow—moving weather front, and the reason it's slow—moving, it's trying to move over, but it's getting blocked by this area of high pressure. and indeed, as we head into the weekend, it's going to reverse and stop moving eastwards, start moving back west. overnight tonight, it

very gradually pushes rain into eastern areas of england. across eastern scotland, continues to be wet here, some mist and fog patches around hills and coasts. cold with some frost patches, a few fog patches, maybe a bit of ice first thing in the morning across those colder regions in the west. but i think for friday, there'll be more of you that see broken cloud and a bit more in the way of sunshine, and best of the sunshine will be across western areas. east scotland, eastern areas of england grey, dull, damp. outbreaks of rain and chilly for some. temperatures just six in aberdeen and newcastle. where the sunshine comes out further west, you should see highs reaching about 9—12 celsius with some sunshine. fronts still on the charts for saturday. outbreaks of rain, white and patchy starting off the day in england, but moving towards east wales later on. again, it's these western and northwestern areas of the country that will stay dry and bright with some sunshine. but quite a cool wind around as we go through saturday coming in off the chilly north sea. second half of the weekend, it could be that we have quite extensive

light rain and drizzle across england to start the morning. it will become confined to the southwest later in the day, the best of the dry and bright weather again across western areas. so, for scotland, northern ireland, probably the northwest of england and wales should have some breaks in the cloud and some sunny spells coming through. into next week, high pressure�*s still dominating, but it does slip over into west russia. we get these east—to—southeasterly winds. there'll be cold winds, so although the weather's going to be largely dry for a good chunk of the week with some sunshine, cold winds around for most of the week, perhaps some rain towards the end of the week.

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today at six — the russian bombardment continues — ukrainian cities and civilians are under fire. this is the town of borodyanka — just a0 miles from the capital — despite the shelling, ukrainian fighters have so far managed to repel the russian forces. loud explosion. air strikes and more heavy shelling north of kyiv — at least 22 people have been killed here. to the south, the city of mariupol is completely cut—off. ukraine's president warns if his country falls, the baltic states will be next.

translation: god forbid, - if we are no more, then latvia,