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, lithuania, estonia, will be next. and then moldova, georgia, poland... more than a million have fled ukraine but in moscow today president putin has insisted that russia and ukraine are one people... translation: i would never renounce my conviction — translation: i would never renounce my conviction that _ translation: i would never renounce my conviction that russians _ translation: i would never renounce my conviction that russians and - my conviction that russians and ukrainians are one people, despite parts of the ukrainian country having been brainwashed by the nazi propaganda. more will be done in the uk to target the russian oligarchs. the luxury yachts of russia's super rich — two have been seized by the french and german authorities — as sanctions tighten. bowing to pressure — olympic organisers have now banned athletes from russia and belarus from competing in the paralympics tomorrow. medical aid is flown from the uk as a fundraising appeal is launched to help ukraine.

stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team continuing coverage and analysis from ourteam in continuing coverage and analysis from our team in the uk and around the world. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, live from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. a sense of foreboding here with fighting nowjust about 15 miles away. to the north of the capital — the city of chernihiv has been under sustained bombardment today. ukraine's emergency services say the bodies of at least 22 people have been recovered after air strikes hit residential areas including two schools. in the south — the main port of mariupol has been surrounded —

it's still under heavy fire. there's no water or power. more than 200 people are feared dead. president zelensky has once again called on the west for more help and warned that if ukraine falls — other baltic states like latvia, lithuania, estonia could be next. it does feel that as the fighting enters its second week it is becoming much more intense as russia moves to win the war. my report coming up now contains some images you may find it distressing. this is the city of chernihiv, 80 miles north of kyiv. and this is war... loud explosion this is a residential area, and here is another... chernihiv�*s governor says two schools have also been hit. in all, at least 22 people have died here, as russia's invasion

enters its second week. cities across northern ukraine are being slowly choked by bombing. kharkiv�*s metro station is no shelterfor this man. ukraine says russian targeting is indiscriminate. in the town of borodyanka, population 12,500, wastelands of destruction. translation: god forbid, i if we are no more then latvia, lithuania, estonia will be next. then moldova, georgia, poland and so on. they will march to the

berlin wall, believe me. it's the same story of destruction in southern ukraine. large parts of the port city of mariupol are being shelled. russian forces are slowly overwhelming the people here. and resistance, though noble, is futile in the city of kherson. conquered by russian tanks, the first major urban area to fall in this war. but there's no bigger prize than the capital, kyiv. an explosion overnight rocks the railway station. debris from a russian cruise missile shot out of the sky. it's unclear how many were injured. by day, the capital is being abandoned. these cars have been dumped outside the railway station as thousands flee. it is pretty much deserted here.

a couple of people out for a stroll in the snow, but this is a city that's so much on edge, and all the checkpoints that we've come across, um, the guards have come up to us. they've wanted to check our papers, wanted to check if we're filming them. there really is a sense of dread and unease here, which is...which is frankly to be expected. and this is why. not far from kyiv, a column of heavy russian armour inches closer to the capital, waiting for vladimir putin's order to strike. the russian leader has accusing ukraine of using its people as human shields. he has also admitted his army has taken losses and stood silent for a moment for russia's

losses before describing ukrainian army as neo—nazi bandits. their radio programmes and websites have been blocked, censorship over their coverage of the war in ukraine here in russia. this woman has worked here for 18 years and now russia's oldest liberal radio station says it is being forced to close. ~ , u, station says it is being forced to close. ~ , h, _ _, ., close. we 'ust can say, welcome to north close. we just can say, welcome to north korea. _ close. we just can say, welcome to north korea. or— close. we just can say, welcome to north korea, or maybe _ close. we just can say, welcome to north korea, or maybe welcome i close. we just can say, welcome to north korea, or maybe welcome to close. we just can say, welcome to - north korea, or maybe welcome to the ussr. right now in 2022. you cannot destroy all the voices of the truth. you cannot do it. for destroy all the voices of the truth. you cannot do it.— destroy all the voices of the truth. you cannot do it. for the staff, the news came — you cannot do it. for the staff, the news came as _ you cannot do it. for the staff, the news came as a — you cannot do it. for the staff, the news came as a shock. _ you cannot do it. for the staff, the news came as a shock. it - you cannot do it. for the staff, the news came as a shock. it is - you cannot do it. for the staff, the

news came as a shock. it is the - news came as a shock. it is the end of an era for echo and for russia. more than any other media outlets in russia, this radio station was a symbol, a symbol of the freedom of speech, and democratic values that russia embraced after the fall of communism. freedoms which are now under threat. soon after, another blow to independent media here, a tv station announced it was closing, targeted as well by the authorities over its ukraine coverage. russia's foreign minister takes a different view, the threat is from the west... sergei lavrov said america was trying to control the whole of europe, just like napoleon and hitler. western sanctions are beginning to bite. in moscow people were queueing to withdraw cash, as the value of the rouble fell to a new low. and a string of international companies have suspended ties with russia, toyota

says it is holding production of this factory in st petersburg. —— halting. but the president remains defiant and tonight vladimir putin declared, russia's operation in ukraine was going according to plan. he honoured the memory of russian soldiers who had been killed there. in ukraine, the kremlin's invasion is resulting in human casualties. a casualties of this war in russia is free speech. figs casualties of this war in russia is free speech-— free speech. as you can see, the authorities _ free speech. as you can see, the authorities are _ free speech. as you can see, the authorities are making _ free speech. as you can see, the authorities are making a - free speech. as you can see, the i authorities are making a concerted effort now to control the information space, to control what news and information the russian public gets about the war in ukraine and this is one other example, russia's parliament will be discussing legislation that would make it a criminal offence to spread fake news about the russian armed forces, punishable by up to 15 years injail.

steve rosenberg, many thanks. the eu has agreed to give ukrainian refugees refuge in their countries. more than half of them have gone to poland. the european union has agreed to give ukrainian refugees temporary residence for up to three years in eu countries. those fleeing the fighting have mainly entered neighbouring eu states including poland, hungary and slovakia. the larger arrows here indicate the biggest numbers of people moving. some will head on to other countries, including germany. trains full of refugees from ukraine are now arriving in berlin, from where our correspondent damian grammaticas reports. "six people," the shout, and someone steps forward to give a family of six, just arrived from ukraine shelter — free, no time limit. at berlin central railway station,

every sign, a german family offering space in their own homes. putin's war has woken something here, a desire to help, and deeper down, memories, too. i'm more or less a child of a refugee so i feel obliged to do something for refugees. it's not hitler this time but, for me, it somehow feels that what putin does is what hitler did before. what is amazing here is that there have been hundreds of refugees arriving, but there are more than enough german families to take them in. and it's notjust here. there are efforts being made right across berlin. in a berlin suburb, baskets of food delivered by neighbours. this family have opened up their home. this four—year—old boy already has new toys and new children to play with. for his mother and grandmother, though, the war, even here, is inescapable. my house. videos sent by friends of the damage just done to their home in kharkiv. and the boy's father isn't here, unable to leave ukraine. he keeps asking every time about his dad.

what is he asking? where is his dad and when can he see him. and what can you say? i don't know... i hope soon. when we started reading the news, i don't know, we said right away, we need to take someone in, to give someone peace, because it could have been us. yes. — this is how we feel. it could have been us. and it was tarik — he fled syria six years ago, walked for two months to reach germany, and is now taking this convoy to ukraine to bring back refugees. i know what the meaning is of fleeing from the war, so that was also my motivation in this case, to support people who are fleeing now. so, a refugee from one crisis

heading to help those from another, the common thread from syria to ukraine — russian aggression, uprooting so many lives. damian grammaticas, bbc news, berlin. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here. it seems as if entering the second week of this war, there is a step change in the pace and we are seeing a lot more bombing and we are seeing residential areas being hit. taste residential areas being hit. we s - oke residential areas being hit. - spoke earlier about how the second week of war has marked an escalation and an intensification, a city under moscow's control, an encirclement, and the images that are being broadcast tonight. some people have said, why are we not seeing what is happening at the front, where is the war happening? people will think am aware i have i seen those images before? these haunting images of a landscape obliterated. it is syria. syria used to dominate the screens

and the pictures of whole neighbourhoods later ruined by indiscriminate russian and syrian bombing. vladimir putin's last war. tonight we are hearing from him, the war is going according to plan, and even as president selenski has again called on the russian leader to hold talks and end the war —— president volodymyr zelensky. talks and end the war —— president volodymyrzelensky. but talks and end the war —— president volodymyr zelensky. but sit next to me, and if not, he is calling on the west, saying, if you don't give me a no—fly zone, give me the planes. there is a real sense of foreboding, as you said, this war is going to get uglier and longer. lyse doucet, many thanks. you can follow all the latest developments and get more analysis on the war in ukraine by going to our online live coverage. follow it on bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app. more from me later, here in the city of kyiv, but for now i can hand you back

to sophie in the studio. clive, thank you. president putin says his special operation — as he calls it — is on track and he praised russian soldiers as heroes. but a week into this conflict, russia's forces have been met with fierce resitance. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner assesses russia's current military strategy. so this is how ukraine is looking on day eight of the russian invasion. the areas in red are the parts of the country where we know for certain that the russians are in control. they are advancing slower than they planned, but making important gains in the south. here, they have used crimea as a springboard to push north, taking their first major city, kherson. they are also trying to overrun the port city of mariupol where conditions are said to be desperate. they are looking to link up with forces in the donbas in the east to try and encircle the ukrainian army in a pincer movement. russia now controls much of the black sea coast.

in kharkiv, that's ukraine's second city, there has been intense russian shelling, damaged buildings and mounting civilian casualties. another northern city, chernihiv, over here, is also being shelled. it is suffering widespread destruction. but the big prize for president putin remains the capital, kyiv. if his forces can take this, they will be hoping resistance will crumble and the government there will collapse. so, what about the massive russian armoured column that is nowjust a few miles north of kyiv? british defence officials say it has got bogged down with breakdowns, congestion and some ukrainian resistance. but make no mistake, it is coming for the capital and russia will be looking to encircle it until it surrenders. frank gardner there. a second round of talks has taken

place in neighbouring belarus with delegations from russia and ukraine. here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. four weeks, world leaders tried to avoid the war. in geneva this afternoon, another emergency meeting, this time of the un human rights council, with one burning question, how to hold russia to account. , , ., ., ., account. massive damage to residential _ account. massive damage to residential buildings - account. massive damage to residential buildings has - account. massive damage to l residential buildings has been inflicted. the use of weapons in populated urban areas at risk of being inherently indiscriminate and i go for the immediate cessation of such force. , , ., i go for the immediate cessation of such force-— such force. the russian troops fi . htin: such force. the russian troops fighting in _ such force. the russian troops fighting in ukraine _ such force. the russian troops fighting in ukraine carry - such force. the russian troops fighting in ukraine carry out i such force. the russian troops| fighting in ukraine carry out the most _ fighting in ukraine carry out the most blatant violations and abuses of human_ most blatant violations and abuses of human rights. systematically engaged in acts that clearly amount to war— engaged in acts that clearly amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity — to war crimes and crimes against humani . �* , , ., humanity. but the kremlin is showing no sins of humanity. but the kremlin is showing no signs of retreat, _

humanity. but the kremlin is showing no signs of retreat, in _ humanity. but the kremlin is showing no signs of retreat, in fact _ humanity. but the kremlin is showing no signs of retreat, in fact the - no signs of retreat, in fact the reverse. today vladimir putin called president macron of france, they spoke for an hour and a half, it didn't go well. president putin said russia would continue to fight until it had achieved its goals, the demilitarisation of ukraine. the elysee palace now warns worse is to come. in estonia, the defence secretary said russia had crossed the line with its invasion of ukraine and the impact would ripple through europe for years. the messaue through europe for years. the message to — through europe for years. tue: message to president through europe for years. tta: message to president putin through europe for years. "tt2 message to president putin is through europe for years. tt2 message to president putin is stop. it isn't too late to stop what you are doing. it isn't too late to stop what you are doing-— it isn't too late to stop what you aredoin.. �* ,, ., ., are doing. but as russia write a new histo of are doing. but as russia write a new history of europe — are doing. but as russia write a new history of europe with _ are doing. but as russia write a new history of europe with the _ are doing. but as russia write a new history of europe with the lives - are doing. but as russia write a new history of europe with the lives of. history of europe with the lives of ukrainians, america and europe are united and european countries are overcoming their divisions to respond. this is the prime minister of hungary visiting the border of ukraine. he was once one of the closest allies of president putin. what is going on now is war. the war can only be stopped by negotiations

and peace talks and ceasefires, but it does not depend on the european leaders or the hungarian prime minister, it depends on the russians and ukrainians, basically the russians. and ukrainians, basically the russians-— and ukrainians, basically the russians. , ., ., ., , russians. this afternoon against the odds, delegations _ russians. this afternoon against the odds, delegations from _ russians. this afternoon against the odds, delegations from russia - russians. this afternoon against the odds, delegations from russia and l odds, delegations from russia and ukraine met on the border with belarus for a second round of talks. president zelensky had said he wouldn't send a team to negotiate while bombs were still falling, but the ukrainians wanted to press for a ceasefire and for humanitarian corridors to be established to try to save civilian lives. 0n corridors to be established to try to save civilian lives. on this it seems there seems to have been some progress. caroline hawley, bbc news. luxury yachts owned by russian oligarchs have been seized by the french and german authorities. the world's biggest super yacht, belonging to the metal tycoon alisher usmanov, was impounded in hamburg. a second yacht was seized in marseille. meanwhile, the head of ukraine's largest energy company has told the bbc that the west must stop buying any oil or gas

from russia, if it wants to stop the war spreading. here's our economics editor faisal islam. seized — the floating palaces of top russian billionaires, accused by the european union of being too close to vladimir putin. this yacht, the largest in the world, with two helipads, owned by the british football—linked alisher usmanov and now seized by german officials. and on the south coast of france today, french customs seizing this vessel, owned by long—term putin ally igor sechin, boss of the rosneft oil company. here in the uk there are questions about the speed with which the government is acting, with one lawyer, who advises wealthy clients on sanctions, saying russians were being given time to sell up. it's absurd amongst legal circles for people to be aware that they will be sanctioned in the coming weeks. they know who they are, and they have been given plenty of time to dissipate their assets.

today, the premier league welcomed the sale of chelsea football club by its russian owner, roman abramovich, saying the ownership had become unsustainable. yesterday the opposition repeatedly raised in the house of commons why roman abramovich, who denies financial links to the kremlin, was not being targeted with sanctions. russian owned yachts are being seized in europe, russian oligarchs are having to rely on cash because their debit and credit cards have been stopped from working. the process here in the uk a little slower, because of the need for legal due process, we are told, but what is the point of any of this if we continue to send billions in dollars, euros and pounds directly to the kremlin by buying its oil and its gas? one of the roots for that money is through ukraine by an existing pipeline, exporting russia's gas to europe. that is how he finances...

the man who runs that is under bombardment in kyiv and told us that western sanctions must now target the energy billions. putin will get his money, to spend this money to kill us, and the idea of the sanctions is to shock the putin regime, and to make sure that ordinary russians, they feel the effect. it sounds like a form of economic war? yes, on the economic front you have got to believe, as if you were at war with russia. european nations are ramping up plans to reduce dependence on russian energy. those plans may be needed much sooner than expected. faisal islam, bbc news. paralympic organisers have bowed to pressure and banned russian and belarusian athletes from competing in the winter games.

0nly yesterday, the international paralympic committee announced athletes from those countries could compete as neutrals. however, after a wave of protests and threats to boycott the games, the decision was reversed. here's our sports editor dan roan. having yesterday been told they could compete in beijing, albeit as neutrals, these russian paralympians arrived at the athletes' village only to learn they were no longer welcome, following a dramatic u—turn after a revolt amongst other teams. the backlash forcing organisers to think again. multiple national paralympic committees, some of which have been contacted by their governments, teams and athletes, are expressing their intention not to compete. the situation in the athletes' village has escalated and has now become untenable. the war was brought to these games and then the situation has escalated. i don't think we have underestimated it. we were trying to protect the games from war. away from the politics, british athletes have been trying to prepare for the event,

but today the man leading the team in beijing told me he welcomed the news. the horrendous scenes we have seen in ukraine meant that we did not think there was any way in which those athletes could be at the games in any kind of keeping with the paralympic values. if they hadn't reversed the decision, would you have withdrawn, would you have boycotted? clearly, we heard around the village of other nations that were considering it, but we had not made that decision. a total of 83 athletes from russia and belarus have been told to leave beijing, but with just hours until the opening ceremony, the event has been thrown into further chaos. russia launching a last—ditch appeal. in a statement its paralympic committee said... but amongst those who will be present is the 20 strong ukrainian team, here after several days travelling from their war—torn country. this is a miracle. it is really incredible

that we managed to make it here. a superpower wants to destroy my country and our presence here at the paralympic games, it's notjust one of the teams arriving here, this is a sign that ukraine was, is and will remain a country. tonight, russia said it would also be appealing against fifa's ban earlier this week. from football to the paralympics, the country now seeking to challenge its unprecedented sporting isolation. dan roan, bbc news. 15 british aid agencies have launched a joint fundraising appeal to help ukrainians affected by the russian invasion. the uk government says it will match every pound donated up to £20 million. today the government sent a third plane with medical aid for use in ukraine. it comes as the world health organization says it has 36 tonnes of aid in poland waiting for safe transit for those who need it. health correspondent

jim reed reports. boxes bound for ukraine. here, spare gowns, masks and trauma kits donated by university college london hospital are being stacked, ready for the thousand—mile journey east. this is amazing, absolutely important to support our front line. i really hope this is the beginning of what we can do longer term. this is perfect, this is exactly what we need. roman is an nhs consultant, originally from western ukraine. he is asking all hospitals to give what they can. we have to adapt to the tragic reality which my countrymen are facing and if it means moving boxes and making sure they are delivered, everybody will be doing that. this is the kind of equipment that could save lives? absolutely, absolutely. donations like these are also building up quickly at a ukrainian community centre nearby and demand is only growing. roman is in regular contact

with colleagues in kyiv and across the country. we have some regional district hospitals situated near the combat zone and from time to time they are full or even overwhelmed and they have run out of everything. it is extraordinary, the speed at which equipment like this is being donated and gathered. this could reach the ukrainian border within days, but the most difficult part will be moving it onto where it is most needed. the fact that we don't have a safe corridor is definitelyjeopardising human lives and this is not acceptable. the world has got to pull together. at stansted airport, a government flight left this morning packed with medical aid. a group of 15 charities also said the response to an appeal for public donations today had been astonishing, with the queen herself making a personal contribution. jim reed, bbc news. we will go back to clive in kyiv in

a moment but first let's have a look at the weather with darren. hello, sophie, it has been another damp day for many parts of the country today. ahead of the rain, temperatures reached 1a degrees in south—east england and after the rain there was sunshine in northern ireland. but the band of thick cloud and rain is moving slowly eastwards and we may see heavier rain developing in eastern scotland and northern england. furtherwest, eastern scotland and northern england. further west, some breaks in the cloud follow we have the risk of a touch of frost in western scotland and northern ireland, a few showers here continuing into tomorrow. we have this rain in eastern scotland probably becoming more confined to the eastern coast, but we still have this band of cloud bringing rain and drizzle. further west, western scotland, northern ireland, wales and the south—west should see some sunshine and may be some showers with temperatures of 12 degrees. as we head into the weekend, the best of the weather is likely to be across scotland and

northern ireland with the sunshine. for england and wales, we still have a lot of cloud around with rain slowly clearing away. we start with a frost this weekend in scotland and northern ireland, followed by a good deal of sunshine. there could be early sunshine on in wales and south—west england. having moved towards the east, the rain moves back towards the west on saturday. the weather front bringing the rain doesn't really know whether it's coming or going, but it should go during the second half of the weekend. it gets swapped by this area of high pressure which should start to dry things out. there could still be pockets of light rain affecting parts of south—west england and south wales. perhaps not quite so much sunshine on sunday across scotland and northern ireland. the winds will be light but it is still quite chilly with temperatures around seven to nine celsius. darren, thank you. let's go

back now to clive myrie in kyiv. thank you, sophie. a million people have now fled this country since the russian invasion began. almost all of them are women and children. more than half have gone to poland and many are travelling by train through the western ukrainian city of lviv just over a0 miles from the border. lviv isn't occupied for now but there are people living there who know all too well what it means to be invaded. it is relentless. in a station where they load aid for the embattled armies in the east, and coming the other way, families propelled into exile by president putin's war. these are roma gypsies who fled the russian advance from kharkiv 1000 russian advance from kharkiv1000 kilometres