tonight at ten — the russian bombardment of ukrainian cities continues, with civilians under fire. this is the town of borodyanka, just a0 miles from the capital. despite the shelling, ukrainian fighters manage to repel russian forces. explosion. air strikes and more heavy shelling north of kyiv. at least 22 people are killed. to the south, the port city of mariupol is under siege, completely cut off with no power or water supplies. ukraine's president warns if his country falls, the baltic states will be next. translation: god forbid - i if we are no more, then latvia,

lithuania, estonia will be next, then moldova, georgia, poland. but president putin is unbowed — and defends his invasion. translation: i would never- renounce my conviction that russians and ukrainians are one people, despite part of the residence of ukraine having been brainwashed by the nazi nationalist propaganda. in germany, people gather to offer a home to some of the one million ukrainians who have now fled their country. delegations from ukraine and russia hold discussions in neighbouring belarus, but ukraine's president says only direct talks with vladimir putin can end the war. here, the government imposes sanctions on two more of the russian super—rich — and bans them from travelling to the uk. and two luxury yachts owned by russian oligarchs are seized by germany and france, in a clampdown

on kremlin supporters. stay with us for continued analysis in the uk and around the world. good evening. we're live in the ukrainian capital kyiv, where there's a real sense of foreboding, with fighting in this war now little more than 15 miles away. the sleet is coming down just after midnight. to the north of the capital, the city of chernihiv has been under sustained bombardment. officials 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 and is under heavy fire. power has been cut. more than 200 people are feared dead. and the city of kherson has fallen to the russians, the first major urban area to be taken. president zelensky has once again called on the west for more help and warned that if ukraine falls other baltic states, like latvia, lithuania and estonia, could be next. it does feel that as the fighting enters its second week, it's becoming much more intense, as russia moves to win the war. my report contains some images you may find distressing. this is the city of chernihiv. 80 miles north of the capital kyiv. and this is war. explosion. this is a residential area.

and here's another. russia's military did this to whole communities in syria as well as chechnya. their commanders have form. chernihiv lost 22 of its citizens in this attack. the governor says two schools were also hit. make no mistake about vladimir putin's desire to colonise this land. ukraine says russian targeting is indiscriminate. welcome to the town of borodyanka, population 12,500. parts of it are wasteland now of destruction in an increasingly dirty war. translation: god forbid, if we are known more — translation: god forbid, if we are known more then _ translation: god forbid, if we are known more then latvia, _ translation: god forbid, if we are

known more then latvia, lithuania, | known more then latvia, lithuania, estonia will be next, then moldova, georgia, poland, and so on. they will march to the berlin wall, believe me.— will march to the berlin wall, believe me. e , ., , ., believe me. it's the same story of destruction _ believe me. it's the same story of destruction in _ believe me. it's the same story of destruction in southern _ believe me. it's the same story of destruction in southern ukraine. | destruction in southern ukraine. large parts of the port city of mariupol are being shelled. as russian forces tighten the noose a humanitarian tragedy unfolds. the city's electricity supply has already been cut. and resistance, though noble, is futile in the city of kerss on. conquered by russian tanks, the first major urban area to fourin tanks, the first major urban area to four in this war. —— to fall in this war. but there is 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 stop 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 is so much on edge and all the checkpoints we have come across, the checkpoints we have come across, the guards have come up to us, they've wanted to check our papers, wanted to check if we are filming them. there really is a sense of dread and unease here which is frankly to be expected. and this is why. not far from frankly to be expected. and this is why. not farfrom kyiv, a column of heavy russian armour inches closer to the capital, awaiting vladimir—— that amir putin was my order to strike. kyiv�*s mayor wladimir klitschko has warned that many more people will die as a result of the conflict, but vowed that

ukrainians would never surrender. thousands of ordinary citizens have now taken up arms to defend the capital and their country. our international correspondent orla guerin has been to meet some of them. the rush to get more defences in place. a democratic european capital waits for invaders at the gates. these are called hedgehogs and were designed to stop a tank. so can ukrainian forces keep the russians out? "i don't know," says sergei. "i'm not a general. "we'll try. that's why we're here. "that's all i know. you need to ask the president." the last—minute preparations here include battlefield first aid. how to apply a tourniquet so you don't bleed out.

at the city's edge, olga is sharing knowledge that might save lives. how soon do you think it could be before there's realfighting here? unfortunately i think its two days and we're afraid, but it's our town, it's our country, and we must save it, we must fight. olga, what were you doing before the invasion? are you a medic? no, i'm nota medic. i just... gunfire. we've just heard some gunfire. the troops say that happens from time to time. it could be coming from russian forces or from russian saboteurs who are inside the city. and deep in a forest, more defences. felling pine trees to block the enemy's advance.

shovels in hand, they dig in for a long fight. this could be a scene from the first or second world war, but it's now, today, 2022. well, there's a whole network of trenches being built here now. they tell us they have to be ready — and soon. they believe that russian forces could reach this position within a day or two. everyone here knows the russians have more firepower, but they say their morale is higher because they are defending their own soil. the volunteers in the forests speak only of victory. i think we will win, this man says, though it will be hard. we will break them, his friend adds, so their children and grandchildren will remember it

forever. back in the heart of the capital, independence square, cradle of the revolution in 2014. it's now deserted and this city is a battleground in waiting. orla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. the russian president vladimir putin has accused ukraine of using its civilians as human shields and holding foreign students captive. but in an address today, he's admitted his soldiers are being killed and stood for a moment's silence for russia's losses, before describing the ukrainian army as neo—nazis and bandits. here's our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. from president putin, a moment's silence, an admission that russian soldiers have been killed in ukraine. but apparently no regrets for sending them there. translation: our soldiers and officers are fighting - for russia, for a peaceful life for the citizens of the donbas,

for the denazification and demilitarisation of ukraine, so that the anti—russia on our borders will not threaten us. total control of the messaging is what the kremlin wants now in this war. this is echo of moscow. they are still broadcasting in social media, but there radio programmes and website have been blocked — censorship over their coverage of the war in ukraine. this woman has worked at echo for 18 years. now, russia's oldest liberal radio station says it is being forced 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 staff, 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 — a tv station announced it was closing, targeted too by the authorities over ukraine coverage. and as critical voices fall silent the official ones get louder and more hostile. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said america was acting like napoleon and hitler in trying to control the whole of

europe. western sanctions are beginning to bite. in moscow, people queued to withdraw cash as the value of the rouble fell to a new low. and a string of international companies has suspended ties with russia. toyota says its halting production at this factory in st petersburg. this war is destroying lives and livelihoods and free speech. who knows when russians will get that back. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. the united nations says a million refugees have now left ukraine since the russian invasion began — more than half have gone to poland. many will have travelled there from the western ukrainian city of lviv, just over 40 miles from the border. lviv isn't occupied for now, but there are people living in the city who understand what it means to be invaded. fergal keane reports from lviv. 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. today the number who fled exceeded 1 million with many more on the move. these are roma gypsies who escaped the russian advance on kharkiv 1000 kilometres to the east. what is it like in kharkiv? translation: the war, it is difficult. _ everything is burning, everything is destroyed. no—one is listening to us, no—one wants to help us. his daughter sonia says it is terrible. the roma have an inherited memory of war�*s trauma. tens of thousands were murdered by the nazis in world war ii. and this city of lviv,

a crossroads of east and west, saw one of the worst pogroms directed atjews by the germans and ukrainian collaborators. this isn't about trying to draw exact historical parallels, and both russia and ukraine suffered terribly during the second world war, but if you are somebody who has a personal lived experience of that terrible time, then this is a period of increased anxiety — history casting a long, deep shadow. i met someone in lviv who grew up in the shadow of trauma. tatiana is 84 years old, a survivor of the holocaust.

now tatiana has family who are trapped in kyiv.

this great city is now a temporary haven. it is also when lawyers first discuss the very concept of genocide and crimes against humanity. like historian sofia, who now helps refugees and worries for ukraine and the world. you cannot rebuild life which was killed, and there is so much of that happening right now, and the question for us is what kind of world we want to live in, in the future. the world where, because of, you know, geopolitical situation and world order, we can pay the price for human lives. i think this is about here, this is about syria, it's about so many places in the world. at the station, a volunteer plays ukraine's national anthem. the history of lviv is a story of survival, but also of war�*s immense continuing cost. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv.

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 still 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 although there have been hundreds of refugees arriving, 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 he can 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. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here. some news just some newsjust in in the some news just in in the last few minutes suggesting a plan for humanitarian corridors? some rare aood news humanitarian corridors? some rare good news in _ humanitarian corridors? some rare good news in this _ humanitarian corridors? some rare good news in this bloody _ humanitarian corridors? some rare good news in this bloody war. - humanitarian corridors? some rarej good news in this bloody war. yes, the second round of talks which has just ended on the belarusian ukrainian breeder there were border, they said they had agreed on humanitarian corridors which could possibly involve a ceasefire on the roads leading to the besieged areas, and we've been broadening reports on the bbc today about cities like mariupol where moya was begging, he said the shelling has to stop, we cannot rescue the wounded or bury the dead, we can't get food to people, they are hiding in basements, children need medicine, and more and more reports around the

country speak not just and more and more reports around the country speak notjust of intensifying war but a deepening humanitarian crisis. but the ukrainian negotiator expressed deep regret, they went to these talks hoping they would move toward ending the war, and there is no progress on that. tonight against president zelensky repeated that he would like to speak directly to president putin, it was so noticeable in the run—up to this war that president putin was talking to so many western leaders but the leader he was not talking to is present zelensky, and he continues to call president zelensky and his government neo—nazis and bandits, which makes it hard to see how they will be able to negotiate a way out of this war which gets more devastating by the day. which gets more devastating by the da . . ~' , ., 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 jane in the studio. thank you. let's hear more about those talks that were mentioned between the two delegations, russia and ukraine. the talks were heard there were held in neighbouring belarus. there was no ceasefire deal arranged but the sides said they agreed on the need for humanitarian corridors. but ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky called for direct talks with vladimir putin, saying that was the only way to stop the war. here's our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. atan at an undisclosed location on the border with belarus, ukrainian negotiator shook hands with representatives of the country bombing and killing their people. with their respective flags on the table, ukrainians and russians sat down to talk this afternoon. no progress in ending president putin

has met war, but there was it seems limited agreement on the possibility of setting up humanitarian corridors. to try to save the lives of civilians living in an increasingly desperate conditions. translation:— increasingly desperate conditions. translation: ., ., , translation: unfortunately we did not aet translation: unfortunately we did not net the translation: unfortunately we did not get the results _ translation: unfortunately we did not get the results we had _ translation: unfortunately we did | not get the results we had expected, the only thing i can say is that we discuss the humanitarian aspects in sufficient detail because many of the cities are now surrounded. there is a dramatic situation with food, medicines, with the possibility of evacuation. medicines, with the possibility of evacuation-— medicines, with the possibility of evacuation. . ., , , evacuation. earlier today, present macron of france _ evacuation. earlier today, present macron of france took— evacuation. earlier today, present macron of france took a _ evacuation. earlier today, present macron of france took a call- evacuation. earlier today, present macron of france took a call from| macron of france took a call from melamed putin. french officials say it lasted 90 minutes and left them fearing worse was to come. the russian leader apparently said he was determined to achieve his aims and ukraine either by diplomatic or military means. and he felt the operation was going to plan. nato is continuing to beef up its forces in eastern europe as russia is subjected to ever tougher western sanctions. so is there a way out for president putin now?—

president putin now? yeah, there is. he can stop what _ president putin now? yeah, there is. he can stop what he's _ president putin now? yeah, there is. he can stop what he's doing, - president putin now? yeah, there is. he can stop what he's doing, he canl he can stop what he's doing, he can withdraw his forces from ukraine, back to russia, he can tell belarus to stand down, and he can try and negotiate with the west about what he feels has been the wrong issues around people in the donbas or russian minorities. but the problem is it's going to be pretty hard right now. is it's going to be pretty hard right now-— right now. with the lives of ukrainians, _ right now. with the lives of ukrainians, russia - right now. with the lives of ukrainians, russia is - right now. with the lives of| ukrainians, russia is writing right now. with the lives of i ukrainians, russia is writing a bloody new tractor in europe must make history and western european countries have come together to respond. the prime minister of hungary used to be put in's closest european ally. so we try to provide the chance for negotiation. because 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. but as russia continues to pound ukraine, the prospect of it holding meaningful talks to end this war seem, at the moment, vanishingly small. caroline hawley, bbc news. well, nato foreign ministers are meeting tomorrow in brussels, as are eu and g7 foreign ministers. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is there. is there any hope that there could be some sort of diplomatic solution to this crisis?— to this crisis? there is a lot of diplomacy _ to this crisis? there is a lot of diplomacy but _ to this crisis? there is a lot of diplomacy but not a _ to this crisis? there is a lot of| diplomacy but not a great deal to this crisis? there is a lot of. diplomacy but not a great deal of hope at the moment. the focus of the foreign ministers tomorrow is to maintain western unity, to keep pressure on russia, to keep supporting ukraine. inevitably on the margins they will be discussions about whether it is possible to end this war by talking rather than fighting. that might seem a dim prospect at the moment but there is some dialogue going on, present

macron talking to president putin, diplomats putting feelers out their russian counterparts, the talks taking place between russia and ukraine. the problem is that all that is a long way from the holy grail, what officials call the diplomatic off ramp, an american phrase for the exit off a motorway. is it possible some kind of negotiated settlement could take place? what if president putin were to face domestic pressure that threatens his leadership? what if ukraine faces so much bloodshed that compromise becomes attractive? in those circumstances, possibly because he'll be done bequest at may be, but we are a long way from that tonight. be, but we are a long way from that toniaht. . ., be, but we are a long way from that toniaht. . ~ i. as we've heard, russian forces have been advancing across the country, and after a full week of conflict president putin says his "operation", as he calls it, is on track — but his forces have met fierce resistance, and have taken only one major city. our security correspondent

frank gardner assesses the 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, damage to 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. the government has imposed sanctions on two more russian oligarchs — one of whom, until this week, was a major investor in everton football club. the men's assets will be frozen and they won't be allowed to travel to the uk. and luxury yachts owned by russian oligarchs have been seized by the french and german authorities. but the head of ukraine's largest energy company has told the bbc that the west must stop buying oil

and 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, the foreign office has also added usmanov to britain's sanctions list alongside putin associate igor shuvalov — both men hit by a travel ban and an asset freeze on their mansions and flats worth many millions of pounds. we are fast forwarding sanctions against russian oligarchs, but we need to go further.

we need to make sure no russian bank has access to swift.