welcome to bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: in ukraine's second—biggest city, residential buildings are reduced to rubble and families are hiding underground. we have a special report from inside kharkiv. this is so far from normal. this is so farfrom normal. it is hard to describe. these people have no idea what they are going to do next. ukraine's president criticises the west for ruling out. a no—fly zone over his country. translation: they want to continue knowing that new strikes and casualties are inevitable. nato deliberately decided not to close the sky over ukraine. more people are

trying to flee. in other news, australia offers the family of shane worn a state funeral following the cricket legend's death at 52. —— shane warne. as the war in ukraine enters its 10th day, millions of ukrainians, the days and nights the invasion began have been largely spent sheltering wherever they can from incessant shelling and missile attacks. the second city of kharkiv is in the north—east of the country. it is just 25 miles from the russian border. it has been under attack almost constantly. it is stilljust about in ukrainian hands. many

people have taken refuge in metro stations. our correspondent managed to reach one of them to send the first report from the city since the war began. as we drove into kharkiv, it looked like half the city was heading out — a flow of families who've endured days of bombs and explosions. many wrote the word "children" on their cars, hoping they wouldn't be targeted. a few miles on, we found others standing with bundles of belongings, waiting for a bus to take them out — any bus to anywhere. svetlana told me shells had been landing close to her home. i asked how she's coping. she said she isn't. "it's been a week with barely any sleep." this is what's keeping kharkiv awake. two days ago, there were homes and businesses here. we saw no sign of any military facility, just more destruction across the road at the local shops.

and men searching for medicine among the ruins to use for soldiers. "it is scary, but this is our city," maxim tells me. "we don't want to run anywhere." so, ukraine's second city has moved underground to shelter from a war they didn't see coming and don't understand. whole lives are now playing out on these platforms. families bedding down in trains that stopped when the war began. at least the children don't hear the explosions down here. above ground, shops are running out of food. down here, people live off hand—outs. i really... i'm scared about myself and about my family. so, we take our documents and just came here. there are now thousands of people living underground

like this here in kharkiv for more than a week now and the parents are trying to make it as normal as possible for their children — they've brought toys, they're getting food down here — but this is so far from normal, it's kind of hard to even describe. and these people have no idea what they're going to do next. this family's been down here for three whole days now. "we hope for the best, "but we're prepared for the worst," he says. "at least we have food and air, and the children are ok." there's a whole volunteer network here, finding scarce supplies and delivering them to the most needy. translation: nobody's losing their spirit. - we're all going and doing our best to fight, and we will beat them. the power is down in this region, so we found people tapping into the mains from the metro in the underpass. charging their phones — a vital connection to the outside world.

these couples had surfaced for air because they said the concentration of grief underground was too much to bear. translation: it's scary because we don't know what's coming tomorrow. nothing is changing here. nothing's happening. even food shopping means taking a risk, queueing in the open for three hours whilst the shelves get emptier every day. despite the pressure, ukraine still controls this crucial city. but kharkiv fears this war has barely started. a city of russian speakers who can't fathom why russia is now destroying their lives and their houses. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kharkiv. russian forces are steadily making gains in the war as urban areas are cut off by troops. in mariupol in the south of the country was under

siege, the mayor says food is running out, there is no water, heating or electricity. they are gaining momentum to the east and north with continued shelling and artillery fire. jeremy bowen has more. 50,000 people a day are passing through kyiv station. it is the gateway to relative safety in the far west, near the polish border. further from the russians and further from the people they love. no—one knows how long they'll be apart. the platform for lviv is where they start becoming refugees, almost all of them women and children. "i'm really worried about my three kids," she said, "and i want to come back. "but now, i'm very scared." shouting

ahead, up to 12 hours rammed into an overcrowded carriage on the most uncertain journey of their lives. the people who couldn't fight their way on board waited for the next one. they grabbed what mattered most to them. and there's the pain of parting. all the heartbreak of the war was on alexander's face. he'd just put his wife and two small children on the train. he wouldn't let go of a toy ambulance his eight—year—old son had given him as he said goodbye. men have to stay to fight. this man used an app to translate for us his attempt to reassure his wife. translation: she also asked me to leave. - i said that we will fight to the end. it will be easier for us to fight when you are safe.

no—one knows theirjourney's end — the evacuees or the husbands and fathers they left behind. on the edge of kyiv, some volunteers are in position, still trying to get organised. the professionals, better armed and trained, are closer to the front. kyiv is the biggest symbol of ukrainian independence, and that makes it the biggest target for the russian army. they're still a reasonable distance in that direction. the city's there. it's big and it's sprawling, and in a lot of people's minds here at the moment is the question of whether president putin will order the kind of assault on the capital that he's ordered on cities elsewhere in the country. first lesson for the new soldiers — loading bullets into a magazine. most at this territorial defence centre were boys of 18 and 19.

i study economy. and i'm studying biology. they have the same patriotism, courage and sense of invincibility of other generations of young men who volunteered to fight in europe's wars. their parents will pray they don't learn the same brutal lessons. the yellow tape is to show they're not russians. they have three days training and then the front line. maxim, aged 19, joked, "my mum said, �*don�*t go anywhere' — "she'd capture enough saboteurs for the two of us." the only woman there was coming as a medic. everyone i've met in this city is defiant. here, the older men were more apprehensive. all cheer

on the bus, they all cheered for victory and death to their enemies. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. the us secretary of state antony blinken has said he believes ukraine can win the war with russia as invading forces continue to bear down on towns and cities across the country. ukraine's president has expressed anger that nato foreign ministers have again ruled out imposing a no—fly zone, saying theirfailure ruled out imposing a no—fly zone, saying their failure to act was giving a green light to russia. our dramatic correspondence reports from brussels. more than a week after the invasion, a chance for western ministers to take stock, gathering at nato headquarters to assess what more can be done to support ukraine and put pressure on russia. and at the centre of it all, this man, america's top diplomat, who, despite all the bloodshed,

was determined to remain positive when we sat down to talk. do you think that ukraine's defeat is inevitable? well, there's an old saying that the only things that are inevitable in life are death and taxes, so i don't think anything is inevitable. so, you're convinced they can win? over time, absolutely. i can't tell you how long this will go on. i can't tell you how long it will take, but the idea that russia can subjugate to its will 45 million people who are ardently — ardently fighting for their future and their freedom, that tells you a lot. but what did he say to those ukrainians desperate for a western no—fly zone that nato has again ruled out? we're working and talking to the government every single day about their needs, what we can do that would help them be even more effective in defending ukraine against this russian onslaught. we've provided more than $1 billion in security assistance

to ukraine. but that's not saving lives. it's very hard to demonstrate a negative. the ukrainians have been extraordinarily effective because of their extraordinary courage. what worries him is war spreading across europe. the risk of escalation is certainly real. it's something that we care about and are focused on because the only thing worse than a war that's contained to ukraine is one that escalates even further and goes beyond it. there is a lot of diplomacy going on at the moment here at nato and elsewhere, the aim to reaffirm western unity and decide next steps. but behind the scenes, there are fears that for all the sanctions they agree, all the help and support they provide, there is a grim inevitability about events in ukraine. and as for talk of diplomatic solutions, the secretary of state was cautious. it depends entirely on president putin and on russia. if they show any signs

of being willing to engage in meaningful diplomacy, of course we'll engage. we look to our ukrainian partners too. they are talking to the russians, but that's not producing anything. analysts here at nato may ask if vladimir putin is rational or delusional. mr blinken wouldn't express an opinion, but... one way of resolving this would be a regime change in moscow. is that something you seek? we don't seek that, and in any event, it's not up to us. the russian people need to decide their leadership. today's diplomacy in brussels was a chance for the west to show solidarity with ukraine, and it did that. as for providing more military support, well, not so much. james landale, bbc news, brussels. let's go back to the subject of a no—fly zone. here is the

president criticising the west for ruling out the no—fly zone while russian attacks continue. they have confirmed russia wants to continue the offensive. how is that possible? we have been seeing a fierce war for possible? we have been seeing a fierce warfor nine possible? we have been seeing a fierce war for nine days. they are shelling people, children, residential neighbourhoods, churches, schools. they are destroying everything that ensures a normal life. human life stop and they want to continue it annoying that new strikes and casualties are inevitable. nato deliberately decided not to close the sky over ukraine.— decided not to close the sky over ukraine. the un is now warnin: over ukraine. the un is now warning that _ over ukraine. the un is now warning that there _ over ukraine. the un is now warning that there might - over ukraine. the un is now warning that there might be | warning that there might be more than a million refugees who have already fled and millions more mightily as well. lucy williamson reports from neighbouring moldova.

the fear reflected in the queues, the emotions spilling out of this one little—known border post. a bus to emergency shelter is oversubscribed. an official loses control. "there is a five—year—old waiting," he shouts, "move back". svetlana had been waiting for a visa to join her husband in the uk. with the conflict spreading and her passport stuck at the british embassy in lviv, she has crossed into moldova without it. "it is impossible to understand what has happened," she said. "we are living on the 21st century and people are just "hoping for the best and holding on to the end." katia also arrived today from odesa with her sister and three children after they saw a ship destroyed in a huge explosion. translation: the children were asking what was going

on and we said it was fireworks. what are you going to say to a child? you can't tell them there is a war out there. video from odesa this week showed the men left behind filling sandbags, ready for a russian invasion. russian landing craft was spotted off the coast yesterday. and, today, at odesa's train station, panic. the numbers here are being driven by russian operations in the south of ukraine. this border is squeezed between two separate wings of ukrainian territory and refugee agencies here say that if odesa comes under attack, these numbers will surge again. the eu's head of foreign affairs said this migrant crisis could dwarf the last one europe faced in 2015. in 2015—2016 europe was shocked by1 million people coming from syria. and now, in four days we have already had 1 million people. ukraine has a0 million people.

if the russians continue bombing the cities the way they are doing, in the way, what do we do? each day, everybody makes the same calculation. the same half solution to war. crossing the border may protect you from danger but it does not always protect you from fear. lucy williamson, bbc news moldova. speaking now to a seniorfellow to a senior fellow to the obama administration who joins us from virginia. there have been argument over than no—fly zone and they doses we will not have one and president zelensky says there should be one. 1milli one and president zelensky says there should be one.— there should be one. will nato chance there should be one. will nato change its _ there should be one. will nato change its position? _ there should be one. will nato change its position? no. - there should be one. will nato change its position? no. and l change its position? no. and this is why president biden very early on back in 2021 said that the united states would not get involved militarily. a

no—fly zone sounds antiseptic, it sounds like a protection measure but let's be clear, it would involve us fighterjet fighting russian fighterjets fighting russian fighter jets and fighting russian fighterjets and then the us fighterjets having to engage in russian forces on the ground who are operating missiles and that would be extremely escalatory and we don't know where it would lead. we must remember that russia is a nuclear armed power with as many nuclear weapons if not more than the united states and this would be incredibly dangerous and that is why the united states has declared early on that it is not going to get involved militarily in an offensive way in this crisis.— in this crisis. turning to another _ in this crisis. turning to another subject, - in this crisis. turning to another subject, the . in this crisis. turning to - another subject, the sanctions imposed on russia. there are calls in many western countries for a complete stop of imports of russian gas and oil. what do you think of that? i think what is remarkable is that the

united states and the eu and other allies have already taken steps so severe that the russian stock—market was unable to open for the entire week because if russia opens the stock—market it will completely collapse. so i think when it comes to gas and oil, i think there has to be some sensitivities about europe's reliance on russian natural gas, that is a real problem. i know that steps are going to be taken over the coming months to try and reduce european dependence on russian natural gas so i think that very well could be a measure that the west takes in response to russia but, right now, the economic steps taken have effectively closed the russian economy and so i think we should give it some time and see how things emerge in the coming weeks.— see how things emerge in the coming weeks. what we do not want is to _ coming weeks. what we do not want is to create _ coming weeks. what we do not want is to create an _ coming weeks. what we do not want is to create an economic. want is to create an economic crisis that then leads to a global economic crisis or

results in tremendous economic loss for europe and the united states. so i think we are in a good place and we have the tools to escalate further and the west and the us and europe, if russia continues to bomb cities the way that has begun doing. cities the way that has begun doinu. ., , ., doing. for decades now the world has — doing. for decades now the world has lived _ doing. for decades now the world has lived with - doing. for decades now the world has lived with the - world has lived with the architecture created at the end of world war ii. the un and a few years later nato. given what we have seen over the last week are we seeing a rearranging of that architecture that has been around for 70 or 80 years? i around for 70 or 80 years? i actually don't think so. some of what you are seeing is the strength of the west. the strength of the west. the strength of the west. the strength of that architecture where the un creates a forum for the world to speak out and to condemn such hostile behaviour in the strength of the united states and the eu, let's be clear, to not even take all the measures that it could take but has effectively closed the russian economy. and

i think the western military supplies, while, modern western weapons from the us and europe and the uk are flooding into ukraine and making a tremendous difference on the ground it demonstrates the strength of the eu and the un so i think russia has challenged that and i think it is in a terrible position right now. thank you so much for _ position right now. thank you so much forjoining _ position right now. thank you so much forjoining us. - so much forjoining us. australia's governments as a state funeral will be held for shane warne following the cricket's sudden death at the age of 52. one of the greatest ever players, he died at his villa in thailand from a suspected heart attack. tributes have poured in from across the sporting world including this from the current australian captain. but

including this from the current australian captain.— australian captain. but three was an all-time _ australian captain. but three was an all-time great, - australian captain. but three was an all-time great, once| australian captain. but three l was an all-time great, once in was an all—time great, once in a century cricketer and his records will live on for ever. we grew up watching warnie, idolising him, we had posters on the wall, had his earings. we loved so much about him. his showmanship and his charisma, his tactics and the way he just willed himself in the team around him to win games for australia and, above all else, his incredible skill as a legspinner.— his incredible skill as a legspinner. his incredible skill as a let-sinner. , , ., ,, ., legspinner. tributes to shane one who has _ legspinner. tributes to shane one who has died _ legspinner. tributes to shane one who has died at - legspinner. tributes to shane one who has died at the - legspinner. tributes to shane one who has died at the age l legspinner. tributes to shane | one who has died at the age of 52. chinese rights holders have told epl that they were not broadcast top—flight matches because of the shows of support for ukraine. alexander began his career in russia but now finds himself fearing for friends and family in ukraine.

he says he is proud of the way ukraine is responding. there was speculation that they would invade, they said they would not did you fear it would happen?— not did you fear it would hauen? �* ., , happen? all of the people were talkin: happen? all of the people were talking about _ happen? all of the people were talking about russian _ happen? all of the people were talking about russian armies i talking about russian armies and stuff for a long time but nobody would expect that they would come through and through my country. would come through and through my country-— my country. does it also make ou feel my country. does it also make you feel proud _ my country. does it also make you feel proud of _ my country. does it also make you feel proud of your - my country. does it also make you feel proud of your people, the way they have stood up? when you are watching the people and how they fight for their lives... there are no words. i know the people, the mentality of my people from a country and they prefer to die and they will die they will not

give up. and they will die they will not rive u -. ., . and they will die they will not rive u. ., ., ,~/ give up. how have your teammates _ give up. how have your teammates and - give up. how have your| teammates and coaches give up. how have your- teammates and coaches and managers being towards you during this time? i managers being towards you during this time?— managers being towards you during this time? i am so lucky to be a part — during this time? i am so lucky to be a part of _ during this time? i am so lucky to be a part of this _ during this time? i am so lucky to be a part of this amazing - to be a part of this amazing love. the way they have supported me, all of them. whether i'm just walking on the street, little guys, maybe ten years old, they come and tell me and say we are praying for your country and the tears come from my eyes straightaway. so everyone in ukraine feels that the world is standing with us. we saw the images from last weekend and we've seen ukrainian flags at many football games. ukrainian flags at many football names. ,, , football games. support help? definitely- _ football games. support help? definitely- i— football games. support help? definitely. i get _ football games. support help? definitely. i get a _ football games. support help? definitely. i get a lot _ football games. support help? definitely. i get a lot of - definitely. i get a lot of messages from many people in ukraine and they can see these things and, i guess, it helps a lot for the spirit and stuff. can you allow yourself to think about the future? i can you allow yourself to think about the future?— about the future? i am pretty sure that _ about the future? i am pretty sure that with _ about the future? i am pretty sure that with the _ about the future? i am pretty sure that with the support - about the future? i am pretty sure that with the support we have around the world we will

recover all the houses, you know, and all these things. but i am really scared. and my prayers are with the people who are surviving and starving at the moment. most ordinary russians do not have a full picture of what is happening in ukraine. clive myrie in kyiv sums up how proper that propaganda is affecting ordinary russians. it is one of the many tragedies of this conflict that the vast majority of ordinary russians have no idea what is being done here. they don't know about the schools and hospitals being hit by russian missiles. they haven't heard the screams of mothers crying out for their dead children, as happened with the attack on a residential area in the city of chernihiv yesterday. russian propaganda and censorship have masked the true nature of this war for ordinary russians, and what it really means. that is dangerous, as there is little to hold back a leader determined to prosecute

this war to victory. we know the russian people would be appalled if they fully understood what's happening — more so because the brutality is taking place, apparently, do stay with bbc news. hello again. on friday, the best of the sunshine was across the western side of the uk. there were a few showers around, but broadly speaking, a lot of dry weather to be found as well. whereas it looked rather different across eastern areas of england, and to a degree in eastern scotland, with thicker cloud, a bit of mist and also patchy outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. now, that thicker cloud was all caused by this weather system, this front, and i'm running you through three days worth of satellite animation here. you see it's taken three days for it to actually get across to eastern england. having got there, the front is going to do a u—turn and start pushing back westwards as we go through the weekend, bringing cloud and some patchy rain back across areas of england. so not quite done with the front just yet. now, over the next few hours,

the majority of the rain is going to be following across east anglia and southeast england, an odd patch elsewhere. across scotland, northern ireland and parts of northwest england, quite a widespread frost.

the lowest temperatures down to “4 or —5 in the highlands of scotland, and although there will be quite a bit of cloud at times in england, i think for the most part, as i go to the weekend, we should see the weather tending to brighten up with a bit of sunshine around. cold and frosty start, then, to the day across the northwest of the country, but across eastern areas underneath this area of cloud, 5—6 degrees with drizzle on and off for much of the day. eventually, the front starts to push a little bit further westwards, so we will probably see some cloud thickening across the midlands and central southern england, perhaps with an odd patch of rain here. sunshine across the north and west of the uk with temperatures around 8—10 degrees in the warmest spots. now, for sunday, bit of patchy rain across the south—west initially. this cloud flowing in from the north sea could continue to be thick enough for an occasional patch of light rain or drizzle. the north and west, again, largely dry with sunshine, highs of 8—9 celsius, but feeling colder than that as we start to get a chillier wind. and sunday night is going to be a cold one. there will be, again, quite a widespread frost developing, temperatures at their lowest in some of the deeper valleys in scotland. now, beyond that, as we look at the forecast into next week, our area of high pressurejust

drifts to west russia, and we get these very chilly east—south easterly winds blowing their way in. there will be a lot of dry weather with sunshine, gusty winds, and it's the winds and the dryness of the air that will make it feel, i think, quite chilly.

this is bbc news. the headlines: there are fresh accounts of severe casualties and damage on the tenth day of the invasion of ukraine. the mayor of mariupol says his city is simply being destroyed. it is enduring shelling as is kharkiv. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has expressed anger that nato foreign ministers have again ruled out imposing a no—fly zone over the country. he said the failure to act was giving a green light to russian bombings. nato's secretary general says that they had a responsibility to ensure that the conflict does not spread to other countries. australia has offered a state funeral to the family of shane warne who's died at the age of 52. adored by millions of fans worldwide, he was considered by many to be the greatest spin bowler of all time.