welcome to bbc news. 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. it is kind of hard to even 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. russian attacks continue. translation:— translation: they are destroying _ translation: they are destroying everything i translation: they are | destroying everything that ensures a normal life, human life, and they want to continue it. knowing that new strikes and casualties are inevitable. nato deliberately decided not to close the sky over ukraine. and the mortars, refugee cues

grow longer. more people are trying to flee. australia offers the family of shane warne a state funeral following his death at the age of 52. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. as the war in ukraine enters its 10th day, russian forces are continuing to gain territory. for 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 in the city's centre. our correspondent managed to reach one of those stations 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 as urban areas are cut off by troops. in mariupol in the south of ukraine, the mayor says food is running out

and there is no water, heating or electricity. the russian advanceis or electricity. the russian advance is also gaining momentum to the east and north with continued shelling and artillery fire. 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 their journey�*s end, the evacuees or the husbands and fathers they left behind. 0n 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 i9.

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 0n the bus,

they all cheered for victory and death to their enemies. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. nato has ruled out the no—fly zone to stop the fighting in the ukraine. they have asked for it. the alliance remains unwilling to intervene directly to stop the russian attack. that much was clear from my colleague's interview with the us secretary of state. we're walking — working and talking to the government every single day about their needs, what we can do that would be — help them be even more effective in defending ukraine against against — against this russian onslaught. over the last year, the united states — i'lljust speak for the united states — we've provided more than $1 billion in security assistance to ukraine — more than in any previous year —

that continues as we speak. whispers: but that's not saving lives! - well, i — it's very hard to demonstrate it... or is it? very hard to demonstrate a negative. the ukrainians have been extraordinarily effective first and foremost because of their extraordinary courage, determination, but they've also had some means to do that. antony blinken there. they say it has been given the green light by refusing to create a no—fly zone. translation: they have confirmed russia wants l to continue the offensive. how is that 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. and they want to continue it knowing that new strikes and casualties are inevitable. nato deliberately decided not to close the sky

over ukraine. it is worth repeating that ukraine itself is not actually a member of nato. the policy of a member of nato. the policy of a nato and forced no—fly zone above ukraine does have its supporters in the west. i spoke to one of them. we supporters in the west. i spoke to one of them.— to one of them. we are seeing imaaes to one of them. we are seeing images that — to one of them. we are seeing images that we _ to one of them. we are seeing images that we need - to one of them. we are seeing images that we need to do - to one of them. we are seeing i images that we need to do more, and a no—fly zone does not target any russian forces it's simply creating a safe space for civilian populations is an imperative that we must execute as soon as possible and i believe we will, you know? it's unfortunate we have to wait another week and lots more casualties, but in the end, i think we will get there. mr ambassador, you say a no—fly zone is not targeting russian forces, but that is precisely what it is. that is what it would be.

it would be, if russian forces come into the air — i willjust finish my point and i will let you reply — if russian forces come into the air, does not a no—fly zone mean that nato forces would have the right to shoot down that plane, therefore provoking further risk of widening the conflict? right, so first off, i think the rules of engagement here are critically important and we need to communicate them pre—emptively and clearly to everybody. first off, there is no design, no intention, no action to attack any forces on the ground. they are there to enforce a no—fly zone in the air so whatever happens on the ground happens. no attacking russian forces unless fired upon. if fired upon, they can return fire. secondly, no desire, no intention, no engagement with russian aircraft or fixed wing or

rotary wing aircraft, as long as they stay outside the zone. if they come into the zone and fire their weapons, then we will try to escort them out, and there's a whole escalation of things that air forces know how to do to escort somebody out of the zone. and if they refused to do that or if they fire upon nato airforces, then of course nato would return fire. but there is no intention and no desire, no plan to fire upon any russian positions. i think this is achievable. we've done it in bosnia, we've done it in iraq, and as much as it is more tense because russia has nuclear weapons, we cannot allow the destruction of a country and a civilian population such as we are seeing right now in ukraine. chinese rights holders have told the english premier football league that they will not draw other matters this

weekend because of the plan chose a pot of ukraine. the manchester _ chose a pot of ukraine. the manchester city, _ chose a pot of ukraine. the manchester city, the - chose a pot of ukraine. the manchester city, the issue is much more personal. the ukrainian began his playing career in russia. he finds himself fearing for family and friends in his homeland. he told the bbc that he is proud of the way ukraine is responding to the crisis. there were rumours, speculation, thrilling, that russia would invade ukraine. they constantly denied they would do that, was it something that you feared would happen? the news, the social media were talking about the russian armies on the border and stuff for a long time, but nobody could expect they were going to come through and destroy my country. come through and destroy my count . , ., country. does it also make you feel proud _ country. does it also make you feel proud of— country. does it also make you feel proud of your _ country. does it also make you feel proud of your people, - country. does it also make you feel proud of your people, the | feel proud of your people, the way they have stood up? when ou are way they have stood up? when you are watching _ way they have stood up? when you are watching the _ way they have stood up? when you are watching the people, l you are watching the people, how they fight for their

lives... there is no worse feeling. so... i know the people, the mentality of my people from my country. they prefer to die and they will die but they're not going to give. how have your team—mates and the coaches and managers been towards you during this time? i'm so lucky to be part of this amazing club. you know, the way they have supported me, all of them. when i am just walking somewhere on the street, the little guys, which are maybe ten years old from the school, they're coming to me and say, "we pray for your country." my tears are coming from my eyes straightaway. so everyone feels in ukraine that all the world's standing with us. we saw the images last weekend. we've seen ukrainian flags at many football games. does that support help at all? definitely, definitely. i'm getting a lot of messages from a lot of guys in ukraine and they can see all these things, and i guess it helps

a lot for them, you know, like for this period and stuff. can you allow yourself to think about the future? i'm pretty sure with the support we have around the world, we will recover all the houses, you know, and all of these things. but i'm really scared, and my prayers are with the people which are surviving and starving now at the moment, yeah. 0leksander zinchenko. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what is in the mind of president putin as the war deepened and what would it take for him to back down? first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds

as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so, my heart went bang, bang, bang! - the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected, even in the right to test them out, so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up when you get the states? well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right - in the end, as they say. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there are fresh accounts of civilian casualties and severe damage inflicted

by russia on the ninth day of its war against ukraine. the country's president criticises the west for ruling out a no—fly zone while russian attacks continue. the us network cnn said it would stop broadcasting in the country while bloomberg and the bbc have announced they are suspending the work of their activities in russia. facing growing international isolation, growing pressure, president putin can't and won't travel far himself these days — but he did find time today to attend remotely a ceremony inaugurating a new passenger ferry. and claimed that russia had no ill intentions to its neighbours. he warned them not to escalate

tensions, and he said russia would continue to develop, in spite of sanctions. anyone not toeing the kremlin�*s line is now being silenced. "no war," the last words of a final gathering of staff at tv rain, once a symbol of young, independent, liberal journalism. they resigned live on—air and left viewers with a pointed message. tchaikovsky's swan lake aired when the soviet union collapsed and in other times of turmoil. in the lower house of parliament, they met to make another big move in the information war — though in russia now, you're not allowed to use the word "war". on a growing list of casualties, facebook, used by millions of russians, now blocked. translation: all these i companies, from instagram to others, are located in the united states. it's clear they're used as a weapon, they carry enmity, lies.

we must resist this, protect the armed forces. they rubber—stamped a law to impose long jail sentences on anyone spreading what the kremlin decrees "fake news" about the military. i think when you are frightened of a free and open press, you are frightened of yourself and your own people. the bbc now says it's temporarily suspending the work of all of its journalists in russia, while it assesses the implications of the new law. protests against the invasion have already led to thousands of arrests over the past eight days, but the demonstrations are still relatively small—scale. state propaganda exerts a powerful influence, and russians will now be left even more in the dark about what's really happening in ukraine. the russians have made much slower progress on the ground than they had hoped for. they'd hoped, in fact, for lots more popular support from ukrainians in the eastern half of the country, which simply hasn't happened. but putin is now, to quote shakespeare, so deep stepped

in blood that he's not going to turn back. his survival, i'd suspect, in the russian political system depends upon him carrying this war to a victory. a russian expert and senior fellow at the russian institute third near east policy. thank you forjoining us. given the new restrictions and rules in russia, how will we find out what is happening in the country? i what is happening in the country?— what is happening in the count ? ~ . , , ., country? i think at this stage there is still _ country? i think at this stage there is still some _ country? i think at this stage there is still some internet l there is still some internet access, and twitter, russia has never been able to block the internet to the extent that china has, for instance. having said that, these are incredibly troubling developments, that the suppression of the last remaining free press in russia is only going to make it harder for the russian people to know the truth. ., ., , ., for the russian people to know the truth. ., ., y., ., ,, ,, the truth. how do you assess ublic the truth. how do you assess public opinion _ the truth. how do you assess public opinion for _ the truth. how do you assess public opinion for the - the truth. how do you assess public opinion for the war - the truth. how do you assess public opinion for the war in l public opinion for the war in

russia? ~ �* ., , ., public opinion for the war in russia? ~ 1, , ., .,, russia? well... based on most recent poles. — russia? well... based on most recent poles, again, _ russia? well... based on most recent poles, again, so - russia? well... based on most recent poles, again, so much l recent poles, again, so much has happened in recent days, i am not sure when the poles were conducted, but the most trustworthy russian independent pollster, labelled as russian —— formation, president putin's support for the campaign was in a slim majority, this was approvalfor prudent a slim majority, this was approval for prudent overall, notjust the war. but it is very hard to gauge what is the public opinion in russia because you are seeing thousands of people being arrested, we saw the ripple collapse and it is simply difficult to know exactly what the russian people are thinking, especially if they are being brainwashed by propaganda. are being brainwashed by propaganda-— propaganda. looking at president _ propaganda. looking at president putin, - propaganda. looking at president putin, is - propaganda. looking at| president putin, is there anyone anywhere who ever disagrees with him to his face? no, not to his face, not to the

extent that we have seen, and thatis extent that we have seen, and that is really the key issue. this is putin's war. if we look at the russian security council meeting that took place right before the invasion, you could see the way he was talking to members of the council, for example russian secretary, the security council secretary look like he was almost about to cry. this was a dictator talking down to his subordinates. so no, i don't really see anyone publicly telling him no.— really see anyone publicly telling him no. how does this end, telling him no. how does this end. then? — telling him no. how does this end, then? it _ telling him no. how does this end, then? it is _ telling him no. how does this end, then? it is a _ telling him no. how does this end, then? it is a great - end, then? it is a great question _ end, then? it is a great question but _ end, then? it is a great question but i - end, then? it is a great question but i think - end, then? it is a great. question but i think before end, then? it is a great - question but i think before we think about it we need to really brace ourselves for what is about to come. the fact of the matter is at this stage, putin has little choice but to escalate, and he is clearly only doubling down in ukraine. he also clearly misjudged how serious a fight this was going to be, and he has already resorted to really brutal tactics, which is why rightly,

people are talking about indicting russia for war crimes. but this may very well get much worse, it is possible we may see another major city in ukraine talk —— turn into another aleppo or grozny. so it is hard to see how putin comes out winning here, but it doesn't mean we're going win either. the question now should not be how is this going to end, but how are we going to save ukraine?— save ukraine? thank you so much. australia has my government says a state funeral will be offered for shane warne after the curricula's sudden death at the curricula's sudden death at the age of 52. one of the greatest players ever has died of a sudden heart attack at his villa in thailand. tributes have poured in from across the sporting world. shane warne who has died at the age of 52. more

on all our stories including russia's invasion of ukraine which is now entering its 10th day, on our website. to stay with us. 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. they are still enjoying showing as other northern cities of kyiv and kharkiv. —— enduring. 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. australia's prime minister scott morrison has announced a state funeral will be held for the cricketer shane warne, whose death was announced friday 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.