this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... as ukraine appeals for nato to impose a no fly zone to protect civilians from continuing russian attacks, a former ukrainian president tells the bbc his country is desperate. you see all these people are suffering from death and this is completely unacceptable and when we are asking the no—fly zone, this is exactly for these people. hate are asking the no-fly zone, this is exactly for these people.- exactly for these people. nato as recently as _ exactly for these people. nato as recently as friday _ exactly for these people. nato as recently as friday evening - exactly for these people. nato as. recently as friday evening rejected the calls for a knife dashed no—fly zone. the calls for a knife dashed no-fly zone. �* , the calls for a knife dashed no-fly zone. �* y ., , . ., zone. any movement in this direction will be considered _ zone. any movement in this direction will be considered by _ zone. any movement in this direction will be considered by us _ zone. any movement in this direction will be considered by us by _ zone. any movement in this direction will be considered by us by a - will be considered by us by a participation in the armed conflict.

ukrainian forces continue their resistance, they say this was a russian helicopter brought down by one of their missiles north of kyiv. plans to evacuate civilians to humanitarian corridors had to be abandoned. we begin in the ukrainian town of irpin which has come under heavy fire. these are images we are receiving from the town — it's just northwest of kyiv where russian forces have been trying to break through. hundreds of people are fleeing irpin. some of those leaving said there had been constant shelling all night. irpin lies near the head of the russian convoy which has been making slow progress towards the ukrainian capital.

meanwhile ukraine and russia have accused each other of violating agreed ceasefires designed to provide humanitarian corridors for trapped civilians in the south of ukraine. plans had been announced for two humanitarian corridors — allowing hundreds of thousands of residents to flee mariupol — and the nearby city of volnovakha. but continuted fighting has meant they couldn't leave. meanwhile, president putin has warned that, any country imposing a no—fly zone over ukraine, will be considered to have joined the war. ukrainian negotiators say they'll hold a third round of talks with russia on monday and the israel prime minister has held surprise talks in moscow with president putin. our international correspondent, orla guerin reports.

this is the reality of russia's invasion. yevgen is watching his family home go up in flames in the town of irpin, 16 miles from kyiv. no military targets here. just his beloved german shepherd being rescued by neighbours. and the belongings of a lifetime snatched from the flames. today, many were desperate to escape the shelling of irpin. they crossed the river on foot. a hurried rescue mission in an escalating war. we witnessed the exodus of frightened civilians, streaming towards buses bound for the railway station in the capital — their only way out. among them, this mother

with babe in arms, trying to console her daughter. leading the mission, the former ukrainian president petro poroshenko, marshalling the crowds. he's pleading with nato to reconsider and impose a no—fly zone, for the sake of all those subjected to russian bombardment. the russians is completely bombing, with air bombs, with missiles, the civilian people, and you see all these people are suffering from that. and this is completely unacceptable. and when we are asking the no—fly zone, this is exactly for these people. and with this situation, we need to defend them. katya tells us, "yesterday they shelled day and night, hitting the hospital, the university and the tax office." "they are shelling

every day," she says. well, in the distance here, you can see the smoke is still rising. you get a sense of what people are fleeing from. there is a steady stream of people coming here now, they're carrying their bags, their suitcases, some of them have their pets. they're taking just what they can carry, and they're rushing for the buses to try and get out of here and try and get to safety. "we won't let the enemy take ukraine," he vows. do you feel let down by nato? i am not sure. i think, look, we count on them, we still think that the chance is not missing yet. overhead, the russian threat. the capital is just half an hour down the road — danger closing in every day. this video appears to show a russian

helicopter shot down north of kyiv, one small victory for ukraine against a powerful enemy. orla guerin, bbc news, irpin. we're going to show you some pretty stark video now — the alliance persistently refused to contemplate an no—fly zone. russian aircraft had been in the skies over ukraine, outnumbering defenders. that's led to calls for what's known as a no—fly zone to prevent them posing a threat. so far, the western military alliance nato has been reluctant to use its air power to impose such a zone, in which other planes would be told not to fly over ukraine. why the reluctance? the concern is that, in practice, a no—fly zone carries real risks. if the russians flyjets like these into ukrainian airspace,

then nato planes would directly engage them in combat in the skies. but it also means taking out threats on the ground to nato planes so they can enforce the zone, so potentially attacking russian surface—to—air missile sites, and russia has advanced saoo systems which could, in theory, shoot down nato planes even from over the border in belarus. nato has been building up its air power in the region but its secretary general yesterday ruled out a no—fly zone because of the risk it would lead to conflict with russia. our assessment is that we understand the desperation, but we also believe that, if we did that, we would end up with something that could end in a full—fledged war in europe. and today, vladimir putin issued a direct warning to any country which might be used as a base for a no—fly zone. translation: any movement in this direction will be considered _ by us as a participation

in the armed conflict. there have been no—fly zones before. in the early 1990s, one was imposed over parts of iraq to protect civilians, but moscow is a very different adversary. as the russian military continues to inflict this kind of devastation on ukraine, the calls for some kind of action are likely to intensify, but for the moment the chance of that including a no—fly zone seems remote. gordon corera, bbc news. the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, has met president putin in moscow to discuss the war in ukraine. no details of the meeting have been made public. a spokesman said mr bennett also spoke to the ukrainian president zelensky after the meeting

with vladimir putin. a little earlier, i spoke to tom bateman who told me about the background of the visit. i have to say news of his trip to moscow, flying out early on saturday morning during thejewish sabbath, he is a practising jew and normally doesn't work on the sabbath and that gives you some indication of how much he wanted to do this. we have had indications now for some days that mr bennett has been attempting to position himself as a potential mediator between russia and ukraine or between their leaderships. he has had at least two phone calls with vladimir putin over the last week and then came this trip to moscow. and we were told that the meeting in the kremlin with mr bennett and president putin took around three hours. no detail little as to the exact details of the discussion

as relates to ukraine, other than that the kremlin confirmed the discussions were around that. but what mr bennett's officials have been keen to point out is that this happened in coordination with key western countries, with the germans, with the french, and crucially with the united states. as you pointed out, israel had been under growing pressure to condemn moscow, to condemn mr putin, which they did at the united nations general assembly, but mr bennett has been extra careful, he has barely mentioned mr putin's name since this invasion began, because they want to keep on the right side of this. he sees himself, as far as they are concerned, in terms of mediation, because i think that will give them access to the kremlin. the israelis see themselves as a potential bridge between the west and moscow in all of this and they think that is a card that should be kept on the table. mr bennett held, had a phone call with mr zelensky, the ukrainian president after that meeting with mr putin, and is now off to berlin where he will speak to the german

chancellor. it is after midnight there, presumably the city has quietened down, what has been the scene of the weekend so far?— weekend so far? sean, every night from ten o'clock— weekend so far? sean, every night from ten o'clock in _ weekend so far? sean, every night from ten o'clock in the _ weekend so far? sean, every night from ten o'clock in the evening - from ten o'clock in the evening until seven o'clock in the warning, there is a curfew that is imposed here and that really began since the start of this conflict ten days ago. they ensure that people stay in their homes, the city goes completely pitch black and every now and then, there is a siren that also goes on, an air raid siren because there are concerns about russian jets overhead and whatever time of the night there may be, we are

ushered into underground bunkers, and that really has become the new reality for the citizens of lviv. they are just under i million reality for the citizens of lviv. they are just underi million people who live in the city, it is one of the oldest cities in this country, it is a world unesco heritage site as well, there is an old cobblestone streets, there are ancient churches, and occasionally in the churches you will find people leaning down in prayer, that is really something they have now found solace in. this is a deeply religious country and they are turning now to god for assistance and help but also they have this great sense of patriotism and unity and they look to volodymyr zelensky as a national hero now. whatever decision they had whatever political belief they had before, the last ten days, the country has come together. we have also heard in the last 2a hours that at least 100,000 people have arrived in lviv from different corners from this

country fleeing the conflict, fleeing the shelling, fleeing the daily bombardment, risking their lives to try and get away because of course we know that in some places like mariupol, the ceasefire didn't hold, didn't start, nevertook like mariupol, the ceasefire didn't hold, didn't start, never took off, so people who were trying to flee were suddenly finding themselves being shot at or facing shelling is and i spoke to the deputy mayor of mariupol today and he said we have asked people to take shelter, take cover, and wait for us to tell you when to evacuate. so, scenes of calm on one hand here, of people getting on one hand here, of people getting on with their daily lives, getting on with their daily lives, getting on with their daily lives, getting on with whatever they can do to make themselves feel like there is a sense of normalcy, and then there is the sense of war, the sirens and the masses of people who are arriving here in lviv. masses of people who are arriving here in lviv-_ masses of people who are arriving here in lviv. how is the city coping with this influx? _ here in lviv. how is the city coping with this influx? well, _ here in lviv. how is the city coping with this influx? well, the - with this influx? well, the authorities _ with this influx? well, the authorities here _ with this influx? well, the authorities here in - with this influx? well, the authorities here in lviv - with this influx? well, the | authorities here in lviv say with this influx? well, the - authorities here in lviv say there is going to be an avalanche of people who now use this part of the

country is almost a thoroughfare into the other parts of the neighbouring countries, neighbouring —— namely poland, there is a 150 kilometre border with poland, but people are also using western ukraine to get into hungary, slovakia, moldova, to romania, and so really this is now become a hub between east and west, crossing for people to come through, some are staying here. and there are humanitarian organisations who are saying it is better to be internally displaced so that once the fighting ends, once the war ends, when that may be, that people remain to rebuild this country, rather than becoming refugees. ispoke rebuild this country, rather than becoming refugees. i spoke to one humanitarian organisation yesterday who said to me, we tell people it is so difficult being displaced in a foreign country, even if they are welcoming, it is best for you to

stay in the relative safety and peace of lviv. so, the authorities here are asking for more assistance, more humanitarian assistance, more support, they are trying to do what they can. there are many, many volunteers who are helping out in food distribution shelters as well as offering shelter to the residents, people are taking those who are arriving into the city into their homes. our hotel is fully booked with families who have come from different parts of the country. they say they want to go home, they desperately want to go back to the families they have left behind. i hope you have a quiet night there in lviv. thank you very much. as we've been hearing, around 200,000 people are desperate to leave mariupol in the south of the country, but their exit to safety has been stalled. if and when russian forces take the city, they will effectively cut ukraine off from the black sea.

our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford is in the town of zaporezhia, whose nucler power plant was targeted by russian troops earlier this week, and where evacuees from mariupol are being taken. this enormous pile of clothing, warm clothes here, has been brought by the people of zaporizhzhia to this collection point because they were told that they were expecting a huge flow of families to come here from mariupol in the south, where there's been really heavy fighting for days now, so they've brought blankets, they brought bedding. hot dinners have been prepared by local businesspeople. they've brought fresh fruit and vegetables, too — all of it for the large number of families they were expecting to arrive here, but that humanitarian corridor that was supposed to be set up today never happened. so what you've got in here — look at this — this is the city circus ring, and the authorities had laid out mattresses and pillows. they thought that people could have a rest here,

take a few moments before they carried on to be housed in hostels, student hostels and schools in safety. but it hasn't been used. what's happened is the mayor of mariupol has said that the humanitarian corridor was impossible to set up because the russian forces carried on firing. they said it was far too dangerous for people to get in the evacuation buses and to try to drive to safety. he said that there are still negotiations going on between the russians and ukrainians and that, when it is safe and when it is possible, they will get people on those buses and they will get them to places like this. but, for the moment, all of this is prepared, all of it's ready — but there's no one here. that was sarah rainsford. antony blinken has been meeting the foreign minister. the two men also

met military figures at the polish border,. mr blank and will not support a no—fly zone, he is touring nato's states to try and ensure they meet their commitments to help the ukraine. dashed to help ukraine. it's just a huge movement of people. if you just put it into context how many people are travelling in such a short space of time. this is korczowa, yet another bus that has come just from the border. these people have made the crossing into poland and now they're being asked to come off the bus so that they can go inside and just get a little bit warmed up. bear in mind what these people have gone through. they've just crossed the border into poland and all of theirjourneys to get to this stage have been long,

exhausting and uncertain. so the first arrival, the first time that they can come off and just reassess their situation. the children, the overwhelming number of children are being greeted by a whole team of volunteers. there are hundreds and hundreds of volunteers doing exactly this across the length of this chain of... this area, which was once a car park, that has been turned into this emergency situation, a meeting point where people can just get off and then think about what it is that they do next. now, next to us is a huge, huge warehouse, and it's where they have arranged an emergency place where people can get a bit of sleep. and the us secretary of state, anthony blinken, who has been in warsaw talking to the polish prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, just a short time ago, he was here. he went inside this enormous warehouse to see for himself how the people that have just crossed over from ukraine, how they are. because we're seeing just this

overwhelmingly emotional scenes. the children are exhausted. predominately mums because the men have to stay in ukraine to fight, the ukrainian nationals have to stay in ukraine to fight. exhaustion and real overwhelming tiredness. antony blinken was here. he said about his visit that it was one of the most urgent moments in the long history between our two countries, the us secretary of state also adding that the deployment of us soldiers to poland would continue, and he came here to korczowa to see for himself what these people have been experiencing. this is the first part of their now journey from in poland and the next steps, what do they do next? because with such a huge number of people coming into this one country, bearing in mind how many people have been displaced from ukraine, there is a massive effort, an enormous effort about how these people then take the nextjourney.

continuously, you hear people via walkie—talkies — do you have a place? do you have transport to go to warsaw? do you have transport to kracow? these people are being moved on because there is an understanding that more are coming. there are more people on the border, more will be coming, they will be brought to here, they will be brought into other parts of poland. i have just crossed, they are now in poland. all nationalities are welcome. all nationalities are welcome into this country, everybody will have the protection now that they are in the safety of this eu country. but of course with such a huge number of people on the move, this will take a tremendous effort,

the whole of the eu supporting this country, given the large amounts of people that are here. a rally has been taking place in new york's times square in support of ukraine. thousands of people joined the event many of them calling for the introduction of an immediate no fly zone in ukraine. similar demonstrations have been taking place in other parts of the world, including on saturday here in london. they also took part in tel aviv. in ukraine — the media is their ally and it's the first—time in a major conflict that younger people have been able to show the rest of the world what's happening to them via social media platforms like tiktok, telegram and twitter. valeria lives in ukraine and has been posting videos showing

the situation in her city. graham satchell has been speaking to her. every day, 20—year—old valeria has been posting videos, documenting the war on her social media pages. i make content on tiktok, instagram, and every person needs to know about our problem. i think it is not a ukrainian problem. it is a world problem. everybody needs to see and to know what is happening, because it looks like a third world war in the 21st century. this video has been watched more than a million times. it is the first time in a major conflict that younger people have been able to show the rest of the world what's happening to them in an instant.

i have a normal bomb shelter. it's like a small house underground. valeria showed us the basement where she's been living with her mum and dad. it's my fridge, some food we buy, like bread — bread, milk, eggs, something simple. for now, we have a dangerous atmosphere outside, so now i'm in a place where i feel myself — i feel safe with my family, mother, father and my little dog. as well as filming damage above ground, valeria has documented life underground, cooking with her mum, dancing with her dad. but in the last few days, the war has come ever closer. this is valeria's hometown on thursday. explosion. the explosion is reported to have killed more than a0 civilians. i can't believe that

it's happening in my native city where i live, where i spend my school time, childhood...yes. do you feel scared, valeria? i feel scared when i see tanks near my house, soldiers, when i hear that near my city people are dead from the russian army, and our people wanted to protect our city and our country. despite the devastation all around her, valeria is determined to stay upbeat, and she will keep posting videos to tell the world what's happening in ukraine. graham satchell, bbc news.

right, those are the very latest headlines from bbc world news. the papers are coming in a minute. it is pretty cold and frosty out there at the moment, particularly because the northern half of the uk where we have got those clearest skies and light winds, too. sunday morning starts off with a fairly chilly note but some sunshine on offerfor much of chilly note but some sunshine on offer for much of the day, the lowest temperatures will be across rural parts of scotland, perhaps as low as minus eight degrees during the early hours of sunday morning. further south, a few spots of drizzly rain through the morning, the cloud breaking up through the day so more sunshine for many areas compared to today. perhaps more cloud in the south—west of england into wales. further north, light winds and sunshine on offer. toward southern england and wales, bit of a breeze coming in from the north—east

and that will take the edge of the temperature so not feeling particular warm out there, most of us seeing eyes of about seven to 9 degrees. but with a light winds and the sunshine, a fairly pleasant day across the north. sunday into monday morning, we have a cloud still towards the south and south—west but it tends to fade away so one of those clearest skies with a light winds, two, the first will be more extensive as we head on into monday morning. perhaps not quite as low, those temperatures, but many of us seeing a touch of frost for monday morning. monday, largely dry day with spells of sunshine, more cloud across england and wales, drifting northwards into northern ireland and southern scotland at times but sunny spells, still rather chilly at around 79 degrees. high pressure will start to ease away towards the east overnight and into tuesday, allowing france to try and work in from the west. the breeze will pick up from the west. the breeze will pick up on tuesday and we are likely to

see some showers arriving across south—west england, wales, and northern ireland later in the day. a little bit warmer, seven to 11 degrees, ourtop little bit warmer, seven to 11 degrees, our top temperature on tuesday. mid week onwards, low pressure will move in from the atlantic, wednesday, high—pressure slips away towards the east. that will mean more cloud and rain at times but also milder air working in, so after a chilly start week, it looks like things will turn more unsettled but also milderfrom mid week mid week onwards. goodbye for now.

ukraine appeals for nato to impose a no—fly zone. the former ukrainian president tells the bbc has country is desperate. the us has heard the renewed repealfrom president zelensky during a video address to congress but he asked for us support in delivering russian—made planes which has troops are trained to fly. ukraine has accused rush hour of violating ceasefires that agreed to allow civilians to flee the siege cities. the deputy mayor of marie apollo told the bbc that buses had

been attacked.