this is bbc news — ukrainian cities remain under attack from russian forces. plans for escape routes for civilians fail. ukraine says the plan is �*immoral�* as most routes lead to russia or belarus. but police say thousands of people in one beseiged town on the outskirts of kyiv have been ta ken to safety. it comes as ukraine says rocket attacks and missile strikes have continued to hit residential areas across the country. the wave of people fleeing the fighting shows no sign of slowing — the un says 1.7 million people have now left ukraine since the russian invasion began. the british prime minister meets his canadian and dutch counterparts to outline further sanctions and aid measures — with borisjohnson defending

the uk's refugee policy. we are absolutely determined to be as generous as we possibly can and as i speak to all, we are processing thousands, clearly avenue applications, clearly is a situation is got worse we are going to have to make sure that we do even more. the head of the international atomic energy agency tells the bbc of his fears over fighting around nuclear power plants in ukraine. lam very i am very worried. i'm very worried because _ i am very worried. i'm very worried because what we had last week, especially was a close call. and something like this should never happen— something like this should never happen again. and something like this should never happen again. oil prices hit a 13 year high, after the us said it was discussing a potential ban on russian supplies with other countries.

welcome to bbc news. ukraine has rejected moscow's idea, that civilians fleeing russian attacks, use humanitarian corridors to seek refuge in russia or in its ally belarus. the government in kyiv said the proposal was �*completely immoral�*. two attempts to evacuate civilians over the weekend ended in failure. ukraine authorities say rocket attacks have continued on residential areas in several cities. the russians are now said to be in control of these areas shown in red. the port of mariupol — where tens of thousands of civilians are trapped — is especially important, as it ensures ukraine's access to the black sea. but the main concentration of russian forces, is still around kyiv and there are fresh warnings of an all—out assault on the capital. western nations have promised to step up their economic and military support for ukraine — saying they're determined to make

sure that vladimir putin fails. from there — here's james waterhouse. a city and regional dropping its guard. they dropping its guard. are not exactly can you get the red they are not exactly can you get the red carpet treatment. while the defender slip outwards, citizens are going the other way towards the centre, escaping russian mortar fire on the western outskirts of the city. moscow try to also present this as an opportunity. they announced a temporary ceasefire is to let people evacuate surrounding cities across ukraine, including kyiv. the eventual destinations, belarus or russia, the facilitator and architect of this brutal invasion. will people at the capitol station be tempted to go the other way? going to russia, no. it is better here or the european

countries but not to russia. translationz. they never say the truth, you cannot trust them, either. this is where the vast majority of people are heading, west, to cities like lviv. what ukrainians tell you if they do not want to be under russian control, let alone in it. other locations listed on the humanitarian corridors are kharkiv, which has enjoyed days of heavy fighting. look at this university! mariupol in the south—east is another location. there are two attempted ceasefires at the weekend in they lasted less than an hour. ukraine has described these proposals as immoral. there is a feeling this is happening in another country but it is happening in our country, not anywhere else, in our country which always wanted peace most of all. how many more losses

and deaths we need? the invaders continue to blame so—called ukrainian nationalists will break infighting. detailed information about the humanitarian corridors was given to the ukrainian side in advance, as well as dedicated entities of the united nations and international committees of the red cross. today has been a continuation of russia claiming to be the liberator in the war, a conflict which is pushing people either underground or out of the country they call home. lease two set is in key. she's described to me with the last days and nights have like in the capital. the last 2a hours have been in time of intensified attacks by the russian forces it they continue to advance from the north, the south and the ease. we've been reporting in the past 12 days on bbc news as

russian forces tried to encircle areas and in some places successfully. today began with the good news or what should have been good news or what should have been good news or what should have been good news that six new roots humanitarian corridors, regimes of quiet as the russians call them would allow people to escape from several besieged areas of this country, including towns on the outskirts of this capital key. but no sooner did they start then controversy began. it seems that four of the six roots code not to areas to the west where ukrainians have been fleeing and the hundreds of thousands but they would go east to russia, north to belarus. and yet again for the third day running, showing prevented people from escaping what have been the growing hardship in a areas like maria paul where people are running out of food of water, no electricity or heating

where the dead light uncollected in the streets. but there were reports from both towns west of kyiv that some people manage to escape. at this hour a third round of talks is under between russian and ukrainian forces at the belarusian border. there not much hope for those negotiations but at this hour, everyone is hoping for in and to this hardship and bloodshed. there are fears that another ukrainian port city, this time odesa on the black sea could be asked to come under heavy russian fire. what black sea could be asked to come under heavy russian fire.- black sea could be asked to come under heavy russian fire. what is a situation like _ under heavy russian fire. what is a situation like they _ under heavy russian fire. what is a situation like they are _ under heavy russian fire. what is a situation like they are now? - situation like they are now? president zelensky warning earlier today that the russian military was preparing to bomb the city. i've been speaking to the mayor.

speaking through a translator, he gave me the latest on what's happening in his city. the situation in this city is very tense. we are expecting the attack from the aggressor. we are expecting the attack from the sea and also from the city near odesa, they have heavy fighting there, and we are also watching the movement of russian vessels in the black sea. in the last few days, you could actually see russian warships on the horizon. what preparations are you making? let me ask the question again, because i know it is being translated to you what preparations are you making there in odesa? translation: odesa is being | prepared to oppose the enemy, we have been preparing on a daily basis barricades, all the residents united in defending our city. all the issues which need

to be resolved, we are getting ready, we are getting prepared to defend our city. do you think you can hold odesa? translation: i believe that we will be defending our city, and l we won't let the enemy in. odesa is a great city, a city with glory, with acts of history, and we won't allow anyone to come here without our invitation, not being invited, and i am confident that we will defend our city. how big, though, a strategic blow would it be for ukraine if it was taken? because it is crucial for your country's economy, isn't it? translation: yes, it is| important not only for the

economy of ukraine, it is important, and we believe so, and we consider it at the southern capital of our state. and secondly, we say in odesa that odesa is not city number one, but it is not city number two. we are aware how important we are, how important we are as an image for ukraine. are people still able to get out of odesa? translation: yes. the residents are able to leave odesa. they leave, but not on a massive scale. odesa is functioning at the moment as a transit city for those who have left other cities. we are assisting, we are assisting those who arrive, those are women and children.

it is difficult to say, it is hard to say that what i saw yesterday at the railway station in odesa, when people come up with their young kids, they have nothing, no clothes to put on. we gave them clothes, send them off, and they are going to nowhere, because they don't really know where they will wake up tomorrow with their kids come up with their pets, dogs, cats. those people left their towns wearing only one pair of clothes, that is it.

do you realise you might potentially have to do the same to save many lives? �* ,, �* have to do the same to save many lives? �* ,, ~ , ., ~ ., lives? translation: you know, i wouldn't think— lives? translation: you know, i wouldn't think that _ lives? translation: you know, i wouldn't think that this _ lives? translation: you know, i wouldn't think that this situation i wouldn't think that this situation like this might happen in odesa but it's in important and hard decision. at the moment i'm ready to stand and defend, we will see how the situation develops, but we're not going to leave the city, we are not going to surrender. we will see how situation develops. either to work or surrender. you know what is happening in ukraine now, the victims, the lives perished, of civilians, you know, each day

we are moving, it is difficult for me to say anything. this afternoon, the uk prime minister borisjohnson met with his canadian counterpart justin trudeau and the dutch premier mark rutte. at a downing street press conference, mrjohnson said the three countries "stand shoulder to shoulder against russia's barbaric invasion of ukraine". let's hear more of what they had to say. in the 12 days since russia launched this illegal and brutal assault, the world has come together in solidarity with the indomitable people of ukraine. last week, mi countries, nearly three quarters of the entire membership of the united nations, voted to condemn putin's war. and 39 countries, including the uk, canada and the netherlands, voted to refer putin's actions to the international criminal court.

this is the largest such action the court has ever seen and will allow the chief prosecutor to open an investigation to ensure putin cannot commit these crimes with impunity. when i met earlier with boris, we discussed stronger security ties, continuing to defend our shared values, continuing our work together on advancing free trade and creating more middle—classjobs, and also on climate action, where we need to build a sustainable, secure future. i also had a bilateral meeting with margaret, where we talked about the enhanced importance of nato, continuing to work together to protect the freedom of the press and work strongly with our friends in the european union.

but of course throughout the focus is on the people of ukraine and our solidarity with ukraine, pushing back against the illegal russian invasion of ukraine and standing up for democracies around the world. the netherlands is prepared to consider all possible sanctions that can help put pressure on russia. obviously, there is a lot of debate going on about energy sanctions, and here we should not make a mistake. we have to make sure that they don't generate unmanageable risks to energy supplies in european countries and beyond, including ukraine, as has also been stated today by german chancellor olaf scholz, and rightly so. so we still need european countries to continue their work towards russia, and that is important. and of course, what we need to do overtime is to make sure that we reduce dramatically our energy dependency on russia, that is clear. russian forces have taken over

several nuclear sites in ukraine including the largest plant in europe, zaporizhzhia, and the site of the 1986 chernobyl nuclear disaster. there are concerns about communication difficulties between the ukrainian regulator and nuclear sites under russian control. earlier my colleague maryam moshiri spoke to rafael grossi, the director—general of the international atomic energy agency about these concerns. as part of our mission we are in permanent contact with the ukrainian nuclear regulator who is our normal, natural counterpart. but also with some of the operators in chernobyl and other parts of the country. yes, we are aware that for example, the shifts are not being regularly exchanged or changed as it should be

the case. and we have been in contact with the russian side as well indicating that this is not something that should be happening. as you know, i have launched an initiative to come personally to chernobyl or to other places in order to put some logical, functioning order into what's going on. on the one hand, in terms of safety and security of the nuclear plants, of course, i don't want to look into other things that would be overstepping my mandate. we are looking to safety and security of the nuclear plants. we have indicated that we would be ready to agree on a framework of a number of fundamental actions that should be observed when it comes to the safeties and securities of the nuclear power plants and other

facilities. we are in consultation at the moment of course with ukraine first and foremost but also with russians as they are present there. i have been in contact with a number of world leaders who are taking this up of world leaders who are taking this up with roger and with ukraine and we are trying to establish some sort of direct communication and possibly to come there. and like others who may be leaving as we were hearing, the iaea wants in and we want to be there and help. you the iaea wants in and we want to be there and help-— there and help. you want in but how likel is it there and help. you want in but how likely is it that _ there and help. you want in but how likely is it that the _ there and help. you want in but how likely is it that the russians - likely is it that the russians will let you in? i likely is it that the russians will let you in?— let you in? i don't think that's impossible- — let you in? i don't think that's impossible. i _ let you in? i don't think that's impossible. i don't _ let you in? i don't think that's impossible. i don't think - let you in? i don't think that's| impossible. i don't think that's impossible. i don't think that's impossible at all. there have been contacts which are public otherwise i would not be revealing them. i've been consulting for president macron of france who has subsequently been talking to both presidents and i know there is interest in our initiative. know there is interest in our initiative-— know there is interest in our initiative. ., ., ., , .,

initiative. we are going to try to build it un- _ initiative. we are going to try to build it up. how— initiative. we are going to try to build it up. how worried - initiative. we are going to try to build it up. how worried are - initiative. we are going to try to build it up. how worried are you about the state of affairs right now? i about the state of affairs right now? ., , about the state of affairs right now? . , ., �* about the state of affairs right now? ., , ., �* , now? i am very worried. i'm very worried because _ now? i am very worried. i'm very worried because what _ now? i am very worried. i'm very worried because what we - now? i am very worried. i'm very worried because what we had - now? i am very worried. i'm very| worried because what we had last week, was a close call. and something like this should never happen again. i said that we will see what happened like it the situation was contained —— luckily. but we cannot expect this to be the case every time. so we know what needs to be avoided. the united nations says, more than one—and—a—half million people have now left ukraine, since the russian invasion began. more than a million are now in poland. hungary and slovakia have each received over one hundred thousand refugees. yalda hakim is in the western city of lviv where many people have escaped to,

she's visited a refugee shelter. it's a couple of hundred thousand people leaving the ukraine per day now and we don't really have the figure for how many people have crossed over into russia, which is also a considerable number from the east, going into russia. it is beyond belief. i was myself in ukraine last month, i saw then an exhaustive population in the eastern part of the country, where there was a front line with an exchange of fire every week for eight years. now the war has engulfed all of this country, with more then 40.5 million residents, it is in the heart of europe, it is something we haven't really understood the magnitude of and indeed, it is overshadowing all the other crises we are dealing with, from afghanistan to yemen, syria, colombia, venezuela, etc.

just a few days ago, i was on the poland/ukraine border, i was also at the lviv train station, the number of mothers who have to go on their own because they men have to stay, that in itself has been so extraordinary. absolutely, it's the women, children, families with children who are fleeing. one group that has little attention now are the elderly. i've been to so many places, including recently afghanistan, iran and so on, but typically, 60% of the refugees would be children. in the eastern part of ukraine, there is fewjournalists reporting from there, 60% to many of these areas are elderly, disabled, they cannot flee. some of the people i met in these

villages that are now engulfed in the fighting, some have been now taken over by the russian forces, they are there, they couldn't leave, they had no opportunity to leave. among the people who fled are a family who'd been separated. rita and herfour children family who'd been separated. rita and her four children left the north of ukraine from romania. a family separated by war. rita and the children were in the north of ukraine, and he was in the south of england. several days of intense bombardment meant rita and the family hunkering down in their basement. after days of planning there escape it was time. were there any moments when you thought this could end in the worst case

scenario? i could end in the worst case scenario?— could end in the worst case scenario? ~ , , scenario? i think it was probably from the second _ scenario? i think it was probably from the second night. - scenario? i think it was probably from the second night. because| scenario? i think it was probably i from the second night. because on the second night we again woke up from this horrible noises. and the second night we again woke up from this horrible noises.— from this horrible noises. and that was scary- — from this horrible noises. and that was scary- they — from this horrible noises. and that was scary. they ploughed - from this horrible noises. and that was scary. they ploughed through | was scary. they ploughed through cold weather and heavy traffic and made it across the border doing that border to mulled over.— border to mulled over. walking across the _ border to mulled over. walking across the bridge. _ border to mulled over. walking across the bridge. we - border to mulled over. walking across the bridge. we are - border to mulled over. walking across the bridge. we are not l border to mulled over. walking | across the bridge. we are not in ukraine anymore. the heartbeat was faster and faster and i couldn't believe actually that we managed to do all this way without actually some big trouble from soldiers or from anybody else.— some big trouble from soldiers or from anybody else. when do you think ou'll see from anybody else. when do you think you'll see your — from anybody else. when do you think you'll see your mum _ from anybody else. when do you think you'll see your mum again? _ from anybody else. when do you think you'll see your mum again? it's - from anybody else. when do you think you'll see your mum again? it's very i you'll see your mum again? it's very difficult to answer _ you'll see your mum again? it's very difficult to answer this _ you'll see your mum again? it's very difficult to answer this question. - difficult to answer this question. but when i was hugging her and my brothers i said, i'm not to say

goodbye, i'm going to come back very soon and be annoying as much as possible. i really hope it's going to finish quite soon. i can't be like this, it's not right. and to finish quite soon. i can't be like this, it's not right. and then across another _ like this, it's not right. and then across another border. - like this, it's not right. and then across another border. the - like this, it's not right. and then l across another border. the family reunited in romania. a moment they envisaged through the darkness. this is really quite a moment. the family have been separated for days now. and after eight lot of worry, a lot of panic, a lot of anxiety they are finally coming together. now a new life awaits in him shire, away from the war, at the memory still linger on. do stay with us because here in the programme in the next while we will be talking to a woman who has got out of ukraine, she's crossed that border into poland like so many

others. there she is waiting to talk to us in a little while. she initially travelled by bus then walked for nine hours and then got a car. that was herjourney with friends, she arrived this morning in hopes to stay until the war is over. we will talk to elena on the programme on the next little while. i want to also show you the pictures from a little earlier in the day on the out skirts of key. people trying every route, of course the main bridge with these people are have been destroyed to slow the russian advance. hence these makeshift gang planks to get people over every sort of ave. being used. russia offering up of ave. being used. russia offering up what they say humanitarian corridors but those described as immoral by ukraine's president because four of them are to take people to russia and belarus. the

focus there is people continue to try to get out as the russian bombardment continues in so many different cities in ukraine. we are back with more and just a moment or two. good evening. high pressure at this time of year can quiet the weather story down, but clear skies by day lead to cold and frosty nights. yes, it was minus seven celsius first thing this morning in glasgow with some sunshine, but there was also a hard frost. a little bit further south, we had early morning cloud in southeast england and that drifted its way steadily northwards across the midlands into northern england and it will continue to push its way north over the next few hours. this was the story over the course of the day it in actual fact, that cloud along with the freshening breeze across the southwest up to the irish sea and west facing coast will prevent those temperatures from falling too far through the night tonight. but we have the clearest of the skies perhaps through central and eastern areas north of the lowest temperatures are likely to be

with the touch of frost here first thing in the morning. but at least there will be some sunshine around, as well. as we go through the day, the winds will continue to strengthen and cloud will thicken because as we go to the morning and into the afternoon every wussy summer and pushing into northern ireland and gradually into western fringes of scotland and parts of wales. the winds strengthening to gusts in excess of 45—50 miles an hour. so, the best of the sunshine further east, we may well see temperatures peaking at 11 degrees, but underneath the cloud, the wind and the rain feeling cool and disappointing. seven or eight celsius at the very best. that weather front will ease away as we close out tuesday and wednesday. but it is going to allow more fronts to push in off the atlantic. a spell of wet and windy weather set to continue through the middle parts of the week. so, the good news is a south—westerly flow will bring some milder air with it as those fronts start to push through. i suspect as we go through wednesday, yes, there's a spell

of wetter and increasingly windy weather with gale force gusts of winds at times. the best of the brighter weather preps on wednesday will be to the east of the penines. here, we could see some sunshine clouding over across the midlands with that rain out in the northwest. with highs of 13 celsius. once we leave wednesday and we go into thursday, that front will bump into the high pressure over into the near continent and weaken off a touch. so, a little bit of light patchy rain before a ridge of high pressure builds and behind. so, overall on thursday, not a bad day. dry, settled and sunny before wet and windy weather returns by friday.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: welcome back to bbc news. ukraine has rejected moscow's idea, that civilians fleeing russian attacks — use humanitarian corridors to seek refuge in russia or in its ally belarus. the government in kyiv said, the proposal was "completely immoral". ukraine authorities say, rocket attacks have continued on residential areas in several cities. western governments have been outlining more sanctions against russia.

more than a million have gone into poland. able to reach poland a little earlier in the day. welcome to the programme. just tell our viewers about the journey, what it was late getting out. it viewers about the journey, what it was late getting out.— was late getting out. it was terrible- — was late getting out. it was terrible. a _ was late getting out. it was terrible. a lot _ was late getting out. it was terrible. a lot of _ was late getting out. it was terrible. a lot of people - was late getting out. it was i terrible. a lot of people were trying to leave the country and every day, all the people, we would like, it was really huge and the amount of huge cues, long queues and people waiting on the border and night hours are ten hours at night. staying, travelling with an cumbersome place for you would feel safe stop what and where have you travelled from and what was it like

were you fleeing from?— travelled from and what was it like were you fleeing from? from central art of were you fleeing from? from central part of ukraine- _ were you fleeing from? from central part of ukraine. travelling _ were you fleeing from? from central part of ukraine. travelling by - part of ukraine. travelling by train, bus, and . they largely have remained in the ukraine to join _ . they largely have remained in the ukraine to join the _ . they largely have remained in the ukraine to join the resistance - . they largely have remained in the ukraine to join the resistance and l ukraine to join the resistance and many of them talking about fighting russian forces. how many for so many people to separate from other members of theirfamily? i5 people to separate from other members of their family? is very complicated _ members of their family? is very complicated we _ members of their family? is very complicated we are _ members of their family? is very complicated we are separated i members of their family? is very - complicated we are separated because when your family is complicated we are separated because when yourfamily is in a place complicated we are separated because when your family is in a place where our music or shooting and cities are destroyed, it's very complicated. what you are able to take with you and what you now face going forward in these next few days and what's likely to happen to you?—

likely to happen to you? asking about help _ likely to happen to you? asking about help and _ likely to happen to you? asking about help and poland - likely to happen to you? asking about help and poland and - likely to happen to you? asking about help and poland and we | likely to happen to you? asking i about help and poland and we are still waiting and we also have the question of accommodation and taking some stuff, it is possible to take some stuff, it is possible to take some amount of steps necessary. do ou some amount of steps necessary. do you still have family inside ukraine who have not made the journey like you? ma; who have not made the “ourney like ou? ~ , , , who have not made the “ourney like ou? g , , , , you? my parents, my friends parents, also my grandparents. _ you? my parents, my friends parents, also my grandparents. your— you? my parents, my friends parents, also my grandparents. your parents . also my grandparents. your parents have decided _ also my grandparents. your parents have decided to _ also my grandparents. your parents have decided to stay _ also my grandparents. your parents have decided to stay and _ also my grandparents. your parents have decided to stay and they - also my grandparents. your parents have decided to stay and they are l have decided to stay and they are there with all of the dangers, we have seen this and it's very distressing for you.-

have seen this and it's very distressin: for ou. , ., distressing for you. every morning, it is very stressful _ distressing for you. every morning, it is very stressful to _ distressing for you. every morning, it is very stressful to understand i it is very stressful to understand that everything is very close to families and friends.— that everything is very close to families and friends. what made you decide the shed _ families and friends. what made you decide the shed to _ —— decide to get out? -- decide to get out? i decided to leave the country _ -- decide to get out? i decided to leave the country and _ -- decide to get out? i decided to leave the country and help - leave the country and help those inside the country. and help. essen; inside the country. and help. every da , there inside the country. and help. every day. there are _ inside the country. and help. every day, there are new— inside the country. and help. every day, there are new events, - inside the country. and help. every day, there are new events, new. day, there are new events, new things to understand but do you think you will be able to return to your country at any stage in the near future? your country at any stage in the nearfuture? i your country at any stage in the near future?— your country at any stage in the near future? .,, ,., ~ _, near future? i hope so. and coming back to my — near future? i hope so. and coming back to my beautiful— near future? i hope so. and coming back to my beautiful country - near future? i hope so. and coming | back to my beautiful country without any were incited.—

any were incited. thank you for “oininr any were incited. thank you for joining us _ any were incited. thank you for joining us on — any were incited. thank you for joining us on the _ any were incited. thank you for joining us on the programme. i any were incited. thank you for . joining us on the programme. that any were incited. thank you for - joining us on the programme. that is one account of the people who love crossed into poland. let's talk to �*olha', we aren't using her real name to protect her identity. she is currently living in sumy, a city in north—eastern ukraine near the border with russia. the city is currently under heavy bombardment from russian artillery. thank you so much for being with us for the past few days and tell me what it is like there at the moment. a few days ago, we did not have electricity in the city and now thanks to government administrations and they don't have electricity but people are in warm houses, there is water now, yeah. in

people are in warm houses, there is water now. yeah-— water now, yeah. in terms of trying to net water now, yeah. in terms of trying to get out. — water now, yeah. in terms of trying to get out. most — water now, yeah. in terms of trying to get out, most of— water now, yeah. in terms of trying to get out, most of the _ water now, yeah. in terms of trying to get out, most of the roads - water now, yeah. in terms of trying to get out, most of the roads out . water now, yeah. in terms of trying | to get out, most of the roads out of the area are incredibly dangerous and people were just staying put. what are you deciding to actually do? it what are you deciding to actually do? , , ., ., , ., ., ,, do? it is very dangerous and making this, and do? it is very dangerous and making this. and some _ do? it is very dangerous and making this, and some people _ do? it is very dangerous and making this, and some people and - do? it is very dangerous and making this, and some people and now- do? it is very dangerous and making this, and some people and now we i do? it is very dangerous and making i this, and some people and now we are still waiting, we are waiting for the corridor should be provided by our government, not russia's, our government. and we may try to evacuate stop what you're talking about the corridors and an account that someone will sing the corridor from russia takes people into russia and people in the area of her did not want to actually use that

corridor. what is your position on that, with the russians are saying and offering? people are not going to use those corridors because first of all, they are lead us to rush in belarus and is not the direction and we don't trust the russian army and also, they might use isjust like for propaganda videos. russian army hoping sumy and people are coming because they are already trying to do something like this and some peoplejust to make do something like this and some people just to make videos of them helping and we mightjust be people who will go there and might be there

to civilian shield for their army used for propaganda and anything could happen there. we are not in a position to trust them. right could happen there. we are not in a position to trust them.— position to trust them. right at the start of the answer _ position to trust them. right at the start of the answer there, - position to trust them. right at the start of the answer there, finishing | start of the answer there, finishing too that you don't trust that you would be safe if you do use that corridor. is that right? ida. would be safe if you do use that corridor. is that right?— would be safe if you do use that corridor. is that right? no, i said that i corridor. is that right? no, i said that i would _ corridor. is that right? no, i said that i would not _ corridor. is that right? no, i said that i would not trust _ corridor. is that right? no, i said that i would not trust my - corridor. is that right? no, i said that i would not trust my safety, j corridor. is that right? no, i said i that i would not trust my safety, no one would trust her russian corridor, especially which is leading to russian belarus. tell me more about — leading to russian belarus. tell me more about what _ leading to russian belarus. tell me more about what is _ leading to russian belarus. tell me more about what is there _ leading to russian belarus. tell me more about what is there in - leading to russian belarus. tell me more about what is there in the - leading to russian belarus. tell me. more about what is there in the town because i know there has been big difficulties with basic things like water, electricity, food. how have you been getting through the days? by,

you been getting through the days? few days ago there, the city was hit in main infrastructure areas, our stations, which provides gas in the city, but our administration is performing well and in a day, electricity came back and in most of the region and may be also a 12 or 24 the region and may be also a 12 or 2a hours, they managed to provide people with water and reaching and direct hits and our administration managed to bring to war in these terms. and may be, just for 12 hours

or 2a, a master provide people with water, motivations and electricity stop by looking at the pictures of all the damage, to or three weeks ago, you are living a normal life, give me an idea of what the last 12 days give me an idea of what the last 12 da - ., ., ., , days living through all of this. or like. it days living through all of this. or like- it was _ days living through all of this. or like. it was hard _ days living through all of this. or like. it was hard and _ days living through all of this. or like. it was hard and now - days living through all of this. or like. it was hard and now the - like. it was hard and now the reali , like. it was hard and now the reality. the _ like. it was hard and now the reality, the life _ like. it was hard and now the reality, the life before - like. it was hard and now the reality, the life before and i like. it was hard and now the - reality, the life before and after, but we are getting use to it. i cannot have pity for myself because some of the cities, it's even worse because they have nothing. we need to stay strong and believe in our

armed forces of ukraine. we're just doing what we can to support our forces and anything we can do. thank ou so forces and anything we can do. thank you so much — forces and anything we can do. thank you so much for— forces and anything we can do. thank you so much for talking _ forces and anything we can do. thank you so much for talking to _ forces and anything we can do. thank you so much for talking to us. - forces and anything we can do. thank you so much for talking to us. let's i you so much for talking to us. let's turn to what is happening in terms of the military hardware. the latest british military assessment of the fighting says russian forces are deliberately targeting ukraine's communications systems, to prevent people getting access to reliable information. american military sources have said the russians are still meeting strong resistance, and that they haven't secured full control of ukrainian airspace. our diplomatic correspondent

caroline hawley has this update on the advance of russian forces. so, let's have a look now at the latest map of how things are on the ground. the red areas in the east, south and north of ukraine are controlled by russia. the striped areas are where russian forces are still advancing and still meeting strong resistance. here you can see some of the key cities, the capital kyiv, where, as you've heard, there has been intense fighting north of the city. here in the south, russia now controls significant areas, as it has pushed east and north out of crimea, which it occupied in 2014. president zelensky has now warned that russian forces are close to the historic black sea port of odessa and that they're preparing to bomb it. for ukrainian government and aid agencies, the urgent priority is now to get civilians to safety as the humanitarian situation worsens by the hour. the port of mariupol has been under siege for several days now in what has been described as relentless bombardment. hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in the city with no water, no electricity, very little food.

it's too dangerous for people even to bury their dead or get their wounded for treatment. over the weekend, two ceasefires failed. this is one of the proposed evacuation routes. for civilians to leave mariupol. but most of the humanitarian corridors the kremlin is offering are to by the russia or its ally belarus, ie into enemy hands and the ukrainian government has described that as immoral. more let's get more analysis of how russia's military offensive is progressing. i'm joined now by andrew galer, head of land vehicles and weapons at the defence intelligence company, janes. let's start with the siege because thatis let's start with the siege because that is been causing so much concern and we know it's under pretty constant bombardment there in the south and what weaponry do we know

that the russians are actually using? that the russians are actually usin: ? , ., , that the russians are actually usin: ? , . , ., that the russians are actually usinl? , . , ., ., , that the russians are actually usin ? , . , . . , ., using? they are using a variety of wea ons using? they are using a variety of weapons and _ using? they are using a variety of weapons and all _ using? they are using a variety of weapons and all the _ using? they are using a variety of weapons and all the way - using? they are using a variety of i weapons and all the way through to using? they are using a variety of. weapons and all the way through to a variety of unguided multiple rocket systems and they've got a huge variety of capability which traditionally has been designed to defeat armed forces and advancing transformations, but the capability really is very powerful. hold? transformations, but the capability really is very powerful.— really is very powerful. how far awa are really is very powerful. how far away are they _ really is very powerful. how far away are they sitting _ really is very powerful. how far away are they sitting and - away are they sitting and bombarding?— away are they sitting and bombardin: ? ., ., , , ., bombarding? the of the inability of an hinu u- bombarding? the of the inability of anything up to _ bombarding? the of the inability of anything up to 70 _ bombarding? the of the inability of anything up to 70 km. _ bombarding? the of the inability of anything up to 70 km. they - bombarding? the of the inability of anything up to 70 km. they do - bombarding? the of the inability of anything up to 70 km. they do not| anything up to 70 km. they do not have to be very close and in the minimum you are looking at for traditional artillery is anything but 1000 metres out, but they are

capable of 1500 metres for their be 30. the bm 21, that ranges up to 20 km in the end 27 is 35 km in the bm 30 is that 70 km. it is not to be particularly close. it 30 is that 70 km. it is not to be particularly close.— particularly close. it is a terrifying _ particularly close. it is a terrifying arsenal - particularly close. it is a terrifying arsenal and i particularly close. it is a terrifying arsenal and it| particularly close. it is a i terrifying arsenal and it has particularly close. it is a - terrifying arsenal and it has been used before. i'll have places like that fall and given just the days of constant bombardment day and night? artillery and its use to destroy buildings can be linked back to history. the siege created firing positions for defenders. and in the casino. delivering large amounts is not terribly productive against and

it would damage huge amounts of buildings. it would damage huge amounts of buildinus. , , ., . , buildings. intensely forces fighting back. given how— buildings. intensely forces fighting back. given how you _ buildings. intensely forces fighting back. given how you described - buildings. intensely forces fighting back. given how you described the j back. given how you described the russian tactics, how do you actually try to repel and push back against everything you just outlined? you everything you 'ust outlined? you need to everything you just outlined? gm. need to identify the firing position of whatever it is that is firing against you and engaging in counter battery fire. and the russians traditionally would launch rockets or fire artillery and you would then relocate and curse of which are adversary identifies is your position and then fires back at you. you would fire and immediately relocate street afterwards. and

ukrainians have been using small uavs and large uavs, the russian forces lost to batteries of artillery and could not engage them. you need to identify the firing position and then you can strike at. a more general thought because russia continues to insist they're not targeting civilians. you've seen the pictures and you know the weapons they are using, it looks anything but precise.— weapons they are using, it looks anything but precise. these are all predominantly _ anything but precise. these are all predominantly unguided _ anything but precise. these are all predominantly unguided rockets i anything but precise. these are all. predominantly unguided rockets that are being used as a result, your impact point could be anything of 268 metres of where it is actually being aimed. so, you have an area of probability that means that the risk that collateral damage is very high. and that is exactly what i've seen

instances, 2a hours in terms of russian tactics. do you see them changing it all in the next few days orjust playing out the game plan with the strategy that is on the table? �* , , ., with the strategy that is on the table? ~ , , . ., , with the strategy that is on the table? ~ ,, . ., _. , table? appearing in the early stages to have had some _ table? appearing in the early stages to have had some significant - to have had some significant restraints and to use a large amount of ordnance very early on and then follow it up with armoured vehicles. we did not see that playing out in the first few days but as the conflict is progress, we have seen and direct uses each of the fire weapons and that is been continuing to escalate. ., ~' , ., weapons and that is been continuing to escalate. ., ,, , ., ., weapons and that is been continuing to escalate. ., ,, i. ., i. to escalate. thank you for your time. the price of oil has risen to its highest level in almost 1a years as the us and europe discuss

banning imports of russian oil. there are also warnings about food prices — the head of one of the world's largest fertiliser companies has told the bbc the war is threatening global food supplies. our business correspondent theo leggett has more. as russian weapons pound ukrainian cities, western nations have been trying to cripple the russian economy through sanctions. they are taking effect, the currency has crumbled and western businesses have moved out. those consequences, the severity of the economic sanctions and other measures that have taken are well beyond what i think many people anticipated and are certainly unprecedented. and they are having a dramatic impact already. we see the rouble going through the floor. we see russia's credit rating going to zero, junk status. we see an exodus of virtually every leading company from russia. all those things are happening and in real time. there is a problem. russia is still making hundreds

of millions of pounds every day from exports of oil and gas. the us is talking to european allies about banning imports of russian oil. as a result prices on global markets are shooting up. this is what has been happening. if you look a couple of weeks ago before the conflict in ukraine began, the price of oil was around $90 a barrel. today it went above $130 a barrel, a huge increase initial period of time. the same thing on the gas markets. a few weeks ago the price of wholesale gas in the uk was 200 p a fan and now it is 800 p a plan, a massive increase. high energy prices really matter. the cost of petrol and diesel is already at record levels but that may be just the start. here in the uk it has consequences for household energy bills, your gas, consequences for the cost of electricity we generate, a lot of which comes from gas

and consequences for heavy industry where we use natural gas for high temperature processing. it ripples through multiple sectors of the uk. energy is not the only problem. russia and ukraine are major exporters of wheat. right now there supplies are cut off, driving up food prices. russia is also a case supplier of fertiliser products. it could be a catastrophe for the world's portals that they have been the hardest hit by climate, the hardest hit by coronavirus and this on top, a catastrophe on top it's a catastrophe on top of a catastrophe. it is the poor that are likely to pay the highest price.

and the opposition protest movement when he lived in moscow, he is now based in the us and earlier she talked to my colleague and told her how dissatisfied he was with the response so far from the west. ila. response so far from the west. no. absolutely not. _ response so far from the west. ilrm absolutely not. the west is response so far from the west. iir>. absolutely not. the west is always been one or two steps behind and many things have been done now which probably could've saved these lives and saved us from this horror six months ago. instead of helping ukraine, preparing the war and imposing sanctions, while us intelligence made clear that the invasion was limited. the continued to use these discussions and were

unprepared. now, we need more. sanctions are fine but it is not enough to throw russia back into a technological stone age. when need a full blockade. and ukraine needs more military help and they understand the argument of those who say it's a huge risk of being involved in a direct war with russia. but if they, how are you going to defend eastern flank of the organisation. how are you going to defend lithuania or poland or latvia if russia tax? and i think anyone has doubts if pruden succeeds in ukraine, bombarding this country into submission. then he will definitely test nato and any hesitation of responding militarily to putin's new provocations will be the end of nato and total dominance across notjust the the end of nato and total dominance across not just the former soviet

union but europe.— across not just the former soviet union but europe. what you think a no-fly zone — union but europe. what you think a no-fly zone should _ union but europe. what you think a no-fly zone should be _ union but europe. what you think a no-fly zone should be imposed? i no—fly zone should be imposed? absolutely and it's late, should've been imposed earlier. and ukraine could be offered more, notjust, us and nato, they have sophisticated weapons and could save ukraine from the latest horrors but it is that helicopters, they could destroy russian tanks. many options but still having administrations european nations tried to, not common ground but some sort of compromise but talking about this, where witnessing war crimes in an industrial scale. where witnessing war crimes in an industrialscale. never where witnessing war crimes in an industrial scale. never seen before since world war ii. and you talked a

lot about this corridor. but that is another attempt to compromise ukrainian defence system because they are trying to. ukrainian defence system because they are trying to-_ they are trying to. putin and the kremlin has _ they are trying to. putin and the kremlin has said _ they are trying to. putin and the kremlin has said that _ they are trying to. putin and the i kremlin has said that humanitarian corridors should only be towards russia and belarus which ukrainians have said or completely immoral. that is another, they pretend to care about these people but very few of them, if any will ever accept going to russia or belarus. one of the main traits of vladimir putin's character, the moment he says things, you should assume the opposite. things, you should assume the o- osite. ., ., ., opposite. the third round of talks i finished and _

opposite. the third round of talks i finished and that _ opposite. the third round of talks i finished and that has _ opposite. the third round of talks i finished and that has come - opposite. the third round of talks i finished and that has come from i opposite. the third round of talks i i finished and that has come from the russian embassy in belarus, ukrainian negotiators saying they lit a small positive developments in terms humanitarian corridors. good evening. high pressure at this time of year can quiet the weather story down, but clear skies by day lead to cold and frosty nights. yes, it was minus seven celsius first thing this morning in glasgow with some sunshine, but there was also a hard frost. a little bit further south, we had early morning cloud in southeast england and that drifted its way steadily northwards across the midlands into northern england and it will continue to push its way north over the next few hours. this was the story over the course of the day it in actual fact, that cloud along with the freshening breeze across the southwest up to the irish sea and west facing coast will prevent those temperatures from falling too far through the night tonight. but we have the clearest of the skies perhaps through central and eastern areas north of the lowest temperatures are likely to be with the touch

of frost here first thing in the morning. but at least there will be some sunshine around, as well. as we go through the day, the winds will continue to strengthen and cloud will thicken because as we go to the morning and into the afternoon every wussy summer and pushing into northern ireland and gradually into western fringes of scotland and parts of wales. the winds strengthening to gusts in excess of 45—50 miles an hour. so, the best of the sunshine further east, we may well see temperatures speaking at 11 degrees, but underneath the cloud, the wind and the rain feeling cool and disappointing. seven or eight celsius at the very best. that weather front will ease away as we close out tuesday and wednesday. but it is going to allow more fronts to push in off the atlantic. a spell of wet and windy weather set to continue through the middle parts of the week. so, the good news is a south—westerly flow will bring some milder air with it as those fronts start to push through. i suspect as we go through wednesday, yes, there's a spell of wetter and increasingly windy weather with gale force gusts of winds at times. the best of the brighter weather preps on wednesday will be to the east of the penines.

here, we could see some sunshine clouding over across the midlands with that rain out in the northwest. with highs of 13 celsius. once we leave wednesday and we go into thursday, that front will bump into the high pressure over into the near continent and weaken off a touch. so, a little bit of light patchy rain before a ridge of high pressure builds and behind. so, overall on thursday, not a bad day. dry, settled and sunny before wet and windy weather returns by friday.

today at six — we are live in ukraine, where russian attacks on cities are continuing — despite the offer from russia to create safe escape routes. explosion. residents in the town of irpin, just north of kyiv, are trying to survive the bombardment. when everything started, our house was like... i don't know how to tell it. drrrrr. tell everybody to close the sky, urgently. all people need it in ukraine, really. today people queue for hours to escape to the west — but the proposed humanitarian corridors will take people