welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... russian attacks on ukranian cities are intensifying — civilians are trapped, ukranian forces battle to keep control. hundreds lining up, hoping to escape to the west. meanwhile moscow comes up with a plan that would take those fleeing straight to russia or it's ally belarus. at the united nations — there are calls for civilians and their property to be safeguarded. allowing safe passage for civilians to leave areas of active hostility on a voluntary basis in the

direction they choose. borisjohnson holds talks with the prime ministers of canada and the netherlands, and says an immediate ban on importing russian oil and gas would not be a wise move. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 1am in kyiv. 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. the a0 mile long convoy of russian military vehicles remains close to the capital, kyiv, but has made little progress in recent days. in the city of irpin, russian troops are now 16 miles from the city boundary. the bbc�*s international correspondent orla guerin reports from irpin, which is under heavy bombardment. and crucial to the russian advance. the only way out, and he stumbles, hands shaking, but he summons his courage and carries on. the desperate exodus from irpin today across the wreckage of a bridge blown up by ukraine

to slow the russian advance. how scared do you have to be to take your child and flee like this? and here, a woman lies conscious but immobile. she fell, and there is no stretcher to move her. well, this is a difficultjourney every step of the way, especially for older people, trying to pick their way out across rubble and concrete, having to balance on bits of wood. ukrainian troops are trying to help them make their way forward. some are coming with their children. most are coming with a few small things they can carry. they've been under bombardment in irpin for days and they are not safe now. even as they try to leave, the shelling has been continuing. explosion.

for many civilians in the town, that shelling hit home, like anastasia, whose son, oleg, is just five months old. "the day before yesterday, a shell hit our house," she tells me. "we spent two days at my grandmother's. now we are leaving because it's too dangerous to be in any corner of irpin with the child." suddenly, this. gunfire. some ukrainian forces running for cover. others getting civilians out of the line of fire. kyiv is just half an hour away. if ukraine loses this town, and it's already lost some of it, the russians will be on the road

to the capital. andrei, like many here, is begging for a no—fly zone. tell everybody to close the sky urgently. all people need it in ukraine, really. many people stay in irpin for now, they cannot go outside, some old people, some young people, they try to do their best there. but we see the russian soldiers, they don't fight with the army, they fight with anyone, so tell them please to close the sky. for now, all many can do is cram into minivans bound for the railway station in the capital. generations of ukrainians at the mercy of an increasingly brutal russian advance. orla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.

—— orla guerin, bbc news, irpin. let's take a closer look now at that proposal by russia for humanitarian corridors from key cities where civilians are trapped by the fighting, without enough food or water. four of the six routes to safety that moscow suggested go to russia in the east, or to belarus, its key ally, to the north.the other two routes take those fleeing further into ukraine. president zelensky has condemned the proposals as "completely immoral".meanwhile, there are desperate scenes at the train station in dnipro — where families are trying to flee from the fighting. our correspondent , sarah rainsford, sent this report from dnipro — kharkiv is burning again. a russian speaking city, bombed by russian planes, battered by russian shells, in a war vladimir putin says is to protect russian speakers. but his troops are destroying their homes and their lives. the woman who filmed this footage told us ukraine is being punished for its free will and its democracy.

valentyna sent her sister and mother to safety today. she told me she wants one thing now, for nato to stop russian planes flying over ukraine. "we see them," she said, "and it's terrible". we found families from kharkiv here in dnipro today, trying to flee even further. but it feels like half this city is now leaving, too, lining up for evacuation trains as soon as the curfew lifts. shelling, bombing and really loud in kharkiv and it was a really terrible situation because when everything started, our house was, like... i don't know how to tell it, like... every time. her mum is staying put, though it is breaking her. ukrainians are still fiercely loyal to their cause but realistic about the danger now. we have spoken to people in this

queue who have been standing here for six hours in the cold and the snow, hoping to get a train out of here to the west and to relative safety. but it is only the women and children who are being allowed through. the men are being pulled out of the crowd and told they have to stay. families who have no idea when or whether they will be united again. paulina had to hug her dad goodbye at the border. we first spoke to her in kharkiv, but the little girl has now made it to poland and can get the cancer medicine she needs. paulina... so today, her mum was able to smile. "the only thing is, she sometimes asks where her daddy is," she tells me. "and i don't know what to say to her." but for the first time in two weeks, paulina is playing again.

sarah rainsford, bbc news, dnipro. the united nations�* head of humanitarian affairs has called for civilians in ukraine to be allowed safe passage out of areas under russian attack, on a voluntary basis and in any direction they choose. martin griffiths told an emergency meeting of the security council in new york that corridors were also needed to deliver aid. speaking in the meeting, the ukrainian representative to the un said russia is cynically disregarding international humitarian law by blocking human corridors. he also accused russia of deliberately attacking civilians. it is even more appalling that the russian troops opened fire on evacuees and evacuation vehicles, shall the roads allocated for human corridor is. for reasons, evacuation

buses near my elbow. blew up a real way —— or railway in the key region to prevent evacuation by train. destroyed the bridge on the way, all the main routes. in return, russia accused ukraine of using civilians as human shields. translation: we are accused of breakin: translation: we are accused of breaking off _ translation: we are accused of breaking off the _ translation: we are accused of breaking off the operation - translation: we are accused of breaking off the operation to - breaking off the operation to evacuate people for the humanitarian corridor_ evacuate people for the humanitarian corridor is, _ evacuate people for the humanitarian corridor is, but everything is actually— corridor is, but everything is actually quite the contrary, it's the ukrainians who won't agree to our proposals on a cease—fire and won't _ our proposals on a cease—fire and won't allow— our proposals on a cease—fire and won't allow people to exit through these _ won't allow people to exit through these corridors come even though we have already said that these national_ have already said that these national battalions are holding people — national battalions are holding people hostage in these towns like human _ people hostage in these towns like human shields, they are putting military— human shields, they are putting military technology and in accommodation blocks.

lets speak to nada tawfik our united nations correspondent. talk us through those views in that meeting. talk us through those views in that meetinu. ., �* , talk us through those views in that meetinu. . �*, �*, ., meeting. that's right. it's what we've seen _ meeting. that's right. it's what we've seen time and _ meeting. that's right. it's what we've seen time and time - meeting. that's right. it's what| we've seen time and time again meeting. that's right. it's what. we've seen time and time again at security council meetings as the ukrainian ambassador relays what's happening on the ground. the russian ambassador presents his own version of events that relate, i have to say quite frankly and nobody else on the council really buys into. i mean, we have marked great tips here, the un humanitarian chief saying that they have had their first technical meeting with members of the russian ministry of defence, and they are trying to work out a way to allow for the safe passage of humanitarian aid, the safe passage for civilians and this comes after the secretary—general had a conversation on friday with the defence minister of russia, again, trying to see how

they can make it so that human organisations on the ground can work to help those most in need. we also heard from the us ambassador to the un, linda thomas greenfield saying maybe there should be a framework, away on the ground to communicate when there is going to be civilians coming through, humanitarian convoys coming through, humanitarian convoys coming through, humanitarian convoys coming through so everyone on the council really urging russia to abide by its international obligations and to find a way to ensure that civilians won't get harmed trying to flee. it is ensure that civilians won't get harmed trying to flee. it is such a difficult time — harmed trying to flee. it is such a difficult time on _ harmed trying to flee. it is such a difficult time on the _ harmed trying to flee. it is such a difficult time on the ground, - difficult time on the ground, looking at those pictures of people trying to leave, desperate scenes there as our correspondence have been reporting. is there any indication that the un might be successful and what it is trying to do here to create those humanitarian corridor is? ., , ., ~ .,

corridor is? yeah, you know, we heard from _ corridor is? yeah, you know, we heard from member _ corridor is? yeah, you know, we heard from member after - corridor is? yeah, you know, we l heard from member after member talking about how difficult that is, poland as having 100 refugees a minute fleeing, meanwhile, the un is having trouble getting into the toughest areas, the besieged areas because of the security situation. i think there is a lot of concern and the united nations about, for example, some of what we have heard the ukrainian ambassador talking about, some of these humanitarian corridor is becoming targets. we see that in other conflicts, and syria, for example, this is the reality of war. when there is this situation on the ground, humanitarian agencies do the ground, humanitarian agencies do the best they can. we heard how they are working round—the—clock out of bunkers and basements to try to keep aid flowing to those who need it, but the reality is, in the middle of war, they can only do so much without the aggressors, in this case russia, really securing the area and not targeting it. so this is the reality on the ground for the

civilians. the un can only do so much. , ., civilians. the un can only do so much. , i, ., vi, ., much. great to get you on the programme _ much. great to get you on the programme as _ much. great to get you on the programme. as you _ much. great to get you on the programme. as you say, - much. great to get you on the - programme. as you say, unprecedented times. thank you for keeping on top of the story for us. opposition to the war is being suppressed in russia, where thousands have been detained for protesting against the invasion. meanwhile, world leaders are stepping up diplomatic efforts to find a way through the crisis, with the us secretary of state antony blinken in eastern europe today. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has the latest. they flew in from their battle—ravaged nation, the ukrainian delegation arriving on the border with belarus for a third round of talks with the enemy, with more meetings planned, but there is almost no faith in the sincerity of russia's side. the russian defence ministry today released these images, said to be of tanks around ukraine's capital, kyiv. it is the military hardware, the guns and the bombs, that are doing the talking, and the kremlin has repeatedly

made clear it will be satisfied by nothing short of ukraine's surrender. he chants. "no to war," this russian man shouts before he's carted away. independent monitors say 5,000 people were taken into custody over the weekend at protests in dozens of russian cities at a war that you're not even allowed to name. russia is now stepping up its repression, silencing all opposition, virtually all independent media in the country has ceased to function. and a new symbol has emerged to signify support for president putin's war. the letter z first appeared on tanks and military vehicles, but it's now also on bus stops and businesses and elsewhere. look carefully and you'll see it even on this gymnast�*s chest as he took bronze at a world cup event in qatar. it was ukraine who took gold. the quick victory moscow had

hoped for in ukraine has failed to materialise. russian forces have actually taken very little territory over the past week and instead have resorted to bombing and shelling, causing ever more civilian suffering. translation: what's the difference between the peaceful residents - of kharkiv or mykolaiv, and hamburg or vienna? we are waiting for a decision. either you clear the skies by the force you have, or give us military aircraft or anti—aircraft defences, which would give us the necessary force. this is the help which the world should provide not simply to ukraine, but to themselves, in order to prove that humanity will prevail. western allies continue to meet day in, day out on what more they can do to support ukraine, what more pressure they can put on president putin, but there's very little hope at the moment of getting russia around a table for meaningful talks that would actually stop the war. caroline hawley, bbc news. the russian ukraine conflict

is being fought on many fronts including that of social media, disinformation and cyber attacks. it's part of hybrid warfare that has begun to emerge in recent years — and means using technology and information campaigns as well as the military to win the war. for more on this let's cross to australia and to 0lga boichak. 0lga has relatives in ukraine, is also is a lecturer in digital cultures at the university of sydney and an expert in digital war. wonderful to have you on the programme. i do hope that your loved ones, yourfriends and programme. i do hope that your loved ones, your friends and family are safe in ukraine. if i can start by asking you, from your professional assessment, how is the war going in terms of perceptions on either side? so, we can, of course, i can gauge more from that ukrainian perceptions because i am very tuned into that information stream and trying to

follow the ukrainian state media and also see what's happening in social media. of course, in this instance, as is the instance with the recent wars that we saw, we can intimately observe this conflict. there is a lot of footage filmed by citizen journalists that makes it to the news, so right now, a lot of the imagery, a lot of witnessing that's happening of this conflict is really rotten and unfiltered and hugely traumatising. from what i can tell, it is impressive and amazing that the ukrainian army has been able to do what they did, and i guess the world is watching. it's been 12 days of conflict. they have demonstrated their capacity to defend ukraine from this threat. we know that russia has suffered massive losses that go above 10,000 troops, a lot of military equipment and such, so

there is right now, i guess we are all holding our breath and to really rooting for the ukrainian army to continue defending ukraine, but the scale of devastation that we are witnessing right now is catastrophic. 0f witnessing right now is catastrophic. of course, the more, there are some cities that have been subjected to catastrophic attacks, yes, so in this conflict, it's really interesting to see how those three layers of conflict, this physical boots on the ground, the physical boots on the ground, the physical infrastructure, the network, the network structure, and we have the information layer, how they all work in concert. in the early days, especially, a full—scale invasion from it was russia's strategy to sow chaos and discord. actually, i'm so sorry to justjump in there, but exactly on that point that point that you are making, how is it possible to verify, given that

we are getting all this information and, you know, possibly disinformation, misinformation, how are people who are consuming this media ensure that what they are getting is the real thing, it is accurate? getting is the realthing, it is accurate?— getting is the realthing, it is accurate? ~ , i, , accurate? well, it is, in many instances it's _ accurate? well, it is, in many instances it's difficult - accurate? well, it is, in many instances it's difficult to - accurate? well, it is, in many. instances it's difficult to verify, their open source and much better first. they are able to check the metadata, a lot of the times is about the ability of the are somebody we can trust the source thatis somebody we can trust the source that is providing things to deal, no safe way to tell, and a lot of the times, we did see a lot of this information come out of its exactly because of these reasons.- information come out of its exactly because of these reasons. thank you so much for — because of these reasons. thank you so much forjoining _ because of these reasons. thank you so much forjoining us _ because of these reasons. thank you so much forjoining us on _ because of these reasons. thank you so much forjoining us on the - so much forjoining us on the programme with your fights and urinalysis. fantastic to have you

on. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. as the pandemic enters its third year, more than six million people have now died around the world after testing positive for covid—19, according to the latest research byjohns hopkins university. the us has recorded the most confirmed deaths, with almost one million people dying from the virus. hong kong reported more than 25,000 new coronavirus infections and 280 deaths today, as authorities struggle to contain a growing outbreak of covid—19. the virus has hit hundreds of the city's nursing homes and infected many unvaccinated elderly people. hong kong had been successful in controlling the virus, but has recently seen infections soar. the queen has held herfirst face—to—face engagement, since testing positive for covid. she met the canadian prime minister justin trudeau at windsor castle. they were photographed in front of blue and yellow flowers, the national colours of ukraine.

tuesday will mark a new departure for the house of commons, when british mps will be able to watch a video link of an address by president zelensky of ukraine. screens are being installed in the chamber overnight, and more than 500 headsets will be provided. the president is expected to call for more arms to help defend his country, and to renew demands for a no—fly zone over ukraine. earlier today, borisjohnson met the dutch and canadian prime ministers and spoke to leaders in france, germany and the us, all of whom agreed that the goal was to isolate president putin, and to ensure russia's failure. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. lining up allies has not been the hard part. the chaos in ukraine, a contrast to the neat ranks of uk air men and women. thanks for looking after us. "thank you for looking after us," he says. the prime minister, the dutch and the canadian leader trying together to look after ukraine. 0ur three countries stand shoulder to shoulder against russia's barbaric invasion.

we are standing up for democracy, against authoritarianism, and standing with ukraine. as war and violence once again cast a dark shadow over europe, - we are working together. there was a promise of extra cash, more coordination of humanitarian help, but what about bolder, bigger pressure? cutting off russian oil and gas? you can't simply close down use of oil and gas overnight, even from russia. that's obviously not something that every country around the world can do. i'm going to be setting out an energy supply strategy for the country in the days ahead. what vladimir putin has broken here is a trust where i've heard a number of europeans reflect on, it's too bad we are so dependent on russian oil but we're not going to make that mistake again and they are moving away from it. easier to say than do, and the dilemma is displayed

by these three countries. canadians have banned russian oil, but they have their own huge supply. the uk doesn't rely on it either. but the dutch, like other mainland european countries, really do. we have to ramp up, speed up the process of greening our economy, decarbonising our economy, but that will not happen overnight. i would really urge all of us to take this step—by—step. why can you say to our viewers that the west was so slow to see what vladimir putin was really capable of? was it wishful thinking, or naivety? some people in eastern europe feel that western europe has been naive. there has been all of that. we all thought that we could somehow contain this. that proved impossible. and after calls for more drastic action against those who have sought luxury lifestyles in london, parliament is trying this week to make it harder for russians to stash cash here, and easier to punish those with links to the kremlin, after accusations the government isn't tough enough. if the government allows people six months to register their property, anybody who thinks they're

going to be subject to sanction will sell their property, and that's why we've been pushing the government. borisjohnson is making a big diplomatic push this week. it's about sticking together, the west showing solidarity and squeezing russia. but neither of them can promise today that any of the solutions that could end ukraine's suffering are straightforward. tomorrow, parliament will hear direct, if digitally, from the ukrainian president zelensky. his plea — for much more help. the prime minister's mantra — putin must fail. both easier to say tonight than to guarantee. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the united nations' head of humanitarian affairs has called

on all parties to allow safe passage for civilians fleeing the war in ukraine.that�*s all for now — stay with bbc world news. minus seven celsius first thing this morning in glasgow with some sunshine, but also a hard frost. a little bit further south, early morning cloud in southeast england and that drifted its way steadily northwards across the north of england. it will continue to push north over the next few hours. this was the story through the course of the day, in actual fact, that cloud along with a freshening breeze across the southwest up through the irish sea and west facing coasts will prevent those temperatures from falling too far. 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 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 perhaps 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, the headlines... the un's head of humanitarian affairs calls on all parties to allow safe passage for people fleeing the fighting in ukraine. martin griffiths says all civilians should be allowed to leave in the direction they choose. russia has continued its attacks across ukraine. most recently, loud explosions have been heard in 0desa. the port city is an important strategic target for moscow. a third round of talks between ukrainian and russian delegations has ended in belarus. turkey says the foreign ministers from the two sides are to meet in turkey on thursday. the head of the international atomic energy agency has called for urgent talks on the safety of ukraine's nuclear plants. he said it was unacceptable that normal operations were not in place at the plant seized by russian troops. much by russian troops. more on these stories on the bbc much more on these stories on the bbc news website. you watching bbc news.