this is bbc world news. the headlines: air—raid sirens sound in cities across ukraine, including in the capital, kyiv, as russia pushes into new areas. residents of the city of melitopol have reportedly come out to protest against the alleged abduction of the mayor by russian forces. translation: yesterday the russian invaders sees — translation: yesterday the russian invaders sees the _ translation: yesterday the russian invaders sees the mayor _ translation: yesterday the russian invaders sees the mayor of _ translation: yesterday the russian invaders sees the mayor of melitopol| invaders sees the mayor of melitopol and the community of melitopol

demand for him to be freed. ukraine says it hopes a number of humanitarian corridors from the besieged city of mariupol will open up and accuses russia of blocking supplies. the russian defence minister says 16,000 fighters from the middle east have volunteered to fight with the russian army in ukraine. on friday, president putin backed the plan. concerns grow about the protection of ukraine's nuclear power plants as shelling and air raids threaten their safety. iit�*s now estimated more than two and—a half million people have left ukraine to escape the war. now on bbc news, yalda hakim is on the frontlines of russia's invasion of ukraine, both inside the country and the countries on its borders, reporting on events, with graphic images some viewers may find disturbing.

every day, this war has become more dangerous and more deadly. hundreds and thousands of people are desperately trying to get to safety, many of them making their way west to lviv. the city is now a hub for the displaced, but its mayor says it is overwhelmed in that capacity. as the second week of fighting began, president zelensky told russia at that ukrainians would not forgive or forget. there will be no quiet place on earth are you, he said, except for the grave. as the conflict entered its 12th day, fighting intensified in the north, east and south of the country. tens of thousands of people were trapped in the strategic port city of mariupol, which has been under relentless bombardment. food, water and medicine were in desperately short supply. i spoke to the deputy mayor

as authorities struggled to safely evacuate citizens. we as authorities struggled to safely evacuate citizens.— as authorities struggled to safely evacuate citizens. we were trying for three days — evacuate citizens. we were trying for three days to _ evacuate citizens. we were trying for three days to create _ evacuate citizens. we were trying for three days to create to - evacuate citizens. we were trying for three days to create to our . for three days to create to our citizens, we as a city can create 2,000 3,000 citizens per day. we have capacity. at this capacity is decreasing because russia continued tea to shell or municipal passes and uses them as a target.— uses them as a target. vladimir putin and the _ uses them as a target. vladimir putin and the kremlin _ uses them as a target. vladimir putin and the kremlin have - uses them as a target. vladimir putin and the kremlin have said uses them as a target. vladimir - putin and the kremlin have said that they are happy to create humanitarian corridors as long as ukrainians are prepared to go to russia or belarus. how to to that? i think it is a terrible situation when the aggressor, the country who tries to kill ukrainians, gives us opportunities or suggest an opportunity to evacuate people to such a country. opportunity to evacuate people to such a country-—

such a country. what is the situation — such a country. what is the situation i _ such a country. what is the situation i like _ such a country. what is the situation i like for - such a country. what is the situation i like for the - such a country. what is the - situation i like for the residents of mariupol? for situation i like for the residents of mariupol?— situation i like for the residents of mariuol? ., , , ., �* of mariupol? for six days we don't have any electricity, _ of mariupol? for six days we don't have any electricity, any _ of mariupol? for six days we don't have any electricity, any water - have any electricity, any water supply, any heating system, any sanitation system and today we were shelled, the pipeline of gas that transports gas to mariupol was shelled, the last thing that we had. mariupol would suffer another devastating attack. russia's offer to create safe routes wild ukrainians desperately tried to save themselves from bombardment is roundly rejected. the proposed routes would take people to russia itself and to its ally, belarus. president zelensky calls the proposal tomorrow.- president zelensky calls the proposal tomorrow. there is a feelinu proposal tomorrow. there is a feeling this — proposal tomorrow. there is a feeling this is _ proposal tomorrow. there is a feeling this is happening - proposal tomorrow. there is a feeling this is happening in . proposal tomorrow. there is a i feeling this is happening in some other country, but it is happening in our country. other country, but it is happening in our country-— in our country. exactly in our country- _ in our country. exactly in our country- in _ in our country. exactly in our country. in the _ in our country. exactly in our country. in the cities - in our country. exactly in our country. in the cities of - in our country. exactly in our- country. in the cities of mariupol, people begin planning their own

journeys to safety. sarah rainsford spoke to families trying to flee. schelling, bombing, really loud in kharkiv. it is a really terrible situation because when everything started our house, i don't know how to tell it. , , to tell it. every time. her mum is sta in: to tell it. every time. her mum is staying put. _ to tell it. every time. her mum is staying put, though _ to tell it. every time. her mum is staying put, though it _ to tell it. every time. her mum is staying put, though it is - to tell it. every time. her mum is staying put, though it is breaking j staying put, though it is breaking her. ukrainians are still fiercely loyal to their cause but realistic about the dangers now. we have spoken to people in this case you have been standing here for six hours in the cold and snow hoping to get it drain out of your to the west and the relative safety, but it is only the women and children who are being allowed through. men are being pulled out of the crowd and are being told they have to stay. 350 miles north—west, russia intensifies its attack on irpin, close to the

capital, kyiv. this town is crucial to the russian advance. 0rder witnesses attempts to make a treacherous crossing heavy bombardment. well, this is a difficultjourney. every step of bombardment. well, this is a difficult journey. 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 forwards, some are coming with their children, most are coming with their children, most are coming with a few small things they can carry. they have been under bombardment in irpin for days and they are not safe now, even as they try to leave. schelling has been suddenly, this. some ukrainian forces running for cover. 0thers getting civilians out of the line of fire. kyiv isjust getting civilians out of the line of fire. kyiv is just half an hour away. if ukraine loses this town,

and it has already lost some of it, the russians will be on the route to the russians will be on the route to the capital. andrei, like many here, is begging for a no—fly zone. tell is begging for a no-fly zone. tell everybody _ is begging for a no-fly zone. tell everybody to _ is begging for a no—fly zone. tell everybody to close this guy urgently. all people needed in ukraine, really. many people are staying in irpin for now, they can 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 police to close the sky. the un sa s that tell police to close the sky. the un says that since _ tell police to close the sky. the un says that since the _ tell police to close the sky. the un says that since the invasion - tell police to close the sky. the un says that since the invasion began | says that since the invasion began more than 1.7 million people, most of them women and children, have led ukraine, crossing the border to neighbouring poland, romania, slovakia, hungary and moldova. this is not the fastest growing refugee crisis in europe since world war ii.

lucy williamson was in moldova as people cross the border. for some, this isn't a one—way journey. eight workers said that women are dropping off their children here before turning round and going straight back to ukraine. i will neverforget and going straight back to ukraine. i will never forget the woman that told me that she is working in an orphanage and she has 50 children. she can't leave them there. 0r orphanage and she has 50 children. she can't leave them there. or a woman working at an electric station. that is responsible for the whole city. she said that people are running so there will be nobody to maintain the basic needs of human beings who are staying there. moldova is slowly getting organised to handle this influx. poland has received a far greater number of refugees, but moldova is a much smaller country without poland's resources or infrastructure. the number of refugees who have arrived here so far is equivalent to 10% of moldova's population, though fewer than half end up staying.

0pposition opposition to the war continues to be silenced in russia, as thousands are detained for protesting against the invasion. there voices stifled. the russian defence ministry releases image is said to be of tanks around ukraine's capital. it is the military hardware that is doing the talking. as putin seeks to regain stalled momentum, international discussions continue to try to find a way through the crisis. it isa it is a day refugee economic significance in the fight against putin. the united states, britain and the eu announced major moves to clamp down on imports of russian oil and gas. clamp down on imports of russian oil and as. , , . clamp down on imports of russian oil and as. ,_,, , clamp down on imports of russian oil and as. ,,.,, , ., clamp down on imports of russian oil and as. , ,.,, , ., ., and gas. this is a step that we are takin: to and gas. this is a step that we are taking to inflict _ and gas. this is a step that we are taking to inflict further _ and gas. this is a step that we are taking to inflict further pain - and gas. this is a step that we are taking to inflict further pain unto l taking to inflict further pain unto him, but there will be costlier in the united states. i said out what level with the american people from

the beginning and when i first spoke to this i said freedom is going to cost, it is going to cost us as well in the united states. the cost, it is going to cost us as well in the united states.— in the united states. the severe sanctions mean _ in the united states. the severe sanctions mean to _ in the united states. the severe sanctions mean to russia's - in the united states. the severe - sanctions mean to russia's economy is collapsing. more and more and more household names are holding trade in russia and blocking access to goods and services. speaking on international women's day, vladimir putin calls on russian women to support the ukraine offensive. translation: i support the ukraine offensive. translation:— support the ukraine offensive. translation: ., ., , ., translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, _ translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, sisters _ translation: i want to say this to mothers, wives, sisters and - mothers, wives, sisters and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers and battle who are defending russia and the special military operation. i understand how worried you must be about your loved ones. you should be proud of them, like the whole country is. the kremlin is — like the whole country is. the kremlin is doing _ like the whole country is. the kremlin is doing everything it can at home to control the narrative about what is happening in

ukraine. virtually all independent russian news outlets have been either blocked or shutdown and a new law has made it a criminal offence to spread what the authorities deem to spread what the authorities deem to be fake news about the russian armed forces, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. by years in prison. by now it is clear that the quick victory that moscow had hoped for has failed to materialise. russian forces have ta ken very little territory over the last week and their advance towards the capital has been slowed by attacks from ukrainian forces. jeremy bowen visited a ukrainian hospital a few miles from the russian positions. translation: i miles from the russian positions. translation:— miles from the russian positions. translation: i still have two legs, he said. translation: i still have two legs, he said- they _ translation: i still have two legs, he said. they will _ translation: i still have two legs, he said. they will fix _ translation: i still have two legs, he said. they will fix me _ translation: i still have two legs, he said. they will fix me up - translation: i still have two legs, he said. they will fix me up and - translation: i still have two legs, he said. they will fix me up and i i he said. they will fix me up and i will fight on. he said. they will fix me up and i will fight on-_ he said. they will fix me up and i will fight on. the hospital director said this was _ will fight on. the hospital director said this was the _ will fight on. the hospital director said this was the third _ will fight on. the hospital director said this was the third world - will fight on. the hospital director said this was the third world war. | said this was the third world war. russian people only understand the

language of power. nothing more. it is impossible to negotiate with the man who came to kill you. br; is impossible to negotiate with the man who came to kill you.- man who came to kill you. by this mornin: man who came to kill you. by this morning they _ man who came to kill you. by this morning they were _ man who came to kill you. by this morning they were getting - man who came to kill you. by this morning they were getting ready. man who came to kill you. by this. morning they were getting ready to abandon the hospital. the director said my ship is sinking and i will be the last to leave. you have the strong feeling here that they are preparing for the worst, packing up the medical equipment, the patients had been evacuated, the russians are not very far away. there is a tangible fear in this place that that russian offensive, which has been stalled, may be ready to regain momentum and start moving closer to the capital. as the temporary ceasefire holds in some parts of the country, stability and still trapped in besieged towns and still trapped in besieged towns and cities scrambled for safety. convoys of vehicles stream out of

sumy. people facing new, uncertain lives. the trauma of the last two weeks clearly evident. it lives. the trauma of the last two weeks clearly evident.— weeks clearly evident. it was so terrible and _ weeks clearly evident. it was so terrible and my _ weeks clearly evident. it was so terrible and my parents, - weeks clearly evident. it was so terrible and my parents, i- weeks clearly evident. it was so terrible and my parents, i left l weeks clearly evident. it was so i terrible and my parents, i left my parents in sumy. i hope i will see them another time. mr; parents in sumy. i hope i will see them another time.— parents in sumy. i hope i will see them another time. my father, maybe he will no them another time. my father, maybe he will go to — them another time. my father, maybe he will go to the _ them another time. my father, maybe he will go to the army. _ them another time. my father, maybe he will go to the army. the _ he will go to the army. the neighbouring _ he will go to the army. tue: neighbouring countries he will go to the army. tte: neighbouring countries of he will go to the army. t'te: neighbouring countries of this region share a traumatic past. they have all had to fight for their sovereignty. poland has welcomed the majority of ukraine's refugees so far. mark lowen was at a crossing as arrivals continued to pour in. most of those who have crossed over since the war began are heading towards friends or family here in poland or elsewhere in europe, but as the fighting worsens, a second wave of refugees could soon start to come who could be more vulnerable and place more pressure on the first points of entry, like here in poland. i am,

points of entry, like here in poland. iam, says points of entry, like here in poland. i am, says the eu, arrivals could swell to 5 million. in each number, tragedy. taste could swell to 5 million. in each number, tragedy.— could swell to 5 million. in each number, tragedy. we lost our life, our safety- — number, tragedy. we lost our life, our safety- we _ number, tragedy. we lost our life, our safety. we cannot _ number, tragedy. we lost our life, our safety. we cannot plan - number, tragedy. we lost our life, our safety. we cannot plan any - our safety. we cannot plan any future because we don't know what will be tomorrow. th future because we don't know what will be tomorrow.— will be tomorrow. in britain, history is— will be tomorrow. in britain, history is made _ will be tomorrow. in britain, history is made when - will be tomorrow. in britain, i history is made when president zelensky makes a speech via video to the house of commons, the first ever by a foreign leader. translation: by a foreign leader. tuna/mom- by a foreign leader. translation: ~ ., , ., translation: we will not give up and we will not lose. _ translation: we will not give up and we will not lose. we _ translation: we will not give up and we will not lose. we will _ translation: we will not give up and we will not lose. we will fight - translation: we will not give up and we will not lose. we will fight to i we will not lose. we will fight to the ends at sea, in the air. we will continue fighting for our lands, whatever the cost. applause.

0n the 14th day of the conflict, a devastating attack on a maternity and children's hospital by russian forces in the southern port city of mariupol. the attack, which causes colossal damage, killing at least three people and injuring at least 17, comes while our ceasefire is supposed to be in place. president zelensky accuses russia of committing a war crime. translation:— committing a war crime. translation: ~ ., ., ., ., translation: we have not done and would never — translation: we have not done and would never do _ translation: we have not done and would never do anything _ translation: we have not done and would never do anything like - translation: we have not done and would never do anything like this i would never do anything like this war crime in any of the cities of the melitopol or luhansk regions, or any region, because we are peaceful, but are you? the bombing of the maternity hospital is the final proof, proof that the genocide of ukrainians is taking place. europeans, you can say that you didn't see what happened to ukrainians, what happened in mariupol, with the people of

mariupol. you saw, you know. maw; mariupol. you saw, you know. many make the long _ mariupol. you saw, you know. many make the long journey _ mariupol. you saw, you know. many make the long journey west - mariupol. you saw, you know. many make the long journey west here to lviv. fergal keane has followed the medics working night and day to help those fleeing this bitter conflict. we followed the medics from one call to another. 83—year—old valentina, travelling alone, with high blood pressure, herfamily has travelling alone, with high blood pressure, her family has stayed behind in the east. translation: i behind in the east. translation: ., �* ~ ., behind in the east. translation: ~ ., ., , translation: i don't know anything. i am auoin translation: i don't know anything. i am going and _ translation: i don't know anything. i am going and that _ translation: i don't know anything. i am going and that is _ translation: i don't know anything. i am going and that is it. _ translation: i don't know anything. i am going and that is it. i _ translation: i don't know anything. i am going and that is it. i hope i i am going and that is it. i hope there are good people, that is all. i believe i won't be left behind. this used to be a station lounge. now it is a makeshift clinic. this is the lead doctor's evening conference. around the clock, the patients come. like five—year—old

nasser, who has been set with a chest infection for ten days. translation:— chest infection for ten days. translation: , , ., , translation: this is a disaster. it is ain, it translation: this is a disaster. it is pain. it is — translation: this is a disaster. it is pain, it is grief. _ translation: this is a disaster. it is pain, it is grief. we _ translation: this is a disaster. it is pain, it is grief. we have - translation: this is a disaster. it is pain, it is grief. we have a i translation: this is a disaster. it is pain, it is grief. we have a lot i is pain, it is grief. we have a lot of people who are on the outside are holding it together, but insiders are worried. we don't sleep. valentina left for poland today, trusting there, as she must, in the kindness of strangers. there are fears that ukraine's take a seaport, the sudden —— a southern city of 0desa could be the next major target for russian ground forces. lucy williamson was there as residents set up barricades. at a secret location, they are getting ready to meet the russian army, testing recipes for molotov cocktails and getting in some target practice. two weeks ago, di nino was

in his final year of a law degree. now he is making home—made bombs with ukraine's civil defence force. when did you learn how to make molotov cocktails, he was asked. it seems it is an optional course for the fourth year of a degree, he quips. bugtown was in kyiv looking for work as a lawyer when the war began. translation: ' , began. translation: g ., , began. translation: g ., translation: my family said i needed to come back — translation: my family said i needed to come back because _ translation: my family said i needed to come back because they _ translation: my family said i needed to come back because they needed i translation: my family said i needed to come back because they needed my| to come back because they needed my help. ukrainians across the country have met the russian aggressors with these weapons. aha, have met the russian aggressors with these weapons-— have met the russian aggressors with these weapons. a team here has been makin: two these weapons. a team here has been making two crates _ these weapons. a team here has been making two crates a _ these weapons. a team here has been making two crates a day. _ these weapons. a team here has been making two crates a day. we - these weapons. a team here has been making two crates a day. we have i these weapons. a team here has been making two crates a day. we have got| making two crates a day. we have got a lot better at it, bugtown says. translation: it a lot better at it, bugtown says. translation:— a lot better at it, bugtown says. translation: , ~ .,~ , translation: it is like making soup, ou need to translation: it is like making soup, you need to do _ translation: it is like making soup, you need to do everything _ you need to do everything step—by—step. this you need to do everything step-by-step-_ you need to do everything step-by-step. you need to do everything ste-b -ste. a . , step-by-step. as the conflict enters its 15th day. — step-by-step. as the conflict enters its 15th day. the _ step-by-step. as the conflict enters its 15th day, the russian _ step-by-step. as the conflict enters its 15th day, the russian foreign i its 15th day, the russian foreign minister, sir guy labrador, arrives in turkey with face—to—face talks with his ukrainian counterpart. the

highest level meeting between the two countries since the conflict began. but the talks failed to yield progress on a ceasefire. thea;r began. but the talks failed to yield progress on a ceasefire.— progress on a ceasefire. they will continue their _ progress on a ceasefire. they will continue their aggression - progress on a ceasefire. they will continue their aggression until i continue their aggression until ukraine meets their demands and the list of those demands is a surrender, and this is why it is not acceptable to us. ukraine's second city, kharkiv, has endured mighty rushing air attack the conflict began. most of the city's 1.5 the conflict began. most of the city's1.5 million residents have fled. dozens are dead. were injured. quentin sommerville is the part corresponding to be embedded with the ukrainian army as they fight the russian advance. this close to the russian border, there is another thread here.

saboteurs. no one escapes scrutiny. 0lena, 76 years old, is lost and confused. in an instant, everybody�*s life here has been upended. but this young nation has surprised russia and the world with its resolve. we weave our way past the fallen into no man's land, with the ukrainian army. here is 21—year—oldsjeff ken. where are the russians? 0ver over the sound of shelling he tells me, the russians soldiers are about 900 metres away from here. you can hear right now they are firing on our positions and we are firing

back. tt our positions and we are firing back. , . . our positions and we are firing back. , ., ., ., . back. it is a grenade launcher, british. back. it is a grenade launcher, british- it _ back. it is a grenade launcher, british. it is _ back. it is a grenade launcher, british. it is a _ back. it is a grenade launcher, british. it is a guided - back. it is a grenade launcher, british. it is a guided missile. | british. it is a guided missile. it's a british. it is a guided missile. it's a good — british. it is a guided missile. it's a good against _ british. it is a guided missile. it's a good against tanks? it | british. it is a guided missile. | it's a good against tanks? it is british. it is a guided missile. i it's a good against tanks? it is the best we have _ it's a good against tanks? it is the best we have right _ it's a good against tanks? it is the best we have right now. _ it's a good against tanks? it is the best we have right now. how- it's a good against tanks? it is the best we have right now. how are i it's a good against tanks? it is the i best we have right now. how are the russians fighting? _ best we have right now. how are the russians fighting? like _ best we have right now. how are the russians fighting? like soldiers i best we have right now. how are the russians fighting? like soldiers of. russians fighting? like soldiers of 1941. they attack, _ russians fighting? like soldiers of 1941. they attack, they _ russians fighting? like soldiers of 1941. they attack, they don't i russians fighting? like soldiers of 1941. they attack, they don't do i russians fighting? like soldiers of. 1941. they attack, they don't do any movers _ 1941. they attack, they don't do any movers. they have a lot of people, a lot of— movers. they have a lot of people, a lot of tanks. — movers. they have a lot of people, a lot of tanks. a— movers. they have a lot of people, a lot of tanks, a lot of vehicles, but we are _ lot of tanks, a lot of vehicles, but we are fighting in our lands and we will protect — we are fighting in our lands and we will protect our families, so it doesn't — will protect our families, so it doesn't matter how they fight, we fi-ht doesn't matter how they fight, we fight like — doesn't matter how they fight, we fight like lions and they won't win. the city— fight like lions and they won't win. the city of— fight like lions and they won't win. the city of over a million people has emptied out. this 2 billion, so close to ukrainian lines, just didn't make it. we have actually come beyond the ukrainian front line and we know that because look at

whole area is littered with dead russian bodies. these men and facts, and there are two more over there, to more over there, or chechen. they have identification on them. their weapons had been removed. the ukrainians keep telling us that they are really comfortable with this kind of fight because this is their territory, their city, their families. the challenge for them at what comes from the sky. they want more aircraft and air defences. that might be where this battle, this war is won or lost. in a war with russia, the front line is everywhere. this is what people have been fleeing in kharkiv. endless bombardment for the two weeks.

this was what russia does to cities. it bombards them. it procedures them. it surrounds them. it terrorises entire populations. if these tactics are unfamiliar to you, then you haven't been paying attention because this is the russian attack playbook, perfected in over ten years of war in syria. we know that russia performs hospitals, so here at the city's hospital number four, hospitals, so here at the city's hospital numberfour, they hospitals, so here at the city's hospital number four, they keep the wounded in whole way from the windows. mrvalentina wounded in whole way from the windows. mr valentina has been hit by shrapnel. i have a poem for you, she says. translation: , , , translation: these stupid russian shra - nel translation: these stupid russian shrapnel pieces _ translation: these stupid russian shrapnel pieces i _ translation: these stupid russian shrapnel pieces i will _ translation: these stupid russian shrapnel pieces i will carry _ translation: these stupid russian shrapnel pieces i will carry all- translation: these stupid russian shrapnel pieces i will carry all my i shrapnel pieces i will carry all my life, but as long as my heart still beats i will still live and love. and soon to pull eight—year—old dimitri know that this has been

removed from his skull. this is the work that russia has bought before and is fighting again. we don't know the rest of ukraine's faith, that kharkiv has already shown what is coming next. translation: ~ ., , coming next. translation: ., , . translation: we are defenders. we will t translation: we are defenders. we willt to translation: we are defenders. we will try to get — translation: we are defenders. we will try to get there. _ translation: we are defenders. we will try to get there. we _ translation: we are defenders. we will try to get there. we will - translation: we are defenders. we will try to get there. we will win i will try to get there. we will win this war and all are heroic people will regather to rebuild our beloved ukraine. meanwhile, russian forces continued their advance towards the capital, kyiv. more than half the population has fled since the invasion began. the russians are about five kilometres in that direction. if they want to come into the city they will have to take this piece of ground and pushing. if they are encircling kyiv they can probably stay more or less where they are. the men at this position has to assume that an attack is coming.

the conflict in ukraine appears to be spreading. fist the conflict in ukraine appears to be spreading-— the conflict in ukraine appears to be spreading. at least one person has died in _ be spreading. at least one person has died in the _ be spreading. at least one person has died in the first _ be spreading. at least one person has died in the first known - be spreading. at least one person has died in the first known air i be spreading. at least one person has died in the first known air in l has died in the first known air in the central eastern city of dnipro. this is the epicentre of that missile strike in to dnipro. we were told this was a shoe factory and it was set at around six o'clock this morning. hours later you can still see there is smoke rising from the ruins, the firework are still here trying to put out the last flames. local people have come here picking through the ruins trying to clear up this site. it is one of absolute devastation. the rooms of this factory all around me, and this really acrid smell of the smoke in the air. the thing that has struck me is just how close this is to a residential area. there are blocks of flats all around. today has been

another day were more sanctions had been imposed on russia, more strong words of condemnation from many capitals, including from the un security council in the last hour, yet it has no impact, it seems, on the course of this war. day 16 of russia's invasion, a day where russia's invasion, a day where russia has intensified and widened this war. the dead are returning. to home is farfrom the to home is far from the battlefield. today they buried dmitry, 59. andre, 40 —— today they buried dmitry, 59. andre, 40 -- 40. today they buried dmitry, 59. andre, 40 —— 40. tyrus, 25. for all the solidarity of crowds, this grief is

solitary. each lost individual. for families, for comrades. as this conflict enters its third week, sanctions against russia may be starting to bite, but ukraine is in turmoil and no one knows when this is going to end.

hello. sunny spells develop a more widely through this afternoon. still outbreaks of rain in the north of scotland, and later on into the northern and western isles. cloud increasing across northern ireland and south—west wales and south—west england has received the next area of wet and very windy weather moving in. temperatures between nine and i3. in. temperatures between nine and 13. gusts of 60—70 miles and are on the isles of scilly and cornwall, and extending to the aristide to northern ireland in western scotland as the night goes on. there could be as the night goes on. there could be a touch of frost in parts of the north—west of scotland. into tomorrow, a band of rain clearing eastwards, sunny spells, thundery showers following behind. very windy with kilts along the irish sea. 60 mile in our gusts. it will be when

the uk. if anything, tomorrow afternoon feeling just just a touch cooler.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm tim wilcox. our top stories... gunshots at dawn on the outskirts of the ukrainian capital kyiv — as russia pushes into new areas across the country. residents of the city of melitopol have reportedly come out to protest against the alleged abduction of the mayor by russian forces. yesterday the invaders ceased the mayor of melitopol and the community demand for him to be freed. ukraine says it hopes a number of humanitarian corridors from the besieged city of mariupol

will open up and accuses russia