this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm geeta guru murthy. our top stories: at least 35 dead in a missile attack on a ukrainian military base near the polish border. according to preliminary data more than 30 missiles were fired. the air defence system worked under number were shot down. ukraine says foreign instructors have previously worked there — it's not clear if any were at the base when it was hit. i'm yalda hakim in lviv — where the latest russian missile strikes are growing cause for concern — in a city which has become the hub for tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting.

poland's president tells the bbc that if russia used weapons of mass destruction in ukraine —it would likely change nato's stance on the conflict translation: if he uses weapons of mass destruction, _ it will be a game changer in the whole thing. because it will be dangerous not only for ukraine, the central europe, but for the whole world. satellite imagery shows some of the damage in the city of mariupol — with claims russian troops are stopping people from leaving. here the government announces a scheme to allow those fleeing the war to come to the uk, offering £350 a month for taking in ukrainian refugees. we know that we have, in this country, hundreds of thousands of people, potentially, who are willing to take ukrainians into their home. ukrainians into their home. ukraine says 35 people have been

killed in a russian missile attack on a military base in the far west of the country, close to the border with poland. dozens more were injured. the facility at yavoriv has previously been used forjoint exercises with nato, and ukraine says foreign instructors have worked there — but it's not clear if any were present when the attack happened. it comes a day after russia warned that it considered weapons convoys to ukraine from the west to be legitimate military targets. the mayor of ivano—frankivsk, another city in western ukraine, says its airport has come under renewed russian attack. air raid sirens have also sounded in lviv, a hub for people fleeing the conflict. the latest information about russian positions is shown here in red. russia's invasion force has advanced towards several ukrainian cities, with more intense fighting reported in the northern outskirts of the capital, kyiv. the ukrainian military says the eastern outskirts of the beseiged city of mariupol have been captured

by russian troops. the city has endured days of shelling. jon donnison reports. in lviv, the sirens went off at 3.30 in the morning, eight missiles fired at a training facility about 25 kilometres west of the city. it is not far from the polish border. 0n the outskirts of kyiv, the roads are still open, but the fear is the russians are coming. they're doing what they can do try and slow them down. at this checkpoint, all the ukrainian soldiers are volunteers, given just three days' training. some of them teenagers, like 18—year—old dmitro, until a few weeks ago an economics student. i feel a bit scared because no—one wants to die. even if it's for your country. just north—west of kyiv, a ukrainian

soldier shows off a russian tank. destroyed, he says, with a british weapon. this one shot was from this beautiful thing. and i want to say a big thank you to our british comrades helping us. the ukrainians are putting fierce resistance, but it's believed the bulk of russian forces have now regrouped just 15 miles from the capital. but in his latest video address, ukraine's president was again defiant. translation: the russian | occupiers cannot conquer us. they do not have such strength. there is no such spirit. they are based only on violence, only on terror, only on weapons, of which they have many. but the occupiers have no natural basis for normal life so that people can feel happy and dream. they are organically incapable of making life normal. wherever russia has

come to a foreign land dreams are impossible. irpin, a town described as the gateway to the capital, has seen some of the heaviest fighting. as the russians edged closer, efforts to get civilians out have stepped up. a senior ukrainian minister said around 13,000 people were evacuated from cities on saturday, almost twice the number as the day before. but she said the southern port city of mariupol remains under russian siege, with nobody able to get out despite deteriorating conditions, with no power and little food and water. in the south—eastern city of melitopol, there were protests from ukrainians who say russian forces have kidnapped the mayor. and all the while the number of refugees fleeing ukraine continues to rise — to more than 2.6 million, according to the united nations.

more now on that missile attack on the ukrainian military training base in yavoriv. foreign instructors have previously worked there training ukrainian forces — but it's not clear if any were present when the missiles struck. details of the attack on yavoriv were given by local officials in lviv. take a listen. translation: according to preliminary data, - more than 30 missiles were fired. the air defence system worked and a number was shot down. let's get the latest now from my colleague yalda hakim, who's in the city of lviv in western ukraine. that is 50 kilometres from where you are, yavoriv, where 35 people have been killed and 134 have been injured? been killed and 134 have been in'ured? . , ., , injured? that is right. it really does feel— injured? that is right. it really does feel that _ injured? that is right. it really does feel that this _ injured? that is right. it really does feel that this conflict - injured? that is right. it really does feel that this conflict is l does feel that this conflict is getting dangerously close to where we are. in the last 48 hours we have

had air strikes on a military airbasejust had air strikes on a military airbase just north—west of where we are but this now feels increasingly like it is edging closer and closer. it is in the outskirts of lviv, as you say, 50 kilometres from where we are and the latest report is that 35 people have been killed and over 130 have been injured. we are getting reports. we have one of our correspondence they are on the ground saying that they are seeing more and more ambulances entering the area so we will have more of an update if that death toll has gone up update if that death toll has gone up butjust update if that death toll has gone up but just to update if that death toll has gone up butjust to give you a sense of yavoriv, it is a military training base where nato forces were training ukrainian forces. it is 25 kilometres from the polish border. russian defence ministryjust a few days ago said that these are legitimate targets. any weapons flowing over the borderfrom poland

would be a legitimate target. that is contributing to the war here to assist the ukrainian forces. so we wear, you know, surprised, frankly, that this had not happened sooner and we do expect more of these types of attacks to take place here in western ukraine.— of attacks to take place here in western ukraine. how does it feel for ou at western ukraine. how does it feel for you at the _ western ukraine. how does it feel for you at the moment, _ western ukraine. how does it feel for you at the moment, we - western ukraine. how does it feel for you at the moment, we can i western ukraine. how does it feel. for you at the moment, we can see people still moving around behind you. i people still moving around behind ou. . y ., people still moving around behind ou. ., , ., people still moving around behind ou. ., , people still moving around behind you. i mean, you can see people millin: you. i mean, you can see people milling around. _ you. i mean, you can see people milling around. it _ you. i mean, you can see people milling around. it is _ you. i mean, you can see people milling around. it is sunday - you. i mean, you can see people - milling around. it is sunday morning here and we were just at a church service for the fallen. and there were several hundred people there including some soldiers who were coming to remember those who had been killed, president zelensky has said in last couple of days that 1300 ukrainian forces have died in the past two or so weeks since this conflict began so there are services taking place here in lviv. the bodies of the fallen are arriving

back home and it was quite an emotional service but it does, something does feel like it has changed here in lviv today. air raid sirens are going off more frequently. just this morning we had two air raid sirens that had gone off and you can also see the monuments behind me are now sort of completely covered. these are monuments of greek gods and we know that the museum here in lviv has also had many of the ancient artefacts, 500 of them, taken out and sort of put in a safe space in case the air strikes to come here in case the air strikes to come here in case the air strikes to come here in case the bombardment does come here. lviv was not levelled during the second world war. there are some places that were damaged but it was not destroyed and so people here are hopeful that this world unesco heritage site, the many buildings, many churches, many of these monuments, will not be targeted. but they are not ruling anything out.

people are increasingly nervous. this has become a hub for the tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in other parts of the predominantly from the east and the south of the country and also those suburbs around kyiv and so this city really has become a home, a shelter for up to 200,000 people and the mayor of lviv says we are overstretched. we need more assistance. we are seeing people here in the streets carrying their bags, carrying their children, trying to find the shelters once they come out of the train station but increasingly it does feel bake nowhere here in ukraine is safe. thank you very much indeed. for more on the attack on a military base on the polish border, i've been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. the risk of what we have seen in this attack, the shift west in this conflict. the primary concern would be a mistake,

miscalculation. if you are having attacks and targets on ukrainejust 15 miles from the board of the mistakes can happen and missiles can go awry. if one of those missiles lands in poland, and causes death and devastation, what does nato do then? that is the first concern. the second concern is, is russia going to escalate this substantially by deliberately targeting perhaps weapons convoys, weapons deliveries coming from the west through poland and into ukraine? if it targets those over the border inside poland than that would be considered attack on nato, the article five provision would be triggered, and that would warrant a nato military response and then you would have a substantial escalation. we haven't got to that point yet. this threat that came from the russian deputy foreign

minister saying these convoys of western arms that are coming into ukraine were legitimate targets, what he didn't say is whether they were legitimate targets in ukraine or outside. the point was, he was trying to threaten, suggest that it might do and therefore escalate the threat against nato. as we have seen through this conflict, the russians warning about nuclear use, chemicalweapons, biological, this is the latest stage of that. let's hear now from the president of poland — andray duda — whose country is front and centre of the ukrainian refugee crisis — with more than a million and a half people having crossed the borders since the start of the russian invasion. there's also the potential threat of russia using chemical weapons in ukraine — and we've already seen russian missile strikes on ukrainian targets just a few miles from the polish border. my colleague sophie raworth has been talking to president duda, and she began by asking him if he was concerned about the potential use of chemical weapons.

this is something the world has not seen on this scale since the second world war and if you are asking me whether putin can use chemical weapons i think that putting can use anything right now, especially with this very difficult situation. is what most experts have been saying. actually, politically, he has already lost this war and militarily he is not winning it. although one could say there is a gigantic advantage of the russian army of the ukrainian army to take a piece of paper and if you do the maths than they've got a crush on overwhelming majority but they are not able to win the war. if majority but they are not able to win the war-— majority but they are not able to win the war. , win the war. if president putin did use chemical _ win the war. if president putin did use chemical weapons, _ win the war. if president putin did use chemical weapons, is - win the war. if president putin did use chemical weapons, is that - win the war. if president putin did use chemical weapons, is that a i win the war. if president putin did i use chemical weapons, is that a red line for nato? is that a point at which nato then has to get involved? welcome of course, everybody hopes that he will not do that, that he will not use weapons of mass destruction. neither chemical weapons or biological weapons or any form of nuclear weapons. everybody is hoping that this is not going to

happen but as we say in poland, using a little bit of an english expression, if he uses any weapons of mass destruction, then this will be a game changer in the whole thing. and, for sure, the north atlantic alliance and its leaders led by the united states will have to sit at the table and they will really have to think seriously what to do because then it starts to be dangerous not only for europe, not only for our part of europe or our region, for central europe, but for the whole world. you region, for central europe, but for the whole world.— the whole world. you have got 28 'ets, the whole world. you have got 28 jets, soviet-era _ the whole world. you have got 28 jets, soviet-era jets _ the whole world. you have got 28 jets, soviet-era jets that - the whole world. you have got 28| jets, soviet-era jets that ukraine, jets, soviet—era jets that ukraine, you want to give to ukraine. their pilots could fly them. what difference would it make to people in ukraine, do you think, if they had those planes? of the jet that we have mentioned, those that are at the disposal of the polish armed forces, this is a very serious one.

a very sensitive issue. there are various voices as to whether we should transfer or not transfer the jets. speaking frankly, polish public opinion was very afraid of the step of the russian side made a very clear announcement that it would consider it a war declaration and myself, looking from the perspective that i mentioned a moment ago, of our responsibility within nato, always remember that these are powerful aeroplanes. voters are reporting that ukraine is working with turkey to finalise peace negotiations with russia. that is according to a ukrainian adviser. apparently there will be a meeting and it will not take long for us to get there, that is being reported by reuters though, of course, we should say that the recent telephone conversation with the french and

german leaders with president putin was reported to be not making any progress but, of course, everyone is hoping that any lines of communication do continue. hoping that any lines of communication do continue. let's get the latest on the ukrainian refugees who've headed for poland. 0ur correspondent, danjohnson, is in krakow — he gave us this update from the city's main train station. this is one of the trains it has been laid on. free transport for ukrainian families. this one is taking them directly over to germany, to buy land. this is to spread the pressure out of bed because it has been intense, relentless human crack off with so many families coming across. this is the first real staging post on the journey and you can understand why they would be reluctant to go further from the bordeaux and many of them hope they will be able to go

back to ukraine monday but the messages that accommodation, the facilities, the resources here in cities like that are running out so there is an effort to get people to move either further into poland, to other cities, orare, indeed, to other cities, orare, indeed, to other countries as well. that is why both these trains are actually heading to germany in the next few minutes. let's have a quick chat with one of the volunteers. the pressure has just been relentless. it is getting overwhelming. yes, crack of his overcrowded here and a lot of people from ukraine can stay here in crack of because there are no more accommodation and people want to go further on. they mostly take trains to berlin and to other countries, other cities in poland as well as to the czech republic and further on. well as to the czech republic and further om— well as to the czech republic and further on. ., ., ,, ~ , further on. how do you think things could be better _ further on. how do you think things could be better coordinated, - further on. how do you think things could be better coordinated, but. could be better coordinated, but managed to cope with the numbers of people you are seeing? we managed to cope with the numbers of people you are seeing?— people you are seeing? we as volunteers _ people you are seeing? we as volunteers should _ people you are seeing? we as volunteers should be -

people you are seeing? we as volunteers should be better. people you are seeing? we as - volunteers should be better informed about the trains and times of departure and arrivals. as well as should be better informed in the morning how to help the ukrainians that are continuously coming here. do you think you can look after everybody if this continues? i do you think you can look after everybody if this continues? i think that it is very _ everybody if this continues? i think that it is very difficult _ everybody if this continues? i think that it is very difficult but - everybody if this continues? i think that it is very difficult but a - everybody if this continues? i think that it is very difficult but a lot - that it is very difficult but a lot of people, a lot of polish people want to help and they are doing their best to help them because we feel how important it is to support our friends, feel how important it is to support ourfriends, our close neighbours. our friends, our close neighbours. 0f ourfriends, our close neighbours. of course. thank you, anna. we appreciate your time this morning. that is the message that there is so much support from the polish people

and there is also a concern with missile attacks no closer to the polish border, some people are feeling vulnerable that they may get drawn also feeling that inevitably, is the fighting moves further west, so will more and more families, putting even more and more families, putting even more pressure on resources here. let's get more now on the refugee crisis from ukraine. tanya mulesa is trying to get her grandmother, who is 83 a visa so that she can stay with her in the uk and she joins us now from lancaster. thank you forjoining us. can you just this way your grandmother is at the moment?— just this way your grandmother is at the moment? thank you very much. yes. my grandmother— the moment? thank you very much. yes. my grandmother is _ the moment? thank you very much. yes. my grandmother is at - the moment? thank you very much. yes. my grandmother is at moment| the moment? thank you very much. l yes. my grandmother is at moment at the border with hungary staying with distant relatives. we did manage to get her out of northern ukraine yesterday on a lorry so she took a lorry to dry for 12 hours to get to the hungarian border. indie lorry to dry for 12 hours to get to the hungarian border.— lorry to dry for 12 hours to get to the hungarian border. we have got a icture of the hungarian border. we have got a picture of her — the hungarian border. we have got a picture of her smiling _ the hungarian border. we have got a picture of her smiling at _ the hungarian border. we have got a picture of her smiling at the - the hungarian border. we have got a picture of her smiling at the front - picture of her smiling at the front of that lorry and how was thatjenny for her? it of that lorry and how was that jenny for her? ., , ., ' . for her? it was rather difficult. she has issues _ for her? it was rather difficult. she has issues with _ for her? it was rather difficult. she has issues with her - for her? it was rather difficult. she has issues with her legs . for her? it was rather difficult. l she has issues with her legs and unfortunately, the lorry could not really stop anywhere to let her walk

around a little bit so it was a little challenging plus there are checkpoints around the way down south. it wasn't easy for her but she managed, thank you very much. she is well and safe now. it is she is well and safe now. it is still in ukraine _ she is well and safe now. it is still in ukraine or _ she is well and safe now. it is still in ukraine or has - she is well and safe now. it is still in ukraine or has she crossed the border? she still in ukraine or has she crossed the border?— the border? she still in ukraine however, the border? she still in ukraine however. we — the border? she still in ukraine however, we are _ the border? she still in ukraine however, we are conscious - the border? she still in ukraine however, we are conscious that the border? she still in ukraine - however, we are conscious that any day there could be escalations further to the west of ukraine. so we are prepared to take her out of the border town of a distant relatives live and bring her to be depressed and wait there. will be closer for flights as well to the uk, and so we really want to stand by right now with the visa situation.— by right now with the visa situation. , , ., ., situation. tell us where you are with that? _ situation. tell us where you are with that? you _ situation. tell us where you are with that? you are _ situation. tell us where you are with that? you are trying - situation. tell us where you are with that? you are trying to - situation. tell us where you are with that? you are trying to her here? . , , here? that is right, we did struggle for about a week _ here? that is right, we did struggle for about a week to _ here? that is right, we did struggle for about a week to get _ here? that is right, we did struggle for about a week to get a _ here? that is right, we did struggle for about a week to get a visa - here? that is right, we did struggle for about a week to get a visa for i for about a week to get a visa for her. be applied to the ukraine families a week ago. and in three

different eastern european capitals, in fact, chain to get an appointment for her to submit her biometric data however, that was impossible to book any appointment anywhere in those cities so we very much welcome the home office's changes to the system by allowing us to submit all the documents online prior to travelling to the uk however we still don't know what the changes will look like. the system goes live on tuesday. and we don't even know if our application from monday will be prioritised in any way or are we will have to submit at a completely fresh application along with thousands of other potentially crashing the system. ultimately we are prepared to wait four weeks for her to get that clearance. what are prepared to wait four weeks for her to get that clearance. what you think of the — her to get that clearance. what you think of the government _ her to get that clearance. what you think of the government response l her to get that clearance. what you i think of the government response so far? ~ .., �* think of the government response so far? ~ .. �* ., ., , far? we... i can't 'udge what has been going h

far? we... i can't 'udge what has been going on — far? we... i can't 'udge what has been going on in — far? we... i can'tjudge what has been going on in the _ far? we... i can'tjudge what has. been going on in the government, far? we... i can'tjudge what has - been going on in the government, to been going on in the government, to be honest. i understand they are under a lot of pressure but now however, our concern is really to get my grandmother here as soon as possible. the british public has been so generously welcoming and supportive of the ukrainians and we are very grateful for it. however, we are yet to see the doors open on the visa level and i do hope that the visa level and i do hope that the visa level and i do hope that the visa process get simplified as soon as possible and hopefully earlier applications will be prioritised within the new system. this is our biggest hope to really get reunited with my grandmother as soon as possible. what get reunited with my grandmother as soon as possible.— soon as possible. what you make of the fact that, _ soon as possible. what you make of the fact that, in _ soon as possible. what you make of the fact that, in general, _ soon as possible. what you make of the fact that, in general, now- soon as possible. what you make of the fact that, in general, now the i the fact that, in general, now the government is offering £350 for people wanting to host ukrainians and they don't have to be family members are related. they have to be able to have some sort of naming process so that there is a contact

under system, process so that there is a contact undersystem, i process so that there is a contact under system, i guess. process so that there is a contact undersystem, iguess. do process so that there is a contact under system, i guess. do you think thatis under system, i guess. do you think that is going to help? is it enough? i am certain it might help, of course. my experience with friends and colleagues in the community here is everybody�*s really prepared to take on a message even without any incentive. i have been offered on multiple occasions supported if there is any family member or friend or anybody i know who needs a room is very welcome to come and stay which has been extraordinary, really. the financial support would probably help in the sense that there will be a little bit more money to buy perhaps food, to pay some extra bills. £250, i cannot comment on that. you know, if it is a family of five off or it may not be enough. if it is one of two people perhaps it would be enough. but least it is a good start. it certainly is unprecedented for the

uk in recent years, in my experience.— uk in recent years, in my exerience. ., , , ., experience. you will be eligible for that amount. _ experience. you will be eligible for that amount, will _ experience. you will be eligible for that amount, will you? _ experience. you will be eligible for that amount, will you? i— experience. you will be eligible for that amount, will you? i am - experience. you will be eligible for that amount, will you? i am not. experience. you will be eligible for| that amount, will you? i am not too sure. i believe _ that amount, will you? i am not too sure. i believe the _ that amount, will you? i am not too sure. i believe the money _ that amount, will you? i am not too sure. i believe the money is - sure. i believe the money is actually for non—family related schemes but i would need to double check that. i'm bringing my family here to the uk to stay with us in our house. and if we are eligible, you know, we made use it, we made not. but that is not my priority at the moment. indie not. but that is not my priority at the moment-— the moment. we understand, of course. the moment. we understand, of course- itest _ the moment. we understand, of course. best of _ the moment. we understand, of course. best of luck— the moment. we understand, of course. best of luck and - the moment. we understand, of course. best of luck and we - the moment. we understand, of| course. best of luck and we have your grandmother does make it here safely. thank you so much for talking to us today. here in the uk, households will be offered 350 pounds a month to open their homes to people fleeing the war in ukraine. for more on that here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. the numbers arriving in the uk and being given approval to come to the uk are relatively small. add and

update this morning thatjust over 3000 visas have been issued to ukrainians attempting to come to the uk who are fleeing the fighting in the country. now, the uk is kept in place a requirement for those people to be given a visa in order to come and in order to get that they need to have family ties to the uk but in the face of the criticism that the government has received we have more details today about a new route for people to come who don't necessarily have links to the uk. this will be a sponsorship scheme whereby people can open a room in their home or another property they own that is not occupied to allow people to come and stay. those people don't necessarily need to have a relationship with those refugees coming here but that does need to be a connection because people can offer to sponsor a named ukrainian individual or family offer to sponsor a named ukrainian individual orfamily to offer to sponsor a named ukrainian individual or family to come and stay in their home. the aim is for that to be for an initial period of six months up to potentially three years and more if those people are granted leave to remain. and, as you say, there will be a payment of £350

made per month to each person who allows a ukrainian refugee into the home. we had more details about this this morning from the levelling up secretary, michael gove, who said it will be an effective route to allow people to come and stay safely in the uk. it people to come and stay safely in the uk. , ., , , people to come and stay safely in the uk. , , the uk. it is the fastest way in which we _ the uk. it is the fastest way in which we can _ the uk. it is the fastest way in which we can get _ the uk. it is the fastest way in which we can get people - the uk. it is the fastest way in which we can get people out l the uk. it is the fastest way in | which we can get people out of danger— which we can get people out of danger and which we can get people out of dangerand into which we can get people out of danger and into the united kingdom and it— danger and into the united kingdom and it is— danger and into the united kingdom and it is the case already that whether— and it is the case already that whether it is through social media platforms — whether it is through social media platforms whether it is through charities— platforms whether it is through charities those connections are being _ charities those connections are being made. we know that we have, in this country. _ being made. we know that we have, in this country, according to the most recent_ this country, according to the most recent test— this country, according to the most recent test of public opinion, hundreds— recent test of public opinion, hundreds of thousands of people, potentially, who are willing to take ukrainians — potentially, who are willing to take ukrainians into their home. there is no limit on — ukrainians into their home. there is no limit on the _ ukrainians into their home. there is no limit on the numbers _ ukrainians into their home. there is no limit on the numbers who - ukrainians into their home. there is no limit on the numbers who are - no limit on the numbers who are eligible to come here under the scheme so it could potentially see many thousands more accommodated in the uk but there is still a certain amount of criticism coming the government's way. labour, the main opposition party at westminster say

they welcome this move but there are questions that need to be answered about how, exactly, it is going to work. mr gove said local authorities would get £10,000 of funding per individual ukrainian tab of public services and support but still, the labour leader when questioned about this this morning said more details where needed. seo make this bunch need to be in place now. i'm not against the skin that he is proposing. i have to say, that we question it, the more queries that they have it is going to work. but, actually, i would have more comfort if there was a solid plan on the table. localauthority if there was a solid plan on the table. local authority leaders are saying they had not been consulted yet. they are there ready to put the support in. housing providers need to be involved in this. the opposition _ to be involved in this. the opposition leader - to be involved in this. the opposition leader who, in the uk, to stay with us here on bbc news. i am on twitter. thanks for being with

us. a windy day, more widely so than yesterday. some of that overnight rain lingering into the afternoon. elsewhere to sunshine and showers. maybe some longer spells of rain. gusty winds, irish sea coasts. windiest, could be disruptive in places. up to 13 celsius in northern england this afternoon. the vendor is clear into tonight. a few showers in the far south—western so men pushing back northern ireland. elsewhere, though, it is clear spells with lighter winds across england. a touch of frost here and there is the day begins tomorrow. with early rain clearing away outbreaks of rain to scotland, northern ireland, north wales. a few showers southern and eastern england but for much of wales and england it

sunny spells and it will feel a bit warmer. goodbye.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... ukraine says at least 35 people have been killed in a missile attack on a military base near the polish border. dozens more were injured. foreign instructors have worked there in the past — it's not known if any are currently there. the polish president has told the bbc that if russia uses weapons of mass destruction in ukraine, it would be likely to change nato's stance on the conflict. ukraine has accused russia of abducting a second mayor.