this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm tim willcox. the war in ukraine comes to the door of nato and the eu. at least 35 are killed and dozens injured 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 and a number were shot down. the facility is used for training with nato instructors — it's not clear if any were at the base when it was hit. 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, our part of central europe, but for the whole world. "in the name of god, stop this massacre." pope francis makes an impassioned plea for an end to the russian attack. here, the government announces more details of a scheme to allow those fleeing the war to come to the uk, offering £350 a month for taking in ukrainian refugees. arrests at anti—war protests in moscow after opposition groups call for russia—wide demonstrations. officials in ukraine say at least 35 people have been killed in a russian missile attack on a military base in the west of the country —

a short drive from the polish border. the attack, which took place in the far west of ukraine, hit the military training base yavoriv. the base was previously used for joint exercises and training with nato. the attack on the base is part of a widening of russian advances towards the west of ukraine, on the door of a nato member and away from the areas which russian forces, currently control 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. meanwhile, a usjournalist has been killed in ukraine. the new york times says brent renaud was a talented filmaker who had previously worked for the paper — but was not on assignment for the company in ukraine. he died in irpin after the car he was travelling in came under attack. with the very latest on the situation, here's our correspondent

in kyiv james waterhouse and i should warn you his report contains some distressing images. the tide of conflict is spreading across ukraine. a military base in yavoriv in the west, hit by several russian missiles, say authorities, leaving at least 35 people dead, more than 130 injured. translation: glory to ukraine. today, lviv region was under the missile attack. allegedly the attack was carried from war planes which flew from russia. the attack was made from outside ukraine's territory. the target sits between the polish border 15 miles away and the city of lviv where most of the 2.5 million refugees have initially been heading to escape this expanding war. the airport has also been hit. these high—rise flats to the north, now hollowed out after russian air strikes, say authorities.

in the centre of kyiv, it has been calm enough for president zelensky�*s top advisers to go and grab a coffee. you can find anything you need, even in a war time, they say. as ever in this conflict, one picture doesn't tell the story. destroyed russian tanks to the north of the capital, where heavy fighting continues. this one was shot from this beautiful thing. and i want to say a big thank you to our british comrades, helping us. while many people are able to escape, they have had to dig a mass grave for those who lost their lives to russia's relentless assault. in a typical defiant address from the capital, president zelensky says 30,000 people evacuated yesterday. translation: the russian| occupiers cannot conquer us and 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 natural basis for normal life so people can feel happy and dream. —— no natural basis. they are organically incapable of making life normal. wherever russia has come to a foreign land, dreams are impossible. but in besieged mariupol, thousands are besieged but in besieged mariupol, thousands are trapped as russian tanks moving. 12 days of being surrounded and shelled has left more than 1500 people dead, according to the government. and james waterhouse gave us this update from the ukrainian capital a short time ago. this is an air base, a military base which has previously been used by nato instructors on international forces and including ukraine's own army. we have to say, though, that until this point, nato, the alliance has shown very little appetite to get involved in this war. their argument has long been that they don't want an escalation.

they don't want things to turn into a much broader conflict across europe. but today we've had poland's president andrzej duda claim he thinks things could be reconsidered if vladimir putin used chemical weapons on on on the ukrainian people. but what today, i think really represents is a much more of a broadening of the conflict within the borders of ukraine. it's been a difficult decision, as it is for people to up sticks and move, and for the 2.5 million people to move west to cities like lviv before moving on to bordering countries. now there is even less of a guarantee that they will be able to avoid the fighting on that perilous route in lviv or beyond. given what we're seeing with these more targeted russian air strikes, president zelensky has just given another address where he's talked about his priority for now, which is getting humanitarian aid into the besieged

city of mariupol in the southeast. it's currently a couple of hours drive away. so that's his priority now in another significant day in this conflict. 0ur correspondent has travelled from lviv to the airbase. this is as close as we can get to the yavoriv military base targeted by russia earlier this morning. we have seen about ten ambulances leaving the area. there are around two dozen parked here. now, this is a region of ukraine that up until now had been spared attacks. poland isjust 20 kilometres, 12 miles in that direction and of course, poland has been a sanctuary for ukrainians in this war because of the flow of weapons coming through the border and just yesterday russia said it could target the shipment of arms being sent by the west, so today's events could mark a significant escalation in this war.

russian air strikes have caused civilian casualties in north, east and south ukraine. in the northern city of chernihiv, ukraine's state emergency service says one person has been killed and another injured due to a fire that erupted in a block of flats after it was hit by an air strike. it's being reported that more than 250 people have been arrested across russia, during protests against the war in ukraine. demonstrations are believed to have taken place across at least 23 cities in russia. protestors could face fines and prison sentences. a week ago, more than 5,000 demonstrators were detained across the country. since february 2a, since february 24,13,000 are believed to have been detained. pope francis has made an impassioned plea for an end to what he called a "massacre" in ukraine. addressing pilgrims in saint peter's square, he described russia's invasion

as an unacceptable armed aggression that must end before ukrainian cities were reduced to "cemeteries". he called for safe humanitarian corridors, and condemned the bombing of hospitals and other non—strategic civilian targets as "barbaric". 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 that has been laid on. free transport for ukrainian families. this one is taking them directly over to germany, to berlin. this is to spread the pressure out of because it has been intense, relentless here in krakow 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 border, and many of them hope they will be able to go back to ukraine one day 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, or, 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, krakow is overcrowded here and a lot of people from ukraine can stay here in krakow 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. how do you think things could be better coordinated, better managed to cope with the numbers of 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 think 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, 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 now closer to the polish border, some people are feeling vulnerable that they may get drawn into this crisis and they are

also feeling that inevitably, as the fighting moves further west, so will more and more families, putting even more pressure on resources here. i'm joined now by bill roggio, a senior fellow at the think tank, the foundation for defense of democracies. he's also the editor of it's long warjournal. let's start with the attack on the yavoriv air base, so close to the border with poland, early yesterday the deputy foreign minister of russia said that all arms coming in would be legitimate military targets. how significant is this? the russians are beginning to conduct more strikes further west, west of kyiv, this is of a piece we have seen over the last several days, some strikes and another base nearby, nearthe days, some strikes and another base nearby, near the border with romania were struck, so i think the russians are looking to do two things, widen

the front of this war, particularly the front of this war, particularly the air war component, and they want to send a message that they will begin interdicting, and that message has been sent. it is no accident that the foreign minister made that statement and any strike hits a base where the us was previously training to fire western peppery and it has been organised to use the foreign fighters that are coming into five in ukraine. fighters that are coming into five in ukraine-— fighters that are coming into five in ukraine. , . , , ., , , in ukraine. these are presumably western suwly — in ukraine. these are presumably western supply routes? _ in ukraine. these are presumably western supply routes? most - in ukraine. these are presumably western supply routes? most of. in ukraine. these are presumably l western supply routes? most of the wea ons western supply routes? most of the weapons that _ western supply routes? most of the weapons that i _ western supply routes? most of the weapons that i am _ western supply routes? most of the weapons that i am aware _ western supply routes? most of the weapons that i am aware of - western supply routes? most of the weapons that i am aware of are - weapons that i am aware of are flowing through poland, so this base itself was very close to the polish border. ., ., ~' itself was very close to the polish border. ., ., ~ ., ., , itself was very close to the polish border. ., ., , ., , , border. looking at what is happening at the rest of — border. looking at what is happening at the rest of the _ border. looking at what is happening at the rest of the country, _ border. looking at what is happening at the rest of the country, the - at the rest of the country, the siege tactics that we have seen in mariupol are now spreading further and we should be under no illusions about quite how brutal that conflict

will develop into. that about quite how brutal that conflict will develop into.— will develop into. that is correct, i don't think— will develop into. that is correct, i don't think the _ will develop into. that is correct, i don't think the russians - will develop into. that is correct, i don't think the russians have i i don't think the russians have brought theirfull i don't think the russians have brought their full brutality to bear. we keep in mind grozny in the 19905, bear. we keep in mind grozny in the 1990s, suppressing the separatist rebellion they are, with the russians helped the syrians do in aleppo, right now we're seeing portions of cities being levelled but the russians could bring the full weight of their artillery and air power tojust full weight of their artillery and air power to just completely flat in cities, that is not making and its use for the russians, i am just saying this could get a lot worse, and the other thing the russians are doing is bypassing a lot of the cities in order to envelop ukrainian troops, this is developing particularly in the east and central eastern area of the country, a dangerous development for ukrainian forces. the dangerous development for ukrainian forces. ., , ., , _, forces. the pope has condemned civilian casualties, _ forces. the pope has condemned civilian casualties, describing - forces. the pope has condemned civilian casualties, describing it l civilian casualties, describing it as a massacre, but when you look at

the defence of the cities, the people who have stayed there, many will be repelling the invaders, they will be repelling the invaders, they will be repelling the invaders, they will be part of the military response, and therefore, can they be described as civilian casualties? yes and no, it is such a complicated question. i have raised this on twitter and of course i get accused of being a putin apologist but when he chooses defy inside cities and bedsides make a choice, in world war ii paris and other cities were declared open cities, when the germans advanced, that is an option, when you choose to defend a city, i see videos of ukrainians fighting —— firing anti—tank missiles from the top of apartment buildings, checkpoints on roads, in front of city hall, understandably so, that is what you need to do. but you have

to understand when you do take that choice, you will incur civilian casualties.— choice, you will incur civilian casualties. ~ , ., ., casualties. when you look at the su- -l casualties. when you look at the su -l of casualties. when you look at the supply of ammunition, _ casualties. when you look at the j supply of ammunition, problems casualties. when you look at the - supply of ammunition, problems for the russian convoy, it hasn't, smoothly as putin expected it to, but when you look at this scale of the military position that russia has compared to ukraine, presumably militarily there is only one way this can go. militarily there is only one way this can 90-— militarily there is only one way this can go. yes, i agree, i was very sceptical _ this can go. yes, i agree, i was very sceptical of— this can go. yes, i agree, i was very sceptical of the _ this can go. yes, i agree, i was very sceptical of the criticism . this can go. yes, i agree, i was| very sceptical of the criticism of the russian military from day one. hughton had hoped to take out kyiv but there was a plan and organisational to launch multi—front offences, we are watching the eastern ukraine being in the process of being enveloped, that will tie down numerous amounts of ukrainian troops, trapped behind lions, civilians well as well, so the

russians absolutely have tactical problems but we should not confuse those with strategic success which we are witnessing right now —— trapped behind lines. it is a slow grind right now about grinding forward and grinding down the ukrainians bit by bit.— forward and grinding down the ukrainians bit by bit. thank you very much _ ukrainians bit by bit. thank you very much for— ukrainians bit by bit. thank you very much forjoining _ ukrainians bit by bit. thank you very much forjoining us. - here in the uk, people are to be offered £350 a month to take ukrainians fleeing the war into their homes. the �*homes for ukraine' scheme, starting this week, will allow individuals, charities and businesses to bring people fleeing the war to safety — even if they have no ties to the uk. a website is being set up for expressions of interest. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. fleeing fighting in ukraine, since the russian invasion, some 2.5 million have left in search of safety elsewhere. neighbouring european countries have taken in vast numbers with minimal checks, but the uk's approach has faced criticism from some for being too

strict and too slow. we are already doing everything we can. michael gove confirmed at least 3000 visas for those with family links to the uk had now been approved and said a new scheme allowing people to offer a spare room or empty property to refugees would enable thousands more to come. it is the fastest way in which we can get people out of danger and into the united kingdom. it is the case already, that whether it is through social media platforms, whether it is through charities and civil society, those connections are being made. we know we have, in this country, according to the most recent test of public opinion, hundreds of thousands of people potentially who are willing to take ukrainians into their home. there will be no limit on the numbers approved, and local authorities would get funding to help them cope. but labour, who have stopped short of calling for visa requirements to be lifted, say the scheme look sketchy.

those plans need to be in place now. i am not against the scheme he is proposing, but i would have more comfort if there was a solid plan on the table. local authority leaders are saying they haven't been consulted yet. they are there, ready to put the support in. housing providers need to be involved in this. the welsh and scottish first ministers have offered to go further and act as super sponsors to take in ukrainians more quickly. from the government's opponents at westminster, there is disdain for the home secretary. priti patel�*s inaction does not befit the british people with all our compassion and generosity. it couldn't be clearer that priti patel is not up to the job. the buck stops with the prime ministero, so borisjohnson must sack her now. ministers say they want to be

generous, but the public expects them to be careful, too. it is hoped people can be placed with those offering space in their homes within a fortnight. the speedier and smoother response to the refugee crisis cannot come soon enough for some. jonathan blake, bbc news. john rutherford and his wife have hosted refugees in their house in london and they're going to apply to host people fleeing the war in ukrainian too. when did you decide you wanted to do this? , , ., ., when did you decide you wanted to do this? , , . ., , when did you decide you wanted to do this? , , . . , .,, this? this is a heard the news, as ou this? this is a heard the news, as you said. — this? this is a heard the news, as you said. we _ this? this is a heard the news, as you said, we have _ this? this is a heard the news, as you said, we have been _ this? this is a heard the news, as you said, we have been doing - this? this is a heard the news, asj you said, we have been doing this for a while so when i heard about this large number of people who were going to require help and accommodation, the obvious thing to do, i didn't think it through, it was immediate. the do, i didn't think it through, it was immediate.— do, i didn't think it through, it was immediate. , ., , , ., ., was immediate. the people you have hosted before, _ was immediate. the people you have hosted before, was _ was immediate. the people you have hosted before, was it _ was immediate. the people you have hosted before, was it as _ was immediate. the people you have hosted before, was it as a _ was immediate. the people you have hosted before, was it as a result - was immediate. the people you have hosted before, was it as a result of. hosted before, was it as a result of the syrian conflict? 0ne gentleman was from iran, the most recent from ethiopian. i had no previous contact with either culture but it was an interesting experience to be a host for a few weeks in each case. the

fact that the _ for a few weeks in each case. tue: fact that the government for a few weeks in each case. tta: fact that the government is for a few weeks in each case. tt2 fact that the government is going to pay y°u fact that the government is going to pay you to do this, is that important pay you to do this, is that importan— pay you to do this, is that im --ortan ., . u. . pay you to do this, is that im n-ortan ., . .., . ., important would that encourage other eo - le to important would that encourage other people to do — important would that encourage other people to do likewise? _ important would that encourage other people to do likewise? it _ important would that encourage other people to do likewise? it is _ important would that encourage other people to do likewise? it is not - important would that encourage other people to do likewise? it is not a - people to do likewise? it is not a big deal to us, but i can see that for many people, those on a tight budget, that is many people at the moment it budget, that is many people at the moment ., ., ~ ., budget, that is many people at the moment ., . ~ ., , . moment it would make a difference. whether it is — moment it would make a difference. whether it is enough _ moment it would make a difference. whether it is enough to _ moment it would make a difference. whether it is enough to swing - moment it would make a difference. whether it is enough to swing a - whether it is enough to swing a number of people required to accommodate the sheer number of refugees coming this way, i don't know, but it is a good idea that there be some kind of recompense and support. there be some kind of recompense and su ort. ~ , ., there be some kind of recompense and su--ort. ~ ., there be some kind of recompense and su ort. ~ i. ., ., there be some kind of recompense and suuort. ~ . . , ., , support. when you have had previous refu~ees, support. when you have had previous refugees. had — support. when you have had previous refugees. had you — support. when you have had previous refugees, had you been _ support. when you have had previous refugees, had you been vetted, - support. when you have had previous refugees, had you been vetted, as i refugees, had you been vetted, as they are planning now, to make sure that these people who are fleeing the most terrible conflict or traumas in their lives at least will be safe with a house?— traumas in their lives at least will be safe with a house? yes, indeed, we were checked _ be safe with a house? yes, indeed, we were checked for _ be safe with a house? yes, indeed, we were checked for criminal - be safe with a house? yes, indeed, | we were checked for criminal record background, we had representative of the charity at our house, met us,

chatted with us, checked out the place where the refugee would be staying, it was a gold—plated service which i would expect from these people. i am hoping that something similar can be done in this case, but it is to be seen, i don't know. do this case, but it is to be seen, i don't know-— this case, but it is to be seen, i don't know. do you think that this conflict perhaps, _ don't know. do you think that this conflict perhaps, even _ don't know. do you think that this conflict perhaps, even beyond - conflict perhaps, even beyond others, has changed the public�*s view about this? anecdotally, everyone seems to be talking about the most terrible images, but these images occur in every conflict, but is there a change at the moment, bearing in mind how close this what is? ., . . , , bearing in mind how close this what is? i, bearing in mind how close this what is? ~' is? conceivably, yes, ithink watching — is? conceivably, yes, ithink watching the _ is? conceivably, yes, ithink watching the news - is? conceivably, yes, ithink watching the news and - is? conceivably, yes, ithink watching the news and seenj is? conceivably, yes, i think- watching the news and seen people who look very much like we do, they dress the same as we do, they look like the people i see on the streets of london, it does make a difference, perhaps it shouldn't, perhaps we shouldn't be too parochial about it, but the reality is that it feels very close when it is that it feels very close when it is a war happening in europe. i am

hoping that we will come as a people, help this time and maybe in future it will build a fewer heart about helping people. haifa future it will build a fewer heart about helping people. how long will ou have about helping people. how long will you have them. _ about helping people. how long will you have them. i— about helping people. how long will you have them, i wonder— about helping people. how long will you have them, i wonder what - about helping people. how long will. you have them, i wonder what friends and neighbours think? my friends and neighbours have very supportive, absolutely no problems at aiii. neighbours have very supportive, absolutely no problems at all, they were eager — absolutely no problems at all, they were eager to _ absolutely no problems at all, they were eager to meet _ absolutely no problems at all, they were eager to meet them, - absolutely no problems at all, they were eager to meet them, it - absolutely no problems at all, they were eager to meet them, it was i absolutely no problems at all, they i were eager to meet them, it was only for a few weeks in each case because it was part of the home office process that they were to stay with us while they were going through the process of getting their status clarified. we would have been happy for it to be longer, certainly we are prepared for that in this case, where we are in south london it is a multiethnic, place, although i am not aware of any local ukrainians, i am hoping they will be able to make the contacts that would make them feel reasonably at home while they are here with us. we feel reasonably at home while they are here with us.— feel reasonably at home while they are here with us. we wish you well, we will probably _

are here with us. we wish you well, we will probably be _ are here with us. we wish you well, we will probably be in _ are here with us. we wish you well, we will probably be in touch - are here with us. we wish you well, we will probably be in touch going l we will probably be in touch going forward, thank you. chelsea are taking on newcastle in the premier league this afternoon with as much attention being paid to the owners as the players. chelsea's roman abramovich has been sanctioned by the government for his ties to the kremlin and, yesterday, the saudi government, whose sovereign wealth fund owns newcastle, executed 81 men on charges of terrorism and having "deviant beliefs". chelsea are also operating under a special licence granted to them after their owner was sanctioned meaning there will be a number of changes. lets cross to the bbc�*s sports centre in salford and speak to louisa pilbeam. football not quite as we know it. no, we are 20 minutes, 2a minutes into the game at stamford bridge, the first home game for chelsea since their owner, roman abramovich, was dramatically sanctioned by the uk government, newcastle have their own controversial owners of course,

owned by the saudi arabian government, a nation that has a poor human rights record. the chelsea players walked out with sponsored three still on the front of their shirts, you will see that any moment, despite the telecoms firm announcing last week that they were suspending their £40 million sponsorship deal. that is likely to lead you to a lack of time, property development nick candy is rumoured to be interested in buying chelsea, he is believed to be there today, a sold—out fixture because those tickets were sold before the sanctions were announced, also very busy outside the ground. itruiith sanctions were announced, also very busy outside the ground.— busy outside the ground. with that u date, busy outside the ground. with that update. thank _ busy outside the ground. with that update, thank you _ busy outside the ground. with that update, thank you very _ busy outside the ground. with that update, thank you very much - busy outside the ground. with that i update, thank you very much indeed. but he more on our website about the latest developments in ukraine, that air base in yavoriv, very close to the polish border, 35 people confirmed killed, more than 130

wounded after that air strike or missile strike by russia. we are back with headlines in a moment. hello, it's another windy day out there today — more widely so that it was yesterday. cloudy, damp start in many places but brightening up, although there will be some heavy showers following on as the day goes on, but it's probably those gusty winds we're going to notice the most, especially across the western side of the uk, where there will be gales in places. this is how the rain developed overnight and into first thing this morning — this band of rain continuing to push its way eastwards and clearing most areas. it's the showers that follow on behind. from an area of low pressure to the north west of ireland, closer to that irish sea coast — northern ireland, western scotland — this is going to be where it will be windiest today. so we will continue to see rain clearing away from eastern areas, though lingering across parts of east anglia and the south—east of england, especially in eastern counties here. whereas elsewhere, it's sun and showers. some of them heavy, possibly thundery. and for northern ireland, some

longer spells of rain at times, too. now, it is windy across the board — an indication of some of the gusts out there today. but around irish sea coasts, eastern counties of northern ireland in particular and south—west scotland, 50—60 mph, could be disruptive. temperatures around 9—12 degrees, up to 13 in parts of northern england. the rain finally clears those parts of eastern england where it's held on through the day into tonight. a few showers towards the south—west, rain pushing back into northern ireland, and, by the end of the night, western scotland. clearer skies to the south with lighter winds mayjust allow for a touch of frost here and there as monday begins. rain clears northern ireland, a few showers follow, some outbreaks of rain through scotland, northern england, north wales tomorrow. south of that, a few showers, southern and eastern england, otherwise there will be sunny spells. at least for wales and england in this sunny spells tomorrow, and it's not going to be as windy, it will feel a bit warmer. more widely, a touch of frost into tuesday morning, a few fog patches to the south, more wind and rain coming into north—west scotland

as the day goes on. cloud increasing in northern ireland. for wales and england, it stays dry with sunny spells. it stays a bit warmer, still, especially in south—east england after the early fog. a couple of weather systems combine wednesday with rain clearing southwards early thursday, then high pressure building in after that, settling the weather down. so, on wednesday, a greater chance of more places seeing some rain, but after that, with high—pressure raining, some chilly nights but fine days with sunny spells.

this is bbc 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. yevhen matveyev is the elected leader of the southern city of dniprorudne — near to melitopol, where russian forces detained the mayor on friday. police in moscow have made a number of arrests at a protest against the war in ukraine. 0pposition groups say they planned

to hold similar demonstrations in other major cities across russia.