this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories. at least 35 are killed and dozens injured, in a missile attack on a ukrainian military base near the polish border. translation: according to preliminary data, - more than 30 missiles were fired. the air defence system worked and a number were shot down. ukraine's president zelensky, visits injured troops — the country says it's lost 1300 soldiers in battle. the usjournalist, brent renaud, is shot dead in the town of irpin — the first foreign reporter to die in the conflict. and here — the government announces more details of a scheme

to allow those fleeing the war in ukraine to come to the uk. officials in ukraine say at least 35 people have been killed — and more than 130 others wounded 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—step 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. our special correspondent, fergal keane, has the latest from near the yavoriv military base. the war has come west, and brutally. "this is the russian world," a soldier says. dozens were killed here by russian missiles in the early hours of the morning. it comes after russian warnings that they would strike against weapon shipments coming from the west. they were still recovering the injured and dead as we drove into the town. air raid sirens sounding again over local radio. it's a huge, huge bomb, like, you know, sound, in the morning.

and we saw here the fire. it was very scary. the mayor called an urgent news conference. what's the feeling of the town now, after this has happened? translation: they can bomb us. but they will never be able to break ukrainian spirit. they will never be rulers at our land. they will all return back home in coffins. cameras were kept away from the scene, but last january the bbc filmed at the base. british troops were training ukrainian forces in the use of anti—tank weapons. now, in the east, those missiles are being used against russian armour, as this ukrainian soldier explained. this one was shot from this gun,

from this beautiful thing. and i want to say a big thanks to our british comrades that are helping us. back in western ukraine, people's sense of security is shaken by the russian attack. here, heading for an air raid shelter amid fresh alarms. translation: before, - it was something we only saw in the media, but finally it has affected us as well here, as sad as that may sound. the attack here in the west is an escalation, but it's not a surprise. it's weapons coming across the border from poland that have helped ukraine to mount a stiff resistance, and this is a signal from russia that it intends to expand its campaign and to try and stop the shipment of those weapons. fergal keane, bbc news, near yavoriv military base. ukraine says it's lost 1,300 soldiers since the war began just over 3 weeks ago.

it's also claimed the life of a us journalist, brent renaud, who was killed in irpin — he's thought to be the first foreign journalist to die in this war. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, sent us the latest from kyiv. casualties of europe's newest war. ukrainian soldiers wounded this morning in battlefields on the outskirts of kyiv. his wounds are painful, not life—threatening, but the losses here are growing. ukraine says about 1,300 of its soldiers have been killed. sergei shows me his country's coat of arms. always close to his heart. he was a farmer before russia invaded. now, minus a few fingers, he intends to go straight back to the fight.

"the russians will not take kyiv," he says. "if they take it, they will have to raze it to the ground. we are ready to fight until victory." and from his hospital bed, he thanks borisjohnson and britain, which he says is helping ukraine a lot. and close to kyiv today, ukrainian police confirmed the killing of an american journalist. he was shot in the head by the russians, the officer says. the award—winning film—maker brent renaud was travelling in a car with otherjournalists when they came under fire. he had been documenting civilians fleeing from the town of irpin. inside kyiv, what may be

the calm before the storm. the streets are ready for battle and so are many of the residents. behind every tree, molotov cocktails. this is a very normal neighbourhood in kyiv and here is what you have here now, the shell of a bus being used as a barricade, sandbags, a gas canister. all of this has been brought here by local people to defend their own streets. they say they don't believe the russians will get this far, but they intend to be ready, just in case. yuri abandoned his business to take up a gun. and i wanted to say to all the russians, that all the streets, all the houses, entrances, roofs, basements will be an obstacle, will be an ambush for them. and kyiv will be the total cemetery for them. the only thing they will receive, it will be the mass grave for them.

fighting street by street would mean heavy losses for both sides. but russia has other options. it could bomb this city from the outside. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. let's talk to deborah bonetti, director of the foreign press association. just to tell us a little bit more about the danger is that many journalists face following the death of brett renaud. hello to you, deborah. can i get your reaction to the announcement that brett renaud died in ukraine? it is the announcement that brett renaud died in ukraine?— died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw _ died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what _ died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what happened - died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what happened and l died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what happened and i | when i saw what happened and i immediately saw that he had been shot i felt really, i felt complete despair. i know so many colleagues that are there, covering, trying to

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worked in conflict areas yourself? 1 have, i travelled with brent to the border as well, we worked together there and that was one of the times i could see how amazing he is at making people feel at ease and has incredible empathy for his subjects. it makes his work really powerful. can you tell us what it is like working in these war zones, because i think a lot of viewers and the public, we get the images and the stories and often the images are sanitised because they are too traumatising to look at. but to capture that one image, what do you have to experience, what would brent had to have gone through the capture that image? mr; had to have gone through the capture that imaue? g ,., had to have gone through the capture that imae? g ., , ., had to have gone through the capture that imae? y . , ., ., that image? my god, that is a hard ruestion. that image? my god, that is a hard question- i — that image? my god, that is a hard question. i would _ that image? my god, that is a hard question. i would almost _ that image? my god, that is a hard question. i would almost say... - question. i would almost say... things can turn really quickly in an area like that, it feels like you

area like that, it feels like you are safe and doing your work and things canjust shift are safe and doing your work and things can just shift within a second and suddenly it is not safe any more. i don't know, i think it is the commitment in telling the stories, that you just keep on being focused on what you need to get in order to tell the story of what is really happening on the ground. what really happening on the ground. what would ou really happening on the ground. what would you want _ really happening on the ground. what would you want the _ really happening on the ground. what would you want the world to know about your friend? that would you want the world to know about your friend?— about your friend? that is hard to summarise _ about your friend? that is hard to summarise in _ about your friend? that is hard to summarise in a _ about your friend? that is hard to summarise in a short _ about your friend? that is hard to summarise in a short period, - about your friend? that is hard to summarise in a short period, but| about your friend? that is hard to | summarise in a short period, but i honestly mean, he really was an amazing person and, yeah, a really experienced reporter, and it is a really big loss that he is not here any more. really big loss that he is not here an more. . ., really big loss that he is not here any more-— really big loss that he is not here an more. . ., , any more. would you reconsider your rofession any more. would you reconsider your profession at — any more. would you reconsider your profession at all? _ any more. would you reconsider your profession at all? this _ any more. would you reconsider your profession at all? this is _ any more. would you reconsider your profession at all? this is the - profession at all? this is the ultimate price that has been paid. no, i think it only motivates me even more. no, i think it only motivates me even more-—

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near the polish border. my colleague yalda hakim, is in the city of lviv in western ukraine. it is not a surprise that the war has made its way to the west, because of those weapons flowing from the border with poland. the russian defence ministry said in the last 2a hours that they saw that as a legitimate target, military bases, and the weapons coming over the border, was a legitimate target for them, so really it was a matter of time. the fact is that we are just 65 miles, 80 kilometres, away from the polish border. that military training base was also a nato training base, with many foreign trainers who were based there. we do know at this stage that 35 people were killed and over 135 have been injured and we do not know the numbers of foreigners who were killed, versus the number of ukrainians, but the fact is that it has now gotten dangerously close to lviv. lviv was miraculously spared during the second world war and really the people here,

the citizens are hoping against hope that the bombs do not start falling on their city, a city that is a unesco world heritage site. earlier, the mayor of lviv spoke to the bbc and he spoke about needing more military help from the west. have a listen. this attack, this morning's attack, this shock, i had a meeting with polish politicians and polish mayors and i sent a very strong message, 20 kilometres from european union borders. we need military equipment, we need bullet—proof vests, we need helmets. that is the mayor of lviv speaking a little earlier to the bbc,

talking about the importance of needing military support and a no—fly zone, which of course this country has been asking for for weeks now. nato has said that is frankly off the table, because it would put it at war directly with russia, so at this stage still no military, no no—fly zone over the skies of ukraine, but as i was saying, in the last 48 hours, something has shifted in the city. there really is a sense that nowhere in ukraine is safe now. western ukraine had very much become a hub for the tens of thousands of people fleeing fighting in the north, the east and the south of the country and now, although the the soldiers have started to arrive back home, there is a sense that there are people dying here, every day and the president of the country, president zelensky said there is now 13,000, 1300, rather, soldiers who have died in the war.

earlier today i went to a mass, a sunday mass, were the fallen were being remembered and suddenly that mass was interrupted because of the air raid sirens. we were then ushered underground to the crypt of the church, which also acts as a basement for the bombs, to protect us from any potential russian bombardment, but that gives you a sense of when a mass like this, in such a deeply religious place, is interrupted and people do start to flow out, how much this city is under siege. in moscow, hundreds continue to take to the streets in protest against the invasion. but the price of resistance continues to be high — as the kremlin has imposed brutal crackdowns on independent media, and banned people from describing the conflict in ukraine as a �*war�*. dissent is even punishable by prison. caroline davies reports.

chanting for peace in russia can get you detained. in moscow today, anyone suspected of protesting was quickly swept away. the atmosphere here in the square is really quite tense, obviously the police officers outnumber the protesters by far and at the moment you just say a sudden surge of activity and the police will run and grab people and carry them and put them into the vans behind me. this location had been shared on social media so the police were prepared. while the press were tolerated, some tried to stop us filming too closely. get back, this officer shouts. filming too closely. get back, this officershouts. even filming too closely. get back, this officer shouts. even wearing a yellow press vest did not stop some being taken by the police. holding flowers in the square was enough for this woman to be questioned. she was

released without charge. she does not want us to use her name. in a quiet street, away from the protest, she tells me that with each passing week becomes harder. the she tells me that with each passing week becomes harder.— she tells me that with each passing week becomes harder. the further it aets, the week becomes harder. the further it gets. the more _ week becomes harder. the further it gets, the more police _ week becomes harder. the further it gets, the more police and _ week becomes harder. the further it gets, the more police and fewer- gets, the more police and fewer people. people get demotivated to go out. i go because i have not been arrested yet, so i can afford it. if i do, then for the second time, i will not go out, just because it is going to be a criminal record then. so, i go for now.— so, i go for now. around russia, some are — so, i go for now. around russia, some are still _ so, i go for now. around russia, some are still protesting - so, i go for now. around russia, some are still protesting against| some are still protesting against what the kremlin calls it special operation in ukraine. since the end of february, thousands of people have been detained for protesting so far, but in a country of over 140

million, these are not mass movements. in moscow, the authorities are taking no chances with columns of police vans bar —— barricades and document checks and in president putin �*s of russia, there is no space for dissent. caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. 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". in the past few hours we've received these latest pictures of president zelensky. the ukrainian leader visited a hospital in kyiv where he met staff and wounded soldiers. he told some of them they would be given medals for military service. earlier the president claimed almost 13,000 ukrainians have been killed since the russian invasion began

18 days ago. that figure can't be independently confirmed. he paid tribute to the soldiers on his visit. translation: get better soon. wishing you strength. you are great, this is all for you and all this is on your shoulders.— this is all for you and all this is on your shoulders. this is the most im ortant on your shoulders. this is the most important thing- — on your shoulders. this is the most important thing. that _ on your shoulders. this is the most important thing. that was - on your shoulders. this is the most | important thing. that was president zelensky and _ important thing. that was president zelensky and just — important thing. that was president zelensky and just to _ important thing. that was president zelensky and just to correct - important thing. that was president zelensky and just to correct myself, j zelensky and just to correct myself, 1300 was the figure that the president mentioned earlier. again, we have not been able to independently verify that. just to bring you our top lines from some of the developments in ukraine, and mostly coming from the red cross who have urged all parties in the country in the conflict that is taking place to come to an agreement over humanitarian aid and the red cross are warning that time is

running out, particularly for those in mariupol, saying that we call on all parties involved in the fighting to place humanitarian imperatives first. so, concern and warning coming from the red cross. you are watching bbc news. don't go away. hello. scattered showers just about describes our weather for the rest of today across the uk. in some areas, though, the showers will be more scattered than others. some will stay largely dry, other areas could see some longer, more persistent spells of rain. certainly some wetter weather still to come in the next few hours across eastern—most england, some more persistent showers for the south—west of england, wales and eventually western scotland, too. onto this evening and overnight, many of the showers clearing, however, but some of the wetter weather shifting off into the north sea. but the centre of our area of low pressure that brought the showers through the weekend stays to the north—west, so some more wet weather into the night across western scotland and northern ireland. we'll see some showers approaching

the south—west of england too, and there is the potential for the odd rumble of thunder out of those as we go into the early hours of monday. through monday daytime, the remnants of the weekend's low pressure bringing showers to scotland and northern ireland. showers drifting across into northern england as the day pans out, then there showers in the south—west breaking up a little, but tending to drift along the south coast, pushing inland into southern england, south midlands and east anglia into the afternoon. many areas seeing some decent spells of sunshine. lighter winds than we've had through the weekend. temperatures pretty springlike, actually — highs of 13 or 14 degrees. skies clear overnight on monday into tuesday, could turn quite chilly, but we will see a generally dry day on tuesday. dry weather to come through the remainder of the week. light winds first thing on tuesday after a chilly night, could mean stubborn fog to contend with in the morning, and the weather front pushing into north—west as the day goes on. it does mean thicker cloud as the hours go

by across northern ireland and scotland, maybe some rain into the west late on. england and wales, though, should see a lot of sunshine, particularly once any fog has burned off, and highs up to 14 or 15 degrees. potentially even warmer still for some parts of the south—east of england on wednesday as we pull up warm air up from the continent. but it looks like that warmer air could cause heavy rain to develop across the central swathe of the uk on wednesday. that's10—12 millimetres of rain possible across parts of wales, the midlands and northern england. but becoming much more settled from then on into next weekend.

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak, the headlines: at least 35 are killed and dozens injured, in a missile attack on a ukrainian military base near the polish border. yavoriv has previously hosted nato military instructors. ukraine's president zelensky, visits injured troops — the country says it's lost 1300 soldiers in battle, but the figures can't be independenly verified. the usjournalist, brent renaud, is shot dead in the town of irpin — the first foreign reporter to die in the conflict. and here — the government announces more details of a scheme to allow those fleeing the war in ukraine to come to the uk — people are to be offered £350

a month to take in refugees. officials in ukraine say at least 35 people have been killed and more than 130 others were wounded 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—step 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. brent renaud was an award winning filmaker who had previously worked for the new york times — but was not on assignment for the paper while he was in ukraine. he died in irpin after the car he was travelling in came under attack — another journalist was wounded. let's get more now on that missile attack which has killed at least 35 in western ukraine. our correspondent hugo bachega travelled from lviv towards the yavoriv military base — and sent us this update. 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 essential 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. despite moscow's continuing attacks, negotiators from both sides have given their most optimistic assessments of the talks aimed at ending the violence. ukraine said the russians had stopped issuing ultimatums, and were beginning to engage constructively. the russians have also spoken of significant progress, and of possible results within days. however, neither side would say

where progress had been made, or whether a ceasefire had even been discussed. melinda haring is the deputy director of eurasia center at the atlantic council — an american think—tank. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. what did you make of those lines that came out of the latest discussions? i lines that came out of the latest discussions?— lines that came out of the latest discussions? i think it is too soon to say anything — discussions? i think it is too soon to say anything in _ discussions? i think it is too soon to say anything in terms - discussions? i think it is too soon to say anything in terms of- to say anything in terms of specifics. we know that there was allegedly some progress made, i think round four of the negotiations. in round three, the ukrainians came out saying all the demands russia had made were nonstarters and russia said there was progress, which was nonsense. if we can get a little bit of progress and get a real humanitarian zone in play, that is a very good thing. but i think it is too soon to say

anything significant at this point. how open is president putin to diplomacy, do you think? he how open is president putin to diplomacy, do you think? he is close to diplomacy- _ diplomacy, do you think? he is close to diplomacy- he _ diplomacy, do you think? he is close to diplomacy. he thinks _ diplomacy, do you think? he is close to diplomacy. he thinks he _ diplomacy, do you think? he is close to diplomacy. he thinks he is - diplomacy, do you think? he is close to diplomacy. he thinks he is in - to diplomacy. he thinks he is in control and wants to take all of ukraine. he is very close, within 25 kilometres of kyiv. he is wreaking havocin kilometres of kyiv. he is wreaking havoc in the south—east, very close to taking the south—east. there is an enormous humanitarian crisis in mariupol that is absolutely devastating. thousands of people have been killed, children have died because they don't have water. he bombed western ukraine very close to poland. why should he negotiate? does it look then as if ukraine, we have seen, particularly one city that has fallen to russian control, what is the likelihood the whole country will fall under mr putin's control? ., . ., , ., control? the whole country will not full under putin's _ control? the whole country will not

full under putin's control. - control? the whole country will not full under putin's control. there . full under putin's control. there will always be a remnant of ukraine. honestly, at this point, it is a point of who can outlast. the russians are not super strong and the ukrainians are fighting. can the west continue to send ukraine the arms it needs? can the ukrainians continue to resist? we don't know a lot about what is happening within russia. we know the people don't like the fighting, some people don't like the fighting, some people don't like the fighting, probably 50—50. we don't have good, reliable numbers and sanctions are starting to bite. the rouble has gone crazy, interest rates have gone crazy and there is a lot of unrest in russia itself. it is a game of who can outlast the other side. is a game of who can outlast the other side-— is a game of who can outlast the other side. ~ ~ ., , , ., other side. when we think of russia and we see — other side. when we think of russia and we see the _ other side. when we think of russia and we see the pictures, _ other side. when we think of russia and we see the pictures, it - other side. when we think of russia and we see the pictures, it does - and we see the pictures, it does look as if militarily, they are strong. but you have said they are not super strong. where are their failings, where are they weak spots? the thing i take away, if you ask me

to boil it down, the expert community overestimated the strength of the russian military and we underestimated the strength of ukrainian forces. the russian side does not have good morale, they have serious logistical issues, short on fuel and food. it looks like a lot of the russian soldiers don't want to fight. the ukrainians on the other hand, this is not fit in's first radio in ukraine. they have been fighting the russians in eastern ukraine for eight years. it is on their home turf and they know what they are doing. they don't have the same kind of ships, aeroplanes at the same amount of manpower and if you compare them, it is obvious the russians have more. but they are fighting very hard and very strong and it is quite impressive. just our final question, _ and it is quite impressive. just our final question, we _ and it is quite impressive. just our final question, we are _ and it is quite impressive. just our final question, we are starting - and it is quite impressive. just our final question, we are starting to i final question, we are starting to see reports of alleged war crimes, the fact that civilians are being

fired on, hospitals, for example. if thatis fired on, hospitals, for example. if that is the case, do you think this point to a lack of discipline? could it get worse in terms of possible atrocities being committed by russian forces?— atrocities being committed by russian forces? there is a lack of disci - line russian forces? there is a lack of discipline and _ russian forces? there is a lack of discipline and that _ russian forces? there is a lack of discipline and that is _ russian forces? there is a lack of discipline and that is something l russian forces? there is a lack of. discipline and that is something our military experts have noted as well. a lot of people are watching the tank convoy outside of kyiv. the fact that all the russian soldiers are quite close to each other also indicate a lack of discipline. yes, it could get out of control. it is why the west needs to continue to send weapons. the west needs to go back to the drawing board and send those polish fighterjets and continue to send humanitarian aid and try and fight for humanitarian quarter, so more people don't needlessly die.— quarter, so more people don't needlessl die. , , . ., needlessly die. 0k, deputy director at the atlantic — needlessly die. 0k, deputy director at the atlantic council, _ needlessly die. 0k, deputy director at the atlantic council, thank - needlessly die. 0k, deputy director at the atlantic council, thank you i at the atlantic council, thank you for your time.

the sporting world is also being impacted by events in ukraine. chelsea beat newcastle 1—0 in the premier league this afternoon in their first home game since the uk government imposed sanctions against roman abramovich. let's cross to the bbc�*s sports centre in salford and speak to louisa pilbeam. just take us through what happened with chelsea today?— just take us through what happened with chelsea today? dramatic events off the pitch — with chelsea today? dramatic events off the pitch and _ with chelsea today? dramatic events off the pitch and a _ with chelsea today? dramatic events off the pitch and a dramatic - with chelsea today? dramatic events off the pitch and a dramatic win - with chelsea today? dramatic events off the pitch and a dramatic win for. off the pitch and a dramatic win for chelsea on it. as they beat newcastle in the final minutes at stamford bridge, despite chelsea's entire future as a football club in chaos after the russian owner, roman abramovich was sanctioned by the uk government last week. as you mentioned, they beat newcastle 1—0 in the 89th minute. abramovich was sanctioned last week and he cannot

sell the club unless it gives the money to the uk government and the club cannot sign any players or sell any more tickets. sponsors have been pulling out of the club. three, the telecom company was still on their shirts despite suspending their £14 million shirt deal. the manager said he cannot control off the pitch, but the fans are the priority. we he cannot control off the pitch, but the fans are the priority.— the fans are the priority. we had some tears _ the fans are the priority. we had some tears on _ the fans are the priority. we had some tears on the _ the fans are the priority. we had some tears on the pitch - the fans are the priority. we had some tears on the pitch as - the fans are the priority. we had some tears on the pitch as well. the fans are the priority. we had i some tears on the pitch as well for west ham, what happened? emotional scenes when andre _ west ham, what happened? emotional scenes when andre yarmolenko, - west ham, what happened? emotional scenes when andre yarmolenko, a - scenes when andre yarmolenko, a ukrainian international, scored for west ham in their 2—1 win over aston villa. he broke down in tears. that goal meaning so much to him after his home country was invaded by russia just over two weeks ago now. he has been on compassionate leave and hasn't played for a month. powerful words also from him after

the game. he said it was so emotionalfor me, it is the game. he said it was so emotional for me, it is so difficult for me right now in this moment thinking about football, because every day the russian army kills ukrainian people. and he also actually, i want to thank british people because he said he feels a lot of support from british beef. 0k, thank you very much indeed. people in the uk are to be offered £350 a month to take in ukrainians who've fled the war. the british government has announced a �*homes for ukraine' scheme, starting this week. here's our political correspondent iain watson. chanting: stand with ukraine! stand with ukraine! at this demonstration outside downing street there were calls for more weapons to be sent to ukraine and more help for those fleeing the conflict. i think that the uk should allow more people to come and stay here. i would definitely like to see more help and support. and soon, you will be able to offer

help on your own doorstep. the government's launching a scheme this week that will pay you £350 a month to offer a ukrainian refugee orfamily a room in your home or any other property you may own, for the next six months. it's the fastest way in which we can get people out of danger and into the united kingdom. and john sutherland has already been preparing his home in london for ukrainian refugees. while they're here, i try to make them as welcome as possible. try to make their life enjoyable and not stressful, and make them feel welcome. more than 2 million people have fled ukraine and the government expects tens of thousands to come here as a result of its new scheme. those who pass security checks will be able to stay for three years, with the right to work and to most state benefits, as well as having access to public services. but there's pressure to do more. the government says it intends to extend its scheme to allow charities, churches and other

organisations to bring in more refugees from ukraine. but some conservative mps who've been pressing their own government to take a more generous approach still aren't impressed. one of them got in touch with me today to say he felt the new scheme was half—baked. and opposition parties say the government's overall response has been too strict and too slow. the lib dems are blaming the home secretary and want her sacked. 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. and the first ministers of scotland and wales say they want to bring refugees in more quickly. so far, 3,000 uk visa applications have been granted. labour broadly welcomed the new scheme, but criticised the government's record. so far, i think the home office and the government has got it completely wrong. the scheme they have put in place so far has been too slow,

too narrow, too mean. the government is providing humanitarian aid to help refugees close to ukraine's border, but it says the success of its new scheme will depend on the generosity of the british people. iain watson, bbc news. 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 how concerned he is about the potential use of chemical weapons.

translation: this is something i the world has not seen on this scale since the second world war, and if you're asking me whether putin can use chemical weapons, i think that putin can use anything right now, especially if he's in a very difficult situation. this is what most experts have been saying. actually, politically, he has already lost this war, and militarily he's not winning it. although one could say there is a gigantic advantage of a russian army of ukrainian army, if you take a piece of paper and if you do the maths, then they've got a crushing, overwhelming majority, but they are not able to win the war. if president putin did use chemical weapons, is that a red line for nato? is that a point at which nato then has to get involved? well, of course, everybody hopes that he will not dare do that, that he will not use weapons of mass destruction, neither chemical weapons, nor biological weapons, nor 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 when 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 have got 28jets, mig 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? the issue of a jets, which you have mentioned of mig 29s, which are at the disposal of a polish armed forces, this is, of course, a very serious one, a very sensitive issue. there were various voices as to whether we should transfer or not transfer the jets. speaking frankly, polish public opinion was very much afraid of this

step because the russian side made a very clear announcement that it would consider it a war declaration. and myself, looking from a perspective which i mentioned a moment ago as part of our responsibility within nato, always remember that these are powerful airplanes. president zelensky says this is about human lives. he says that he has asked once, he's asked again, he says we have to solve it faster and don't shift the responsibility, send the planes to ukraine. why don't you just give them those planes now? when you say, "you," i hope you mean the north atlantic community. in other words, nato as a whole because, as i said, due to allied responsibility, poland as such is not going to transfer those planes on the basis of our own decision because we believe that allies could bear a grudge against us, at least if we make this decision, because potentially it could place the entire nato in a difficult position in its relationship with russia.

but it is a very serious decision. please bear in mind that president volodymyr zelensky and the ukrainian authorities are in an extremely difficult situation. of course, to me, it is obvious that they can have different demands and that they can have different expectations. perhaps we can even air their grievances and all that is justified. i want to say this right away, it isjustified because they are fighting — they are fighting for freedom, they are fighting for survival. however, transferring planes or president zelensky, demanding to establish a cupola or a shield defending the skies over ukraine, so blocking the skies over ukraine against the possibility of entering ukraine airspace by russian aircraft, combat aircraft, bombers or fighter jets, well, this is a decision which is a strictly military one and a very serious one because it means that nato jets would have to be sent to ukrainian airspace and probably there would be a confrontation between nato

aircraft and russian aircraft, and that would mean an opening possibly of the third world war. so these are very serious decisions indeed. and are you very confident, are you fully confident that if russia did attack poland, that nato would back you, that nato would defend you? madam, that's why we are members of the north atlantic alliance and we are trying to be as credible a member as possible. because there are people in poland aren't there, who fear that president putin won't stop at ukraine, that president putin could attack elsewhere, that they could attack poland, and they are worried about whether nato will defend them. do you think there's any truth in their fears?

madam, in 2008, russia attacked georgia, and back then the president of the republic of poland was professor lech kaczynski, and i was a minister in his chancellery here at the presidential palace. i served with him. president kaczynski decided to take pressure off central europe on board of his plane and fly to tbilisi, which was under threat. and there in tbilisi, he said, were prophetic words. he said, today is georgia, tomorrow it might be ukraine, then the baltic states and after that, a time may come from my country for poland. and he said that russia had to be stopped because it had revived its imperial ambitions, which are dangerous. they are a dreadful danger to our part of europe, and we do not want to be in the russian sphere of influence. we were in that sphere of influence, we dragged ourselves out of it and we never want to go back there again. russia deprived us of our liberty. many times, russia murdered our citizens. russia murders us in captivity

during the second war, they murdered our officers and tried to eradicate the polish intelligentsia here because we were a big part of a polish intelligentsia. we know that russia presents a deadly danger irrespective if it is russia, with source who put partitioned poland. there were free uprisings against with czarist russia. polish people shed blood. i was born in the soviet sphere of influence in a state which was not fully sovereign, which was not fully free. and when somebody talks to me about russian communism and socialism, shivers go down my spine. never again and never again do we want to have soviet soldiers here, and never again do we want to have a soviet sphere of influence here. that was sophie ray worth speaking to the polish president.

there have been some striking images coming out of ukraine. joining me now from kharkiv is alex lourie who has been documenting the war in the country. you have been in ukraine since the beginning of february. talk us through your main observations.— observations. the primary observation _ observations. the primary observation would - observations. the primary observation would be, - observations. the primary| observation would be, like observations. the primary- observation would be, like you said i have been here since the beginning of february, how quickly things turned on a dime. my guess it would have been the early morning hours of february the 24th, the night of the 23rd was fairly normal. what we had been doing for three weeks, bars and restaurants were full, people are taking their kids to school and stuff and then it sort of snapped and he woke up in a different world that they. just and he woke up in a different world that the ., , , ., ., that they. just before we look at some of those _ that they. just before we look at some of those pictures, - that they. just before we look at some of those pictures, how- some of those pictures, how difficult is it to capture that moment?— difficult is it to capture that moment? ., ., ., ., ., moment? from an emotional standpoint it can be incredibly _ moment? from an emotional standpoint it can be incredibly difficult. _ moment? from an emotional standpoint it can be incredibly difficult. you - it can be incredibly difficult. you kind of have to cry at a lot of voices in your head, what any human

being would experience in a time of immense suffering and perform a job. 0k, immense suffering and perform a job. ok, let's take a look at those pictures. i think you have described the state you have to be in. if we bring up the first picture, we have an elderly lady with the destruction and we have fire coming out of an apartment block. tell us about this? that would have been the very first thing that i experienced after putin decided to invade ukraine. it would have been i would say, nine or ten in the morning, maybe earlier of february the 24th. we arrived at this billowing column of smoke and we were investigating it, me and my colleagues. it turns out a large munition, people whose opinion i trust said it was a submerged rocket and it landed in the courtyard of a residential apartment complex, did a

tonne of damage. this particular woman was rocking back and forth in an agitated state on the phone, talking to, i presume a loved one and some guy had come up to her and wrapped a blanket around her and brought her off and that is when i took that photo. the brought her off and that is when i took that photo.— brought her off and that is when i took that photo. the second image ou have took that photo. the second image you have taken. — took that photo. the second image you have taken, we _ took that photo. the second image you have taken, we have _ took that photo. the second image you have taken, we have got - took that photo. the second image you have taken, we have got a - took that photo. the second image | you have taken, we have got a lady, gosh, herface covered in blood and her head wrapped in a bandage as well but to mark that would be a woman named helene, she is 53 years old, a teacher and she was actually, as far as i can recall, her memories are blurry in these situations. she was the first _ are blurry in these situations. file: was the first person are blurry in these situations. 5ia: was the first person i saw, she was bleeding from the head and i went into her apartment and she showed me the huge shard of mirror that had fallen when the munitions hit and sliced her up. there was blood all over the apartment, all over the

floor. really hard thing to watch, but she seemed keen on having it documented. the but she seemed keen on having it documented-— but she seemed keen on having it documented. the next image is the makinu documented. the next image is the makin: of documented. the next image is the making of the _ documented. the next image is the making of the molotov _ documented. the next image is the making of the molotov cocktails? i documented. the next image is the | making of the molotov cocktails? as making of the molotov cocktails? is far as i know it is an image you can see pretty much anywhere in ukraine. they are at pretty much every checkpoint, they are anywhere they feel like they could be encountering russians. you see it on billboards, instructions how to make them and thatis instructions how to make them and that is amongst probably thousands. very quickly, our people open to having their photos taken in such trauma? , ., , having their photos taken in such trauma? , . , , , , ., , trauma? generally, yes. generally every culture _ trauma? generally, yes. generally every culture is _ trauma? generally, yes. generally every culture is different, - trauma? generally, yes. generally every culture is different, every i every culture is different, every event is different. but overwhelmingly here, people want this documented as much as possible

and want as many people as possible to see what is going on. meet. and want as many people as possible to see what is going on.— to see what is going on. alex larry, thank ou to see what is going on. alex larry, thank you very _ to see what is going on. alex larry, thank you very much _ to see what is going on. alex larry, thank you very much for _ to see what is going on. alex larry, thank you very much for sharing i to see what is going on. alex larry, i thank you very much for sharing some of your images and the stories behind the image with us at bbc news. thank you. stay with us, more coming up. hello. i think we have seen some reign at this stage. sunshine and showers courtesy of low pressure to the north—west of the uk. looking through the week ahead, things are going to get a lot drier, particularly thursday and friday. potentially a wet spell midweek. this is the area of low pressure sat to the north—west of the uk, throwing out showers and pushing a front eastwards. it is still there as we move into the early hours of monday. wetter weather to come for northern ireland in western scotland. it will clear across eastern england but for the south—west of england it looks like

we will see some heavy showers being thrown up from the south. they are tied in with an area of low pressure all the way to the south of us off the west coast of portugal. they could bring the odd rumble of thunder into the south—west. chilly for many under clear skies and light winds, and this is the weather front that icepack into that area of low pressure all the way south. through monday i think it will have an increasing influence in southern counties of england, feeding more cloud from the channel, bringing heavy showers and some of those may be pushing as far north as the midlands and eventually into east anglia in the afternoon. then the remnants of the low further north. northern ireland will be dry and bright in the afternoon but looking showery and quite soggy for some central and southern parts of scotland and northern england through the afternoon. temperatures, not too bad in the sunshine, 12 or 13 degrees. on tuesday, i think we will lose a lot of the showers are high—pressure try to take influence from the east and we have an area,

and weather fronts, from the east and we have an area, and weatherfronts, part from the east and we have an area, and weather fronts, part of an area of low pressure trying to push in from the west to the north—west of scotland and northern ireland. it will thicken the cloud for scotland and northern ireland in the day but we will see little in the way of rain really making inroads eastwards. sunshine for england and wales, 15 degrees in the south—east. could be warmer still across the south—east of england on wednesday thanks to push up air from the south and it looks like the southerly air stream will combine with the weather front further north to produce an area of wet weather across a part of wales, the midlands, northern england and eventually into southern scotland through wednesday. perhaps half an inch of rain for some. from then on, high—pressure takes hold, looking much more settled.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories? 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 at the number of them were shot down. ukraine's president zelensky, visits injured troops — the country says it's lost 1300 soldiers in battle. the usjournalist, brent renaud, is shot dead in the town of irpin — the first foreign reporter to die in the conflict.