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.

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. our 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. earlier i spoke to maya dols dejong was a friend of brent renaud. she's a documentary film—maker based in amsterdam — and met brent at harvard university in 2018. brent is an amazing person. very generous and would always help his colleagues, funny, very smart. he doesn't talk a lot but when he says something it is always spot on and he, yeah, he would always help you whenever you needed something from him. this must seem unreal because you are speaking about him in the present. are speaking about him in the resent. . are speaking about him in the present-- why _ are speaking about him in the present.- why did - are speaking about him in the present.- why did you i are speaking about him in the | present.- why did you do are speaking about him in the present. yeah. why did you do this

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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 see 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. 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 further it 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. around russia, 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 with columns of police vans, barricades and document checks and in president putin's russia, there is no space for dissent. caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. now let's get a sense of how russia and vladimir putin, now, let's get a sense of how russia and vladimir putin, in particular see how the war in ukraine is going and how seriously nato will take the strike at the ukrainian base near the polish border. mark galeotti is an honorary professor at university college london school

of slavonic and east european studies and the author of the weaponisation of everything. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. that attack was so close to the polish border. what does this tell you about president putin really pushing it here? he tell you about president putin really pushing it here?- tell you about president putin really pushing it here? he is and he is very much _ really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying _ really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying to _ really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying to send - really pushing it here? he is and he is very much trying to send a - is very much trying to send a message. is trying to a message to the west that although he is not willing to cross the border and actually do something within nato which would trigger article five, he is getting tired of the expanding arms shipments, particularly concerned about the notion that they would send fighterjets to support

ukrainians. he could chart anywhere in the country with his long—range missiles, create runways, block basis and generally will do what he can to intercept the supplies. is can to intercept the supplies. is that making ukraine very vulnerable because of help from the west? hat because of help from the west? not reall . because of help from the west? not really- let's — because of help from the west? iirrt really. let's be honest, the help from the west is one of the key ways in which we can assist the ukrainians it's quite astonishing there will to resist that is driving this war. there is no real way that they can prevent western supplies from reaching ukrainian troops. he can't even do it in areas close to where russian forces are, little on the border. hoping some big symbolic attack was scarce and people in the west, make people think twice. this is psychological warfare is much as

anything else. the is psychological warfare is much as anything else-— is psychological warfare is much as an hint else. ,, ., anything else. the russian campaign, the started anything else. the russian campaign, they started off _ anything else. the russian campaign, they started off the _ anything else. the russian campaign, they started off the you _ anything else. the russian campaign, they started off the you will _ anything else. the russian campaign, they started off the you will be - they started off the you will be swift, sharp and in and out, rather in and stay in pretty quickly. how has it gone to tell you about the command structure and who was actually and control of the whole thing priscilla normally an operation like this would have a single clearly identified commander. there doesn't seem to be any such figure. there doesn't seem to be any such fiaure. , ., , , there doesn't seem to be any such fiaure. , , ., , ., figure. everyone seems to be doing thins figure. everyone seems to be doing things independently _ figure. everyone seems to be doing things independently and _ figure. everyone seems to be doing things independently and that - figure. everyone seems to be doing things independently and that also | things independently and that also creates all kinds of problems with coordination and that in itself tells us something about the way that this was a phenomenally badly organised and in many ways, given that they been building up their forces for over year, last—minute operation. putin insisted on his political vision of the war that

ukraine would collapse of the first push and therefore the generals did not get the kind of war the generals usually do fight. they're trying to regroup and make up for that but it is clear that this was a war that if not lost, was seriously suffered from blunders right at the beginning. from blunders right at the beginning-— from blunders right at the bearinnin. ., , ., , , beginning. there have been arrests. some individuals _ beginning. there have been arrests. some individuals with _ beginning. there have been arrests. some individuals with senior - some individuals with senior intelligence have been put under house arrest because he is not happy with their work. but in terms of mr putin himself, he must be responsible partly as well. entirely responsible- _ responsible partly as well. entirely responsible. this _ responsible partly as well. entirely responsible. this is _ responsible partly as well. entirely responsible. this is not _ responsible partly as well. entirely responsible. this is not property . responsible. this is not property where the man up top never makes mistakes. he only trust the wrong people. individualwho mistakes. he only trust the wrong people. individual who has been arrested, he was absolutely one of the key figures advising vladimir putin on ukraine in telling vladimir

putin on ukraine in telling vladimir putin what he wanted to hear but ukraine. we have what is essentially the czarist court in moscow and that putin is no longer looking to hear alterative perspectives. and there have to be escaped close because he can never be wrong. and the general turned out to be the victim in that process. turned out to be the victim in that rocess. ., ., , ., , turned out to be the victim in that rocess. ., ., , ., ., process. how far is it a case of the west not allowing _ process. how far is it a case of the west not allowing being _ process. how far is it a case of the west not allowing being involved l process. how far is it a case of the | west not allowing being involved in what he does next. hearing about the redlines, if he carries only this keeps getting closer to those nato member countries with his messages, how long will he be allowed to do that? western allies making the move and telling him enough? 0r that? western allies making the move and telling him enough? or is it would be those within his own circle? in would be those within his own circle? . , would be those within his own circle? ., , , , , ., , circle? in many ways, this is a very asymmetrical _ circle? in many ways, this is a very asymmetrical conflict. _ circle? in many ways, this is a very asymmetrical conflict. it _ circle? in many ways, this is a very asymmetrical conflict. it is - circle? in many ways, this is a very asymmetrical conflict. it is a -

asymmetrical conflict. it is a 20th—century war 21st—century war. vladimir putin's war is old—fashioned brutal military. old —fashioned brutal military. where's old—fashioned brutal military. where's the west has relied instead on more indirect tactics of economic warfare but also psychological, political informational, all sorts of things. we are hoping for is ukrainians will hold the russian forces long enough for these alternative ways of attacking russia to really begin to have their effect and certainly, it is a hammer blow to the economy. they may not actually mean that russia is clear is start talking some sense in the vladimir putin, we have seen them scale back the demands on ukraine. but the travellers, is very doable we can do in sending nato troops and which does essentially mean world war iii. so we hope our tactics will work, but we have to wait and see. waiting

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". christian worshippers in both russia and ukraine are turning to their faith for help in dealing with the appaling circumstance of this war. but what has the churches' response been? thomas bremer is professor of ecumenical theology — eastern european church studies and peace research at the university of munster. thank you very much forjoining us.

is there a place for religious diplomacy in this war? i is there a place for religious diplomacy in this war? i fear not so much. it diplomacy in this war? i fear not so much- it is — diplomacy in this war? i fear not so much. it is already _ diplomacy in this war? i fear not so much. it is already being _ diplomacy in this war? i fear not so much. it is already being offered i diplomacy in this war? i fear not so | much. it is already being offered an issue mentioned with pope francis and they have offered services but i doubt that the king, and both countries russia and ukraine in the orthodox church and met this to say the church diplomacy cannot grow in social war. in the church diplomacy cannot grow in social war. ii' ~ . social war. in 2016, we will see between the — social war. in 2016, we will see between the patriarch - social war. in 2016, we will see between the patriarch of- social war. in 2016, we will see between the patriarch of the i social war. in 2016, we will see - between the patriarch of the russian orthodox church and in terms of the 0rthodox church and in terms of the relationship between the state and church, how independent is the church, how independent is the church in russia? it is church, how independent is the church in russia? it is independent but from our _ church in russia? it is independent but from our point _ church in russia? it is independent

but from our point of _ church in russia? it is independent but from our point of view, - church in russia? it is independent but from our point of view, the - but from our point of view, the russian state and principal mainly shares the same views in the same perception of what is going on. the order of the church said in several sermons in the last week, said that he shares the assumptions that the war started eight years ago, so russia has to defend. and vladimir putin, it's not so much dependency, but a question of both sides are on the same line.— the same line. criticism is that there have _ the same line. criticism is that there have been _ the same line. criticism is that there have been slanted - the same line. criticism is that l there have been slanted towards politics and discussion of politics is a violation of canon law and the russian church. as he cross that line? ~ ., , .,

russian church. as he cross that line? ~ ., i. �* russian church. as he cross that line? ., �* , russian church. as he cross that line? ~ ., �* , ., line? well, i fear you can't be not olitical. line? well, i fear you can't be not political. even _ line? well, i fear you can't be not political. even if— line? well, i fear you can't be not political. even if you _ line? well, i fear you can't be not political. even if you don't - line? well, i fear you can't be not political. even if you don't say - political. even if you don't say anything, some sermons read and speak at all about politics and situation, it is politics and also after the year invasion, he did mention the word invasion or war, and he spoke about events going on in ukraine and diminishing the war, also it is not my thing tojudge whether or not he cross the line, but he is a political figure and but he is a politicalfigure and i think is very much aware of that. this invasion has really impacted, it's gone beyond ukraine borders and the orthodox, the ukrainian 0rthodox churches around the world, we are hearing reports that many of the parishioners are too terrified. if

you're speaking out.— parishioners are too terrified. if you're speaking out. yes, it is a very interesting _ you're speaking out. yes, it is a very interesting situation - you're speaking out. yes, it is a l very interesting situation because in ukraine, out across the is split. 0ne in ukraine, out across the is split. one of them is the russian orthodox church. in the church which is under area clearly from the first episode. encouraging vladimir putin to stop the war and encouraging vladimir putin to stop the warand urging encouraging vladimir putin to stop the war and urging vladimir putin and so on and so, was completely overdone with silence so he said, if that would not happen here, now, today, he says he assumes that people under pressure from ukrainian government. a lot of evidence that many priests and bishops in ukraine will pray for him. russian orthodox

church, and russia itself and ukrainian branch.— church, and russia itself and ukrainian branch. described as the 0 en ukrainian branch. described as the open wounds _ ukrainian branch. described as the open wounds within _ ukrainian branch. described as the open wounds within the _ ukrainian branch. described as the open wounds within the orthodoxy| open wounds within the orthodoxy because of that split into thousand 19. thank you very much for your time on bbc news. thank you. in the past few hours we've received these latest pictures of president zelenskythe 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. elect to better soon, wishing you strength. this is all for you and all on their shoulders. this is the

most important thing. more coming up at the top of the hour. hello. just about all seen some rain at some stage this weekend and there's also been a lot of sunshine around with the rum mixture of sunshine and showers, courtesy of an area of low pressure to the west of the uk. things are going to get a lot drier, particularly by thursday and friday. quite potentially midweek. for sunday, this area of low pressure to the west of uk showers pushing eastwards. as we head to the early hours of monday, some wet and windy weather to come from northern ireland and westin scotland, it will clear across eastern england for the southwest, bruce is never showers and things thrown up in the south. all the way

to the south of us on the west coast of portugal but they could bring the art rumble of thunder into the small hours. quite chilly for many and clear skies with light winds and this is the weather from the ties back into that area of low pressure, all the way south through monday and i think we will have an increasing influence on southern counties in england leaving macleod up bringing some heavy showers and pushing as far north as the midlands and eventually into east anglia come the afternoon. then the further north, where to start the different northern ireland, drier and brighter come the afternoon but then the complex shower tree and soggy from some central and southern parts of scotland in northern england the afternoon. 12 or 13 degrees. looking to tuesday, i think will lose a lot of your showers as high pressure tested to cope some increments from the east and in every of the pressure—treated pushed its way and

from the west to the northwest of scotland and northern ireland, so thick in the cloud of scotland and northern ireland to the day. brucey little in the way of rain really making inroads eastwards. up to 15 degrees in the southeast could be warmer still across the southeast of england on wednesday thanks to a push of airfrom england on wednesday thanks to a push of air from the south by looks as though that southerly airstream will combine with their weather from further north and produce an area of wet weather across parts of wells, northern england and in the southern island. perhaps an inch of rain for some and looking a lot more severed.

this is bbc world news, 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 — can't be independently 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 —