this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. at least 35 are killed and dozens injured, in a missile attack on a ukrainian military base near the polish border. according near the polish border. to pr eliminating data more according to pr eliminating data more than 30 missiles were fired. air defence systems work and a number were shot down. ukraine's president zelensky, visits injured troops — the country says it's lost 1300 soldiers in battle. the international red cross warns mariupol is heading towards a worst—case scenario — unless aid reaches the besieged city soon. 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 close to the 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. witnesses to the russian attack on the yavoriv military base have described how "the sky turned red" as missiles struck the site

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

leave was miraculously spared during the second world war and really the citizens here are hoping against hope that bombs don't start falling on fair city. a city that is a unesco world heritage site. 0nly unesco world heritage site. only the mayor spoke to the bbc and he spoke about needing more military help from the west. have a listen. attack, it's more that attack, this shock, i had meeting with polish politicians and polish mayors. i sent very strong message, 20 km from european union borders. we need military equipment, we need

bulletproof vest, we need help. that's the mayor of lyviv speaking a little earlier to the bbc talking about the importance of needing military support and a new fly zone which of course his country has been asking for for weeks now. which of course his country has been asking forfor weeks now. and nato has said that is off the table because it would put it at work directly with russia. at this stage still no military, no fly zone over the skies of ukraine. as i was saying, in the last 48 hours something has shifted in this 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 the fighting in the north, east and south of the country. and now though the fallen 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

1300 soldiers have died in the war. earlier today i went to a sunday mass where the fallen were being remembered. 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 full the bombs to protect us from any potential russian bombardment. gives you a sense of when a mass like this in such a deeply religious place, it's interrupted and people do start to flow out how much this city is now on edge. the international red cross says time is running out to prevent a worst— case scenario in the besieged southern ukrainian port of mariupol. the city council says the russian bombardment has killed more than two—thousand—one—hundred residents, half of them since wednesday.

i asked martin shuepp, regional director of the international committee of the red cross for europe and central asia, what the worst case scenario would be. the situation that is currently unfolding in mariupol is simply dramatic. what we hearfrom our colleagues who are still in the city is that people are running out of water, running out of food, running out of medicine. and every day they have to scramble to find something to survive on. the longer the situation less the more people's lives are at critical risk. i understand you put this call out to all sides as a matter of urgency to ensure that people either evacuate or aid is allowed into mariupol. have they responded to you? we remain in constant contact with the parties of the conflict. they really try to help to facilitate an

agreement that could bring rest fight to the city and the situation. but it's key to remember that international humanitarian law is very clear, civilians need to be respected by everybody who's part of a conflict. and they need to do everything they can in their power to keep them safe.— everything they can in their power to keep them safe. okay. let's talk throu~h to keep them safe. okay. let's talk through the — to keep them safe. okay. let's talk through the conditions _ to keep them safe. okay. let's talk through the conditions on - to keep them safe. okay. let's talk through the conditions on the - through the conditions on the ground. i understand that you have staff in mariupol, what are they telling you, what helper they able to pass on to those in need if any? 0ur colleagues are still on the ground in mariupoland 0ur colleagues are still on the ground in mariupol and have over the past days tried everything they can to bring some help to civilians trapped in the city. they managed to distribute food and water to over 4000 people. they manage to gather with her ukraine and red cross some of the medical stations provide first aid. however, today the situation is such that they themselves are out of basics, out of

food, out of water, out of everything and they themselves have to scramble for their lives. haw to scramble for their lives. how lona do to scramble for their lives. how long do they — to scramble for their lives. how long do they have _ to scramble for their lives. how long do they have left - to scramble for their lives. how long do they have left before they ran out completely? i long do they have left before they ran out completely?— long do they have left before they ran out completely? i don't want to seculate, ran out completely? i don't want to speculate. we _ ran out completely? i don't want to speculate, we have _ ran out completely? i don't want to speculate, we have put _ ran out completely? i don't want to speculate, we have put out - ran out completely? i don't want to speculate, we have put out our - ran out completely? i don't want to speculate, we have put out our callj speculate, we have put out our call also to underline the urgency in which we feel the solution needs to be found in order to protect the civilians, in order to allow them safe passage for those who want to leave the city or for humanitarian supplies to come in.— supplies to come in. we've had re orts supplies to come in. we've had reports of _ supplies to come in. we've had reports of dead _ supplies to come in. we've had reports of dead bodies - supplies to come in. we've had reports of dead bodies lying - supplies to come in. we've had reports of dead bodies lying on| supplies to come in. we've had - reports of dead bodies lying on the ground in the street. surely that is a health hazard.— a health hazard. indeed. in the current situation _ a health hazard. indeed. in the current situation the _ a health hazard. indeed. in the current situation the hospitalsl a health hazard. indeed. in the i current situation the hospitals are no longer able to cope. they are running out of medicine and the situation, the security situation is such that it is not possible to really treat everybody but the dignity they deserve, even after they have fallen. you dignity they deserve, even after they have fallen.— dignity they deserve, even after they have fallen. you told us it is

art of they have fallen. you told us it is part of humanitarian _ they have fallen. you told us it is| part of humanitarian international law that age should be provided, a humanitarian corridor establish or people evacuated. why as you understand it or have been told this agreement has been reached? it’s understand it or have been told this agreement has been reached? it's not for us to say — agreement has been reached? it's not for us to say why _ agreement has been reached? it's not for us to say why the _ agreement has been reached? it's not for us to say why the agreement - agreement has been reached? it's not for us to say why the agreement has l for us to say why the agreement has been reached, it's up to the parties to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. the key obligation is to keep civilians safe, provide them safe passage, to bring them out of harm's way from the fighting. but it is of course true that in a situation of conflict it is difficult to build the necessary minimal trust to find an agreement. i necessary minimal trust to find an agreement-— necessary minimal trust to find an aareement. , . ':: :: , agreement. i understand 2100 people have died so — agreement. i understand 2100 people have died so far. _ agreement. i understand 2100 people have died so far. that's _ agreement. i understand 2100 people have died so far. that's the _ agreement. i understand 2100 people have died so far. that's the report. i have died so far. that's the report. half of them since wednesday. in terms of the numbers in mariupol who need help, what are we talking about? ~ ., _, ,

about? we cannot confirm the figures that we hear- — about? we cannot confirm the figures that we hear. before _ about? we cannot confirm the figures that we hear. before the _ about? we cannot confirm the figures that we hear. before the recent - that we hear. before the recent events mariupol was a city with several hundred thousand people for that we understand that there are still several hundred thousand people now trapped in the city. from the beginning of russia's war on ukraine, protesters have filled the streets around the world. but nowhere is protesting a more significant act than it is in russia. demonstrations are typically met with a heavy police response, and rights groups estimate hundreds of people have been detained. 0ur moscow correspondent, caroline davies, sent this report. chanting: stand with ukraine! in moscow today anyone caught

protesting was quickly swept away. the atmosphere here is really quite tense. the priest fleet not police are outnumbering the protesters by far. at the moment you seen a sudden surge of activity and then the police will run and grab people and put them into the the please fans behind me. this location had been shared on social media so the police were prepared. while the press were tolerated some try 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 didn't stop some from being taken by the police. holding flowers in the square it was enough for this woman to be questioned. she was released without charge, she doesn't want us to use her name. in a quiet street away from the protest she tells me that with each passing week it becomes harder. , ., harder. the further it gets the more olice and

harder. the further it gets the more police and fewer _ harder. the further it gets the more police and fewer people _ harder. the further it gets the more police and fewer people so - harder. the further it gets the more police and fewer people so it's, - harder. the further it gets the more police and fewer people so it's, you| police and fewer people so it's, you know... i guess people get quite unmotivated to go well. i go because i haven't been arrested yet. so i can afford it and if i do then for the second time i will not go out just because it's going to be a criminal record then. so i go for now. . ~' criminal record then. so i go for now. j’ . " criminal record then. so i go for now. ., ., , criminal record then. so i go for now. j’ . " ., ., , ., criminal record then. so i go for now. ., ., , ., now. check back around rush or some are still protesting _ now. check back around rush or some are still protesting against _ now. check back around rush or some are still protesting against what - are still protesting against what the kremlin because its 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, barricades and document checks. president putin and russia there is for dissent.

carolyn davis, bbc news, moscow. in the uk, people are to be offered £350 a month to take in ukrainians who've fled the war. the british government has announced that a �*homes for ukraine' scheme, starting this week, will allow people to give refugees somewhere to live, including those who have no ties to the uk. 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. also i do understand where uk stands and our— also i do understand where uk stands and our ukrainian neighbours are doing— and our ukrainian neighbours are doing a_ and our ukrainian neighbours are doing a lot — and our ukrainian neighbours are doing a lot to also help. 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. it isa it is a case already whether it's through society or social programmes it is a case already whether it's through society or 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 two 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 says the success of its new scheme to bring refugees here will also be paying at the generosity of the british people. iain watson, bbc news. in a moment we'll hear from our europe editor, katya adler, who is in warsaw this evening. but first our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kyiv. the russians are now attacking targets much further afield than before — what does this say about their strategy, lyse? well, russia has attacked in the west before including the very first day of the invasion on february 24. this is the first time they have attacked so close to the polish border. 0n attacked so close to the polish border. on a militaries facility but it was only yesterday that russia warned that it would not tolerate the supply of western weapons to ukraine and would consider it as a

legitimate target. and so today that's what it did. it struck what it regards as a legitimate target. this training centre, but in doing that it puts this war right on nato's doorstep. and nato of course has repeatedly vowed to protect every inch of nato members territory. that is an escalation and certainly does increase the threat level. ., ~' , ., and katya, how is the attack in yavoriv being seen in poland and europe? just to put it into perspective, that military base that was attacked overnight is ten minutes drive from poland. so of course that makes poland, people in poland think and be concerned for the obnoxious ten

minute drive from poland it's ten minute drive from nato as well and from the european union because poland is a member of both. i would say that that concern is reflected across the west tonight, that russia's aggression it could creep be on ukrainian borders. certainly we heard from france's foreign minister today, we heard from france's foreign ministertoday, he we heard from france's foreign minister today, he says that he thinks and russia's attack on ukraine that the worst is yet to come. this has long been a very big concern here in poland and elsewhere. because of course nato's article five says an attack against one member would be an attack against all. so all of those nightmare scenarios people have been talking about, possible world war iii, having nuclear powers, us and russia facing off against what another, that something that the west was very much hoping to keep at arms length. that's why nato has been refusing to have a no—fly zone in the ukraine because of the

possibility of russian planes being attacked even though the ukrainian president has asked over and over and again for the no—fly zone. it is and again for the no—fly zone. it is an escalation in the west absolutely does not want. i would say that tension has spread from poland across the eu and the west tonight. this is seen as a very tense and a very difficult moment and i think all talk, there's been rumours of a possible cease—fire approaching or advances being made and that has been treated with great cynicism here in poland and the rest of the eu. ., ~ , ., 2.7 million people have so far fled the war in ukraine. most are crossing into neighbouring countries to the west, though a few have also gone to russia and to its ally, belarus. nearly 1.7 million people have crossed into poland, more than a million of whom are still there. 0ur correspondent, mark lowen, sent this report from zamosc , where people in the town are working

hard to provide refugees with accommodation, food — and some semblance of a normal life. for the children of war, open arms are mightier than the fist. young ukrainians eased into life in poland with a karate class joined to distract from trauma. adolescent that the greatest strength comes from peace. mr; that the greatest strength comes from peace-— from peace. my father may be fiuuhtin , from peace. my father may be fighting. i _ from peace. my father may be fighting, i don't _ from peace. my father may be fighting, i don't know, - from peace. my father may be fighting, i don't know, i- from peace. my father may be fighting, i don't know, i don't| from peace. my father may be - fighting, i don't know, i don't have message from him he hasn't heard from his dad for three days without the emotions make it hard to feel settled here. in poland it's very cool here but we want to go back home because home is home. when we are in activities — home because home is home. when we are in activities we _ home because home is home. when we are in activities we forget _ home because home is home. when we are in activities we forget about - are in activities we forget about berea _ are in activities we forget about berea at the moment but when it ends we rememberagain and

berea at the moment but when it ends we remember again and we understand we remember again and we understand we must _ we remember again and we understand we must do _ we remember again and we understand we must do all what we can do to help our— we must do all what we can do to help our people in ukraine. the class is in _ help our people in ukraine. the class is in the _ help our people in ukraine. iie: class is in the area help our people in ukraine. "iie: class is in the area with help our people in ukraine. i“i2 class is in the area with a help our people in ukraine. ii2 class is in the area with a world heritage beauty is a far cry from the border. the world does have its pre—world were dues. and while echoes of the street make locals welcoming it has its limits. translation: polish people seem infinitely ready to give but it will end when day. we thought we would get support from the government and the eu but we will left alone. we need financial help for the quality of our hospitality will drop drastically.— of our hospitality will drop drasticall . ~ . ., ,. ., drastically. ukrainian borscht for ukrainians was _ drastically. ukrainian borscht for ukrainians was up _ drastically. ukrainian borscht for ukrainians was up for _ drastically. ukrainian borscht for ukrainians was up for an - drastically. ukrainian borscht for ukrainians was up for an elderly | ukrainians was up for an elderly welcome it is warm as the cooking for the all the food in this restaurant given to the refugees, orders have become donations. at the owner says is running out of cash. it's nice to see this, i can't believe that the polish people can

do it like — believe that the polish people can do it like this.— do it like this. how long can you continue doing _ do it like this. how long can you continue doing this _ do it like this. how long can you continue doing this for - do it like this. how long can you continue doing this for do - do it like this. how long can you continue doing this for do you i do it like this. how long can you i continue doing this for do you think was that i think from this day it will be at maximum two weeks. d delivered to the reception centre feeling the strain of the influx of new arrivals sorting new lives but encouraged to move on elsewhere to relieve this chokepoint. in the space of a fortnight small towns have become refugee hubs, up to 5000 are arriving here every day. the authorities feared they lack the resources and supplies needed to sustain this for weeks or even months. what's already become the biggest movement of refugees since the second world war. one polish town of so many transformed in two weeks. wondering how many will come tomorrow and how long it can cope. we've got plenty more coming up here on bbc news. you can get in touch

with myself and the team on twitter. bye— bye. hello there. it's days getting longer the sunshine is getting stronger. we will see some of that as we go to the week ahead, a lot of dry weather and the forecast for the pretty mob by day in the sunshine. chilly at night still wasn't that as we go to the week ahead, a lot of dry weather and the forecast for the pretty mob by day in the sunshine. chilly at night still was a patchy mist we've got rain clearing to the ease. this little area of cloud bringing some showers into scotland and down to the southwest may be heavy and thunder really and drift along the channel coast during the early part of the morning. the same time, showers moving out of northern ireland into central and southern scotland along with northern england with the best of the sunshine perhaps a little bit further south into central parts of england and

wales with highs of 14 degrees. there is going to be a good deal of dry weather out on tuesday with light winds. yes, the weather front will start to move in from the far northwest and we could see a few early—morning shelves, patchy mist and fog around but they will clear away quite quickly, a good deal of dry weather, light winds for most for them in the sunshine it will feel quite pleasant with highs of 15 degrees with a cloud and rain started to push in from the atlantic, it's a cold front behind it bringing in some colder air but at the same time we've got this very warm air that's moving up from the near continent. where these two frontal systems will meet, that's where we are likely to see a real clash with heavy rain potentially as much is half an inch is likely to fall in some places on wednesday. it's likely to stay drive through east anglia in southeast england and by contrast here we could see temperatures peaking at 17 degrees, 63 fahrenheit the average for this time of year in the south is around 11 c. the rain will clear its way

south and east through wednesday night into thursday. it will take its time in doing so and will linger first thing across at southeast corner with a ridge of high pressure building and behind. after a cloudy, damp start across the far southeast and improving weather story with a little bit to show a range of the far northwest, not amounting to do much. thursday will see highs of around ten to 13 degrees. a little bit cooler because the wind direction changing slightly coming in off the north sea but it does mean friday and saturday we keep that dry theme going and again those temperatures peaking at 15 degrees. enjoy.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the international red cross says time is running out to prevent a worst—case scenario in the besieged southern ukrainian port of mariupol. russia has claimed it was targeting what it called foreign arms and mercenaries when it fired dozens of missiles at a military training base, near the border with poland. ukraine's president zelensky has been visiting some of his country's injured troops — his officials say ukraine has lost 1,300 soldiers in battle, but the figures can't be independenly verified. the us journalist brent renaud is shot dead in the town of irpin —