welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi. the headlines: a missile attack on a ukrainian military training base kills at least 35 people and injures more than a hundred — the local mayor is defiant. translation: they can bomb us, but they will never be able - to break ukrainian spirit. they will never be rulers at our length. ukraine's president zelensky visits injured troops. the country says it's lost 1300 soldiers in battle. a city under siege with no power, food or water — the international red cross describes conditions in mariupol as medieval.

and — hundreds have continued to take to the streets in russia in protest at the war in ukraine — a number of them have been arrested. and ukraine's colours on london's red carpet as britian�*s film industry holds its first in—person baftas in two years. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. we begin in ukraine where officials 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. the base, which was previously used for joint exercises

and training with nato is located at yavoriv — just a short drive from the polish border. 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. 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'd strike against weapons shipments coming from the west. these servicemen among the dozens injured during the attack. they were still recovering

the injured and dead as we drove into the town, air raid sirens sounding again over local radio. it was a huge... huge bomb, 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 beautiful thing, and i want to say a big thank you 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 borderfrom 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. i spoke to kurt volker, a former us ambassador to nato and a former us special representative for ukraine, and asked him what signals president putin wants to send by attacking so close to the polish border. he is trying to say that i can strike anywhere in ukraine because his ground forces are not advancing very well he is using missiles from the black sea to go after this military base. he is trying to warn the western states from not supplying ammunition, arms and so forth to the ukrainian military because we have stored some at that base. but what he is really saying by doing this is really saying by doing this is that he is getting desperate, that the military conflict is not going the way russia wanted, he is having to resort to different tactics such as deliberately targeting

civilians and civilian infrastructure, deliberately using missiles rather than advancing ground forces and risking attacking nato forces on nato territory as it is so close to poland and that could bring an end to the conflict. so he is getting a little more reckless because, i believe, he is getting desperate. this you spoke about western military assistance to ukraine and of course there has been a lot of debate about it and you believe that the us should be helping poland to give fighterjets to ukraine but doesn't that risk further escalation that you mention, possibly involving the us and nato? everything involves risk including not helping ukraine as much as we can. if ukraine falls to the russian invasion, what will we do then? vladimir putin will take over ukraine and engage in relentless oppression of the population and likely move on to take over moldova as well and when we confront putin

which ultimately we will have to do, it is better to do so now than it while there is a ukrainian government and ukrainian government and ukrainian military ready to fight. let me putin has a ready said that sanctions are an act of war and he is ready to attack. if he really believed in that. i think there is not much difference between missiles are takeout missiles or giving them the aircraft they know how to fly to help them defend themselves. another time to do everything we can help ukrainians get the equipment to defend their own country against these attacks. i want to ask you about this report in the financial times which says that russia was asking china for military assistance. it is difficult to get a second source on the boat what rule, in your view, does china play economically but also possibly offering military assistance?— also possibly offering military assistance? ~ . , , ., . assistance? military assistance i don't think— assistance? military assistance i don't think china _ assistance? military assistance i don't think china wants - assistance? military assistance i don't think china wants to - i don't think china wants to get involved. i think china is

not happy with russia's attack on a sovereign state, a member of the united nations, nor is it happy with the brutality and cynicism with which russia has executed this war. it does not want to be seen as equivalent to russia because china does have ambitions to reabsorb taiwan and its thesis is very different and it sees itself as very different from russia so it wants to keep a distance from this. it wants to keep a distance from thie— from this. that was kurt voelker _ from this. that was kurt voelker speaking - from this. that was kurt voelker speaking to - from this. that was kurt voelker speaking to me | from this. that was kurt - voelker speaking to me earlier. ukraine says it's lost 1,300 soldiers since russia began its invasion 18 days ago. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, sent us the latest from kyiv — and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. "i wish you health," he says. ukraine's wartime leader visiting wounded troops in a military hospital. he makes time for a morale—boosting selfie.

before handing out medals for valour. every day now, more casualties of europe's newest war. these soldiers were injured this morning in battlefields on the outskirts of the capital. his wounds are painful, not life—threatening, but the losses here are growing. ukraine says about 1,300 of its soldiers have been killed. sergiy shows me his country's coat of arms, always close to his heart. he was a farmer before russia invaded. now, minus a finger, 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 in britain, which he says is helping ukraine a lot. doctors here are treating the patients while struggling themselves. it's horrible to see them like this, especially from a nation that called brothers. we don't. we can't understand this, why it's happened here. so these people are very peaceful and want to live, only to live. but how to live in a capital under threat? the streets are ready for battle. so are many of the people. behind every tree, molotov cocktails.

this is a very normal neighbourhood in kyiv, and this 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 readyjust in case. yuri took up a gun and abandoned his business. and i wanted to say to the russians that all the streets, all these houses, entrances, roofs, basements, will be obstacles we will ambush for them, and kyiv will be the total cemetery for them. only thing they will receive, it will be the mass grave for them. but this mass grave, outside kyiv, was for ukrainians killed during russia's bombardment of the town of bucha. the authorities say 67 civilians were buried here. no prayers, no dignity. in the europe of today, it has come to this.

0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. 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 2,000 residents. martin schuepp is regional director for the international committee of the red cross. 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 lasts,

the more people's lives 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. what is 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. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... paying the price of protest in russia — hundreds of people are arrested in one day alone for showing their opposition to the war. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. today we have closed the book on our heartbreak and that chapter.

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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 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 it becomes harder. the further it gets, the more police and fewer people. iguess people get quite demotivated to go out. i go because i have not been arrested yet, so i can afford it. pil kinder. 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.

chanting around russia, some are still protesting against what the kremlin calls 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, and in president putin's russia, there is no space for dissent. caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. 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. 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. joy to distract from trauma, and a lesson that the greatest strength comes from peace. my father may be fighting, i don't know, i don't have message from him. dari hasn't heard from his dad for three days. 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 we forget about war at the moment, but when it ends we remember again and we understand we must do all what we can do

to help our people in ukraine. the class is in zamosc, whose world heritage beauty is a far cry from the border. but the town knows suffering. the world does have its pre—world war dues. and while the mayor says echoes of the street make locals welcoming it has its limits. translation: polish people seem - infinitely ready to give but it - will end one day. we thought we would get support from the government and the eu but we were left alone. we need financial help or the quality of our hospitality will drop drastically. this is ukrainian borscht. ah, for ukrainians. for now, 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. but 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 this.

how long can you continue doing this for, do you think? i think from this day it - will be at maximum two weeks. delivered to the reception centre, feeling the strain of the influx, new arrivals sorting new lives but encouraged to move on elsewhere to relieve this choke point. in the space of a fortnight, small towns have become refugee hubs, up to 5,000 are arriving here every day. the authorities fear they lack the resources and supplies needed to sustain this for weeks or even months in what's already become the biggest movement of refugees since the second world war. 0ne polish town of so many transformed in two weeks, wondering how many will come tomorrow, and how long it can cope. mark lowen, bbc news. british households will be offered money to open their homes to people fleeing the war in ukraine. the uk government minister michael gove says it will be an effective route to allow people to come and stay safely in the country.

it is the fastest way in which we can get people out of danger and into the united kingdom, and into the united kingdom, and it is the case already that, whether it is through social media platforms, or whether it is through charities and civil society, those connections are being made. we know that we have in this country, according to the most recent test of public opinion, hundreds of thousands of people potentially who are willing to take ukrainians into their home. let's take a look at some of the day's other developments. 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 "unacceptable". translation: in the name of god, let the — translation: in the name of god, let the cries _ translation: in the name of god, let the cries of— translation: in the name of god, let the cries of those - translation: in the name of| god, let the cries of those who suffer be heard, and let the bombings and attacks cease. let there be real and decisive progress towards negotiation,

and let the humanitarian corridors be made effective and safe. in the name of god, i ask you to stop the massacre. a strong quake struck off the coast of indonesia's sumatra island, sending residents fleeing from their homes. the epicentre of the 6.7 magnitude earthqake was near the batu islands. it was followed by a series of aftershocks. but there are no reports of damage. actors and directors have been showing their support for ukraine as the awards were handed out at the bafta film awards in london. the power of the dog was named best film, with its directorjane campion taking the best director statu ette. and joanna scanlan was named best actress for her role as a widow uncovering secrets in the british film, after love. our culture editor katie razzall reports.

0vershadowed by war, but back in person, and on the bafta red carpet, small tokens in honour of ukraine. sporting a badge of the ukrainian flag, benedict cumberbatch told the bbc he hopes to open his home to refugees, and wanted to show solidarity with the people of ukraine. we all have to continue to help in any which way we can, whetherfrom donations, housing refugees, all of which i'm looking to do and have done, so, yes. but as some of the movie industry's best known faces came together inside london's royal albert hall, celebrating film took centre stage. pil you know what we should do? period western, the power of the dog, left with awards for best film and best director, though its star lost out to will smith for best actor. neither will smith nor directorjane campion attended the ceremony. benedict cumberbatch collected

the award on her behalf. so bafta, i would like to... dammit, that is my speech! joanna scanlon beat off lady gaga and others for best actress for her role as a muslim convert uncovering her dead husband's secrets and after love. we have to thank bafta, the bbc, bfi, lottery, for making small films get made. thank you, thank you. best supporting actress went to ariana debose for a big film, west side story, and history was made by troy kotsur, as a deaf father whose hearing daughter wants to sing. he is the first deaf actor to win, and has ideas for what comes next. have you considered perhaps a deafjames bond? 008? cheering the sci—fi epic dune took away awards in technical categories,

and kenneth branagh's belfast won 0utstanding british film. all hail the streaming revolution, that all hail the big screen too. it's alive! alive and celebrating 60 years of bond movie—making, with dame shirley bassey. # diamonds are forever. in the biggest night of the british film industry calendar. katie rasool, bbc news. the world of film has been paying tribute to the american actor — william hurt, who has died aged 71. william hurt won an oscar for his role in the 1985 film kiss of the spider woman. in the 1980s, hurt received four academy awards nominations forfilms, including children of a lesser god and broadcast news. more recently, he took up the role of general thaddeus ross in the marvel films franchise. his family said he had died peacefully at home of natural causes. and you can keep up to date with all the news about the war in ukraine on the bbc news website.

0ur correspondents on the ground are posting regular updates to this live page. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. it is mid march, days are getting longer and the sunshine is getting stronger and we will see some of that as we go through the week ahead. a lot of dry weather in the forecast, pretty mild by day in the sunshine. chilly at night still with some patchy mist and fog and there will be some rain this week but it is most likely to be through wednesday. for the here and now, we've got rain clearing to the east. this little area of cloud bringing showers into scotland and down into the south—west. these showers in the south—west may be heavy and thundery. they will drift into the channel coast during the early part of the morning. at the same time, some 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 1a degrees. now, there's going to be a good deal of dry weather around on tuesday as well, with light winds. yes, the weather front will start to move in from the far north—west and we could see a few early morning showers, some patchy mist and fog around but they were clear around —— away quite quickly. a good deal of dry weather, light winds for most so in the sunshine it will feel quite pleasant with highs of 50 degrees. cloud and rain starts a patient from the atlantic, a cold front, behind it bringing in some colder air. but at the same time, we got this very warm air living in from the near continent, and where these two frontal systems will meet, thatis two frontal systems will meet, that is where we are likely to see a real clash with some heavy rain potentially, as much as half an inch likely to fall in some places on wednesday. it is likely to stay dry though through east anglia and south—east england, and by contrast here we could see temperatures peaking at 70 degrees, 63 fahrenheit. the average for this time of year in the south is around 11 celsius. the rain will clear

its way south and east through wednesday night into thursday, and it may well take its time in doing so, and lingerfirst thing across that south—east corner with a ridge of high pressure building in behind. so after a cloudy, damp start across the far south—east, and improving weather story. a little bit of showery rain into the far north—west, not amounting to too much. thursday will see highs of around ten to 30 degrees. a little bit cooler because the wind direction changing slightly, coming in 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. we will have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello, and welcome to this week's edition of the media show. once again, we're going to be talking about ukraine — but this time, through the prism of russian media. we'll be considering what information is available to russians to learn about what their forces are doing in ukraine, and we'll consider how the western media is or isn't choosing to be involved

in that equation.