this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk, and around the world. no let—up in russia's bombardment of ukraine. the centre of kyiv has been shaken by two large explosions. some escape from the besieged city of mariupol, but for those left behind, the situation remains desperate. the number of people fleeing the country grows ever higher, most heading to poland. we'll be live in warsaw. as covid cases rise in china, the asian markets stumble — how bad will this latest

wave of the virus be? the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, has said that negotiations with russia will continue on tuesday, via video link. he described the talks�* progress so far as "pretty good". but the reality of events on the ground in ukraine continue to tell a very different, and destructive, story. the centre of the capital, kyiv, has been shaken by two large explosions. these pictures capture a projectile in the sky over kyiv early on tuesday morning. it's not clear whether it was a russian strike, orfiring from ukrainian air defence systems. over the past days, air strikes have been getting closer to the centre of the capital. residents have continued preparations for a potential siege. jeremy bowen has

the latest from kyiv. the attack happened not long before dawn. it could have been worse for the residents. many had gone to the shelters. kyiv is feeling the pressure of the war much more sharply. speaks ukrainian. "it's a tragedy, and he's an idiot," he said, meaning putin. "i ask the whole world to help," said jelena, "to make these non—humans disappearfrom our ukraine." survival can be about saving a few precious things, as well as a life. kyiv�*s defenders are trying to keep russian artillery out of range, but this was a missile fired from further away and much harder to stop. they're also very powerful. the explosion took lives and destroyed more ukrainian homes.

this is the nightmare for the city — more attacks like this, and of course, they're vulnerable to missile strikes. but kyiv is big, and it's sprawling, and the defenders have many advantages, which they're using. prayers aren't all they have. problems for the russians include rivers, notjust the mighty dnipro running through kyiv, but its tributaries and large areas of marshland that can hold up and bog down armies. at their headquarters, the generals running kyiv�*s defence invited us to their war room, and they sounded confident, like their president. they're tracking the two main russian thrusts, from the east and from the north—west, which they said are being attacked, and have barely moved. we've heard a lot about this long russian convoy that was to the north—west of the city — what's happened to that?

translation: that was a week ago, the big column. _ our military hit it. they moved a bit, but they never did anything that we felt in kyiv. what do you think the russians actually want to do with this city? do they want to come into the city and conquer it or do they want to encircle it? maybe they want to encircle the city, but i don't think they have enough soldiers, and they understand that in kyiv, around 20,000 people have received weapons, and the city is fortified. attacking will cost them very large losses. as we were talking, another missile exploded, not far from the first one. it might have been brought down by air defence. a trolley bus conductor was killed. ukrainian military success has surprised their friends and their enemies, but the russians have not turned anything like their full force on this capital city yet. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv.

city authorities in the key port city of mariupol say that civilian deaths have risen above 2,100 and mass graves have been dug to bury the dead. it is being reported that a pregnant woman, who was pictured fleeing after an attack on the city's maternity hospital last week, has died, along with her baby. a convoy of about 160 vehicles did manage to leave the besieged city on monday — but it has yet to reach ukraine—controlled territory. progress has been halted by the nightly curfew. from southern ukraine, andrew harding reports. a drone's—eye view of a city in agony. mariupol burning. apartment blocks in ruins after two weeks of unrelenting russian bombardments.

there is no drinking water and any medication for more than one week. another big problem is for people who died because of lack of medication. many people who were killed, they're just lying on the ground. and today, we learned that among the dead is the woman on the stretcher in this now infamous picture. it was taken in the immediate aftermath of a russian attack last week on a maternity hospital in mariupol. her name is not known. it's understood she begged medics to let her die if that would help them save her unborn child. both died this weekend. as for the living, this was reportedly filmed yesterday in a cellar in mariupol. "the planes are flying overhead," she says, "dropping bombs, scaring the children. "please organise a humanitarian corridor "to help our children escape."

today, a few hundred people were able to drive to safety, but that's a drop in the ocean. well, it's...it�*s about two sides that need to come to the same terms. they need to find together an agreement. and if that doesn't happen? well, if that doesn't happen, knowing already how dire the situation is for the population inside the city, we can only be extremely concerned for the life of all those people. mariupol is a big, important city, and the russians need to capture it to help their advance here into southern ukraine, and their tactics are becoming brutally familiar. if you can't seize a city, then simply flatten it, whatever the cost in human lives. and so, the pounding of mariupol goes on. a city of 500,000 people trapped in a nightmare. andrew harding, bbc news,

in southern ukraine. the main evening news on russia's flagship channel one has been disrupted by a protest against the war on ukraine. a woman employee ran behind the newsreader, carrying a sign with the text: "no war." 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. in russia, tv is tightly controlled to transmit the kremlin line. but look what happened tonight, live on the main evening news. a woman runs onto the set to condemn russia's onslaught in ukraine. she's marina 0vsyannikova, a channel 0ne editor. the sign reads, "no war, stop the war, don't believe the propaganda, they're lying to you here, russians against war." speaks russian. before her protest, she'd recorded this message.

"russia was committing a crime in ukraine," she said, and vladimir putin was responsible. this is russian tv normally — on—message, pro—putin. tv channels here don't call what russia's doing in ukraine a "war." they say it's a "special military operation." but critical voices have been creeping in. on a popular talk show, this film director says he can't imagine russia taking cities like kyiv, and warns that close allies like china and india might distance themselves from russia. but this is more than just criticism. it's a direct challenge — one woman taking on the kremlin. quite extraordinary. i have never seen anything like that here.

what it shows is that, despite the kremlin�*s almost total control of the media, it's still struggling to persuade some people within the system that what the kremlin is doing is right. as for marina 0vsyannikova, she has reportedly been detained by police, and the tv channel, channel one russia, has launched an internal investigation. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg in yuroslav, russia. the european union has announced it's approved a fourth set of sanctions against russia. france, which currently holds the eu presidency, said the measures targeted individuals and entities involved in aggression against ukraine, along with sectors of the russian economy. diplomatic sources told the reuters news agency they would include a ban on imports of russian steel and iron, an export ban on luxury goods and a ban on investment in the energy sector. a steady stream of refugees have made their way to safety since the war began, and 1.8 million of them have headed for poland. charities and ngos are ready

and waiting to give them hot food and warm clothing, and to help them find somewhere to live. victoria magnyuzevska is a volunteer with the open dialogue foundation, which has been arranging transport and accommodation for refugees since the conflict began and shejoins me now from warsaw. a warm welcome to you, joining and slow from warsaw. just tell us, how is it all going?- us, how is it all going? polish society is— us, how is it all going? polish society is mostly _ us, how is it all going? polish society is mostly mobilised i us, how is it all going? polishj society is mostly mobilised to help ukrainian refugees, and right now we have managed to find a place for about 1000 families from ukraine. 50 find a place for about 1000 families from ukraine. so that is our families from ukraine. so that is your organisation _ families from ukraine. so that is your organisation that - families from ukraine. so that is your organisation that has l is your organisation that has done that alone, found homes

for 1000 families? i done that alone, found homes for1000 families? i mean, that in itself is a huge achievement, isn't it, in three weeks? . , , ., weeks? yeah, exactly, but also eve one weeks? yeah, exactly, but also everyone is— weeks? yeah, exactly, but also everyone is trying _ weeks? yeah, exactly, but also everyone is trying to _ weeks? yeah, exactly, but also everyone is trying to help - everyone is trying to help however they can, privately. yeah. sojust however they can, privately. yeah. so just talk us through the conditions, because of course 1.8 million is a huge numberfor poland to course 1.8 million is a huge number for poland to try and handle. you are there, as are other organisations. what other conditions like for them currently, when they arrive? well, for refugees, there is warm food waiting, warm clothing, hygiene products, there are a lot of volunteers who are able to communicate in russian and ukrainian to communicate with the refugees, and a lot of ngos can be found at the central point, to allow them to locate refugees and specific ngos and locate them homes. �* ., , .,

homes. and where are you caettin homes. and where are you getting your _ homes. and where are you getting your supplies - homes. and where are you getting your supplies want| homes. and where are you i getting your supplies want to give all these refugees hot food, warm clothing, sanitary products, that kind of thing? it all comes through crowdfunding and the mobilisation of society. we also take a lot of donations from people from outside of poland. but it is all crowdfunding.- poland. but it is all crowdfunding. poland. but it is all crowdfundina. �* crowdfunding. and when you say ou have crowdfunding. and when you say you have managed _ crowdfunding. and when you say you have managed to _ crowdfunding. and when you say you have managed to rehouse i you have managed to rehouse 1000 families, where have they gone? 1000 families, where have they one? , ., . ., 1000 families, where have they one? , ., _, ., gone? they are coming to the rivate gone? they are coming to the private houses _ gone? they are coming to the private houses of _ gone? they are coming to the private houses of the - gone? they are coming to the private houses of the people i gone? they are coming to the| private houses of the people in poland. polish families are putting their homes for ukrainian refugees, and as i said, almost everybody right now is trying to help, and most of my friends as i know have a ukrainianfamily of my friends as i know have a ukrainian family with them. you have been _ ukrainian family with them. you have been involved with this right from the beginning of the invasion. there must be exhausting. is it? it invasion. there must be exhausting. is it?- exhausting. is it? it is exhausting _ exhausting. is it? it is exhausting to - exhausting. is it? it is exhausting to see - exhausting. is it? it is exhausting to see the | exhausting. is it? it 3 exhausting to see the struggle in the long journey they have

had to go through, but the message from the ukrainians is always clear, we are strong, we will go back. so this is also very heart—warming a lot of the time. very heart-warming a lot of the time. �* ., , ., ., very heart-warming a lot of the time. �* ., i. ., , , time. and do you get a sense from those — time. and do you get a sense from those who _ time. and do you get a sense from those who come - time. and do you get a sense from those who come to - time. and do you get a sense i from those who come to poland what their hopes are? i mean, are a lot of them trying to travel through poland to other countries?— countries? yes, yes. that is estimated — countries? yes, yes. that is estimated that _ countries? yes, yes. that is estimated that around - countries? yes, yes. that is estimated that around 1 - countries? yes, yes. that is i estimated that around 1 million of the refugees stay in poland, the rest will travel to other countries. as i said, most of the conversations i had to come of the people from ukraine were hoping to go back to their homes at some point. they were even assuring that this will happen. so they are very much strong. happen. so they are very much stronu. ., happen. so they are very much stronu. . , . , strong. yeah, it is incredible that ou strong. yeah, it is incredible that you should _ strong. yeah, it is incredible that you should say - strong. yeah, it is incredible that you should say that, - strong. yeah, it is incredible i that you should say that, when you look at the devastation, and how the bombardment is flattening towns and cities, that they still hope they can go back home.—

go back home. exactly. it is very heart-warming - go back home. exactly. it is very heart-warming and - go back home. exactly. it is| very heart-warming and very very heart—warming and very inspiring. very heart-warming and very inspiring-— inspiring. mckay, well, victoria. _ inspiring. mckay, well, victoria, we _ inspiring. mckay, well, victoria, we appreciatej inspiring. mckay, well, - victoria, we appreciate you getting up early, we know you are tired and talking to us here on the bbc. it is very good and encouraging to hear what is going on to help the refugees flowing into poland currently. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: hitting the right note — the concert in new york offering solace and support to the people of ukraine. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack.

the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: no let—up in russia's bombardment of ukraine. the centre of kyiv has been shaken by two large explosions. some escape from the besieged

city of mariupol, but for those left behind, the situation remains desperate. more on ukraine to come, but, first, china has reported 5,280 new coronavirus cases, the highest number in two yea rs. china has sealed off an entire province in response to the surge in cases. more than 20 million residents ofjilin in the country's north east have been banned from leaving the region. the southern tech hub of shenzhen has also been shut down. asian stocks fell further on the announcement of the new figures. shelley phelps reports. workers in hazmat suits sealing off the streets of shanghai as china battles to control its worst coronavirus outbreak and the biggest threat to the country's zero covid approach for two years.

across the financial hub schools, parks and cinemas have closed and restrictions have been placed on travel. residents say they aren't panicking but they are preparing. translation: | think - the epidemic this year is worse than the first year but we shanghai people aren't really panicking unlike the first year when everyone was panicking. now no—one is panicking and their attention to self protection is quite good. many people have food and vegetables stored at home just in case their community or office suddenly locks down. in changchun, the capital of the north—eastern jilin province, this huge exhibition centre has been turned into a temporary hospital after the city's 9 million strong population was ordered into lockdown last friday. the surge in cases, particularly in the tech hub of shenzhen, is being felt on the stock markets. this is a serious problem for much of the us manufacturing.

you look at a company like apple who has been able to weather the storm of supply chain issues, but if you see foxconn shutting down again, this is going to tighten up the supply for many of our electronic products. and today's new coronavirus case numbers won't do anything to boost confidence. at almost 5,300, that's the highest number in two yea rs. but despite calls from some scientists for china to coexist with the virus like other nations, the government has made clear mass lockdowns are still on the table. shelley phelps, bbc news. markets in shanghai and hong kong down on the story, the hang seng down 3.5%, i'll be talking to a leading markets analyst about the impact of this in about 15 minutes. a bbc investigation has

uncovered new evidence about a corrupt deal that made roman abramovich�*s fortune. the chelsea owner made billions buying an oil company from the russian government and then selling it back for 50 times the price. roman abramovich was sanctioned by the uk government last week because of his links to vladimir putin. he denies being close to the russian president and his lawyers say allegations of corruption are false. richard bilton reports. this is russia's wild east, the oilfields of siberia. it's where roman abramovich made much of his fortune. back in the �*90s, he had a plan. the idea was simple, persuade the russian government to combine some of the vast state oil facilities, create a giant new company, and then sell it off. the price and the sale would be agreed with in advance, and the lucky buyer would be roman abramovich. and that is what happened.

mr abramovich took control of the company called sibneft in a rigged auction. he ended up paying around $250 million. ten years later he sold it back to the government for a staggering $13 billion. that is corruption. this is what you call corruption. roman abramovich has stolen money from russia, billions of dollars of money of russian taxpayers. a confidential source has given us information about the corrupt sibneft deal. we were told the details were copied from files held on mr abramovich by russian law enforcement agencies, and then translated into english. now, we can't verify that but checks with other sources back up many of the details. the document says, those investigating the sibneft sale wanted to charge mr abramovich with a $2.7 billion fraud:

the secret document also suggests roman abramovich was protected by the former russian president, boris yeltsin. it says law enforcement files on mr abramovich were moved to the kremlin, and an investigation was stopped by the president. we showed the secret documents and court papers from a legal case where mr abramovich talked about his dealings in russia, to a leading expert on dirty money. the material that i've seen suggests that the whole of the acquisition of or the creation of the sibneft wealth in the hands of abramovich is as a result of corruption. it reeks of illegality. mr abramovich�*s lawyers deny he was protected by boris yeltsin. they say there is no basis

for alleging he has amassed very substantial wealth through criminality. sanctioned by the uk government last week, roman abramovich�*s secret past is finally catching up with him. richard bilton, bbc news. new york's metropolitan opera held a special concert for ukraine monday night to offer solace and support to the country and its people. the performance was broadcast live internationally, including into ukraine. the proceeds from the sold—out performance will be donated to charities helping those in ukraine with relief efforts. the bbc�*s new york correspondent nada tawfik was there. at the famed 0pera at the famed opera house of the met show of solidarity with ukraine. in response to the haunting scenes from its besieged cities, ukraine's people and dignitary honoured with special performances. it began with the ukrainian national anthem sung by the

best baritone as he stood centrestage with his hand over his heart. it centrestage with his hand over his heart. , , , , .,, his heart. it inspires people to see how _ his heart. it inspires people to see how other _ his heart. it inspires people to see how other countries, that before didn't know ukrainian and how they are singing this, it's so powerful, you know?— you know? the orchestra and chorus moving _ you know? the orchestra and chorus moving seamlessly i chorus moving seamlessly through a prayer for ukraine, wagner, beattie and strauss. the general manager said the programme was assembled to include programmes of healing. when something requires urgent action, we act urgently. we put this together at a weeks notice. ., ~' .,

this together at a weeks notice. ., ~ ., ,, ., notice. the work on display at the metropolitan _ notice. the work on display at the metropolitan is _ notice. the work on display at the metropolitan is always - the metropolitan is always extraordinary, the emotion from tonight's performance came from a world away, from ukrainians fighting for their lives and their freedom.— fighting for their lives and their freedom. . ., , ., ., their freedom. the combination of bein: their freedom. the combination of being overwhelmed - their freedom. the combination of being overwhelmed by - their freedom. the combination of being overwhelmed by grief, | of being overwhelmed by grief, what was going on in my country where my parents are right now, and also, absolutely overwhelming feeling of gratitude towards support and love that we are embraced with. certainly is an american we want — certainly is an american we want to— certainly is an american we want to do more than what we are doing _ want to do more than what we are doing now, it's a helpless feeling — are doing now, it's a helpless feelina. �* ., ., ., , feeling. and for the finale, as a tribute to _ feeling. and for the finale, as a tribute to the _ feeling. and for the finale, as a tribute to the ukraine - feeling. and for the finale, as a tribute to the ukraine eu i a tribute to the ukraine eu aspirations... beethoven's ode to joy, the aspirations... beethoven's ode tojoy, the european emblem. a lot more for you on bbc news,

all the top business stories, including a look at how markets are reacting to the rise in infections, covid—19 infections infections, covid—19 infections in china, obviously. hello. more of you should spend the day dry on tuesday. there will be some wet weather around, admittedly, that's going to be mainly towards parts of western scotland and, later, northern ireland. but even as we start the day, one or two isolated showers to eastern parts of england. that's from this weather front just working its way northwards, and a little ridge of high pressure, though, across most of the country before we see this weather front gradually work its way in from the west. and it's that which will bring the wetter weather to western scotland, northern ireland, but keep temperatures above freezing to start the day. a touch of frost is possible just about anywhere, but a bright enough start for many. a few isolated showers through east anglia and the east midlands, drifting their way northwards into yorkshire through the day. much of england and wales varying amounts of sunshine, best of which will be in the morning. some sunny spells east of scotland. northern ireland,

isolated shower. but it's western scotland and to the west of northern ireland where it will turn wetter, quite breezy for a time during the morning. that breeze though will help to break up the cloud to eastern scotland. temperatures in the north on or around 7—8 degrees, but in the sunshine further south, a pleasant spring day, up to around 15 or 16 celsius. then as we go into the night and through to wednesday morning, clearer conditions develop towards western scotland, northern ireland, as showers push their way eastwards. so, here, we will see a frost to start wednesday. a milder start elsewhere, and that's because there'll be a lot more cloud around to start the day. that's because we've got to the south of us storm celia across parts of spain and portugal, throwing up these weather fronts and potentially a little bit of saharan dust across the south—east during the day. butjust notice across england and wales, whilst there could be a few breaks in the cloud, particularly into the west, the cloud amounts often large, outbreaks of rain around and they will be a bit more heavy, more persistent, developing through the day, particularly through central and eastern parts of england. by contrast, scotland, northern ireland lose the early showers, sunshine comes out. brighter afternoon to wales and parts of north—west england,

but cooler here, whereas we could still see up to around 15 degrees in the south—east corner. that milder air, with it the saharan dust and the rain, pushes out into the north sea as we go through the night into thursday. another chilly start on thursday. touch of frost around. much of england and wales will be dry and bright. showers or a greater chance of them in north wales, northern england on thursday. and sunshine and shower day for scotland and northern ireland. a bit chilly here. temperatures climbing again further south, and as we go through the rest of the week, well, it does look like with high pressure building, plenty of blue skies and sunshine into the weekend. see you soon.

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