this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia intensifies its attacks across ukraine, on multiple fronts. this is the result of an airstrike near the city, of lviv. those reaching safety, escaping the besieged city of mariupol, have endured weeks, of russian shelling. translation: there are dead people lying around _ and no one to take them. they just lie there, it shouldn't be like this, someone must intervene. at a rally in moscow, vladimir putin praises what he calls "russia's heroic deeds" in ukraine. joe biden warns his chinese counterpart about the consequences of providing material support to russia.

amid the ongoing war — it seems to be business as usual in space travel. three russian cosmonauts, wearing the colours of the ukrainian flag, have docked at the international space station. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. russia is continuing it's assault on multiple fronts across ukraine. at least 45 people are reported to have been killed in a missile strike on an army barracks in the southern city of mikolyev. fighting has reached the centre of the southern port city of mariupol — where many civilians are still trapped. some of the thousands of civilians who have managed

to leave the city have arrived as refugees in the western city of lviv — although the fighting has spread to the west of the country too. fergal keane reports from lviv. the sense of security here is ebbing. after dawn brought this — a missile strike aimed at an aircraft repair plant. nobody was hurt, but this close to the city, it's shaken nerves. guards were jittery, journalists shoved. "get your cameras away, or i'll break them," a militia man said. people here aren't used to this. the city's mayor reflected the grim mood. translation: there are no safe and dangerous cities. _ today, we are all under attack. this shelling was done from the black sea. no one can predict where the next missiles will fly, so when you hear the sirens,

you have to go to the bomb shelter, you have to take care of your health. thousands were still arriving to escape the war. this the tunnel leading their trains west. many other places of names or death we do not know. these are the first arrivals from bch maria bowl. 350 people. this little boy whose composure is its own statement of determination. after the hell he is left behind. the city

where killing is piled upon killing. she was another arrival, 86 is old, bruised from a fall in a bomb shelter. her granddaughter describe scenes of horror in the city. describe scenes of horror in the ci . ~ ,, �* the city. translation: there are dead people _ the city. translation: there are dead people lying - the city. translation: there are dead people lying around| are dead people lying around nobody to pick them up. it should not be like this. someone must intervene. the city is been wiped from the face of the earth. there is nothing alive. all the roads are shelled. there are trees turned up by their roots. it's like a horror film.— like a horror film. there are now 200 — like a horror film. there are now 200 displaced - like a horror film. there are now 200 displaced people | now 200 displaced people finding shelter. today maria became one of them. the war

comes to lviv from everywhere. maria and her children are from the east. she's a single mother who lost her leg in an explosion at the start of the conflict eight years ago and has now had to flee her home for a second time. translation: a new more _ for a second time. translation: a new more brutal— for a second time. translation: a new more brutal showing - for a second time. translation: a new more brutal showing has i a new more brutal showing has begun, — a new more brutal showing has begun, the civilian populace elation _ begun, the civilian populace elation is suffering. they're showing _ elation is suffering. they're showing all around ukraine now. i want _ showing all around ukraine now. lwant to— showing all around ukraine now. i want to save the lives of my children— i want to save the lives of my children because we have suffered already. we travelled through — suffered already. we travelled through the whole of ukraine, there — through the whole of ukraine, there is— through the whole of ukraine, there is no safe space any more _ there is no safe space any more. , ., there is no safe space any more. , . , .,. more. in lviv they have placed these children _ more. in lviv they have placed these children strollers - more. in lviv they have placed these children strollers and i more. in lviv they have placed these children strollers and al these children strollers and a central square, these children strollers and a centralsquare, one these children strollers and a central square, one for each child killed so far in this war. 109 young lives gone. and more threatened with each passing hour. alya shandra, who's editor in chief of the ukrainian english language website

euromaidan pres says the people of lviv were expecting bomb raids for a couple of days before the city was actually hit. basically, for the last couple of days we've been woken up early in the morning or even shortly after midnight by sirens calling us to the bomb shelters. but usually nothing followed. today however, ten minutes after the sirens sounded we rush with my husband to the bomb shelter and we heard explosions nearby. 0f heard explosions nearby. of course it was much more frightening. the announcement at school told everybody to get in the bomb shelter fast. and then we found out that the target that was hit was located not that far away from us. horse not that far away from us. how would you _ not that far away from us. how would you describe _ not that far away from us. how would you describe the - not that far away from us. how would you describe the move in lviv today and how has it changed over the last few days? well, i wouldn't say that the

mood has changed greatly because we've remain relatively untouched. we have not had civilian infrastructure distraction here unlike the cities in eastern ukraine which are being targeted every day by russian troops. i would say that people are calm and they just carry on, continuing to help the army in whatever way they can. it's really remarkable sense of people doing what they can. and i've recently been at the volunteer centre at the train station. usually people go volunteer when they have free time from work and the volunteers there, they say that maybe i will return to my work now if i have free time from volunteering. i would say that this is one of the dominant moods in the city that people just know that they have to band together, that they have to keep fighting

until victory.— they have to keep fighting untilvicto . . ., until victory. have you thought about leaving _ until victory. have you thought about leaving it _ until victory. have you thought about leaving it all? _ until victory. have you thought about leaving it all? well, - about leaving it all? well, currently _ about leaving it all? well, currently no, _ about leaving it all? well, currently no, i _ about leaving it all? well, currently no, i want - about leaving it all? well, currently no, i want to - about leaving it all? well, | currently no, i want to stay for as long as possible because i want to cover the situation on the ground as much as i can. she is editor in chief of the ukrainian website press. the number of civilian dead in this war following russia's invasion, rises steadily by the day. the united nations says at least 816 civilians have been killed and 1,333 have been wounded. in ukraine, every part of life has been disrupted and changed for everyone from newborns to pensioners. jeremy bowen's been seeing it for himself. behind their statistics of damage and destruction are addresses like this one in kyiv. and people like 0lena.

she's here to see what can be salvaged from the wreckage of her daughter's tiny flat in a block that was badly damaged three days ago. "look," she says, "a fragment of a rocket." luckily, everyone was safe in the shelter. and in the kitchen, 0lena says the fridge, the microwave, the extractor, it's all gone. and there's another piece of rocket in the ceiling. even the shopping was burnt. "my daughter and her husband are newlyweds, we'll get through this." translation: it's bad, very bad. - the russians are supposed to be our closest people. i never expected they could do this to us. we never wanted the war. the neighbour, mikola, came to fix the door the firefighters kicked in. he's been arguing on the phone with his wife's cousin in saint petersburg,

who he's known for 50 years. translation: he told me, "you've been killing - "russians, we did nothing. "0ur putin is a king and a god." i told him a person like that should be in a mental hospital. how could you russians let him be president for so long? so, i said, "we should probably end this conversation." in the other burnt flats in this block, more fragmented lives. people who survived the attack but lost everything that was certain. it is obvious that a young family lived here. war is made up of thousands of incidents like this — not even necessarily involving loss of life, but destroying homes, wrecking everything. personal tragedies, and afterwards, nothing is ever the same.

in the basement of kyiv maternity hospital number three, they're doing their best to make it better, but it's hard. a baby born to a surrogate mother was being picked up by a doctor, dressed to protect. "we're strong," says the woman in ukrainian, who'd carried the baby. herfriend, who'd done the same for another couple, agreed in russian. they wanted their identities hidden before travelling back together to the war zones in the east. the doctor took the baby girl, whose parents are german, to a safe place we agreed not to identify. paid surrogacy is legal here, but biological parents have to brave the war zone to reach their new babies. 20 new babies are being looked after in a clean and warm basement. they're waiting for parents who've got to come a long way — brazil and china, as well as from europe. they're short staffed, the nurses don't get time off. "we try to love them

as if they were ours, until their mothers and fathers can get here", said antonina. translation: we just used to teach the parents - to look after the babies. now it's completely different. we take care of them. and they were doing that, loving care for strangers' babies in a war zone. but what a way to begin a life. the doctors in combat gear went out to collect another newborn. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. vladimir putin has praised russia's "unity," over what he calls the country's "special operation," in ukraine, and he thanked russia's military. his comments came in a public speech, to a packed stadium in moscow. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has sent us this report. "your president needs you," they'd been told, and they came. some with flags and fervour.

russia! ..0thers with the letter z that has been painted on military vehicles in ukraine. "i'm a patriot," says this woman. "if our government is fighting in ukraine, it must be necessary. " not everyone was so excited at attending a kremlin rally. we have spoken to a few people who said they were either forced to come here by their employers or promised the day off if they would come. but no one would go on camera. inside the stadium, where the world cup final had been four years ago, this time. vladimir putin! ..it was president putin out in the middle. 0n the anniversary of russia's annexation of crimea, he gave a pep talk to his people

about events in ukraine. translation: we can see how our soldiers are acting and fighting in this operation. shoulder to shoulder, they help and support one another. but what happens to russians who call it an unjust war? this. the letter z and offensive graffiti have been sprayed outside apartments of people criticising the offensive. this journalist was among those targeted. this week, she heard her president railing against traitors and prowestern some. she fears that from now on, anyone disagreeing with the authorities will be treated as an enemy of the state. translation: they see people like me as a worthless - part of society.

police and mps call us parasites and freeloaders who are working against the country. and i'm called a traitor, of course, like they wrote on my door, as if i don't want russia to win. but i don't want our country to be fighting. there's something rather sinister about what's happening here. russia's president is dividing the nation into us and them, into patriots and traitors. vladimir putin is looking for scapegoats, looking for someone to blame for the economic problems ahead, so that russians don't blame him. the kremlin creating an alternative reality, portraying russia as a besieged fortress under attack at home and abroad. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. our top stories this hour. russia intensifies its attacks across ukraine, on multiple fronts. this is the result

of an airstrike near the city, of lviv. at a rally in moscow, vladimir putin praises what he calls "russia's heroic deeds" in ukraine. president biden has warned his chinese counterpart xi jingping that beijing would face consequences if china supports russia's war in ukraine and provides weapons. the nearly 2 hour long video call was the first contact between the two leaders since the invasion began. according to chinese state media, mr xi said that both china and the us had a responsibility to ensure world peace. china hasn't condemned the invasion and says it wants to remain neutral. peter bowes is in los angeles. good to see you. what message was president biden trying to pass along to china today? president biden was trying to pass along the message and

indeed the concerns of the west that china might get involved in this crisis in the war in ukraine by providing support for russia whether that support, financial support to help them get sanctions imposed or whether it's military support through the supply of military hardware. this was a call according to the white house that principle he was for president biden to set out his case to explain where we are now and not necessarily looking for answers or indeed every sponsors from presidents xi. we are not aware that there was a response from president xi. there's not much we know about this call. we know as far as the us is concerned president biden laid out the implications and consequences should china provide material support. what we don't know and what the white house senior officials

have refused to do in the hours after this meeting is provide any detail as to what those consequences would be, what kind of potential sanctions could be imposed.- kind of potential sanctions could be imposed. have there been any _ could be imposed. have there been any indications - could be imposed. have there been any indications of - could be imposed. have there been any indications of how. been any indications of how this message was received by china? ~ ., �* ., ., , this message was received by china? ., ., , , ., china? we don't have any strong indication from _ china? we don't have any strong indication from this _ china? we don't have any strong indication from this call - china? we don't have any strong indication from this call or- indication from this call or indeed from chinese officials response to it. the only response to it. the only response really was that president xijinping expressed his opposition to sanctions, obviously sanctions have been imposed by the united states and its nato allies. resident xijinping saying that sanctions will only hurt ordinary people. what we don't know is the next step as far as china is concerned. that is what's crucial in theirs. certainly from the us side, they have characterised the situation now is a wait and see

situation. let's wait and see what china does next. and determine the next move as far as the us according to the chinese response.- as the us according to the chinese response. what about the state of — chinese response. what about the state of the _ chinese response. what about the state of the relationship . the state of the relationship between china and the united states at the moment? we note that that relationship _ states at the moment? we note that that relationship has - states at the moment? we note that that relationship has been i that that relationship has been tested for other reasons in weeks and months and years and especially trade. these wishes didn't weigh particularly large in this conversation. we also know that historically president biden and mr xi jinping know each other well. and in terms of being world leaders in getting involved in conversation, they seem to have a reasonably good relationship. i think they would probably, this certainly the us side, they understand each other. which in a situation like this would generally be seen as a positive when the us is delivering a very strong message to china. thank you

very much — message to china. thank you very much for— message to china. thank you very much forjoining - message to china. thank you very much forjoining us - message to china. thank you j very much forjoining us from los angeles. amid the ongoing war — it seems to be business as usual in space travel. three russian cosmonauts have arrived at the international space station after blasting off from kazakhstan earlier today. first through the hatch is denise. first through the hatch is denise. their soyuz capsule has docked with the space station in orbit, and in a few days time will return to earth carrying two cosmonauts and a us astronaut who's spent more than 356 days in space. that's despite concern that tensions between america and russia over the war in ukraine might lead to a breakdown in collaboration between the two countries. rich cooper is vice president of space foundation — an american non—profit which supports education and collaboration for space exploration. he says whilst today's mission is business as usual, it is a tricky time for relations between space faring nations.

there is certainly concerns about what's going on in the world. while these are not what we would like to consider in normal times there are normal relationships that go on with the persons who have been working the day—to—day operations of the international space station. from a working level of the united states and russia as well as eats international partners, this is something that's been going on for decades. literally starting with the shuttle beer programme with the shuttle beer programme with nasa and its russian partners really started to learn and understand how to work together in space. because working together in space literally saves lives. it saves the lives of all of the crew and it's a very dependent relationship, one that is built on talent and respect but also capability that we have seen in operation now and again for over 20 years. the thing that i think is important for people to understand is that there are

90 countries today that are operating in space. 0n 90 countries today that are operating in space. on top of those 90 countries you have hundreds if not thousands of companies. that's an incredibly new dynamic that is in this global space ecosystem. that's would become. it's become a global space ecosystem with government commercial, military research, all of these parties played a role in space. so there are certainly competitions between nations and companies there are also options that countries and companies can explore to do the things that they want to do in orbit or beyond.— orbit or beyond. rich cooper from the _ orbit or beyond. rich cooper from the space _ orbit or beyond. rich cooper from the space foundation. l ballet stars from aroundthe world are rehearsing for a gala, performance in london this weekend. funds from the charity event — which is being held at the coliseum in covent garden — are being donated to the disasters emergency committee — which is providing aid to people fleeing ukraine. tolu adayoye reports. uniting against war through the

arts for the royal ballet principal will be among those performing. former ballet star, ukrainian is one of the artistic directors of the show. his mother recently arrived in the uk having escaped the conflict. it the uk having escaped the conflict. ., ~ , the uk having escaped the conflict. . ,, , ., _ conflict. it takes long time by road and then _ conflict. it takes long time by road and then flying - conflict. it takes long time by road and then flying from - road and then flying from hungary in the end. a very happy that she is safe and she will be here at the performance. 0ther will be here at the performance. other members of family are still in ukraine. it is difficult. 0ne can't really quite describe. in a way producing this in two weeks distracted me from what's happening. distracted me from what's happening-— distracted me from what's happening. distracted me from what's haueninu. ., ,., happening. the collar is at the london coliseum, _ happening. the collar is at the london coliseum, 200 - happening. the collar is at the london coliseum, 200 to - happening. the collar is at the j london coliseum, 200 to have thousand tickets were sold in 48 hours. the wages usual rental fees it will also support the events musically. there will be dancers from across the world including

brazil, japan, argentina, france, the uk as well as russia. ~ france, the uk as well as russia-— france, the uk as well as russia. ~ ., ,, ., , ., russia. we would like to show that russia — russia. we would like to show that russia doesn't _ russia. we would like to show that russia doesn't equal- that russia doesn't equal aggression, russia does not equal what's happening now, doesn't mean support for this war. it should not be thrown away or cancelled. i love my russian friends.— russian friends. romanian ballet star _ russian friends. romanian ballet star has _ russian friends. romanian | ballet star has co-directed. ballet star has co—directed. she trained alongside yvonne in kyiv and will be performing at the gala. i kyiv and will be performing at the aala. ., , �* kyiv and will be performing at the aala. .,, �* ., the gala. i hope i'm not getting _ the gala. i hope i'm not getting it _ the gala. i hope i'm not getting it to _ the gala. i hope i'm not getting it to emotionall the gala. i hope i'm not. getting it to emotional on saturday but part of us is dancing _ saturday but part of us is dancing out there on stage and hope _ dancing out there on stage and hope the — dancing out there on stage and hope the message were going to send _ hope the message were going to send with— hope the message were going to send with this is though we are dancers, — send with this is though we are dancers, we are musicians, we are human _ dancers, we are musicians, we are human beings. and all we want — are human beings. and all we want to— are human beings. and all we want to do— are human beings. and all we want to do is do the little bit that— want to do is do the little bit that we _ want to do is do the little bit that we can. i choose not to stand — that we can. i choose not to stand try— that we can. i choose not to stand by thinking it's nothing icah— stand by thinking it's nothing i can do— stand by thinking it's nothing i can do about it, it's overwhelming, i have no power, to say— overwhelming, i have no power, to say there is something i can do and — to say there is something i can

do and int _ to say there is something i can do and i'm doing it right now. let's — do and i'm doing it right now. let's not _ do and i'm doing it right now. let's not think we have no power _ tolu adayoye with that report on this weekend's ballet, charity gala — for ukriane. three bids have been made to buy the english premier league club chelsea which was put up for sale by its billionaire russian owner, roman abramovich earlier this month. mr abramovich was sanctioned by the british government last week after officials said he had proven links to vladimir putin. he's always denied the link but put the club up for sale amid russia's invasion of ukraine. the three bidders are the british property tycoon nick candy, chicago cubs owners the ricketts family and the pairing of sir martin broughton and sebastian coe the president of world athletics. chelsea have been allowed to continue operations under special licence, but mr abramovich cannot profit from the sale. thank you for your company here on bbc news. to stay with us. bye for now.

hello. it's 17 and half degrees celsius on friday it was the warmest day of the year so far. no surprise really because the marks on china is strengthening and there was barely any cloud to block that sunshine out during the course of friday. it will be a similar story through the day ahead. with the high pressure sitting around for the foreseeable certainly through the weekend and beyond, i suspect we will see higher than 17 and a half degrees celsius. fairly brisk wind around at least for the first part of the weekend there may well be one or two showers by sunday. but for the most part, because that high—pressure across the uk it will stay dry and fine and as the women start to weaken into three—week temperatures will

rise, it'll be really quite warm and feel quite warm in that strengthening march sunshine. a chilly start on saturday and some patchy fog around. the frost is more likely across northern and eastern areas, not as widespread as friday morning and the fog won't be but they will be pockets around potentially, we've seen some in northern island northern and eastern island a few other spots as well. 0therwise eastern island a few other spots as well. otherwise it looks like a sunny day on saturday but a fairly brisk wind. breezy is certainly that we saw during friday. that wind will be strong and gusty particularly across western areas but coming in off the north sea as well it will have an effect on temperatures there. it's also coinciding with spring tides or with the potential overtopping of the ways but strong against the winds across the south west peninsula. fun in the western areas in the cells as well gusting at 30 to 48 mph. coming off the north sea at this time off the north sea at this time of year many will see temperatures at their lowest. that will obviously hold the temperature right on the goes down at 15 or 16 as we saw

friday but we could actually see 18 in the northwest highlands with some shelter here from the breeze. clearly we may get about 17 and a half during the day ahead. more likely saturday i think then sunday. sunday looks like it will be slightly cooler that's because will have more clout. a colder start, because will have more clout. a colderstart, more because will have more clout. a colder start, more widespread falls sunday morning and morphed fog around. we got back to clear. the winds are coming in from the esop actually rose bring in the west to enact risk of showers and more clout into southern and eastern areas and work hard into the west. with more clout around it may well be a little cooler than saturday.

this is bbc news, the headlines... russia has intensified its attacks across ukraine. this was the result of an air strike near the city of lviv. in the southern city of mykolaiv — dozens of people have been killed in a russian missile strike on an army base. fighting has reached the centre of the southern port city of mariupol, both sides have confirmed. many civilians are still trapped in the city, with more than 80% of residential buildings either damaged or destroyed. the white house says president biden has warned china there will be consequences if it supports russia in the war in ukraine. joe biden held talks with his chinese counterpart, xi jinping, for the first time since the invasion three weeks ago.