welcome to bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: russia intensifies its attacks across ukraine on multiple fronts. this is the result of an air strike near the city of lviv. those reaching safety, escaping the besieged city of mariupol, have endured weeks, of russian shelling. —— of mariupol, have endured weeks of russian shelling. translation: there are dead eo - le translation: there are dead peeple lying _ translation: there are dead people lying around _ translation: there are dead people lying around and - translation: there are dead | people lying around and no-one people lying around and no—one to take them. theyjust lie there. it should not be like this. someone must intervene. empty prams lined up in central lviv — one for every child killed since the attack on ukraine began. at a rally in moscow, vladimir putin praises what he calls "russia's heroic deeds" in ukraine. solidarity in space: three russian cosmonauts have arrived at the international space station, but are they wearing the

colours of ukraine? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia is continuing its assault on multiple fronts across ukraine with one of the latest attacks, a missile strike on an army barracks in the southern city of mykolaiv. reports suggest at least 45 ukrainian soldiers were killed. earlier, there was an attack on an aircraft repair plant in relatively unscathed western ukraine, near the city of lviv. there were no casualties. lviv has been receiving hundreds of refugees from mariupol in the south, with many saying russia is trying to wipe the city off the face of the earth. but amid the darkness, the authorities there say 130 people have been rescued from the bomb shelter under

the city's theatre that was attacked two days ago. our special correspondent fergal keane has the very latest. the sense of security here is ebbing after dawn brought this — a missile strike aimed at an aircraft repair plant. siren wails. 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. and thousands were still arriving here today to escape the war. this, the tunnel leading to their trains west. it's been three weeks exactly since i first stood in this tunnel and watched people queueing to escape the war. still, they come, from mariupol, from kharkiv, from kyiv, from bucha, from kherson, and many other places whose names or deaths we do not know. these are the first arrivals from besieged mariupol — 350 people. this little boy, whose composure is its own statement of determination after the hell he has left behind. a city where killing is piled upon killing.

maria was another arrival from mariupol. 86 years old, bruised from a fall in a bomb shelter. her granddaughter described scenes of horror in the city. 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. the city's been wiped from the face of the earth. there is nothing alive. all the roads are shelled. there are trees torn out by their roots. it's like a horror film. there are now 200,000 displaced people finding shelter in lviv and today, maria became one of them. the war comes to lviv from everywhere.

maria and her children are from avdiivka in 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 the second time. translation: a new, more brutal shelling has begun. . the civilian population is suffering. there is shelling all around ukraine now. suffered already. we travelled through the whole of ukraine. there is no safe space any more. in lviv, they've placed these children's strollers in a central square — one for each child killed so far in this war. 109 young lives gone, and more threatened with each passing hour. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv.

more than a0 people are believed to have died in a russian missile attack on a ukrainian army barracks in mykolaiv. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet says it's an extremely strategic city and crucial to russia's plans to control the black sea coast. it's in the south, close to the black sea coast and it has been on the front line for many weeks and some of its neighbourhoods around the edges are under incessant russian shelling but today, an army barracks on the north of the city appears to have taken a direct hit from russian missiles. a ukrainian mp told us dozens were wounded and dozens were killed. at a base which was being used to train ukrainian soldiers. and this comes after ukrainian armed forces repelled a major russian advance on goliath but they will try again. —— mykolaiv. mykolaiv matters to moscow. it stands on the way of the magnificent city of 0desa, ukraine was the biggest port, and prior to the swathe of land along the south that russia

wants to take for a land corridor. principally between two areas, crimea and eastern ukraine it already controls, regarded as the minimum president putin would want to take away from this war. at the other end, murray europol. the city bombarded —— mariupol. besieged. a byword now for human suffering in ukraine. the fighting their has now reached the city centre, a city centre which, it said, no longer exists. it has been smashed. to smithereens. lister set. —— lyse doucet. 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 newly—weds. "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, l "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, isaid, "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 no. 3, 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. the white house says president biden has warned china of the consequences if it gives support to russia in its war against ukraine. mr biden and his chinese counterpart xijinping discussed the war in a video conversation lasting

almost two hours. beijing said that during the call, mr xi criticised the economic measures that the us and its allies have imposed on russia since the invasion, saying sanctions only hurt ordinary people. 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... all chant: russia! ..others with the letter z, that's 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. well, we've have spoken to a quite a few people who said they were either forced to come here by their employers or promised the day off if they would come here, but no—one would go on camera. cheering. 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, the kremlin leader gave a patriotic 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. journalist anna was among those targeted. this week, she heard her president railing against traitors and pro—western scum. 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. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: dancing for ukraine — ballet stars from around the world are uniting for a gala performance at the london coliseum this weekend. 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: russia has intensified its attacks across ukraine on multiple fronts.

this is the result of an air strike near the city of lviv. at a rally in moscow, vladimir putin has praised what he called russia's heroic deeds in ukraine. the world food programme is warning that food supply chains in ukraine are now collapsing. the russian invasion has severely disrupted the ability to transport food both inside and outside the country. aid agencies have been trying to fill the gap, but it is proving to be a mammoth task according to one official. for more on this i'm joined now byjulie marshall, senior spokesperson with the world food programme. thank you forjoining us, julie. just describe a bit more about the situation that you are finding in ukraine. well, what we are _ are finding in ukraine. well, what we are seeing - are finding in ukraine. well, what we are seeing right - are finding in ukraine. well, | what we are seeing right now are finding in ukraine. well, i what we are seeing right now is the food systems that the millions people inside ukraine are falling apart. that's because trucks, trains have been destroyed, bridges have been destroyed, bridges have been bombed, supermarkets are empty. so what wfp is trying to

do is replace that food system, that food supply chain. so we are mobilising enough food supplies to feed — or we have already immobilised enough food supplies defeat around 3 million people inside ukraine right now. and distributions have already started, we are prepositioning food across the country where it is going to be needed most. 50 country where it is going to be needed most.— needed most. so i think you have done — needed most. so i think you have done something - needed most. so i think you have done something like i needed most. so i think you - have done something like 12,000 tons of food already within the country, haven't you? how are you getting about, then? it is so difficult for everybody, isn't it? , ., , isn't it? right, so it is extremely _ isn't it? right, so it is extremely difficult, i isn't it? right, so it is - extremely difficult, especially with the conflict and the insecurity and people on the move around the country. so what wfp are doing is really starting our operations from the ground up. we are opening three bases across the country, prepositioning food there, and we will be supplying and organising humanitarian convoys into the conflict zones, where we expect people to be the most hungry. we expect people to be the most hunu . �* ~ . , ., we expect people to be the most hungry. and ukraine is a ma'or producer, d hungry. and ukraine is a ma'or producer, isn't d hungry. and ukraine is a ma'or producer, isn't it, i hungry. and ukraine is a ma'or producer, isn't it, of�* hungry. and ukraine is a ma'or producer, isn't it, of wheat h producer, isn't it, of wheat and corn. you are having to

import food now, aren't you? well, we are trying to buy food, actually, inside ukraine. but you're right, to that many people will be pulling food in from the continent. ukraine itself and russia account for about 30% of the global wheat supply, about 30% of the global wheat supply, and ukraine itself is about 30% of our supply at wfp, so we are having to look further afield for that. it is driving hunger up around the world. �* , . , driving hunger up around the world._ prices - driving hunger up around the| world._ prices and world. and prices. prices and fuel is going _ world. and prices. prices and fuel is going up, _ world. and prices. prices and fuel is going up, so - world. and prices. prices and fuel is going up, so that - fuel is going up, so that affects notjust fuel is going up, so that affects not just the fuel is going up, so that affects notjust the hungry people in hotspots around the world, but obviously wfp operations. we are seeing our operations. we are seeing our operations going up at around $71 million per month, so that is having a huge impact on all of our operations around the world. in places like north africa and the middle east, the yemen imports around 22% of their wheat from ukraine and

50% of wheat comes into lebanon on. so this is going to have a huge impact in hotspots where people are already hungry. thank you very much for talking to us. i appreciate it stop thatis to us. i appreciate it stop that is julie to us. i appreciate it stop that isjulie marshall from the world food programme. in spite of 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 on friday. they arrived wearing yellow spacesuits with blue patches, leading many to question whether it was a sign of solidarity with ukraine. in a few days' time the soyuz capsule will return to earth carrying two cosmonauts and a us astronaut who has spent more than 300 days in space. that is 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 organisation which supports education and collaboration in space exploration. he acknowledges that 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 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, the united states and russia, as well as its international partners, this is something that's been going on for decades. literally, starting with the shuttle in europe programme is when nasa as well as 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 those crew, and it's a very dependent relationship, one that is built, certainly, one that is built, certainly, on talent and respect, but it is also built on capability that we have seen in operation

now, 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, and on top of those 90 countries, you have hundreds if not thousands of companies. and that's an incredibly new dynamic that is incredibly new dynamic that is in this global space ecosystem, and that's what it has become. it has become a global space ecosystem with government, commercial, military, research— all of these parties playing a role in space. so while there is certainly competition 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. three bids have been made to buy the english premier league footbal 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 links to vladimir putin, a claim he has always denied. 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, president of world athletics. chelsea have been allowed to continue operations under a special licence, but mr abramovich cannot profit from the sale. ballet stars from around the 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, will be donated to the disasters emergency committee, which is providing aid to people fleeing ukraine. tolu adeoye reports.

this romanian ballet star has co—directed. she trained alongside yvonne in kyiv and will be performing at the gala. i hope i'm not getting it to emotional on saturday but part of us is dancing out there on stage and hope the message were going to send with this is though we are dancers, we are musicians, we are human beings. and all we want to do is do the little bit that we can. i choose not to stand by thinking it's nothing i can

do about it, it's overwhelming, i have no power, to say there is something i can do and i'm doing it right now. let's not think we have no power. tolu adeoye with that report on this weekend's ballet charity gala for ukriane. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lucyegrey. hello. at 17.5 degrees celsius in west sussex on friday, we had the warmest day of the year so far. i suspect that will be beaten, if not for the day ahead in the coming few days. 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 is across the uk, it will stay dry and fine, and as the wind started to weaken

into the week, temperatures will rise and it will be really quite warm. it will feel quite warm in that strengthening much sunshine. but a chilly start on saturday and some patchy boat around, so 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 still be pockets around potentially. within some in northern ireland, northern and eastern areas and a few other spots as well. but otherwise it looks like a sunny day on saturday, but a fairly brisk wind. easier, set, then we saw during friday. now, 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 here. so it is also coinciding with some spring tides, so we've got some spring tides, so we've got some potentially overtopping of the waves, but some strong and gusty winds across the southwest peninsula. but as i say, for many western areas in the south, as well, gusting to 30 or a0 mph. the south, as well, gusting to 30 ora0 mph. coming in off the north sea at this time of us seeing temperatures at their lowest. so that will obviously hold the temperature right on the coast down at 15 or 16, as

we saw friday, we could actually see 18 in the north highlands with some shelter here from that breeze. so clearly we may get above 17.5 during the day ahead. more likely saturday, i think, than sunday. sunday looks like it will be slightly cooler. that's because we'll have more cloud. so a colder start as well as more widespread frost on sunday morning and more fog around once again stop so we got that to clear. the wind still coming in off the east of that chilly north sea, bringing the risk of some showers and more cloud into southern and eastern areas and more cloud in the west. with more cloud 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. 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. some students and public workers said they'd been pressured into turning up to the rally.