this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm ben bill loss. our top stories... ten million people have now fled their homes in ukraine since the start of the war — more than a quarter of the population. russia's bombardment continues — targeting a school in mariupol where 400 people were sheltering. president zelensky says moscow is committing war crimes in the city. the ukrainian president has also suspended 11 pro—russian political parties and warns that collaborators would face a firm response. defiance in kherson, currently occupied by russia. demonstrators wearing ukrainian flags telling moscow's forces to "go home".

-- i'm —— i'm ben boulos. hello, a very warm welcome to the programme. let us go to london where the bells are ringing out in solidarity and support for ukraine. let's just have a listen. bells ring

so, there we are. a very symbolic gesture as the bells of st paul's, an iconic place of worship in london, famous all around the world of course, ringing out in support and solidarity with ukraine. at the same time, simultaneously, bells are ringing in lviv as well in the west of ukraine. a coordinated moment, a show of support, as the bombardments continue and people find their lives operated and fleeing their homes, their towns, their cities. but this symbolic moment, a show of support, a gesture of solidarity. with the

people of ukraine. the scene at st paul's in central london. let's turn to our main story this hour. the united nations says ten million people have now fled their homes because of what it calls the devastating war in ukraine. it comes as the authorities in the beseiged city of mariupol have accused russia of bombing a school where around 400 people were sheltering. there's no word yet on casualties. president volodymyr zelensky has described the russian blockade and bombardment of mariupol as terror that will be remembered for centuries to come. with all the developments, jonah fisher has this report. to look down on mariupol is to see the lie that is vladimir putin's "liberation" war. an important port city of a00,000, now a smoking ruin, with no

clean water or power. from the local authorities come accounts of atrocities that we cannot independently verify. an art school that was sheltering 400, apparently destroyed from the air. in one part of town, it's claimed that advancing soldiers have forcibly taken thousands of ukrainians across the border into russia. translation: the besieged city. of mariupol will go down in history for the war crimes being committed. the terror the occupiers did to the peaceful city will be remembered for centuries to come. a staggering quarter of all ukrainians have been forced out of their homes during this war. about three million of those have left the country, leaving 6.5 million looking for safety inside ukraine, somewhere like here in lviv. those that have managed to escape mariupol bring harrowing stories. vadim is a pensioner and is now staying in a lviv apartment paid for by his daughter.

when the home he shared with his wife irina came underfire, they sheltered for 12 days inside a theatre. irina says they burned the chairs to boil water for the 600 children there. two days after vadim and irina left, the theatre was bombed. it's still not clear what has happened to all the children. "those people were killed for nothing, they're civilians", she says. "mariupol is a russian—speaking city, everyone has relatives in russia and russia is killing its own people." "i'm glad putin opened my eyes as to who i really am," vadim says. "we are ukrainians." jonah fisher, bbc news, livy.

demonstrators have been gathering in several ukrainian cities occupied by russian troops, including berdyansk and kherson. a large crowd of protesters, many waving ukrainian flags, were heard chanting "go home" at manned russian military vehicles in kherson. russian military vehicles marked with a "z" have been seen turning away and leaving when confronted by the protestors. as we've been hearing, ten million people — around a quarter of the population of ukraine — have now fled their homes according to the un — with more than half a million entering neighbouring romania. for residents from the southern city of 0desa, one of the main routes out of the country involves crossing the river danube by ferry. some people are risking their lives by returning to ukraine to help relatives escapes. nick thorpe met some people taking the crossing from the romanian port town of isa ccea. the river danube cuts

ukraine in the north from romania to the south. so many people are fleeing ukraine, it's easy to miss the few returning by river ferry. you still need a ticket if you're going the wrong way. it's a romanian ship flying the ukrainian flag as a courtesy. irina is one of the passengers, a lawyerfrom kyiv. she's just taken her twin children to safety in germany. now she's on her way back to fetch her mother. ukraine was a great country but now everything is ruined and i don't know will stay my house in safety? i don't know when i can come back to ukraine. the ferry docks and a dozen or so people disembark. barely an hour later, the ferry fills with refugees.

irina and her mother natalia are among them. many are from 0desa, but there are also some from mykolaiv, the city further east still blocking any russian advance along the coast. in romania, the ukrainians get a warm welcome. she was crying, she thinks that we will never see each other again. i will feel happy when i return to ukraine. i will be happy. as the sun sets, another ferry embarks from the romanian shore to bring more ukrainians across. nick thorpe, bbc news, in isaccea in the danube delta. a ukrainian mp has warned that russian forces could make another attempt to get from the outskirts into the capital, kyiv, in the next few days. kira rudik, who is the leader of the opposition golos party,

told my colleague sean lay that residents are doing everything possible to repel them. i'm on my way right now because an hour ago there has been another rocket hit and we are getting there together with my team to see if there is anyone needing help and what is going on the ground. we are about to arrive right now. we think that putin definitely changed tactics. he tried to take kyiv by the ground last week but the attempt failed on the outskirts of the city, and his forces were pushed back in all directions. we will bring you more of that later. we will take your life to president zelensky. translation: , , translation: very intertwined, very close. translation: very intertwined, very close- always — translation: very intertwined, very close. always will _ translation: very intertwined, very close. always will live _ translation: very intertwined, very close. always will live together - translation: very intertwined, very close. always will live together and i close. always will live together and feel together. bothjoy close. always will live together and feel together. both joy and close. always will live together and feel together. bothjoy and pain.

now i want to remind you the words that you know very well. very famous words. everyone heard it. maybe everyjew and also mainly ukrainians have heard it. indeed, many russians as well. we want to live, our neighbours want to see us dead. we remain. we are prepared for a compromise. i don't need to convince you to what extent our histories are intertwined, the history of ukrainians and jewish people in the past and is now in this terrible time. we are in different countries, we are absolutely in different conditions, howeverthe

we are absolutely in different conditions, however the threat is the same for you and me. for you and us. total destruction of people, cultures, state and even the name of ukraine. iwant cultures, state and even the name of ukraine. i want you to feel this and think about that. 24th february, start of that invasion, invasion of russia to you ukraine. 24th february. that day became history. twice is a tragedy, tragedy for ukrainians, for thejews, for ukrainians, for the jews, for europe, ukrainians, for thejews, for europe, for the world. 24th of february, 2022. the national socialist party of germany was founded, that took millions of

lives, that destroyed so many countries, that was seeking to kill whole peoples. 102 years on, also on the 24th of february, there was an order of a full—blown inflation of russian army into ukraine. the invasion that already has taken thousands of people, and millions of people are left without a home. they are refugees in their own land, and also in poland, in germany and the baltic states, in the czech republic and dozens of various countries around the world. now our people are strewn across the world, they are seeking safety, they are seeking how to do it as you were seeking once.

this invasion of russia into ukraine is not a military operation as is presented in moscow. it is a full—scale war aimed at the destruction of our people, the destruction of our people, the destruction of our people, the destruction of our people, of our families, our statehood, destruction of our people, of our families, ourstatehood, our destruction of our people, of our families, our statehood, our cities, communities, culture and everything that makes them ukrainians. all of that makes them ukrainians. all of thatis that makes them ukrainians. all of that is now being knowingly destroyed by russian army. that is why i have the right to draw this parallel and this comparison in our history and your history, in our wars for survival and the second world war. listen to what the kremlin is saying, simply listen to that. they even use such terminology that. they even use such terminology that were mentioned then when the

nazi party was marching through europe and want to destroy everyone and everything, to subjugate peoples and everything, to subjugate peoples and to destroy us and you completely without even a word. they were calling it the final solution for the jewish calling it the final solution for thejewish question. you remember that. and you will never forget that. and you will never forget that. but you are hearing but they are speaking these words again, the final solution. are speaking these words again, the finalsolution. in are speaking these words again, the final solution. in respect to us, the ukrainian question. that was spoken out loud. that was spoken at the meeting in moscow and is accessible in official sites and was quoted in official press in moscow. this is what moscow is saying. they

would not have ensured steve final solution for their safety, exactly the same way, and it was spoken 80 years ago. people of israel, you see how russian rockets make it to kyiv, you know what that land is. the holocaust victims, hundreds of them are buried there. that is the old cemetery in kyiv, thejewish cemetery, and russian rockets were hitting it. people of israel, and the first day of the war, russian missiles hit sumy. millions ofjews

were visiting for pilgrimage. every word of what i say would be printed, but you feel what i am talking about. please, explain why are we appealing to the whole world, too many countries, appealing for help? appealing to you for help. what is this? is it indifference, i believe the answer to that question to you. you know what happens. many settling scores can be a mistake, there is a difference, but this is between good and evil. everyone in israel knows and evil. everyone in israel knows and anti—missile defence is very good. everyone knows that you are

great, you know how to stand for your estate interests, the interests of your people. you definitely can help out people. please, defend our lives, the lives of ukrainians, the lives, the lives of ukrainians, the lives of ukrainianjews. why can we not receive arms from you? why israel did not implement powerful sanctions against russia, to affect russian snows. but the decision yours, brothers and sisters. and you will have to live with that answer. ukrainians, 80 years ago, were saving jews. so we do have holy people among the people of the world, and the people of israel, you also face that choice now. thank you

very much. thank you for everything. so that is the ukrainian president addressing the israeli parliament via video link. this follows similar addresses he made to us congress and also the united kingdom parliament. during his address, he drew parallels between what happened during the second world war and what is happening now. he said that the people of israel know what it is to be fighting for survival. he said thatis be fighting for survival. he said that is what is going on with ukraine now, the people of ukraine fighting for survival. and he made a direct appeal to them for help. he said, "everyone knows the israeli missile defence systems are among the best in the world." he said,

"please defend our lives, the lives of ukrainians, including ukrainian jews." he said, "we ask why israel did not impose tougher sanctions against russia." and he left it saying, "that will be on your consciences." reiterating that there are choices to make now. very strongly drawing parallels between the behaviour of the nazi party in germany 80 years ago to what russia's vladimir putin is doing at the moment in ukraine. so a very emotive, heartfelt address by president vladimir zelenskiy to the israeli

parliament, knesset, via video link. 0ur chief international corresponded much to people trying to sustain the city's morale. in the heart of kyiv, in st sophia's square, thousands of tulips. a trident takes shape, a three—pronged spear. it's our symbol, the symbol of ukraine and once more symbol of peace and of our country. for one side, we want to stay in peace but for another, all of us are ready to stay and to defend our country. and so many people have left kyiv, especially women and children. why are you still here? i don't want to go anywhere. my grand—grand—grandfathers, mothers were born and died in my city and for me kyiv

is my heart. i understand and i'm absolutely sure that people who have small children, they must leave because it's not possible to stay when bombs will come, i don't know, on the land. when you see what's happening to mariupol, to kharkiv, to so many other parts of the country, does it worry you this could happen here? it's a very big pain in my heart. daytime i am a restaurateur and in daytime we are cooking for our people. in the night—time, i'm praying. it's my way how to support these people. also i do a lot of volunteer work with people who come from mariupol, from bucha, from irpin, from chernihiv, from kharkiv, everyone doing the best what they can do from their place. people from across the city

are being drawn to this intriguing installation, including a very popular rock star, 0leg skrypka. why are you here? a lot of ukrainians left the country but i think we have to stay here to support our land, to support ukrainians and support our warriors and it's my country, it's my city and now we are in the war but mostly important is the culture, and it's the action installation with flower because the flower is the symbol of freedom. so are you fighting this war with your culture, with your music? i found the channel to support emotional for people. you try to inspire them? because music can't stop russian tanks. absolutely, we'll do it. he sings ukrainian national anthem

# shche ne vmerla ukrainy # ni slava, ni volya # shche nam, brattya molodiyi # usmikhnet'sya dolya. slava ukraini! that's the power of music. he claims it can stop russian tanks but certainly it does inspire ukrainians and they are looking for inspiration at this time of devastating war, now in its first month and no sign it's going to end any time soon. borisjohnson has been criticised for comparing the struggle of ukrainians — fighting russia's invasion — to people in britain voting for brexit. the prime minister said it was the "instinct of the people of this country, like the people of ukraine, to choose freedom". the conservative peer lord barwell said voting in a referendum was not "in any way comparable

with risking your life" in a war, liberal democrat leader sir ed davey said it was an "insult" to ukrainians and labour has called for an apology. around 600,000 people in england will be invited to book a further covid vaccination this week. the so—called spring booster will be available to over 75s, care home residents, and over 12s at high risk — that's around five million people in the uk. hong kong's leader carrie lam says she expects to announce a review of covid—19 restrictions on monday. the territory currently has some of the toughest measures in the world, with a ban on arrivals from nine countires, including australia and the uk. ms lam said falling infection numbers mean she hopes to announce a staged easing of restrictions. 16,500 new cases of covid—19

were reported on saturday — and 243 deaths. earlier, we heard president zelensky speaking to the parliament. let's have another listen to what he said. translation:— translation: listen to what the kremlin is saying, _ translation: listen to what the kremlin is saying, simply - translation: listen to what the kremlin is saying, simply listen i translation: listen to what the | kremlin is saying, simply listen to that. they even used to such terminology that were mentioned then, when the nazi party was marching through europe and wanted to destroy everyone and everything, to destroy everyone and everything, to subjugate peoples and to destroy us and you completely without even a word. they were calling it the final solution for the jewish question. you remember that. and you will never forget that. but you are hearing they are speaking these words again, the final solution.

ukraine's president zelensky addressing the parliament by video link. you can reach me on social media. thank you for watching. and it's another fine day today brought by a large area of high pressure. 0n the satellite picture, you can see the clouds rotating around this big high. just fringing on western parts of the uk. and also a bit of cloud rotating into parts of the southeast and east anglia. not completely sunny everywhere, but i think sunny for most of us. the temperatures today will have maxed out at around ten degrees on the north sea coast — and still feels chilly in that wind out of the east. around western parts of the country, possibly no higher than 13. it will be a chilly evening this evening and a frost developing tonight. so here's the forecast. clear skies and light winds across many central areas of the uk. could be cloudy for a time along the north sea coast and maybe

out towards the west. you can see the blue colours, that's where the frost is. even in central london it will be barely above freezing. 0nly there in tropical plymouth, around 6 degrees. here's the forecast for the next few days — it will become warmer, much warmer widely across the uk as this milder air sets in from the south and pushes away that colder air that we've had off the north sea. so a much warmer atmosphere spreading in across the uk. in fact, air coming all the way from portugal and spain, maybe even northern africa. here's the forecast for tomorrow. lots of sunshine around. a little bit of cloud building in the south. so i think we'll call it sunny spells rather than clear blue skies, but decent temperatures — 16 in london, a little bit better on that north sea coast. still a little on the chilly side in northern scotland — eight to ten degrees. then, from tuesday, this proper mild current of air coming in from the southern climes. i think temperatures will reach 20.

we've already had 20 — in fact, that's what happened yesterday in western scotland. but i think the high teens up to 20, more widespread on tuesday. up to 20 in london, i think 17 or 18 in the north west of england and mid to high teens in central parts of scotland. and then this is wednesday — spot the difference? it's going to be another mild if not warm day. and with lighter winds, it really is going to feel fantastic. so the forecast into the week ahead. you can see that fine weather continues. a little bit of a dip in the temperature as we head into the weekend, in the saturday and sunday. but still decent enough. goodbye.

this is bbc world news. the headlines... president ukraine has compared the actions to hitler in the 1940s. he said the kremlin was talking about the final solution to the ukrainian issue. the united nations says ten million ukrainians have now been displaced by the invading russian forces since the war began — a quarter of the population. they have either fled abroad or moved to safer parts of the country. russia's bombardment continues, targeting a school in mariupol where 400 people were sheltering. president zelensky described the russian blockade and bombardment of the city as a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come.

defiance in kherson, currently occupied by russia.