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hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol has rejected a russian ultimatum to surrender. moscow had given residents until 5am local time to give up. people in the port city have endured weeks of russian bombardment, with no power or running water. around 300,000 people are believed to be trapped there. in the past couple of hours, ukraine has said that eight humanitarian corridors have been agreed for people to leave beseiged towns and cities — but mariupol isn't among them. in the capital, kyiv, rescuers are working through the rubble of a shopping mall that was targeted overnight. at least eight people are known to have been killed. the 10—storey building was hit by a powerful blast that left

a crater several metres wide. all of its south side has been destroyed, as well as a fitness centre in its car park. just to warn you, this report from jon donnison contains images you may find distressing. amid the ruins in mariupol, they are burying the dead in the street. bodies bundled up by the roadside. "i hope there will be some sort of reburial and this is just temporary," he says. "but the military told us to put the body somewhere in the cold, and the only cold place now are our basements, but there are people in the basement, so we bury them here." but there are people in the ukraine but there are people in the has rejected a deadline russia ukraine has rejected a deadline by russia for residents to surrender and leave, orface military tribunals. but with 90% of residential buildings damaged or destroyed, tens of thousands of people are now homeless. translation:— people are now homeless. translation: everything is destroyed. _ translation: everything is destroyed, you _ translation: everything is

destroyed, you can - translation: everything is destroyed, you can see - translation: everything is destroyed, you can see it. translation: everything is - destroyed, you can see it yourself, there is no untouched apartment left. everything is broken. we don't know how to _ left. everything is broken. we don't know how to live _ left. everything is broken. we don't know how to live on. _ left. everything is broken. we don't know how to live on. in _ left. everything is broken. we don't know how to live on. in a _ left. everything is broken. we don't know how to live on. in a basementj know how to live on. in a basement bomb shelters and with no power for weeks, families gather and do what they can to stay warm. translation: they can to stay warm. tuna/mom- they can to stay warm. translation: ~ ., , ., , translation: we have been any basement for _ translation: we have been any basement for 11 _ translation: we have been any basement for 11 days. _ translation: we have been any basement for 11 days. this - translation: we have been any basement for 11 days. this is - translation: we have been any basement for 11 days. this is the l basement for 11 days. this is the 25th _ basement for 11 days. this is the 25th day— basement for 11 days. this is the 25th day of— basement for 11 days. this is the 25th day of war. we have been counting — 25th day of war. we have been counting every one of them. we honefully— counting every one of them. we hopefully best to live as humans. the apartment has been broken, everything has been broken? where can we _ everything has been broken? where can we go— everything has been broken? where can we go from the basement? we are cooking _ can we go from the basement? we are cooking with _ can we go from the basement? we are cooking with a fire, for now we have some _ cooking with a fire, for now we have some food _ cooking with a fire, for now we have some food and firewood. in a week, we will_ some food and firewood. in a week, we will have — some food and firewood. in a week, we will have nothing, no food at all. we will have nothing, no food at aii what — we will have nothing, no food at all. what should we do? and erna mariu ol, all. what should we do? and erna mariupol, nowhere _ all. what should we do? and erna mariupol, nowhere is _ all. what should we do? and erna mariupol, nowhere is it _ all. what should we do? and erna mariupol, nowhere is it really - all. what should we do? and ernal mariupol, nowhere is it really safe, ukraine accusing russia of deliberately targeting places where people are sheltering. in deliberately targeting places where people are sheltering.— people are sheltering. in besieged mariu ol, people are sheltering. in besieged mariunol. the _ people are sheltering. in besieged mariupol, the russians _ people are sheltering. in besieged mariupol, the russians dropped i people are sheltering. in besieged mariupol, the russians dropped a |

mariupol, the russians dropped a bomb in an art school. people were using it as a hiding place from bombardments, there was no military there. there were 400 peaceful people, mostly women and, children and elderly people. they are now under rubble. for now, we don't know how many people survived, but we do know we will shut down that pilot that dropped that bomb, like we have already shut down 100 mass murderers. already shut down 100 mass murderers-_ already shut down 100 mass murderers. , ., murderers. elsewhere, overnight in the capital. — murderers. elsewhere, overnight in the capital. kyiv. — murderers. elsewhere, overnight in the capital, kyiv, russia _ murderers. elsewhere, overnight in the capital, kyiv, russia and - murderers. elsewhere, overnight in the capital, kyiv, russia and the . the capital, kyiv, russia and the shelling of a shopping mall and residential district is said to have killed several people, with emergency services desperately trying to help people trapped under the rubble. by first light, the full force of the blast could be seen. with such destruction, is hard to imagine the number of people won't rise. and this isjust a

imagine the number of people won't rise. and this is just a few miles from the centre of the capital. but despite the bombardment, ukrainians are continuing to show defiance. these are protesters taking on the russian military in at the only major city russia has managed to capture. and all the while, the number of refugees continues to grow. the un says a quarter of ukraine's population, 10 million people, have been forced to leave their homes. more than half of them theme for the safety of neighbouring countries. the bbc�*sjonah fisher is in lviv. first of all, talking about cairnryan, because of course they have rejected that ultimatum from russia. what is the consequence of

that? -- russia. what is the consequence of that? —— talking about mariupol. the that? —— talking about mariupol. tie: consequence that? —— talking about mariupol. tte: consequence for that? —— talking about mariupol. tt2 consequence for mariupol and these several hundred thousand people living there is probably they are going to experience more of the same green conditions they've had for the last couple of weeks. —— grim conditions. we have hurt russian troops had been living in some of the districts of mariupol itself. there is constant fighting being reported. no power, no clean water, many of the people there have been in the basement for a very long time. some people have made it out in the last few days, but they are bringing with them really grim stories of what is happening there at the moment, bodies on the street, it really hard to get fit. it is miserable. i think it was probably inevitable ukraine would offer this

—— project is offered to surrender from the russians. that inevitability _ from the russians. that inevitability you - from the russians. that| inevitability you mention from the russians. that i inevitability you mention is from the russians. that inevitability you mention is partly to do with a lack of trust that the russians would keep their word, isn't it? it russians would keep their word, isn't it? , ~ , russians would keep their word, isn'tit? , ~ i, ., isn't it? it is. why should the eo - le isn't it? it is. why should the peeple of— isn't it? it is. why should the people of mariupol, - isn't it? it is. why should the people of mariupol, who - isn't it? it is. why should the people of mariupol, who had| isn't it? it is. why should the - people of mariupol, who had been under attack by the russians for the last few these, believe they are going to get safe passage out of the city if they agreed to surrender? why should the soldiers who have been fighting to defend mariupol believe they won't simply be detained orjust shot if believe they won't simply be detained or just shot if they believe they won't simply be detained orjust shot if they do surrender to the russians. all of those things are part of the consideration from the ukrainian side as to why they rejected this. then of course there is the bigger picture that mariupol is a hugely strategic point for the ukrainians and the russians. if mariupol falls, it effectively links crimea to parts

of eastern ukraine that russian—backed forces have held for a long time. it will complete what we call a land bridge from ukraine to crimea. you can see why ukraine rejected almost outright within a very short period of time division attempts to make mariupol surrender. 0n attempts to make mariupol surrender. on a symbolic level as well, if we turn to kyiv. we havejust on a symbolic level as well, if we turn to kyiv. we have just been seeing reports with images of utter destruction there, with a shopping mall being bombed overnight. this is just the latest in what has been continued attacks there, hasn't it? astonishing pictures from kyiv this morning of the shopping mall not that farfrom the morning of the shopping mall not that far from the centre of kyiv which appears to have been struck with a very large missile overnight. notjust with a very large missile overnight. not just the with a very large missile overnight. notjust the mall devastated, but a huge area around. i think this is really russia's way of reminding

kyiv it is very much in range. though the central part of kyiv has largely been spared the fill onslaught. what has happened to mariupol is a real possibility in terms of what might end up happening to kyiv is kyiv�*s resistance persists and the russians really do decide to direct their fill artillery fire and missiles on due kyiv itself to try to effectively bomb ukraine's capital into submission. the bbc�*s moscow correspondent, caroline davies, joins me now. caroline, first of all, what is the response from moscow, given in mariupol the russian ultimatum has been rejected? there is no giving into surrender. fist been rejected? there is no giving into surrender.— been rejected? there is no giving into surrender. at the moment we haven't had _ into surrender. at the moment we haven't had anything _ into surrender. at the moment we haven't had anything directly - into surrender. at the moment we

haven't had anything directly from| haven't had anything directly from the kremlin about what happens next. russia was clear about what it wanted to happen. they said if ukraine follow this ultimatum that they wanted the troops to come out and lay down their weapons and then they would allow a humanitarian corridor. the fact that ukraine has said they won't be surrendering the city means we don't know what the kremlin will do next. this only intensifies the situation in mariupol. what is interesting is how this is being betrayed in russia. if you were to look at state media and look at the russian estate papers here, you will get very different impression about what's happening in mariupol. even at the russian authorities have called us, in their words, a terrible humanitarian catastrophe. but in terms of who is responsible, russia has very directly blamed what they called ukrainian nationalists, notjust for the general situation in mariupol, but also for the individual atrocities we have seen happen in that city recently, with the

targeting of maternity hospitals and schools. from a statement in the ministry of defence, they had directly so that they are blaming ukrainian nationalists for these incidents. you can see both the russian state and state media really trying to push this narrative of saying this is what is happening. they are not denying the fact that there is clearly the situation in mariupol, but instead at their time to divert and put the attention on who they want to blame for this. they are trying to simply deny this is anything to do with russia, and again betray russia as the ones trying to come in and create a peaceful situation, which of course is very different to how the rest of the world views this is situation in mariupol. == the world views this is situation in mariu ol. , ., the world views this is situation in mariu ol. , . ,, ., the world views this is situation in mariuol. , . ,, ., , ., mariupol. -- put a russia is that they want- _ mariupol. -- put a russia is that they want. how _ mariupol. -- put a russia is that they want. how much _ mariupol. -- put a russia is that they want. how much of - mariupol. -- put a russia is that they want. how much of this - mariupol. -- put a russia is that they want. how much of this is l mariupol. -- put a russia is that i they want. how much of this is shut again underestimating the strength of ukrainian resolved? t

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outlets you have to see what the rest of the world is talking about with ukraine, the number is getting smaller and smaller. many independent journalists smaller and smaller. many independentjournalists have left the country and independent media has been wiped out. a really particular view being to try to russian citizens year. let's talk now to dr vlad mykhnenko — he has family trapped in mariupol. he's an economic geography and has researched into the donbas region. thank you forjoining us. i know this must be an incredibly worrying time for you. just tell us who you are family members are that in that situation at the moment. t are family members are that in that situation at the moment.— are family members are that in that situation at the moment. i have five --eole in situation at the moment. i have five people in mariupol _ situation at the moment. i have five people in mariupol at _ situation at the moment. i have five people in mariupol at the _ situation at the moment. i have five people in mariupol at the moment, | situation at the moment. i have five i people in mariupol at the moment, my mum's cousins and their children. the last time i was able to speak to them was february 28, so for the

last two weeks we are not able to talk to them. on day four they were already in the basement for four days under constant shelling. they live very massive block of flats. so we our really worried we may not see them again. we our really worried we may not see them again-— them again. when you heard from them, i understand _ them again. when you heard from them, i understand it _ them again. when you heard from them, i understand it was - them again. when you heard from them, i understand it was quite i them again. when you heard from them, i understand it was quite a | them, i understand it was quite a while ago. what was their sense of how safe they were at the time and whether they had any plans to escape? fin whether they had any plans to esca e? ., , ., whether they had any plans to escae? , ., . . , escape? on day they had electricity, which is why — escape? on day they had electricity, which is why we _ escape? on day they had electricity, which is why we were _ escape? on day they had electricity, which is why we were able _ escape? on day they had electricity, which is why we were able to - escape? on day they had electricity, which is why we were able to talk i which is why we were able to talk with them. they said they said they were in a very difficult situation in the basement, very little food left. now we know from all the reports, food, water, electricity, heating, that is all gone. they are definitely not out of mariupol because we have not been able to contact them since then. t can because we have not been able to contact them since then. i can only imaaine contact them since then. i can only imagine how _ contact them since then. i can only imagine how distressing _ contact them since then. i can only imagine how distressing it - contact them since then. i can only imagine how distressing it must i contact them since then. i can only imagine how distressing it must be for you to see the images. for any of us seeing them, it is quite an alarming picture of destruction. i

can imagine it isjust so much more distressing for you?— distressing for you? yes, it is. the last 25 days _ distressing for you? yes, it is. the last 25 days have _ distressing for you? yes, it is. the last 25 days have been _ distressing for you? yes, it is. the last 25 days have been quite i last 25 days have been quite horrific. what i can obviously see now is mariupol is a part of the russian playbook the russians have perfected in assyria. their strategy is to keep as many civilians as they can inside the city, because civilians use food, medicine, fuel the. so if you keep civilians in the city, you obviously hinder the defending forces. so i think the strategy is to keep them inside and you terrorise them into submission, so the defending forces are hindered in their military actions inside the city. in their military actions inside the ci . ., , ., in their military actions inside the ci . . , ., , ., , in their military actions inside the city. have you been able to hear from any other— city. have you been able to hear from any other family _ city. have you been able to hear from any other family members| city. have you been able to hear- from any other family members there, or do you know if others have made

it out? t or do you know if others have made it out? ., ., , or do you know if others have made it out? . . , , , it out? i have family members in the nets, who it out? i have family members in the nets. who i — it out? i have family members in the nets, who i lost _ it out? i have family members in the nets, who i lost contact _ it out? i have family members in the nets, who i lost contact with - it out? i have family members in the nets, who i lost contact with in i nets, who i lost contact with in 2014 after the first russian invasion, because they were not able to contact us only fun for fear of persecution. —— in donetsk. some of those people unfortunately now have two free again from areas around kyiv and they are trying to escape ukraine. people who left on bass in 2014 are now again refugees in their own country. —— who left donbas. 0ne quarter of the people are on the move, this is a massive challenge. t move, this is a massive challenge. i imagine that your attempt to try to contact your family are continuing? is that anything that you can do to try to indirectly find out about them? —— is there any thing. t’m

them? -- is there any thing. i'm t in: to them? -- is there any thing. i'm trying to raise — them? —— is there any thing. tn trying to raise awareness about the plight of people in mariupol, and obviously the humanitarian crisis thatis obviously the humanitarian crisis that is engulfing ukrainian cities. i think as much as we can raise awareness of the situation on the ground, we can push western politicians to do more, including the embargo of trade on oil and gas with the russian federation. that money coming to moscow every day is fuelling the russian war machine. thank you for taking the time to speak to us in what must be a very worrying time for you. i hope you're able to get some good news about yourfamily in mariupol in the future. we are breaking news from china — where a passengerjet is reported to have crashed.

the boeing 737 aircraft, operated by china eastern, was on an internal flight from kunming to guangzhou with 133 passengers on board. first reports suggest it came down near the city of wuzhou in guangxi province, on a mountainside, and caused a fire. rescue teams have been sent to the scene — there's not yet any confirmation of any casualties. 0ur correspondent, stephen mcdonell, joins me from beijing. what can you tell us? pretty terrible news _ what can you tell us? pretty terrible news coming - what can you tell us? pretty terrible news coming out i what can you tell us? pretty terrible news coming out of| what can you tell us? pretty i terrible news coming out of china today. a large passengerjet took off from kunming and was due to arrive in guangzhou a couple of hours ago, but has not arrived. we are being told by state media hear that the plane has crashed. the fear is that there have been no

survivors. it is a china eastern flight, taking off from kunming to guangzhou the. the crash site is nearly southern eastern chinese province of glenshee. people in both guangzhou and kunming, families will be frantically trying to get what information they can, but it doesn't look good. this plane has come down in a mountainous region. rescue teams are on the way, but it is pretty grim news i'm afraid. china has a pretty good safety record when it comes to air travel and this is quite an unusual thing to happen here. the last time had a crash like this was august 2010, in which 42 people died in a plane crash. it

looks like this boeing 737 has become the latest air traffic accident here. really terrible news and we will bring you more of it as we get more information. stephen mcdonell live _ we get more information. stephen mcdonell live from _ we get more information. stephen mcdonell live from beijing. - we get more information. stephen mcdonell live from beijing. he i we get more information. stephen mcdonell live from beijing. he will bring is the latest as we get it. the united nations refugee agency says around ten million ukrainians have been displaced or driven from their homes by the invasion, and about 3.5 million of those people have now left ukraine for neighbouring countries. most have gone to poland, but thousands have also headed for romania, hungary, moldova and slovakia. 0ur correspondent danjohnson is in the polish city of krakow. still people arriving here from over the border in ukraine, even though the border in ukraine, even though the numbers are a little bit smaller than they were in at the early weeks of this crisis. we are seeing about

20,000 ukrainian refugees arriving in poland every day now, whereas at the height it was around 100,000, so things a little bit calmer and more manageable. but there are people still arriving here, trying to find a bed for a night, trying to stay warm. the message from city officials is that accommodation has run out here now and they are having to take more measures to try and how's everybody by doing things like converting a supermarket warehouse into a refugee centre. that our efforts like that going on around the city and other polish cities to try to house everybody. poland really has ta ken try to house everybody. poland really has taken the burden of this, more than ukrainians has come into poland. there are also things like classes starting for ukrainian children in schools. this highlights the dilemma that many ukrainian

families have, about whether to settle somewhere, whether to aim for a long—term final destination, or whether to stay close to the border if it is possible to get home. that is perhaps many don't want to go further into poland or other countries. there are trains heading here every morning, particularly to berlin, taking hundreds of people, but we are hearing those trains are not as full as they had been at the last couple of weeks. 0ur correspondent, nick thorpe, is in the romanian town of siret. tell us about the situation there. this is the main border crossing from siret to the ukrainian side. there is quite a lot of people coming across this morning, there was something of a lull over the

weekend. just over my shoulder there is a group of young ukrainian hockey players, some of them national players, some of them national players, youth players, most in their teens. the coach was telling us this morning they come from all different cities in ukraine, some of it ukraine's best young ice hockey players. they have come across at the invitation of the remaining ice hockey federation, basically to get them out of ukraine to safety. —— romanian ice hockey federation. they speak pretty good english, we have been chatting to them, they have been chatting to them, they have been describing the parts of ukraine they come from, that cross—section of differing refugees. all of them describing how they have left not just their fathers, but also mothers, brothers and younger sisters. 0ne mothers, brothers and younger sisters. one is always struck by how

different individual different stories are.— different individual different stories are. �* ., , stories are. and how well is the lace set stories are. and how well is the place set no — stories are. and how well is the place set no to _ stories are. and how well is the place set up to cope _ stories are. and how well is the place set up to cope with i stories are. and how well is the place set up to cope with the i stories are. and how well is the i place set up to cope with the number of people coming in? what sort of support systems are in place and where do they go on to? tt is support systems are in place and where do they go on to?- support systems are in place and where do they go on to? it is a very aood where do they go on to? it is a very good suoport _ where do they go on to? it is a very good support system _ where do they go on to? it is a very good support system here. - where do they go on to? it is a very good support system here. when . where do they go on to? it is a very i good support system here. when they cross the border here, perhaps behind me you can see offices of the romanian fire brigade, they are the first people to go forward. the documents are processed, and immediately here they enter sort of infrastructure in which they are given food, hot drinks and so on, places to stay and transport on the. 0f places to stay and transport on the. of the people coming to romania, perhaps a quarter actually stay in the country. about 550,000 have crossed into romania since the beginning of the war. the latest

figure i have seen is about 100 thousand of those staying here. those tend to be the people with nowhere to go on to. they want to stay in places close to the border. we heard from a woman who is seven months pregnant, she is staying in the small town of siret, planning to give birth here in safety in the next month of two. european union ministers meet today to look at imposing tougher sanctions on russia including an oil embargo. the crisis in ukraine will dominate talks when us presidentjoe biden arrives in brussels on thursday for summits with nato's 30 members. there'll also be meetings with eu leaders, and in a g7 industrial nations format, including japan. we will have a lot more on the

crisis in ukraine, including the refugee crisis. we will bring you up—to—date on those. but for now, bye—bye. anywhere that of the weekend will continue to hang around this week. —— the sunny weather. 0verall, dry and sunny weather. 0verall, dry and sunny for the vast majority. it is also set to become warmer. temperatures will rise quite substantially here and across the north—west. we could see temperatures around 5 degrees, if not more, above average. the coldest weather for europe remains across some of the southern parts of the mediterranean. we had some frost to start the day, there was cloud in the west. a bit cloudier than we saw

in the weekend. that cloud drifting northwards and eastwards. this afternoon across southern counties of england, the height of the temperatures. a bit chilly around those eastern and northern coasts of scotland. ended tonight, still clumps of cloud drifting northwards, the cello here and there. in the clearer skies, still the chance of a touch of frost. the air is getting that little bit warmer bit by bit, so not as cold to start tomorrow morning. 0ne so not as cold to start tomorrow morning. one or two showers around, maybe one or two developing in northern england, southern scotland into the afternoon. for long spells of sunshine, clear blue skies for many into the afternoon. we will all

feel that warm water, a mild enough stock to wednesday morning, there could be some mist and low cloud by the stage around north sea coasts. there could be some mist and low cloud by the stage around north sea coasts. air quality is starting to deteriorate a little bit and we could see one or two showers into the afternoon. by this stage, 20 degrees if not more across england and wales, 18 and 19 in the north—west of scotland. 0ne thursday and friday. cloud picks up a bit more across eastern coasts so it will be turning a little bit cooler yet again.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. no surrender in mariupol — ukrainian forces refuse to give up their arms — despite an ultimatum from russia. firefighters rescue people from the rubble after russia shells a shopping centre in kyiv, killing eight people. hong kong's announced a wide easing of covid restrictions from next month, including ending the ban on flights from the united states and britain. the united nations delegation is beginning an assessment of the state of the world's largest coral reef — off the western coast of australia. scientists fear the great barrier reef is being damaged by climate change.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. let's go back to what's happening in the beseiged city of mariupol, we've heard in the last hour that it will not be included in the list of cities that russia is allowing to have new humanitarian corridors. mariupol, which has endured weeks of russian bombardment, has rejected a surrender deadline and now there are around 300,000 people there with no power or running water. the ukraine mp, dmytro gurin, has family in mariupol. he told the bbc a short time ago that because communication with the city is so bad, all he knows is that his relatives are still alive. the situation in mariupol is medieval.

there is still not any communication, no electricity, heating, water, gas, rail network, nothing. temperatures are below zero at night. people are out of water and out of food. we don't have very much connection with mariupol, but other cities, they are already destroyed. we do not have mariupol now, already. i talked yesterday with the mayor's office. 80% of buildings are destroyed or damaged and we have to build this city from scratch now, already. i know my neighbourhood very well, and it is also destroyed. the maternity hospital and the arts school, all of this is very catchy for media, but everything is destroyed.

my residential district, it was 130,000 people are now my residential district, it was 130,000 people. now there is no district any more, the building where i grew up, a nine—storey building, 200 apartments, it is totally burned because several tanks, several times shoot on this building. and like all hospitals are destroyed, almost all the schools are destroyed. even my university's destroyed. everything's destroyed. the only thing we have in mariupol now is people. there are 300,000 people that are still in mariupol and without food and without water because mariupol, you know, it is in a pretty arid climate, and we don't have wells in the city, and people cannot go... we have a small, pretty dirty river in mariupol, but people cannot go there because the street fights are going everywhere, all the time.

and the aeroplanes drop, like, 100 bombs, and the literally hundred bombs, every 24 hours. street fights, it's not, infantry with rifles, it is tanks. and people cannot go to just to get water. so we see, clearly now, which is to start hunger in mariupol, which would force diplomatic positions in diplomatic processes. that was the ukraine mp dmytro gurin who has family in mariupol. some of the people who've made it out of mariupol have made it to zaporizhiye — a city about 200 kilometres to the north west. the civilains who have made it there have brought with them tales of survival and the narrowest of escapes. wyre davies sent this report. this is what vladimir putin's war has done to the children of ukraine. in this hospital bed, this little

boy stares into emptiness, the russian shell that blasted shrapnel into his belly also wounded his parents and grandparents as they fled from mariupol. a victim of the war, and not yet three years old. next to him, 15—year—old, also from near mariupol. her right leg amputated after being torn apart by the blast from a russian shell last tuesday. they are both lucky, in some senses, they have been evacuated to the city of zaporizhiye, and other victims, adults and children died when they fell in the streets. these are just some of the hundreds of casualties of what has been happening in mariupol and the surrounding region. all of these are victims of russian attacks. it is notjust the physical injuries, though, many of these children have deep psychological trauma that they will perhaps never

get over. these doctors and the children's surviving relatives asked us to tell their stories. this doctor, head of the children love hospital, cannot hide his contempt for what russia has done. translation: t for what russia has done. translation:— for what russia has done. translation: ., , , ., translation: i hate russia. the girl who lost her— translation: i hate russia. the girl who lost her leg _ translation: i hate russia. the girl who lost her leg was _ translation: i hate russia. the girl who lost her leg was so _ translation: i hate russia. the girl who lost her leg was so traumatised, | who lost her leg was so traumatised, she would not eat or drink for days. she could not mentally handle it. we had to feed her intravenously. another boy, a six—year—old, with shrapnel in his skull, described without tears of emotion, watching his mother burn to death in their car after it was hit. he then said, death, buy me a mum, i want someone to walk to school.— to walk to school. what is happening in mariu ol to walk to school. what is happening in mariuool is — to walk to school. what is happening in mariuool is a _ to walk to school. what is happening in mariupol is a humanitarian - in mariupol is a humanitarian disaster. even perhaps a war crime. 90% of the city's buildings have been damaged or destroyed, in a blanket russian shelling. after the

last week was my destruction of a theatre, death and destruction, more than 1000 people were said to be sheltering, with reports of an art school, with more than 400 people on site has also been attacked. translation: fist site has also been attacked. translation:— site has also been attacked. translation: �* , ., ., translation: at the hospital, val and me to tell— translation: at the hospital, val and me to tell me _ translation: at the hospital, val and me to tell me about _ translation: at the hospital, val and me to tell me about his - translation: at the hospital, val l and me to tell me about his daughter and me to tell me about his daughter and granddaughter, who is picture he is most definitely is crest on his way. is most definitely is crest on his wa . , is most definitely is crest on his wa . y ., .,, ~ is most definitely is crest on his wa . y ., ~ _ way. they were almost killed by russian shell— way. they were almost killed by russian shell inside _ way. they were almost killed by russian shell inside mariupol. i russian shell inside mariupol. translation: t russian shell inside mariupol. translation:— russian shell inside mariupol. translation: , ., translation: i run up to my grand dau~hter translation: i run up to my grand daughter and — translation: i run up to my grand daughter and i'm _ translation: i run up to my grand daughter and i'm screaming, - daughter and i'm screaming, dominique, dominique, but there she lies, he says. i then rushed to natasha, grabbing whatever i could find, a scarf, to bandage her legs. vladimir, who was mike —— is other daughter is still in a serious condition, knows he has to try and stay strong. —— his other daughter.

translation: god, why would you bring this upon me? mr; translation: god, why would you bring this upon me?— translation: god, why would you bring this upon me? my lovely girls, i have bring this upon me? my lovely girls, i have failed — bring this upon me? my lovely girls, i have failed to _ bring this upon me? my lovely girls, i have failed to protect _ bring this upon me? my lovely girls, i have failed to protect you. - some are distressing images from that report. the continued bombing of ukrainian cities including civilians is said to be a familiar tactic from the russian playbook. joining us now to discuss the reasons behind the destruction in cities such as mauripol isjustin bronk, a research fellow at the strategy think tank, the royal united services institute. thank you forjoining us. firstly, if you could just explain the strategic thinking behind this tactic that russia has employed in the past and is doing now? essentially, the russian army lacks the manpower, the tactical capacity as well, it seems, to fight their

way into a city in the way that, for example, the united states did in iraq where, yes, they employ lots of firepower, but in a much more precisely, building by building, with lots of diagnostics doing it, trying to clear the structure were at a time. russia does not have the capacity and it does not seem to have the time or feel it does not have the time or feel it does not have the time or feel it does not have the time, so is much as it did in supporting the saudi regime in syria, in aleppo, part damascus, but also in chechnya, they are resorting to starving the city out, bombarding it, forcing as many people to leave, and we have seen the demands for forcing people to leave, this morning, and then busily flatting nick —— flattening it because that is the only way they can take the city. is the only way they can take the ci . ~ ., , is the only way they can take the ci . ~ . , . is the only way they can take the city. we have seen that mariupol has suffered badly _ city. we have seen that mariupol has suffered badly from _ city. we have seen that mariupol has suffered badly from this _ city. we have seen that mariupol has suffered badly from this tactic. i suffered badly from this tactic. what is the strategic significance of mariupol which makes it such a desired target for putin? tit

of mariupol which makes it such a desired target for putin? in terms of its geographical _ desired target for putin? in terms of its geographical significance, . desired target for putin? in terms of its geographical significance, it| of its geographical significance, it forms the link in what previously was thought was trying to create a land bridge between russia and crimea, which is annexed in 2014, and the occupied separatist area in and the occupied separatist area in a donbas. it would connect those territories up, without relying on the bridge that they have built, but it would be the first large city that they have taken in a significant fighting and also in the first couple days, but it was very lightly mariupol was surrounded before they were able to bring in a serious surprise, so they had very limited supplies of food, medicine, water, so any ongoing negotiations around what a ceasefire looks like, under what times and one, ukraine strategically is in a very strong position at that point, brush is running out of momentum, but mariupol is being used as a bargaining chip by the russian side to try to force ukrainian government to try to force ukrainian government to agree to a ceasefire terms that would disadvantage it massively and

to allow russia to continue the war. we have seen that mariupol have not given in to russia's ultimatum. i know it's a really grim scenario to have to consider, but how long can they continue with holding —— with holding? they continue with holding -- with holdinu? [cii :: i: i: i: they continue with holding -- with holdinu? ,':ifi :: i: i: i: , .,, they continue with holding -- with holdin? ,':ifi :: i: i: i: , ., they continue with holding -- with holdin? pi: i: i: i: i: , i, holding? 300,000 people are in mariuol, holding? 300,000 people are in mariuool. as _ holding? 300,000 people are in mariupol, as well _ holding? 300,000 people are in mariupol, as well as _ holding? 300,000 people are in mariupol, as well as offenders, i holding? 300,000 people are in i mariupol, as well as offenders, but it comes down to less russian capability, orfirepower, and how much remaining food and water and ammunition can last. the front line is probably too far for the ukrainian army to break through and relieve mariupol, at this point, they are under huge pressure in the remainder of donetsk oblast, so it is basically how long they can hold alt and one of the questions there is how many casualties are willing to take from starvation, dehydration and an as much as bombing, is one of primary care there. it is also an insurance question, rather than

firepower. insurance question, rather than firepower-— firepower. that is quite a bleak ruestion firepower. that is quite a bleak question to _ firepower. that is quite a bleak question to consider. _ firepower. that is quite a bleak question to consider. mariupol| firepower. that is quite a bleak- question to consider. mariupol has a secret that strategic significance, but kyiv, the capital has got symbolic importance to putin. do you think that russia will be able to take that? t think that russia will be able to take that? ,, ., think that russia will be able to take that? ~ i, , take that? i think at this point, russia is almost _ take that? i think at this point, russia is almost certainly i take that? i think at this point, | russia is almost certainly going take that? i think at this point, i russia is almost certainly going to be unable to take key. it has been pumped full of supplies, keys, both weapons and food, medicine, water. for the past three and a half, four weeks, since the invasion started. —— kyiv. this corridor to the west of the country have been kept open. it is also much bigger than mariupol and the terrain around kyiv is much less suited to russian capabilities, they are pretty much broke down and they are pretty much broke down and the ukrainian army has been able to hold them very effectively, so whether they can finish encircling the capital now looks questioning common —— questionable, they can't take it, but they will continue to

bombard it nonetheless and try to false ukrainian government to make concessions what a ceasefire looks like. , , ., ~' concessions what a ceasefire looks like. , . ~ m concessions what a ceasefire looks like. : i, ~ i, concessions what a ceasefire looks like. : i, i, like. just in, thank you for your analysis- _ like. just in, thank you for your analysis. from _ like. just in, thank you for your analysis. from the _ like. just in, thank you for your analysis. from the royal- like. just in, thank you for your| analysis. from the royal united services institute. there are mounting conflicts of conflict in the western conflict. attempts to normalise research seas between serbia and kosovo have ground to a halt in recent years. it was in 1999 when nato forces bombed belgrade, the capital of serbia, to stop the ethnic cleansing of albanians by serbs in kosovo. this is now often referred to by the russian president when justifying the war in ukraine. 0ne russian president when justifying the war in ukraine. one of the leaders has been outspoken against the war in ukraine is the prime minister of kosovo.— the war in ukraine is the prime minister of kosovo. while there is definitely a _ minister of kosovo. while there is definitely a hybrid _ minister of kosovo. while there is definitely a hybrid war _ minister of kosovo. while there is definitely a hybrid war in - minister of kosovo. while there is definitely a hybrid war in western | definitely a hybrid war in western balkans is, because there are

different proxies in our region, who are directly influenced and perhaps even financed by the kremlin, namely serbia, another neighbour who doesn't recognise a republic, but also of bosnia, herzegovina, have very broad and strong ties with moscow. we are worried, but we are not afraid. we are very vigilant because it is in the interest of the kremlin to spread the war conflict elsewhere in order to cause the stabilisation of continental europe, towards what i believe is the aim of a despotic president putin, another conference, similar to the one during the second world war. 50 conference, similar to the one during the second world war. so for our younger — during the second world war. so for our younger viewers, _ during the second world war. so for our younger viewers, that _ our younger viewers, that conference, where the soviet empire

was created, as those talks took place at that conference, between the ussr and the us over europe. you talk about a hybrid war, there, what are you talking about exactly? the centre, are you talking about exactly? the centre. the — are you talking about exactly? tt2 centre, the regional centre of sputnik in it simple to —— was boltons is in belgrade. there are so many online media who challenge the kremlin and the military progression into ukraine and who try to belittle the ukrainian stroke all of the people, as the courage and resilience. —— struggle. i would def make hybrid war is full of different narratives and in order to keep the morale of russian soldiers and to have recruitment in western balkan states, —— six, in particular belgrade, official belgrade has close ties with moscow, gas prom

owns 66% of oil industry and 51% of the biggest gas storage in southern eastern europe which is in serbia. —— gazprom. ten years ago, serbia and russia had twojoint military activities. india is in 16, they had 50 joint activities. last year, they had 100. -- 50 joint activities. last year, they had 100. —— in 50 joint activities. last year, they had 100. -- in 2016. 50 joint activities. last year, they had 100. —— in 2016. serbia spends almost one third in gdp in military equipment and personnel, and they have eight donations from belarus, and six from russian... 50 have eight donations from belarus, and six from russian. . ._ have eight donations from belarus, and six from russian... so with what ou and six from russian... so with what you are saying _ and six from russian... so with what you are saying there, _ and six from russian... so with what you are saying there, i _ and six from russian. .. so with what you are saying there, i think- and six from russian. .. so with what you are saying there, i think our- you are saying there, i think our viewers will take it that some of your views are really centred on serbia and the connections with russia, and how that might affect your country. you will have seen moscow put across time and time again, that argument is that the us

and nato, under the pretext, the words of russia, of humanitarian intervention and no un authorisation, are unilaterally —— unilaterally bombed serbia, followed ijy unilaterally bombed serbia, followed by a ground incursion. the russian foreign minister, he is often using that, that they set the precedent, the west in the us in particular, and that it negates the value of, for example, a western alliance or nato, critiquing russia's actions in ukraine. what would you respond to that? tit ukraine. what would you respond to that? , i: , i, i, that? in the mid-90s, we had a aenocide that? in the mid-90s, we had a genocide in _ that? in the mid-90s, we had a genocide in bosnia _ that? in the mid-90s, we had a genocide in bosnia and - that? in the mid-90s, we had a i genocide in bosnia and herzegovina. in the late 90s, 19 countries of nato got together to stop genocide in kosovo. it was a second genocide in kosovo. it was a second genocide in central europe, since the second world war. 19 countries reached a consensus to bombard yugoslavia and serbia. it must have been very bad.

because 19 countries said, yes, to bombing one country. so thanks to nato intervention, serbian genocide in kosovo was stopped. back then, in spring 1999, we had 20,000 women being raped by serbian policemen and soldiers. 860,000 people were deported outside of our country. 80% of the population were expelled from their homes. we still do nowadays have 16,000 —— their homes. we still do nowadays have 16,000 -- 1600 their homes. we still do nowadays have 16,000 —— 1600 missing people who are being forced to disappear. 0ver who are being forced to disappear. over 12000 who are being forced to disappear. 0ver12000 and obsolete —— civilians have been killed, there is no justice for all of these justice. nato intervened then. 50 justice for all of these “ustice. nato intervened themi justice for all of these “ustice. nato intervened then. so it feel desperate _ nato intervened then. so it feel desperate you _ nato intervened then. so it feel desperate you feel _ nato intervened then. so it feel desperate you feel that - nato intervened then. so it feel desperate you feel that that i nato intervened then. so it feel| desperate you feel that that was nato intervened then. so it feel i desperate you feel that that was a justified move. there have been discussions with ukraine for the no crack —— no—fly zone. president

zelenskyy wanted the nato alliance will agree that —— to agree to that. i think he has been hinting, that he may not move forward with nato, that would be one of russia's demands, he says the door isn't really open, i think once that effect, i am paraphrasing, —— was to that effect. is it important for kosovo... is important for your security? we is it important for kosovo. .. is important for your security? we want to “oint important for your security? we want to joint nato — important for your security? we want to joint nato partnership _ important for your security? we want to joint nato partnership for - important for your security? we want to joint nato partnership for peace i to joint nato partnership for peace programme is the first milestone towards that goal. last year, we had 330 soldiers of our army participating in defending europe 21, the greatest nato military enterprise in europe. serbia participated together with russia and belarus, in what they have called slavic shields, in mid—october last year. so we want to mid—0ctober last year. so we want to join nato, and we want the help of

western europe, of us and uk, to achieve membership for kosovo as soon as possible. haifa achieve membership for kosovo as soon as possible.— soon as possible. how do you feel about president _ soon as possible. how do you feel about president zelenskyy - soon as possible. how do you feel about president zelenskyy and i soon as possible. how do you feel about president zelenskyy and as| about president zelenskyy and as mentioned, i'm paraphrasing, but not being so gung ho aboutjoining nato, perhaps opening the way with dialog to russia, about notjoining. do you think that is the right move? t think that is the right move? i think that is the right move? i think that is the right move? i think that president think that is the right move? t think that president zelenskyy is showing his readiness for talks and agreements, for diet —— peaceful agreements, for diet —— peaceful agreements, but i am afraid that president putin does not want to sit down with president zelenskyy. he wants to sit down with president biden. president putin thinks that he is stalin of a 21st—century comment again, they want to carve up europe. —— 21st—century europe. of

who to spread back to eastern europe. putin is bitter and nostalgic and that is why the entire of europe is in danger. let nostalgic and that is why the entire of europe is in danger.— of europe is in danger. let me turn to an accusation _ of europe is in danger. let me turn to an accusation by _ of europe is in danger. let me turn to an accusation by russia - of europe is in danger. let me turn to an accusation by russia that i to an accusation by russia that kosovo has been sending fighters to fight alongside ukrainian troops. is that true? th fight alongside ukrainian troops. is that true? , i, i, that true? in is not true. no kosovar _ that true? in is not true. no kosovar citizens _ that true? in is not true. no kosovar citizens want i that true? in is not true. no kosovar citizens want to i that true? in is not true. no | kosovar citizens want to fight that true? in is not true. no i kosovar citizens want to fight in ukraine. but from the outset, we as government of kosovo, express our admiration and solidarity with the liberation struggle of ukrainian people. we condemned harshly the russian invasion and we joined people. we condemned harshly the russian invasion and wejoined us, eu and us sanctions. haifa russian invasion and we “oined us, eu and us sanctions.— eu and us sanctions. how do you think that this — eu and us sanctions. how do you think that this will _ eu and us sanctions. how do you think that this will play _ eu and us sanctions. how do you think that this will play out i eu and us sanctions. how do you think that this will play out in i eu and us sanctions. how do you think that this will play out in the | think that this will play out in the coming weeks? t think that this will play out in the coming weeks?— think that this will play out in the cominu weeks? ~ i, ,, i, i, coming weeks? i think that ukrainian --eole coming weeks? i think that ukrainian people need — coming weeks? i think that ukrainian people need all— coming weeks? i think that ukrainian people need all the _ coming weeks? i think that ukrainian people need all the help _ coming weeks? i think that ukrainian people need all the help that - coming weeks? i think that ukrainian people need all the help that we i coming weeks? i think that ukrainian people need all the help that we can | people need all the help that we can give. as the republic of kosovo, we showed readiness to accept 5000

refugees and 20 journalists with working conditions for them in kosovo, but now, it is very important to not let water spread elsewhere, and to help ukraine beat the russian federation. that elsewhere, and to help ukraine beat the russian federation.— elsewhere, and to help ukraine beat the russian federation. that was the president of — the russian federation. that was the president of kosovo _ the russian federation. that was the president of kosovo speaking - the russian federation. that was the president of kosovo speaking to i the russian federation. that was the president of kosovo speaking to my i president of kosovo speaking to my colleague earlier. some breaking news, the mayor of kyiv, the capital of ukraine, has announced a curfew from eight o'clock on monday to seven o'clock in the morning on wednesday. march the 23rd. that is 835 hour curfew, so from 8pm on monday, untilseven 835 hour curfew, so from 8pm on monday, until seven o'clock in the morning on wednesday. correspondence james waterhouse is out there, and he has mentioned in his tweets, that this 35 hour curfew that is running during the outcome of the

authorities say that anyone seeing this vaccine in the street without a special pass or not making their way to a shelter will be considered an enemy. people in kyiv, in a few will have to be housebound for 35 hours. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news in the uk and around the world. the latest stage of the covid vaccine programme will be rolled out in england from today. the first group to be offered a spring booster will be particularly vulnerable people. it comes as covid cases continue to rise across the uk, with around one in every 20 people infected. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has the story. millions of people across the uk have already had up to three vaccination jabs. have already had up to three vaccinationjabs. credited with vaccination jabs. credited with saving vaccinationjabs. credited with saving thousands of lives and easing the pressure on a hard—pressed health service. a round of a spring boosterjabs, to be given roughly six months after the last vaccine dose, has already got under way in scotland and wales. now the details

for arrangements in england have been announced. tote for arrangements in england have been announced.— for arrangements in england have been announced. we are continuously learnin: been announced. we are continuously learning about — been announced. we are continuously learning about this _ been announced. we are continuously learning about this virus, _ been announced. we are continuously learning about this virus, and - learning about this virus, and through the pandemic, and vaccination programme, learning how to make sure that people keep safe and keep protected, with any vaccination, the protection does wane over time, so it is really important to get online and get booked and get protected today. the springy booster programme is a precautionary measure, aimed at those who remain vulnerable from covid—19. —— spring. it will be first offered to over 75 and those who are immunosuppressed. they can book an appointment from a 70 and this morning. the programme will be rolled out to those living in care homes in coming weeks and in total, will cover around 5 million people. in northern ireland, the department of health said it expects the spring. —— spring booster vaccines to be completed in april and may. this latest phase of the vaccination programme comes as the number of cases, links to the 0micron variant, is once again. a reminder that this

virus is not yet done with us and still poses a threat to the most vulnerable. hong kong's leader, carrie lam, has announced an easing of covid restrictions — from next month. these include ending the ban on flights from nine countries, and reducing hotel quarantine from 14 days to seven. schools will resume face—to—face teaching after the easter break. hong kong has been dealing with a huge wave of 0micron infections — recording more than a million cases in the past three months. a united nations delegation is beginning an assessment of the state of the world's largest coral reef, off the western coast of australia. the un last year recommended the great barrier reef be added to the world heritage committee's in—danger list because of damage caused by climate change. the australian government lobbied against such a move. the un will revisit that decision injune, based on the findings of its team. we'll be back with more on our top

story, the invasion of ukraine, but in the meantime, some other news you to look across. goodbye. —— for you to look across. goodbye. —— for you to look across. goodbye. —— for you to look across. hello. the dry and sunny weather of the weekend will continue to hang around this week for a good part of it. there be some more cloud at times, and a small chance of a shower, but overall, dry and sunny for the vast majority end it is also becoming warmer. across europe, temperatures can pair with normal, we will see them rise quite substantially, here and across the north west. you can see the darker colours are higher, we could see temperatures of 5 degrees or more above average, but the coldest weather for europe remains across some parts, and the most trainable will remain the wettest. at the moment we have had some frost to start the day, there was a cloud in the west, meaning it hasn't been as cold, but a bit cloudier than through the weekend. that cloud could produce the isolated shower

through the day, drifting northwards and eastwards, but sunniest in parts of north and east and mainland scotland, and this afternoon across southern counties of england. that is where we will see the highest of the temperatures. going up to around 14 in scotland from 17 in london. a bit chillier in those eastern and northern coast of scotland. tonight, lots of clouds drifting northwards, the odd shower here and there, particularly in the south—west of england and across scotland, but in clearer skies, still a chance of a touch of frost, especially the northern half of the country but the air is getting that little bit warmer, bit by bit. not as cold to start tomorrow. 0ne warmer, bit by bit. not as cold to start tomorrow. one or two showers around, drifting off from the south—west of wales, one or two developing in northern england and southern scotland in the afternoon but mostly the cloud —— cloud breaks up, and clear blue skies for many is the afternoon and temperatures continue to creep up, 18, 19 degrees across england and wales, and 17 in the highlands of scotland. it will

all feel warmer, a mild start to wednesday morning, summer mist and cloud, though, by this stage, a low or along the north sea coast, sinful patches in the morning. air quality starts to deteriorate, we could see one or two showers into the afternoon, but by this stage, 20 degrees are possible across england and wales, 18 and 19 in the north west of scotland. that warm weather continues with dry isolated showers, and the cloud picks up, eastern coasts, and it will turn a bit cooler again.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: ukraine rejects a demand from russia to give up mariupol — saying there is "no question of any surrender". the eu's foreign affairs chief says russia is acting completely outside the rules of war. what is happening in mariupol is a massive war crime. destroying everything, bombarding and killing everybody. firefighters rescue people from the rubble, after russia shells a shopping centre in kyiv, killing eight people.