this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the world. i'm ben boulos. our top stories: international condemnation of what appears to be the systematic killing of ukrainian civilians by retreating russian forces. explosions in the southern port of odesa — ukrainian officials say missiles have hit critical infrastructure. pakistan's parliament is dissolved after prime minister imran khan survives a move to oust him — fresh elections could now be held within weeks. at least six people have been killed in a mass shooting in california's state capital, sacramento. police say nine others were injured. the uk government rules out energy rationing as it prepares to unveil its plans on how to move

away from russian gas and oil. hello. welcome to the programme. ukraine's government has said mass graves have been found in towns outside kyiv which have been abandoned by russian forces in the past few days. a spokesperson for president zelensky has told the bbc they've seen evidence that civilians have been executed, and that it appears war crimes may have been committed. the towns of bucha, irpin and hostomel were recently retaken by ukrainian forces, who say they now control all territory around the capital, kyiv. elsewhere, russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on the black sea port of odesa. anna foster has sent this report —

and a warning that it does contain distressing images. a morning sky, blackened and burning. ukraine's port city of odesa is the latest target of russian fire. now the focus of the fighting is moving south and east, and as troops move away from places like kyiv, fresh devastation is revealed. the ukrainian government says it is back in control of that whole region — but it's come at a cost. people are still arriving here in lviv all the time, but now it's from places that have proved so difficult to get away from, places like kharkiv, irpin and bucha, where we are only now only starting to hear and see how horrific the effects of the russian occupation have been. ruslan fled here from bucha. how do you feel towards the people who did this in your town? "at the moment it is hard to call

these people human," he told me. "they shelled and killed civilians." andrii just arrived from kharkiv, in the north—east, on the front line of the fighting. what happened to your leg? i'm shot, 20 shots. i showed him the images from bucha. they were painfully familiar. in kharkiv, the same. the same? same. in these pictures there are bodies, he explains. in the kharkiv suburbs, there are only parts of bodies — legs, arms, heads. ukraine has asked the world to respond to what it calls a massacre. for those who escaped and made it here to safety, a new chapter begins, but the memories and the fear will be slow to fade. anna foster, bbc news, lviv. the mayor of odesa,

gennadiy trukhanov, has spoken to the bbc about the explosions which hit the ukrainian port city. he says the strikes not only targeted critical infrastructure, but also destroyed homes. translation: the occupiers hit odesa with missiles, they hit critical - infrastructure facilities. for obvious reasons, i can't say the location. the explosions damaged the buildings near those facilities, residential buildings. windows were blown out, roofs were damaged in private houses. that happened in the second strike. in the first strike, the enemy attacked peaceful residential houses. three homes were destroyed today. earlier i spoke to alexander tolmachev who described to me what happened as he watched from his apartment balcony. at about 6am we heard the air raid alarm. ijust went out to the balcony to have a better... to look at what was going on. and i heard the first two strikes,

and actually saw the last one of the two strikes. —— one or two strikes. there were about three orfour of them. so i hope it is not a sign of invasion, or let's say a complete assault of this city. the city is ready. we are solid, as a nation, as the citizens of this city, so the city is ready to fight back. speaking to me from odesa there, alexander tolmachev. as we've been reporting, there's been strong condemnation of the horrific scenes discovered in the commuter town of bucha, near kyiv, since russian forces retreated from the area. a warning — we are about to show you some distressing images

of a mass grave in bucha. ukrainian officials say 57 bodies have been discovered just outside the capital. nato leaders have voiced their shock and horror at new evidence of atrocities against civilians in ukraine, and have warned that russian troop movements away from kyiv do not signal a withdrawal or end to the violence. stephen wilkinson is a specialist in international human rights in armed conflict. he is a manager at the diakonia international humanitarian law centre. stephen, thank you forjoining us. from what we have seen in these images, how sure can we be that war crimes have been committed in this instance? . ~ crimes have been committed in this instance? ., ~ , ., ., instance? thank you for the question- — instance? thank you for the question. indeed, _ instance? thank you for the | question. indeed, incredibly distressing images. asjust showed, these are potential international crimes, so like any crime if we want tojump to that crimes, so like any crime if we want to jump to that quick and clear conclusion you have to let the

investigation take place before we can make any authoritative determination.— can make any authoritative determination. �* , , ., determination. and 'ust explain the sensitivity around _ determination. and 'ust explain the sensitivity around it— determination. and just explain the sensitivity around it and _ determination. and just explain the sensitivity around it and the - sensitivity around it and the significance of saying that something is a warm crime, because as i understand it it is very different to say it colloquially —— a war crime. different than the actual legal definition?- actual legal definition? that's correct. that _ actual legal definition? that's correct. that is _ actual legal definition? that's correct. that is why _ actual legal definition? that's correct. that is why we - actual legal definition? that's correct. that is why we tend i actual legal definition? that'sl correct. that is why we tend to actual legal definition? that's - correct. that is why we tend to be a little bit cautious. politicians can of course speak in terms of war crimes but as lawyers speaking about alleged war crimes, like with any domestic crime, we have to let the investigation process occur before we can make that clear determination. we would need a trial and a process, we need to identify notjust physical evidence but also the mental elements, so the intention of the actors involved. war crimes are complex criminal investigations and that is why we tend to be a little cautious in making a clear legal determination. and by its nature, from what you

have described, that is a lengthy and time—consuming process. and history tells us it does not conclude until long after the events have ceased. in that sense, it feels like this notion of war crimes is aboutjustice like this notion of war crimes is about justice after the like this notion of war crimes is aboutjustice after the event and holding to account rather than actually being able to prevent any continuation or further loss of life? ~ ~' continuation or further loss of life? ~ ~ ., , , life? well, i think that is the case but i would _ life? well, i think that is the case but i would also _ life? well, i think that is the case but i would also hope _ life? well, i think that is the case but i would also hope that - life? well, i think that is the case - but i would also hope that sometimes in some cases, not all, the threat or the kind of starting of investigations can put pressure on actors to change their conduct. to date we haven't seen any evidence of that in the ukraine context, and of course we still would like to see the conflict come to an end, but when it does it is also so important we have accountability for the crimes that have been committed and we do see some justice. i also

acknowledge that in the short term that might not feel like enough but i think it still remains incredibly important. i think it still remains incredibly im ortant. ., i think it still remains incredibly imortant. ., i think it still remains incredibly important-— i think it still remains incredibly imortant. ., ., ., important. how can finding of war crimes, if important. how can finding of war crimes. if it _ important. how can finding of war crimes, if it comes _ important. how can finding of war crimes, if it comes to _ important. how can finding of war crimes, if it comes to that, - important. how can finding of war crimes, if it comes to that, be - crimes, if it comes to that, be enforced? if a country, for example, russia, may refuse to recognise the legitimacy of the court in question and refuse, say, to extradite? yeah, that is a huge _ and refuse, say, to extradite? yeah, that is a huge challenge _ and refuse, say, to extradite? yeah, that is a huge challenge for - and refuse, say, to extradite? yeah, that is a huge challenge for the - that is a huge challenge for the justice field and the whole international criminal court investigation or even a national investigation or even a national investigation that could be conducted in ukraine. we have also seen investigations start in sweden, and the big challenge will be getting offenders or suspects, getting offenders or suspects, getting them to kind of physically be present in those systems. so i am not going to say that is not an issue but i also don't think we cannot continue with demanding justice, even if the chance of getting someone in court may be small in this moment. but we also

know things change quickly and even though it might be difficult to see that now, a russian before the international criminal court today, international criminal court today, i still don't think we should feel it is never going to happen and i don't think we should stop with continuing investigation. stephen, thank ou continuing investigation. stephen, thank you very _ continuing investigation. stephen, thank you very much _ continuing investigation. stephen, thank you very much for _ continuing investigation. stephen, | thank you very much for explaining that also clearly, stephen wilkinson from the diakonia international humanitarian law centre, thank you. at least six people have died in an early—morning shooting in sacramento, california, the city's police department has confirmed. police said several blocks of a commercial stretch of the downtown area were closed while they investigate. they also say at least ten people have been injured in the shooting. we had officers in the area that heard shots fired and responded to the area. the area of tenth and k. they found a very large crowd here, and they also found that we had a number of people that were shot

in the area. those officers, we know, rendered aid to our victims and called for additional assistance from outside agencies, as well as a medical responders from the local fire department here. so the scene behind me is where this happened, and right now we do not have a suspect in custody on this, and we're asking for the public�*s help. again, this is a really tragic and unfortunate situation. our north america correspondent david willis gave me this update from los angeles. a total of six dead, ten injured, according to reports on the ground there from the state capital, california's state capital, sacramento. this is a downtown area, littered with bars and restaurants, close to an arena called the golden one center, where basketball games and concerts take place. indeed, there was one taking place there earlier this evening. and the police say that office is located at least 15 shooting victims, including six who are deceased. as you heard in that interview a short while ago, the police have no suspects in custody and they're appealing for any witnesses to come forward, anybody who might have a video.

there is some unverified video circulating on social media which shows a group of people, women and men, involved in a scuffle on the street corner, whereupon gun shots can be heard, and there are unconfirmed reports, ben, that somebody opened fire from a gun, firing at least 50 shots from an automatic rifle. as i say, those reports are currently unverified. and, david, just to reiterate, then, so as things stand, no—one has been arrested, whoever has done this is presumably still at large, and what are police are advising — presumably to stay away from the area? yes, and i think the timing given for this incident is significant. about two o'clock in the morning,

ben, a time when bars and restaurants here in california close, so obviously a lot of people outside those sort of establishments, milling around. but nonetheless this is a mass shooting — very unusual in this particular part of the world, in this way, and indeed the local mayor, darrell steinberg, has tweeted, "rising gun violence is the scourge of our city, state and nation. "i support all actions to reduce it." and of course president biden has made various attempts to increase the controls on the availability of firearms in this country. nonetheless, 23 million firearms were purchased in this country in the year 2020 alone, ben. david morris there for us. —— david willis. let's return to our top story

and speak to emma vardy, who is in lviv, in western ukraine. it feels this weekend there has been something of a development, an unwelcome development, as russian forces seem to be retreating it seems that more and more we are seeing civilians caught up and perhaps even being targeted. is that the sense you are getting of the direction things are going? 0r the sense you are getting of the direction things are going? or is it too soon to say that?— too soon to say that? that's right. as russian — too soon to say that? that's right. as russian troops _ too soon to say that? that's right. as russian troops are _ too soon to say that? that's right. as russian troops are withdrawing from _ as russian troops are withdrawing from certain areas it means journalists and camera crews are able _ journalists and camera crews are able to _ journalists and camera crews are able to get— journalists and camera crews are able to get in and particularly in the town— able to get in and particularly in the town of bucha where journalists have been_ the town of bucha where journalists have been brought there have been these _ have been brought there have been these terrible scenes emerging of some _ these terrible scenes emerging of some streets littered with the bodies — some streets littered with the bodies of civilians who appear to have _ bodies of civilians who appear to have been— bodies of civilians who appear to have been shot dead, some with their hands _ have been shot dead, some with their hands and _ have been shot dead, some with their hands and legs tied. ukrainian officials — hands and legs tied. ukrainian officials and prosecutors are claiming _ officials and prosecutors are claiming in the last hour they have found _ claiming in the last hour they have found the — claiming in the last hour they have found the bodies of more than 400 civilians _ found the bodies of more than 400 civilians in — found the bodies of more than 400 civilians in bucha. ukrainian officials _ civilians in bucha. ukrainian officials claim this as evidence of russian — officials claim this as evidence of russian troops leaving behind evidence of war crimes as they retreat — evidence of war crimes as they

retreat. some ukrainian officials say they— retreat. some ukrainian officials say they had to bury more than 200 people _ say they had to bury more than 200 people in_ say they had to bury more than 200 people in mass graves. of course this is— people in mass graves. of course this is early— people in mass graves. of course this is early days, these are the pictures— this is early days, these are the picturesjust coming out merely in the last— picturesjust coming out merely in the last couple of days from journalists on the ground. there have _ journalists on the ground. there have been— journalists on the ground. there have been —— has been mounting condemnation across europe, the nato general— condemnation across europe, the nato general secretary saying this represents brutality against civilians that has not been seen for decades— civilians that has not been seen for decades in— civilians that has not been seen for decades in europe. now there has been _ decades in europe. now there has been a _ decades in europe. now there has been a very— decades in europe. now there has been a very strong statement from russia _ been a very strong statement from russia today rejecting these allegations of war crimes saying the scenes— allegations of war crimes saying the scenes have in some way been fabricated _ scenes have in some way been fabricated to show to western media. of course _ fabricated to show to western media. of course that is a claim that of course that is a claim that russia — of course that is a claim that russia has made before. what will have to _ russia has made before. what will have to take place now of course is to get _ have to take place now of course is to get experts on the ground, they will be _ to get experts on the ground, they will be there to gather evidence of potential— will be there to gather evidence of potential war crimes and establish exactly— potential war crimes and establish exactly what has gone on in the days ahead _ exactly what has gone on in the days ahead. �* ., ., , ahead. and given what we have 'ust been talking — ahead. and given what we have 'ust been talking about, i ahead. and given what we have 'ust been talking about, emma, i ahead. and given what we have just been talking about, emma, does i ahead. and given what we have just l been talking about, emma, does this in any way change the position of the western nations, the nato alliance, of not getting directly

involved militarily, or does that now have to be revisited in light of the horrific images we have been seeing? the horrific images we have been seeinr ? ~ ., _, , the horrific images we have been seeina? ~ ., , ., seeing? well, of course, nato's osition seeing? well, of course, nato's position has _ seeing? well, of course, nato's position has always _ seeing? well, of course, nato's position has always been - seeing? well, of course, nato's position has always been it - seeing? well, of course, nato's i position has always been it doesn't want to— position has always been it doesn't want to escalate the conflict any further — want to escalate the conflict any further and widen military aggression by getting involved but of course — aggression by getting involved but of course this has really sparked a huge _ of course this has really sparked a huge reaction today and the scenes coming _ huge reaction today and the scenes coming out — huge reaction today and the scenes coming out of course are gathering a lot of— coming out of course are gathering a lot of attention, not just across europe — lot of attention, not just across europe but in america as well. so naturally— europe but in america as well. so naturally i— europe but in america as well. so naturally i think those questions will come — naturally i think those questions will come to the fore again, about whether— will come to the fore again, about whether nato is doing enough, but the ukrainian government throughout this has— the ukrainian government throughout this has been calling for more assistance, calling for nato to do more _ assistance, calling for nato to do more. there was a bit of an unknown factor, _ more. there was a bit of an unknown factor, really. — more. there was a bit of an unknown factor, really, wasn't there, while russian _ factor, really, wasn't there, while russian forces held certain bits of territory _ russian forces held certain bits of territory while being bombarded and surrounded? journalists not able to -et surrounded? journalists not able to get in. _ surrounded? journalists not able to get in. and — surrounded? journalists not able to get in, and now that picture is becoming _ get in, and now that picture is becoming clearer and many wonder what the _ becoming clearer and many wonder what the scene will be like in the besieged — what the scene will be like in the besieged city of mariupol which is

of course — besieged city of mariupol which is of course still surrounded by russian _ of course still surrounded by russian forces and there are still aid convoys waiting to get in and eyes _ aid convoys waiting to get in and eyes will— aid convoys waiting to get in and eyes will be on that city to see what _ eyes will be on that city to see what is — eyes will be on that city to see what is left behind when people do manage _ what is left behind when people do manage to reach the civilians trapped — manage to reach the civilians trapped in there as well. emma, thank you _ trapped in there as well. emma, thank you very — trapped in there as well. emma, thank you very much. _ trapped in there as well. emma, thank you very much. emma - trapped in there as well. emma, l thank you very much. emma vardy trapped in there as well. emma, - thank you very much. emma vardy for us in lviv. a breaking line of news on that. british prime minister borisjohnson has condemned what he describes as russia's despicable attacks against ukrainian civilians in bucha and irpin, saying it is yet more evidence that vladimir putin and his army are committing war crimes in ukraine. that statement from uk prime minister borisjohnson reaching us in the last few moments. two other news now. —— to other news now. pakistan's parliament has been dissolved — just hours after prime minister imran khan survived a move to oust him from power.

fresh elections are now likely to be held in the coming weeks. 0ur correspondent secunder karmani is in islamabad. it all begins when imran khan was elected back in 2018, when he became prime minister, promising to clamp down on corruption and create a new, more equal society. he has had some major achievements during his tenure, expanding the welfare system, for example, but there has also been rising resentment at the rising cost of living here in pakistan, which has caused real problems for many people who are worse off. there's another issue that imran khan's government has faced too, and that's that he is widely regarded as having come to power in 2018 with the support of the powerful army, but late last year a rift developed between them. the opposition decided this was now their chance to launch an attack against him, and they went for a vote of no confidence in parliament, after having lured away a number of imran khan's coalition partners. that vote of no confidence was meant to take place this morning. it was widely expected that imran khan would lose that vote of no confidence, but at the last minute of the deputy speaker of the house

rule that the motion was unconstitutional, and that is because in the past week or so imran khan has been alleging that the move to oust him from office is being orchestrated by the united states in cahoots with his local pakistani domestic opponents. so the deputy speaker announced it was unconstitutional and would not go ahead, and imran khan requested that the parliament to be dissolved and said new elections would be taking place within the coming months. there is one potential final twist in this political drama that could still come and that is that the supreme court of pakistan is looking at whether that decision not to allow the vote of confidence to take place should be allowed to remain valid or not, whether it was a legitimate decision or not. we are expecting a decision by the supreme court tomorrow.

secunder kermani there in islamabad. the transport secretary grant shapps has ruled out the idea of rationing energy supplies in the uk, as several european countries begin activating emergency plans to deal with potential shortages. labour said it did not support rationing but that the government should consider it as a contingency. ministers are expected to outline plans later this week on how to move the uk away from russian gas and oil. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has more. every little counts — every cup of tea made, every switch on. david blythen lives in a flat in sheffield and is on universal credit. he's decided to disconnect his gas and rely on electricity only. using an electric shower for hot water, an electric radiator for heating, he's trying to ration his energy as gas bills go up for people around the country. we are living in the 21st century and ifeel as if i am

going backwards, and doing things that, you know, probably what you would hear people did in the olden days. today labour suggested the government too should consider rationing our energy supply, but it wasn't something labour wanted to see. we should be making those plans and the government should be preparing, not necessarily in public, for that situation. there is lots of complacency in this country about the relatively lower exposure to russian gas that we have. the government immediately ruled out rationing energy but this week will set out a strategy to become more energy independent and increase renewables. cabinet members are split over looking at whether to relax planning laws in england to expand onshore wind turbines. the transport secretary says he doesn't favour a vast increase in onshore wind but later said there could be occasions when it makes sense. by and large i think it is better to build significant wind power offshore.

i think that is where it performs better, because it tends to be windier, so that is the sort of direction of travel, when it comes to producing large amounts, but there may be occasions onshore, when a certain amount of wind makes sense. the strategy is likely to set targets for offshore wind and nuclear. the business secretary said onshore wind would need to come with community benefits. the bbc understands ministers have considered cheaper energy bills for those near them. but while the strategy will focus on the long—term, ministers are also under pressure to help people with soaring bills now. ione wells, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. polling stations will close across hungary in the next hour. the country's nationalist prime minister, viktor 0rban, who is one of europe's longest—serving leaders, wants to extend his 12—year rule and secure a fourth term in office. he's facing an alliance of six opposition parties united behind a single leader.

there are also presidential and parliamentary elections in serbia. president aleksandar vucic and his progressive party are looking to extend their decade—long hold on power. but opposition parties are contesting the elections after boycotting the parliamentary vote two years ago. first, it was the oscars, and now it's time for the grammy awards to take centre stage. the event, which is described as "the biggest night in music", is being held in las vegas three months later than originally planned due to the pandemic. so who could be the big winners on the night? sophie long reports. # my freedom... # genre—busting virtuoso jon batiste enters the evening with 11 nominations, more than any other artist. but it's set to be a big night for 0livia rodrigo, who could sweep the big four and bag best newcomer along with best album, song, and record of the year. she would become just the third artist in history, then, to sweep the big four. and to be following that

right after billie eilish, i think it says a lot about the big picture of music that it's these young women who really have the power to do that. also up for best newcomer is a young british star arlo parks, whose songwriting resonated around the world in this second pandemic year. people really connected and gravitated towards her songwriting and her music and her honesty. and to me that's always the coolest success story, is when you know it wasn't necessarily a viral tiktok video, or it wasn't necessarily a top charting pop hit. it's someone who is just writing some poetry that really connected. postponed by the pandemic and then pushed to sin city, its new las vegas venue only adding an extra layer of unpredictability. well, good evening... with late night host trevor noah mcing for a second time, all eyes will be on this man, ye. his performance has been pulled after infamous activity online, but he could still end up on stage if he wins an award. you know, if he shows up, what will he do?

if he wins, what will that speech look like? the academy didn't want him to perform, but you can't stop someone from accepting their award on tv and saying what they want to there. and he's in the same category as taylor swift. who could forget this? yo, taylor, i'm really happy for you. i'mma let you finish. but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. cheering one of the best videos of all time. booing will they even greet one another, how close will they be seated to one another? you know, the seating chart is something fascinating to watch for as well, just seeing where people end up in that room. but in terms of biggest stories, keep an eye on ye, i would say. it may be music's biggest night of the year, but with artist boycotts and dwindling ratings causing some to question the awards' relevance, what happens in vegas may really stay in vegas if no—one's really watching anyway. sophie long, bbc news, las vegas.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @benmboulos. i will be back with the headlines in a few minutes. see you soon. hello there. a big change is taking place in our weather. some places started on sunday morning with temperatures below minus seven celsius, but monday morning will start on a much milder note, but with some damp and breezy weather, courtesy of a frontal system pushing in from the north west. it is a warm front so, as the name suggests, behind it, the air will be turning warmer, or at least milder. this wedge of milder air spilling south eastwards across the uk dominating the weather as we head into monday. so, as we go through tonight, that frontal system will bring cloud and outbreaks of rain, moving south eastwards and particularly heavy rain over higher ground in western scotland and after a chilly evening in the south, temperatures will tend to climb through the night, so by monday morning, 6—11. to climb through the night, so by monday morning, 6—11 degrees. a very, very different feel,

with lots of cloud, some outbreaks of rain, some heavy bursts of rain, clearing southwards through the morning and then in england and wales, they are seeing something a little drier, still with a lot of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle, limited brightness, showery rain then returning to northern and western scotland and parts of northern ireland, as we go through the afternoon. but top temperatures typically 11—15 degrees, so milder than it has been. colder than that, though, across the far north in shetland. and as we move out of monday into tuesday, we bring this weather front southwards. this is a cold front, so it tries to reintroduce some cold air. now, at this stage it looks like the cold air will not make a lot of progress southwards, so most of us stay with mild conditions. some brightness down towards the south, generally quite a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain especially between northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland, and then on the northern edge of that weather system, well, remember that cold air? it is likely that we will see some snow, especially over the high ground,

in the highlands, and the grampians. we could be looking at 10 to maybe 20 centimetres of snow, particularly as we head into tuesday night. just four or 5 degrees here on tuesday afternoon, four in aberdeen, ten in glasgow and from glasgow, edinburgh southwards, we stay in the mild air. through tuesday night into wednesday, this area of low pressure moves its way eastwards, deepening as it goes, there will be some brisk winds, still some snow in northern scotland, lost three showers elsewhere on wednesday in that cold air tries to sink further south as we head towards the end of the week, there could be some further wintry weather for some.

this is bbc news, the headlines... international condemnation of what appears to be the systematic killing of ukrainian civilians by retreating russian forces. explosions in the southern port of 0desa. ukrainian officials say missiles have hit critical infrastructure. pakistan's parliament is dissolved after prime minister imran khan survives a move to oust him — fresh elections could now be held within weeks. at least six people have been killed and ten are in hospital following a mass shooting in california's state capital, sacramento. the uk government rules out energy rationing as it prepares to unveil its plans on how to move away from russian gas and oil.