today at one — we're live in kyiv on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. munitions boom. sirens sound. 12 months after the country woke to the sounds of shelling and sirens been a year of bravery and a year of pain. translation: a year of unity, a year of invincibility, - a fierce year of invincibility. its main conclusion is that we have survived, we have not been defeated. i will do everything to win this year.

as the fighting continues with no end yet in sight, we'll assess the impact this conflict has had on ukraine and russia. vladimir putin called it his special military operation. it was only supposed to last a few days, a few weeks, maximum, but it didn't go out all according to plan. and the other stories here this lunchtime... a fourth man is arrested following the attempted murder of police inspectorjohn caldwell in omagh in northern ireland. junior doctors in england will take strike action on the 13th, 14th and 15th of march in a dispute over pay. nominations have closed in the contest to be the next leader of the scottish national party. kate forbes, humza yousaf and ash regan are hoping to succeed nicola sturgeon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll bring you the details of the europa league draw, as manchester united

and arsenal find out who they face in the last 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from the ukrainian capital kyiv, where exactly one year ago today at 4.30 in the morning, the bbc team here was woken up by the loud noise of a siren over our hotel's pa system. we remember the man's voice that followed sounding shaky, he was panicked, and he said all guests must head to the underground shelter because the country was under attack. we soon found out russian paratroopers had landed at an airfield just a few miles from here and tanks were heading to kyiv having crossed the borderfrom belarus. what has followed has

been a year of tears and savagery, defiance and hope. what has followed has stunned the world and led to the worst fighting and largest refugee emergency on european soil since the second world war. what's followed has been a global crisis over food security, energy and the cost of living. and all for a war of choice that simply did not have to happen. this country's president, volodymyr zelensky, says ukraine will do everything it can to achieve victory this year. in an address today in the square just beneath me he said his countrymen and women had inspired and unified the world in their resistance and would not stop until those he called russian murderers had faced punishment. he also acknowledged the terrible toll of the war. translation: it was a year- of endurance, a year of compassion,

a year of bravery, a year of pain, a year of hope, a year of perseverance, a year of unity, a year of invincibility. a fierce year of invincibility. its main conclusion is that we have survived, we have not been defeated. i will do everything to win this year. our international editor jeremy bowen has reported on the conflict from the very beginning. he's kept in touch with many of the ukrainians he's spoken to along the way and he's been back to meet some of them to get their reflections on 12 months of war. the russians expected a quick victory, taking back what president putin believes is theirs. a year later the war is not close to over. ukrainians are fighting back in a war nato believes is vital to global security.

this volunteer sniper kept the video of his first firefight. i was crying because i was thinking that i did things which i've never done before. i was thinking about these dead guys, like, hey, they have families, some of them maybe have children. any sympathy you had at the beginning forjust poor russian soldiers has gone? they should suffer. they should not like just be killed, they should suffer about things which they've done. their families should never see them, even dead bodies. millions of ukrainian civilians have been forced from their homes. these were escaping from the suburb of irpin into kyiv last winter. it looked like a throwback to europe's dark 20th century. in fact, the war has initiated a new and dangerous era. the threat for people a long way

from the battlefield is that the war might spread beyond ukraine. a year on, a new irpin bridge and the old challenge — avoiding direct confrontation between russia and nato. the way that the ukrainians stopped the russians just back there changed every calculation about the war. nato saw it had an ally worth supporting and then moved very fast to do that. now, that has carried some heavy costs — economic, a massive military commitment, and even a risk of nuclear war. now, the ukrainians are conscious that future nato governments might not want to carry that heavy a burden, which is why they're calling 2023 their year of victory. ukraine's fighting spirit is intact. but neither side has the edge it would need to win. these were ukrainian volunteers

signing up a year ago, from 60—somethings to young men just out of school. the war started here for maxim, then 19, and his friend dmitri, 18. what are you studying? i am studying economy. and i'm studying biology. good luck, guys. yeah, thank you. good luck. they didn't feel as brave as they tried to look. there was a lot of fear, i'm not going to lie, because i haven't experienced anything like that before. we had some stupid brave...braveness, bravery, and it helped us to overcome our fear. after a few days on checkpoints and some basic training, both dimitri and maxim were plunged into the fighting. when the war switched to the east, dmitri stayed in kyiv.

maxim has fought and was wounded in some of the toughest battles in donbas. this video is from his body cam. by the summer, in the ruins of eastern ukraine, as the battle for control of bakhmut was starting, maxim was an experienced fighting soldier. we were defending the... explosion. ..the chemicalfactory. he's still only 20. explosion. both maxim and dmitri share their president's view, no trading ukrainian land for peace with putin's russia. we have a joke, putin will be awarded as a hero of ukraine for hisjob that he did to unite ukraine, to build our economy, to build our army and to make

ukrainian nation great. and that unity was strengthened when ukrainian troops fought their way into bucha, outside kyiv, and found evidence of russian war crimes. a few miles from bucha, irina, on her own, buried her son in her garden after russians shot him on 10th march last year as he went to work. this was 0leksei as a boy. he was 27 when he was killed. a year later, irina walks to the cemetery every day, where he was reburied. she dressed her boy in new clothes with a flower in his buttonhole, as he was engaged. she is tormented by what happened. she sobs. the russians wrecked her house after they killed her son.

translation: we were hungry and cold. - you shudder all the time, can't get any sleep. how long do you think the war might last? translation: until putin dies. that's how long we have to suffer. until that animal dies. the cemeteries are expanding and more offensives are coming. ukraine will get more support from nato. russia could get more from china. one big challenge for the war�*s second year — controlling the pace of escalation, keeping the killing in ukraine. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here with me. it was around about this time exactly a year ago, we heard air

raid sirens and we had to throw on our flak jackets raid sirens and we had to throw on ourflakjackets in the middle of the broadcast. lots of speculation that the russians would launch some kind of attack to mark the anniversary, but it's been quiet, very quiet. anniversary, but it's been quiet, very quiet-— anniversary, but it's been quiet, ve cuiet. , ., ., , very quiet. the day is not over yet, clive, very quiet. the day is not over yet, clive. and — very quiet. the day is not over yet, clive. and the _ very quiet. the day is not over yet, clive, and the war _ very quiet. the day is not over yet, clive, and the war is _ very quiet. the day is not over yet, clive, and the war is certainly - very quiet. the day is not over yet, clive, and the war is certainly not l clive, and the war is certainly not over. and president putin certainly has a way of confounding expectations, and the expectation certainly was that he would do something today, his forces would do something today, his forces would do something today, his forces would do something to mark this moment. you remember yesterday there were alerts right across the country, some ukrainians are said to me this week they are going to stay close to home. so far, in kyiv, not a single siren has sounded. the home. so far, in kyiv, not a single siren has sounded.— siren has sounded. the war has turned so _ siren has sounded. the war has turned so many _ siren has sounded. the war has turned so many lives _ siren has sounded. the war has - turned so many lives upside-down, turned so many lives upside—down, and you have been talking to some women for whom everything has changed? women for whom everything has chanced? , ., . ., , , changed? yes, war changes everything and everyone. — changed? yes, war changes everything and everyone. we _ changed? yes, war changes everything and everyone, we have _ changed? yes, war changes everything and everyone, we have seen _ changed? yes, war changes everything and everyone, we have seen how- and everyone, we have seen how everyone from opera singers to engineers have taken up guns, set up charities, put drones in the sky, volunteered to do whatever they can to help the war effort. we have

spent time with women whose lives have changed in what is now a changing society. piano plays. there are many lines in life. ukraine's women are on them, from ballet to the battlefield. fighting now for what matters, in their lives, the life of this nation. this war in ukraine is upending so many lives, ukrainians' sense of self, their sense of purpose. a war being waged over ukraine's borders is also changing a people within. translation: when the war began, i thought i wouldn't _ perform on the stage again. now, it's one of the most important things for us and for people, to save our culture and save our soul.

translation: i want to protect my family and my country. _ i couldn't stay behind and wait. i'm sorry that so many young men now have to fight for our country. i want tojoin them. bagdana bondar performs her moves at the kyiv opera theatre with an even greater sense of purpose. many dancers are now taking on roles in the war effort, too. translation: it's important to feel that i can help, - that i'm not only a woman and a ballet dancer. i'm someone who can be useful right now, even if it'sjust a little, for someone. they've joined as volunteers a foundation called helping hands, set up by another ballerina, gathering donations, distributing food, medicine, clothes to those in need. translation: | think -

all my friends my age have become ten years older, you can see it from the way they look, the values they have come to understand, what we care about, what we think about. training for active duty. 26—year—old 0lena baranovska has seen action three times, been injured, she's heading back again. the number of women in ukraine's army has more than doubled in the past year. it's now about a fifth of the force. translation: we are a stronger| nation because we have both men and women on the front line. there are no divisions between us, we are all there for the same purpose, to protect our country as best we can. ukraine's highest—ranking female soldier, lieutena nt—colonel larisa ya kubchuk. nearly 30 years in uniform. she's seen the change. translation: sometimes it's difficult for men to accept -

that their commander or deputy commander is a woman. that's why i need to be a strong character, to show them that it's notjust a woman in front of them, i always say, firstly i am an officer, then i'm a woman, and then i'm blonde! she laughs. a refresher on russia's history. lieutenant—colonel yakubchok is now in charge of soldiers' well—being. this is a session to boost morale. it's the region of kherson, just a few miles from a front line. translation: during this last year we changed. - now we know for certain who our enemies are, who our friends and brothers are. we separated the light from the dark. a year in ukraine like no other. a time when ukrainians confronted an enemy...

..as well as themselves. lyse doucet, bbc news, kyiv. well, while ceremonies to mark today's anniversary are taking place in cities and towns across ukraine, russian state television has been quiet. president putin's invasion has resulted in huge military casualties, with some estimates of tens of thousands of dead. and much of the territory initially gained has since been lost. take a look at this map. a year ago, before the invasion, the only occupied territories in ukraine were luhansk and donetsk in the east, held by russian—backed separatists. russia had already illegally annexed crimea, in 2014. just weeks into the current war, large parts of the south, east,

and north of ukraine were under russian military control. but ukraine has fought back, thanks to artillery from europe and america, and seized back much of the north, though russia still occupies large parts of the east. let's get some analysis from our russia editor, steve rosenberg, in moscow. they are not marking this anniversary, it seems, where you are? . �* , anniversary, it seems, where you are? ., �*, ., , anniversary, it seems, where you are? ., h ., , , are? yeah, it's really interesting, clive. are? yeah, it's really interesting, give the — are? yeah, it's really interesting, clive. the one-year _ are? yeah, it's really interesting, clive. the one-year anniversary l are? yeah, it's really interesting, | clive. the one-year anniversary is clive. the one—year anniversary is not headline news here. the tv news bulletins in russia sort of over the fact that the so—called special military operation did not achieve its original goal which was a swift victory for the kremlin. as you say, things did not go according to plan at all. we saw very heavy russian military casualties, a tv anchor a few days ago talked about a huge number of dead and president putin

had to mobilise, draft hundreds of thousands of russians into the army. but do you know what, listen to what he says, listen to his speeches. there is no hint of regret. vladimir putin remains apparently confident and determined to push on in ukraine, to raise the stakes if necessary, to escalate if necessary. he seems to believe that he can secure some kind of military victory over ukraine and over the west. find over ukraine and over the west. and what about public support for the war, steve? where is it now? yeah, another interesting _ war, steve? where is it now? yeah, another interesting question. - war, steve? where is it now? yeah, another interesting question. i - another interesting question. i mean, not everyone here supports the war by any means but do you know what, a lot of people do, or at least they accept the kremlin narrative, the narrative which has been created which says that this is a just war. if you switch on state tv, from morning until night, you will get the message that russia is not the aggressor here, it is the

west waging war against russia on the territory of ukraine. the kremlin claims that the united states and nato, the anglo—saxon world, is out to destroy russia, to divide russia into pieces like napoleon and like hitler, and this kind of messaging is extremely powerful. it is potent and it's persuasive and helps to explain how the kremlin is able to retain quite a lot of support for what it is doing. a lot of support for what it is doinu. ,, ,, ., , ., doing. sure, ok, steve, many thanks, steve rosenberg, _ doing. sure, ok, steve, many thanks, steve rosenberg, our— doing. sure, ok, steve, many thanks, steve rosenberg, our russia - steve rosenberg, our russia editor, live in moscow. there will be more from us here in kyiv a little later, but for now, it's back to you jane in the studio. thanks, clive. the time is 1.19. our top story this lunchtime... president zelensky says ukraine will do everything it can to defeat russia this year, in an address marking the anniversary of vladimir putin's invasion. and we'll hear from a talented ukrainian violinist exempted from fighting who fled the war

to the uk. coming up on the bbc news channel: ruben selles is to stay in charge at southampton until the end of the season after the spaniard led them to only their second league win since october at the weekend. now we will look at the rest of the day's news. police in northern ireland have arrested a fourth man in connection with the shooting of an off—duty senior police officer in 0magh on wednesday. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot as he was loading footballs into his car with his son, after a session coaching a children's football team. he has life—changing injuries and remains in hospital in a critical condition. political leaders have been meeting the chief constable to discuss the attack, as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell is well known in northern ireland and well liked

in his community. his friends say his bravery was underlined by how he shouted to children to run for safety as he was being attacked himself. people at his football club, where he was coaching the under 15s, are struggling to take in the news. a man of the calibre ofjohn even being involved in a wee rural club and gift his time isjust extraordinary, and definitely for such a thing to have happened to him is unbelievable. a colleague has been hurt but it's thinking of the children, it's thinking of everything that has actually happened, the fear, the terror that they have had to endure and that they have suffered, and there's obviously going to be a fallout from that. the nature of the shooting, which happened when dozens of young people were at this complex, has added to the sense of public anger. political leaders have declared their opposition to political violence by coming together to meet northern

ireland's chief constable. it's so important in moments like this that we stand united and we do stand here united as one voice in our condemnation against this horrific attack on a police officer. i would also say to the evil people who carried out this heinous attack and to their organisation, you are not the future of this place. and the head of the police service said paramilitaries opposed to the peace process were trying to be more active. we are working around - the clock to try and disrupt the terrorist activity. we remain concerned at the tempo and we are working closely - with other security partners to make sure we remain on the front foot. i four men have now been arrested in the investigation which is focused on the dissident republican group known as the new ira. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell is still in a critical condition in hospital. chris page, bbc news, belfast.

junior doctors are to strike in england for three consecutive days in march. the walk—out by members of the british medical association is part of a dispute about pay. the government has called the decision disappointing. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns is with me. explain who will be walking out here. , ., explain who will be walking out here. ., ., , explain who will be walking out here. ., .,, �*, ., here. junior doctors, it's a huge urou - , here. junior doctors, it's a huge grouo. this _ here. junior doctors, it's a huge grouo. this is — here. junior doctors, it's a huge group, this is everyone - here. junior doctors, it's a huge group, this is everyone from . here. junior doctors, it's a huge - group, this is everyone from doctors who might have just left medical school to those with up to maybe 15 years of experience. the issue is pgy- years of experience. the issue is pay. the british medical association says its angry and demoralised about below inflation wages, so it says we can expect tens of thousands of them to walk out at 7am on monday the 13th of march and not to come back to work until the thursday morning. now, this is going to affect routine and emergency care, although they can only walk out a&e departments if employers can stuff them properly so

that's going to mean more senior doctors, consultants, getting called in to replace them which will obviously have knock—on impacts for planned surgeries, clinics, appointments. junior doctors have walked out on strike before. they did in 2016, but they haven't done it for three days in a row before. as you say, the government says this is disappointing and it points to an 8% pay rise over four years but you can't look at this in isolation because this comes during the biggest wave of industrial action in nhs history. we've seen it escalate all winter with nurses, ambulance staff and there is a potential glimmer of hope because nurses have halted their industrial action for intensive pay talks with government. catherine burns, thank you. in the last hour, nominations have closed in the contest to succeed nicola sturgeon as the leader of the snp, and first minister of scotland. three msps have obtained enough nominations to be on the final ballot paper — humza yousaf, kate forbes and ash regan. let's talk to our scotland

correspondent lorna gordon. a list of three, what happens now? welcome of the race to replace nicola sturgeon as leader of the snp is still in its early stages but already it's been fractious, focusing on social policy, and today, internal party governance about a party that has independence as its ultimate aim. the final candidate to launch their campaign, ash regan, did so this morning, on that issue of independence she said should she win this contest she would set up an independent commission on her first day on the job and her position would be that a majority of seats and votes cast in any election would trigger negotiations on scotland becoming an independent country. she resigned from her position in government here in scotland over the gender recognition reform bill. she reaffirmed that she would not be challenging that section 35 order from the uk government blocking the

bill, saying she believed the legislation was flawed and did not command public support. interestingly, she also said that nicola sturgeon�*s husband running the contest to replace her was a conflict of interest, peter murrell, who married miss sturgeon in 2010, is chief executive of the snp. ms regan conceded she was the outsider in this race but she said she was standing for change, not continuity. lorna, thank you, lorna gordon. cricket, england are taking on south africa in the semifinal of the t20 world cup. south africa chose to bat first. a short while ago they were 31-0. the 31—0. the winners will meet australia who reached their seventh straight t20 final yesterday after a win over india. now let's return to ukraine and to clive myrie in kyiv. jane, thank you. a year ago, the life of everyone

here was transformed overnight. at the time, there was a fear russia would take kyiv in days. that didn't happen of course, but the fighting has forced millions to leave their homes. as many as eight million ukrainian refugees have been recorded across europe, though some have now returned. and this map shows where they all went, and how many have fled to each country. while russia has claimed 2.8 million ukrainians have fled east across its border, the un hasn't been able to verify this. and as you can see, around 162,000 refugees made it to the uk. well, our reporter callum tulley has been to meet a group of young ukrainians who've relocated to london, to find out how the past year has been for them. a year on from russia's invasion, life looks very different for young ukrainians.

hello, guys. nice to see you. this ukrainian cafe has been helping people settle in. nikita is 23 and is a top violinist. most men his age aren't allowed to leave ukraine, but he was given a military exemption so he could continue his career at the london performing academy of music. violin music. sometimes i can't believe i'm living in london, or i can go to king's cross and i can see the platform 9 3/4! laughter. i'm making a new life here. how does it feel when you're watching what's going on in ukraine? so one of my friends, i don't know, to be honest, is he alive or not? he was near mariupol in march and he was a prisoner of russians. i know absolutely, i cannot fight, i cannot be with a weapon, but my weapon is my violin, so with this weapon, i can do something.

yulia is 25 and came to the uk on her own through the homes for ukraine scheme. sirens wail. i do miss home. i've been home. i went in september last year to visit home for five days. when there, it was not good for my mental health at all. it's like there is a life before and after. there is nothing in between and life as we knew it ended on the 24th. your dream's to make a restaurant in the uk? maybe in uk, maybe in ukraine. if you do the ukrainian restaurant, i will come all the time and play the music for you and eat borscht. ok! it's not clear how or when the war will end, but whatever the outcome, these guys are determined that their country and culture are not forgotten. callum tulley, bbc news.

some of those now having to living in exile because of the conflict here. well, exactly a year ago today, the ukrainians were outgunned and out manned in this war, and they still are. but what they do have is a determination to preserve their culture and their history. i repeat, this is a conflict of choice that didn't have to happen, with the invasion a clear breach of international law. those are the facts, as the world marks this grim one—year anniversary. we leave now with some of the images of the last 12 months here in ukraine. we have the weather in a couple of minutes. from all of us, good afternoon.