this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. on the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, president zelensky hails his nation's "year of invincibility" and said it would "do everything to win". translation: it's important for everyone to focus, - and then we'll have victory because the righteous is on our side. solemn ceremonies are taking place all around the world marking the day — including in the uk, where a minute's silence has been observed. as the fighting continues with no end yet in sight, we report from the front line, to assess the impact the conflict has had on ukraine. and the us announces new sanctions and an additional $2 billion support package aimed at helping the

ukrainians in the fight. it's the first anniversary of the ukraine war — one year since vladimir putin ordered his forces to launch an all—out assault on ukraine — with the aim of taking kyiv within days. the strategy failed. ukrainian resistance has been fierce though it has come at an immense cost. many have died on the battlefield and accusations of war crimes by the russian troops have shocked the world. president zelensky says the country has endured a year of pain, but victory is inevitable, he says, with continued western support. our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse, reports on how the anniversary was marked.

the morning war rained down on ukraine. air raid siren. a shadow with haunting consequences. the once unthinkable playing out as the world looked on. 150,000 russian troops moving in from three directions. ukraine's leader had offers to leave. but he stayed... ..and is still here. this is a bittersweet day for ukraine. day for ukraine, a reminder of remarkable survival and extraordinary loss. i kindly ask everyone to observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the aggression.

i thank you, mr president. russia doesn't see this as a day worth marking. at the united nations, even a moment of reflection turned into an argument. "we are standing to honour all victims," said the russian ambassador. in kyiv, ukraine's leader is trying to add to his long list of supporters. if victory hasn't arrived to you by this time next year, what do you think the most likely reason for that would be? i don't want to think about it, and you forget all your words. we have to be sure together we are partners, we are together. we will win. — where are our aircrafts typhoon? he means the ones britain said it might send.

please ask my friend rishi. an unusually long press conference for president zelensky. for president zelensky, three hours with the international media. his message — that he is fighting a warfor the world, and that he needs their continued support in order to win it. the first promised tanks have been delivered to ukraine from neighbouring poland. it's this kind of hardware which kyiv says it needs to seize the initiative before russia does. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. fierce fighting continues in the east of the country, with heavy losses of troops on both sides. at least 8,000 civilians have been killed according to the un, which says the true number is likely to be much higher, and 1a million ukrainians have been forced to flee. one of russia's key targets is the strategic town of vuhledar in the donbas region. the latest russian attempt to take the town earlier this month ended in humiliating defeat. from the town, our senior

international correspondent, 0rla guerin, with camera operator goktay koraltan, sent this report. deep in the forest near the town of vuhledar, we get a close—up of the war. the daily battle to hold off the russians, who aren't winning, but aren't giving up either. inside the town, ukrainian troops lobbing mortars and obscenities, moving fast to avoid being targeted themselves. bleep you, russia! ..moving fast to avoid being targeted themselves.

a once prosperous coal—mining town is now a wasteland. we head towards the front line, town is now a wasteland. with soldiers at the heart of the battle. their commander, codenamed beast, has been up all night fighting. how far away are the nearest russian positions? 0ne kilometre. we move forward carefully. the russians have no line of sight here, but they have eyes in the sky. plane. get down, goktay! we've just been told to duck down here now and take cover at the wall. the troops have heard something, possibly a russian drone. the front line is about 500 metres away. they say russian troops are trying to advance, but they're holding them back. a few hundred souls remain

in this broken place, without light or heat, without peace or safety. solace comes in the form of 0leg tkachenko, an evangelical pastor in camouflage gear who braves the shelling to deliver aid. "it's a matter of life or death", he tells me. "we bring bread and water. "the risk is huge, but so is the reward — "saving people's lives." "hang on", he says. "it's one loaf per person." valentyna waits her turn. she's 73 and says she has nowhere else to go. "we are frightened, of course, but what can we do? "we live with it.

"you can't say don't shoot. "they have theirjob. "we have our lives." what was life like here before the invasion? how were things before? "it was good. "the town was quiet, calm and clean. "people worked. we had money. "what can i say? "it was a good town." and there was a good life for many in ukraine, like ruslan and denys, nine—year—old twins, the stars of this family video. they were side by side always until russian shelling tore them apart.

their mother, anastasia, takes me to the park in central ukraine where denys was hit by shrapnel last september. "he was lying next to my legs," she says. "why didn't it hit me? "ruslan was screaming, �*denys, get up!”' on his grave, this photo, taken two days before his death. ruslan cannot accept his best friend is gone. he sends himself messages from denys�*s phone. that piece of shrapnel will follow him through life and follow her. 0ne family, one loss, one year of russia's war. 0rla guerin, bbc news,

eastern ukraine. joining us now live from washington is melinda haring, senior fellow at the atlantic council. will come to you. thanks very much for being with us. president zelensky says victory is inevitable if the allies keep their promises. do you agree? hi. if the allies keep their promises. do you agree?— if the allies keep their promises. do you agree? if the allies keep their promises. do ou auree? . ., , do you agree? hi, samantha. yes, i do. do you agree? hi, samantha. yes, i d0- ukraine — do you agree? hi, samantha. yes, i do. ukraine can _ do you agree? hi, samantha. yes, i do. ukraine can win _ do you agree? hi, samantha. yes, i do. ukraine can win and _ do you agree? hi, samantha. yes, i do. ukraine can win and ukraine - do you agree? hi, samantha. yes, i do. ukraine can win and ukraine has the will to win, but it's really the matter of how long the west will supply the ukrainians with the arms they need. george barros said it very well today. he said 2023 will be the year of ukrainian counteroffensive and it will be a series of counteroffensive if the west provides the weapons that the ukrainians need. all eyes are really on artillery. many people are concerned that the ukrainians will not have enough culture lori ——

artillery of the year goes on. how much do they _ artillery of the year goes on. how much do they need and where will it come from? we've seen the uk commit huge amounts. as the us now key to them winning this? fit huge amounts. as the us now key to them winning this?— them winning this? of the us is absolutely _ them winning this? of the us is absolutely key. _ them winning this? of the us is absolutely key. it _ them winning this? of the us is absolutely key. it is _ them winning this? of the us is absolutely key. it is the - them winning this? of the us is absolutely key. it is the biggesti absolutely key. it is the biggest supplier of assistance. what we do others will follow. don't diminish the role of britain and poland in particular. they have really stuck their necks out and led the coalition in particular on tanks, i think they will need the coalition on fighterjets as well. it's not right to call it a stalemate yet. 0ne right to call it a stalemate yet. one of the general calls in a slugfest. the russian forces are not very strong. your defence ministry assesses that 97% of the russian army is deployed in ukraine already. there are not a lot of reserves the

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proposal for a cheese fire. china's talk of putting forward a proposalfor a cheese fire. do china's talk of putting forward a proposal for a cheese fire. do you believe china could ask as a dance broker? == believe china could ask as a dance broker? . . s , believe china could ask as a dance broker? . . .,, ~ ,,., , broker? -- a cease-fire. absolutely not. the chinese _ broker? -- a cease-fire. absolutely not. the chinese put _ broker? -- a cease-fire. absolutely not. the chinese put forward... - broker? -- a cease-fire. absolutely not. the chinese put forward... no | not. the chinese put forward... no one is an aggressor, and they're echoing kremlin talking points. we know that the chinese have been giving a number of non—lethal assistance to the russians and they're considering giving legal assistance as well. no, they are not assistance as well. no, they are not a mutual actor. assistance as well. no, they are not a mutual actor-— a mutual actor. melinda herring, thank ou a mutual actor. melinda herring, thank you for— a mutual actor. melinda herring, thank you for your _ a mutual actor. melinda herring, thank you for your analysis. - a mutual actor. melinda herring, l thank you for your analysis. thank ou. russia is facing another round of western sanctions, a year after the invasion of ukraine began. the european union announced a tenth round of measures, shortly after the united states imposed further restrictions on more than 100 russian individuals and businesses. leaders of the g7 group of richest economies have warned they'll punish any countries that help russia evade sanctions, with the united kingdom announcing export bans on every item russia has been found using on the battlefield to date. the us secretary of state antony blinken addressed

the united nations today — here's what he had to say. members of this council should not fall into the false equivalency of calling on both sides to stop fighting. 0r calling on other nations to stop supporting ukraine in the name of peace. no member of this council should call for peace while supporting russia's war on ukraine and the un charter. in this war, there is an aggressor and there is a victor. russia fights for conquest. ukraine fights for its freedom. if russia stops fighting and leaves ukraine, the war ends. if ukraine stops fighting, ukraine ends. meanwhile in moscow, there has been a distinct lack of coverage in the russian media marking the anniversary of the war. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been keeping across things. it was really interesting today that the one—year anniversary

of the war didn't make the headlines, really. in the news bulletins — i was watching russian state tv earlier today — they talked about the situation in ukraine and the war there, but they didn't really mention the anniversary. they sort of glossed over the fact that the special military operation that vladimir putin launched one year ago did not achieve its original aim, which was a swift victory for the kremlin. it did not go according to plan. it's resulted in heavy russian military casualties — the kremlin's had to mobilise people, dropping hundreds of thousands of russian citizens into the army — and that wasn't mentioned today on tv. steve rosenberg. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: as ukraine marks the first anniversary of the war, we'll look at how it's transformed ukrainian society.

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines. 0n the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, president zelensky hails his nation's "year of invincibility" and said it would "do everything to win". in the past year, ukrainian civilians have either fled to other countries or stayed in their home country, where the end date of war is unknown. over 8 million ukrainians have crossed borders into other countries since the war began. it's forever changed the livelihoods of those who stayed and found new roles and responsibilities in an effort to help ukraine overcome the war. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has spent time with three women whose lives are no longer the same in a society which is also changing. piano plays.

there are many lines in life. ukraine's women are on them, from ballet to the battlefield. 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's just 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: i 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 olena baranovska has seen action three times, been injured. she's heading back again. the number of women in ukraine's army 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 kubchok. 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.

in the days, weeks and months following the outbreak of war, millions of ukrainians fled to seek safety elsewhere. more than 100,000 of them have arrived here in the uk. our reporter callum tulley has been to meet a group of refugees 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. i'm from a small village near to kiev. from the war started, my village was destroyed for 70%. almost all houses and when i saw this, ifelt horrible. but life is continuing, i'm trying to make new life here. oleksandr is one of the thousands of ukrainians who moved to the uk last year to escape the war. how have you found the last year here? i would say that i love it because a lot of opportunities,

especially for me, because i want to study in the uk. 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 cannot believe i'm living in london, or i can go to king's cross and i can see the platform nine and three quarters. 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. i when there, it was not good for my mental health at all. i 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. i 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 borsch. 0k. 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.

we need to know with some of the striking images of the past 12 months of the war in ukraine. —— we leave you now. ukrainian choral music explosion it's very bad.

hello there. on friday, we had some sunny spells that worked southwards across the uk through the day. lovely end of the day in cumbria. see the blue skies and the setting sun here. wasn't like that everywhere, though. across northeast scotland, we certainly had a lot of cloud, and that cloud thick enough to bring some showers. now, i'm talking about this cloud here in aberdeenshire. that cloud is actually from this cloud sheet you can see here in the north sea. now, this cloud sheet is really very extensive, and if i put on the winds that are blowing that cloud long, those winds will take that cloud sheet in across eastern areas of the country. the big problem is the computer models really aren't doing very well with this cloud. models really aren't doing very you can see it's nowhere near extensive enough. but i think over the next few hours, we are going to see that cloud sheets come in across northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england,

running right up to the pennines, i think, and probably across the east midlands and into parts of east anglia as well. that will keep the frost at bay for these areas. but, further west, we are looking at clear skies and it's going to be a cold night with temperatures down to about —a. now, bear in mind, i think it will be a cloudy day across northern and eastern scotland, and for much of the day, and for much of the day, eastern england. a cloud thick enough for an occasional shower and there'll be a cold northeasterly wind as well. the best of any sunshine will be further west. will be further west, so, west england, wales, northern ireland and west scotland not faring too badly. temperatures, perhaps, actually, close to average or a little bit below even, but it will feel chilly in those cold northeasterly winds. now, heading into the second half of the weekend, the area of high pressure bringing this relatively quiet weather is here to stay. the winds not quite as strong, but they'll be coming straight up the thames estuary, adding to the chill in london. and, once again, there will be extensive cloud across these eastern areas tending to work inland at times. but again, it's the western side of the british isles that will have the best of the breaks

in the cloud and the best in the day's sunshine. temperatures 7 or 8 celsius. now, into next week, this area of high pressure isn't going to move very far, very fast. the winds change direction a little bit and that will kind of tend to change where the sunny breaks are, but again, i think probably western england, west and wales will have some of the best breaks on monday, perhaps a little bit more in the way of cloud filtering through the central belt of scotland. and the largely dry and quiet weather continues for most of next week, with temperatures running more or less near average for the time of year. that's the latest.