i will see you at the end of tomorrow. it is 7:00, this is sky news breakfast. could russia be preparing to use chemical weapons? the prime minister told sky news, he fears that vladimir putin may deploy them. there has been a similar warning from the white house, and president zelenskyy. all the while, russian troops are continuing to advance on the capital of kyiv. as the exodus continues, families and britain are being asked to open their doors, to

fleeing ukrainians. we will see again and view from the government later, and our correspondents across the continent. of course, we will be speaking to ordinary ukrainians, caught up in the conflict. on today, friday, the 11th of march. edging closer. new images showing russian forces, reorganizing, in advancing, inside of kyiv. u.s. officials warn that some units are going just ten miles from the city center. chemical weapons warning, and there are preparing to use them in ukraine. >> the stuff that you are hearing about chemical weapons, this is straight out of their playbook. >> the un security council is to meet at russia's request, after moscow climbed the u.s. is preparing biological weapons in ukraine. >> i'm in the polish capital of warsaw, which is close to being

overwhelmed as hundreds of thousands of refugees arrived here. >> meanwhile, this uk families will be asked to open their homes to ukrainian refugees, as a number of people fleeing continue. chelsea football club, and liverpool, as abramovich is sanctioned, so that families can continue to chant the russian oligarchs name. this, the scene in kyiv this morning, or half of the population has fled. also ahead this morning, i will get an update from a mother of two in ukraine, who had to leave kyiv, and her husband, who is helping to defend the capital. and, we speak to a charity helping house children to flee ukraine.

>> morning, all. u.s. officials have warned, russian forces have now moved about three miles closer to the ukrainian capital of kyiv, over the last 24 hours. new satellite images, suggesting that troops have reorganized to the northwest of kyiv. in an area with a 40 mile long convoy having been stalled for days. the armored units, moving through times, and repositioning in forests, with some artillery, already in position. the report, this morning, that at least one person has been killed in airstrikes, in the central city. all, this as the white house, and boris johnson warned that president putin could return to chemical weapons. let's take a quick look at this key development, and the uk minister of defense says, it is highly unlikely that russia has, successfully, achieve the objectives they've outlined in their preinvasion plan. a u.s. defense force says,

russia has made moderate advances in the past day. they move through mounts closer to the capitol, and are now just ten from the city center. or staunton, telling sky news, he thinks vladimir putin may be preparing to use chemical weapons in ukraine. the g7 countries, and the eu were, reportedly, moving today to strip russia of its most favorite nation trade status, which would allow them to impose tariffs on russian goods. that is when they're in their report. >> the days of 40 mile military convoys, had stalled outside of kyiv. it was in the last 24 hours, while suggesting russian troops have reorganized. u.s. satellite company, max arm, says that the vehicles appear to have been dispersed, and re-deployed. with towed artillery, now and firing positions nearby. it is a senior u.s. defense

official, that so that russian troops advanced on the capital. when the information war escalates, and there are chemical weapons attack being planned. >> no chemical, or any other weapons of mass destruction were developed in my land. the whole world knows that. it was doing that against us, who would get the most severe sanctions response. >> the scenes of a bomb to maternity hospital marion poll, suggesting, there is no boundaries to russia's barbarism. a concern, now, to the chemical attack. russia has called a meeting at the un security council, later, and they are in some substantial claims, that there are housing biological weapons. but, the u.s. has warned, this is a ploy by russia to good ploy pretext from weapon such as themselves. so, with no desire for nato

military involvement, it seems that the west's warnings about red lines for largely on deaf ears in moscow. >> it is strong evidence to the war crimes taking place, and do we need to take that evidence, and records that evidence. we are working to collect the evidence on the ground of what's happening, to make sure that putin it is to help account for these appalling actions. >> the question is how to stop this, now. ukrainians, grieving their loved ones, and life as they knew it. police sergeant roman, buried by his wife, and three young children, to the sound of them. >> and some of the worse areas, there is no dignity of a funeral, and no way to escape the fighting.

scott sully lockwood, sky news. >> it told sky news, vladimir putin may be prepared to use chemical weapons. here they are discussing from the political. >> with the civilian casualties, and called pathetic streaks. >> with they are, they will deal with, and i'll make a prediction by the way, which is that the stuff you are hearing, about chemical weapons is straight out of their playbook. they start saying that there are chemical weapons, which have been stored by their opponents, or by the americans so, when, they themselves deploy chemical weapons, ice i fear they may, they have a mask of fake stories, ready to go. >> you can see where we're at at the moment? >> i can't see a way out that

does not begin with the realization by the kremlin, they make a catastrophic mistake. i think that vladimir putin, himself, has made it very difficult to find an off ramp. he has, i think, driven his tanks to go down up cul-de-sac, from which it would be hard to extricate himself. >> very pleased to see, the minister, chris fell, joins us in the studio as well. minister, great time to have you in. let's start with what we are hearing, beth, discussing with the pm there, the risk of chemical weapons being brought in. just to be clear about this, does the uk, or our other allies, have specific intelligence that vladimir putin is preparing to use chemical weapons? or we extrapolating the, simply, from what he is saying? >> clearly, i cannot comment on intelligence that the uk government may have received.

but, we have seen, in the last 24 hours, wood appears to be bits of disinformation, published by russian state outlets, including, in fact, the russian embassy, putting on things like what appears to be creating a false narrative where they consider chemical weapons, which are totally untrue. sometimes, they do that on preparation, but i hope that they were not contemplating the use of chemical weapons. indeed, in any theater of war, but certainly, many other civilians, totally unacceptable. what we see the russians doing in the last two weeks, in ukraine, is totally barbaric. we saw in the last day or two, shelling, and bombing hospitals, across ukraine, including there was where young mothers were, or new mothers were giving birth to children. what they have done is totally

barbaric, which is why the united kingdom has determined, as the prime minister is saying, to do whatever they can to stop them. >> in essence, it vladimir putin is willing to bomb a maternity ward, he's willing to do pretty much anything? >> as i say, i'm not able to talk about intelligence, but using chemical weapons, in an area with lots of civilians, will be a barbaric thing to do, and i would just say, to vladimir putin, and to the russian regime, to not cross that line, to not do that to civilian populations. >> let's then talk about what we heard yesterday, which is, finally, eventually, roman abramovich has been sanctioned. i'm just wondering, many people are thinking, this is what has changed in the weeks since the prime minister, accidentally misspoke, and what have we learned in the past seven days to allow us to move to this position? >> we respect the rule of law, going through a proper protest,

to ensure that everything is done that is legally water side. people like abramovich have expensive lawyers, and we need to make sure we don't get challenged. so, we've gone through carefully, and methodically, putting together a case that is watertight. yesterday, we reacted against not just abramovich, but six other oligarchs, who controlled clinical russian companies like russia bank, rose now, if gas problem, as these are people, oligarchs, and companies, who are integral to the putin regime. sustaining him, supporting him, enabling him. it is right that we act against them, as part of our set of measures. of course, we have already sanctioned over 300 russian individuals, and entities. and we have worked with other countries to exclude them from the swift system. >> you have to accept, any oligarch, particularly someone with roman abramovich would've moved assets out of the country, in the days from when it first became question that he would be sanctioned. do you have to accept that.

>> there are some assets who have hard to move. things like the house, which hasn't been sold yet. of course, there is also the number of big russian banks. we frozen the assets of a quarter of a trillion pounds worth of the russian name balance sheet assets. those are frozen a while ago. there is, more by the way, it's in the european union, and more than the united states. >> let's talk about this. first of all, you're a fan, are you? >> i'm a palace fan. sorry, apologies. >> the owner of chelsea was fined. is the government currently allowing that deal to go through? >> as a license condition is written today, the sale would not be allowed. however, if it emerged, they would be open to the buyer, or the football club, to approach the government, and they are varied in a way that allowed that set to take place. it is taking a proposal. and it is a proceeds of any

sale, and they're ending up in an unrestricted bank account, owned by abramovich. it is in the proceeds of any sow. >> let's talk a bit about the ukrainian refugee crisis, and the estimates originally in the country, and those look to be doubled. it is in refugees himself. six final bit more about that. >> the full spectrum of our response to the humanitarian crisis when, first of all, we have donated aid, and value the group of 400 million pounds, and the humanitarian crisis on the border. that is more than any other country in the world. that is the response to the ukrainian president principally asked for. more than any other country. there was a root for people family members, extended family members in the uk, to come over here, and the host secretary announced yesterday, where people have family here, and

have ukrainian passport, we will not require them to go, and have biometric checks done. >> specifically, on the opening of doors -- >> thirdly, in addition to that, we will make announcements in the near future about a scheme for uk local authorities, and indeed, uk families, in order to welcome ukrainian refugees. it is a details of how that scheme works, and will be laid out in the very near future. >> would you take anyone into your home, and you know of anyone in the cabinet that has, already, suggested that they'll be willing to open their doors? >> i think once the details are published in the near future, everybody will take a look at that. seeing the personal circumstances allowing them to. then i'm sure, the british public will look at that if they're able to. some people be able to, some mountain, they will make their own decisions. >> just before we let you go, just closer to your brief in fact, we've been hearing, overnight, and yesterday, that facebook has made a temporary exception, as they're describing it, to those who are being affected by war, in

essence, allowing them, on their platform, to call for violence against russia. something which facebook would not allow under any other circumstance. are you saying going with that? >> i haven't and details of that, so with that proposal, without having seen the details. what i do know, is a russian government have been trying to block various social media platforms from operating in russia, as part of their disinformation campaign, and to essentially check the russian people. they are lying to the russian people about what's happening. with the russian people, the full extent of the atrocities, being committed by putin, in their name, they would be extremely angry. that is why putin is trying to hide that to their population. understand this is developing, but we have a statement from facebook's parent organization meta, they say these are temporary measures designed to -- preserve voice and expression for people facing invasion. i was always we are prohibiting calls for violence --

outside of the context of the invasion. that's a narrow context, but i'm just wondering how you feel about one of the big tech giants in essence allowing people to call for violence against russians anyway which we would probably not be allowed to do in the streets of the uk? >> i think it sounds like they're talking about specifically in ukraine, and obviously ukrainian army and ukrainian citizens have every right to defend their homeland, to defend their cities and towns, to defend their hospitals against this aggression by russia. and to be honest, if somebody was attacking quoted in, the place i represent, quoting in a versatile hospital, i tell you i would be in the streets defending my hospital. i would be in the streets defending my town and neighbors as the ukrainians are quite rightly doing. >> thanks for joining us. well, let's take a quick look at the mornings papers. again, the guardian reading reports from the city of many of all, it describes conditions there as medieval after shelling from russian forces.

chelsea fc's billionaire owner roman abramovich has been sanctioned by the government, and told he has blood on his hands. a similar headline in the eye, it says that abramovich is law oligarchs complicit in putin's invasion of ukraine. meanwhile, the mirror calls abramovich and putin blood brothers. the sun claims that chelsea football club could go bust as a result. the telegraph reports that the british public will be asked to offer their homes to thousands of ukrainian refugees. well let's just take a closer look at the situation in ukraine this morning. president-elect ski says that 100,000 people have been evacuated from siege areas in just the past two days yesterday it was included and

it is in and around, kyiv itself evacuations also took place in irpin, bucca, and hostomel. about 2 million people which is about half of the capital's population has left in recent weeks. airstrikes were reported overnight in dnipro and two other tax near a place in the west were also reported in kharkiv yesterday shelling a building housing an experimental nuclear reactor. an official said equipment there could release radiation if damaged. meanwhile the un watchdog says it has now lost all communications with chernobyl, which is under russian control. ukrainian authorities say -- are dead in mariupol which --

will observe a cease-fire and open five humanitarian corridors to let civilians flee. other cease-fires have been broken in recent days. while the police capital warsaw is close to being overwhelmed by the number of refugees arriving from ukraine. let's speak to lisa joining us from warsaw, good to see you this morning. lisa, give us just a bit of an idea. just how dire is the refugee situation in poland? >> good morning, neil, of course the reality is that when you have millions of refugees crossing the border in a very quick period of time they have to go somewhere they are not thing on the border so they are not heading to major cities. now the vast majority have

arrived in poland which means that the polish capital warsaw where i am this morning is of course really at the sharp and of all of those arrivals. we have worked out that something like 15% of the population of warsaw has now arrived again in terms of the numbers of refugees. so where do they all go? at the central train station which is a very frantic, chaotic scene of humanity, people figuring out where to do, what's to go tired, hungry, getting off trains. so in the very emergency initial phase you get people with food medicine supplies even toothbrush. after that, of course, they have to work out if they try to stay in pullen, and in fact one family that we spoke to told us quite candidly that they quite like to go to the uk, because they don't have family ties they are not eligible. but also they can see around

them lisa holand the pressure on the polish authorities and say how busy it is here and they want to move on to some while such as germany. we saw a lot of people hearing from -- didn't even know what time it would go, or what city they would end up in. what they do know though, is they want to get away from ukraine. i think what is significantly different here, compared to other previous migration situations, is that people don't want to permanently get away from ukraine. of course almost all the people we saw yesterday were women and children so they have left both husband, relatives, brothers, fathers back in ukraine and eventually they do want to go back. but right now, there is an emergency situation to provide them, the people here in warsaw with beds a roof over their head and some kind of shelter, food, and keep them going whilst events continue on the ground in ukraine. >> lisa, many thanks. still to come on the show, i

will be speaking to -- thomas -- i will also be speaking with the former head of the british army's chemical weapons unit as the west is warning of a potential for biological anti-chemical warfare in ukraine. and, i will be joined by a student from glasgow who went the extra mile by driving an ambulance to the pull and ukrainian border to help refugees flee the conflict. chelsea fans -- both the men's and women's teams. the future of the club is in question. russian billionaire owner roman abramovich as had his assets frozen by the uk government in response to the invasion of ukraine, our correspondent tom has been taking a look. the abramovich arrow delivered every piece of silverware to chelsea, but the british government say his closer

election ship with lawton where putin means they have locked down his uk assets, he already put chelsea up for sale but the sanctions mean that if a new virus found, and approved, abramovich won't receive a penny. every employee has questions, but the men's and women sides played and last night i know from my and normally we have to never go a difficult period and don't have all the answers for -- council anymore tickets there will be a transfer ban, and block from negotiating new contracts. the club can't sell merchandise, or mobile phone from three have already suspended their sponsorship. shovel costs to away games will have to be more modest. longer trips abroad might prove more difficult. fans at the women's match last night were still taking a toll.

-- it doesn't matter what situation is going on so nothing changes. i have you know much more concern for what is going on in ukraine than -- the city thomas side current champions were also taking sanctuary, and just plain football. there was a lot of destruction and levels of destruction actually with the sanctions and you could feel it that the players talk about it, they are aware of it, and they accepted it. playing and winning football matches is something of a welcome distraction for everyone connected to chelsea football club right now the roman abramovich era has ended in the most extraordinary way his legs to the kremlin overriding everything. and still, last night, they chanted his name. football does have a habit of turning a blind eye if the

money and goals are flowing, but in the space of just a few weeks the world has changed, component, or sky news -- >> some other news for you now as we were just discussing meta platforms are allowing facebook and instagram users in some countries to have violence against russians and russian soldiers of course in niall paterson relation to the invasion taking place in ukraine the social media company is making temporary changes to a state speech policy that will allow some posts that call for the death of vladimir putin or the belarusian president alexander lukashenko. the un nuclear watchdog says the -- all communications with facilities at the nuclear plant it comes a day after the plant lost all external power supplies. a nuclear accident in 1986 it is currently controlled by russian forces.

the russian defense ministry says it will declared a cease fire and five ukrainian cities for fleeing citizens, well according to russian media comes after syrians were blocked from leaving the city of mariupol yesterday after forces refused to the on of the cease-fire. into the weekend, let's see how the weather is -- now the next few days will be unsettled with strong winds taking place across the -- southwest britain will see the winds and rain moving in. northeastward in the morning, northern and eastern parts of britain will sunny spells just

a few showers for central and western scotland it will be mostly mild and we will fill it with -- across the west of britain where brighton will show any conditions will move to ireland wells in western england. >> now let's show you the latest pictures that we have from inside ukraine. in fact, from dnipro we have been told that air strikes have been landing early on friday, in that central ukrainian city. at least one person according to state emergency services there has been killed. a suggestion as well that he strikes or close to an apartment building, and once again, -- just as far as we know one person so far said to have lost their lives.

in just a few minutes time, i will be speaking with the former head of the british army's chemical weapons unit. the west warns of a potential for -- chemical warfare in ukraine.

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just a reminder to our top stories this morning. russia's military could not be within ten miles of the center of kyiv, with new satellite imagery suggesting, artillery units are setting up close to the end. >> russia could, we'll be preparing to use chemical weapons in ukraine. the prime minister has warranted an exclusive interview. the un security council, meeting today, at russia's

request. after moscow claims, the united states is preparing biological weapons in ukraine, and washington is described the allegations as laughable. now, the government will ask people to open their homes to ukrainians fleeing the war. it is continuing criticism of its response, so far, to the refugee crisis. a little earlier, i spoke to the technology current minister, chris phillip, on what the government was doing to help. >> we will make announcements in the near future about a scheme for uk local authorities, and indeed, uk families, to welcome ukrainian refugees. we have announced that principle, and the details of how that scheme works will be laid out in the near future. >> would you take anyone into your home? who we know of anyone in the cabinet who has suggested they may be willing to open their doors? >> i think once the details are published in the near future, everyone will have a look at that, and see the personal circumstances allow them to.

i'm sure that the british public are able to, some people be able to, some won't, so they will be able to make their own decisions. >> interesting initiative, let's discuss with our political correspondent, tamara coat. what do you make of this? clearly, some people are being briefed about this. the minister this morning, suggesting, we may have to wait a little for the detail. that seems to be happening quite regularly. >> there will be a new scheme, announced on monday a humanitarian scheme who don't have a family connection, here in the uk. those people are allowed to come already. these are for people who would be sponsored by organizations, like local councils, charities, or churches, who can put them up somewhere. but the reason this has been delayed, and because a lot of detail needs to be worked out, and a leveling up department, and doing what they need to provide, how long they split up humane in refugees for, and part of this will be the role

of ordinary families. maybe there's a spare room, and offering it up. but, of course, as wonderful as that sounds, there has to be checks and balances their. it's been stressed to me, by people in government this morning, not only do you need to check ukrainians coming into the uk, but you need to vet the people who host them as well, and ensure that they are criminal records checked. exactly how will this work? what sort of benefits or ukrainians come into the uk entitled to if they are treated as refugees, even if they end up coming direct from ukraine. they would be entitled to the right to work, and all kinds of benefits, but otherwise, may not be entitled to all of it. while this is being worked out at the moment as we speak, we understand what the government are looking at is a minimum three or six months commitment for someone offering to host. >> more to discuss when we hear from a. thank you friend now. western leaders are anticipating that russia is planning to deploy biological, and chemical weapons in ukraine, as a means to accomplish their

objectives. we now speak to mr. brett gordon, the former head of the british army's weapon -- chemical weapon division. before we delve into what may happen in ukraine, for all those who aren't as clear on the rules, what are the rules that govern whether or not to country can use chemical, or biological weapons? >> number one, you can't. chemical or biological weapons have been illegal, really, since some time since the geneva convention was conceived in the 1920s there was another of other convention signed in 1996 by most countries around the world, including russia, that outlaws the use of chemical weapons. there is biological weapons, which is slightly different. there's another convention, which handles that and, the basic premise, that these are horrendous weapons, indiscriminate, mainly affecting civilians, or

soldiers tend to have gas masks, and other protections. so, they are illegal, and horrendous, under every law that one can conceive. >> what is their utility, then, for someone like vladimir putin? of course, certainly, there is plenty of evidence that they have been deployed in his name before. what is the utility when it comes to combat? the types of combat we are seeing in ukraine at the moment, which is an awful lot of street to street, house to house? >> i tend to agree with a lot of other commentators about what has been called, the russian playbook in syria. i see the russians is very close over the last few years in syria. unfortunately, chemical weapons, from what i've learned from my syrian experience, chemical weapons are morbidly brilliant. you would use them all the time if you had no morals, or scruples. in syria, the towns, and cities that were attacked, similar to what we are seeing in ukraine with kyiv, and other cities.

once these cities are raised to the ground, the buildings have fallen down, it is almost impossible for attackers to gain a foothold. the russians know all about this from the second world war. over 1 million red army soldiers, dying, defending stalingrad. but what happened in syria is that after a four year, conventional battle for aleppo, in northwest syria, in december 2016, and 13 days, they dropped chlorine barrel bombs to break that siege. the chlorine seeps underground, it's it's heavier than air, and people hide in rubble, and underground. the chlorine either killed from underground, or forces them overground to be shot, or captured. that also worked, but some say it was in the tomb a, in 2017, and 2018. of course, in august 2013, there was a massive serum gas

attack in damascus. the british government voted, into the summer 2013, to not punish the assad, and americans followed suit. that is underwriting why we are here now. the failure to punish assad gave a greenlight to every dictator, desperate, rogue state, and terror group, to use them, and i think putin thinks he can use them with impunity. >> difficult to disagree with that part of the analysis here. what then should we be doing? what's then can we do, if anything? is it just a case of waiting for the inevitable target, and preparing the case for the icc? >> it's difficult. i know that people are terribly concerned, and getting over committed in ukraine. i point out the syrian experience. we're eventually attacked assad's key sides, and intervention attacks on a place in april of 2017, and then,

attacking again, in 2018, the chemical weapon stopped. assad knew that he used them, he would get thumped. we need to ensure that putin understands the consequences of his actions. and, perhaps, unable even more of the ukrainian air force, and military, to be able to attack some of his strategic bits of equipment, and strategic sites with more equipment. and, personally, i think we should be giving the ukrainian army more aircraft so that they can win the battle in the skies. >> hamish de bretton-gordon thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. >> our report this morning says that russian forces are moving closer to ukraine's capital, kyiv. doctors, and nurses, in, and around, the capital, are running a frontline medical facility, dedicated entirely to treating wounded ukrainian soldiers. our special correspondent, alex

crawford, reporting now from the edge of kyiv. >> they arrive, stuffed and car boots, and in the back seats. they have taken terrible hits trying to stop the russian troops entering the ukrainian capital. they lay on blood soaked stretchers. the soldiers have just been shelled on the front line, creeping ever closer to kyiv. , and it is the nearest hospital, now, entirely turned over to dealing with the war wounded. these aren't army medics, is the town's doctors, and nurses, who two weeks ago, or dealing with births, and bone breaks. now, there are plunged into a new world, and of soldiers, and civilians, torn apart by bombs, and bullets. >> it's world war iii. >> it's world war iii? >> it's world war iii. it could be stopped here, or it could move through the rest of the world.

just help us stop it here. >> they are shell-shocked, and shaking. so far, the politicians peace talks have gone nowhere. hospitals are protected locations under international law, but no one here trusts that to be observed. yet, there is an astonishing resilience, and perhaps, a realization, that there is no option. >> it is not difficult to fight, he tells us. we are defending our land, and will continue to protect it. but then he delivers arousing call, not just to his fellow ukrainian men and women, but the rest of the world. everyone must stand together, he says. glory to ukraine! our army will win. this is on the northwest edge of the capital. we found multiple cool vehicles, and homes, which were hit. apparently, indiscriminately. there seems to be no shortage of lucky escapes.

he was on duty as an emergency worker. >> you just live close by? >> he lives five houses from here. >> there are thousands of lives, abruptly halted by this war. pets, abandoned, in the rush to keep out of the way of the rockets, and the bombs. families who have up, and left everything, just to survive. >> there is a constant sound of artillery, and shelling going on. you can see the devastation that some attacks have already had. we know, according to the local syrup, that the russians are only a few kilometers down the road. this is the constant backdrop. >> those who can't, or won't leave, live in a shadowy, underground world, before the booming war sounds. over half of the capital's population have fled the facility according to the mayor. >> we are just waiting for victory, for everything to be good again, she says.

trying not to cry. these are the bravest of women, tending to some of the communities most vulnerable, and frightened. >> we have already learned how to tell the difference between outside shooting, and the enemies, she says. we can identify everything. we just want to keep everyone calm. they are already living under siege here, with their partners fighting, and their homes bombed. >> for sure, this is a crime, and putin must be punished, she tells us. >> they are engaged in the fight of their lives to stop the russian troops advancing any further. but their president is warning, much more of their blood will be spilled, unless this nation receives international military support. alex crawford, sky news, on the edge of the capital, kyiv. >> the war in ukraine has created the biggest refugee crisis, since the second world

war. my next guest, planning on heading to the ukraine poland border in an ambulance he and his family have bought to help those injured as they flee the war zone. i am pleased to say, we are joined on the program here. great to see you. as i understand it, a student in glasgow caledonia, right? >> good to see you as well. i am a student, stuttering international tourism, at glasgow caledonia. >> good university. my university was there, it is producing someone like you. tell us the thought about this. buying an ambulance, driving all the way to the ukrainian border. what prompted this? >> well, it is heartbreaking to see the images, and videos, that are coming out of ukraine. i want to do something to help them, and i know that these ambulances have distinct markings, and a distinct color, so that we can help evacuate innocent civilians, and people

with disabilities through evacuation routes. and, that is what we are going to do. it will be handed over to ukrainian charity to do that. >> so, when are you setting off? it's not an easy drive at the best of times, but given that the place you are heading to is, essentially, on the edge of a war zone, might make it more problematic. >> exactly. basically, i have a class at the university, at 2 pm, and i finish at 4 pm. after class, i'm going straight to the border, to england, getting a fairy to the netherlands, and then into germany, and then into poland, and then at the ukrainian border is where they are meeting me. with the charity, to take responsibility of the ambulance. so, it's not that big of a deal to me, to be honest. i've done it. i've taken many ambulances before. i should be there by monday. >> tell us and, just a little

bit about that. i notice, this isn't the first time you have done this. you have taken ambulances to burma, syria, iraq, yemen, places like that. this is something you've done for quite some time. >> i've been doing it for a few years now. the first time i went to the gaza strip with medical supplies, and i saw a couple of ambulances get through, so i, thought this is a great idea to take an ambulance where they're needed. secondhand british ambulances are good that way to help. helping get to hospitals, or where they're needed at medical centers. it's heartbreaking to see. whenever i go to burma, or these other places, it is heartbreaking to see what's going on there. >> we are just looking at pictures of a very, apparently, peaceful, and tranquil kyiv. we wonder how long that will last for. just tell us, imran, how have you paid for this?

my days as a student are very much in the dim distant past, but i certainly didn't have two and a half grand in my bank account to buy an ambulance. >> exactly. so, two days ago, i went to a retail shop here, that takes secondhand equipment. so, i sold one of my graphics cards, and got 775 pounds for it. they are very in demand these days. that would pay for my fuel costs. i had a few savings left over. i do like to save my money, but, just seeing what is going on, i'm just trying to help in any way i can. i just think that everyone is trying to do that. help. it was trying to help, in their own way, by donating money. i am able to donate an ambulance, and i know it could make a difference. to a few hundred people. but, it's not that much of a

difference, because tens of thousands of people need help. but, at the very least, it will do something. >> well done mate. very good on you. drive safely. i hope you make it back in time. i've told you got classes on tuesday, and that you need to be back for. >> exactly. so, hopefully, i will be back on tuesday to be back in time for the university and, been easy on me. >> if you need someone to write a letter, i have put my name forward. just give me a shout. drive safely and, we will speak to you when we get back. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> what a guy. still to come, i will speak to a ukrainian living in the uk, who has found it difficult to bring her sister into the country, due to the visa restrictions. that is next. atth is next here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85,

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>> welcome back, just a bit of breaking news to bring you. the russian steelmaker -- has said that ten more members of its board have quit, following the british sanction of their largest shareholder roman abramovich and the suspension of its shares. the only the chief executive remains on its board. we will have a look at that, and bringing more on that when we get it. uk families, as we have been reporting, will be asked to open their homes to ukrainian refugees with -- the government setting out a sponsored humanitarian route. it comes after the government has faced growing criticism over their visa scheme for people fleeing ukraine. one person knows a thing or two about the struggles of bypassing visa restriction, tanya joins us on the program. tanya, lovely to see this morning. just to give our viewers a bit of context, you are ukrainian

yourself, you have been living here for 25 years, but your family of course have had some issues. just tell us about those. >> well i came to the uk 25 years ago, and i am ukrainian and a british citizen as well. when the war broke out, or before the war broke out i was begging my family to at least go to poland. they refused. they were planning to stay and support the refugees. so when the war broke out, my sister, i think it was on the tenth day, and her grandchildren, they decided to be -- to allow themselves to be evacuated to poland. it took them 24 hours from lviv to reach warsaw which they could have been in australia by then. tremendously difficult time crossing the border, standing in the freezing, well in very cold weather in at night,

traveling 24 hours. so when they reached their, i was delighted. i booked a flight, and in the hope that once we have applied for ukrainian families scheme, i will be able to go and collect them. because -- she is my sister, she is entitled to come to the united kingdom, we have accommodation, we have finances, we have so many friends and family waiting to love her, and her grandkids. however when they flew in, i just went on the website that was provided, and i could not secure an appointment for them and biometrics. >> i'm so sorry, we are really pressed for time, what is the current status then? what is her visa status? >> she is still waiting, i flew back from poland, unfortunately without her and the kids, yesterday. she is still waiting for the visa. >> okay, and how are you --

how is she doing? >> she is healthy, she is in safety, however, it was just heartbreaking to hug her goodbye and the kids and they were clinging because they are just hanging in limbo. they don't know how long it will take for them to get this visa. >> what hope do you have that your family might be joining you in the united kingdom anytime soon? >> it is you know, good to know that they don't have to wait for, you know, days, weeks, or months for the appointment. however, we don't know when the visit is going to be issued. we still don't know any dates, and the help lines couldn't give me any times, of when the visit could be issued. so even though it is slightly better news, it's still challenging. we are just waiting for this visit to arrive. >> we will keep our fingers crossed that your sister, and

the rest of your family will be reunited very soon. we will keep in touch, and hopefully speak again. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>

it is 8:00, this is sky news breakfast. could russia be preparing to use chemical weapons? the prime minister told sky news that he fears of vladimir putin may deploy them. there has been a similar warning from the white house, and also, president-elect ski. all the while, russian troops continue their advance on the capital of kyiv. reports this, morning one person has been killed in airstrikes on the central city.