this is sky news. our top story, the war in ukraine enters what could be a deadly new phase. the battle for the south intensifies, dozens of people reportedly killed in a missile strike on ukrainian military base. in mariupol, reports of street to street fighting as ukraine calls for peace talks and more help from the west. >> biden, macron, you're great leaders, be them to the end.

save the civilian population, children, elderly people, they're all dying. >> russia claims its deployed a hypersonic missile in ukraine for the first time, as it escalates its war of attrition. while, across the border, we speak to ukrainians heading back into the country. boris johnson rallies his party members, with an attack on vladimir putin. the prime minister is criticized for likening the ukrainian resistance -- also ahead, choppy waters. piano ferries -- after sparking outrage for sacking 800 staff with no notice. not welcome here. the first visit of a major royal towards the caribbean is canceled after objections from indigenous residents.

hello, good morning. as we head into the 25th day of russia's invasion of ukraine, western intelligence is now claiming that the russian advance has stalled. the uk's minutes terry of defense as moscow has devoted to a strategy of attrition, as it attempts to grind ukraine down by force. it's also been reported that dozens of ukrainian soldiers have been killed while sleeping in their barracks. that city, as well as mario poll, are two crucial strongholds which have endured heavy bombardment for days. and in attempt, perhaps, to break the impasse and send a message to the west, russia says it's turned to a new generation of almost unstoppable weapons. our correspondent, nic martin, is in the southern port city of odessa and has our first report on the battle for the south. >> they were killed while they

slept. two rockets, which hit these military barracks was devastating accuracy. the bodies of around 50 soldiers, possibly more now buried under rubble. many were new recruits, who recently enlisted to fight this war. alexander says he was sleeping here when the russian missile struck. >> there was no more air to breathe. i put on this mask and sat down close to the floor, took my gun and turned on the lights on my phone. it was until i got outside that i realize what had happened. >> it's possible that the death toll could be as much as 200. for now, fellow soldiers are left to pick through the debris, trying to identify their fallen friends. mykolaiv is a port city, one of several caught up in a battle for the south, which appears to be intensified. in mariupol, a city surrounded by russian aggression, there's

not much left. homes, cars, streets destroyed. >> when i left mariupol, it was the eighth day of the invasion. it felt like tomorrow's brutal hell, but now, what they do now, what russians do now, is just complete extermination of the whole city and the civilians. everything is there, coming from the sky. hello is coming from the sky to marry opal. >> there are reports of street fighting. russian troops are said to be moving closer to the heart of the city and those left to defend it are desperate. >> leaders of the u.s. in france, you promised us air defense systems. all we received is not it. look at the city. this is only part of the city that's been destroyed by the enemy planes, by the plans of russia. you promised there would be help. give us that help.

biden and macron you, our great leaders, be them to the end. save the civilian population, children, elderly people are dying. >> ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, handing out medals to troops today, has appealed for face to face bill talks. >> we were always insisting on the negotiations. we were always offering dialogue, offering a solution for peace. not only the 23 days of invasion. i want everybody to hear me now, especially in moscow. the time has come for a meeting. it is time to talk. the time's top -- and justice for ukraine, otherwise russia's lawyer says that will be such, it will take you several generations to recover. >> the obliteration of cities like mariupol is a stark symbol of what this war is becoming, a

war of attrition. destroy to conquer. ukrainians are left hoping that peters will amount to something, four more cities looking like this. nick martin, sky news, ukraine. >> let's look at the russian advance, which has slowed, but the use of indiscriminate weapons against towns and cities is continuing to escalate. as we've heard, hypersonic missiles destroyed an underground warehouse storing ammunition in the western region. russia is continuing to build a land bridge along the south of the country. a curfew has been announced after nine people were killed and 17 wounded, according to the city's deputy mayor. meanwhile, there are reports that dozen ukrainian soldiers may be dead after they were bombed in mykolaiv, where 200

personnel were sleeping. ukraine has lost access to the azov sea during russia siege of the key southern port city of mariupol, according to the country's general of staff. western intelligence is now reporting a change in focus from russia, perhaps settling in for the long haul rather than a lightning victory. our military analyst, michael clark, has been looking at what that means and he's with emma birchley at the site. >> thank you. so, michael, on the map, not a lot happening on the ground. certainly, plenty of activity in the south. this is really important. let's take a look at the map. mykolaiv and also mariupol, very important to russia. what's been happening? >> mykolaiv is very important. russians are moving to a nutrition shadow g, moving more troops in a grinding it out. the ukrainians have counterattack quite successfully.

they may even, as you pointed out, get behind them. they're having a very hard time. >> mariupol, it's been very difficult since the start of the war, facing fierce bombardment. russia's around of the city but also fighting in the center. >> yes. it's been surrounded for about 25 days, i don't know how they've hung on but they have. it looks as if the russians are beginning to get into the center of the city. >> we can take a look at the map of the sensor of mariupol, and you can see where the various bomber missile tax have been. the theater is a key point, isn't it? it was attacked on wednesday, we know that people have been rescued but many of hundreds of people believed to be alive. actually, this fighting means people can get there to rescue them. >> exactly. as we can see from the shaded areas, it looks like russians have been able to penetrate the areas. the fighting that's going on in the center, and around the theater area, it's probably the most fierce that can never take place. soldiers hate street fighting.

it's the most vicious, is probably going on now. >> we've heard a lot about this hypersonic missile that's been deployed by the russians in the west, we can take a look at that now. here it is, at the bottom of the aircraft. why is it so significant? >> it's a kings are missile. it can be carried on and make 31, which you see here. these missiles are hypersonic. they are the fastest of all. they're so fast that you can defend against them. for that reason, they are the missile of tomorrow. they've been used against an underground bunker in the west of the country. the russians in need to use it for that purpose, but they've done it to impress nato. they've been boasting about this missile for the last four years. it's another escalation, it's another threshold crossed, which is very worrying. >> michael clark, thank you for your null assess. your null assess >> the ministry of defense as releases latest update on the

situation on the ground. they say that the ukrainian air force and air defense forces are continuing to, effectively, defend ukrainian airspace. russia has failed to gain control of the air and is largely relying on standoff weapons, launch from the relative safety of russian airspace to strike targets within ukraine. gaining control of the air, was one of the principal objectives for the opening days of the conflict, and there continued failure to do so has significantly blunted their operational progress. now, millions of refugees have been fleeing the fighting and heading to poland. for some, the draw to be back home is outweighing the considerable risk they know they'll face, if they return. skies mark stone reports from the poland, ukraine border, where he's been speaking to some, including women and children, who were heading back to ukraine. >> the train station in this

polish border town is where you will find most of the refugees. they arrive daily, and with them, such mixed emotions. the relief that safety brings, but uncertainty to, and a longing for the homes of left. sonia -- is just a teenager, but has a rule beyond her years. the ticket is for a journey with her younger cousins, westwood. the from kharkiv, a city destroyed. >> her story gives a hint to such related will judgments, that families are being forced to make. she explains the family decision have been that the her elderly mother would remain behind in kharkiv, with all the family pets. sitting nearby, we meet anton

and his wife. they're from sumy, on ukraine's northern border with russia. >> their story is bittersweet. after days hiding in a basement, they're safe now. they have a motivation to keep going, five grandchildren in germany. at their age, they know that they may never return home. over on platform five, something we've not expected. a long line of ukrainians going the other way, back to ukraine, back home. the bed uncle family arrived two weeks ago. now, the drive to be home outweighs a considerable risk that they know they will face. i just want to go home, lisa tells me. when you're at home, everything is better. nearby, we meet valentina.

you brought your mom, and baby to safety and now you will go back? >> yes. >> a reno and her husband went on holiday to asia before the invasion. now they're back with no hesitation. how are you feeling about going back? >> good. i'm glad. >> glad to be with your family again? >> yes. >> you will stay there and your family will stay? >> yes. >> lots of people are leaving now, but you want to stay? >> yes, we will stay. >> tell me why. >> because as my country. >> so many stories, so many different emotions and one war which drives many away and yet pull some back. mark stone, sky news, on the polish ukrainian border. >> meanwhile, the prime minister has addressed russia's invasion of ukraine at the conservative parties spring conference. describing the kremlin's

actions as a vicious and barbarian attack on innocent civilians. the likes of which we haven't seen since the 1940s. speaking to tory activists in the black fold, boris johnson appeared to compare the struggles of the ukrainian people for freedom to the same instance of those who narrowly voted for brexit comments that have provoked wider criticism. our deputy political editor sam cooke's has more. >> work not for the war in ukraine, the starting point of this speech to tory conference could have been so very different. >> as we meet today, a tragedy continues to unfold in our european continent. >> boris johnson projecting gravity, promising security, protecting against risk. >> if putin's succeed in crushing ukraine, it will be a

greenlight for autocrats. this is a turning point for the world. it's a moment of choice. it's a choice between freedom and oppression. >> seeking sometimes crudely to join adults against the fight in ukraine and the freedom he seeks for britain to. >> it's the instincts of the people of this country, like the people of ukraine to choose freedom every time. when the british people voted for brexit in such large numbers i didn't think that it was because that they were hostile to foreigners, it was because they wanted to be free. >> then, this, and -- that they reject entirely, that his opponents would not stand up to putin. >> do we want them in charge, my friends? do we want them running this

continent? do you see them standing up to putin's blackmail? >> it's not normal to alphatauri conference like this one with the prime minister delivering a foreign policy heavy speech. but the political message isn't that subtle, boris johnson was telling his activists a story about a government with purpose, that's delivering with morality at its core, very different from the kind of headlines these activists were reading about earlier today. >> the big smiles. >> earlier this week, plenty of stories we're talking about ousting boris johnson from number 10. >> they won't be doing that now, i think everyone is behind him. he has got all the cabinet behind him now. >> does anybody think it matters if the police decides to issue in with a fined for breaking rules? >> he is an excellent leaders, he will lead the country. >> boris. yes. >> boris johnson's oldest friend in cabin and accepts his

fortunes have changed into the war in ukraine. >> i don't think there's any conspiracies now, who let's see when the report arises. i think we are all reminded that had many parts of the world, what is on their mind is their security, their economy, recovery post covid. >> but tory mps not quite ready to face the electorate yet. are you ready for next year? >> i hope not. i have a lot to do. >> deconstructing this conference it appears the party has given boris johnson another chance, but will the voters walk away? sky news, black pulled. >> now some crossings between liverpool and dublin are resuming, what the company is calling a limited service. however, it follows protests across the uk, more than 800 employees were fired after no notice on thursday. the firm has been heavily

criticized for his tactics and attempts to immediately replace them by putting cheaper workers on their ships. skies gerald tall has this report. >> two days after sacking 800 staff without notice, they have restarted their service from liverpool to dublin. the dubai owned firms says the ship is understood to have a crew that isn't affected by the sacking has resumed normal service. elsewhere, the ferries are still tied up, as the political fallout continues over thursday's move to save money by firing directly employed crews and replacing them with cheaper agency workers. >> one of the agency workers filmed as he was driven in to scotland to replace the crew of the european islander. he shared pictures he took of security staff they met in a

car park on the way. >> there are big boys, front rows, handcuffs and balaclavas, tight hats, and i'm thinking what is going on here? >> he claimed he was alive to about the job and told me he walked away when he learned about the sacking. >> we're gonna be taking their jobs? and they said i think so. and it didn't click with me. >> minister seemed unsure of what can be done despite universal condemnation. >> it's this practice that has infuriated both the employees and public at large and the governments, but no doubt the government stands ready to have that robust action. we want to determined appropriate actions. >> here, the pride of hole has not moved since thursday. piano fairies says it is having its crews and cause, and the

800 staffs are being promptly and properly compensated. >> it's not known how long it will be before the ferries with new agency crews will be given clearance to sail. gerald tub, sky news, whole. >> this week, they were finally reunited with their family and daughter in the uk after six years of detention in iran, the fellow british iranian dual national was also released. as they enjoy their first weekend of freedom in years, they will begin to look ahead to rebuilding their lives, but what are the challenges they will face. our reporter has been talking to one of the ten i six that was wrongfully detained in india. >> having to hear me mom screaming like a banshee, an animal down my floor and really

upset me. even to this day thinking about it upset me because it's still raw. as much as i want to go home to my family, it was horrible. knowing that i went to prison for five years for a crime i did not committed. >> nic dunn has lived through one of our worst nightmares, locked up in a foreign jail, thousands of miles from home for a crime he did not commit. >> that's when it dawned on us all, we were not going to a hospital we were going to a prison. that's when we all had to make our phone calls back to our families. i said mom, i'm getting arrested, i don't know when i will be released, i don't know when i will next peak to you but i love you. >> he was one of six british men working as security guards when an anti piracy ship in the

indian ocean in 2018, they were charged with carrying unlicensed weapons and sentenced to five years in jail. >> when that cell jail shot and you are locked in that cell and the turning of the keys, the hair is standing on your back, it all comes back. the memories of your family, the good times, the pain, the suffering. >> nick would spend the next four years of his life inside some of india's worst prisons, full of violent criminals and in oppressive heat, battling sickness. he told me it was his military training in afghanistan and iraq that gave him the skills to survive. >> we were playing chess and

stuff like that, just trying to get by the days, that's the best way of coping. making sure you are active and you are not festering in yourself, because it will don on you and you can lose your mind. like i say, you have to be grounded. >> the breakthrough finally came in 2017 when an appeal court acquitted the men, nick was finally free to return home. >> when that prison, the doors opened and i stepped out and you know you are not going back in that prison it's like -- your heart feels like it is jumping out of your chest because you want to believe it but in the back of your mind you are thinking is this a trick? is this a trick? is this a mind game?

and then you get into the embassy vehicle and you are driving away and you feel the air come for the first time in quite a long time and you say it's over. it's over. >> every day, nick's memory of his living hell inside an indian prison fades a little more. but he knows he will never, ever be able to forget his ordeal. sky news. >> now, the duke and duchess of cam bridge caribbean tore has gotten off to a rocky start after they were forced to cancel a visit because of a protest. the couples trip will take in belize, jamaica and the bahamas and is part of engagements to mark the trips platinum jubilee. our royal correspondent has more.

>> they are a royal couple admired by many around the world, but in a small village in belize, the duke and duchess of cam bridge are simply not welcomed. >> these people are upset about this. >> indian creek was meant to be the first stop for the royals as they embarked on an eight-day trip in the caribbean, now their visit here has been forcibly scrapped. the indigenous residents say they weren't consulted about the arrival and took greater issues with their conservation topic which they are in dispute with. >> here the land will come true. in our case you have to ask, you have to inform the people and then go ahead. that is what the committee has decided, they said no this cannot continue to happen. >> following their protests, the palace confirmed that huge

sensitive issues involving the community, the royals visit has been moved to a different location. but a wider issue around the consequences of the colonial past remains and it could overshadow what a scene as an important top. there is no doubt that william and kate are really experienced when it comes to these profiled tours. in the past, other visits, they have seen things playing out in the back, but what will make this different is that in recent years, people in this part of the world has become more vocal when it comes to the matter of britain's painful colonial past. >> there are many of us in this country that are looking to the coming off our republic, as we feel like we are entitled to do something that is within the legacy of colonialism and neil colonialism, starting to explore in this trip has

brought that to the forefront. >> it was only last year when barbados removed the queen's as its head of state. the royal family says it is up to individual countries to decide their futures, but they will undoubtedly be an emphasis on shared interests, working together and even if not everyone wants the red carpet rolled out for them. sky news, in belize. sk>> now we've already seen some prominent displays for oppositions to the war from within russia, but the latest example is out of this world. three russian cosmonauts have arrived at the space station with a surprise for their colleagues. the men floated into zero gravity wearing bright yellow and blue suits the same color as the ukrainian flag, one of the crew later explained that each team chooses their own suits and claim they had not -- they needed to use up.

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today's newspapers with bell donati. >> hello, you're watching the press preview. in the next half hour, we'll see was making the headlines with journalist and author, rachel shabby, and political correspondent at the press association, jerry scott. let's have a look at what's on those front pages. starting with the observer, which leads with criticism of the prime minister, after he compared recurrences distance to brexit. telling the spring conference that ukrainians want to be free to do things differently. sunday times has the same story,

adding that, in an interview, boris johnson reveals he told china that backing russia is like picking the wrong side in the second world war. the express has the russian military's announcement that it has used a new hypersonic missile for the first time in combat. a picture of children clutching their toys is on the front of the mirror, with the headline, he can't kill our dreams, referring to president putin. -- with the chancellor's apparent resistance to his plans to increase the number of nuclear power plants in britain. that's according to the sunday telegraph. the star has a story about what it claims is a haunted hotel in britain. a reminder, scanning the qr code you can check out the front pages of tomorrow's papers, while you watch us. we are joined tonight by journalist and author, rachel shabby, and political correspondent at the press association, jerry scott. lovely to have you back with us. thank you again.

let's get straight into it and start with the sunday times front page. ukraine battle is like brexit, the prime minister tells the party yesterday at the spring conference. a sense, jerry scott, that the prime minister, who had been trying to channel churchill, seems to have descended into party politics. >> absolutely. you can see that it's a bit of a playing to the home crowd type of statement. he bases this on freedom, saying the ukrainians fight for freedom is similar to the british people voting for freedom from the eu. of course, the irony that -- that may very well be fast-tracked. it hasn't gone down well, both domestically and internationally. you've got mps saying that it's nonsense. -- internationally, you've got diplomats and various other people saying that it's insulting to ukraine.

i don't think it's content. it's such a shame, as well, because the prime minister really hadn't made many missteps in this crisis. and ukraine, it's seen as a very strong ally. it's a massive shame. the other interesting thing in this story is the prime minister revealing that he did warn china over its support for russia, and this invasion, warning they'll be on the wrong side of history. very different messages at at home and abroad on the front page. >> rachel, do you think this was a blunder, or do you think this was thought through from boris johnson, the statement? >> whoever knows whether boris johnson's statements are durably stupid. it's an open question each time. sherry's correct to say that it has united people in opposition to it, both domestically and

internationally. even people who support brexit have said, look, this is insulting to ukrainians. a russian invasion is not the same as eu membership. i do think it's interesting that the prime minister spoke with china over -- sending that warning not to back russian advancements in this invasion. joe biden had a two hour conversation a couple days ago, with the president of china. obviously, that's a real jane danger zone if china does become attached to russia. so far, it's been a bit neutral and not -- it hasn't backed the security house resolutions against russia. that really would be a bit of a

game-changer, because it would set up quite a big block. it would really throw the economic game off, because i don't know, globally, if sanctions against both russia and china would be sustained. >> this question is hanging over she shipping, whether he will get off the fences, and pick a side. it's interesting to see -- and this battle between good and evil. let's move on to the refugee side of this awful war in ukraine. the front of the mirror has three pictures of children, ukrainian children, now refugees. he can't kill our dreams. -- defiant as russia launches hypersonic missile. i don't know if you saw the report that we had for mark

stone at the border, with women and children, potentially, going back into ukraine. rachel, let's start with you on this. the refugee crisis is only just beginning, isn't it, and the whole world trying to figure out how it's going to deal with this? >> absolutely. that's a beautiful picture of young ukrainian kids, but, of course, the refugee situation is absolutely desperate. it's getting close to nearly 3 million. people desperately trying to leave ukraine. we've seen those images of people fleeing the country, and also the -- by countries, not just boarding ukraine, so a huge effort from poland, but also around the, world including the uk. it's worth bearing in mind, the syrian refugee crisis, there are 5.7 million refugees

currently around the world. you would wish, wouldn't you, that this outpouring of support for ukrainian refugees would extend to everybody who's dealing with war and persecution, and other atrocities, around the world, and that we can show the same humanity to refugees, wherever they come from. >> sherry, what do you make -- certainly, here in the uk, there's an appetite to help ukrainian refugees. what do you make of the homes for ukraine scheme, which is his in its infancy, but has faced some criticism? >> the outpouring of offers is absolutely incredible and completely -- i'm not surprised by it. the british public is very generous. what i did find interesting, i did read that ministers were considering asking for the doors to be opened for

refugees. as rachel was just saying, hopefully the same gratitude will be extended. we've also seen -- defending the scheme -- visas scheme, which i believe has reached more than 8000 people. -- using women and children in ways that could damage our country. i think, there's a juxtaposition about how warm hearted and open the british public have been, maybe in contrast to -- from the outside. >> very good point, let's take a look at the express, putin unleashes invisible missile. five times the speed of sound. rachel, do you think this is a continuation in putin's increasingly desperate strategy or is it a turning point? >> it's really hard to see what the strategy is for putin, and

greater military minds than me have been conjuring this issue for weeks. this is a deadly weapon, you know, it was used to knock out a weapon story in ukraine, but the russian approach now seems to be this grotesque act of encircling ukrainian cities and then bombarding, besieging those cities when civilians are still inside them. appalling way of carrying out this, civilians will get caught up in it, very similar to the way that russia pulverized syrian cities a few years ago when president bash or had an attack on his own citizen. it does seem like that is the russian approach. where people out by bombarding them, bombarding ukrainians in this way.

but, the question is how long russia can sustain that, whether there will be opposition within russia itself, given the huge death toll that russia is suffering and -- >> it's a very interesting point. i would like to put that to you, here in the west very quickly jerry, how much more of this sort of humanitarian crisis unfolding before our eyes can the public take in the west? >> the images are shocking, and it's gripped the hearts of the west as well. i don't think even if this continues we will see any military involvement from the west. they have been cleared that involving nato would be a red line it isn't something they want to do at the moment. >> absolutely, it's a horrible decision to have to make.

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communities often unheard and unserved from a region with a distinct history and global impact. >> welcome back, you're watching the press preview, with mean our journalist rachel shabi and political correspondent geri scott. let's get back to our papers with something on the front page of the telegraph. johnson frustrated with sunak

over nuclear. it seems like whilst boris johnson wants to reduce our dependence on russian oil and gas, putting the acceleration on nuclear, he's been held back by sunak, it feels rachel like this saga doesn't and in the johnson sunak saga, doesn't it? >> it really does seem like the next installment. interestingly, the chancellor is set to make a statement on wednesday, they will share the details with bob jordan -- they want to go big on nuclear and the chancellor is stopping that on the grounds that it is too expensive. it is really expensive and very retro. it's not an environmentally friendly thing, it produces terrible radioactive waste.

you have to wonder why boris johnson is going down this route instead of renewable green energy. particularly in the eye of a climate emergency. he's right that we need to wean ourselves off of russian gas oil. it's worth mentioning that we need to wean ourselves off saudi arabian oil, because they are right now starving and shelling yemeni children. there's something to be said with renewable energy, not just addressing the climate crisis but also getting britain away from its complicity with these terrible regimes. >> i wonder forced johnson is looking to germany and seeing the mess that they are in, in part because they didn't continue their nuclear program, perhaps taking the lesson from that. i want to move us on to piano and the times on the front page, officials failed to challenge the firings, they try to

justify the sacking of 800 workers, geri, that is a new development, isn't it? >> it is and it makes you question the reactions of ministers in the last couple of days, how awful this is to apply these practices. it seems like officials in some for our where this was coming, and this should not be put up with. they shouldn't be part of the supply chain. the government needs to talk about asking them, but this is the latest twist in this, which has been absolutely horrifying for those affected. and they spoke strongly against that, so, we will have to wait further to see what was known

and what could've been before that horrible zoom announcement was made. >> they have come out with a response to that story saying this was an internal government memo, which is standard practice outlined what the officials had been told by p&o shortly before the announcement was made. it was sent to ministers before they were advised of the full details. it's clear from that moment that the immediate priority was to work with unions to ensure workers rights. interesting to hear that from the department of transport on that, saying that actually they didn't know what was going on before that zoom announcement. i'm sorry we'll have to leave it there, we're out of time rachel shabi and geri scott, thank you very much for company this evening it has been great to talk to you. >> sky news has been told that human trafficking gangs are operating on the borders of ukraine, looking to take

advantage of the huge number of vulnerable women and children fleeing the war. authorities in romania and poland have told us that the sexual exploitation of refugees is a growing problem, and arrests have been made at some of the busiest border crossings. alasdair has this report from the ukrainian border. >> by the time they reach here they are exhausted and vulnerable. to make things worse they are not necessarily safe. we've been told by multiple officials in romania and pull in that human traffickers are at the border, taking advantage of the ukrainian refugee crisis, luring women into slavery prostitution, and taking children to sell. it is a horrific twist on an already dreadful situation. hello -- >> remaining police have set up checkpoints to stop the cars around the borders.

>> the draw figures aren't always men, women are often used because they tend to raise less suspicion and are more likely to be trusted by female refugees. a lot of the refugees arriving now don't have family or friends to go to elsewhere in europe, and so in their desperation just to get out of ukraine alive, they're willing to go with complete strangers. what we know, what we are told is happening is that people are being trapped on facebook, online, on the other side, so by the time they arrive at the border it is already too late, they've arranged to meet someone, they don't know really who that person is, but officials can do anything about it and they are already victims

of human trafficking. border patrol officials that we spoke to in poland didn't want to go on camera, but confirmed to us that some human traffickers had been arrested and were hunting for more. in romania, there is now a campaign at the border to warn refugees and help them if they needed. >> it's women and children and they are already very tired and vulnerable, romania is famous for its trafficking problem and we just try to come up with solutions to protect the children by protecting their mothers and informing them about the risk of human trafficking. >> more than 3 million refugees have now crossed from ukraine in a little over three weeks. most of them women and children. there is no way of knowing how many of those have been picked up by human traffickers. but it is happening. the war in ukraine is bringing out the worst in humanity, in

so many different ways. alistair sky news, on the ukrainian border. >> okay, let's see how the weather is looking. >> there is plenty of sunshine in the forecast over the next few days but also an increasing risk of overnight fog, it will be a cold start of the day with a few isolated spots of frost, southwest will be cloudy along with parts of eastern scotland and northeastern england, central parts of the uk mainland will see the best of the sunshine with temperatures close to average for the time of year. however, winds will be lighter than the estimated, they will continue to feel chilly in an onshore breeze, thickening clouds in the west will bring

some xiaojie outbreaks of rain in the island, walls clouds and patchy rain spreading up will brush in the southeast. >> the weather, sponsored by qatar airways.

it's 6:00, this is sky news breakfast. these are top stories this morning. its claim that thousands of residents in mariupol have been forced to be deported to russia. ukraine's president says the city's blockade will go down in the history of war crimes. >> to do this with the peaceful city, as occupiers did, is a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come. >> the search amongst the wreckage for dozens of ukrainian