poland helps ukraine. poland helps ukraine.here were parts of ukraine, especially during the first and second world war where, in fact, the first and second world war where, infact, parts the first and second world war where, in fact, parts of poland, the shifting borders between the two countries, my own father was actually born in lviv when it was still part of poland. so many people have somebody who once came from ukraine and so also opening up their doors, welcoming them also looking for people offering help and support. this is a sign that basically that they're offering transport. somewhere to sleep for a family. we have seen this time and time again. overwhelming generosity but this needs to be supported by the eu and an enormous number people may be in such a short space of time will need to be supported. where are they going to go? how long are they going to stay? so much more for people to consider and bear in mind. many of these people have literally just come from a bus that has brought them over from just come fro

i'm kasia madera on the poland ukraine border. poland taking in the l ukraine border. g in the highest number of refugees. they continue to come to this country. nato's eye in the sky. we willjoin a special surveillance flight monitoring ukraine from above. we are on monitoring ukraine from above. - are on board a boeing 707. it's not exactly a passenger plane. for one thing, there are hardly any windows. it is in fact a flying office. as you can see, a pretty extraordinary one. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and on pbs. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of "nuclear terror" after it bombarded a large nuclear power station causing a fire. the authorities say the plant is secure and radiation levels are normal. it's the latest indication ofjust how fierce the battle for ukraine has become. the zaporizhzhya plant is in the south—east of ukraine and is the biggest of its kind in europe. the flames have been put out. local officials say it is now under the control of russian forces. elsewhere, the port city of mari

answers. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from the poland/ukraineder >> good evening from poland, everyone ukraine just a few minutes' walk from here behind me, the aid workers who have turned this into a critical way station on the road to safety for some 40,000

we have got a message| already from poland and ukraine counts. ull warehouse of clothes already. so if you have a full track, we will put money to take it. the clothes will not protect from bullets. bullet—proof vests will. that's why it's important to donate money so they can buy a bullet—proof vest. itruiith can buy a bullet-proof vest. with the challenge _ can buy a bullet-proof vest. with the challenge of— can buy a bullet—proof vest. with the challenge of getting donated goods to the polish ukrainian border, but the cost and the paperwork, people are being asked to donate cash instead. but now 15 charities have launched a joint fundraising appeal. the disasters emergency committee will provide aid to the more than 1 million emergency committee will provide aid to the more than1 million people, mainly women and children, who have been crossing the border into poland, often in freezing conditions.— poland, often in freezing conditions. , ., ., conditions. many of us would have never envisaged _ conditions. many of us would have never envisaged

by crossing the borderfrom ukraine violence perpetrated by russia by crossing the border from ukraine to polandraine but i have to say, it is an incredibly powerful reflection of poland's values that people know that here they will find refuge. the biden administration just requested to congress 2.5, excuse me $2.75 billion in humanitarian assistance. that is both to meet the need of vulnerable people and communities inside ukraine as well as to support refugee services including here in poland. that is in addition to the assistance that we announced just last week. we sent a disaster response team to poland working with humanitarian agencies to provide hygiene supplies, protection for vulnerable people especially women and children. we have delivered nearly 20,000 thermal blankets and provided funding for emergency supplies to sustain health care for five months and emergency surgical procedures. i am grateful that poland is hosting them. they in embassies are working hard to assist american citizens and their families departing ukraine and help them with the influx of us military personnel, h

over a million people have left ukraine, most of them coming here to poland. the numbers will continue to rise. welcome to our viewers around the world, i am live in ukraine's western city of lviv, a hub now to the tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in the north, south and east of the country. the russian defence ministry has, through the russian media, announced a partial seat fire in two southern cities of ukraine that have experienced intense shelling over the last few days. the cities of volnovakha and mariupol will have a humanitarian corridor, allowing thousands of people who have been stuck because of the russian shelling and firing to come out, other earlier i spoke to ukrainian officials who said they are still waiting to get the buses and various other means to get the civilians out of the city. dan johnson other means to get the civilians out of the city. danjohnson has the latest. every day, more ukrainians are experiencing the devastation of this war. close to kyiv, yevgen�*s house the latest to be hit as russian forces get nearer. cr

"today in the bay's" jay gray is along the poland-ukraine border as he continues to cover the growing humanitarian crisis in the region. >> reporter: russia stepping up its attack over the weekend, tanks shelling this apartment complex in the port city of mariupol. missiles ripping apart this military base less than 50 miles from the border, killing 35, wounding more than 100, as the kremlin looks to block the flow of weapons from the west. russian troops closing in on kyiv. award winning journalist brent renaud killed in heavy fighting and his colleague says they were shot by russian soldiers despite identifying themselves as press. >> we crossed a checkpoint and they started shooting at us. the driver turned around and they kept shooting. >> reporter: violence pushing more families from their homes. more than 2.5 million escaping, mayors in the two largest cities now warning they're running out of space and saying more arrivals could affect, quote, the functioning of the cities. adding to the struggle of so many who now must find a place to stay, even further from the place they cal

answers. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from the poland/ukraine border >> good evening from poland, everyone ukraine just a few minutes' walk from here behind me, the aid workers who have turned this into a critical way station on the road to safety for some 40,000 refugees who have passed through this crossing alone over 2 million in total here in poland president biden in poland himself tonight after recognizing the outsized burden the country has carried in absorbing those escaping the war he also visited members of the u.s. 82nd airborne who were rushed here to bolster nato at the start of the crisis he'll make what the white house calls a major speech on the crisis tomorrow. the united nations this evening estimating more than 1,000 civilians have been killed by fighting in ukraine. more than 1,700 injured. on the warfront, a senior u.s. military official says the city of kherson may no longer be fully in russian hands as ukrainian troops fight to reclaim it. and vladimir putin now accusing the west of trying to cancel his country. i'll share

. >>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight" on the ukraine/poland border. the russian assault growing inside ukraine. also, ian pannell with president zelenskyy, asking, how long can you hold out against the russians? and we witnessed the humanitarian emergency unfolding right here. tonight, new video of the devastation across ukraine at this hour. ukraine says more than 33 people have been killed as bombs rain down. if confirmed, the largest single loss of civilian life so far. a fuel depot up in flames in a city 90 miles outside of kyiv. several major cities simultaneously under siege. the video from kharkiv, the man reporting a message as a missile explodes. tonight, thousands huddling in kyiv's subways. a defiant president zelenskyy meeting with reporters at a secret location today what he told our ian pannell. french pmresident emanuel macro speaking with president putin for 90 minutes today. the french president is convinced the worst is yet to come. >>> meantime, on the ukrainian border tonight, we witnessed the refugee emergency playing out right mow

russia's invasion of ukraine has had a direct impact on neighboring countries, most of whom are members of nato. poland become vital in the western effort to defend ukraine, with some of the fighting getting close to its border. last week, russian forces targeted the western ukrainian city near the polish border just as the u.s. president was visiting poland . and according to ukraine's military, three weeks after the war began, a russian drone flew over poland before entering ukrainian airspace, where it was shot down. the situation has forced nato to decide on how to respond to incidents like this inside the borders of its member states. the u.s. president visited ukrainian refugees and nato troops in the polish capital warsaw on saturday. during a speech to a large crowd, he warned russia against violating nato territory. president biden: violating nato territory don't even think about moving on one single inch of nato territory. we have sacred obligation, we have a sacred obligation under article 5 to defend each and every inch of nato territory. hasam: poland has had an important role since the co

reporting tonight from the poland/ukraine border. >>> good evening from the ukraine/poland border. president biden in europe for the emergency nato superintendent admit over russia's war in ukraine. the invasion began one month ago today. president biden rallying the allies to remain united, announcing new sanctions against russian lawmakers, oligarchs, and russian defense companies, committing $1 billion in aid to help in this humanitarian crisis, moon for food, water, medicine. saying the u.s. will now welcome 100,000 refugees to america. the president was pressed on how the u.s. would respond if russia uses chemical weapons in ukraine, and he was pressed on china. what he said about his warning to president xi. president biden and leaders of 30 other night toe countries coming together. u.s. officials reporting the mood was sober and resolute. president biden coming before cameras saying nato has never been more united and that vladimir putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he intended. ukraine's president zelenskyy addressing the leaders from ukraine with a new plea for

ukraine. the people that have my family there. the workers that have come to polandkraine to get their children. it is a fluid situation, a very dynamic situation. but this country along with the rest of the eu countries are saying everyone is welcome because there is a huge understanding of what the people that have just arrived have experienced. they have left everything. they have left family members, their homes, nobody wants to leave. nobody wanted this to happen and here they are now, packing up what they can, what they can carry, bringing it here and work out where they are going to go. large international community in poland, instrumental in bringing people back with them, housing them. but it also it is the local community groups, opening up their homes, ensuring people arriving have somewhere to go. one thing that is absolutely certain is that the figures will continue to rise as the situation remains so uncertain in ukraine itself. we know people will continue to come into this country, into the neighbouring countries looking for refuge, safety and just lo

ukraine. the united states has indicated it is looking into ways for poland to supply fighter jets to ukraine, us secretary of state on to the blank. instead, american made at 16 could be sent to poland to replenish it's stuck of russia, may just, if also decided to send them to ukraine. pilots in the training air force are already trained to fly the russian. let's bring in the rest. so who is senior policy fellow at the european council for foreign relations? welcome to the w, right? so the u. s. is saying, poland could possibly supply ukraine with plains, but wouldn't russia see this as nato getting involved in the conflict? well as to say that there are actually implicit rules on proxy balls, if you i sat to call it like that, what that will be a been on the 2nd the blizzard rules are they have been all right with the soviet union and with the russian federation and supplying weapons to one side, we want to see winning is not a violation of poland. good. be a party to the rule. if the polish army are to enter ukraine, or if you cranium, military would launch attacks from polish territory. b

ukraine. president biden is in poland this evening focusing on ukraine's refugee crisis. more than 3.5 million people have fled that war-torn country. this is new video on the ground in the port city of mariupol. you can see the destruction left behind in the wake of the russian invasion. in another port city, ukrainians are bracing for a possible attack from russia. this is odesa in the southern portion of the country along the black sea. barricades of sandbags and anti-tank hedge hogs put in place to prepare for a russian offensive. ukrainian military says several rockets were fired toward odesa yesterday. they all missed their targets. today we learned that an estimated 300 people were killed in that attack on mariupol's drama theater. we showed you that video. it's not clear, though, how ukrainian officials got that estimate. that attack happened march 16th. the theater hit, even though the word "children" was written in large letters on the ground on both sides of the building. >>> president biden met with u.s. soldiers in poland today, soldiers part of the protectio

might backfill jets to poland, as warsaw gives its own jets to ukraine. do you like that plane? >> well, fred, it has some merit. there are about 23 mig-29s in poland right now that could be used for this. and the only big thing that stands in the way of this is the fact that the airfields that mig-29s or any other aircraft would use to defend ukraine are being attacked right now by the russians. so it's a tenuous issue. it's going to be a touch and go, literally and figuratively in this case. but we have to do something. and this might just be the one thing that might work. >> that's a big obstacle, not having the airfields in country, in ukraine, but then if that were the case that they didn't have enough airfields, which to launch from, do you see the ukrainian pilots would be able to launch those planes from poland, from those airfields and then into ukraine? >> well, that would then involve poland the way russia would see it would be that poland would then become a combatant nation in this war. and with that, we would have some, i think there would be some real political and

and poland. ukraine'sdent says his troops have dealt russian forces a series of "powerful blows" and calls for urgent, meaningful peace talks. in other news: a ferry operated by p&0 has been detained in northern ireland because of fears about staff training. and tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins, the drummer with the rock band foo fighters, who's died at the age of 50. president biden has held his first face—to—face meeting with ukrainian government ministers since the russian invasion of their country. he met ukraine's defence and foreign ministers in warsaw, ahead of talks with the polish president, andrzej duda. they're expected to discuss mr duda's previous offer to hand over fighter jets to ukraine. which was blocked by the us. meanwhile ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged russia to engage in serious peace talks, and claimed that more than 16—thousand russian troops have now died in a month of fighting, including several senior officers. map yesterday, russia an

caja madeira is on the poland ukraine border. and now they are being asked to get off they are being asked to get off the bar so that they can come inside and get a bit warmed up. bearin inside and get a bit warmed up. bear in mind what these people have gone through. they have just crossed the book border into poland, and all of their journeys to get at this stage have been long, exhausting and uncertain, so the first arrival, the first time that they can come off and reassess what their situations are. the overwhelming number of children, being greeted by a whole team of volunteers, hundreds and hundreds of volunteers doing exactly this, across the length of this chain, of this area, which was once a car park, but has been turned into this emergency situation, a meeting point, where people can get up and think about what it is that they do next. next to us is a huge, huge warehouse, and it is where they have arranged an emergency shelter where people can get a bit of sleep. and the us secretary of state antony blinken who has be

just back from a trip to ukraine's neighbor and nato ally, poland. president kamala harris says what happens in ukraine should matter to all americans went to mock receives, threatened anywhere. it threatens. that's all and the ocean that separates us. will not leave us untouched. >> by this aggression. >> a bipartisan delegation of senators is in poland this weekend. they say to reaffirm the united states commitment to poland, ukraine and other u.s. allies. speaking to the democratic national committee meeting in washington, massachusetts senator ed markey says so far the u.s. response to the russian invasion is on target. >> we are so proud the president biden as aga nice our allies and isolating proven it is oil gox. some republicans continue to argue the u.s. is not doing enough to help ukraine. >> and as russian forces continue to drive toward the capital city of kiev, board on local bond is a cool blue ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky says his troops have inflicted considerable losses on the russian invaders. so once vows ukraine will co

ed lavandera is at the poland/ukraine border crossing. you've been witnessing. >> reporter: hi, fredricka. we are right on the ukrainian border and this is where ukrainian refugees take their first steps into poland and they start making their way through this alley and it has been converted into an aid zone where aid organizations have set up places where they can get warm food, medical ascension, bottles of water and toys and candy for the children that have come through here and it has been turned into a 24-hour around-the-clock operation as all of these people come over and over. this checkpoint has seen the vast majority that have come into ukraine for help. once they come through here they are taken into the nearest town, and from there they begin the process of figuring out where to go next, and that has really become one of the more difficult situations because so many of the smaller communities here in the border region of poland and ukraine have filled up with refugees. we've seen people who have driven in from germany, denmark,

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aggi on the poland, ukraine border. juliette saly keeping us abreast of all the action in the asian market session. fran? francine: president biden has arrived in brussels where he will be participating in a marathon day of international diplomacy. he is looking to reassure allies and increase economic pressure on russia. maria, this trip is pretty big symbolically. what can the u.s. president get done in practice? >> good morning. it is a marathon day for the u.s. president, but also european officials and nato members. the meeting starts early in the day. there is a lot of the agenda. this is a nato meeting, but it will also be followed i a g7 meeting. on top of this, we know that the ukrainian president, mr. zelinski, will participate in nato and the european leaders summit. there is a lot on the agenda. we are expecting a conversation at nato about defense spending. potential deals when it comes to weapons sent over to ukraine. i would keep a very specific eye on poland and turkey. at the end of the day, a political

these people having come from ukraine to poland, getting a little bit of sleep, little bit of r and rwhole infrastructure system has been created to ensure that these people are supported, that they have somewhere to go, that they have somewhere that they can get a little bit of time to think about what they do next. bear in mind, everything that they had been through on the journey from ukraine to stop so many of them have travelled for such a long distance across ukraine. we have spoken to people from 0desa, from cat cut other places, spending days getting across the border itself. we have been hearing about kilometre tailbacks back into ukraine of cars parked up waiting to cross. people are leaving their cars behind and crossing the border on foot. and it comes to the ukrainian nationals, it is women and children and the elderly because, of course, ukrainian nationals, the men between 18 and 60 are obliged to stay behind. they are obliged to fight to support the ukrainian military here. anthony blinken is monitoring what is happening in one of these many centres that will set up. t

we need to stop this war. ever since the war began, thousands have crossed the border from ukraine into poland. the un estimates, but up to 4000000 people could leave ukraine as a result of the ongoing war. and despite or maybe because of the bombs falling in ukraine, there were moments of human recognition and empathy. and some of the least likely places like this military checkpoint is coupled together for 20 years. finally decided to marry saying the russian invasion made them reconsider their approach to their relationship and their lives and tie the knot easy. i and valerie both part of the territorial defense bullets. we'll all hon. you're watching dw news live from berlin. we back with more next hour and been for solon, thanks very much for your company. ah. you stay. it is polinos 1st girl who could have been now i'm sure that it was as vienna, too soon, or diana. so she played windows the money in for what saving, what's in bought by the other d w books on you to the to go.

people have been forced to flee the violence perpetrated by russia, by crossing the border from ukraine to poland. with more coming every single day. and i had the opportunity to speak to some of the folks who come over just recently from ukraine. but i have to say it's an incredibly powerful reflection. a poll is values that vulnerable people know that here they will find refuge to help support the needs of ukrainians in poland and other countries. the by the ministration just requested a congress, $2.00, excuse me, $2750000000.00 in humanitarian assistance. that's both to meet the need of vulnerable people and communities inside ukraine, as well as the support refugee services, including here in poland. that's an addition to the more than $54000000.00 and humanitarian assistance to ukraine that we announced just last week. we also sent a disaster assistance response team to poland, working very closely with humanitarian agencies to provide the critical health care safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene supplies protection for vulnerable people, especially women and children. we delivered near

poland so far? weill. many people have you brought out of ukraine into poland so far?— ukraine into poland so far? land so far? well, we are a group of two — ukraine into poland so far? well, we are a group of two drivers. _ ukraine into poland so far? well, we are a group of two drivers. we i ukraine into poland so far? well, we are a group of two drivers. we have l are a group of two drivers. we have already brought more than a0 people. myself, i have brought 18 in my car. so, yeah, it is a long journey from lviv to poland. it takes about 10—1a hours by car, so we can't really sleep, it is very tiring, but it is really worth it because we can deliver people too safely in poland. to have other people in your group helping to set up with accommodation or read things they might need? the problem right now it's really on the ukrainian side, because here ukrainians find it very hard to find accommodation and food. their needs are very hard to get filled in ukraine, but once we cross to poland there is really good help from the polish government. so they have set “p polish government. so they have set

poland. >> and arrivals could swell to 5 million. each number, a tragedy. it's >> we don't know what it will be tomorrow. >> they came by land and by water to ukraine's other hbors. hundreds crossing the danube into romania today. whatever way out they could find. but most are in poland and at the border, there is joy. a father reunited with his daughter from kyiv. i kept thinking of the middle of the night how to bring her from ukraine, he says. i'm so relieved she is here. it's homes, safety, childhood innocence. but we take for granted. what they risk losing. marco and, bbc news on the poland-ukraine border. >> the severe sanctions imposed on russia means the economy is being damaged. despite the risk, people opposed to the war are protesting. the bbc resumed reporting after suspending operaons last week because of concerns about a new russian law reporting. steve rosenberg has more. >> it is one of russia's favorite holidays. but this year felt subdued. moscow police out in force to protest what russia is doing in ukraine. and from the kremlin, a request for russian women to support the offensive. >> i want to say this to mothers, wives, sisters, and gi

is making this commitment to poland, right on the border with ukraine. the u.s. ides on each side of the table, president biden's aides, president duda's aides. after they spent time together. essentially one-on-one, each had an aide in the room after an hour of meeting seeing them go into the presidential palace together. seeing them talk about this, wolf, seeing them talk about history here, where president duda was saying we know how this feels because we were once invade by the soviet union. he said our fathers and grandfathers remember this all too well. talking about the 1940s, what happened there. and president biden talking about, when poland joins nato in 1989. that is what brought that into play there. >> so important indeed. we'll is so much of president biden's visit throughout the day on cnn including what the white house is calling a major speech on the humanitarian refugee crisis. our coverage will continue. right now, "smerconish" is coming up. >>> with the conflict raging in ukraine now in its second month, the president on a high-stakes trip in e

is working with poland on the possibility of poland providing fighter jets to ukraine along with consulting now, capabilities we could provide to backfill poland if it decided to transfer planes to ukraine. the spokesperson adds that sending fighter jets into ukraine is a sovereign decision for any country to make, and that there are a number of logistics to work through. that word comes after zelenskyy urged

tony dokoupil is on the poland/ukraine board we are one family's story. >> reporter: nor than 2 millionat war in ukraine in the last two weeks alone, and some of them have families back in the united states. but according to the state department, ukrainians are only being considered for resettlement in america if the countries they fled into are also unsafe. we spoke to one ukrainian-american who flew all the way to poland from san francisco, hoping to fly back with two teenage relatives, and learned here that's not allowed. as reports spread that war was coming to the ukrainian city of odesa, marina safy told her 19-year-old sister victoria and 16-year-old nephew, and told them to run. >> they were able to jump on the train and stay tied just like that. there were a lot of people trying to get out. >> reporter: the moment they were safely on board, she and her husband ran as well, boarding the next flight from california to poland. and leaving behind their two children, the youngest just 2 years old. >> the directions were that as soon as you get out of the train, you are not going to

he visited the poland-ukraine border with a bipartisan group of lawmaker. congressman, thank you for joining us. president zelenskyy is now repeating his call to institute a no-fly zone over ukrainian. we need to point out that a no-fly zone would put u.s. or nato pilots in the position of direct military confrontations with the russians, which would almost certainly escalate matters. does seeing what happened today topic maternity hospital, the children's hospital in mariupol change your stance on the u.s. helping to implement a no-fly zone in any way? >> i think, first, those images are horrific. these are war crimes. these are attacks on children and women and families and residential neighborhoods and children's hospitals. these are war crimes being committed by vladimir putin. no question about it. i was at the border and saw the refugees fleeing for their lives, mostly women and children. the challenge is we have to do everything we can to support the ukrainian people in their fight without directly engaging in a way that will escalate this and encour

we need to stop this war. ever since the war began, thousands have crossed the border from ukraine into poland. to you and estimates that up to 4000000 people could leave ukraine as a result of the ongoing war has reminder of our top story. ukrainian city of mario poll is on the siege again after an agreed cease, fire was broken, renewed russian. shelling has halted a 2nd attempt to evacuate residence to safety along a humanitarian corridor. you watch a dw news live from berlin with they've had no peace for, for decades. the people of iraq country is devastated, and there's no end to violence. how did it go to this good. this is reveal and unprecedented story.

ukraine. around half, far in neighboring poland. many have found shelter with polish families, and volunteers are taking essential goods to those still stranded in ukraine, sped boston reports from good in the us on the poland ukraine border. for years, it's rush hour at the local community center in lou batch of 15 kilometers from the border with ukraine. that note that cut back is a retired russian language teacher and is collecting good donated by people from all over europe. thought i am, who is my field? we are helping people on the other side of the border. the ones who stayed behind who can't leave yesterday were witness an incident when a disabled boy was not allowed to leave the ukraine because he was over 18. he and his family were forced to turn back. i could not bear to watch it, but we have to help many of the goods amend for the ukranian army today, both queer monotony. i am, we are packing plastic plates for the army on the other side of the border because they have a lack of everything. we are sending food bread, ever

i a deal to supply fighter jets to ukraine, secretary of state antony blank and says the u. s. as in tom to poland, to replenish it, stock of war plains if warsaw decides to provide jets of its own to its neighbour. ah, i mind bullcrap welcome to the program. a 2nd attempt to evacuate civilians from ukraine's southeastern city of maria pole has failed. residents were expected to leave the city today during a local ceasefire from 10 am to 9 pm. ukrainian official se evacuations were stopped to the continued russian shelling. another attempt to evacuate mary pole and another city besieged by moscow's troops in south eastern ukraine was also called off. on saturday, both sides accused the other of violating the temporary truce. some $200000.00 civilians are trapped in very uphold which continues to be without water and electricity and is running low on food. it's crossed now to our corresponding economy, who's in the capital, keith nick? good evening to you. let's start with the situation in my a poll where the cease fire has been broken yet again. what can you tell us? was increasingly desperate sit

to fight this war will russia says military convoys taking lethal aid to ukraine or fair targets know, and that could draw poland into closer conflicts with moscow as the countries and entry point to ukraine. polish intelligence services say there are a lot for so called full flag operations that could the stabilize the entire region . same bus robbie has more from easton, poland, rolling hills near beer cha, village. high to secret. an american army base. less than 40 kilometers from the ukraine border the 82nd airborne, famous for its role in the liberation of europe in world war 2. here. now, to answer, if war comes knocking on poland store. so we were just at the, our most air field here in the forests near shamella, sort of tucked away behind all the trees was a heavy us military presence there. we asked to see if we could speak to anybody. we were given the contact information for their public affairs officers. we spoke to them and they said that currently that site is under a media blackout. and no one's really even supposed to know that it's there yet. farms and tourist towns unaccustomed to the sites an

. >>> up next, lester holt reports from poland where millions of people fleeing the russian invasion in ukrainene for safety. what they're telling him. lester holt from poland, right now. >>> tonight, our special coverage near the poland/ukraine border as president biden visits for a firsthand look at the human toll from russia's invasion. >>> the first images from inside a mariupol theater destroyed by a russian air strike officials saying 300 civilians were killed. it comes as ukrainian forces retake more ground russia, no longer fully in control of kherson. the first city to fall >>> president biden today meeting with u.s. troops about 50 miles from the ukraine border his message to them about their mission. >>> the president also set to meet with refugees 2 million ukrainians escaping here to poland the family i met at the border on their dangerous journey. their evacuation route attacked, and the loved ones they left behind >>> also the new fallout from bombshell text messages from the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas, urging former president trump's chief of staff to fight to

poland. a refugee crisis on an industrial scale. every person currently housed in this warehouse on the ukraine, poland border had their lives turned upside down. when russia invaded ukraine, the number of people forced to live like this, offers an insight into the enormous scope of this crisis. and still, they keep coming bust in from the board away from the war, but now inland. we're here at one of the many reception centers set up on the ukraine, poland border where people have been telling us how happy and relieved they are to finally be inside poland to have crossed over the border from ukraine. that many people have also been telling us of the indignities that. ready they have suffered on the ukrainian side of the border. people from countries in asia, africa and the middle east were living and working in ukraine when the war began. weapons of war do not discriminate. so everyone ran for their lives like foreign citizens, hoping to reach poland to contact diplomatic missions, evacuated torso, we were already lost people to good to get on entity. those always laid out. so no further put their people 1st and us. i'll say for me

the agreement of this actually happening was between poland and ukraine. poland came out, surprised the united states yesterday, by announcing that they were willing to transfer all of their mig fighter jets, directly to the u.s., in germany. that was the part that no one had been tracking here at the pentagon, at the state department, the administration seemed caught completely by surprised by that announcement. what the u.s. was willing to do, and what they were looking into was the possibility of back filling those polish jets in poland potentially with some f-16 fighter jets. now, that's not easily as said as it is done, jose. it's not like the u.s. has a bunch of these things sitting around that they can just send over. but they were looking at trying to get some used jets to poland, something to back fill this capability. so poland wouldn't be caught without their air force and without their capabilities. >> so, it just seems like, in the poland proposal was, we don't need the planes to come in before we give these planes to the ukrainians, right? in

mercenaries when it fired dozens of missiles at a military training base, near the border with poland. ukraine'sresident zelensky has been visiting some of his country's injured troops — his officials say ukraine has lost 1,300 soldiers in battle, but the figures can't be independenly verified. the us journalist brent renaud is shot dead in the town of irpin — the first foreign reporter to die in the conflict. and here, the government announces more details of a scheme to allow those fleeing the war in ukraine to come to the uk — people are to be offered £350 a month to take in refugees. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster lucy beresford and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. good of you both to join us on this sunday evening. let's start with some of the front pages we have already got in to the building. the guardian leads with russia's attack on a military base near poland, which is thought to have killed at least 35 people. the same story makes the front page of the telegraph. the newspaper

ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks- poland _ actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. hill, many thanks. poland intended to - actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. poland intended to send . actions in ukraine. jenny hill, many thanks. poland intended to send itsj thanks. poland intended to send its mig-29s thanks. poland intended to send its mig—29s to the us airbase but they said it they weren't consulted on the plan would raise serious concerns for nato. ukraine's energy minister german galushchenko has told the bbc that the former nuclear plant at chernobyl — currently under russian control — has lost its power supply. he said that ukrainian authorities wanted to restore the electricity supply as quickly as possible. earlier, the un's nuclear watchdog, the iaea, says it has stopped receiving monitoring data from the former power plant. the agency also says it's concerned that more than 200 workers there have been on duty constantly, since russian forces took control of the site nearly two weeks ago. the prime minister has been challenged to do more to support

poland. joining me is the chairwoman of ukraine's democracy in action conference, a former member of parliament and a leader of the protest in 2013. prior to heading to poland to meet with secretary blinken and a congressional delegation she was in ukraine for the start of the russian invasion. she said she was told she was on a russian kill list. we've talked to you a lot. it is good to see you safe and in poland. you met with this delegation. what are you asking for? >> so we ask them to act immediately because at stake is not just american leadership. at stake the lives of ukrainian kids and of course today is a women's solidarity day, women of ukraine, mothers, members of parliament, they made an appeal to the president of the united states. this is the letter asking him actually to protect us, to demonstrate leadership in standing up to putin's expansionism. it's not about ukraine. it's also about europe and also about the whole world. we have to stop this new tyranny, hitler and stalin together, and actually what is really important to see the no-fly zone. this is what we discussed. secre

mark lowen, bbc news, on the poland/ukraine border. ek of ukraine's fight for survival has begun, and it's clear what vladimir putin's tactics are. hold a sword of damocles over the head of the capital, in the shape of a ito—mile long column of heavy armour heading here on the northern approach road. then bombard other major cities as a foretaste of what the capital can expect if it doesn't yield. the next few days could be pivotal in this conflict, as the defenders of ukraine begin to learn just how far vladimir putin will go to get what he wants. but we all know how far he'll go. just ask the people of syria, millions of whom sought shelter in european countries, just like ukrainians are doing today. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv. have a very good night. hello and welcome to bbc papers. we're going to be having a look at how the invasion of ukraine by russia is covered in the international front pages. with me to do so are martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard — and aubrey allegretti, political corr

reporting from the poland—ukraine border. is in moldova today. he has been speaking about the level of support in terms of military support that the united states is looking at offering ukraine. have a listen. now there is a plan for the west to give morejets now there is a plan for the west to give more jets to now there is a plan for the west to give morejets to ukraine now there is a plan for the west to give more jets to ukraine for its own pilots to fly. america's top diplomat was visiting moldova today where he confirmed poland might give some of its warplanes ukraine get some of its warplanes ukraine get some american fighterjets in return. some american fighter 'ets in return. 2 22 some american fighter 'ets in return.2 ., , ., return. we are looking actively now at the question _ return. we are looking actively now at the question of _ return. we are looking actively now at the question of aeroplanes i return. we are looking actively nowj at the question of aeroplanes which poland may provide to ukraine and looking a

. >>> good evening tonight from the ukraine/poland border. the humanitarian crisis unfolding here, and the russian war inside ukraine escalating tonight. bombing civilian targets. the horrific images coming in. and the major fair at the largest nuclear power plant in ukraine and in all of europe, for that matter, sparking worldwide alarm for many hours about the potential for a radiation leak. tonight russian forces are now in control of that facility, and international authorities say there has been no leak. but it was a frightening scene, the fierce fire fight at this nuclear power plant. the fire just 1,500 feet from six nuclear reactors. emergency crews dousing the flames. by daybreak, the russians were in control of that plant. and tonight, attacks on civilian targets mounting. these images from social media, the aftermath of a devastating attack on a high rise apartment building north of kyiv. at least 47 people reportedly killed. tonight our team in kyiv aware of ukrainians seeking shelter underground in the capital. and new image of th

it is about 50 kilometers, just a couple of hours drive to the poland ukraine border and then across into ukraine. and here at this, at an old church it's, there's been people who have coming been coming to this church. it's been turned into a spontaneous humanitarian relief center. if you see behind the boxes of supplies being organized by volunteers and donations have been coming in from all over the country, in some cases all over europe. and all these volunteers, young men and women, really humble heroes at work here they take all these boxes, they filled them up, the organize, all of the items that are coming in. a lot of this is warm weather, clothes, and keep in mind the refugees, these items will be going to are often times waiting at the border out in the open sleeping in the rough. and we have seen snow for the last 2 or 3 days. so a lot of what we're seeing is clothing, warm weather, clothing that's being brought in. and in this room in this auditorium, this church auditorium, all the clothes that are brought in and are organized by size. and once they're organized, the vol

ukraine. even this visit to poland is really a visit to ukraine in many ways. because of the ongoing war that biden cannot go there. what else do we need to see? we need to support ukraine militarily, first of all. this meeting today between the ukrainian and american ministers can provide very much clear details, and when we hear from the ukrainian side, what we hear from the ukrainian side is first of all, a longer range missile defense, but also more of a heavier group including tanks and armored vehicles and also planes. so hopefully this will begin to be transferred to ukraine as it's fighting a fight for really europe's freedom. >> and we're seeing pictures now of the poland/ukrainian border where millions of people have fled to poland and have received a warm welcome. how is poland looking to the future and how they will logistically cope with so many people? >> over 3 million ukrainians, ukrainian friends, brothers and sisters, have crossed to poland, and how are we able to hope and cope, at first, it is the pour-out of kindness and support has been jus