the newlyweds say they will have a party when ukraine is victorious. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.et's take a closer look now at that proposal by russia for humanitarian corridors from key cities where civilians are trapped by the fighting without enough food or water. four of the six routes to safety that moscow suggested go to russia in the east, or to belarus, its key ally, to the north. the other two routes take those fleeing further into ukraine. president zelensky has condemned the proposals as "completely immoral". meanwhile, there are desperate scenes at the train station in dnipro where families are trying to flee from the fighting. from there, our correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report. kharkiv is burning again. a russian speaking city, bombed by russian planes, battered by russian shells, in a war vladimir putin says is to protect russian speakers. but his troops are destroying their homes and their lives. the woman who filmed this footage told us ukraine's being punished for its free will and its democracy. valentyna sent her sister and mother to safety today. s

a familiar ritual in a time of danger and uncertainty. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.ary has announced a 38—hour curfew in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, following a russian rocket attack. 0ur correspondent wyre davies is there. this is the town of zaporizhzhia. it's about 130 miles just to the north—west of the besieged city of mariupol, which, of course, has been virtually flattened by russian artillery fire. now, in recent days and weeks, those people who've been able to flee from mariupol have been coming through here. many of them, including children, being treated at local hospitals. but the big fear here now is that this city will become the next target for the russian offensive. indeed, in recent weeks, there have been sporadic missile attacks in the area. and in the last 2a hours, seven people were reported to have been killed in attacks against a local training base and factories. and that's meant a curfew has now been declared, a 38—hour curfew, in this city declared by the army and by local authorities, and that's already led to pretty big queues at che

a familiar ritual in a time of danger and uncertainty. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.ildren's charity unicef estimates the war in ukraine is creating a child refugee almost every second. at present, that's more than 1.5 million children who've fled their homes, schools and friends. as refugees cross to neighbouring countries like poland, romania, slovakia, hungary and moldova, they need food and shelter, but also access to education, which experts say is often overlooked in a humanitarian crisis. let's speak to dr ritesh shah, from the centre for asia pacific refugee studies, at the university of auckland. as part of his work he has visited eastern ukraine, an area which has been living in conflict for many years. thank you for being with us. wall of course traumatic for all involved. what specific issues are there when it comes to children?— to children? many of the children _ to children? many of the children have _ children have been living through conflict for the last eight years, particularly in the east. they have had to cope with the issue for quite some time.

our international correspondent 0rla guerin has the latest.arting to feel like the new normal, buildings burning after russian attacks overnight. it was too much for some here. this is a city living on its nerves. people wondering if their neighbours were safe in the shelter, wondering if they might be next. for the second day running, kyiv has woken up to this. this is a residential building, there is no sign of anything else around except blocks of flats. there is a real sense that the danger, the conflict, is coming closer and a feeling here now that nowhere is safe. four people were killed here — in their own homes. svetlana, who is russian and horrified by moscow's attacks, is worried for her friend. "i saw from my window the building was on fire. "my friend lives on the 14th floor, i assume she is dead "because she was bedridden. "many people lived in the building," she says. "some left. "i'm very sorry i didn't leave this place earlier." and this, too, is part of ukraine's new normal. the funeral of a soldier killed resisting the russia

in the europe of today, it has come to this. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.time is running out to prevent a worst case scenario in the besieged southern ukrainian port of mariupol. the city council says the russian bombardment has killed more than 2,100 residents, half of them since wednesday. martin sho0ep is the regional director of the international committee of the red cross for europe and central asia and he explains what the worst case scenario would be. the situation that is currently unfolding in mariupol is simply dramatic. what we hearfrom our colleagues who are still in the city is that people are running out of water, running out of food, running out of medicine. and every day they have to scramble to find something to survive on. we remain in constant contact with the parties of the conflict. they really try to help to facilitate an agreement that could bring respite to the city and the situation. what is key to remember that international humanitarian law is very clear, civilians need to be respected by everybody who's part of a conflict. and th

in the europe of today, it has come to this. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. continue to take to the streets in protest against the invasion. but the price of resistance continues to be high as the kremlin has imposed brutal crackdowns on independent media, and banned people from describing the conflict in ukraine as a �*war�*. dissent is even punishable by prison. caroline davies reports. accounting for peace in russia can get you detained. in moscow today anyone suspected of protesting was quickly swept away. the atmosphere here was quite tense, obviously police officers are outnumbering protesters by far stop at the moment you just see a sudden surge in activity and police run throughout people and carry them into police vans behind me. this location had been shared on social media so police were prepared. while the press were tolerated, some tried to stop us filming too closely. get back, this officer shouts. even wearing a yellow precipice didn't stop someone from being by the police force. holding flowers in the square was enough for this woman to be que

in the europe of today, it has come to this. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.s. ambassador to nato and a former us. special representative for ukraine. thank you forjoining us on newsday. firstly, this latest attack so close to the polish border. in your view, what message president putin trying to send? he what message president putin trying to send? , ., to send? he sending a few. some intended and _ to send? he sending a few. some intended and some _ to send? he sending a few. some intended and some unintended. l to send? he sending a few. some i intended and some unintended. he's trying to say that, i can strike anywhere in ukraine because his ground forces and not advancing very well, he's using missiles from the black sea to go after this military base. he is trying to warn the western states from not supplying ammunition, arms and so forth to ukrainian military because that is where we've stored some and try to ship something for the peace try to say it's not safe for you. what is really saying by doing this is that he's getting desperate. that the milit

but by then, the picture here may be very different. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.e's second—biggest city, to the east, there was a huge explosion tuesday, after a russian missile hit the regional government's headquarters. at least ten people were killed and 35 others were injured. russia is now in full control of significant parts of ukrainian territory, with fighting in several key cities and regions ongoing. 0ur eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports from neepro, where many residents reports from dnipro, where many residents of harkiv have fled. a warning, her report does contain some distressing images. this was a strike right at the heart of kharkiv. ukraine's second city under devastating fire. russia says it's not targeting civilians here. it says it's using precision missiles. it claims it's liberating ukraine from nazis. but russia has invaded its neighbour and it is killing civilians. "who wanted a russian world here," a man demands to know, "is this what you wanted?" in the rubble are the remains of a collection point. clothes and food me

in the europe of today, it has come to this. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.gets widening, people in many parts of southern and eastern ukraine fear they will be next. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford is in the country's fourth largest city, dnipro and reports on the attacks in the region. mariupol is under fire, civilians being killed every day, but russia's war with no cause has many fronts. these are the ruins of eastern ukraine now — the region vladimir putin claims he is liberating. so the city of dnipro is braced for when russia shifts its focus north. new recruits preparing to defend their land and their families, however uneven the fight. i am ready. marina signed up on day one of this war, an it worker who tells me she cannot forgive russia for what it is doing here. we are very angry, the whole nation, but we don't fear. 0ur fear was that putin can start the war, but it's already happened! so i just don't want to waste my time and my powers for fear. ukraine's defiance is on display right across this region. you don't have to speak ru

president putin's invasion is not going to plan but he still has plenty of firepower. 0rla guerin, bbcent putin says any attempt to impose a no—fly zone in ukrainian skies would lead to what he called catastrophic consequences for the world. he said a no—fly zone could only be imposed with help from outside ukraine and that russia would consider any country that did so to have joined the conflict. it is possible to do only from the neighbouring states but any movement in this direction will be considered taking part in an armed conflict on the part of the country from which the territorial threats are being made and at that exact moment we will consider them as parties in military conflict. plans for humanitarian corridors — to allow civilians to leave mariupol in the south of ukraine — have failed to come off. 200,000 people are desperate to escape the city to safety. 0ur eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has been to the town of zaporizhzhia — whose nuclear power plant was targeted by russian troops earlier this week — and which is ready to receive evacuees. zaporizhzhia wa

if russia does limit its offensive on the city, it's probably because it had stalled already. 0rla guerinkyiv. in a moment, we'll talk to thejeremy bowen in kyiv, but first, let's go to our russia editor, steve rosenberg. the russians say they're scaling back military operations around kyiv and chernihiv. should we believe them? can russia be believed? well, remember, this is a country, a government which for months, had been insisting, we have no intention whatsoever of invading ukraine. and then did. actions speak louder than words. which is why western leaders are so sceptical and why they are waiting to see what russia does, rather than what it says. that is exactly whatjoe biden said today, he's waiting to see what russia's actions are. and the pentagon is certainly very sceptical. it said today that russia was simply repositioning its forces rather than withdrawing them. so, what is vladimir putin's plan now, what is he thinking? a couple of nights ago, i watched russian state television's new show, which is a pretty good barometer i think of what the kremlin is thinking and plannin

but by then, the picture here may be very different. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. around about an hour's time president biden will deliver his first state of the union address. the speech has been hastily rewritten in the last few days to focus on the war in ukraine. we can speak to our washington correspondent. i know you are waiting for that address to start. what is likely to be the main focus of the speech this evening? we are exectin: the speech this evening? we are expecting ukraine _ the speech this evening? we are expecting ukraine to _ the speech this evening? we are expecting ukraine to dominate i expecting ukraine to dominate the speech. the state of the union is traditionally an opportunity for the president to talk about his domestic agenda, what he has achieved, what he's hoping to achieve, an opportunity to remind the american people why they voted for him. 0ften, american people why they voted for him. often, the state of the union is seen as something normal standard, formulate, these are not normal times. when resident biden delivers the speech, l

but by then, the picture here may be very different. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.been hearing, the country's second largest city, kharkiv, has been attacked. at least ten people were killed and 35 others were injured in the rocket strike. the centre of the city was badly hit with what appears to be a cruise missile striking the regional parliament building. president zelensky called the russian shelling a war crime. he said there were no military targets in the area. 0ur eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports from dnipro, where many residents of kharkiv have fled. a warning, her report does contain some distressing images. this was a strike right at the heart of kharkiv. ukraine's second city under devastating fire. russia says it's not targeting civilians here. it says it's using precision missiles. it claims it's liberating ukraine from nazis. but russia has invaded its neighbour and it is killing civilians. "who wanted a russian world here," a man demands to know, "is this what you wanted?" in the rubble are the remains of a collection point. clo

russia's invasion is not going to plan, and ukrainian forces are emboldened. 0rla guerin, bbc news, onoutskirts of kyiv. according to the russians themselves, the focus of their operations is switching because the objectives of the first stage of their military operation have largely been achieved. have a listen to the head of the general staff's main operational director at a little earlier. translation: the main objectives of the first stage of the operation have generally been accomplished. the combat potential of ukraine's armed forces have been considerably reduced, which makes it possible, i emphasise, to focus our core efforts on achieving the main goal the liberation of donbas. let's get more now from our correspondent in moscow, caroline davies. good to see you. what do you make of this change of strategy? has this come as a surprise from the russians? i come as a surprise from the russians?— come as a surprise from the russians? ~ ., ., , russians? i think we have to be careful about _ russians? i think we have to be careful about exactly _ russians? i think we have to be car

it's now deserted, and this city is a battleground in waiting. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.ore talks between russian and ukrainian officials and while they discussed creating humanitarian corridors for civilians, there was no firm agreement. meanwhile in moscow, president putin made a televised address, insisting the military operation was going to plan — and accused ukraine of putting its own civilians at risk. translation: they place military artillery in - residential quarters of the cities. at the same time, they are acting as the ultimate bandits. the european union has agreed to give ukrainian refugees temporary residence for up to three years in eu countries. those fleeing the fighting have mainly entered neighbouring eu states including poland, hungary and slovakia. the larger arrows here indicate the largest numbers of people moving. some will head on to other countries, including germany. trains full of refugees from ukraine are still arriving in berlin, from where our correspondent damian grammaticas reports. "six people," the shout, and someone steps forward to g

the newlyweds say they will have a party when ukraine is victorious. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.dnipro, in the east of ukraine, air—raid sirens rang out continuously for three hours on monday afternoon, as people queued for hours to catch evacuation trains. many of them had fled from cities that are already under attack, such as kharkiv. 0ur correspondent, sarah rainsford, is in dnipro. kharkiv is burning again. a russian speaking city, bombed by russian planes, battered by russian shells, in a war vladimir putin says is to protect russian speakers. but his troops are destroying their homes and their lives. the woman who filmed this footage told us ukraine is being punished for its free will and its democracy. valentyna sent her sister and mother to safety today. she told me she wants one thing now, for nato to stop russian planes flying over ukraine. "we see them," she said, "and it's terrible". we found families from kharkiv here in dnipro today, trying to flee even further. but it feels like half this city is now leaving, too, lining up for evacuation trains as soon as the cur

the newlyweds say they will have a party when ukraine is victorious. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.uropean commission will later present to its parliament plans to try to rid the bloc of its dependency on russian gas and oil. the proposals will partly focus on moving towards what it calls "reliable" suppliers. the us is also looking for other sources of energy, and sent a delegation to venezuela at the weekend. there are fears that an eu oil embargo against moscow could push up the oil price. a large number of british veterans are travelling to ukraine, despite warnings from the government and senior military leaders. many are expected to arrive at the front in the next few days. there was confusion when the uk's foreign secretary initially encouraged people to fight. some of the ex—military men and women say they plan to provide medical support, rather than take up arms. tom symonds reports. this is complete calm, peace and tranquillity, and where i'm going is the living vision of hell. but then for 15 years, hell. but then for 15 years, hell was what i did.- hell was what i did. t

victoria remains silent, her childhood changed forever. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. the city of kharkiv has been hit by sustained rocket fire and air strikes, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100. russian airborne troops landed before dawn, and there are reports of street fighting. many of the city's residents have fled south to dnipro, from where sarah rainsford reports. a warning, there are some distressing images. a university folding in flames, in a war that's against all logic and reason. the attack on kharkiv is intensifying every day, and these targets are not military at all. the city council was hit today — a whole street left in ruins. and from the wreckage of people's homes, rescuers bring out a survivor. it's why so many in kharkiv have moved underground to hide in basements and bunkers. we spoke to paulina's parents yesterday, the three—year—old whose cancer medicine is running out. today, herfamily made a dash across town to the station, anxious to get their girl, who's already been through so much, to safety. when i called her mum ksenia, she t

it could bomb this city from the outside. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.s dejong was a friend of brent renaud. she's a documentary film—maker based in amsterdam — and met brent at harvard university in 2018. brent is an amazing person. very generous and would always help his colleagues, funny, very smart. he doesn't talk a lot but when he says something it is always spot on and he, yeah, he would always help you whenever you needed something from him. this must seem unreal because you are speaking about him in the present. are speaking about him in the resent. . are speaking about him in the present-- why _ are speaking about him in the present.- why did - are speaking about him in the present.- why did you i are speaking about him in the | present.- why did you do are speaking about him in the present. yeah. why did you do this “ob? i present. yeah. why did you do this job? i think — present. yeah. why did you do this job? i think he _ present. yeah. why did you do this job? i think he wanted _ present. yeah. why did you do this job? i think he wanted to

in the europe of today, it has come to this. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.uestion as to how much worse it might yet be. moscow's claims that washington is involved in biological warfare programmes in ukraine have been rubbished by the united states. but there are concerns that those allegations are a so—called �*false flag' to allow russia to unleash chemical or biological weapons and blame ukraine. if moscow took that decision, nato leaders would have to consider their response. lynn klotz is a senior science fellow and a member of the scientists working group on biological and chemical security and hejoins me now from gloucester, massachusetts. thank you very much for your time. it is fair to say that every claim has a counterclaim in times of conflict like this. how much credence to give to that false flag idea?— that false flag idea? well, i would call _ that false flag idea? well, i would call the _ that false flag idea? well, i would call the false - would call the false flag unfounded allegations. i think russia could launch biological weapons attack

no one has been able to bury them. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.und 2,000 civilian cars has managed to leave the besieged city of mariupol in southern ukraine. but in many areas of the south people have been trapped by the fighting. russia says it's now in control of the entire region of kherson, also in the south. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. ina in a city under russian occupation another display of public fury. the citizens of kherson curling insults at russian troops. we citizens of kherson curling insults at russian troops.— citizens of kherson curling insults at russian troops. we are against the russian _ at russian troops. we are against the russian invasion. _ at russian troops. we are against the russian invasion. we - at russian troops. we are against the russian invasion. we can't . at russian troops. we are against i the russian invasion. we can't reach the russian invasion. we can't reach the city right — the russian invasion. we can't reach the city right now — the russian invasion. we can't reach the city right now but _

continue to hit hard from outside the city but large areas around kyiv remain under ukrainian control. 0rla guerinal defence recruits now training for urban combat as they prepare to defend the capital. the key target is kyiv. and in the forest on the outskirts, its defenders are preparing for battle. their instructor is a georgian who fought the russians during the war in his homeland in 2008. the concern here is not that russia can surround or capture kyiv, but that it may avenge itself on the city. i am not sure they will be able to besiege kyiv because it is a long city, there is a lot of defence and it would be really hard to encircle it. what i really do afraid is that, out of weakness, out of despair, because they are losing this war, they will destroy it as much as possible, because of hate. then time to get into position behind the sniper sights. alex has been a hunter since boyhood. he is unflinching and unapologetic about his new wartime role hunting the enemy. it is our motherland and we must defend it. in this case, i think it is no difference between animals, which i try to shoot, an

300,000 people remain trapped inside the suffering city, where conditions are said to be medieval. 0rla guerinbbc news, kyiv. through all of this fighting, of course, has been the hope of a peaceful outcome — and now, what appears to be an outline of a peace agreement seems to be emerging. in a phone call between president putin and turkey's president erdogan, the russian leader set out his demands. the bbc�*s world affairs editor, john simpson, who's in istanbul, has been given details of that call. president putin's asking for six key things, four of them are relatively easy — that ukraine should announce its neutrality — that's to say it won'tjoin nato. well, it said it won't do that anyway. that it should disarm — relatively speaking — that it shouldn't have certain weapons to attack russia with if it actually ever did want to. that it should protect the russian language, something very important to mr putin. he claims that russians have been targeted because of their language in ukraine. and fourthly, something they call denazification. i thought that sounded really fierce, but, infact, t

this town is crucial to the russian advance. 0rla guerin witnesses attempts to make a treacherous crossingeavy bombardment. well, this is a difficult journey, every step of the way. especially for older people trying to pick their way out across rubble and concrete, having to balance on bits of wood. ukrainian troops are trying to help them make their way forwards, some are coming with their children, most are coming with a few small things they can carry. they have been under bombardment in irpin for days and they are not safe now, even as they try to leave. the shelling has been continuing. suddenly, this. gunfire. some ukrainian forces running for cover. 0thers getting civilians out of the line of fire. kyiv is just half—an—hour away. if ukraine loses this town, and it has already lost some of it, the russians will be on the road to the capital. andrei, like many here, is begging for a no—fly zone. tell everybody to close the sky urgently. all people need it in ukraine, really. many people are staying in irpin for now, they can't go outside. some old people, some young people. they try

a familiar ritual in a time of danger and uncertainty. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.ish prime ministers, gordon brown and sirjohn major, have called for a new international tribunal to be set up, to investigate vladimir putin for his actions in ukraine. they've signed a petition, alongside 140 academics, lawyers and politicians, campaigning for a legal system, modelled on the nuremberg trials of nazi war ciminals after the second world war. gordon brown spoke to bbc radio 4 earlier. go back to 1942, when the allies got together and said that they would punish war crimes, and that led to the nuremberg trials. what's unique about this is that we're seeing, as you just reported from mariupol, the indiscriminate bombing of civilians, which is against international law, the targeting of schools, hospitals and public buildings, against international law. we're seeing the breach of humanitarian ceasefires. of humanitarian corridors that are being created by the russians, and of course we're seeing nuclear blackmail. all these things are adding up to massive loss of life, of

a familiar ritual in a time of danger and uncertainty. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.n mariupol, which is completely surrounded. the bbc�*s sophie rayworth spoke to the ukrainian mp halyna yanchenko. she started by asking if the city could fall. while you should understand that the situation is very tense and hard, russian occupants have bombed about 80% of all the buildings in the city, and we are talking about a big city. we are talking about a city with about half a million inhabitants living there before the russian invasion. so about 80% of all the buildings are ruined. people are trying to find shelter in any other kind of buildings, including theatre, which was also recently bombed, as you as you might know. they're trying to find some shelter in schools, in hospitals, even in churches. but we see that even this kind of buildings are being attacked by russians who have nothing sacred. as you say, the theatre was bombed a few days ago, and there are a lot of people trapped still. have you made any progress in rescuing them? yesterday, about 130 people were rescue

300,000 people remain trapped inside the suffering city, where conditions are said to be medieval. 0rla guerinc news, kyiv. through all of this fighting, of course, has been the hope of a peaceful outcome and now what appears to be an outline of a peace agreement seems to be emerging. in a phone call between president putin and turkey's president erdogan, the russian leader set out his demands. the bbc�*s world affairs editor, john simpson, who's in istanbul, has been given details of that call. half—an—hour after coming off the telephone call between president putin and president erdogan, ibrahim kalin started to tell me what had been happening. president putin is proposing six things. one is that ukraine should be neutral and shouldn't join nato. well, it has already accepted that it shouldn't. there should be disarmament which simply means that ukraine wouldn't have the kind of heavy weapons to attack russia if it wanted to. thirdly, that it should protect the russian language inside ukraine. and fourthly, the question of denazification. this is kind of a strange thing. to my mind, i still

british defence officials expect russia to make a renewed push for the city in the coming weeks. 0rla guerin, on the outskirts of kyiv. in the us, president biden has warned russia may be considering using chemical and biological weapons in ukraine. the president said that by making false chemical weapons allegations against ukraine and the united states, russia may be seeking to create a pretext to use them itself. let's have a listen to what he said. his back is against the wall, and now he's talking about new false flags he's setting up, including he's asserting that we, america, have biological, as well as chemical weapons in europe. simply not true — i guarantee you. they're also suggesting that ukraine has biological and chemical weapons in ukraine. that's a clear sign he's considering using both of those. president biden also said the us had "evolving intelligence" to suggest russia may be planning a cyber attack in response to western support for ukraine. he has a capability, he hasn't usedit he has a capability, he hasn't used it yet but it is part of the playbook. he will malicious

this town is crucial to the russian advance. 0rla guerin witnesses attempts to make a treacherous crossing heavy bombardment. well, this is a difficult journey, every step of the way. especially for older people trying to pick their way out across rubble and concrete, having to balance on bits of wood. ukrainian troops are trying to help them make their way forwards, some are coming with their children, most are coming with a few small things they can carry. they have been under bombardment in irpin for days and they are not safe now, even as they try to leave. the shelling has been continuing. suddenly, this. some ukrainian forces running for cover. 0thers getting civilians out of the line of fire. kyiv is just half—an—hour away. if ukraine loses this town, and it has already lost some of it, the russians will be on the road to the capital. andrei, like many here, is begging for a no—fly zone. tell everybody to close the sky urgently. all people need it in ukraine, really. many people are staying in irpin for now, they can't go outside. some old people, some young people. they try to do t

president putin's invasion is not going to plan but he still has plenty of firepower. 0rla guerin, bbcesident putin says any attempt to impose a no—fly zone in ukraine would lead to what he called catastrophic consequences for the world. he said a no—fly zone could only be imposed with help from outside ukraine and that russia would consider any country that did so to have joined the conflict. it is possible to do only from the neighbouring states but any movement in this direction will be considered taking part in the armed conflict on the part of the country from which the threats are being made and at that exact moment we will consider them as parties in military conflict. president putin also said that western sanctions on russia were "akin to a declaration of war". that hasn't stopped more companies cutting ties with russia. the payment giants mastercard and visa have announced that their operations there. visa said that it would work to cease all transactions in the country in the coming days. mastercard says it has taken its decision due to what it calls the unprecedented nature

british defence officials expect russia to make a renewed push for the city in the coming weeks. 0rla guerin, on the outskirts of kyiv. in the us, president biden says the russian leader, president putin, has his back to the wall as a result of ukrainian military resistance and the united response of the west. he said russia may be seeking to create a pretext to use them himself. let's have a listen. his back is against the wall, and now he's talking about new false setting up, including he is asserting that we, america, have biological as well as chemical weapons in europe. simply not true. i guarantee you. they are also suggesting that ukraine has biological and chemical weapons in ukraine. that is a clear sign he is considering using both of those. he has already used chemical weapons in the past and we should be careful what is about to come. he knows there will be severe consequences because of the united nato front, but the point is, it's real. let's get more from our north america correspondent peter bowes who's in los angeles. what more was he saying? he has talked about _ what more

british defence officials expect russia to make a renewed push for the city in the coming weeks. 0rla guerinws, on the outskirts of kyiv. president biden has warned russia may be considering using chemical and biological weapons in ukraine. the president said that by making false chemical weapons allegations against ukraine and the united states, as its done in recent days, russia may be seeking to create a pretext to use them itself. let's have a listen to what he said. his back is against the wall, and now he's talking about new false setting up, including he is asserting that we, america, have biological as well as chemical weapons in europe. simply not true. i guarantee you. they are also suggesting that ukraine has biological and chemical weapons in ukraine. that is a clear sign he is considering using both of those. he has already used chemical weapons in the past and we should be careful what is about to come. he knows there will be severe consequences because of the united nato front, but the point is, it's real. figs united nato front, but the point is, it's real.- point is, it's rea

a familiar ritual in a time of danger and uncertainty. 0rla guerin, bbc news.ome of their services from liverpool have resumed after all ships were called back to port on thursday. hours later, the firm announced 800 staff had been sacked and would be replaced with agency workers. the scottish government says it is now reviewing all publicly funded contracts with the company. our business correspondent ramzan karmali reports. chanting: go, go, p&0! go, go, p&0! protesters let their feelings be known about the sudden dismissal of 800 p&0 staff outside the tory party conference in blackpool. the government really needs to get its act together. rather than be leading the destruction of the british maritime industry, they should be doing all they can to reverse the loss of 800 jobs. in dover, the company's ferries lie idle. the dubai—based owners dp world have come under intense criticism on the way they have treated their workers. their families are going to be in need. it also means that local shopkeepers are not going to have the benefit of people spending. this

president putin's invasion is not going to plan but he still has plenty of firepower. 0rla guerin, bbcident putin says any attempt to impose a no—fly zone in ukrainian skies would lead to what he called catastrophic consequences for the world. he said a no—fly zone could only be imposed with help from outside ukraine and that russia would consider any country that did so to have joined the conflict. translation: it is possible to do only from the neighbouring | states, but any movement in this direction will be considered participation in an armed conflict on the part of the country from which territorial threats to our military personnel are being made. at that exact moment we will consider them as parties in military conflict. nato has ruled out a no—fly zone over ukraine, fearing it would put it into direct contact with russia's military and see more countries brought into the war. but the white house says the us is working with poland as it considers providing fighterjets. the united states could replenish poland's supply, here's duncan kennedy. we know that the polish air force ha

our international correspondent 0rla guerin reports.as the russian attack which moscow says was targeting rocket launchers stored at the site. in the darkness, emergency services picked their way through the ruins. from the rubble, hands emerge, trembling, and a survivor is pulled to safety. but eight people were killed in this attack on the capital. here is what is left of the shopping centre. there are indications that the ukrainian military had a presence here, but russia has hit plenty of non—military targets, in kyiv and elsewhere. you can see here that the scale of the destruction is absolutely immense, and spread over a wide area, surrounded by apartment blocks. there could be a lot more of this ahead for kyiv. russian forces are not inside the city, but they can hit hard from the outside. how are you feeling about the future here now in kyiv? ido i do not know now but i do not want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? it is my home. to leave kyiv. you want to stay? it is my home-— to leave kyiv. you want to stay? it is my home. even

president putin's invasion is not going to plan but he still has plenty of firepower. 0rla guerin, bbcesident putin says any attempt to impose a no—fly zone in ukrainian skies would lead to what he called catastrophic consequences for the world. he said a no—fly zone could only be imposed with help from outside ukraine and that russia would consider any country that did so to have joined the conflict. it is possible to do only from the neighbouring states but any movement in this direction will be considered taking part in the armed conflict on the part of the country from which the territorial threats are being made and at that exact moment we will consider them as parties in military conflict. the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, has held three hours of talks with vladimir putin at the kremlin. mr bennett is the first western leader to meet the russian president since the invasion began. here's the bbc�*s tom bateman injerusalem. israeli officials say these talks went on for three hours in the kremlin between mr bennett and vladimir putin. i think the fact that the israeli pr

defence officials in the uk expect russia to try to encircle the city in the coming weeks. 0rla guerin rejected a russian deadline for its forces to stop fighting in the besieged port city of mariupol, saying there could be no question of soldiers laying down their arms. hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the southern city, which has been devastated by a relentless russian bombardment and has little food, water or power. meanwhile, the authorities in ukraine's biggest port, 0desa, say russian naval forces in the black sea have shelled some residential buildings on the outskirts of the city. it's the first time buildings there have been hit. 0ur correspondent wyre davies has been speaking to families who have escaped mariupol to the city of dnipro. in recent days we've seen how cruel this conflict is. especially for children. but there is just occasionally kindness and humanity too. this community run centre in the central city of dnipro is the first point of safety and refuge for many victims of the war from across eastern ukraine, including mariupol. the city they le

president putin's invasion is not going to plan but he still has plenty of firepower. 0rla guerin, bbcinian president volodymyr zelensky has asked for more nato help in a zoom call with leaders. president putin has warned the rest that any country imposing a no—fly zone over ukraine will be considered to have joined the war stop nato says that there are no plans for that. gordon corera explains the reasons why. russian aircraft had been in the skies over ukraine, outnumbering defenders. that's led to calls for what's known as a no—fly zone — to prevent them posing a threat. so far, the western military alliance nato has been reluctant to use its air power to impose such a zone, in which other planes would be told not to fly over ukraine. why the reluctance? the concern is that, in practice, a no—fly zone carries real risks. if the russians fly jets like these into ukrainian airspace, then nato planes would directly engage them in combat in the skies. but it also means taking out threats on the ground to nato planes so they can enforce the zone, so potentially attacking russian surface—

our international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the frontline on the city's northern outskirts kyiv, burnt—out evidence of a russian defeat on this front line. ukrainian troops say russian forces tried to get through here four times this month, and were stopped in their tracks. they are still firing from a few miles away. it's a grad rocket, says salim, the commander, showing us what landed overnight. he takes pride in what his men from the 72nd mechanized brigade have done against the odds, and are continuing to do. there's plenty of outgoing fire against russian positions. russia. among the wreckage, a sleeping bag and a uniform from a russian soldier who perished. and what if the enemy tries again to advance here? "they will try," he says, "but i don't think we "would let them through. "we have let them know who the ukrainian armed forces "are and who the boys from our brigade are. "we have taken out four tanks and eight fighting "vehicles and killed about 60 of their people." well, this was a road of destruction for russian forces — there's one burnt—out vehicle here, anoth

it could bomb this city from the outside. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv., director of the foreign press association. just to tell us a little bit more about the danger is that many journalists face following the death of brett renaud. hello to you, deborah. can i get your reaction to the announcement that brett renaud died in ukraine? it is the announcement that brett renaud died in ukraine?— died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw _ died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what _ died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what happened - died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what happened and l died in ukraine? it is horrific and when i saw what happened and i | when i saw what happened and i immediately saw that he had been shot i felt really, i felt complete despair. i know so many colleagues that are there, covering, trying to cover the war in ukraine and i felt like it was one of us and of course it is, even though i did not know him personally, but many, many journalists who are members of the association, if they have big b

british defence officials expect russia to make a renewed push for the city in the coming weeks. 0rla guerinv. ukraine has rejected a russian deadline for its forces to stop fighting in the besieged port city of mariupol, saying there can be no question of soldiers laying down their arms. hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the southern city, which has been devastated by a relentless russian bombardment and has little food, water or power. meanwhile, the authorities in ukraine's biggest port, 0desa, say russian naval forces in the black sea have shelled some residential buildings on the outskirts of the city. it's the first time buildings there have been hit. 0ur correspondent wyre davies has been speaking to families who have escaped mariupol and gone to the city of dnipro. in recent days, we've seen how cruel this conflict is, especially for children. but there is just occasionally kindness and humanity too. this community—run centre in the central city of dnipro is the first point of safety and refuge for many victims of the war from across eastern ukraine, including mari

we'll have more on the battle for harkiv in the moment, but first our international correspondent, 0rla guerints on the russian advance on the capital. in broad daylight, dangerjust out the window. this is the town of borodyanka. about 25 miles from kyiv. russian forces are leaving a trail of destruction, as they try to get to the capital. translation: , ., ., ., ., translation: they have an order, to erase our history, _ translation: they have an order, to erase our history, to _ translation: they have an order, to erase our history, to erase _ translation: they have an order, to erase our history, to erase our - erase our history, to erase our country, to erase us all. find erase our history, to erase our country, to erase us all. and here, west of the — country, to erase us all. and here, west of the capital, _ country, to erase us all. and here, west of the capital, the _ country, to erase us all. and here, west of the capital, the aftermath | west of the capital, the aftermath of a missile strike last night, in this town. the target may have been an air base nearby, but family homes were d