. ♪ the united nations secretary-general, antonio guterres, has told the bbc the u.n.eace and ukraine and won't give up. he is in kyiv, meeting with ukrainian president zelenskyy, in the city two days after visiting vladimir putin in moscow. we will bring you that interview. in the last hour, two russian strikes have hit the city of kyiv. it is not clear if there are casualties. i spoke to our correspondent ben brown shortly after those strikes. ben: there have been a couple explosions in the last hour here in the center of kyiv, some of the closest to the center of kyiv that we have seen. and there is speculation among some people here that that is perhaps a shot across the bows to the to the u.n. secretary general who is here right now. >> let's look at what mr. gutierrez has done on his visit to kyiv. he went to areas that were review slander russian control. you can see how badly it has been damaged in this work. he also went to abuja, where ukraine -- went to bucha, where ukraine accused rush of carrying out work arrives. he is looking at an empty mass grave where

antonio guterres called war evil and absurd.called war evil and absurd. . ., ., absurd. i am glad that international criminal court _ absurd. i am glad that international criminal court is _ absurd. i am glad that international criminal court is sees _ absurd. i am glad that international criminal court is sees the _ criminal court is sees the situation, that the prosecutor's office was already here. i fully support the international criminal court and i appeal to the russian federation to accept to cooperate. he got a warm welcome at the presidential palace. volodymyr zelensky had been annoyed antonio guterres went to moscow first when vladimir putin won't accept any talk of russian atrocities but it seems the un could report progress on helping the last people trapped in mariupol. translation: ~ u, mariupol. translation: ~ u, . ., translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue _ translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue unlike - translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue unlike the - our

he the visit of antonio guterres to the re . ion. , ., ., the visit of antonio guterres to the reuioneneral is - region. he is doing what a un l secretary general is therefore, trying to make peace, trying to broker some kind of arrangement between the parties and that's absolutely in his job description. it is carefully right that he is doing it, but i'm afraid also that liz truss was right when she said last night it looks like this will go on for a long time. whatever the peacemakers may make. that is silly because there will not be a chance before russia stops attacking ukraine and starts withdrawing their forces and i'm afraid i cannot see that happening while vladimir putin and his gang remain in charge. band and his gang remain in charge. and if that because _ and his gang remain in charge. and if that because of putin's personality nor is it because he has to have a story to tell domestically? he has to claim a victory of some type? you domestically? he has to claim a victory of some type?— domestically? he has to claim a victory of some type? you are right. he has to be — vic

antonio guterres says the war in this country is evil. two days after he met president putin in moscow, the secretary general tours scenes near kyiv of alleged russian war crimes. war is an absurdity in the 21st—century. the war is evil. and we hearfrom a red cross volunteer who tells us how he was taken captive by russian forces and deported to russia. in our other main news this lunchtime... the death of four members of one family in south london — a man has appeared in court faced with four charges of murder. a damning report from the cqc — england's worst performing mental health trust has been told it must improve. and, england's men's cricket has a new captain — all—rounder ben stokes will be test captain, succeeding joe root. coming up in the sports later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we will look ahead to another night of european football. west ham and rangers are both facing german teams in the europa league semifinals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one o'clock. well, for the last few hours, the united nat

antonio guterres will do everything possible to avoid this. but it will not be an easy task, and today ukrainian prosecutors published a list of 10 russian soldiers who are suspected of committing war crimes in bucha , it was bucha that became a symbol of the atrocities of the occupation forces when the russians retreated from there, shot civilians with their hands tied, the bodies of the murdered on the streets, traces of torture and insults to the murdered general prosecutor iryna venedivktova wrote all 10 years of the suspects serving in the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade of the russian ground forces, which putin awarded the honorary rank of guardswoman in one lozhbucha. during the occupation, the russians killed more than 420 civilians in total in the territory of the kyiv region, 1,150 bodies of civilians killed by the russians have already been found the law enforcement officers reported today that the prosecutor general's office named ten suspected war criminals in connection with these deaths by name ukraine's victory in the war

antonio guterres calls for a ceasefire, as he prepares to meet the russian leader, vladimir putin. russia's invasion of ukraine is a violation of its territory integrity and against the charter of the united nations. it is my conviction that the sooner we and this war, the better. quite naturally, the un secretary iquite naturally, the un secretary general— quite naturally, the un secretary general knows full well of those decisions — general knows full well of those decisions that were declared by president putin about the reasons and the _ president putin about the reasons and the targets, the goals of the operation — and the targets, the goals of the operation is conducted by our military _ and living on the faultline of war. a special report from a village on ukraine's border with russia and belarus. and the other headlines this lunchtime: seven women make allegations of sexual misconduct against the former bbc radio 1 dj tim westwood. he strenuously denies the claims. i knew what was going to happen at this point, so i'm just like, oh god, like... i rememberjust being like hun

the un secretary general antonio guterres is there.y before he meets the un secretary general and reading between the linesjenny hill was telling us it doesn't look like president putin sees it as a high priority to meet antonio guterres for those peace talks and are almost making a point of doing lots of other things today and seeing antonio guterres towards the end of the day. the un secretary general has been meeting sergey lavrov who has warned nato to stop supplying weapons to ukraine, saying that nato is fighting a proxy war here in ukraine and saying that there is a danger of igniting a third world war. that is the latest from kyiv. back to london. the dj tim westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them. the 6a—year—old is accused of predatory and unexpected, unwanted sexual behaviour and touching, in incidents between 1992 to 2017. the bbc and the guardian have heard detailed accounts from seven women in a joint investigation into the

that was antonio guterres, _ century. look at that. that was antonio guterres, the - century.t was antonio guterres, the un - century. look at that. that was - antonio guterres, the un secretary general in borodyanka, not farfrom central kyiv, where he will be having talks with president zelensky later today. let's get all the latest now from our correspondent andrew plant. the aftermath of a missile attack in the city of kharkiv in northern ukraine. at least one person is reported to have been killed here. the invasion has reduced much of this city to rubble. translation: it's scary. it's so painful. when it's dark, we're in fear. when there was a shooting, and when the evening comes, it's indescribable. unbearable. in a speech, the uk foreign secretary, liz truss, called for western countries to push russian forces out of ukraine. some argue that we shouldn't provide heavy weapons for fear of provoking something worse. but my view is that inaction would be the greatest provocation. this is a time for courage, not for caution. now president putin has sent a message to the wes

antonio guterres was taken to bucha, too, a name that's now synonymous with massacre.n russian troops occupied this town, locals dug a mass grave in the churchyard for civilians shot in the streets. mr guterres called war "evil" and "absurd". i am glad that international criminal court sees the situation, that the prosecutor's office was already here. i fully support the international criminal court and i appeal to the russian federation to accept to cooperate. he got a warm welcome at the presidential palace. volodymyr zelensky had been annoyed mr guterres went to moscow first, when vladimir putin won't accept any talk of russian atrocities, but it seems the un could report progress on helping the last people trapped in mariupol. translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue, and like the relatives of those trapped at azovstal, we will have a successful result bringing people back alive. in bucha, the morgue is still receiving bodies exhumed from shallow graves, gathering ever more evidence of war crimes. some of the dead here are just numbers for now, stil

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told vladimir putin that the invasion of ukraine fullyres said he was deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, says staunch support for ukraine in its battle with russia will continue "for the long haul". speaking in germany at a gathering of nato allied countries, he said they would now meet every month. there has been heavy fighting in the donbas area — which borders russia. the governor of the luhansk region told the bbc that ukraine had repelled six russian attacks in the region in the past twenty four hours. police in pakistan say three chinese nationals

antonio guterres also met with vladimir putin in the russian capital he flew immediately after the negotiations with the president of turkey, he died of reprimands about the results of antonio buteresha's negotiations with the russian side a report by natalka skopenko, the un secretary general, who called for an immediate ceasefire in ukraine, before that he proposed an easter truce, which ukraine supported and russia rejected . and now, during a visit to moscow, antonio guterres took a new initiative to create a special group for humanitarian corridors and corridors. detart truly we urgently need humanitarian corridors that are really safe and effective that everyone respects in order to evacuate civilians and deliver the necessary assistance for this purpose i offered to create a humanitarian contact group that would unite russia, ukraine and the un, this would allow to open safe corridors with a local cessation of hostilities and guarantee their real effectiveness, at a meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of russia, the un secretary general noted that they have different views on wh

antonio guterres was taken to bucha, too, a name that's now synonymous with massacre.n troops occupied this town, locals dug a mass grave in the churchyard for civilians shot in the streets. mr guterres called war "evil" and "absurd". i am glad that international criminal court sees the situation, that the prosecutor's office was already here. i fully support the international criminal court and i appeal to the russian federation to accept to cooperate. he got a warm welcome at the presidential palace. volodymyr zelensky had been annoyed mr guterres went to moscow first, when vladimir putin won't accept any talk of russian atrocities, but it seems the un could report progress on helping the last people trapped in mariupol. translation: we dedicated much of our time to this issue, _ and like the relatives of those trapped at azovstal, we will have a successful result bringing people back alive. in bucha, the morgue is still receiving bodies exhumed from shallow graves, gathering ever more evidence of war crimes. some of the dead here are just numbers for now, still wait

antonio guterres was taken to bucha, too, a name that is now synonymous with massacre. troops occupied this town, locals dug a mass grave in the churchyard for civilians shot in the streets. mr guterres called war evil and absurd. i am glad that the international criminal court is seizing the situation, that the prosecutor's office was already here. i fully support the international criminal court and i appeal to the russian federation to accept to cooperate. but russia already denies responsibility for any of this. the morgue in bucha is still receiving bodies exhumed from shallow graves, ever more evidence of war crimes. some of the dead are just numbers for now, still waiting to be identified. and people are still searching databases for their loved ones a month after russian forces suddenly withdrew. gregori just found his son. he tells me vladimir was shot then burned, only his bones are left to bury. at the town's cemetery, ludmilla described how her husband was killed with a single shot to the head. she still has his hat with the bullet holes. valieri had just co

it's urged the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, to intervene immediately.eting president putin in moscow next week and then travelling on to kyiv. on saturday, there'll be another attempt to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. simonjones has the latest. under attack, ukraine's second city, rq. russia was much assault is intensifying. the dangers are clear. despite the destruction, some residents are determined to stay. we destruction, some residents are determined to stay.— determined to stay. we are auoin to determined to stay. we are going to fight- _ determined to stay. we are going to fight. to _ determined to stay. we are going to fight. to fight - determined to stay. we are going to fight. to fight as i going to fight. to fight as long as it is needed for victory. long as it is needed for victory-— long as it is needed for victory. long as it is needed for victo . , . , , ., victory. fresh attempts are bein: victory. fresh attempt

it comes as secretary-general antonio guterres meets with vladimir putin in moscow today for the first time since the war began. rylee carlson is in london with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it hit 87 military targets in ukraine overnight including two arms depotet near kharkiv. it's taken the donbas region, but it's still using firepower far beyond the area. ukraine said five train stations were hit in the space of an hour on monday not long after secretary of state antony binken and secretary of defense lloyd austin left the country. >> we want to see russia weakened to the degree it can't do the kinds of things it has done in invading ukraine. >> reporter: during an interview with state-run media, russia's top diplomat warned ukraine against provoking world war iii and said the threat of a nuclear conflict should not be underestimated. >> the offensive that was supposed to take a maximum of a week has now taken weeks. >> reporter: britain's defense secretary says the forces have suffered considerable losses. >> it is our assessment that approximately 15,000

let's hearfrom antonio guterres again.rgently needs humanitarian corridors that are truly safe and effective and that are respected by all to evacuate civilians and deliver much—needed assistance. as we know, humanitarian corridors haven't been working. that's been devastating for people living in places like mariupol, in the south. officials say 20,000 civilians there have been killed from russia's attacks, and people are still stuck. we hear several hundred are hiding in underground tunnels below this — the avostal steel plant. it's one of the last parts of the city still held by ukrainian forces. this was earlier. you can see that it's been under attack, surrounded by russian troops. let's hear more on this from jenny hill, in moscow.— let's hear more on this from jenny hill, in moscow. he's made a couple ro osals hill, in moscow. he's made a couple preposals about _ hill, in moscow. he's made a couple proposals about trying _ hill, in moscow. he's made a couple proposals about trying to _ hill, in moscow. he's made a c

although antonio guterres is - so.terres is probably the world's most senior diplomats, un, going to be seen both presidents, but you have two side so vastly, vastly different and what they want and could expect to get on behalf of their populations, how he is going to find common ground there i don't know. there will be other gains to be made, i'm sure. some talk of drawing down, the beginning of a process may be, when you have a situation where one side potentially wants to take over large amounts of the territory of the other how we can find a compromise there is quite difficult to know. ice can find a compromise there is quite difficult to know.— difficult to know. joe inward reporting — joe inwood reporting from kyiv. comments by a russian major general saying control of southern ukraine would give russian forces access to the transnistria region of moldova — have been widely reported. earlier i asked igor munteanu, a former moldovan ambassador to the us, and a former member of parliament, to tell me more about th

secretary general antonio guterres in the capital. zelenskyy said five russian missiles struck yesterday. he said it was an effort by russia to humiliate the u.n. antonio guterres said he was shocked by how close the missiles landed near the hotel where he was staying and condemned russian attacks on civilians including atrocities committed in towns like bucha. it all comes as president biden asks congress for an additional $33 billion in aid for ukraine. bradley blackburn has the latest good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that $33 billion package is double the size of what congress already approved last month -- many that has almost run out. a signal that american support for ukraine isn't going away as russian attacks continue. russian missiles rocked the ukrainian capital of kyiv thursday hitting several buildings and injuring at least ten. the attack came just about an hour after the head of the united nations met with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in the city. secretary general antonio guterres also traveled to the

the headlines: a considerable distance apart — un secretary—general antonio guterres holds talks in moscowut the invasion of ukraine. president putin refuses to stop the shelling. the world's nuclear watchdog, the iaea, visits the chernobyl nuclear power plant for the first time since the russian occupation. we have a special report from the site. the very fact that troops occupied a nuclear facility in the first place, and then the way they behaved while they were here. the risk of an accident here was real. also coming up on newsday: can the marcos name return to govern? the son of deposed philippines leader ferdinand marcos is the front runner ahead of next month's poll. the former bbc radio 1 dj tim westwood faces allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry. he kept putting his hand on my leg and stroking my leg and touching my face. running his hands in my hair, like, what are you doing? like, stop touching me. and working against the clock — the cafe where finishing the job is part of the service. live from our studio in singapore, t

we just seen the un - secretary-general antonio guterres secretary—general antonio guterres in moscowzelensky next. how much hope to hold that these kinds of could bearfruit hope to hold that these kinds of could bear fruit in terms of bringing about a peaceful resolution? 50 bringing about a peaceful resolution?— bringing about a peaceful resolution? , ., ,, bringing about a peaceful resolution? , . ,, , bringing about a peaceful resolution? , w , , resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has _ resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed _ resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed to _ resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed to allow- resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed to allow the l that putin has agreed to allow the civilians in that steel plant in mariupol to be freed. let's see if that deal actually comes through but there is a really important caveat here. civilians need to be released to ukraine, not to a filtration camp in russia. the devil is really in the details. russia has not done a good job of

antonio guterres will meet mr putin on tuesday.tens of thousands of people stuck in the city of mariupol. this the french presidential election campaign has concluded and voters now have a day to reflect on the competing

the un chief antonio guterres is in kyiv to meet president zelensky.inal court. the death of four members of one family in south london — a man has appeared in court charged with murder. an investigation has found that former labour cabinet mininster liam byrne breached parliamentary bullying rules and recommends he is suspended from the commons for two days. a 28—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murder — after four members of a family were found stabbed at a property in south london, on monday. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds is at westminster magistrates�* court. it has been a very swift police investigation and it was a quick court hearing just a couple of minutes this morning, as it is quite normal in the situation, and the defendantjoshua jacques stood up in the dock wearing a prison uniform, and he confirmed his full name. he gave his date of birth, he is 28. and he gave his address in south london. he was simply told that the next stage of the criminal process will be for his case to be heard at the old bailey on the 3r

antonio guterres is in these words as he toured the better town of bucha. said the warmest and now, and that these two explosions were heard in kyiv after his visit. several were injured. with a dimmer zelenskiy saying this is russia's attempt to humiliate the u.n. military, economic and humanitarian aid, u.s. president joe biden announcing a further package for ukraine. it all amounts to an extra $33 milln. turkey present evergrande -- turkey's president visits saudi arabia. the move is seen as an attempt to restart relations. this is "live from paris." ♪ mark: thank you for being with us. an attack was launched on kyiv after a visit from the u.n. this thursday. one person was killed and several injured in two separate explosions. while earlier u.n. secretary general walked the better streets of the ukraine towns of bucha and ordered younger, satellite tones near kyiv that were destroyed by russian compartment and occupation. the message from antonio guterres was this warmest and, adding that the u.n. security council failed to do everything in its power t

the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has called for a ceasefire in ukraine.king after holding talks in moscow, trying to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict with russia. he's due to meet vladimir putin late before travelling to ukraine to meet president zelensky. defence ministers from nato and european union countries are meeting in germany to discuss further military assistance for ukraine. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said everyone at the meeting believed ukraine could win the war. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has this report. this is what today's talks are trying to end — russian missiles launched into ukraine amid fears of where this conflict might go next. this morning, russia's foreign minister welcomed the un secretary—general as he arrived in moscow, as critics question antonio guterres�*s decision to visit russia's capital before kyiv and what his trip might accomplish. the un's top officials stress dialogue is vital. i know that we have today, facing a complex situation in ukraine, different interpretations about w

this evening antonio guterres has been meeting the russian president vladimir putin. i been meeting the russian president vladimir putin.— been meeting the russian president vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger — vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger of— vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger of peace. _ vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger of peace. my _ vladimir putin. i came to moscow as| a messenger of peace. my objectives and my agenda is strictly linked to saving lives and reducing suffering. tonight, we report from a village on one of the full lines of the war close to the border between ukraine, russia and belarus. also on tonight programme, the former radio i russia and belarus. also on tonight programme, the former radioi dj facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. seven women have accused tim westwood of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour, abusing his position in the music business. he denies the allegations. he kept putting his hand on my leg and stroking my leg and touching my face. running his hands in my hair, like, w

antonio guterres was shown a mass grave and heard first hand about atrocities committed by russian troops a witness that very vividly today and around kyiv that senseless loss of life and the massive destruction and their loss of war. in the us, joe biden promises to keep helping ukraine defend itself and from russia's invasion and ask congress for a $33 billion in extra funding. temperatures rise across and get some more than a0 celsius in places and the north of the country experience as an unusually early in places and the north of the country experiences an unusually early spring heatwave. as restrictions left in most parts of the wild china doubles down on its zero covid—i9 strategy and we have a special report. samsung's ada is criticised as tone deaf showing a running alone at 2am on dark and desolate city streets. the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, is meeting ukraine's president zelensky in kyiv — two days after visiting vladimir putin in moscow. this was him earlier visiting the town of irpin — that's near kyiv. it was previously under russian control. you ca

the un secretary general antonio guterres meets vladimir putin in moscow later, as ukraine asks him to initiate a humanitarian corridor for civilians trapped in a steel plant in the city of mariupol. in russia, there are two huge explosions at an oil depot, not far from the border, with ukraine — the russian foreign minister suggests the conflict could lead to a third world war. the us says it's "deeply troubled" by the conviction in turkey of activist osman kavala, after he was sentenced to life in prison without parole, on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. for the first time, black women artists from britain and the united states win awards at the prestigious venice biennale. hello, and welcome to the programme. the tech—tycoon, elon musk, has struck a deal, worth around $41; billion, to buy twitter. when he assumes ownership at the end of the year, mr musk, who's the world's richest man, will control a social network with 300 million users, including many world leaders. he's described himself as a free—speech absolutist, leading civil rights groups to warn against t

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, to war in ukraine. the two men had what mr guterres described as a very frank meeting at the start of his visit to moscow, during which he'll also hold talks with vladimir putin. despite the visit being criticised by president zelensky, mr guterres said he wanted to create the conditions for a ceasefire and, ultimately, peace. as secretary—general of the un, i came to moscow as a messenger of peace. my objectives and my agenda is strictly linked to save lives, and to reduce suffering. i had a very frank discussion with the foreign minister, sergei lavrov, and it is clear that there are two different positions on what is happening in ukraine. according to the russian federation, what is taking place is a special military operation, with the objectives that were announced. according to the un, in line with resolutions passed by the general assembly, russia's invasion of ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and against the charter of united nations. but it is my deep convictio

secretary general antonio guterres. he came as a messenger of peace but he was unsuccessful after their meeting, lavrov accused the west of using ukraine to harm russia. >> we either resign ourselves to having a single country and its satellites control all of humanity or humanity lives together on the basis of the united nations. nobody wants a war, heaven forbid. >> there is one thing that is true and obvious. that is no arguments can change. we have not ukrainian troops in the territory of the russian federation. we have russian troops in the territory of the ukrainian federation. >> a long-awaited talks with president putin, referring to the invasion of ukraine as a war , a terminology that is banned in russia. >> covering this meeting, he is based in riega because dw is banned in russia. what are we hearing from the meeting? >> there was a press conference between vladimir putin and antonio guterres. lavrov left earlier, a taste of the meeting with vladimir putin. he only transmits putin's will. they both spoke to

the secretary general of the united nations antonio guterres has arrived in kyiv to meet ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky a day after talks with vladimir putin in moscow. india struggles under the weight of an extreme heatwave as firefighters tackle flames at a huge landfill site near delhi, which is releasing toxic fumes into the air. and to zoom or not to zoom. a new study reveals virtual meetings can limit employees�* capacity for creative thinking. and liverpool take a giant step towards another champions league final, with a victory over villarreal at anfield. hello and welcome. the british foreign secretary has said russian forces must be pushed out of the whole of ukraine. this is the clearest for the conflict. in a speech in london, liz truss described a victory for ukraine as a strategic imperative for the west, arguing that it must use its economic strength to deterfuture russian aggression. it comes as the un secretary general antonio guterres is due to meet ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky in kviv later today. andrew plant reports. the aftermath of a missile attack in

antonio guterres was taken to abuja, -- bucha, too, a name that is now synonymous with massacre.ssian troops occupied this town, locals dug a mass grave in the churchyard for civilians shot in the streets. mr. guterres called war evil and absurd. >> i'm glad the international criminal court sees the situation, that the prosecutor's office was already here. i appeal to the russian federation to accept, to cooperate. >> he got a warm welcome at the presidential palace. volodymyr zelenskyy had been annoyed that mr. guterres wen tto -- went to moscow first. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [translating] we dedicated much of our time to this issue, and like the relatives those -- of those trapped, i believe we will have a successful result, bringing people back alive. >> in bucha, the morgue is still receiving bodies exhumed from shallow graves, gathering evermore evidence of war crimes. some of the dead here are still just numbers for now, waiting to identified. and people are still searching databases for their loved ones a month after russian forces suddenly withdrew. >> [speaking

it's just been announced the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, will visit moscow onsday where he will meet russian president putin. this comes as the u.n. says there's growing evidence of war crimes be in ukraine. satellite images show a mass burial site containing around 200 graves mere the besieged southern port city of mariupol that russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. they do control most of the area but hundreds of ukrainian troops are still hiding out in the sprawling steel plant. well, today president putin acc accused ukrainian leaders of refusing to allow their soldiers to surrender. our correspondent is in southern ukraine. reporter: haunting, apopt limitic scenes in -- apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. once home to about half a million people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine. but mariupol's mayor says some of the worst war crimes have been commi

strikes in kyiv yesterday just about strikes in kyiv yesterdayjust as the un secretary general antonio guterresing. what should we read into that?— guterres was visiting. what should we read into that? firstly we should reflect for a — we read into that? firstly we should reflect for a moment _ we read into that? firstly we should reflect for a moment on _ we read into that? firstly we should reflect for a moment on the - reflect for a moment on the extraordinary nature of this, the head of the united nations was in the city and while he was here, not two miles away from where he held a joint press conference with president zelensky, russian missile smashed into a residential building. this is notjust a normal attack, this is a permanent member of the security council launching an attack really quite close to the head of the united nations, which has led to outrage from the ukrainians who say a chose russia's contempt for international order and the united nations. antonio guterres himself said it is deeply shocking. he was standing just a couple of metres from where i am a few hours after the

antonio guterres is cominu secretary-general. antonio guterres is coming here _ secretary-general.terres is coming here and today _ secretary-general. antonio guterres is coming here and today actually . is coming here and today actually but he is officially meeting president zelensky tomorrow and having seen president putin and moscow yesterday so it's a bit of shuffle diplomacy aimed at getting some sort of cease—fire ideally a longer—term piece deal but that does not look likely. a cease—fire does not look likely. a cease—fire does not look likely either. the russians did not seem interested in talking constructively to mr birthers and that ukrainians, there pretty angry and irritated by the fact that the un secretary—general went to moscow first. they thought he should have come here first. so he does not go that well for those talks tomorrow. meanwhile the fighting goes on and we have seen and notjust military escalation in the east but in economic s collage —— escalation. this decision by the russians to cut off gas supplies to poland and bulgaria and i've been getting reacti

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we are expecting a news conference with the un secretary general antonio guterres and also sergei lavrovticised the united nations secretary general for going to moscow first, before he came here to kyiv. he is due to come to the ukrainian capital on thursday. but ukrainian capital on thursday. but ukrainian government was saying he should have come ukraine before going to russian —— russian. we will see what these talks in russia yield. it is in some sense one of the most important attempts to talk to vladimir putin. 0f the most important attempts to talk to vladimir putin. of course, he has seen various leaders, notably president macron of france in the last few weeks and months, but this is the first attempt since the invasion by the un secretary general himself, antonio guterres, to try to broker at least some sort of humanitarian corridor in mariupol, but if he can go better, to get a ceasefire and he as he says to create the terms for a peaceful solution. well, here in kyiv, they are about to dismantle a soviet—era statue not far from what —— where i am talking, created in 1982 as

during the attack on kyiv, negotiations between volodymyr zelenskyi and un secretary general antonio guterres were ongoing in the president's office. already in the evening, the secretary-general admitted to bbc journalists that he was shocked by the shelling. the time of guterish's visit is a challenge to international institutions. this says a lot about the true attitude of russia towards global institutions, about the efforts of the russian leadership to humiliate the un and everything that the organization represents and therefore requires an appropriate powerful reaction, meanwhile, antonio guterres said that hostilities should be stopped immediately and peace should be established in accordance with world standards and not on the terms dictated by the aggressor , during a meeting with the president of ukraine, they discussed the evacuation of the civilian population from mariupol, the details of gensako no no provided, as it were, so as not to disrupt the possibility of the rescue, i will remind you a day earlier he visited moscow and even met with putin the kremlin was traditionally ba

antonio guterres will meet mr putin on tuesday.of people stuck in the city of mariupol. the french presidential election campaign has concluded

particular, since this topic was one of the key topics at the meeting of un secretary general antonio guterres with the president of the russian federation, vladimir putin, which took place yesterday i reminded you that teresh should arrive in ukraine in a few days, and i wonder why not the other way around. well, let this question remain open for now. in the meantime, we have received another fresh video message from marine serhiy volyn from mariupol, and it is worth hearing and seeing, in a nutshell, there are more than 600 wounded guys of different levels of difficulty, they need medical help, uh , there are no conditions, no medicines, no personnel who could help them. there are still civilian people here, a hundred of them here, dozens of children here, all of them are many people , um, uh, with organic possibilities, there are many old people, the situation is very complicated, there are huge problems with water, edoy, and here it is important to note the same as maxim said, eh, zhorin sing the comment of the azov regiment of kyivshchyna that during the announced russian and, well , actu

and just two days after antonio guterres met face-to-face with putin himself. the secretary-general unhurt in the russian strike. and ukraine now says that it plans to evacuate hundreds of civilian holdouts from a besieged steel plant in mariupol in just a matter of hours. isa soares is inside ukraine for us. what do we know about this planned operation? >> good morning. we are very short on details in regards to this operation, but it could be potentially good news if it happens today and if it happens safely for the civilians holed up inside that azovstal steel plant. they have been inside for days now without seeing sunlight. there are about 1,000 or so civilians inside, and they have obviously been there are women, children, soldiers inside. and we've been told in the last couple of days that they are running out -- shortages of water, of food as well as some medicine. we also have seen the last 24 hours and hearing from inside the azovstal steel plant, they have seen intense shelling taking place directly hitting that steel plant. and so incredibly worryin

during the trip, antonio guterres saw for himself some of the places near kyiv where there have been accusations of war crimes carried out by russian troops. meanwhile, presidentjoe biden has asked the us congress for $33 billion in extra funding for ukraine. he said the money was designed to defend ukraine, giving military, economic, and humanitarian assistance, rather than attack russia. mr biden said it was critical for us lawmakers to approve the deal. the world health organization and unicef say producers of baby milk formula are using unethical and aggressive social media marketing practices, in violation of international commitments to protect breastfeeding. new research found the industry was using apps and social media influencers to promote infant formula. a very good friday morning to you. now on bbc news, our world. a people's army made up of unlikely soldiers. they're sacrificing everything to fight for democracy in myanmar. their enemy is general min aung hlaing, who seized power in a coup, ousting and jailing the country's top elected leaders. what started as a protest