jeremy bowen earlier i . stories. jeremy bowen earlier i heard — stories.ple being used as human shields, and the _ people being used as human shields, and the correspondence saying that they were _ and the correspondence saying that they were saying to the woman, what is that, _ they were saying to the woman, what is that, that _ they were saying to the woman, what is that, that is your grave. she was only saved — is that, that is your grave. she was only saved from being put in that growth _ only saved from being put in that growth by— only saved from being put in that growth by the ukrainian soldiers who arrived _ growth by the ukrainian soldiers who arrived in _ growth by the ukrainian soldiers who arrived in her village and got rid of the _ arrived in her village and got rid of the russian troops. we thought we had consigned this kind of stuff to history— had consigned this kind of stuff to history at— had consigned this kind of stuff to history at the end of the second world _ history at the end of the second world war, but with every day that .oes wo

jeremy bowen, live in i themselves for bad times. many i thanks. jeremy bowen, live in kyiv.rgy prices in living memory has come into effect in britain, just as millions of households are dealing with a surge in the overall cost of living. the energy price cap has risen by 5a%, the maximum suppliers in england, wales and scotland can charge, for each unit of gas and electricity we all use. that means an average increase in bills of nearly £700 a year, or around £60 a month, for a typical household, taking the total tojust under £2000 a year. and those on pre—payment meters face an even bigger rise, £708 a year, taking the average bill tojust over £2,000. but it's notjust the rising cost of energy. car and council taxes, as well as water bills, for many, have also gone up today. however, there has been a rise in the national living wage, by 59p, up to £9.50 an hour. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been finding out how some households are trying to cope with the rising cost of living. it's costing me so much money. i'm scared to see how that's going to go.

. ~' , ., stand now. jeremy bowen, thank you. this war grinds on _ stand now. jeremy bowen, thank you. at this war grinds on and _ stand now. jeremy bowen, thank you. at this war grinds on and its _ stand now. jeremy bowen, thank you. at this war grinds on and its sixth - at this war grinds on and its sixth week the ukrainian government has made it clear there are three things it needs from its allies in the west, weapons, weapons, and more weapons. russia has simplified its war aims for now and so can focus attention on capturing the ethnic russian heartland of the donbas. that will mean unbearable pressure being placed on ukrainian troops trying to hold the line there, hence the desperate pleas for more sophisticated weaponry from nato, and in the middle of all this of course are civilians, russia being kicked off the un human rights council today, testament to how the kremlin has so far fought this war, seemingly with scant regard for the innocent. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv, now back to you, reeta, in the stu

jeremy bowen for now, thank. you very much. is a lengthy piecejeremy has written capital, and there is a lengthy piece jeremy has written for us capital, and there is a lengthy piecejeremy has written for us on the bbc website about what he and his team have found as well. the now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. thanks a lot, jane. today has been another chilly day, cold winds and we've had a familiar mix of sunshine and wintry showers. here's one of those snow flurries coming down, right on the seafront of hastings and east sussex, right down to very low levels and we've had some very threatening skies as well at times. as though shares have been moving in, you can see on the radar picture the extent of those showers pushing and across england and wales, we've got some rain moving into scotland, snow across the highest mountains here. this little weather front sliding southwards bringing rain from northern ireland into western areas of wales. no it mightjust get in london far enough to give us snow acros

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. jeremy bowen and his reflections on aa days of battle.shelter, and the trains have been a lifeline. the staff on the railways, throughout my time reporting this story, have been proud they've kept the carriages moving, despite everything. very proud. to deliberately target the network by attacking a major station — if that's proved — would be a new low in an already despicable war. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv, now back to you in the studio. thank you very much, clive. clive myrie there. here in the uk, the home secretary, priti patel, has apologised for the visa delays which have prevented thousands of ukrainians fleeing the violence from entering the country. new figures show that a1,000 visas for ukrainians have now been issued, and a total of 12,000 refugees have arrived in the country — that's in stark contrast to the hundreds of thousands who've been accepted in some european nations. our home editor mark easton has more. the welcome flags are out in north devon, in private gardens, and public buildings. the blue and

jeremy bowen, bbc news.r: just a few miles from the highway where jeremy was reporting liza town 13 miles from the capital and the scene of recent heavy fighting and terrible damage as a forces try to encircle kyiv. ukrainian say it has been liberated and our international correspondent has been with ukrainian troops. reports contain upsetting images. correspondent: under foreboding skies we enter a town. it now stands as a testament to ukrainian resilience and russian defeat. we travel und armed escorts, a tense journey along a carefully chosen route. we were warned russian forces might still be in the forest on the outskirts. they occupied a fifth of the town and have left their mark. ukrainian troops have driven them out and reclaimed the ruins. the damage year gives a sense of how fierce the fighting as been. this was a key battleground and ukraine's victory was key. if the russians had pushed through they would have been on the way to kyiv, just a short drive down the road. where is the child that cheri

jeremy bowen is with me. what more do we know about this?round and they have been identified as russians and there is one who is moving slightly and somebody comes up and puts a few more bullets into him and then he does not move any more, there's a lot of blood. and they are quite triumphalist about it as well, celebrating, very about it. under the laws of war, you know, a much maligned body of work but the only way we have ofjudging these things, when a soldier is either captured or wounded, they become effectively a noncombatant and they have the same status as civilians. so if it is what it seems to be, it is clearly grounds for being a war crime. the question then is what does the ukrainian government do about it. do they try to sweep it under the carpet or do they go after the perpetrators? that is the test really of a government in the circumstances because sadly, in every war, there are atrocities and there are crimes, usually from every side. in the wider sense of what is going on at the moment, kyiv has really changed, the feel, yo

jeremy bowen, bbc news. >> ukraine's top security official has denied accusations by russia that ukraineind an attk on an oil depot in the russian city of belgorod. the governor of the belgorod region said that ukrainian helicopters had attacked the oil depot in the early hours of friday. russia claims it was from missiles from two ukrainian helicopters but the ukrainian security council said that according to their information, the claim does not respond to reality. the kremlin says the incident will not help the ongoing negotiations between the two sides. for more on russia's military strategy, i am joined by the senior international defense researcher with the rand corporation. thanks for talking with us. let's start with that allegation we have heard today tha ukrainians carried out an attack in russia. >> well, if it is true, it is a bold move on the part of the ukrainians, and likely to boost the morale of ukrainian forces. they have been able to cross th border and attack russia. but it is not clear, we will not know for days or weeks, it could have been a false flag operation on

jeremy bowen, bbc news, ivankiv.d people in the east of the country to flee while they still can, as russian forces continue to shell towns and cities there. meanwhile an estimated 130 thousand people remain trapped in the southern port city. our correspondent, tom bateman, reports now from the city and he's been speaking to some of those who've managed to escape the fighting. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. these are the survivors of europe's biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. they've had no contact with the outside world for weeks. and they faced the choice of a journey through the front line. air raid siren sounds. ..or starvation and siege at home. "the russians claim they came to liberate us," anna tells me. "mariupol has become a graveyard, and all the neighbourhoods are covered with the graves of civilians." "the air strikes were the scariest," nina tells me. "they are constantly shelling. one of their strikes killed seven people, two of them children. the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv.s from the e—iio highway where jeremy was reporting, lies the town of irpin. now the ukrainians say it's been liberated, and our international correspondent, orla guerin has been there, with ukrainian troops. again, her report contains some upsetting images. underforeboding skies, we entered the town of irpin. it now stands as a testament to ukrainian resilience and russian defeat. we travelled under armed escort. a tense journey along a carefully chosen route. we were warned russian forces might still be in the forests on the outskirts. they occupied about a fifth of irpin and have left their mark. but ukrainian troops have driven them out and reclaimed the ruins. the damage here gives a sense of how fierce the fighting has been. this was a key battleground and ukraine's victory here was critical. if the russians had been able to push through here, they would have been on the way to kyiv. the capital is just a short drive down the road. where is the child who cherished this toy? and w

jeremy bowen, bbc news.eign secretary, liz truss, has told nato colleagues that the age of engagement with russia was over. at a dinner in brussels, she said it was time for nato to toughen its response and take strategic action. she encouraged allies to arm ukraine quickly, giving kyiv the equipment it needs to make sure russia fails. russia has said it is pivoting its assault to focus on the eastern part of ukraine. the ukrainian government has urged people in some of those areas to evacaute, ahead of a renewed attack. efforts continue meanwhile, to evacuate an estimated 130,000 people who remain trapped in the southern port city of mariupol. the ukrainian authorities say they're trying to get civilians out through humanitarian corridors — with limited success. our correspondent, tom bateman, reports now from the city of zaporizizhia, north of mariupol — he's been speaking to some of those who've managed to escape the fighting. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. th

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv.mining area of north—west colombia. the flooding surprised a group of miners as they were eating dinner on wednesday evening. shelley phelps reports. seen from above, the destruction and devastation caused by rain and flooding at a mining camp in colombia's antioquia province. rescue workers began scouring for survivors, and helping miners to evacuate. but the effort to recover the missing had to be delayed until friday morning, due to inclement weather. family and friends joined in a frantic search for missing loved ones, fearing the worst. translation: as the hours go by, we, as family members, i get the idea that we may not find him alive. translation: ferney - was approximately between 20 and 21 years old. he was a young man who liked to go out a lot. he liked to go out to pick coffee. ferney was a very good worker, a good guy. rains in antioquia have caused more than 100 deaths so far this year, according to authorities. translation: we have 12 rescued, lifeless bodies, l ten male

jeremy bowen has been reporting on the conflict for more than a month, and he's sent us this report.r has changed everything for ukrainians. "why did you burn her?" these ashes, he says, are all that's left. ina was a doctor, his only child. she was picking up medicines at a humanitarian centre when it was destroyed in one of russia's last attacks before the retreat from kyiv. explosions. it took hard fighting for the ukrainians to win the battle of kyiv, the first battle. there could be another. ukrainian willingness to fight and die upended every prediction of a swift russian victory. men under 60 have to stay to fight, but everyone i've met is a willing volunteer. we followed two students, maxim, aged 19, and his friend, demetro, who is 18, since they signed upjust after the invasion. i am studying the economy. and i am studying biology. they looked like friends off to a festival, except they had weapons. kyiv was turned into a fortress in a remarkable feat of national mobilisation. demetro and maxim's military career started on the checkpoints. since then, they have seen active s

jeremy bowen, bbc news, ivankiv.i'm ukraine quickly, giving you the equipment it needs to make sure it fails. they resume discussions on thursday as to how to i'm ukraine against a renewed russian attack was the expect lunched in the east of the country. expect lunched in the east of the country. the ukrainian government has urged people in the east of the country to flee while they still can, as russian forces continue to shell towns and cities there. meanwhile an estimated 130 thousand people remain trapped in the southern port city of mariupol, in appalling conditions. the ukrainian authorities say they're trying to evacuate civilians through humanitarian corridors, with limited success. our correspondent, tom bateman, reports now from the city north of mariupol — he's been speaking to some of those who've managed to escape the fighting. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. these are the survivors of europe's biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. they've had no contac

jeremy bowen, bbc news, borodyanka.images of bodies lying in the streets of the city of bucha have caused global revulsion, and now ukrainian human rights officials say there may be as many as 300 corpses buried in a mass grave near a local church. the news comes as fresh stories of barbarity are emerging. yogita limaye has been back to bucha and sent us this report. destruction and death are expected during a conflict. but what's happened in bucha violates the rules of war and of humanity. irina abramova lived peacefully here with her husband until 5th march. then a russian tank pulled up outside. their home was shelled. as it was burning, russian soldiers shouted, calling the couple outside. translation: they wanted to know where the nazis are. _ they said we have an evil government with nazis in it and we should be punished for it. i said, "we're not guilty. we're just humans." minutes later, her husband 0leg, a ao—year—old welder, was shot in the head. russia saying it's not killed civilians deliberately in ukraine.

saying, _ arms. 0ur correspondent jeremy bowen saying, what— arms. 0ur correspondent jeremy bowent happens if russia starts winning _ saying, what happens if russia starts winning in _ saying, what happens if russia starts winning in the _ saying, what happens if russia starts winning in the east? - saying, what happens if russia starts winning in the east? are saying, what happens if russia - starts winning in the east? are you going _ starts winning in the east? are you going to _ starts winning in the east? are you going to keep— starts winning in the east? are you going to keep pushing _ starts winning in the east? are you going to keep pushing armaments. starts winning in the east? are you - going to keep pushing armaments into that? that _ going to keep pushing armaments into that? that is _ going to keep pushing armaments into that? that is a — going to keep pushing armaments into that? that is a very— going to keep pushing armaments into that? that is a very different _ that? that is a very different proposition, _ that? that is a very different proposition, politically, -

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv.y official has denied accusations by russia that ukraine was behind an attack on an oil depot in the russian city of belgorod. the governor of the belgorod region, close to the border with ukraine said ukrainian helicopters have attacked the oil depot in the early hours of friday. russia claims it was caused by missiles from two ukrainian helicopters. but ukrainie's security council secretary oleksiy danilov said that, according to his information, this claim �*does not correspond to reality�*. the kremlin says the incident won't help the ongoing negotiations between the two sides. aid workers have once again been unable to take vital supplies into the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol, and rescue civilians trapped there. the international committee of the red cross said several vehicles had been on their way, but couldn't enter the port because "conditions made it impossible". they will try again tomorrow. tens of thousands of people are trapped there, following weeks of russian bom

jeremy bowen, bbc news, ivankiv.has urged people in the east of the country to flee while they still can, as russian forces continue to shell towns and cities there. meanwhile an estimated 130 thousand people remain trapped in the southern port city of mariupol, in appalling conditions. the ukrainian authorities say they're trying to evacuate civilians through humanitarian corridors, with limited success. our correspondent, tom bateman, reports now north of mariupol — he's been speaking to some of those who've managed to escape the fighting. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. these are the survivors of europe's biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. they've had no contact with the outside world for weeks. and they faced the choice of a journey through the front line. air raid siren sounds. ..or starvation and siege at home. "the russians claim they came to liberate us," anna tells me. "mariupol has become a graveyard, and all the neighbourhoods are covered with the grav

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv.around the world will be fasting between sunrise and sunset. muslims will not be allowed to eat or drink at all during the day — and traditionally open their fast with family and friends. it is also a month where those taking part are encouraged to give to charity. shaista ayesha tariq is the ceo of seed ventures — and they're doing just that in pakistan. thank you very much forjoining us. just initially before we talk about your charity can you just explain the significance? your charity can you 'ust explain the significance?— your charity can you 'ust explain the significance? hello and thank ou for the significance? hello and thank you for having — the significance? hello and thank you for having me _ the significance? hello and thank you for having me on. _ the significance? hello and thank you for having me on. ramadan i the significance? hello and thank| you for having me on. ramadan is the significance? hello and thank. you for having me on. ramadan is a very special time here i

jeremy bowen is one of the first journalists to visit.the worst for its size i've seen in any of the towns around kyiv, including much fought—over irpin and bucha. the worst killing in borodyanka might have come when these flats were destroyed. a line of them stood here. you can see the gaps. after you. next door to the rubble, dmytro stashevskyi inspected his shop. this is your shop? medical, pharmacy, it's a pharmacy, yeah? destroyed, everything's gone. we went upstairs where his wife svitlana was trying to clean up his mother's flat. their family is safe, but not their friends in the destroyed building next door. translation: they were all our neighbours. - shortly after the air strike, people nearby heard some voices shouting for help. russian soldiers stopped them digging. they threatened to shoot if they tried. dmytro left 30 others in the cellar before the strike. when he went back in the morning, it was full of rubble. all 30 are missing. you're lucky to be alive, aren't you? "yes," he said, "my wife, mother and daughter were pray

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv.arrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol has reached the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. the convoy travelled from the occupied port of berdyansk with about two thousand people, who had managed to make their own way out of mariupol. however, a red cross efforts to bring in aid and evacuate residents from the shelling in mariupol were frustrated for a second day in a row. with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. what we know about the operation? in general the worse of successes and some failure, the original plan was that the red cross would get some much needed medical supplies into mariupol and get some people out. they would do that by escorting about a0 ukrainian bosses from zaporyzhzhia to mariupol. that effort fared —— michael failed and instead civilians took a risk, something they have done throughout this war and the state —— michael escaped from mariupol to berdyansk, that is a city in russian held territory. it is from the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv. such shocking images there in that report.arrying residents of the besieged southern ukrainian city of mariupol has reached the relative safety of the nearby city of zaporyzhzhia. the convoy travelled from the occupied port of berdiansk with about 2,000 people, who had managed to make their own way out of mariupol. however, a red cross effort to bring in aid and evacuate residents from the shelling in mariupol were frustrated for a second day in a row. with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. good to have you with this. i have seen president zelensky has also been speaking over the last few minutes, talking about the remaining fact that the eastis the remaining fact that the east is an extremely difficult precarious situations. the icrc for a second — precarious situations. the icrc for a second day _ precarious situations. the icrc for a second day has _ precarious situations. the icrc for a second day has been - for a second day has been trying to evacuate people from mariupol, they were doing that in coordination with t

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv.olodymyr zelensky has announced more than 3,000 people have fled the besieged city of mariupol in a convoy of buses and private cars. the convoy travelled from the occupied port of berdiansk to the relative safety of zaporyzhzhia with about 2,000 people, who had managed to make their own way out of mariupol. earlier, i spoke to our news reporter azadeh moshiri. the icrc for a second day has been trying to evacuate people from mariupol, they were doing that in coordination with the ukrainian government. the plan was they would escort a convoy of at least a0 ukrainian buses and take with them medical supplies from zaporyzhzhia to mariupol but they failed as they tried to get there, they could not make it to the city and so instead, separately, mariupol residents who were trapped in the city that has been besieged by russian forces, and thousands of them took the risk themselves and ended up fleeing from mariupol to a town nearby still in russian held territory called berdiansk. and it is

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv. the time is 6:16pm. our top story this evening.ruggling with the rising cost of living. testing an artificial pancreas, a new device that could transform the lives of patients with type one diabetes. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, we look ahead to one of the most significant old firm derbies for years. rangers host celtic at ibrox on sunday with the visitors three points clear at the top of the scottish premiership table. some british farmers are calling for a ban on the production of a weedkiller made at a factory in huddersfield, because of fears over parkinson's disease. they point to studies suggesting that breathing in paraquot could be a factor. suggesting that breathing it comes as hundreds of farm workers in america pursue a legal case against its manufacturer, the biotech company syngenta, alleging it knew the risks and failed to warn the public. 0ur environment and rural affairs correspondent claire marshall reports. in the heart of dorset, you can find a very different farm. in the yard, instead of tract

these are just reports but it isjournalists like jeremy bowen who we've seen earlier_ like jeremy bowenbearing witness to what's going _ earlier bearing witness to what's going on. — earlier bearing witness to what's going on, who has put himself in harms _ going on, who has put himself in harms way, _ going on, who has put himself in harms way, at least six journalists have _ harms way, at least six journalists have lost — harms way, at least six journalists have lost their lives in their efforts _ have lost their lives in their efforts to tell the truth. the thing that strikes me about this is if you remember— that strikes me about this is if you remember at that strikes me about this is if you rememberat the that strikes me about this is if you remember at the start vladimir putin said this _ remember at the start vladimir putin said this was a special military operation _ said this was a special military operation to reunite the greater rus people _ operation to reunite the greater rus people. this is what he's doing to so-caiied — people. this is what he's doing to so—called brethr

first, here's our correspondent jeremy bowen who reported from that road on friday. stressing images from the start. some of the dead were piled up and surrounded by tyres. they deliberately burned them. they set on fire to hide their... to hide what they did. in the desolation are a mass of questions about who they were and how they were killed. it's hard to imagine the fear these people must have gone through in the last few moments of their lives or indeed of the anguish survivors, families must be feeling now. but this is more than just a collection of terrible deaths, it's a crime scene. because, under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. about who they were and how they were killed. let's speak to 0lga — and her mother tatyana. tatyana was in the fourth car of that convoy. 0lga, e—40, thank you forjoining us on bbc news today, tatyana, you are now with your daughter in the uk. i want to begin by asking you to tell us about that day and thatjourney! using russian language were going to tell this story. she speaks russian. i want the russian pe

jeremy bowen, bbc news, outside kyiv. 0n fridayjeremy bowen showed what happened on a road outside kyivy approaching the capital because ukrainian forces had captured the sector ten hours earlier. just a warning — the footage we're about to show includes some distressing images. this is the road — the e40 — where 13 bodies were found. on 7th march a ukraine military drone captured footage of a tank on the side of the road firing at civilians. the drone shows civilian vehicles trying to get to kyiv to escape the russians, when they see the tank. let's show you that footage again. in these pictures in total — it was a convoy of ten trying to escape. in the first car, the driver tried to show he was an unarmed civilian but the russians opened fire and killed him. they also killed his wife. they are maksim iowenko and his wife ksjena. they were also travelling with their six—year—old son the little boy and elderly woman survived. when maksim was killed, he was shouting they had a child with them. someone else who was in that convoy of cars is tatyana — who's now in the uk with her daughter,

jeremy bowen, bbc news, borodyanka.25 kilometres from borodyanka — in the town of bucha — ukrainian human rights officials say a mass grave near a church may contain as many as 300 bodies. yogita limaye has this report. destruction and death are expected during a conflict. but what's happened in bucha violates the rules of war and of humanity. irina abramova lived peacefully here with her husband until the 5th of march. then a russian tank pulled up outside. their home was shelled. as it was burning, russian soldiers shouted, calling the couple outside. translation: they wanted | to know where the nazis are. they said we have an evil government with nazis in it and we should be punished for it. i said, "we're not guilty. we're just humans. " minutes later, her husband 0leg, a ao—year—old welder, was shot in the head. russia saying it's not killed civilians deliberately in ukraine. what do you want to say about that? translation: my husband wasn't a soldier. _ he'd never held a gun. he was a peaceful man. they took him f

jeremy bowen, bbc news, borodyanka.ilometres from borodyanka — in the town of bucha — ukrainian human rights officials say a mass grave near a church may contain as many as 300 bodies. yogita limaye has this report. destruction and death are expected during a conflict. but what's happened in bucha violates the rules of war and of humanity. irina abramova lived peacefully here with her husband until the 5th of march. then a russian tank pulled up outside. their home was shelled. as it was burning, russian soldiers shouted, calling the couple outside. translation: they wanted | to know where the nazis are. they said we have an evil government with nazis in it and we should be punished for it. i said, "we're not guilty. we're just humans. " minutes later, her husband 0leg, a ao—year—old welder, was shot in the head. russia saying it's not killed civilians deliberately in ukraine. what do you want to say about that? translation: my husband wasn't a soldier. _ he'd never held a gun. he was a peaceful man. they took him from

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. after 44 days of this brutal war, it's hard to believe the conflict is plumbing even lower depths of depravity. schools, maternity hospitals, shopping malls, residentialsuburbs, they've all been hit. one glimmer of hope was the chance to take a train to safety. millions have done it and the staff on the railways here have been proud they've kept the carriages moving, despite everything. to target the network, if that's proved, by attacking a major station, would be a new low, in an already despicable war. that's it from me and the team here in kyiv, now for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel watson, who's the scottish political editor at the scottish sun, and kevin schofield, the political editor at huffpost uk. welcome back to both of you, good to see you again. let me bring you up—to—date with the front pages as we have them so far this evening. the daily mail leads with chancellor rishi su

jeremy bowen, bbc news, hostomel.in the southern city of mariupol, which has endured weeks of bombardment by russia, have managed to escape in private cars. but a third consecutive attempt by the international red cross to drive buses to the city to evacuate people from the area has once again failed. many of those who've managed to leave are being taken to zaporeeshia to the north west... from where our defence correspondentjonathan beale sent this report this is what the aftermath of a russian invasion looks like — a trail of chaos, death and destruction. irpin, to the north of kyiv, is now back in ukrainian hands. but a bloodied and bruised russian army says it's now refocusing its military offensive to the east of the country. it's still meeting resistance there too. this, a russian helicopter shot down over luhansk yesterday, believed to be the first time ukrainian forces have used the british made and supplied starstreak missile. yet russia's brutal bombardment in the east continues. these some of the survivors

and so on, reporting tonight by your correspondent jeremy boweh_ tonight by your correspondent jeremy bowenes seemingly happening there, with the blatant shelling _ happening there, with the blatant shelling of pertinent blocks, which of course — shelling of pertinent blocks, which of course we have seen quite a lot of course we have seen quite a lot of over— of course we have seen quite a lot of over the course of this war, really— of over the course of this war, really seems to be an instrument in shelling of— really seems to be an instrument in shelling of civilian buildings in a recklessly dangerous way about obviously seeking to endanger life there _ obviously seeking to endanger life there in— obviously seeking to endanger life there in claim lives, so this is just— there in claim lives, so this is just the — there in claim lives, so this is just the latest, most horrendous illustration of its committee bucha case: _ illustration of its committee bucha case, and — illustration of its committee bucha case, and some of the others that have _ case, and some of the others that have iteen—

jeremy bowen, bbc news, borodyanka.essing its worst—ever financial crisis — and the impact is also affecting the country s prisons. detainees and their families have been complaining about the decline in the quality and quantity of food being served behind bars. the bbc�*s carine torbey gained access to the country s largest detention facility — and sent this report. the thick walls of the prison are no shield from the catastrophic impact of lebanon's financial collapse. behind these gates inmates receive very little care. moreso since the country has sunk into bankruptcy over two years ago. since then, the government has said it can no longer provide those who enter its custody with the basic services. translation: | need| to undertake a surgery in my head but the hospital would not admit me unless i pay i million lebanese lira which i do not have. a sharp devaluation of the local currency put all prices up in lebanon, medical treatment is no exception. even medicine is prescribed at the expense of the prisoners themse

jeremy bowen, bbc news, ivankin. have been sounding for the last couple of minutes here, they have now stopped, but they are quite a rare occurrence in the last few days and weeks, although they sounded this morning, but so far, there is no suggestion of incoming fire. the ukrainian government has urged residents in the east of the country to flee while they still can as russian forces continue to shell towns and cities there. meanwhile, an estimated 130,000 people remain trapped in the southern port city of mariupol in appalling conditions. the ukrainian authorities say they're trying to evacuate civilians through humanitarian corridors, with limited success. our correspondent tom bateman reports now from the city of zaporizhzhia, north of mariupol, and he's been speaking to some of those who've managed to escape the fighting. some of the people arriving here didn't know if their country still existed. these are the survivors of europe's biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. they've had no contact with the ou

." - our correspondent jeremy bowen saying, "what happens if russia. starts winning in the east? into there? - that is a very differentl proposition, politically, domestically, to sell at home." a western flank is a different prospect, isn't it? i suppose what this has done is bring nato together in a way, emmanuel macron hadn't been as warmly disposed to nato until this crisis. exactly, and during the campaign, against marine le pen, who wanted to get out of the military command, he said, "we have to reinforce nato," which for french people is surprising because macron has been a defender of european defence. we can see in the coming time nato killing this idea of european defence. and at the same time, it came a few months after the afghanistan withdrawal and no real stock—taking of what happened in afghanistan, and the fact that nato has almost swept that under the carpet, but we will see what happens with the nato summit. where there was supposed to be this global view for nato, now they're back to the traditional view. you ask me where i've been. i've been speaking to _ niki