thank you, kasia madera, looking for rest. thank you, kasia madera. who _ looking for rest.s _ looking for rest. thank you, kasia madera, who has been _ looking for rest. thank you, kasia madera, who has been there - looking for rest. thank you, kasia madera, who has been there all. looking for rest. thank you, kasia - madera, who has been there all weeks on the long border between ukraine and poland. in assyria, edited three months for 1 and poland. in assyria, edited three months for1 million refugees to leave the country, in ukraine it has taken ten days. —— in syria it took three months for1 million refugees to leave the country. from slovakia, rob cameron has this report. 10,000 people a day crossing into slovakia from ukraine. there are five countries on ukraine's western and southern borders, and all of them are witnessing things the region hasn't seen since the second world war. from slovakia, rob cameron has this report. 10,000 people a day crossing into slovakia from ukraine. 10,000 journeys, 10,000 stories, each similar, each unique, each terrifying in their own w

i'm kasia madera on the poland ukraine border. _ week.adera on the poland ukraine border. poland _ week. i'm kasia madera on the poland ukraine border. poland taking - week. i'm kasia madera on the poland ukraine border. poland taking in - week. i'm kasia madera on the poland ukraine border. poland taking in the l ukraine border. poland taking in the highest number of refugees. they continue to come to this country. nato's eye in the sky. we willjoin a special surveillance flight monitoring ukraine from above. we are on monitoring ukraine from above. - are on board a boeing 707. it's not exactly a passenger plane. for one thing, there are hardly any windows. it is in fact a flying office. as you can see, a pretty extraordinary one. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and on pbs. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of "nuclear terror" after it bombarded a large nuclear power station causing a fire. the authorities say the plant is secure and radiation levels are normal. it's the latest

nick thorpe in hungary and kasia _ very closely indeed. - very closely indeed. nick thorpe in hungary and kasia madera in - very closely indeed. nick thorpe in i hungary and kasia madera in poland, thank you. in russia, the leading political opposition figure, alexei navalny, has said from jail that russians should protest daily against the war. mr navalny has long been the most prominent face of russian opposition to president vladimir putin. 0ur correspondent jenny hill in moscow. what has alexei navalny been saying? he is urging russians to take to the streets and, in his words, fight for peace. he has even given timings, seven o'clock every weekday evening and two o'clock at weekends. mystic navalny, who of course was poisoned with a nerve agent in 2020, has long been a thorn in the side of the kremlin —— mr navalny put it but it's difficult to predict what kind of affect his call will have because people have been protesting and the authorities have been cracking down. just yesterday, 300 people were detained forcibly taking part in a

kasia madera, on the border, thank _ will rise. kasia madera, on the border, thank you _ will rise.d. we will be back with kasia madera in the coming hours. i'm joined now by valentina butenko. she's a british national in ukraine, organising aid for refugees in the country's west. thank you forjoining us. tell us how you are managing to help people. well, i am currently lucky enough to be in western ukraine in a town which is currently relatively protected from a lot of the shelling. obviously because of that it has become a huge help for a lot of refugees, especially women and children trying to escape these horrific bomb sites. so a lot of the work we are doing here is trying to places to relocate people. there is just such a mass of people getting income and honestly there isn't enough space to relocate everyone we would like. we are having to find abandoned houses and old buildings, clean them, buy curtains, set up beds, buy up very basic equipment and essentially build up rooms, makeshift kitchens from the very bottom, so a lot of the work right now has been just trying to crea

thank you very much, kasia, an extraordinary effort from i kasia, an extraordinary effort from peopleo's in budapest, where trains carrying refugees from ukraine are arriving all the time. tellers who you're talking to, what stories your hearing, and how many people are getting there. i stories your hearing, and how many people are getting there.— people are getting there. i think the latest tally _ people are getting there. i think the latest tally for _ people are getting there. i think the latest tally for hungary - people are getting there. i think the latest tally for hungary is i the latest tally for hungary is 150,000, i think that was to midnight yesterday. i am outside the west railway station here in budapest. every couple of hours, a new refugee train comes from the border with ukraine, and people pile of them, and when they do that, they come out through the sentence here, you can see here various charities, volunteers and different charities, they have come here. over in the background, this tent is a hub for people looking for accommodation, thatis people looking for acc

kasia madera, live on the poland— ukraine border.s sought to justify the invasion by repeating moscow's view that ukraine's aspirations to join nato represented a threat to russia's security. 0ur correspondentjenny hill is in moscow for us now. despite the international condemnation, pretty much widespread and the widescale, they are standing tough there? 0k, we have a problem with the line from moscow. we will get lyse doucet to our position here to give us a bit more perspective, but i should tell you that it is snowing here now in kyiv. we are still waiting for that russian column to get a bit closer to our position here. the suggestion is that it had mechanical problems and supply problems as well. one thing that the ukrainian resistant has been good at is targeting the supply lines of the russian forces attacking here. we have seen that in attacking here. we have seen that in a number of the battle scenarios around the country. but clearly in this, the second week of this conflict, the russians have stepped up conflict, the russ

i am kasia madera _ in the basement of a hospital.m kasia madera in _ in the basement of a hospital. i —n kasia madera in eastern poland, ten kilometres from the border with ukraine and refugees are continuing to flood into this country. if you are in ukraine _ to flood into this country. if you are in ukraine and _ to flood into this country. if you are in ukraine and you - to flood into this country. if you are in ukraine and you are - to flood into this country. if you - are in ukraine and you are somehow able to watch, please tell us where you are, what it's like, and how you are. you can get in touch by e—mail or on social media and if you're in surrounding countries like poland, many are trying to help those fleeing ukraine but what are you doing to help? also, royal support from the duke and duchess of sussex for the people of ukraine. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, or around the world and on pbs. a russian military convoy 60 kilometres long is massed a short distance from the ukrainian capital, kyiv, according

kasia madera on the polish side of the border with ukraine, thank you.he international criminal court says he plans to open an investigation into russia's invasion of ukraine as soon as possible. karim khan says there is a "reasonable basis" to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed. britain's deputy prime minister, dominic raab, says the government is supporting efforts to preserve evidence of war crimes and the uk will support the criminal court if and when it takes action. our correspondent anna holligan joins me from the home of the court in the hague now. what are the specific charges as we understand it that are being levelled at russia over its invasion?— levelled at russia over its invasion? . ., �* , invasion? karim khan, the british qc, sa s invasion? karim khan, the british 0c, says he _ invasion? karim khan, the british qc, says he wants _ invasion? karim khan, the british qc, says he wants to _ invasion? karim khan, the british qc, says he wants to investigate | qc, says he wants to investigate russia in connectio

kasia — country with ukraine.era. _ 0lena gnes, is currently in kyiv with her three children. her husband is a journalist and has nowjoined the ukrainian defence forces. she has called on people to put pressure on governments to take action. today i visited, i rushed to our home... which is very nice. i spent some time there to collect all the products they had. not in the fridge, obviously, but some of the clothes, some blankets for the children. and i even took some toys for them. �* ., ., , , children. and i even took some toys forthem. �* ., ., , , ., for them. and olena “oins us now. thank for them. and olena “oins us now. thank you — for them. and olena “oins us now. thank you so h for them. and olena “oins us now. thank you so much _ for them. and olena joins us now. thank you so much for— for them. and olena joins us now. thank you so much for talking - for them. and olena joins us now. thank you so much for talking to l for them. and olena joins us now. l thank you so much for talking to us. how are you a

thank you, kasia. we are told from mariupol— here. thank you, kasia.pol under siege for days, they say civilian _ corners. mariupol under siege for days, they say civilian evacuation | days, they say civilian evacuation in 12 o'clock local time, a couple of hours from now. a city of 450,000 people, hopefully the opportunity for civilians to leave but as ben said yesterday the agreement was violated by russian troops yesterday meaning the humanitarian crossing was temporarily blocked. borisjohnson is urging world leaders to match their tough words about russia's invasion with action. he's setting out a six—point plan aimed at continuing to apply pressure and hopes other nations will do the same. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. one of the main criticisms western leaders has been lots of words, not enough action, what the substance to this plan? tt is words, not enough action, what the substance to this plan?— substance to this plan? it is not a new strategy _ substance to this plan? it is not a new strategy as _ substance to this p

kasia _ attention and rest.has this report. 10,000 people a day crossing into slovakia from ukraine. 10,000 journeys, 10,000 stories, each similar, each unique, each terrifying in their own way. svetlana is an english teacher from the town of korosten who fled with her seven—year—old son iliya and their cat. without your house, without your clothes, because we went out we just nothing, like, we were hoping that we could come back someday, but i don't know, as far as watching the news, i'm losing my hope, actually. for now, she's heading to the polish city of rzeszow to stay with friends. central and eastern europe is home to a huge ukrainian diaspora. in homes across the region this evening, people will be making up spare beds for their kin. and for those who have no—one in warsaw, bratislava, or prague will be put up by an army of willing volunteers. but not all of these people fleeing the conflict are ukrainians. russia's war has scattered thousands of migrant workers and students and most of them are trying t

kasia, thank you very much for keeping _ after. kasia, thank you very much for keeping us — after. 15 years in prison and participants up to eight years. nevertheless, these protests have been continuing and, in the meantime, vladimir putin has intensified its efforts to try to control the narrative about what is happening in ukraine. state tv does not show people hear the full extent of this conflict. there is increasing pressure on independent outlets. we have just heard that the moscow radio station echo of moscow has closed. it had its broadcast shut—off by the authorities on tuesday night and access to its websites are blocked. the ministry for education will today give an online nationwide lesson teaching schoolchildren about the danger it says nato poses to russia and how to distinguish between what it describes as a truth and falsehood. thank you very much. let's go to westminster now, we're joined by our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. good morning. really interesting hearing that lessons will be given in russia to children of the realities of the war from tha

there was kasia madera reporting from the poland — ukraine border.nal monetary fund, the head of the organisation has been speaking at what she has said is the situation in ukraine remains highly fluid and the outlook is subject to extraordinary uncertainty. ukraine was already in a serious situation with surging energy and grain prices. that's going to be the consequences of this war, says kristalina georgieva of the imf. the sanctions on russia are going to have a substantial impact on the global economy with significant spill—overs to other countries. other key lines, the imf have let us know that ukraine has requested emergency financing of $1.3 billion, and that is under the imf's $1.3 billion, and that is under the imf�*s rapid financing instrument, is how they describe it. they expect to bring ukraine financing, that request by ukraine, to the board for approval as early as next week. also approval as early as next week. also a request of a rephrasing of the existing imf programme. this is a request from moldova which says it needs that help t

there was kasia madera reporting from the poland — ukraine border.was agreed on saturday. the plan was violating the ceasefire was agreed on saturday. the plan was to violating the ceasefire was agreed on saturday. the plan was to leave cities in the besieged mouth to make south—east of the country, namely marie apple. fighting has now resumed. now on bbc news, unspun world. thank you forjoining me for unspun world — only programme will we discussed the question is 50 bbc�*s unrivalled range of experts will stop this is helsinki, a city with a particular history, caught between russia and the west. then land has experienced russian occupation and invasion. in this programme, are there any stirrings of peace talk over ukraine yet?— there any stirrings of peace talk over ukraine yet? what is the way of allowin: over ukraine yet? what is the way of allowing that — over ukraine yet? what is the way of allowing that to _ over ukraine yet? what is the way of allowing that to be _ over ukraine yet? what is the way of allowing that to be assessed? - over ukr

i'm kasia madera, our top stories: russia broadens its attack on ukraine, hitting more cities.n air strike on the central eastern city of dnipro hits a nursery, an apartment block and a shoe factory. we report from the scene. this site is one of complete devastation. the smoke's still rising from the ruins of this building hours after the missile struck. near the capital kyiv, the exodus gathers pace as russian forces edge closer. president biden announces a new round of sanctions against russia, including revoking its most favoured nation status. it's going to make it harderfor russia to do business with the united states and doing it in unison with other nations that make up half of the global economy will be another crushing blow. and france warns of the impact the conflict could have on global food supplies. russian forces are widening attacks on areas across ukraine and are now closing in on the capital kyiv. the aerial bombardment was stepped up overnight, with russian forces attacking some cities for the first time, including lutsk and ivano—frankivsk in the west. and to

i'm kasia madera, our top stories: russia broadens its attack on ukraine, hitting more cities.e report from the scene. this site is one of complete devastation. the smoke's still rising from the ruins of this building hours after the missile struck. near the capital kyiv, the exodus gathers pace as russian forces edge closer. president biden announces a new round of sanctions against russia, including revoking its most favoured nation status. it's

our correspondent, kasia madera, is on the poland—ukraine border for us.rom the border. these people have made the crossing into poland and now they're being asked to come off the bus so that they can go inside and just get a little bit warmed up. bear in mind what these people have gone through. they've just crossed the border into poland and all of theirjourneys to get to this stage have been long, exhausting and uncertain. so the first arrival, the first time that they can come off and just reassess their situation. the children, the overwhelming number of children are being greeted by a whole team of volunteers. there are hundreds and hundreds of volunteers doing exactly this across the length of this chain of... this area, which was once a car park, that has been turned into this emergency situation, a meeting point where people can just get off and then think about what it is that they do next. now, next to us is a huge, huge warehouse, and it's where they have arranged an emergency place where people can get a bit of sleep. and the us secretary of s

and i'm kasia madera live on the poland— ukraine border.bers keep growing as the thousands and thousands of people entered this country. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. authorities in the southern port city of mariupol say the evacuation of up to 200,000 civilians has been postponed because russian forces are not observing a planned ceasefire. officials have asked citizens to �*disperse, and head for shelter�*. two humanitarian corridors had been announced to allow civilians to leave both mariupol and the nearby city of volnovakha. it comes as ukraine's president has strongly criticised the west for ruling out a no—fly zone over his country — while russian attacks continue. he said nato members would have blood on their hands. ukraine's president zelensky is currently addressing the american senate by video link to appeal for more help. let's get the very latest now. death, dangerand destruction in chernihiv. this once peaceful european city has descended into a dystopian world. civilians struggle to survive amidst th

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source.en killed there, with some buried in a mass grave. which we have a special report from inside kharkiv, with ukrainian forces fighting to defend the country's second city from russia's relentless assault. if these tactics are unfamiliar to you, you have not been paying attention. because this is the russian attack playbook perfected in over ten years of war in syria.

we canjoin kasia madera now, in lublin.n't it. it it is all happened so quickly hasn't it. ., , it is all happened so quickly hasn't it. . , ., , , it is all happened so quickly hasn't it. it has happened so, so quickly, ou are it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably _ it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, _ it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, in _ it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, in just - it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, in just under. you are rably right, injust under —— absolutely right. lots of children coming into schools like this and they are being integrated into the classroom, this is a primary school, round 600 pupils normally here, and their community has been increased by 10%, so that is two extra classes being integrated of children who have fled from ukraine, injust the integrated of children who have fled from ukraine, in just the space of this month, since this war broke out. i have to say, having seen some of

i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia broadens its attack on ukraine, hitting more cities. an airstrike on the central eastern city of dnipro hits a nursery, an apartment block and a shoe factory. we have a report from the scene. this site is one of complete devastation. the smoke is still rising from the ruins of this building hours after the missiles struck. near the capital, kyiv, the exodus gathers pace as russian forces edge closer. meanwhile at the un in new york, russia claims, without providing evidence, that there's a biological weapons programme inside ukraine. translation: we have discovered truly shocking facts of emergency l clean—up by the kyiv regime of the traces of a military biological programme, which is being implemented by kyiv with support by the united states ministry of defence. ukraine does not have a biological weapons programme. _ there are no ukrainian biological weapons - laboratories supported i by the united states, not near russia's border or anywhere. a warning from france on the im

support for refugees — integrating them into the city's workplaces and everyday life as my colleague kasiay school, there are 600 students here normally, and that student population has increased by 10%. two extra classes of kids have come because of the war in ukraine. those are the kids that have fled ukraine that are now integrated and adjoining the society. the community here that is embracing them and understands that, of course, there's been an awful lot of trauma that these kids have experienced, but they are here now. they're getting on with their lessons, and it's really, really important that they have been welcomed to places like this. this is one school in lublin that's really embracing kids like this. they've been really, really great. they've been putting up with us with the cameras all day, which is marvelous. lublin very, very special because this is a city that really quickly after the start of the war, got together its municipal authorities, lots of ngos, lots and lots of volunteers coming together, and also businesses as well to bring together a whole army of people to h

kasia, what's the latest there? in such a short space of time, and they keep coming. they keep coming to countries like poland, over700,000 keep coming to countries like poland, over 700,000 people have passed through poland already. it is an overwhelming number of people. the local authorities here, the local fire the local authorities here, the localfire brigades the local authorities here, the local fire brigades and the local authorities here, the localfire brigades and police the local authorities here, the local fire brigades and police are doing everything they can to help the people on the next leg of their journey, but if you think about the figures, if you think about the volume, it is staggering. this is happening every few minutes — a bus comes to this reception centre that has just been set up, and then takes people onto the next part of their journey, or picks people up and brings them to hear from the border. everybody wants to move on, everybody wants to find somewhere they can stay, and inside this

my colleague kasia madera is on the polish side of the border with ukraine.the larger border crossings, where these people have literallyjust crossed into this country. theirjourneys have been exhausting, overwhelming, to reach the safety of their neighbouring country. poland has opened its borders, it is offering protection to these people and what happens in the first instance is that they get something warm to drink, something warm to eat, given how long they have been travelling, then they begin the next part of their journey. every couple of minutes, buses come up to this border area and they take these people onto the next stage of their journey, they will take them to reception centres a little bit further away, and that is where poles have been coming to provide their houses, to provide their homes, to open their doors to welcome these people in. poland promising that everyone will be looked after. we will pause now and take a look at the latest weather forecast. friday is shaping up to be a tale of two halves. the western half of the country had the

kasia madera reporting from the poland ukraine border. breaking news... we arejust hearing some very sad news. the australian leg spinner shane warne has died suddenly. he was 52. a legendary cricketer. widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. and knowing too many cricket fans and sports fans right around the world. already tributes coming in, gary linekersaid he was terribly saddened and shocked to hear the news, the greatest spin bowler of all time. i cannot believe it. another tweet, cannot believe it, one of the greatest spinners, the superstar, shane warren. this is very difficult to fathom. i'm joined now by olly foster at the bbc sport centre. this is shocking news. it is absolutely _ this is shocking news. it is absolutely shocking, - this is shocking news. it is absolutely shocking, he i this is shocking news. it 3 absolutely shocking, he was found in his villa in thailand and despite the best efforts of those around him to revive him, shane warren, shane keith one, one of the all—time greats in cricket, has died at th

our correspondent kasia madera is at the ukrainian—polish border.rom the border. this is as close as you can get because this is where people that have just crossed get bussed those last couple of kilometres to this point here. this bus has just arrived with these people. this is the first time that they've walked, they've got to poland and they are exhausted. they tell the same story, a really difficultjourney to get to this point, the safety of poland. they've come from all over ukraine, lots of different nationalities, notjust ukrainian nationals, lots of different nationalities coming through. everybody with the same story, they are tired, they are worried and they are just relieved to get somewhere where they can rest for a few moments at least before they start to think about what is the next stage. as we have been showing you, russia has been using for this to their military tactics and ukraine in the last 2a hours. president zelensky says the reason is this. translation: the terror is aimed at breaking us, | breaking our resistance. we're go

poland says record numbers of ukrainians continue to cross the border. 0ur correspondent kasia maderaborder crossing point between ukraine and poland. amongst so much uncertainty and so much destruction that has happened in ukrainejust across the borderfrom me, one thing is constant — the flow of people coming through. these people have just crossed over the borderfrom ukraine. theirjourneys to get here have been long, they've been uncertain. we've been seeing the scenes back in lviv of what has been happening as the people have been crossing into trains, crossing through with their cars, leaving their cars, running out of fuel, crossing by foot like all of these people that have just literally crossed the border here into poland, theirfirst time to have an opportunity to just get something warm to drink, their first time to get something to eat. this whole community, this whole centre has popped up and it's very transient. we've been here all week and things change. tents pop up, tents go, but what is constant also, along with the flow of people coming across the border is the suppor

i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the scene. this site is one of complete devastation. the smoke is still rising from the ruins of this building hours after the missiles struck. near the capital, kyiv, the exodus gathers pace as russian forces edge closer. meanwhile at the un in new york, russia claims, without providing evidence, that there's a biological weapons programme inside ukraine. translation: we have discovered truly shocking facts of emergency l clean—up by the kyiv regime of the traces of a military

they are doing all they can. 0ur correspondent kasia madera, is on the poland—ukraine borderfor us nowrly _ as busy as it ever is. it really is. today particularly south. - as busy as it ever is. it really is. today particularly south. we - as busy as it ever is. it really is. i today particularly south. we have been visiting different border crossing points here on the poland— ukraine border. i had to say we have not seen this place like this before. so busy with thousands of people coming through here all the time. buses bringing people from the border and taking people away onto the forward destinations. ijust had to stress the dignity with which these people are waiting. they are so patiently waiting for a bus to take them on the next leg of their journey, bearing in mind everything they have already experienced. waiting listening out. there is a tannoy system that is calling out destinations across poland and further afield as well. every now and again you will hear somebody say, we have a driver to crack of full four people and hands raise. we have four people and we want to go t

middle east correspondent, thank| al middle east correspondent, thank you very much. 0ur correspondent kasiaavour of the current situation there. the flow of people is not diminished, if anything there. the flow of people is not diminished, ifanything it there. the flow of people is not diminished, if anything it seems to be growing. it's just a huge movement of people. if you just put it into context how many people are travelling in such a short space of time. this is korczowa, yet another bus that has come just from the border. these people have made the crossing into poland and now they're being asked to come off the bus so that they can go inside and just get a little bit warmed up. bear in mind what these people have gone through. they've just crossed the border into poland and all of theirjourneys to get to this stage have been long, exhausting and uncertain. so the first arrival, the first time that they can come off and just reassess their situation. the children, the overwhelming number of children are being greeted by a whole team of volunteers. there are hundreds and hundreds of

next, let's hearfrom kasia madera on the poland—ukraine border., absolutely enormous, and they are predominantly coming to poland. it's a country that is very close to ukraine historically and culturally. this is a country that is welcoming all the nationalities that are coming in. this is one of the buses, one of the many buses that keeps coming from the border, and people are being brought off the bus, others onto the bus, and the buses are driven off into parts of poland. it depends on where these people need to go. they are tired, they are sad. they've left everything. they've all had difficultjourneys everything. they've all had difficult journeys to everything. they've all had difficultjourneys to get here, and these buses just keep coming. we are expecting the numbers to grow much more. ., ., .,, ., expecting the numbers to grow much more. ., ., ., the hague has begun gathering evidence of alleged war crimes committed in ukraine. this comes after 39 countries called for an inquiry to be open. the chief prosecutor says... the referral from t

i'm kasia madera. our top stories: russia's bombardment of ukraine continues.en arrested. the kremlin called it an act of hooliganism. the prime ministers of the czech republic, poland and slovenia will meet president zelensky in kyiv in a show of solidarity in the coming hours. russia and ukraine continue their talks to end the fighting. emergency workers in kyiv say two people have been killed by a russian air strike that struck an apartment block and set it on fire, as russia's war against ukraine entered its 20th day. ukrainian generals in charge of the defence of the capital say their forces are fighting to keep russian artillery out of range. more than 2.8 million people have now fled ukraine because of the russian invasion, according to the united nations — roughly 1.8 million of them crossing the border into poland. poland's prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, will visit kyiv today with the agreement of the european union and the united nations. i'm joined now by poland's deputy foreign minister, marcin przydacz. thank you forjoining us. what is the aim

the bbc�*s, kasia madera, is on the poland—ukraine borderfor us now.ace that we _ happening where you are. this is a place that we have _ happening where you are. this is a place that we have been _ happening where you are. this is a place that we have been coming i happening where you are. this is a i place that we have been coming back to time and time again because given the huge number of people that have been coming in from ukraine, this kind of infrastructure system has turned up, created a place where people can come and get processed and get a little bit of rest because they have been travelling for such a long time. this is not forfrom ukrainian border, we have lots of people who have just arrived and you will see them milling around and wondering what to do next. there are buses that bring these people from the border itself, bearing in mind these people have travelled for such a long distance, from various parts of ukraine, to get to poland. and a host of people that are now trying to help them as well because they get here, it is cold, you

kasia madera is at a school. schools like this have opened up their classrooms to ukrainian refugee children, and in fact, this school, very, very uniquely, has opened up its doors to teachers as well. so a number of teachers, who just a month ago or teaching in a school like this in ukraine, a busy school like this in ukraine, are now teaching in this busy, busy school here. this is tatiana babchuk, a ukrainian refugee, who is now teaching in eastern poland. the kids are the same. they want to live in peace, they want to be happy, they want to smile, too. what else can i say? why am i at the school? my son registered me to the city hall where this organisation would help all the teachers from ukraine to find a job. take a look at these delicate of the strong footage from mariupol. there's hope it could be a status on friday to help thousands of people escape. our correspondent ellen foster says there may be optimism, but also a certain amount of realism about the prospect of this humanitarian corridor or being a

. —— kasia madera. we have got some breaking news to bring in now.ested across russia for demonstrating against this war. 1700 of those are in moscow, and we can show you these images of some of those people in moscow protesting. they have also said that 750 of those people were from saint petersburg, who have been arrested and detained because of the ongoing demonstrations against this conflict here in ukraine. we are hearing from some different outlets as well that there have been protests as far as siberia, and we don't know how many people have been arrested or if there have been any arrests in siberia, but we do understand that right across russia there have been 3500 arrests. people have been detained because of the ongoing protests in russia against the conflict here in ukraine. there also been a massive crackdown on independent media in russia. twitter and facebook have also been banned. but this is some news that has come in from the russian news agency task saying three and half thousand people across the country, 1700 of them in moscow, ar

our correspondent kasia madera is on the poland—ukraine border for us now.any heartbreaking stories, over to you. many of them, so many heartbreaking stories, overto you. it is many of them, so many heartbreaking stories, over to you.— stories, over to you. it is a steady flow. all this — stories, over to you. it is a steady flow. all this morning, _ stories, over to you. it is a steady flow. all this morning, people - stories, over to you. it is a steady. flow. all this morning, people have been coming here. the buses come from the border. they let the people off, they give them something to beat, they get them one day up and they get the moved on. it is all the time. if you think about the fact it is 1.2 million people who have left ukraine so far, most of them are coming to poland. 800, nearly 800,000 people have crossed into poland and so the whole infrastructure has been created as to how to help these people. children arejust so, children are just so, so overwhelmed with what has been happening here. predominantly women and children, as ukrainian natio

my colleague, kasia madera has been giving us the latest from the polish border.k about over one million people having left ukraine fleeing their country from the fighting, it feels like a number that is just unimaginable. when you think about over 700,000 people have fled ukraine to come just to poland alone, it's difficult to comprehend, but when you see what is happening on the ground, this is one border crossing. one snapshot of a long border. and these scenes are repeated time and time again. thousands of people crossing the border every single day. this is just one crossing across this long, long border between poland and ukraine. and then when the people come, they're tired, they're exhausted. they've had very long journeys. they come here and they wait for the next part of theirjourney. they wait for transport to take them on to the next reception centres where they're able to gather their thoughts, get something to eat and then think about what happens next. now, the uk home secretary priti patel was here on the border. she was on the very border itself.

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. ukraine's port city mariupol continues to face heavy shelling from russia. the city's deputy mayor says at least 1,200 people have been killed there, with some buried in a mass grave. which we have a special report from inside kharkiv, with ukrainian forces fighting to defend the country's second city from russia's relentless assault. if these tactics are unfamiliar to you, you have not been paying attention. because this is the russian attack playbook perfected in over ten years of war in syria. diplomatic efforts are still under way to try and stop the attacks, but talks between russia and ukraine ended with derision from the kremlin. it is not the first time we see pathetic outcries concerning the so—called atrocities perpetrated by the russian military. so—called atrocities perpetrated by the russian military. and roman abramovich — the billionaire owner of chelsea football club — is among the latest russian oligarchs sanctioned by the british government. the ukrainian city of mar

kasia madera is on the poland— ukraine border.oss the border from me.— border from me. one thing is constant. _ border from me. one thing is constant, the _ border from me. one thing is constant, the flow _ border from me. one thing is constant, the flow of - border from me. one thing is constant, the flow of people | border from me. one thing is - constant, the flow of people coming through. constant, the flow of people coming throu . h. , constant, the flow of people coming throu~h. , , ., constant, the flow of people coming throuuh. , , ., . through. these people have crossed the border into _ through. these people have crossed the border into ukraine. _ through. these people have crossed the border into ukraine. their- the border into ukraine. their journeys have been long and uncertain. we have seen the scenes backin uncertain. we have seen the scenes back in lviv as people have been crossing on trains and in their cars, leaving their cars and crossing through on foot, like all of these people crossing the border into poland.

that's because of people like kasia and marcin. four has become seven. and to be clear, you do not know 0ksana? no. not at all. you've never met her before... never. ..she came to stay with you? when did she arrive? last wednesday, ash wednesday. do you know others who have done it? yes. actually, we are surrounded by people who did that. 0ur cousin who lives next door, yesterday he took a family of three as well. do you have any idea how long this arrangement will last? no—one does. so it's open—ended? that's what i told her when i picked her up at the train station. i said, "ok, you can stay with us as long as you need to." it isn't just the family thinking about the long—term. the polish authorities are seeking to integrate refugees at such speed that, in less than a week, 0ksana's kids have already been enrolled in a local school. in poland, we remember the second world war, yeah. and, for example, my grandfather, he was a soldier. and i believe he survived because, at some point, some stranger helped him as well. this war, lik

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0ur correspondent kasia madera, is on the poland—ukraine borderfor us now.m the actual border. buses coming in all the time, carrying people who have just crossed the border from ukraine. then the buses move on to go back to the border to bring in more people. hundreds of people, thousands of people. think about it, nearly 800,000 people have crossed into poland alone. 1.2 million people so far have led ukraine. we know that figure is going to increase. we know that is going to rise because we are seeing every single moment more and more people arrived tired, bewildered, exhausted. they have left absolutely everything behind and they need to think about what it is they do next. what is so overwhelming is how calm they are. they are tired, they are calm, they need to gather the courts. that is exactly what this kind of centre is all about the opportunity for them to get some sleep inside what is a huge warehouse as row upon row upon row of camp beds where people are sleeping. they are so exhausted. let's remember the huge amount of volunteers who are helping

our reporter kasia madera is outside the railway station in one city in the polish border.people are being put onto trains and then brought here to continue the next part of their journey. these people havejust arrived. they have spent days getting to the border. they have waited hours to cross. they're finally in poland where they have been given something hot to drink, something to wrap themselves in and then they have to think about what happens next. the next stage of theirjourney, with so many people coming in, there are hundreds of volunteers helping out, helping to offer support, volunteers helping out, helping to offersupport, helping volunteers helping out, helping to offer support, helping to take people to other destinations. a lot of ukrainian nationals coming into this country have family already in poland, so people have come to meet them and also people are offering free transport for those that don't have anybody to meet them, free transport to other parts of poland, and also other parts of europe. people wanting to move on. absolutely people needing to rest

kasia, thank you so much. at this moment we are going to say goodbye to viewers from pbs.s of clothing and toiletries from all our neighbours who are anxious to do something. these supplies will be delivered to the polish border. each day, my contacts —— i contact the prime minister and ask when some brave leader will stand up to this terrorist, president putin, and do something more than pathetic sanctions. we are tired of seeing daily the killing of women and children whilst western leaders wring their hands and appear to do nothing. very strong words from john home, speaking on behalf of of, i would imagine, quite a few people around the world. if you want to e—mail... oryou can around the world. if you want to e—mail... or you can message on social media. you are watching bbc news, it is coming up to 9.30. it was a frosty but sunny start across scotland with the cloud creeping north across england and wales, it has been a damp and grey morning with fog warnings in central england and south wales. turning cloudy and damp across northern ireland and into central scotland