it peaceful population all over the city of kharkiv.— city of kharkiv.ust indescribable. * city of kharkiv. it is 'ust indescribable. is h city of kharkiv. it isjust indescribable. is there l city of kharkiv. it isjust - indescribable. is there anything that the outside world can do to help you? obviously it can do, it can stop russia and stop this war because ukraine did not attack anybody and the city of kharkiv, kyiv, are cities that people were living peacefully and we were engaged in the development of our cities and people and all our intentions were hit by the aggression of the russian army and the people have heard on the 24th of february explosions, fire and it is all very serious and i believe that the world community have to do everything possible to stop the aggressor. do have to do everything possible to stop the aggressor.— have to do everything possible to stop the aggressor. do you know what missiles are being _ stop the aggressor. do you know what missiles are being used _ stop the aggressor. do you know what missiles are being used and

i wasn't living in kharkiv before _ coming from kharkiv.arkiv before the _ coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. - coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. it - coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. it is - coming from kharkiv. i wasn't living in kharkiv before the war. it is my l in kharkiv before the war. it is my native city, i grew up there and still have many family and friends there, but i wasn't living there. i do have many friends and family members in kharkiv. i was getting desperate messages from them from the first day of the war. they are all terrified. what is important to note his kharkiv is a russian speaking city to a very big extent. i was getting messages in russia from many, many people. they resent one thing, that they want people to know that kharkiv is a ukrainian city, please do not surrender. that is the message i was getting from people sitting in bunkers for days and nights without water or electricity. the only thing they wanted people to k

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv.ivilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they've stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they're still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they've sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. explosions. constantine, a former airforce pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. . if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there's only open country, and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and they'

first, we're going to focus on this assault on kharkiv ri

these pictures were filmed by local residents in kharkiv.y a stairwell has collapsed and there are people under the rubble. rescue workers have recovered six people, they are about 20 injured. eight fire and rescue vehicles and about 80 personnel at the scene. the rescuers are sifting through the rubble, removing those injured and the bodies of those killed. our work is ongoing. let's hear from president zelensky — he addressed the european parliament on the threat to ukraine's two largest cities. translation: kharkiv and kyiv are the most important - targets for russia now. the terror is aimed at breaking us, breaking our resistance. they are advancing on our capital in the same way they are advancing on kharkiv. that is why the defence of the capital is the key priority for the state. the bbc also spoke to ukraine's former secretary of the national security — for his take on russia's latest attacks. he's at an undisclosed location in the country. all these actions in the past days, including the bombing of kharkiv yesterday and today was t

and this evening in kharkiv, there was this...nt calls it the price ukraine is paying for its freedom. it is an enormous price. sarah rainsford, bbc news, dnipro. thousands of people from across ukraine, have been arriving in the western city of lviv since the fighting began. it's become a hub for refugees trying to reach poland, slovakia and hungary. while tens of thousands hope to cross the border every day, it's expected many more will soon arrive, as russian forces advance. our special correspondent, fergal keane has just sent this report from lviv. the road that goes on and on, the refugee road — of days waiting to move meagre distances. on day six of this invasion, the refugees keep coming. now, when you look at these images every day, you might think it's the same story every day. but, of course, it's not — war never is. it's not about an anonymous mass of people fleeing. it's about individual lives that are turned upside down. over half a million have fled already, many thousands more are on the move — like liza, leaving w

me hearing from friends in kyiv and kharkiv? ~ , , ., kharkiv? kremlin today, they were saying there military is not in any way targeting civilians? that is ure any way targeting civilians? that is pure prepaganda- _ any way targeting civilians? that is pure propaganda. everyone - any way targeting civilians? that is pure propaganda. everyone with i any way targeting civilians? that is l pure propaganda. everyone with the brain can watch and see what is happening. a lot of ukrainian cities have already been attacked. but we defend. bringing forces. they have already responded to that aggression. d0 already responded to that aggression-— already responded to that an uression. i. ., aggression. do you have the ukrainian — aggression. do you have the ukrainian military _ aggression. do you have the ukrainian military where - aggression. do you have thej ukrainian military where you aggression. do you have the - ukrainian military where you are or just territorial army? me ukrainian military where you are or just territorial army?— ukrainian military

kharkiv _ ukraine. quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv in _ ukraine., bbc news, kharkiv in eastern _ ukraine. quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv in eastern ukraine. l in the besieged city of mariupol, there are reports many people have survived after a theatre was bombed by russian forces. hundreds of people were thought to be sheltering in the basement. president volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of deliberately targeting the theatre but russia has denied carrying out the attack. our international correspondent, orla guerin, reports on the continuing russian assault. fire and destruction at the theatre in mariupol. ukraine accuses russia of dropping a bomb on this cultural landmark turned shelter for terrified civilians. this satellite image shows the russian word for children clearly marked on the ground. it did not protect them from russian jets. ground. it did not protect them from russianjets. in the ground. it did not protect them from russian jets. in the darkness a week ago,... of women and children who sought refuge in the theatre —— g

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they've stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they're still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they've sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. explosions. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. . if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there's only open country, and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and they've failed.

kharkiv is now completely destroyed, kharkiv city centre. where they can start their life from the beginning. it is very difficult for people to leave everything here, everything they knew and their lives, and in they knew and their lives, and in the city the situation with food supplies, well, it is better now because there are less people actually in the city, and there are cars with humanitarian aid coming into the city which is distributed to people, but then when you go outside and you stay in line in front of the shop it means that at any moment you can become a target for another russian missile or attack. i, myself, see my role in providing the information about what is happening here on the ground in kharkiv, because i see a huge wave of this information that russia spreads through state media and social media. they continue to claim that this is ukrainian forces who she“ that this is ukrainian forces who shell their own positions and residential areas. they deny the losses among ukrainian civilians and they deny the losses among ru

a scene repeated in kharkiv as well.efence minister remains undeterred. this is what he had to say on tuesday. this is what he had to say on tuesday-— this is what he had to say on tuesday._ the tuesday. translation: the russian armed _ tuesday. translation: the russian armed forces - tuesday. translation: the russian armed forces group | tuesday. translation: the - russian armed forces group will continue its special military operation until it has achieved its goals. mil operation until it has achieved its coals. �* ., , its goals. all of this happening - its goals. all of this happening as - its goals. all of this happening as the i its goals. all of this _ happening as the slow-moving happening as the slow—moving convoy heading to the capital. how do things look coming into day seven of the conflict? clearly not a quiet night as these pictures show and it is still a government hands and this is the sound of things to come and that convoy, russia has been warning of an imminent set of high precision airstrikes and cer

south, kyiv and kharkiv. what we are talking about in the south is this town of kherson, about the size of tampa, florida. 300,000 people. you're seeing what the russians are attempting to do. they're attempting to spread west to connect mariupol to mother russia and -- i'm sorry, to the west to get odesa, to the east to get mariupol. but this map and the other maps where you see a russian-controlled red, that is a huge area. and russia does not control all of that red. there is a lot of ukrainian fighters in that area. and what i would suggest as we continue to see that red eek out into various areas north, east and west, it opens up the supply lines. it opens up to more ukrainian fighters going against the russian convoys. this is the black sea. what you are talking about is replying through that black sea. that's very difficult to do for a naval force, especially one that turkey has said they will stop. and there are other nato vessels in the black sea. russia considers it a russian lake. it's not. there a

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— city of kharkiv and suburban areas.es were used, they i city of kharkiv and suburban areas. cruise missiles were used, they hit a central administrative building in the city square. now we are counting the city square. now we are counting the casualties will stop he has no choice but to commit war crimes in this way. our army is strong and we hold our positions. the this way. our army is strong and we hold our positions.— hold our positions. the african union has _ hold our positions. the african union has condemned - hold our positions. the african union has condemned reports| hold our positions. the african i union has condemned reports that african citizens who have been living in ukraine are being stopped from crossing the border to reach safety full stopping described reports africans being blocked as a shockingly racist and a breach of law. 0ur correspondent mark lohan is in poland and has this report. new arrivals keep coming here, bussed from poland's border with ukraine to this place, which is a huge shopping m

this attack was on freedom square in kharkiv.elenskyy says every square in ukraine is freedom square. >>> also this morning, russia's military is closing in on the ukrainian capital of kyiv. we have new satellite imagery which show this russian military convoy, it stretches for more than 40 miles. and it reaches the outskirts of the city. u.s. lawmakers were told in classified briefings this new wave of russian troops could consolidate their positions in ukraine and by sheer numbers overwhelm the resistance that we've seen so far from ukrainian citizens. video from one town shows residents using their cars, their bodies to block an approaching column of russian military vehicles, about 40 of them. those vehicles did eventually turn around and leave. and another town, you can see people putting up barricades, laying down spikes to block the russian military advance. >>> according to the u.n., more than 500,000 refugees have fled ukraine to neighboring countries. poland has welcomed the vast amount of them. and officials are expect

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv.s nato has never been more united, and that russia's president, vladimir putin, is getting the opposite of what he intended when he ordered the invasion of ukraine. the us president was speaking after a summit in which leaders approved plans to send new battle groups to four countries. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports from brussels. this show of solidarity is why president biden�*s here, with the nato chief and over 30 other world leaders, to display the unity they believe is their strength. ukrainian president zelensky wants far more.— ukrainian president zelensky wants far more. you can give us 1% of all wants far more. you can give us 196 of all your— wants far more. you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, _ wants far more. you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, 1% - wants far more. you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, 1% of- i% of all your aircraft, 1% of all your tanks. i%. we can't just find just a supply, that depends on nato's positions. 0n political decision

a town just on the outskirts of kharkiv, anderson. a pattern to not only capture but replace the political administration. yesterday a mayor was released. russians are trying to run towns they're taking on, kherson. that is the biggest city they have captured in that location. there has been daily protests against the presence of russian troops there, almost daily protests. local protestors aren't fighting any longer. they are trying to undermine some parallel political administration, anderson. >> sam kiley, appreciate it. kaitlyn collins. hard to get reporting directly out of kharkiv because of the punishing attacks. coming up next, joined by a correspondent who's just returned spending 5 days there. later, a top american official who has sadly seen far too much of this. rength it needs. even with repeated combing hair treated with dove shows 97% less breakage. strong hair with new dove breakage remededy. number one beauty brand not tested on animals. andy, justin tested positive. let's do a cue test. okay. ♪ (whispers) whoa, whats

kharkiv will not fall and today kharkiv is i will not fall and today kharkiv is unified as never beforef ukraine is in its seventh day. mass civilian casualties are being reported as russia continues its bombardments on ukraine's cities. we're going to show you what we know is happening on the ground. you can see from this map where russian troops are in control of territory. note that while the vast majority of territory is now controlled by the ukrainian government there is no pressure on a number of important cities. we'll look at what's happening in the main cities under attack — kharkiv in the northeast — kherson and mariupol in the south. we'll go to kyiv too. let's start with kharkiv. karkhiv is ukraine's second largest city. about 1.5 million people live there. for two days there has been heavy rocket fire and air strikes. this shows you all the places that have been hit. dozens of people have died. you can see an explosion happened at a university building. well, this is what it looked like after. russian paratroops have reportedly landed in kharkiv — there's been fighting on i

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv.ns are daily targets of vladimir putin's war. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but re, the men of ukraine's 22 battalion have pulled off a miracle. they have stopped on the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill-equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on, they are still holding the line. russian boots ha failed to gain hold here, frustrated, they ha sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. constantine, a former air forc pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. >> this is the first line of defense for the city. if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of its city. but the heart of kharkiv and ukrainian resistance is still beating. just beyond this position, there is only open country, and russians. they have tried to punch through here again and again, and have failed. ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. trying to encircle the c

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. civilians are daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they've stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on they're still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they've sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. explosions. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. _ if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there's only open country, and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and the

in the short term kharkiv _ war will be over. in the short term kharkiv was _ war will be over.t term kharkiv was heavily - term kharkiv was heavily shelled, as ye have heard and do you have experience, many are seriously injured and needed medical help. what are you hearing about how hospitals are coping? do the make i don't know about the hospitals because it is the connection is here very unstable in terms of, you don't know what is happening because of the transportation which is not working people are hiding and when they're in the basement there is no connection with them. a family of my friend in them. a family of my friend in the house hit yesterday by the russian missile systems and she was out of the country and could not get out of her parents, she does not know if they were alive or not. so we are actually, the hospital still has some surprise, they will soon run out and we ask all the countries that could have to bring as much support and help, humanitarian aid also by international organisations, as possible. yesterday, beautiful snow troops deliberately were shell

a second day kharkiv , have seen the city remain defiant. >> the city of kharkiv will hold.iv is unified as never before. ros: russia says it now considers the southern city of kherson. the u.n. has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the russian invasion plus, roman abramovich has confirmed he will be selling chelsea football club. russia's invasion of ukraine is pretty end of the seventh day. mass civilian casualties reported. we will show you what is happening, but first, let me bring up this map, where we can see which areas russian troops control to while the vast majority of territory is still controlled by the ukrainian government, there is still pressure on cities like khaiv. it is the second-largest inhe country, about 1.5 million people for two days, there has been heavy rocket fire and airstrikes. an explosion is marked close to a university building. this is what that looked like. russian paratroopers reported in the city, reports of fighting on the streets. the mayor of kharkiv. >> this is a tense situation now. we can hear shelling, explosions. administrative build

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv.ays nato has never been more united, and that russia's president, vladimir putin, is getting the opposite of what he intended when he ordered the invasion of ukraine. the us president was speaking after a summit in which leaders approved plans to send new battle groups to four countries. our north america editor sarah smith reports from brussels. this show of solidarity is why president biden�*s here, with the nato chief and over 30 other world leaders, to display the unity they believe is their strength. the nato summit is naturally focused on defence, how to help defend ukraine. more weapons and equipment are being promised with britain pledging to double the number of missiles being sent. but ukrainian president zelensky wants far more. translation: you can give us 1% of all your aircraft, _ i% of all your tanks — i%. we can'tjust buy it. such a supply directly depends only on nato's decisions, on political decisions by the way. nato will not send troops to ukraine, but will station

kharkiv is in that direction. from that direction that those sounds of the outgoing artillery certainly are coming from. the other thing, jim, that we're also hearing increasingly today that might feed into what you said, those reports of two russian jets allegedly being shot down over kyiv, we're also hearing a lot more russian air force activity above our position. we're hearing it right now. we heard it throughout the course of the day as we have been standing here. it seems to us as though the russians are intensifying their air campaign in kharkiv. of course, it is unclear from our vantage point here what we're hearing overhead is some kind of surveillance aircraft, but they sound like they're fighter jets or strike aircraft that are going overhead here in our position. and, again, we are not far at all from kharkiv and where those big battles are going on. it is about 40 miles down the road from here, but only about 20 miles -- probably less, 15 miles to the actual border with ukraine. and from the news that

the city of kharkiv is being purged of life.ar total blackout, the police in the country's second—largest city take us on patrol. the russians aren't far. explosion. shelling happens every night. this close to the russian border, there's another threat here — saboteurs. no—one escapes scrutiny. alina, 76—years—old, is lost and confused. in an instant, everybody�*s life here has been up—ended. but this young nation has surprised russia and the world with its resolve. we weave our way past the fallen, into no man's land, with the ukrainian army. here is 21—year—old yevgen gromadsky. where are the russians? over the sound of shelling, he tells me, "the russian soldiers are standing about 900 meters away from here. you can hear right now that they're firing on our positions and we are firing back". it's a grenade launcher, british. but it's more than just a grenade launcher — it's a guided missile. is it good against tanks? it's the best we have right now. how are the russians fighting? they're fighting like soldiers of i9ai. they'r

perhaps we could start with the drive to kharkiv.d, it is the second-biggest city in ukraine and the road up there is a road you would expect. a hugeighway, sort of multiple lanes in other directions. almost completely empty because the city itself has become so dangous -- it is not technically under siege, but we spoke to the governor and several people from kharkiv told us they just cannot get drivers wiing to bng up food and other supplies. [indiscernible] the attacks on the city are so intensive that people don't want to risk going up there. you drive up this empty road and you go into the city -- the russian troops are focused on the north and east. we were driving from the south try not to cross the front lines. as you go toward the center, you start seeing the impact of this brutal, brutal assault. obviously, the worst hit city is mariupol. partly devastated. kharkiv is probably among those that are competing for the horrible title of been the second-most bombed. sort of announced the assault on khaki by sending a missile into

few have seen worse than the people of kharkiv. from there has been extremely difficult, because of the near constant bombardment. clarissa ward was there. we have not had much -- no direct cnn presence there since. what you are about to see is rare, which makes it more important. dan rivers filed this report about one woman who turns the camera on herself as she watches her city assaulted. >> reporter: kharkiv is resembling the 21st century stalingrad. russia is laying siege. amid this, the residents are surviving. the day after a missile slammed into kharkiv's town hall, we asked a resident of the city to document what's happening to her home. >> my city, kharkiv, is under contact attack, bombing, rocket fire, artillery fire, all day, nonstop. just today, four russian warplanes flew near my house. >> reporter: she's trying to keep her body, mind and soul together with her family in their apartment where they are sheltering from the bombs. >> this is our hiding place. it's a vestibule area between two walls with no windows. we als

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv in eastern ukraine.are escaping from the beseiged city of mariupol, which is surrounded by russian forces. over 300,000 people are thought to be still trapped in the city — some were sheltering in the basement of a theatre that came under attack on wednesday. more from our correspondent, orla guerin. fire and destruction at the theatre in mariupol. ukraine accuses russia of dropping a bomb on this cultural landmark—turned—shelter for terrified civilians. this satellite image shows the russian word for children clearly marked on the ground. it didn't protect them from russianjets. in the darkness a week ago, glimpses of women and children who sought refuge in the theatre. the bomb shelter seems to have saved them. so far, there are no reports of any deaths, but there is fury here at attacks on civilians. translation: a theatre - that was a shelter for hundreds of people was blown up yesterday, a maternity hospital, a children's hospital, residential areas without any military facilities. they are destroyi

kharkiv national university was also

kharkiv has already suffered so _ happening. kharkiv has already suffered so much _ happening.fered so much but _ happening. kharkiv has already suffered so much but it - happening. kharkiv has already suffered so much but it fears . happening. kharkiv has already l suffered so much but it fears this wall has barely started. a city of russian speakers, who can't fathom why russia is now destroying their lives and their houses. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kharkiv. russian forces are steadily making gains in this war, as urban areas are cut off by troops. in the city of mariupol, in the south, which is under siege, the mayor says food is running out and there's no water, heating or electricity. the russian advance is also gaining momentum to the east and north, with continued shelling and artillery fire that we can hear, within just a few kilometres of our base. the sound of air raid sirens is more regular throughout the day now, in kyiv. and there's been international condemnation of russia's assault on a nuclear power plant, the biggest in europe. jeremy bowen has more. across u

there in kharkiv. ., ,, , ., . ., , kharkiv.. i just want to finish with a thought on _ my pleasure. i just want to finish with a thought on the _ chinese because the chinese president xi jinping spoke today with president macron of france and the german chancellor, olaf scholz. and he supported france and germany in their efforts to find a ceasefire. but he is loathed to criticise moscow. and it seems the country is taking down any pro ukraine messages in china that are appearing on social media. that's right, very typical of the chinese regime, unfortunately. thea;r chinese regime, unfortunately. they abstained as — chinese regime, unfortunately. they abstained as well _ abstained as well from the un security council resolution in the resolution assembly condemning and i was not surprised by it. perhaps abstention is better than voting against. president xijinping and the chinese communist party play a long game and that is how they've always pursued their policies. it is to use their economic prowess to spread influence of th

do you see a point when you may have to leave kharkiv yourself? >> well, the most threatening and critical situation is in mariupol right now. so when the city is encircled, i think that russian troops will at some point try to do so, but kharkiv is much bigger city. it is 1.5 million city, now so many people will of course have to flee kharkiv so it is almost all empty. but then i don't want to stay in the city until the moment, if there will be attempt for this encirclement and i don't want to stay when the russian troops might come into the city. this will be threatening may personal security, of course, a very large point because they will be looking for people like myself. i really don't think this is the situation at the moment. i see and i speak to ukrainian military and they say that they are holding the borders of the city very firmly and i think that very soon we will get more support. we are already getting support but we will get more support from our partners. so that will allow ukraine and forces to counter attack and probably we wil

square in kharkiv.ed freedom square. i'm joined now by cnn's anchor christiane amanpour. sounded like the translator was choking up because there was so much emotion there. >> well, i think you're absolutely right. you know, he said i can't even say good morning, good evening, good afternoon to you all because it is not good for anybody in ukraine. although we're fighting hard, everyday brings more deaths. and again, he raised this unbelievable global specter. this is not justified, he says, for ukraine or by brave ukrainians, but it is for the entire world, particularly the free world and particularly for europe. and he used this address here at the european parliament actually obviously in brussels to ask for immediate accession to the eu. now, it's unlikely that he will get that, but this was a point that he absolutely made. and let me say i spoke to the french finance minister today. and they have been working along with the united states, along with the rest of the entire eu, all the different coun

kyiv, kharkiv and the port city of haar shawn. there was a separate government building that was reduced to dust. residents are trying to get out, and nbc news correspondent, cal perry, spoke with a young woman named katerina who spent two harrowing days running for her life. >> i left kharkiv two days ago when things got worse and my house got hit by a bomb and my loved ones died. it was like pretty much giving your soul to got every second, because our train stopped in the middle of kyiv and they were shooting and we heard bombs flying over and planes, and i thought this particular moment i can die. >> reporter: how did you survive? >> i don't think i did. we all are just super -- mentally we are broken and to be honest, i have ptsd, i do. every time i hear a sound, i start shaking. >> anything you want to say? >> please do -- please do cherish clear skies. every time you see skies cherish every moment of your life. >> our own richard engel reports that everybody is watching in kharkiv expecting kyiv is next. >> the assault has

massive explosion rocking kharkiv. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. 40 mile long russian convoy closes in on the ukrainian capital, ready to launch a bloody battle for kyiv. we are bringing team coverage. we are standing by. >> carley: start with mike tobin live in lviv, ukraine. what is the latest? -- >> mike: we are watching the attack of an administrative building. we are told that was attempted assassination. aftermath shows a building that took a great hit with a great ball of flames. great damage to the structure, no word on casualties. in the city of kharkiv, subject to unrelenting and indiscriminate rocket attack. rockets falling down within the urban population, best we can tell you, there are dozens of civilian casualties in kharkiv. headed south from the belarus battle they are heading to the capital city of kyiv. beyond that with satellite, we are getting information additional attack helicopters and infantry on northern side of the border on the belarus

they went back to kharkiv right now. >> so, your parents are back in kharkiv. are they okay?y managed to get home safely, which is good because just today their car was shelled with people in it. and they died. so, in kharkiv, i mean. >> ud said you had come all the way to lviv. that's where i am right now. it's close to the polish border. did you give some thought about going into poland? >> well, it's kind of like a hard topic in our family because me and my sister, we are not live in ukraine. we are staying here. we are going to do everything we can. we're going to help volunteers. we're going to provide aid for kharkiv, what we can. we can assist our army and our people the way we can. it's our position that we took, a decision made. but it's hard to do because our parents want us to leave. but they do not want to leave without us. >> these are impossible choices that so many people here are having to make. >> yes. most people don't want to leave their home, obviously. but when you have to, then there's -- there are hardships. it's all -- i don't even know how to say. but

quentin sommerville, bbc news, kharkiv.s nato has never been more united and that russia's president, vladimir putin, is getting the opposite of what he intended when he ordered the invasion of ukraine. the us president was speaking after a summit in which leaders approved plans to send new battlegroups to four countries. our north america editor sarah smith reports from brussels. this show of solidarity is why president biden�*s here with the nato chief and over 30 other world leaders, to display the unity they believe is their strength. the nato summit is naturally focused on defence, how to help defend ukraine. more weapons and equipment are being promised, with britain pledging to double the number of missiles being sent. but ukrainian president zelensky wants far more. translation: you can give us 1% of all your aircraft. _ i% of all your tanks. 196. we can'tjust buy it. such a supply directly depends only on nato's decisions, on political decisions, by the way. nato will not send troops to ukraine, but will station ma

some people who do flee kharkiv are now heading here.unteers were making this checkpoint one of so many fortifications now going up around dnipro on the air raid siren started to wail again dnipro on the air raid siren started to wailagain and dnipro on the air raid siren started to wail again and the volunteers ducked under the bridge for cover. just a reminder of how when we talk about dnipro being saved, it is all pretty relative. vera made it here this morning, grabbing just enough for a couple of days. in kharkiv, she tells me, food and even water are growing scarce now and a friend is in hospital after this morning's missile strike. she tells me he was right by the building. thank god he is alive. but she says all her friends started writing and calling today when their flats were hit, or something fell really close. and something fell really close. and some —— and this evening in kharkiv there was this. the president calls it the price ukraine is paying for its freedom. it is an enormous price. i'm joined by our chief internationa

that's how dangerous kharkiv is at the moment. intercont . >> and you said a third of the population of the city has remained. almost an act of resistance in itself. if by some miracle, the war ended tomorrow, how does a city like that even return from the state that it's in now, its population, its life, the life that once inhabited that place that is now hollowed out by russian missiles, bombs, and shells? >> well, as you say, the destruction is terrible. you sort of walked through the city center, and there is whole buildings kind of the holes punched in the streets. not just shell damage to the outside of the building, but an entire building collapsed by the force of very powerful missiles. but everybody i spoke to is determined to rebuild. i think the governor of kharkiv summed it up. we can rebuild our city. we will rebuild it. the thing that breaks my heart is the people who have died, the families. because you can't rebuild, you know, a shattered family once someone has been killed. and the scale of the death there we went

in kharkiv it's a similar story.n the first few days of this war the russians tried to drive into ukraine's second city. they were repelled and now kharkiv is being targeted by shelling. incredibly, this man emerged almost unscathed after a university building was hit. "there were two strikes," vladislav says. "the second one was above us and ifell down and covered my head. i was lucky the wall came down in a way that didn't crush me". russia is making very little progress on the ground, so its tactic now appears to be one of fear. by targeting and destroying mariupol and kharkiv by artillery and air strikes it is sending a very powerful message to the rest of ukraine — "this could happen to you too. ukraine's president knows things could get much worse and in a late—night video appealed yet again for russia to seriously talk peace. translation: we have always insisted on negotiations. - we have always offered dialogue, offered solutions for peace, notjust for 23 days of invasion. and i want everyone to hear me now,

these were family homes on the edge of kharkiv. daily targets in vladimir putin's war. by the back door, a dead russian soldier. suburban gardens have become battlefields from europe's past. but here, the men of ukraine's 22nd battalion have pulled off a miracle. they've stopped the might of the russian army at their city gates. ill—equipped and vastly outnumbered, three weeks on they're still holding the line. russian boots have failed to gain hold here. frustrated, they've sent troops elsewhere, leaving heavy artillery to bomb the city into submission. explosions. constantine, a former air force pilot, has come out of retirement to fight. translation: this is the first line of defence for the city. _ if they get through here, they will enter kharkiv. this road takes you from russia to the very heart of the city. but the heart of kharkiv, and ukrainian resistance, is still beating. just beyond this position, there's only open country, and russians. they've tried to punch through here again and again and again and they've failed. u

we have a special report from inside kharkiv. this from inside kharkiv. is so farfrom normal, it's this is so far from normal, it's a —— very hard to describe, and these people have no idea what will happen next. ukraine's president criticises the west for ruling out a no—fly zone over his country while russian attacks continue. they are destroying everything that ensures a normal life. human life, and they want to continue it. knowing that new strikes and casualties are inevitable. nato deliberately decided not to close the sky over ukraine. fist decided not to close the sky over ukraine.— decided not to close the sky over ukraine. at the borders, refu . ee over ukraine. at the borders, refugee cues _ over ukraine. at the borders, refugee cues grow longer - over ukraine. at the borders, | refugee cues grow longer with more and more people trying to flee. and australia offers the family of shane warne state funeral following the cricketing legend's death at the age of 52. hello and welcome. as the war in ukraine enters its 10th day, for millions of ukrainians, the days and nights since t

ukraine's second city, kharkiv, in the north—east, isjust city, kharkiv, in the north—east, is just 25the russian border. it has been under attack almost constantly, but are still in ukrainian hands. many people have taken refuge in metro stations in the city centre. sarah rainsford managed to reach one of those shoppers to send the bbc�*s first report from the city since the war began. as we drove into kharkiv, it looked like half the city was heading out — a flow of families who've endured days of bombs and explosions. many wrote the word "children" on their cars, hoping they wouldn't be targeted. a few miles on, we found others standing with bundles of belongings, waiting for a bus to take them out — any bus to anywhere. svetlana told me shells had been landing close to her home. i asked how she's coping. she said she isn't. "it's been a week with barely any sleep." this is what's keeping kharkiv awake. two days ago, there were homes and businesses here. we saw no sign of any military facility, just more destruction across the road at the local shops. and men searching for medicine

we report from inside kharkiv.s is so far from normal, it's kind of hard to even describe and these people have no idea what they are going to do next. ~ . �* , no idea what they are going to do next. ~ . v , , do next. ukraine's president criticises _ do next. ukraine's president criticises the _ do next. ukraine's president criticises the west _ do next. ukraine's president criticises the west for - do next. ukraine's president criticises the west for ruling | criticises the west for ruling out a no—fly zone over his country while russian attacks continue. translation: they are | destroying everything that ensures a normal life, human life, and they want to continue it. knowing that new strikes and casualties are inevitable, nato deliberately decided not to close the sky over ukraine. a former us ambassador to nato says the alliance should and will implement a no—fly zone. we'll speak to kurt volker live. and in other news, australia offers the family of shane warne state funeral following the cricket legend's de