that last version there, kyiv, is— kyiv itself. that last version there, kyiv, is how- kyiv itself.lf. that last version there, kyiv, is how most of| kyiv itself. that last version i there, kyiv, is how most of us have traditionally known the city but the consensus among bbc staff in this conflict is initially kyiv, or a compromise. paul, can you tell us what is going on with the pronunciation, and why? just to ick u- pronunciation, and why? just to pick up your— pronunciation, and why? just to pick up your points _ pronunciation, and why? just to pick up your points around - pronunciation, and why? just to pick up your points around the i pick up your points around the consensus around the staff, the bbc news in 2019, i think, started using kyiv and the spelling of kyiv, which is the ukrainian version, and previously kyiv was the russian version. so that is what is behind that, so it hasn't been something that has just evolved over the past few weeks. it is over the past few weeks. it is interesting — over the past few weeks. it is interesting that _ over the past few weeks. it is

the effort to cut off kyiv. then the east in the donbas, which again has been in hot war now for eight years and the russians poured more resources in there. and then in the south. and in the south as we've been talking about coming out of crimea they basically split to the northwest and to the northeast. to the northeast against mariupol, which obviously there's a lot of heavy fighting still going on there. you guys have seen that for yourselves. and then to the northwest out of crimea up to kherson and an attempt, what we saw was an attempt to take the town of mykolaiv which they have not been able to do. and as i think we've talked about in recent days you've seen that the ukrainians are actually scrapping it out for kherson as well. so those were the three main groupings and three main lines of effort. they up until recently, we had still assessed that was their -- that was their plan, was to, as i said in my opening statement, to occupy and annex ukraine using approaches on those three lines of effort. agai

russian forces are moving to encircle kyiv. if they cannot - to encircle kyiv. cannot take the capital, they cannot win this war so they are likely to be throwing everything at it. missile and artillery terry strikes continue to hit targets. this was a ukrainian military airbase. this is what remains of the library in china keev after overnight shelling. here the aftermath of a mortar attack on the outskirts of kia. close to half of the city's population has fled. those that remain are putting up final defensive or hunkering down in shelters. in the southern city of melitopol, russian forces have prevailed and cctv footage shows that they're being abducted by russian shoulders, prompting outrage from the president. translation: it is a democratic world here, and therefore the capture of the mayor of melitopol is a crime, not only against a particular person, community and not only against ukraine, this is a crime against democracy. iassure ukraine, this is a crime against democracy. i assure you, 100% of people in all democracies know this, the actions of the ru

they failed to take kyiv. >> that's a defeat. >> they failed to take kyiv. we believe that kyiv was a key objective for them. >> you talked about small numbers leaving. did you note the small numbers leaving before the russians made public their proposal today that this was being done in good faith? in other words, the words following actions that you have already seen taking place -- >> i couldn't give you a time, louis, like whether it was exactly the moment that the russians decided to announce it, same day kind of observation. but we're not taking anything that they say at face value. it being as honest as i can. small number. we're not prepared to buy the russian argument that it's a withdrawal. again, our assessment is their intention is to reposition forces and bolster their efforts elsewhere. >> in other words, it's been accurate to what you have described? >> i'm comfortable with the way i characterized it. >> thanks, kirby. i want to -- i feel like you're describing -- sounds like you're describing -- it's been almost five weeks now and sounds like

kyiv is a hard city to take.w roads, it's difficult to navigate and is heavily defended. and the ukrainians know that russia wants it more than anything, so they are ready for a big fight, it's going to take a long time and a huge amount of indiscriminate bombing to take kyiv. and right now, the russians can even take mariupol. so i think that right now, the focus of the action is in don bass, and russians are making a little bit of progress there and in mariupol. but they are too heavily focused on those areas right now. but there is really serious gelling in kyiv, but it will be really hard to take. —— schelling. it will be really hard to take. -- smelling-— it will be really hard to take. -- schellina. �* , ., ., , schelling. aside from those heavy fi . htin . s schelling. aside from those heavy fightings and _ schelling. aside from those heavy fightings and those _ schelling. aside from those heavy fightings and those two _ schelling. aside from those heavy fightings and those two cities, - schelling. aside f

back in kyiv, the air raid sirens - in kyiv, the air raid sirens are wailing again.se hard times i 'ust trains. in these hard times i just hope. _ trains. in these hard times i just hope. it _ trains. in these hard times i just hope, it doesn't - trains. in these hard times i just hope, it doesn't matter| just hope, it doesn't matter who is indian, pakistani, russian, ukrainian, we are all people and we have human rights. so i guess in these hard times we should just help each other, that's all. hard times we should 'ust help each other, that's all._ each other, that's all. already the are each other, that's all. already they are queues _ each other, that's all. already they are queues for _ each other, that's all. already they are queues for feud, - each other, that's all. already i they are queues for feud, some wondering how long it will be until supplies start to run out. day five of the invasion and ukraine still resists. but there are fears kyiv could be put under siege. one more russian missile strike brings terror to the streets of kyiv. the target, kyiv's tv

orla guerin, bbc news, kyiv.efence ministers will meet in brussels today to discuss what further support they can offer ukraine — having already made clear the alliance will not engage in a direct conflict with russia. it's the first such meeting since the invasion began 20 days ago. international sanctions on russia continue to grow — the prime ministers of poland, the czech republic and slovenia all travelled to kyiv to hold direct talks with president zelensky, just as the city's residents were preparing for the curfew. ukraine's president has now said his country should recognise that it won'tjoin the military alliance of nato. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. ukrainian troops north—west of kyiv, slowing the advance of russian forces, hoping to save their capital and, perhaps, focus minds in moscow. officials from both sides continue to talk, looking for a negotiated settlement. the kremlin said the discussions were positive, but neither side says where progress has been made. today ukrain

you are coming to poland, not to kyiv. _ you are coming to poland, not to kyiv.raid — kyiv, prime minister, because you are afraid. because nato is not willing — are afraid. because nato is not willing to — are afraid. because nato is not willing to defend. because nato is worried _ willing to defend. because nato is worried about world war iii but it has already started. and ukrainian chitdren— has already started. and ukrainian children are taking the hit. you are talking _ children are taking the hit. you are talking about more sanctions but roman— talking about more sanctions but roman abramovich is not sanctioned, he is in _ roman abramovich is not sanctioned, he is in london. his children are not in _ he is in london. his children are not in bombardments his children are in london _ not in bombardments his children are in london. putin's children are in the netherlands, in germany, in mansions. — the netherlands, in germany, in mansions, why are these mansions not seized? _ mansions, why are these mansions not seized? i_ mansions, why are these mansions not

in kyiv it doesn't feel trapped. in kyiv you can take a train, you can take a car, and you can leave. you have to be careful. they turn off the lights in the train when you travel to the west. but it is so much better. but people in mariupol, people in chernihiv, they feel trapped. they cannot leave. and that is a scary thought. and i will tell you this. even here in kyiv, again, i know that i can leave. i tried that. i went to see my son two weeks ago, ten days ago. so i can leave. but the day i came back to kyiv, the next day after that they have actually bombarded, opened fire onto the train that was leaving the city. so that got me thinking like okay, i scoff been in that train as well. you know, that is the exact train that i was taking. luckily, everybody survived there. but still, you know, that can be happening. but again, i don't mean to say that this is nearly the same as people in mariupol because over there they're truly stuck. people in irpin were stuck two weeks ago when the major fighting were taking p

well, it does have that _ and around kyiv. well, it does have that feel, _ and around kyiv.e that feel, doesn't - and around kyiv. well, it does have that feel, doesn't it? - and around kyiv. well, it does| have that feel, doesn't it? the russians thought they could simply march into kyiv and it would all be over in a couple of days. now they are in significant trouble, especially in the north. they have already started reframing the war aims. they may decide to negotiate seriously, but so far the negotiations don't feel that's serious to people in the administration who have told me privately they are somewhere between sceptical and almost dismissive.— dismissive. none of the negotiations _ dismissive. none of the negotiations -- - dismissive. none of the negotiations -- not - dismissive. none of the negotiations -- not of. dismissive. none of the l negotiations -- not of the negotiations —— not of the negotiations —— not of the negotiations in principle, but not at the moment. it's an interesting point, let's get back to the hope element. the ukrainians have put neutrality

we hope that kyiv will come to senses and that kyiv will come to senses and that they— that kyiv willtion of blue guns and domestic— with the population of blue guns and domestic area. during recent times the criminal— domestic area. during recent times the criminal activities of kyiv regime — the criminal activities of kyiv regime were active eyes. we have a lot of— regime were active eyes. we have a lot of evidence against the violation of human rights by the kyiv authorities. here'sjenny hill in moscow on that speach. he made two points about ukraine ukraine weapons. first he said that he believed ukraine still had old soviet nuclear capabilities and may be some technology that was left over from the soviet union. but he also said that russia would do absolutely everything he could to stop ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons. this tells us a lot about one of russia's big games here. one of the aims potentially behind the war in ukraine. and that is we know that vladimir putin does not like nato and he does not like it's eastward expansion and he is concerned about ukraine wanting to

kyiv is protected. i mean you are | your own right now. kyiv is i protected.yiv is - protected. i mean you are on your own in the — protected. i mean you are on your own in the theatre _ protected. i mean you are on your own in the theatre or— protected. i mean you are on your own in the theatre or the - protected. i mean you are on your own in the theatre or the shelter. | own in the theatre or the shelter. yes, the inhabitants of the theatre are here, a couple of my friends are volunteering around the town in their cars, a couple of my friends went to work because they work with the news, your colleagues, they went to work with the news and i am an actors are here, in one art we are going to rehearse a new play so artwork never stops. find going to rehearse a new play so artwork never stops.— going to rehearse a new play so artwork never stops. and it's a very to - ical artwork never stops. and it's a very topical play — artwork never stops. and it's a very topical play in _ artwork never stops. and it's a very topical play in the _ artwork never stops. and i

i must ask, as a native of kyiv, howj ask, as a native of kyiv, how far can you live and work in the city at the moment? well, i'm not in the city _ the city at the moment? well, i'm not in the city centre, - the city at the moment? well, i'm not in the city centre, i - i'm not in the city centre, i was born and i still live closer to the outskirts, let's say. a more green place. many of my colleagues ask me, are you safe? but actually, it's really difficult question, because we are not safe in ukraine in any place. as a mathematician, i can say it is a different probability of safety in ukraine now, but all of the probabilities... i of the probabilities... i imagine the issue of climate change is very difficult to communicate at the moment. there are more immediate fears and anxieties for so many people. but i am intrigued by the notion that perhaps the impact of climate change within the region has a bearing on the tensions which may possibly have led to the war. flan tensions which may possibly have led to the war. can you exand have led to the war. can you expand on — have led to

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv.spondent lyse doucet is also in kyiv to give us a sense of the mood tonight in the ukrainian capital. it's bitterly cold and it has been a night of more constant and louder explosions. when the curfew came into force at eight o'clock local time, that's 18 hours gmt. usually every night there is some explosions when night falls, we see both explosions, hear explosions in the distance, we sometimes see the surface to air missiles streaking across the sky but ukrainian forces. tonight it was far noisier, much louder, more constant like rolling thunder for a very long time. that confirms what we know is that fighting is intensifying on the outskirts of the city. in some places as close as 12 miles into the east it's about eight miles. we understand that in irpin, which used to be a charming suburbs on the outside outskirts of kyiv is now flattened and blackened by days and days of russian artillery fire and shelling. that's the place where our viewers may remember the heart wrenching image

kyiv was a city transformed.e been away for only four or five days since i departed on my trip to the donbas on the eve of the war. i return to a ghost town, really, city marked by checkpoints. every few hundred meters in some cases. whether they were manned by ukrainian soldiers or members of the so-called territorial defense forces -- these are volunteer fighters. they have received tens of thousands of volunteers since the start of the war, people who some weeks ago were i.t. programmers, school teachers. one person i met had worked in a company manufacturing equipment for the agricultural sector. all who had undergone minimal training and taken up weapons and know times for much more and being sent out if not to the front lines, at least two guard their own neighborhoods and stand at checkpoints. kyiv is a city under curfew. in the early days, it was difficult to find a for muscle -- our mistake, a grocery store. there is a feeling any day now the russians could enter. that was certainly the military prognosi

so a threat in kyiv there, _ surface missiles. so a threat in kyiv there, but _ surface missiles.threatj in kyiv there, but what could happen next? have a look at this. it's very interesting, this. it's very interesting, this is president lukashenko of belarus, unveiling a battle plan. an ally of russia, and in their sites, plan. an ally of russia, and in theirsites, if plan. an ally of russia, and in their sites, if you look closely but not taken yet, on the port of 0desa, a valuable port city in the ukraine —— in ukraine. also still under ukrainian control. mark, so many fast-moving - ukrainian control. mark, so - many fast-moving developments many fast—moving developments there, but it's also turning into a bit of a media work, isn't it? definitely for those who have seen steve irrelevant —— steve rosenberg reporting from russia, the story being told there is a difference. ukraine's defence minister warned that russia is planning to disrupt communications and spread fake news that the ukrainian government would be capitulating we've seen that tower being struck in kyiv from tha

this is kyiv, kitted out for war. lyse doucet, bbc news, kyiv. last night, and tonight, with clearing skies, there's a chance of seeing the phenomenon again, particularly in northern scotland as the solar wind lights up our magnetosphere. so, let's have a look at the satellite picture. now, you can see clear skies recently across parts of central england, the south west as well. but this lump of cloud brought the rain initially to northern ireland, then scotland, then northern england and through the night, the skies will continue to clear. so, i think a good chance of catching that aurora further north where the skies clear, maybe across mainland scotland as well. there is a weather front approaching to the north—west. slightly milder here, but elsewhere, where it's clear, cold and calm, temperatures will be around freezing or below in some towns and cities. now, let's pick up on the weather front. it's a slow—moving weather front, so it's not really going to make much progress into western scotland or northern ireland through the course of the

they failed to take kyiv. they failed to take kyiv. we believe that kyiv was a key objective. >> did you note those small numbers leading before the russians made pun blic they proposal that this was being done in good faith. in other words, are words following actions you have seen taking place? >> i wouldn't give you a time exactly whether it was exactly the moment that the russians decided to announce it. we're not tabking anything they say at face value. i'm being as honest as i can. small number seems to move. we're not prepared to buy the russian argument that it's a withdrawal. >> i'm comfortable with the wap i characterize it. >> i want to take another whack at it. i feel like you're describing, it sounds like you are describing it's been five week, almost five weeks now and it sounds very much like you're describing a failed military campaign. would you go that far or is that too much? what we're seeing now, is this a failed military campaign? >> i don't think we're prepared to slap a bumper sticker on this now. there are stil

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so kyiv is a hard city to take.a hill, it has narrow roads, it's difficult to navigate and is heavily defended. and the ukrainians know that russia wants it more than anything, so they're ready for a big fight, it's going to take a long time and a huge amount of indiscriminate bombing to take kyiv. and right now, the russians can't even take mariupol. so i think that right now, the focus of the action is in the donbas, and the russians are making a little bit of progress there and in mariupol. but they are too heavily focused on those areas right now. but there is really serious shelling in kyiv, but it will be really hard to take. aside from those heavy fightings in those two cities, what comes next in russia's war against ukraine? there have been warnings about possibly using other weapons, as well. yes, so that's the big question. no one knows how to get out of this mess. at this point, it looks like it's a stalemate, but putin is not ready to negotiate. he gave two big speeches this last week — he is defiant, he

i don't know now but i don't want to leave kyiv. _ kyiv?but i don't want to leave kyiv. you _ kyiv? i don't know now but i don't want to leave kyiv. you want - kyiv? i don't know now but i don't want to leave kyiv. you want to i want to leave kyiv. you want to sta ? want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? yes. _ want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? yes. it— want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? yes, it is— want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? yes, it is my _ want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? yes, it is my home. - want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? yes, it is my home. even thou:h stay? yes, it is my home. even though things _ stay? yes, it is my home. even though things are _ stay? yes, it is my home. even though things are so _ stay? yes, it is my home. eveni though things are so dangerous stay? yes, it is my home. even - though things are so dangerous now? i no. but it is dangerous in all ukraine. all cities. but i no. but it is dangerous in all ukraine. all cities.— i no. but it is dangerous in all ukraine. all cities. but the key

let's show you the scene in kyiv right now.rlier, satellite images showed russian forces firing artillery towards residential areas on the outskirts of the city. that's it from me. this is bbc news. this weekend, it's going to be a mixed bag. there's certainly some sunshine on the way, but many of us will need our umbrellas as well. now, right now, a weather front is crossing the british isles, extensive cloud out there. it's rain—bearing cloud. this is how it's going to stay for the next few hours or so. it's very mild out there as well. by early on saturday morning, temperatures will be around 7 or 8 degrees celsius. it might be a little bit colder across parts of northern ireland in rural spots, maybe down to around 2 or so if the skies clear and the winds drop out. so, the forecast for the morning shows a lot of cloud and some rain across scotland, parts of northern england, brighter across the rest of england and wales, and in fact, some decent sunny spells here through the middle of the afternoon. and i think the best of

and he insisted the russians would never set foot in kyiv. sirens wail.ilance, night and day. territorial defence units out on patrol — through deserted streets, now lined by checkpoints and roadblocks. their mission, to monitor any movements and search for the enemy within. saboteurs passing information to the russians. after being stopped and searched, this man was allowed to go on his way. but in the past month, in this area, they've detained about 30 alleged informants. then, a sudden threat over our heads. they spot a russian drone and follow its path. "i'm working on it," says this fighter, nicknamed chechen. blasts. well, it was quite tense here in the last few moments, with that russian drone overhead. it has now disappeared, but members of the unit say this is happening as often as ten times a night. the russians are sending their drones to try and gather intelligence from above. there's incoming fire, but from a distance. if russia does limit its offensive on the city, it's probably because it had stalled already. orla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. st

this is a town about 25 miles from kyiv.y leave a trail of destruction. they know nothing about our capital, about our history. but they have an order to erase our history, to erase our country, to erase us all. west of kyiv, the target may have been an air base nearby, but family homes have been destroyed. 0leg stands calmly in the rubble, but he has lost his wife. "she was the light of my life," he says. "she was the best thing that's happened to me. but i'm trying to keep myself together because of one reason — i still have parents and a daughter." they are telling people to stay inside. shooting in the air, you hear the sounds, a glimpse of street to street fighting in kherson on the black sea. russia appears to have captured the port city. in the capital, seven days on from the start of war, sirens wail, they echo the fear and dread many in kyiv feel. people wait nervous for the future — a week that has changed the world forever. nothing is certain in the days, weeks or months ahead. the people of ukraine wait as the wo

around kyiv, or to block off kyiv kharkiv, they are being - example around kyiv, or to block offj kyiv are actually taking the russians in their rear, so to speak. this is causing the russians a lot of hardship and quite a lot of disruption and they are losing a lot of vehicles and people especially in the north. in the north—west, you said 25 kilometres. well, they are now, but they have been a lot closer to that, irpin which they held previously, was actually right on the edge of the entrance of kyiv. i've driven through it many times. now they have been pushed back to bucha, which is further away, but it is a residential area and there are still a lot of people living there. we are only 17 days into this, so is it possible at this stage to say, although it is not going, it seems, as russia had intended, which side actually has the upper hand currently? i actually has the upper hand currently?— actually has the upper hand currently? actually has the upper hand currentl ? ~ , ., ., currently? i think it is fair to say that in military _ currently? i think it is fair to say that in mil

there could be a lot more of this ahead for kyiv.an forces are not inside the city, but they can hit hard from the outside. how are you feeling about the future here now in kyiv? i don't know now, but i don't want to leave kyiv. you want to stay? it's my home. even though things are so dangerous now? i know, but dangerous in all ukraine, all cities. but the key city, the key target is kyiv — and in the forests on the outskirts, its defenders are preparing for battle. gunfire. these territorial defence recruits... gunfire. ..now training for urban combat. their instructor is a georgian who fought the russians during the war in his homeland in 2008. the concern here is not that russia can surround or capture kyiv, but that it may avenge itself on the city. i'm not sure that they will be able to besiege kyiv, because we're a large city with a lot of defence, and it would be really hard to encircle it. but what i really am afraid is that out of weakness, out of despair, because they are losing this war, they will destroy it as much as po

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv.y says about 1,300 ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of russia's invasion. he told journalists in kyiv, that far larger numbers of russian soldiers had died — perhaps ten times as many, but those figures can't be verifed. as russian forces continued to shell kyiv, mr zelensky said, they'd have to destroy the capital and its population to occupy it. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this assessment of russian�*s military strategy. it looks like, and it feels like, the beginning of the endgame — although who knows how long that's going to last? if we look at the map here on day 17, the red areas are where russian forces have taken control. in the south, they continue to make advances. they are pushing to the north—west. in the north is where the real battle is going to be fought. that's for the capital, kyiv, around here. now, you remember that great big russian armoured column that was stuck for days north of the capital? most of that has redeployed into the

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kyiv. this is john kirby giving a briefing at _ kyiv.. this is john kirby giving a| briefing at the pentagon as you kyiv. this is john kirby giving a - briefing at the pentagon as you see from the side of behind them, the americans emphasising they believe that russia is withdrawing away from kyiv to my more resetting how those troops are organised. we'll keep listening to that of course but in the meantime let's turn to an important story here in the uk. the met police has announced that 20 fines will be issued as part of its inquiry into downing street parties that broke covid rules. they will not be saying who's fined or which events the fixed these penalty notices relate to. number 10 says it has not been told that the prime minister is among them. at the start of december, borisjohnson responded to the first report of parties in number 10 that broke covid rules. all guidance was followed completely during number 10. more details soon emerged. and six days later, the prime minister responded again. what i can tell you is that all the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv., president zelensky has released a new video address. translation: the russian | occupiers cannot conquer us. they do not have such strength. there is no such spirit. they are based only on violence, only on terror, only on weapons, of which they have many. but the occupiers have no natural basis for normal life so that people can feel happy and dream. they are organically incapable of making life normal. whenever russia has come to a foreign land, dreams are impossible. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kyiv and gave us a sense of the mood in the ukrainian capital. it's bitterly cold, and it has been a night of more constant and louder explosions. when the curfew came into force at 8:00pm local time, that's 1800 hours gmt, usually every night there is some explosions when night falls. we see both explosions, hear explosions in the distance. we sometimes see the surface—to—air missiles streaking across the skies by the ukrainian forces. tonight, it was far noisie

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. the latest there from the capital, kyiv.at we are having to broadcast in the dark because the air sirens have just gone off and we are required to dim the lighting. an evacuation convoy has managed to leave the key port of mariupol, in the south of the country, which has been subjected to heavy russian bombardment. 160 cars were able to leave the city. it's been cut off from food, water and heating systems for more than two weeks. the city's authorities say that civilian deaths have risen above 2,100, and mass graves have had to be dug. today, it was reported that a pregnant woman, who was pictured fleeing after an attack on the city's maternity hospital last week, has died, along with her baby. from southern ukraine, andrew harding reports. a drone�*s—eye view of a city in agony, mariupol burning. apartment blocks in ruins after two weeks of unrelenting russian bombardments. there is no drinking water and any medication. also, for today, there is nowhere we can find food. we saw people who died because of lack of medication

what is happening though around kyiv and to the north—west? goad kyiv and to the north-west?the north-west? good questions. they are _ kyiv and to the north-west? good questions. they are doing - kyiv and to the north—west? (13mm questions. they are doing better in the south and east where their best forces were the forces to the north and north—east are a bit less tested. the forces in belarus were on exercise and then told they were going into the invasion, so they haven't sorted themselves out. it has been a slow advance on kyiv but there are armoured forces in the north—east who have cut off quite a large chunk of the country. they have done quite well there to get to the edge of kyiv but very long supply lines. in the edge of kyiv but very long supply lines— the edge of kyiv but very long supply lines-— supply lines. in the south it is clear the _ supply lines. in the south it is clear the only _ supply lines. in the south it is clear the only city, _ supply lines. in the south it is clear the only city, town - supply lines. in the south it is clear the only city, town t

it's kyiv, it's still kyiv, it's still chernihiv and it's in the donbas.bout what they are doing in the donbas, added now private military contractors, we know that they are prioritizing some airstrike activity there in ways they were not doing before and we know they are considering other ways of reinforcing, as well as what i said yesterday is they -- we can see them make a concerted effort to try to occupy more territory in the donbas. >> can you explain what the reason would be for them sending troops from the vogner group in a the donbas. >> you have to tell me who you are and who you are representing. >> liz, with fox news. can you explain maybe the concerns the u.s. would have about them sending those private troops to the donbas region, and their reasons for doing it? >> well, i think a couple of things. they have used vogner contractors in the donbas over the last eight years, an area where they are experienced, so it's not a surprise that they would -- that they would try to look at using private military contractors there. number two, we think i

from 8pm, the curfew is established in kyiv. i the curfew is established in kyiv.ovement through the city is prohibited. without special passes. nearly 3 million refugees have fled ukraine. we report from poland where a shopping centre is being used to house families. hooliganism, how the kremlin describes the anti—war protest of the woman who interrupted a live news show. ukraine's president tells the uk and other nations the west needs to do more to help his country fight russia, otherwise he warned they will come for you. otherwise he warned they will come for ou. ., , , ., for you. the world is silent after two power _ for you. the world is silent after two power plants _ for you. the world is silent after two power plants were - for you. the world is silent after| two power plants were captured, for you. the world is silent after- two power plants were captured, and we were just hearing word, that is not enough. welcome to bbc news, i'm yalda hakim coming to you live here from lviv. let's bring you the latest lines that have just come in. they have been explos

. ♪♪ >> the mayor of kyiv and his brother, a member of the kyiv territorial defense spoke with the washingtont the videoconference from ukraine. they are willing to defend their city from the russian invasion. >> welcome to washington post cliff, i am david, honest of the post, i am honored to be joined today from kyiv i men on the front lines of the ukraine war. mayor of kyiv and his brother, doctor vladimir -- member of the territorial defense forces. many in our audience will remember both of my guests as world champion boxers. today they are fighting to protect their city and their country. welcome to washington post live. thank you for joining us. >> good to see you. thank you. >> let me begin with you, mayor, tell us what the situation in kyiv is like this morning, you are surrounded on three sides by russian forces. we read your letter talking about fires caused by airstrikes last night, eight killed, your letter says two schools were hit, to kindergartners, give us a picture of what it looks like today in kyiv under this russian attack. >> every day we have a bombing attack to ukraine

, and the city of chernihiv to kyiv's north. which is part of russia's ostensible strategic shift away from kyiv, to focus on ukraine 's east. this was the response from the u.s. secretary of state, today. >> there is what russia says and there is what russia does. we are focused on the latter. what russia's doing, is the continued brutalization of ukraine. and its people. i had not seen anything that suggests that this is moving forward in an effective way, because russia has not seen signs of real seriousness. >> similarly, the pentagon spokesperson today says there is no indication on the ground that russia is undertaking a genuine withdrawal with forces around kyiv. >> has there been some movement by some russian units away from kyiv in the last day or so? yes. we think so. small numbers. but we believe this is a repositioning, not a real withdrawal. and that we all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas if ukraine. it does not mean that the threat to kyiv is over. >> the question in ukraine ri

and force — it isjust to encircle kyiv. and force to — it isjust to encircle kyiv.hese actions in the past days, including — these actions in the past days, including the bombing of kharkiv yesterday and today was the act of intimidation and threatening the population of kharkiv or population of other— population of kharkiv or population of other cities that are under attack— of other cities that are under attack now in obviously the population of kyiv. the goal is to threaten, the goal is to send a signal— threaten, the goal is to send a signal that they will not saw the next _ signal that they will not saw the next stop. the areas will also suffen — next stop. the areas will also suffen so _ next stop. the areas will also suffer. so this is the sign they are sending — suffer. so this is the sign they are sending. the way it is received is also _ sending. the way it is received is also clear. — sending. the way it is received is also clear, people are not scared. of course — also clear, people are not scared. of course it's scary but i think of course it's scary bu

to kyiv. begin with benjamin hall, live from the ukrainian capital with the latest. >> we have seen a significant increase in the number of attacks aimed at urban centers, residential centers today, by the russian forces and a concern that as tough as ukrainians have been so far, the russians are managing to push ahead. our correspondents and our colleague spoke with president zelenskyy, listen to the back and forth. >> spoke this week with president biden, how would you describe your conversations with the u.s. leader, and do you believe the americans waited too long to give ukraine the support you need to push back this russian offensive? >> we have good contact. i can tell the truth and it began after the beginning of this war, but we have it and appreciation to him and his team. >> no doubt that he wished he had been receiving these weapons and more support before the real invasion began, he did not get it, and now they are playing catch-up. but on the ground we are seeing the escalation h

translation: kyiv are the most im ortant translation: kyiv are the most important targets _ translationkyiv are the most important targets for _ translation: kyiv are the most important targets for rationale i translation: kyiv are the most | important targets for rationale and kharkiv. the aim is breaking us, our resistance. the united nations says nearly 700,000 people have fled ukraine, seeking safety in neighbouring countries. the flow of refugees is increasing by the hour. and, president biden will give his first state of the union address tonight — president zelensky urges him to send a strong and useful message. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 1am in the ukranian capital kyiv — where russian forces are closing in on the city. in the coming days — troops could lay siege to kyiv — cutting off food, water and other essential supplies. satellite images show a vast russian military convoy heading here, and russia's defence ministry, has urged citizens living near government buildings and other official sites, to leave their

kyiv time. but the humanitarian corridors that they are proposing in conjunction with that cease-fire, many of them actually lead out of the country through belarus into russia. as you can understand for most ukrainians that's a nonstarter after being bombed by the russians for more than a week now. they're not very well going to try their luck walking into russian territory. so i don't think many people here sadly have a lot of confidence that this cease-fire will be effectively implemented and that people will actually be able to be evacuated through these corridors. we've seen this before in mariupol, city of half a million in the southeast of the country, 200,000 people were ready to be evacuated, anderson. the shelling started again and the evacuation had to be cancelled. >> clarissa, i just want to follow up with you because it's confusing for people watching at home where locations are. correct me if i'm wrong. the attack we saw in irpin yesterday that we just showed again tonight of that

nick with the latest from kyiv. thank you. question. should displaying this symbol that you see on the door there, should it be illegal? german lawmakers are considering banning the use of symbols that express support for russia's invasion of ukraine and the letter z is widely associated with vladimir putin's war efforts. it's a common sight on russian military vehicles and pro-social media accounts. german intelligence agencies say that the letter has already been used at pro-war rallies here in the country. >> the letter c as such is of course not forbidden -- the letter z is not forbidden. but its use can mean approval of the war of aggression can be prohibited according to article 140 of germany's penal code. the russian war of aggression on ukraine is a crime, those who public he approve of it can make themselves liable to prosecution. -- publicly approve of it. brent: here is dw's local correspondent explaining what this ban could mean in practice. reporter: in practice, it means that it can be considered a legal to express your s

first, though, tell us you're on your way to kyiv. we now understand there's a curfew even throughout the day for the next two days. what are you expecting? >> so, first of all, yes, i'm coming from kharkiv, this town where unfortunately there are less journalists with the reason it's the second biggest town in ukraine. the students had to go. to me, somebody from kyiv was quite powerful to see and quite painful to see how much destroyed the city center is. the town is very big. so there are a lot of areas which were not shelled, but it's really the very severe damage to the central three -- just really show the kharkiv citizens they didn't surrender that's how they are punished. the situation is quite difficult on the outskirts of the city. the town is just 40 kilometers from the russian border. shelling is coming both from the russian borders but also from the russian troops nearby, which is just shelling anywhere they can reach. what is our concern, as we are all looking at kharkiv with this unfortunate feeling of the expectation t

into -- they fly over kyiv. all the guns stepping sticking out of every building and high rise building, it might be difficult. so it will take some time. on top of that, look, kyiv is a huge city. it's split in two by a big river. it's not easy to swim circle it. and if you carefully look at what's happening in mariupol and other cities, they are smaller than kyiv, they are not capital cities, and they are still standing. so with conventional weapons, seizing kyiv is either huge mistake or a miscalculation, or a bluff. at the same time, we won't get our hopes up. it has become a war of annihilation, and it's a war for territory, not the people. so putin doesn't care about the ukrainian people and if he annihilates us, and gets the territory, he will be okay with that. so it's going to get ugly if they move close. if they move against kyiv, that's a separate question. because they plan to take it within 48 to 96 hours. so we are now on day 17, and they are not even close. the southern parts of kyiv, where i am,

that's certainly kyiv. but generally where we see them prioritizing the air strikes now, it's in the north. with the exception of mariupol, it's largely in the north. it's kyiv, it's still kharkiv. it's when we're talking about what they're doing, we know they've added private military contractors. we know that they're prioritizing some of their air strike activity there in ways they weren't doing before. and we know that they're considering other ways of reinforcing, as well as what i said yesterday is, we can see them make a concerted effort to try to occupy more territory in the area. reporter: can you explain what the reason would be for them sending troops from that group there? i'm with fox news. can you explain maybe the kefrpbs that the u.s. would have about -- concerns the u.s. would have about them sending those private troops to the region? and their reasons for doing it? sec. kirby: this is a group where the srog in her group is experienced -- vogner group is experienced. it's not a surprise tha