lucy williamson bbc news, moldova.in critic, alexei navalny, has called on russians to stage daily protests against the invasion of ukraine. he described vladimir putin as a �*clearly insane little tsar�*. the russian authorities are continuing to crack down on independent news coverage of the conflict, blocking websites and taking a radio station off the air. caroline davies joins me from moscow. caroline it is clearly becoming much more difficult for ordinary people to get the truth about what is going on here. , ., ., on here. clive, the list of media organisations _ on here. clive, the list of media organisations and _ on here. clive, the list of media organisations and websites - on here. clive, the list of media organisations and websites that| on here. clive, the list of media - organisations and websites that have been banned by russia keeps on growing. the kremlin wants everyone to play by its rules and anyone who doesn't, it threatens with banning them. in particular, it has talked about the fact it wants its

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.for the millions remaining in kyiv, it has been an incredibly anxious week. many are seeking solace in the church. clive myrie reports from kyiv. >> ordinary people in an extraordinary war. a van load of old tires becomes a tank trap to snare russian troops. bottles for petrol bombs and wood for the fires as the volunteer defenders of ukraine wait for the enemy. >> what you see here is the people's attempt to self organize. we will not let this scum a into our lien -- land. we are tired of being afraid, so we are waiting for them. we will fight them with whatever we've got, even our barehands. they won't leave this place alive. >> but where does this confidence come from? it is based on a deep religious faith that god is on the side of ukraine. the splendor of the saint sophia cathedral. today, an interfaith prayer service for pce in the war with russia. waiting to speak is all of their monsieur a, a military chaplain, wearing the signal -- sydney of the people's army ovolunteers. [spe

lucy williamson, bbc news.re we go tonight, music is bringing relief to people sheltering from the russian bombing of ukraine. ♪ laura: a classical music band turned a metro station into a concert hall where ukrainians are hiding underground. if it was not for the war, the musicians would have been playing at an international assic using festival in ukraine. now, their audience is below ground athe war rages above. the mayor of mariupol in southeast ukraine says 5000 people have been killed since russia beg its attack on the city almost a month ago. he said 90% of its buildings have been destroyed and 40% very badly damaged. i am laura trevelyan. thanyou so much for watching "bbc world news america." ♪ narrator: funding for this presentati of this program is provided by... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from view

lucy williamson was there as residents set up barricades.hey are getting ready to meet the russian army, testing recipes for molotov cocktails and getting in some target practice. two weeks ago, danillo was in his final year of a law degree. now he is making home—made bombs with ukraine's civil defence force. when did you learn how to make molotov cocktails, he was asked. it seems it is an optional course for the fourth year of a degree, he quips. bogdan was in kyiv looking for work as a lawyer when the war began. translation: my family said i had to come back. because they needed my help. ukrainians across the country have met the russian aggressors with these weapons. a team here has been making two crates a day. we have got a lot better at it, bogdan says. translation: it is like making soup, you needj to do everything step—by—step. as the conflict enters its 15th day, the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, arrives in turkey with face—to—face talks with his ukrainian counterpart. the highest level meeting between the two countries s

lucy williamson, bbc news, lviv.the capital kyiv, russian forces are still being kept at bay by strong and determined ukrainian resistance. 0n the frontline are villages, where ukrainian troops have their defensive positions. jeremy bowen reports from one village which has been battered by artillery and cluster munitions just a kilometre from the russian lines. the russians released these pictures of a cruise missile launch from the black sea fleet. a reminder that they have a lot of firepower left. in the almost deserted villages between kyiv and the russians, reminders are not necessary. they've been battered. this is a village about an hour's drive west of kyiv. the ukrainians claim they have the russians on the run here. it didn't feel like that. these are the remains of russian cluster munitions dropped on friday evening. why are they hitting you here? because here many ukrainian warriors. and this is line of front, forefront. how far are the russians from here? 0ne kilometre from here. russian warriors, one kil

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.w since the invasion began. for months, vladimir putin denied repeatedly that russia would invade its neighbour. it means that today's awful reality is one that many ukrainians didn't think they would be facing. our special correspondent fergal keane has caught up with three people he met in the days just prior to russia's invasion. we didn't imagine this. explosion. that these streets of chernihiv, where we'd walked last month, would now be a place of fire. but even as we took a group photograph on the nearby northern border, the russians were close, getting ready. a thought that haunts our ukrainian producer, sofia. i couldn't believe that it's happened in the same place. when i was with you, i didn't believe at all. within a fortnight, sofia was a refugee, fleeing tojoin herfamily on the polish border. her daughter, anna, aged four, exiled but safe. now, from the polish city of krakow, sofia told me of life outside her country. every day and night, i think of what will be next, so i

lucy williamson, bbc news, palanca crossing, moldova.pend operations in russia, after mcdonald's, coca—cola and unilever announced they were pausing operations. moscow has accused the united states of waging an economic war on russia, after it banned russian oil. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, reports now on russia's increasing economic isolation. life is changing for russians. sanctions are making their country look very different. at mcdonald's, final orders. it's suspending business in russia over what it calls the needless human suffering unfolding in ukraine. customer alla believes the russian offensive is destroying russia's future. translation: it's very sad. it's notjust mcdonald's that's closing. all western businesses are shutting down. everyone who can is leaving. it is a symbol of the new times. we will be left isolated. back in the ussr, happier times, when mcdonald's opened up here. the fast food was slow, but only because of the huge crowds of customers. it felt then as if russia was getting an appetite for goo

lucy williamson was there as residents set up barricades. they are getting ready to meet the russian army, testing recipes for molotov cocktails and getting in some target practice. two weeks ago, danillo was in his final year of a law degree. now he is making home—made bombs with ukraine's civil defence force. when did you learn how to make molotov cocktails, he was asked. it seems it is an optional course for the fourth year of a degree, he quips. bogdan was in kyiv looking for work as a lawyer when the war began. translation: my family said i had to come back. because they needed my help. ukrainians across the country have met the russian aggressors with these weapons. a team here has been making two crates a day. we have got a lot better at it, bogdan says. translation: it is like making soup, you needj to do everything step—by—step. as the conflict enters its 15th day, the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, arrives in turkey with face—to—face talks with his ukrainian counterpart. the highest level meeting between the two countries

lucy williamson, bbc news, lviv.ocus of russia s invasion of ukraine has been on the frontline fighting and russian bombardments, ukrainians are also worrying about another threat — russian spies and saboteurs, trying to weaken the country from the inside. a month into the war, fear and suspicion loom large, as andrew harding reports from the southern city of odessa. siren wails. night fall in 0desa. the wail of an air raid siren. and in thousands of homes here, the dread. notjust of russian bombs, but of russian saboteurs. maybe even next door. a few nights ago, the police came to bogdan milko�*s small apartment. his neighbours had reported seeing a flashing red light. maybe a signal to russian aircraft. "it was my neighbours," he says. "they are scared about security. "i had to go to the police station and explain that i'm just a normal guy, i'm not trying to help the russians." as we leave his apartment, a crowd suddenly gathers around us in the dark, demanding to see our documents. "we have children," she says. "

our correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. times the long cold journey from ukraine ends here. in the emergency department of motor novels children hospital. within last week alexi has fled a war, left family and is living in a new country as a refugee. a high temperature almost counts as normal. around almost counts as normal. around a dozen refugee children arrive here every day, often suffering from dehydration or breathing problems. tanya came straight here from the border. her daughter sophia caught pneumonia on thejourney daughter sophia caught pneumonia on the journey in central ukraine. she spent two daysin central ukraine. she spent two days in intensive care. i am completely broken, she told me. they were bombing everywhere. it's horrible. it's why everyone is leaving. every eighth child in moldova is now a refugee and as the fighting creeps closer to mould of his border the number keeps rising. fewer than half the refugees arriving here actually stay on but that still enough to have increased mould of his population

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. let's get some of the day's other news. wounding an officer with a knife. it happened in the southern city of marseille. officials say the attacker was not known to the security services, had no previous criminal record, and his motivation is not yet clear. the united states has imposed sanctions on three russian companies and two russian individuals it accuses of helping north korea to develop illicit weapons. the measures were announced a day after washington and seoul said that pyongyang had been testing a powerful new intercontinental missile system. saudi arabia has placed a ten—year travel ban on the activist and blogger raif badawi, who was released from prison earlier this week, after spending ten years behind bars. he had been found guilty of insulting islam in his work, by calling for less religious influence on public life. human rights groups had criticised his imprisonment. refugee agencies say that behind every displaced person is a story, and these pictures perhaps serve to illustrate that point. this is a qu

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.nian cities, with more intense fighting reported in the northern outskirts of the capital, kyiv. air raid sirens went off for a second consecutive early morning in the western city of lviv. more intense fighting has been reported in the northern outskirts of the northern dummy capital kyiv. russian forces have advanced in the south of the country, capturing the outskirts of mariupol which has seen days of relentless shelling. that's it from me. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news, goodbye. hello there. cloud, wind, and rain moving in from the southwest will dominate over the next few hours. it's an area of low pressure that will gradually sit towards the west of northern ireland, that's where we will see the strongest of the winds and perhaps the heaviest of the rain throughout the day this sunday. elsewhere, there is a weak weather front which will produce some showery rain through central and eastern scotland and eastern england first thing. that will ease away, sunshine comes t

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.g, for the third day in a row, ukrainian officials say russian shelling has prevented civilians being evacuated from several cities across the country. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the capital, kyiv. there has been more activity there this evening. what's the latest, lyse? the night is quiet now, but these are very unpredictable times. a few hours ago, around six o'clock gmt the city was rocked by very loud explosions, no closer than we have seen over recent days, they are usually 10—12 miles away but it sounded like the russians were using much heavier ordinance. you can see the ukrainian surface to air missiles streaking across the sky. it suggests russia is intensifying its pressure on the capital, and even as the shelling continues to the north—west of the city, russia is in control of some of those towns on the approach is here to kyiv, and as we have seen they have intensified the attacks on irpin where so many refugees are trying to flee, raising quest

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. that's the situation in moldova.ening in poland. the numbers feel overwhelming. when you talk 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 comejust to poland alone, it's difficult to comprehend, but when you see what is happening on the ground, this is one border crossing. 0ne 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

our correspondent, lucy williamson, has more.nt of moldova's ignatenco children's hospital. within the last week alexey has fled a war, left family and is living in a new country as a refugee. a high temperature almost counts as normal. around a dozen refugee children arrive here every day, often suffering from dehydration or breathing problems. tanya came straight here from the border. her daughter sofia caught pneumonia on theirjourney from dnipro in central ukraine. she spent two days in intensive care. "i'm completely broken", she told me. "they were bombing everywhere. "it's horrible. it's why everyone's leaving." every eighth child in moldova is now a refugee and as the fighting creeps closer to moldova's border, the numbers keep rising. fewer than half the refugees arriving here actually stay on but that is still enough to have increased moldova's population by 4% in a fortnight. the equivalent of 2.5 million people arriving in the uk. even without any dramatic changes at the front line, we are approaching breaking point,

that report sent to us by lucy williamson.ee—day visit to europe, presidentjoe biden used a set piece speech in warsaw to appeal directly appealed to the russian people with comparisons between the invasion of ukraine and the horrors of the second world war as he called for vladimir putin to go. he was speaking in the polish capital warsaw where he had met ukrainian refugees and earlier referred to the russian leader as a "butcher". let's listen to what he said in a speech to crowds in warsaw. a dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never erase a people's love for a liberty. brutality will never grind down the will to be free. ukraine will never be a victory for russia. for free people refused to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness. we will have a different future, a brighterfuture, rooted in democracy and principles, hope and light, of decency and dignity and freedom of possibilities. for god sake, this man cannot remain in power. god bless you all, and may god defend ourfreedom. and may god protect our troops.

lucy williamson, bbc news, lviv.esume tomorrow in istanbul, russia says the time is not yet right for president putin to talk directly to volodymr zelensky. and no—one here that i've spoken believes these latest talks have much chance of success. that's it from lviv — back to you in the studio. ben, many thanks for that, ben brown reporting there. the los angeles police department says it hasn't yet received a complaint to investigate an assault by the actor will smith on the comedian chris rock at last night's oscars ceremony. shortly before collecting the award for best actor, mr smith climbed on stage and slapped mr rock, to the shock of the audience and millions of viewers around the world watching on television. the comic had made a joke about the actor's wife, jada pinkett smith. our north america correspondent david willis has more from hollywood. all smiles as will smith arrived at the oscars — this night was billed as his coronation as one of the greatest actors of his generation. an earlierjoke by host regi

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. lyse is here, our chief international correspondent.ecretary of state, he categorically ruled out the no—fly zone. for president zelinsky and his government, where does that leave ukraine? ., ., , , ukraine? exposed, dangerously ex - osed. ukraine? exposed, dangerously exoosed- we — ukraine? exposed, dangerously exposed. we heard _ ukraine? exposed, dangerously exposed. we heard again - ukraine? exposed, dangerously exposed. we heard again froml exposed. we heard again from president zelensky, who never minces his words although he is very grateful for all of the military assistance provided by nato partners, he told the west, he told them every ukrainian who dies from now on will be because of you, because you didn't come and help us. from his perspective i suppose he sees president putin breaking all the rules in the book and wonders why the west, nato allies cannot do more to help him. they nato allies keep saying, you are doing really well and we are doing what we can. in fact, the experts are looking at it and saying the airpower o

lucy williamson, bbc news, palanca crossing, moldova.ty and children's hospital has been destroyed in a russian air strike, in the city of marry—oo—pol. in a russian air strike, in the city of mariupol. the attack happened while a ceasefire was supposed to be in place. meanwhile, a ceasefire held in the city of sumy — in eastern ukraine — allowing thousands to flee to safety. and, heineken has become the latest big brand to suspend operations in russia in protest at the war, following in the footsteps of mcdonald's, coca cola, and pepsi. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. this week starts off on a cold, chilly note for many of us, but temperatures have been rising as the week's worn on, in fact, we are staying in the very mild theme for the rest of the week, certainly for the working week, but it will become more unsettled with breezy, even windy conditions and also rain at times. now, we've got high—pressure to the east of us over the near continent, low pressure to the west over the atlantic. it's drawing up so

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.the right to live and work in poland for 18 months. the refugees will receive the right to access free healthcare and education, as well as social benefits. it's received support from all political parties. there is overwhelming sympathy here in poland for the ukrainians, the refugees and against russia, against the war in ukraine. there is a real bond that poles field with their neighbour ukrainians. and they've performed extraordinary feats as polish society in terms of welcoming ukrainians because, as you mentioned, the number of refugees is actually 1.6 million have crossed into poland. we think there's probably about one million refugees still in poland because some will have already left poland and gone on to other countries. but this legislation was crucial because this is the biggest refugee crisis that poland has faced, certainly since the second world war. the numbers are overwhelming. so what this legislation does is it legalises the state and right, legalises the stay and r

lucy williamson, bbc news moldova.a administration who joins us from virginia. there have been argument over than no—fly zone and they doses we will not have one and president zelensky says there should be one. 1milli one and president zelensky says there should be one.— there should be one. will nato chance there should be one. will nato change its _ there should be one. will nato change its position? _ there should be one. will nato change its position? no. - there should be one. will nato change its position? no. and l change its position? no. and this is why president biden very early on back in 2021 said that the united states would not get involved militarily. a no—fly zone sounds antiseptic, it sounds like a protection measure but let's be clear, it would involve us fighterjet fighting russian fighterjets fighting russian fighter jets and fighting russian fighterjets and then the us fighterjets having to engage in russian forces on the ground who are operating missiles and that would be extremely escalatory and

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. more anti—war protests have been taking place in russia.on in st petersburg. russia has clamped down on any protests against its military action in ukraine, with thousands detained since the start of the invasion. still to come a bit later in the programme, we'll look at why the russian oligarch roman abramovich has announced his plans to sell the english premier league club chelsea. but first, china's government has so far avoided taking sides in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. it abstained in a un vote during a special emergency session of the un general assembly to deplore russia's aggression in ukraine. the resolution is not legally binding, but holds moral weight and demands the immediate withdrawal of its forces. on tuesday, the chinese foreign minister expressed beijing's willingness play the role of a mediator, during a call with his ukrainian counterpart. a chinese readout from the call says china has "always advocated respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries" and "china calls on ukraine and

lucy williamson, bbc news, lviv.ernihiv with her mother, grandmother and five—year—old sister as it turned into a war zone. we are very grateful for your time. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. i wonder if i ask you first of all if you could tell us what it was like for you and your family when bombs started to rain down out of the sky near to your home?— near to your home? thank you for havin: near to your home? thank you for having me- _ near to your home? thank you for having me- we — near to your home? thank you for having me. we were _ near to your home? thank you for having me. we were very - near to your home? thank you for having me. we were very scared l near to your home? thank you for - having me. we were very scared when we heard the sound of bombs approaching and we were also, we have experienced a lot of mistrust with russians stop because in the beginning they said that they would only target military objects. that is why our family moved from our house, which is located just three minutes away from mi

lucy williamson, bbc news, lviv. president biden's been talking in the last few minutes.vladimir putin was counting on being able to divide nato, being able to separate the eastern flank from the west, being able to separate nations based on past history. but he has not been able to do it. we have all stayed together, and so, ijust think it is so important that we, poland and the united states, keep in lockstep how we are proceeding. joining us now is michael bociurkiw, who is a fellow of the atlantic council. let's start of the talks in poland. we know president biden is meeting his counterpart and has met the ukrainian foreign and defence minister. what can these talks achieve, do you think?- minister. what can these talks achieve, do you think? well, there ma be a achieve, do you think? well, there may be a political— achieve, do you think? well, there may be a political unity _ achieve, do you think? well, there may be a political unity amongst i achieve, do you think? well, there l may be a political unity amongst the western allies but what also unifies them is a la

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.ce to spread what it calls "fake" information. the conflict in ukraine cannot be referred to as a "war". vladimir putin calls it a "special military operation". anyone convicted could receive a 15 year prison sentence. access to the bbc, and other independent news websites and services, is also now restricted, following action by russia's media regulator. caroline hawley has that story. facing growing international isolation, growing pressure, president putin can't and won't travel far himself these days, but he did find time today to attend remotely a ceremony inaugurating a new passenger ferry. and claimed that russia had no ill intentions to its neighbours. he warned them not to escalate tensions and he said russia would continue to develop, in spite of sanctions. anyone not towing the kremlin's line is now being silenced. "no war," the last words of a final gathering of staff at tv rain, once a symbol of independent, liberal journalism. they resigned live on—air and left viewers wi

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.ial military operation". in the last three weeks, thousands of people have been detained for protesting against the war. but there is strong support among some, for the reassertion of russia's influence in the region. our moscow correspondent, caroline davies, reports. upbeat music. scroll through russian—run social media, and these are the sorts of videos you might see. upbeat russian patriotism, as the country becomes more isolated. in russia, even cheese can be political. the owner of this factory posted a video on social media praising president putin. his business wouldn't exist if the russian leader hadn't put sanctions on european cheese. some are already bound economically to the kremlin's success. translation: in 2011, - i was going out with a poster saying, "putin, go away." i didn't support the president then. i was thinking our country was going the wrong way. but in 2014 he returned us crimea, started protecting russian products, started supporting agriculture. i changed m

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.day in a row, ukrainian officials say russian shelling has prevented civilians being evacuated from several cities across the country. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the capital, kyiv. what faith can anyone have in russia's proposed humanitarian corridors, given what they are doing to ukrainian civilians? what a misnomer. a humanitarian corridor which have turned into inhumane tunnels, where thousands of people in cities and towns across this country including on the edge of kyiv, who are desperate to flee. they tried on saturday but were turned back by russian shelling and tried on sunday and were turned back ijy tried on sunday and were turned back by russian shelling and what the red cross said were roads which were mined. today was a little bit better, there were six routes to safety, 2.3 russia belarus but despite the shelling of some 2000 people were able to leave irpin to the west of kyiv, another 2000 left mariupol which has been encircled for days. whe

lucy williamson was there as residents set up barricades.g recipes for molotov cocktails and getting in some target practice. two weeks ago, di nino was in his final year of a law degree. now he is making home—made bombs with ukraine's civil defence force. when did you learn how to make molotov cocktails, he was asked. it seems it is an optional course for the fourth year of a degree, he quips. bugtown was in kyiv looking for work as a lawyer when the war began. translation: ' , began. translation: g ., , began. translation: g ., translation: my family said i needed to come back — translation: my family said i needed to come back because _ translation: my family said i needed to come back because they _ translation: my family said i needed to come back because they needed i translation: my family said i needed to come back because they needed my| to come back because they needed my help. ukrainians across the country have met the russian aggressors with these weapons. aha, have met the russian aggressors with these weapons-— have met the rus

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lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.on his fellow citizens to stage daily protests against the ukraine invasion. he described vladimir putin as "clearly an insane little tsar". the russian authorities are continuing to crack down on independent news coverage of the conflict here, blocking websites and taking a radio station off the air. caroline davies joins me live from moscow. 0ne one wonders how difficult it continues to pay for ordinary people to get at the truth of what is going on in this war.— on in this war. clive, the reality is that the _ on in this war. clive, the reality is that the more _ on in this war. clive, the reality is that the more of _ on in this war. clive, the reality is that the more of these - on in this war. clive, the reality i is that the more of these websites are blocked, the less information thatis are blocked, the less information that is for russians to say about what is happening in ukraine. during the course of these closures, the kremlin have talked about the fact that if there is mor

lucy williamson met a family in a field hospital near lviv.of the images in this report are distressing. >> when alexander escaped from mariupol two weeks ago, he left his mind behind. still trapped in the cinema where he sheltered with his parents and hundreds of others. still in the apartment building hit by russian rockets. in the rebel land dead bodies they ran through, without even putting on shoes. his parents brought him, catatonic, to this israel he field hospital near lviv to unravel his trauma. >> it was constant bombing. planes went by every 10 minutes and dropped bombs on mariupol. people were falling and dying in front of my eyes. we buried people in gardens. >> but there are airstrikes here in lviv too. >> to the shelter please, everyone. just go. >> what must this be like after that? trapped in the cinema by russian attacks but they survived on scraps of food from locals, or ukrainian soldiers. boiling snow to drink. when supplies ran critically low, everyone without young children was asked to leave t save resources and give th

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lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.g, announced earlier this week that the uk would phase out imports of russian oil by the end of the year. our business correspondent, simon browning has been giving my colleague ben brown more details. the ukrainian government said they were shocked and had a sense of disbelief this morning when they found out that a tanker containing russian diesel was sailing river tames to a distribution centre close to london. —— the river thames. they are still buying russian oil and gas for the economy in the uk. we have seen the us banning them outright straightaway in the uk will stop importing russian oil and gas from the end of the year, from the end of december but the uk's energy mix is complex and it is forgot to all of a suddenjust remove complex and it is forgot to all of a sudden just remove russian complex and it is forgot to all of a suddenjust remove russian oil and gas immediately so this anchor arrive into the uk this morning, i spoke to an economic adviser to president zielinski w

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. tells us of the situation at the moldovan border with ukraine. i don't know what to say. i was at the board and myself today. it is lens of people coming into him in the same happens on the other borders. this country has already received over 200,000 people over only about half stay here. others moved to other countries in europe. in the overall tally of this enormous influx was 1.2 million. earlier today i received update every few hours but we are heading very quickly towards one and a half million. so, it is really escalating very quickly and for countries like moldova, particularly fragile outside the european union with few means and small population, the burden is very difficult to be here without more and faster international assistance. in moscow, the parliament has passed a law making it a criminal offence to spread what it calls the information. the conflict in ukraine cannot be referred to as a �*war.’ vladimir putin calls it a special military operation. anyone convicted

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.the club after the oligarch was sanctioned. lizzie greenwood—hughes is in our sports centre in salford. well, it is part of many developments, actually, today, which i am going to talk to you about, but it is interesting listening to your guestjust now, because i imagine that part of the point of the sanctions isn't just to make their lives uncomfortable, but i guess it is the hope that they then might tell mr putin that maybe he wants to consider his thoughts, because he is making their lives more difficult, but anyway, as you say, the premier league have disqualified roman abramovich as a director of chelsea football club. now, it shouldn't really make a huge amount of difference, because roman abramovich has already distanced himself from the club, he has effectively given it to the charitable arm of chelsea. they can still train, they can still play out their fixtures, but ordinarily disqualification of an owner would trigger the sale of the club. well, of course, roman abramovich

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.sanctions could cause the international space station to crash. they believe the measures could disrupt the operations of russian vessels servicing the iss. the russian section of the station weighs 500 tonnes and helps correct its orbit. more from ukraine coming up. a classic showers sky, bright cloud and skies and occasionally clouds towering high enough to drop some showers. sunday very similar, unsettled and breezy with showers across the uk thanks to this area of low pressure, at the moment the low pushing through an organised weather fronts that will be more persistent rain moving west to east overnight. the centre of the low will sit across ireland pushing north, very windy for the irish seacoast. thanks to the wind and rain we have a mild night ahead and through sunday the biggest question so quickly the weather front row sweep east and how heavy the rain may be. behind the front will make for quite grey skies first thing across eastern counties, patchy rain and it looks a lot

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. victoria has been helping ukrainians crossing into poland.. we have a web of volunteers who are helping to share housing for refugees as well as transport. we also have many people on hold to help with employment. do you advertise what is available from people in your country, that then goes out on facebook? people say yes, we want to come, we have not got transport, we need help, and then how do you put the people together? one of our volunteers, from the beginning of the crisis has shared her number on facebook and it has gone viral in the ukraine so we have many calls from people running away and as we are locating them based on our system we made with spreadsheets. it system we made with spreadsheets. it sounds a brilliant idea. _ spreadsheets. it sounds a brilliant idea. how - spreadsheets. it sounds a brilliant idea. how many i spreadsheets. it sounds a - brilliant idea. how many people have you helped and where have they come from? i have you helped and where have they come from?— they come from? i think almost all of them _ they come

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.ave left or fleeing ukraine. estimates a million people have left orfleeing ukraine. that is the top story on the bbc website. if you want to find out more information you can go to that. all the latest news including the sanctions and also the requisitioning and seizing of assets as well. more in—depth coverage on every development of this war. now, we're coming to that story in a moment. the us department of justice has announced the creation of a new task force to further restrain the finances of russia's oligarchs. the group will be dedicated to enforcing sanctions, export restrictions and economic countermeasures designed to freeze russia out of global markets. a senior adviser to congress on a sanctions joins me now from washington. we have the sanctions in place. this agency, it will be the sanctions and forces? then you task force _ sanctions and forces? then you task force is _ sanctions and forces? then you task force is not _ sanctions and forces? then you task force is not

our correspondent lucy williamson met the family at a field hospital near lviv.iupol two weeks ago, he left his mind behind, still trapped in the cinema where he sheltered with his parents and hundreds of others, still in the apartment building hit by hundreds of rockets. in the rubble and dead bodies they ran through without even putting on their shoes. his parents brought him, catatonic, to this israeli field hospital near lviv to unravel his trauma. translation: it was constant bombing. i planes went by every ten minutes and dropped bombs on mariupol. people were falling and dying in front of my eyes. we buried people in gardens. there are air strikes in lviv too. we need to go down to the shelter... what must this be like after that? trapped in the cinema by russian attacks, they survived on scraps of food from locals or ukrainian soldiers, boiling snow to drink. when supplies ran critically low, she says everyone without young children was asked to leave to save resources and give the children a chance. there was no way out. you could stay and die or you cou

lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. of the refugees have made their way to poland; some are being housed in reception centres near the border and others have been welcomed into the homes of local people. our correspondent danjohnson gave us this update from krakow in southern poland. still a busy situation at krakow train station, and the contrast of ukrainians who are queueing up for beds for the night, trying to find transport to the place that they want to get, and then at the same time you've got commuters milling about going through the station getting on with their day. there is a shopping centre above this railway station with all the usual sort of things that you would find in a shopping mall. and there is a huge volunteer effort and the pressure really is coming to bear now. the easy options have kind of gone. the people who had space to take in ukrainianfamilies, most of that has been used up in the last two weeks so now there is a difficult challenge to actually find more spaces. there is a campaign from the