melena soon settles in, their host filling her home with warmth and welcome.e an angel. no, no, no, i'm normal. they are our friends, and everyone needs help, they will get it. as ukraine fights back, the answer here to russia's bombs is compassion and solidarity. perhaps putin underestimated that, too. mark lowen, bbc news, rzeszow, near the poland—ukraine border. lyse is here, our chief international correspondent. latest information explains why we are down here in_ information explains why we are down here in the _ information explains why we are down here in the basement. yes, information explains why we are down here in the basement.— here in the basement. yes, life has one here in the basement. yes, life has gone literally _ here in the basement. yes, life has gone literally underground - here in the basement. yes, life has gone literally underground in - here in the basement. yes, life has gone literally underground in kyiv,| gone literally underground in kyiv, this subterranean world, we are broadcasting down here in this basement bunker, and this is

melena soon settles in, their host filling her home with warmth and welcome., i'm normal. they are our friends, and everyone needs help, they will get it. as ukraine fights back, the answer here to russia's bombs is compassion and solidarity. perhaps putin underestimated that, too. mark lowen, bbc news, rzeszow, near the poland—ukraine border. in the next few hours, president biden will deliver his first state of the union address in the us capitol. the speech has been hastily rewritten in the last few days to focus on the war in ukraine and the us response. but he can't ignore the country's domestic issues — with inflation at a a0 year high. that's one reason why his poll ratings are at an almost record low. i'm joined now by michele swers in washington dc. she is professor of american government at georgetown university. great to have you on the programme. let's start with that, the record low approval ratings, the war in ukraine and an economy that's now being beset by rising oil prices. what will be the priority for president biden in this speech today? he

>> reporter: on the floor in one corner, we meet sonia and her 3-month-old daughter, melena. she has a brain tumor. it's a terrifying situation. we must stay underground and we don't know how long for, she says. i'm alone here at the hospital and my husband is at home with my other kid. for seven nights she has been sleeping on this floor, as the bombing gets closer. she's saying that the stress of the situation has meant that her milk has dried up and so she's now using formula for her daughter. with resources being diverted to deal with trauma injuries, parents are stepping in to help where they can. at one point, vallentin is feeding an unconscious child. he's saying that little baby there is his little boy, but he's helping with this child because their mother can't be here. i tell him he's strong, there's no other way, he says. god gives us strength. in this environment, the doctor offers his patients and their families whatever he can, but there are limits. >> it's really very challenging and very tough because we don't have good conditions for our patients. >> is this

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