let's look at this in more detail with stephanie prentice. hetorical support and ground supplies but it will not help with a no—fly zone. take us through it. we have heard — zone. take us through it. we have heard a _ zone. take us through it. - have heard a lot about this term no—fly zone and and there was calls for one intensifying and with that in mind it's worth clarifying exactly what a no—fly zone actually means. 0nline at least looking into it people are confused, non—military personnel seems to think it is a polite sort of thing like let's agree not to fly over here. in fact, it's active and what it would mean in wartime in this instance is if you fly over there, we will shoot you down, your plane will be shot down. in this instance, it means that nato planes would be shooting down russian artillery and planes. that of course comes with a huge concern about how president putin would react. it's a huge leap also for how —— for criticising him and giving economic sanctions to russia but this would position the west, nato thinks, right in

stephanie prentice, bbc news.e will bring you all of the angles on this story as we can, as we continues to try to take ground north of the country and also the east and in the south. more on the website, do stay with bbc news. hello. it is cold and frosty across the northern half of the uk where we have clearer skies and light winds. sunday morning starts off on that chilly note, but some sunshine on offer for much of the day. the lowest temperatures will be across rural scotland, perhaps as low as —8 during the early hours of sunday morning. further south we have more cloud across england and wales producing some spots of drizzle through the morning. cloud should tend to break up with more sunshine for many areas compared to what we saw on saturday. perhaps a bit more cloud for south—western england and into wales as well. further north, light winds and lots of sunshine on offer but towards southern england and wales, a breeze coming in from the north—east and that will take the edge off the temperatures. not fe

stephanie prentice reports. league, the english premier league, using saturday's matches to show support for ukraine in full view of the watching world. mixed messages in the chelsea stands as some fans it's cheered for owner roman abramovich, an alleged close contact of vladimir putin, something their manager stood against. we need ourfans to commit to this minute of applause, and there are meant do it for ukraine and there is no second opinion about the situation there, and they have our thoughts and our support, and we should stand together as a club. it is not the moment for other messages. off the pitch, the blue and yellow seen all over the world this weekend. ukraine's colour is being held aloft in paris in just one of 120 protests in france, as anti war protesters gathered to sing the ukrainian national anthem. solemn faces with a solemn message — stop putin, now. translation: the ukrainian | president is some kind of hero, he is a hero, i think that- the ukrainian people show us an extraordinary example

stephanie prentice, bbc news. a couple of related sports stories here.invaded and spent two nights sheltering in an underground car park before being able to get out of ukraine. yastremska said she was too emotionally drained to give her all in the final. a russian gymnast is under investigation because of what the international gymnastics federation called his "shocking behaviour" at the world cup in doha. after earning a bronze medal in the parallel bars final, ivan kuliak taped a letter z to his chest when he went to the podium to stand next to the winner, ukrainian illia kovtun. the letter z has become symbolic of russia's invasion of ukraine and has been seen painted on the sides of tanks and military vehicles. it's also being worn by pro—war politicians in russia. that's it for now. hello. the weekend brought as a lot of dry weather with variable amounts of sunshine but the cloud did tend to break up more later on sunday, so we've had clear spells through sunday night and that means certainly a cold start to monday morning. so, a widespread frost t

stephanie prentice reports.ith a stark letter on the side and back. the z scene he has since become ubiquitous as the conflict rages on. moving from the battlefield to being painted onto ordinary cars and vans, sprayed onto bus stops and even promoted on advertising boards in saint petersburg. on social media, there is debate over what the letter is being used to signify. some say it is a sign of nationalism, others are likening it to a swastika. some --eole likening it to a swastika. some peeple have — likening it to a swastika. some people have compare - likening it to a swastika. some people have compare this - likening it to a swastika. some people have compare this to i people have compare this to a swastika. i think it is a bad comparison. in the third reich, they also valued displays of loyalty, a swastika on uniforms and salutes etc and putin �*s regime also values that. experts are divided. one explanation is it is designed to identify russian forces and prevent friendly fire. another is the z is a tech

stephanie prentice, bbc news. sanctions, calling steps taken tantamount to a declaration of war, and ward the west of a wider conflict if a no—fly zone was set up over ukraine. mr putin has had his first face—to—face meeting with a western leader since the invasion began, having had talks with the israeli leader, naftali bennett, who has offered to mediate. stay with us, more coming up on bbc news. hello — it is cold and frosty across the northern half of the uk where we have clearer skies and light winds. sunday morning starts off on that chilly note, but some sunshine on offer for most of the day. the lowest temperatures will be across rural scotland, perhaps as low as —8 during the early hours of sunday morning. further south we have more cloud across england and wales producing some spots of drizzle through the morning. cloud should tend to break up with more sunshine for many areas compared to what we saw on saturday. perhaps a bit more cloud for south—western england and into wales as well. further north, li

stephanie prentice, bbc news.onth into the fighting, analysts believe russia is trying to encircle and cut off ukrainian troops in the east. one key russian target is the strategic port city of mariupol, which has been devastated by shelling. ukraine accuses russian troops there of forcibly re—locating thousands of civilians from the city, something moscow denies. but the bbc has spoken to one resident of mariupol, who says she was given "no option" but to leave, and was taken to the russian separatist held area of donestk and then onto russia itself. our correspondent, wyre davies reports. thousands of refugees have been able to leave mariupol, travelling in packed, bomb—damaged vehicles to the relative safety of ukrainian—held towns. but ukraine has now accused the russian military of forcibly removing thousands of residents to russia. irina, now staying with relatives near moscow, told the bbc about herjourney out. translation: one day, | the russian military came by and said that we needed to vacate our shelte

stephanie prentice, bbc news. of airfields ijy ministry that the use of airfields by other countries in ukraine's air force may be considered as participation of those countries in the conflict. citing the russian defence ministry, saying the use of airfields of other countries by the ukrainian air force may be considered by russia as those countries participating themselves in the conflict. as we were speaking there to the former prime minister of ukraine, the airspace above ukraine has become a major spot of contention in this conflict. anti—war protests are taking place this afternoon in central london. its been organised to demonstrate against both the russian invasion and the expansion of nato. we can find out more about that now. emily unia is at london's trafalgar square. what is going on there? i am actually in — what is going on there? i am actually in parliament - what is going on there? i —n actually in parliament square in westminster in central london. 0ne westminster in central london. one of the dem

stephanie prentice, bbc news.g ukraine. to those fleeing ukraine. british businessman andrew trotter joins us now from the romanian border town of siret. he has travelled from his home in london with medical supplies and aid. thank you for making time to talk to us. it must be pretty cold there. i saw you trying to warm your hands before we came on air. many people have been donating to charities and aid. what made you decide to leave the comfort of your home and go to the comfort of your home and go to the border to help? i the comfort of your home and go to the border to help?— the border to help? i heard there were connections _ the border to help? i heard there were connections going - the border to help? i heard there were connections going on -- - were connections going on —— collection is going on in london to be driven across the border. i have an office in my company in romania and i thought i would fly out to romania directly, by lots of goods there and put them on a truck to this border here in siret on

stephanie prentice, bbc news.with the first shipment expected to arrive within days. sharon barbour reports. boxes of potentially life—saving medical equipment brought here from across the north—east to be urgently sent where they are needed most in the world, to ukraine. this sent where they are needed most in the world, to ukraine.— the world, to ukraine. this is part of an absolutely _ the world, to ukraine. this is part of an absolutely huge _ the world, to ukraine. this is part of an absolutely huge network- the world, to ukraine. this is part of an absolutely huge network ofl of an absolutely huge network of donations and doctors across the uk to try to procure medical supplies, surgical supplies and life—saving medication and this is the result of basically a week's worth of asking trusts to come forward and help and they have done so very quickly and rapidly and now this is starting to become quite a lot, really! we might have to get another warehouse if this continues. for have to get another warehouse if

for more on this, i've been speaking to our reporter, stephanie prentice.es, this was a 90—minute video call with four russian journalists, and volodymyr zelensky speaking in russian, really trying to get across and accurate depiction of what is happening in his country. so he describes the scenes of abject destruction and he made a very clear point that russian—speaking communities have really been devastated by what has happened. on top of that, he really wanted to get across that what we are seeing in media, according to him, is not what is happening there, it's in fact way worse. he said that some smaller communities, like towns and villages outside major cities, have been, in his words, "wiped off the face of the earth," translation: guarantors will not sign anything - if the russian troops are in ukraine. why do i think that this war can be finished quickly and the only person that prolongs it is putin and those who surround him? because no guarantor, british prime minister boris johnson, us president joe biden, who will sit down for talks? who will s

stephanie prentice, bbc news. wants russian military units to cease any further steps in ukraine, that russia shall avoid action that will extend the war and make it more difficult to resolve and calling on russia to report back to the court, and then at specific times thereafter. but the key issue todayis times thereafter. but the key issue today is that the russian ambassador in the hague has told the international court that his government will not be participating in the proceedings, so the international court ofjustice proceedings, this dispute filed by ukraine against russia continuing without any russian presence. we hope now to return to nikolai who escaped mariupol some days ago, currently waiting for the rest of his family to be hopefully reunited with him, we are not saying where he is at the moment. we hope we can hear you this time. hello. yes, hello. great, iam hear you this time. hello. yes, hello. great, i am so pleased we can talk to you. i was asking you to tell our viewers how you managed to get

our reporter stephanie prentice is with me now.ng that this was directed at russian media in itself as a starting point? yes, this was a 90 minute video call for russian journalist with volodymyr zelensky speaking in russian trying to get across what is happening in country. he describes scenes of abject destruction and made a clear point at russian speaking communities have really been devastated by what has happened. on top of that he really wanted to get across that what we are seeing in media according to him is not what is happening and that it is a way worse. small communities have been wiped off the face of the earth in his words. translation: guarantors will not sign anything - if the russian troops are in ukraine. why do i think that this war can be finished quickly and the only person that prolongs it is putin and those who surround him? because no guarantor, british prime minister borisjohnson, us president joe biden, who will sit down for talks? who will sit? erdogan of turkey? who will sit down for talks if the russian

stephanie prentice, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. throughout the day. hello again. it has been a cold and frosty start to the day to day. for many of us it started off in sunshine. the rest of the week, it will turn milder, the win will change direction but rain at times in the west. that is what we have got today. weather fronts introducing rain and cloud through the day and look at how close the isobars are telling you it is going to be windy wherever you are. sunshine in the afternoon, cloud beckoning, introducing rain, preceded by a few showers and gusty winds as well. the black circles tell you what you can expect where you are. north and western isles, 60 mph or even more. temperatures, seven to 12 celsius, up from yesterday. they will be tempered by the wind. this evening and overnight, whetherfront the wind. this evening and overnight, whether front produces cloud and rain advancing east. it will be windy and at the end of the night, heavy and persistent rain in the west. with all of this going on, it is not going to be as co

stephanie prentice, bbc news. ukraine isa ukraine is a deeply religious country.ce. and they are supported by many priests in russia and across the world, the russian orthodox priests have signed an open letter calling for peace and condemning the war. they've described the war as a crime, they've called on vladimir putin to prevent and stop the bloodshed and the fighting. our religious affairs reporter harry farley reports. they are countries at war, but, here in durham, ukrainians and russians sit side—by—side. today is forgiveness sunday in the orthodox church calendar. as part of their ritual they bow, asking each other for forgiveness. i think it's the job of the church to speak up against power. my message would be, withdraw the troops, stop killing people. and it's notjust here that orthodox christians oppose the invasion. in russia, it's forbidden to call the conflict a war. but i spoke to one priest in moscow, who we're not identifying, who is clear about the reality. translation: what matters is that people die. _ many people lose their lives, and this i

stephanie prentice reports.ire. another is the z is for "zapad" a technical instruction meaning "west" in russian. another theory is that it stands for za pobedu, meaning for the victory in russian. the russian defence ministry has implied this on their social media, and others say that it stands for zelensky, a key target of the war. defence experts have called it wall marketing or tribalism, a symbol that doesn't exist in the russian alphabet being used to show loyalty. russian gymnast ivan kuliak is in trouble after taping the z symbol onto his top during a ceremony, after he was beaten by a ukrainian. a former olympian has been criticised after sharing the letter on her instagram. and social media users have condemned the photo of ill children in a hospice in kazan, standing outside in the snow to form a z. in some areas of the russian offensive, the v is being used, seen here on the official instagram some think that it means vostok, meaning east, others think that it means "power of truth". stephanie prent

stephanie prentice, bbc news.s that more than 11,000 people have been detained for protests against the war in ukraine and russia. a spokesperson for the group saying that the screws are being fully tightened, we are witnessing military censorship. you are watching bbc news. hello again. it has been a cold start with temperatures falling away to —6 across parts of scotland and northern england. we've started with a frost. it will be a chilly day for everyone. mostly dry with sunny spells. showers across the south—east are to fade. quite a bit of cloud across england and wales but it will continue to break up as it travels northwards. sunny skies across scotland and northern ireland will see more cloud around on a course of the afternoon. wherever you are today it will be breezy. tsese are the average wind speeds. the wind will be strengthening across north—west scotland, northern ireland and through the irish sea. temperatures today, it is a wee bit chilly for the time of year. temperatures around seven in lerwick

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