three weeks in and despite the continuing diplomacy, kyiv is a city on edge. nowhere is safe. this russian aggression is spreading westwards towards lviv, until now relatively safe city. and after 18 days, this missile attack on ukraine s international centre for peacekeeping and security, a0 kilometres north of lviv and 20 from the polish border, well, that marked and escalation. many are trapped in cities under heavy bombardment and ukraine is facing a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. as the conflict enters its 19th day, russia s forces step up their campaign to capture ukraine s major cities. siren wails in kyiv, the sounds of artillery and sirens are ever present. russian troops are on the outskirts of the capital and getting closer. at least one person dies and 12 are injured
and after 18 days, this missile attack on ukraine s international center for peacekeeping and security, a0 km north of lviv and 20 from the polish border, well, that marked an escalation. many are trapped in cities under heavy bombardment, and ukraine is facing a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. as the conflict enters its 19th day, russia s forces step up their campaign to capture ukraine s major cities. siren wails. here in kyiv, the sounds of artillery and sirens are ever present. russian troops are on the outskirts of the capital and getting closer. at least one person dies and 12 are injured after a russian air strike on a block of flats in the north of kyiv. jeremy bowen witnesses the aftermath in a city feeling this war more and more.
relatively safe city. and after 18 days, this missile attack on ukraine s international centre for peacekeeping and security, a0 kilometres north of lviv and 20 from the polish border, well, that marked and escalation. many are trapped in cities under heavy bombardment and ukraine is facing a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. as the conflict enters its 19th day, russia s forces step up their campaign to capture ukraine s major cities. siren wails in kyiv, the sounds of artillery and sirens are ever present. russian troops are on the outskirts of the capital and getting closer. at least one person dies and 12 are injured after a russian airstrike on a block of flats in the north of kyiv. jeremy bowen witnesses the aftermath in a city feeling this war more and more.
maybe, as you suggest, something as horrific as chemicals puts them over the line. i hope we don t find out but we may well. richard haass, thank you very much. again, we have to talk about refugees and long-term situations for them as the numbers in the millions keep growing. our thanks to ed luce as well. as the fighting in ukraine enter its 19th day, some are looking ahead to how this war ends and fear where russia could set its sights next. the new york times reports what troubles officials is that mr. putin may double down and expand the fight beyond ukraine. in private officials express concerns that mr. putin might seek to take moldova, another soviet republic that has never joined nato and is considered particularly vulnerable. there is renewed apprehension about georgia, which fought a war with russia in 2008, that today seems like a test run for the far larger conflict playing
three weeks in, and despite the continuing diplomacy, kyiv is a city on edge. nowhere is safe. this russian aggression is spreading westwards towards lviv until now, a relatively safe city. center for peacekeeping and security, 40 km north of lviv and 20 from the polish border, well, that marked an escalation. many are trapped in cities under heavy bombardment, and ukraine is facing a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. as the conflict enters its 19th day, russia s forces step up their campaign to capture ukraine s major cities. siren wails. here in kyiv, the sounds of artillery and sirens are ever present.