siren. this is hard to credit, to believe in the europe of 2022. people are just crushing all around me, trying to get onto these trains. the european union closes its airspace to russian airlines, and announces tough new sanctions on moscow. freeze russian money now! the concern is that, with the eu and the west taking all of this action, if vladimir putin feels on the back foot, what action might he take next? translation: top officials - of leading nato countries are making aggressive statements about our country. i therefore, i m ordering the minister of defence and the chief of the general staff to put
who want to get west as fast as they can, away from what they fear will be the advance of the russians. and there are thousands of people along this platform. can any train possibly take the number of people who are here? it seems very, very doubtful. there s an air of of desperation. it s quiet desperation, but no less real for that. yelling. the train to poland arrived. yelling continues. this is hard to credit, to believe, in the europe of 2022. people arejust crushing all around me, trying to get onto these trains. woman screams. a woman, a young mother
a city wide curfew has come into effect as people there brace for another night of attacks. i just saw one explosion lighting up the night sky, and throughout the day we ve had the blaring of air raid sirens warning people that explosions and attacks were to come. hundreds of thousands are desperate to leave chaotic scenes at one railway station in the west en route to neighbouring poland. this is hard to believe in the year of our 2022. people are just crushing all around me trying to get onto these trains. away from the frontlines international condemnation of russia s invasion continues, with protests taking place around the globe. perhaps a sign that western sanctions are maybe about to
the east. no good to the people standing around me who want to go west as fast as they can, away from what they fear will be the advance of the russians. and there are thousands of people along this platform. can any train possibly take the number of people here. it seems very doubtful. there is an error of desperation. quiet desperation but no less real for that. the train to poland arrived. this is hard to credit, to believe, in the europe of 2022. people are crushing all around me trying to get onto these trains. a young mother with a baby there screaming because everyone is getting on. this is not the
the train to poland arrived. crowd clamors this is hard to credit, to believe, in the europe of 2022. people are crushing all around me trying to get onto these trains. woman screams a young mother with a baby there screaming because everyone is getting crushed. this is not the result of any accident. it was created by mr putin s deliberate choice and it is they who must carry the burden. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv. more than 100,000 ukrainians have sought refuge in neighbouring poland. michael owen reports now from the 0wen reports now from the polish side of the border.