of those 368,000, i want to bring in one of them now, a former member of parliament and ukraine. svetlana, welcome to you. i know you were forced to leave your country. tell me where you were living and what went through your mind as you were making your way out of the country. what did you see, and how did it make you feel? i left my my city, my home city kyiv, the capital of ukraine, but i didn t leave my country, and i prefer to be an active and responsible citizen and to do something useful here on the ground. i think that without the situation today, we would decide how the next century will develop, and we will either have justice or we will encourage the big nations for further assault, and i think all of us can do something. especially here on the ground, we can be useful. in what ways do you think you
to all russian planes and a ban on pro kremlin media. but italy s prime minister, mario draghi, is urging the eu to go further and to react with utmost determination as he describes the russian invasion as barbaric. british based multinational bp says it s exiting the nearly 20% stake it holds in the russian oil giant, rosneft. at the end of last year, that stake was worth about $14 billion. and in the last hour, fifa has announced that no international football will be played in russia, with home matches being played on neutral territory with no spectators. russia has also been banned from playing with their national flag and anthem following the invasion. back in ukraine, this is the latest map of russian controlled terrority. ukraine says it still controls all the cities, but there has been heavy fighting in the east in kharkiv. so far, the united nations refugee agency estimates 368,000 people have fled ukraine to escape the conflict. all of this as we await the talks between the
capital kyiv, an oil depot was also blown up close to the city last night. ukrainian media is reporting russian forces occupying the south of the country. the united nations refugee agency estimates 368,000 people have fled ukraine to escape the conflict. our correspondent angus crawford has all the latest. attacks continue across the country. attacks continue across the country. a mushroom cloud rises into the sky, an oil pipeline hit near kharkiv in the north east. in the city itself signs of a fierce defence, but still the russian forces come. ukraine s president again addressed his people. translation: last night was brutal in ukraine. i
in the east in kharkiv. so far the united nations refugee agency estimates 368,000 people have fled ukraine to escape the conflict. our first report is from nick beake, in kyiv. there was not much talk of peace on the streets of ukraine s second city. instead, kharkiv gave the warning of more to come if this conflict does not stop. earlier, locals in kharkiv had opened their windows to see russian trucks roll in. other vehicles in the sights of the ukraine military did not get far. and in the south of the country this was said to be a drone strike on a russian convoy at an airport. but some appealed to the hearts of the russian soldiers to end this misery. what are you doing, this woman asks.
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