in a moment, but in the last 48 hours, we have continued to see more air strikes taking place in the west of the country, in a city called lutsk, which isjust north west of here. a military airbase was struck there, we understand that some ukrainian soldiers were killed and we have not heard about any casualties for civilians, but that does make people here in lviv very nervous, because up until now this part of the country has remained untouched. we haven t had russian bombing or shelling, for example, there hasn t been any fighting, although people are desperately here trying to protect monuments, ancient monuments, the greek gods that exist, this is a world unesco heritage site, so people are very concerned. in the second world war, for example, it remained untouched, so they are worried, very, very worried, about russian bombardment and the kinds of things that we are seeing in other parts of the country and in and around kyiv for example, that it will happen to lviv. this is a cit
the number of people fleeing the war in ukraine is so high that the moldovan government says one in eight children is now a refugee. our europe correspondent lucy williamson reports. sometimes, the long, cold journey from ukraine ends here in the emergency department of moldova s ignatenko children s hospital. within the last week, alexei has fled a war, left family and is living in a new country as a refugee. a high temperature almost counts as normal. around a dozen refugee children arrive here every day, often suffering from dehydration or breathing problems. tanya came straight here from the border. her daughter sofia caught pneumonia on theirjourney from dnipro, in central ukraine. she spent two days in intensive care. i am completely
translator: it s happening now in ukraine, it s a crime and russia is the aggressor country. the responsibility for this aggression lies on p the conscience of one man, this man is vladimir putin. go and do not be afraid. she s half ukrainian, half russian. she said what s going on is genocide. if a lot of people stand up in big protests or even on the streets, essentially the critical mass will get this invasion thwarted in its tracks. that may be hopeful thinking because this is an extremely facing jail time. do we know where she is? reporter: we believe she s under arrest. her lawyer says she was arrested soon after this protest. we ve seen the tightening of freedom of speech on a
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i m lukwesa burak. barricades on the outskirts of kyiv, where they re preparing for an assault, possibly within days. we hearfrom the young ukrainian recruits at the checkpoints they ll be defending. i feel a bit scared because no one wants to die, even if it is for your country. a 3 way phone call between president macron, the russian leader and the german chancellor is described as difficult with the french saying putin did not show any willingness to end the war. poland s parliament has passed emergency legislation that allows ukrainians fleeing the war the right to live and work in poland for 18 months.
chilling possibility. the prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility. reporter: oren liebermann, cnn, at the pentagon. all right. in russia, a stunning act of protest that unfolded live on state-run television. take a look. with cameras rolling, a woman walks onto the set holding a sign that reads, quote, no war, stop the war, do not believe propaganda. they tell you lies here. the broadcast then quickly cut away to video. cnn has now learned that the woman was apparently an employee of the channel and her lawyer sent us this video, which she reportedly taped before her protest. translator: what is happen in ukraine is a crime and russia is the aggressor country and their responsibility for this aggression lies in the conscious of only one person. this man is vladimir putin.