this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. multiple explosions are heard in the western city of lviv smoke rises over the ukrainian city as russian rocket attacks continue. president biden visits poland, where he met ukrainian refugees and addressed crowds in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin. for god s sake, this man cannot remain in power. with the continuous missile attacks in the capital kyiv and surrounding areas, we assess the destruction left behind. in other news, a ferry operated by p&0 has been detained in northern ireland because of fears about staff training.
as you say, people who thought they could seek refuge here in lviv and the west of the country. nowhere right now feels safe, and that is why we are seeing an outflux into neighbouring countries that we have not seen the speed and scale of since world war ii. and do aid agencies like yourselves have the resources needed to be able to help them? or is there only so much that can feasibly be done? it s both, unicef has been here for years. we are sending trucks and trucks of medical supplies, surgical supplies, obstetrics supplies, because mums are having babies in bunkers, to 50 hospitals across the country. watertablets, generators, blankets, child protection teams. it s a huge response, but given the scale of the need, given the indiscriminate attacks that continue, it s very, very difficult to meet and guarantee the safety of children, whether they are being bombarded or they are in cities where the humanitarian corridors keep being disrespected for agencies like unicef and others.
this is bbc news 7 welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. multiple explosions are heard in the western city of lviv smoke rises over the ukrainian city as russian rocket attacks continue. president biden visits poland where he met ukrainian refugees and addressed crowds in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin. for god sake, this man cannot remain in power. with the continuous missile attacks in the capital kyiv and surrounding areas we assess the destruction left behind.
of the moment. as russian forces continue to pummel key ukrainian cities but is his final stop at his european trip to show unity in the face of russian aggression for the president will depart for the u.s. shortly after. we will bring you that speech live what happens, gillian. space and bring our next guest part of the bi- person group lawmakers who traveled to the polish ukrainian border to see the humanitarian cost of russia s assault up close for joy join a pennsylvania publican congressman brian fitzpatrick s but he serves on the house foreign affairs and intelligence committee cochairs the house ukraine caucus. sir, what do you make of these explosions and side lviv we ve seen this morning? yes, thanks for having me gillian. no surprise. nobody thought there is any territory this part of the nation of ukraine that would be off-limits to vladimir putin. he is coming dangerously close to the nato border, right where we were just about ten days ago were president biden is right
a little earlier lucy williamson who is in lviv gave us this update on the situation there. there have been five or six explosions across lviv. the mayor said there was significant infrastructure damage. the only confirmed target we have so far is the fuel storage depot. a short time ago, a fire was still raging inside the depot. we are hearing five people have been injured in the strike. what makes it slightly different from the other strikes we have had in the region is the location. the depot is less than two miles from the city centre, surrounded by cafes, restaurants, residential premises. any people in lviv told me over