residential premises. any people in lviv told me over and again, this is a safe refuge from the wall, and there are people here tonight who are still determined to believe that, even as it s getting harder and harder to do. at the end of a three day visit to europe, presidentjoe biden used a set piece speech in warsaw to appeal directly to the russian people, with comparisons between the invasion of ukraine and the horrors of the second world war as he called for vladimir putin to go. he was speaking in the polish capital warsaw, where he had met ukrainian refugees and earlier referred to the russian leader as a butcher . let s listen to what he said in a speech to crowds in warsaw. a dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never erase a people s love for a liberty. brutality will never grind down the will to be free. ukraine will never be a victory for russia. for free people refused to live in a world of
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.
this, that they are to go on with their life and provide shelter in places for people that are being attacked right now and have nowhere else to go. the community in lviv is accepting people that are cog by train, however they can get here. today s attack was especially jarring because for most of the conflict lviv has been a safe haven, that changed tonight. gillian: jeff, this is gillian. i spoke with the parliament a few moments ago and he believes that this attack on the facility today represents a direct message from putin to president biden as you reported just 50 miles away, well, the president is not 50 miles away but the polish border is 50 miles away. are you getting the sense from people on the ground there tonight that this is a sea change? jeff: yeah, and i think a lot of
its aid agency unicef has been working in the country to provide medical supplies and counselling to help those in need. joining me now from lviv is the organisation s spokesperson james elder. thank you forjoining us. your organisation has said that more than half of ukraine s children have been displaced. how severe a situation are they in? displaced. how severe a situation are they in? they are in war, more than half the are they in? they are in war, more than half the children are they in? they are in war, more than half the children in are they in? they are in war, more than half the children in a - are they in? they are in war, more than half the children in a month l than half the children in a month have had to flee their homes. that means fleeing under bombardment, under indiscriminate attacks. in cities suffocating with a lack of water and medical supplies. so it is grave, a deathly dangerous situation, as we continue to see indiscriminate attacks on those cities. as y
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.