says this migrant crisis could dwarf the last one europe faced, in 2015. in 2015 16, europe was shocked by 1 million people coming from syria. now, in four days, we already have almost1 million people. and ukraine has a0 million people. if the russians continue bombing the city in the way they are doing, if we re ukrainian, what do we do? each day at palanca, thousands make that same calculation. the same half solution to war. crossing a border might protect you from danger, it doesn t always protect you from fear. lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. in moscow, the parliament has passed a law making it a criminal offence to spread what it calls fake information. the conflict in ukraine cannot be referred to as a war .
forces captured ukraine s biggest nuclear power plant. the un s political affairs chief has said attacks on nuclear power facilities are contrary to international humanitarian law. the zaporizhzhia facility was shelled this morning triggering a fire. the authorities say the site is secure and radiation levels are normal. the ukrainian foreign ministry say several people have been killed and injured. the plant is in the south east of the country and the biggest in europe. president zelensky has accused moscow of resorting to nuclear terror and urged russians to protest. russia has escalated its air campaign against ukrainian cities throughout the last 2a hours. an official in the besieged port of mariupol has accused russia of trying to force it to surrender by creating a humanitarian crisis. he said the city was being shelled continuously. it s facing a third day without water, electricity, or proper sanitation. kharkiv in the north east has been reduced to rubble. and ukraine says a
and they have no idea what the future holds. there are people in cars trying to head out of the city while there is relatively little shooting, just trying to get to safety. that is the situation in kharkiv. many people throughout the uk and around the world have been wanting to send help and aid to various areas in ukraine. let me ask you what your appeal is asking for and how successful it has been so far. thank you. the scenes unfolding in front of our screens over the last week have been received with horror and shock across the uk. we launched our appeal yesterday, the disasters emergency committee, which brings together the 15 leading international aid organisations who
lyse is here, our chief international correspondent. we ve been talking a lot about that column of heavy armour heading this way, it seems to be bogged down, snow is thawing and it is stuck in mud, but it is still there, a present danger that everyone is worried about? you present danger that everyone is worried about? present danger that everyone is worried about? ., , , worried about? you say coming this wa , worried about? you say coming this way. that s worried about? you say coming this way. that s the worried about? you say coming this way, that s the big worried about? you say coming this way, that s the big question, - worried about? you say coming this way, that s the big question, this i way, that s the big question, this endless guessing game about vladimir putin, is he using itjust to have this ominous threatjust poised on the edge of the city, putting the entire city on edge as they watch the devastation across the city? city is encircled, people running out of f
nationalists have detained 60 citizens who were on their way to the humanitarian corridor that was established and forcibly transport them to a local school. these terrors are using civilians as a human shield and blackmailing the advancing forces of the donbas people s republic with their readiness to blow up a school full of hostages. these terrors are preventing the civilians wishing to leave the city from doing so. this practice is affecting not only ukrainians but also foreign citizens. the number of foreign nationals who are being forcibly held by ukrainian nationalists are shocking. this includes 3189 citizens of india, 0ptus 2700 citizens of india, 0ptus 2700 citizens of india, 0ptus 2700 citizens of vietnam, 202 citizens of china. this includes 576 indian citizens, 101 canadian citizens.