ukrainian officials say there are no humanitarian corridors agreed for today to help people move out of devastated areas. our correspondent danjohnson is in the western town of lviv, where many ukrainians had been fleeing in the hope of safety, and in the last few hours he visited one of the places that was hit. this is where one of the missiles hit this morning. the authorities tell us that it is a tyre fitting garage, a place that looks after people s cars. they say this is not a military target whatsoever, but they have said three other military facilities were hit in this morning s air raid. it was about ten to eight when we heard the air raid sirens sound once again. there have been more air raids in the last few days, more alerts, but then it was about 30 or a0 minutes after the sirens that i heard the sound of something like jets overhead. it s not clear if the strikes were launched from fighterjets or if they were missiles launched from outside ukraine but i actually saw a coup
on residential areas. overnight there s been an intensification of the russian bombardment with multiple cities and towns across ukraine targeted by air strikes and shelling. five people have reportedly been killed and 13 injured in shelling of the city of kharkiv. in mykolaiv, near the port of odesa, the governor reports continuous rocket attacks. of the shattered city of mariupol, ukraine s foreign minister has said. this morning, the government of ukraine s eastern luhansk region, has said that four civilians in a car trying to escape the town of kreminna have been shot dead by russian forces. for the second consecutive day,
factories and depots prior to launching his ground assault. so i would see this as being one operation being more carefully planned than the chaotic operations from belarus down to kyiv which characterised the first month of this war. in characterised the first month of this war. , ., this war. in terms then of where the balance lies this war. in terms then of where the balance lies in this war. in terms then of where the balance lies in the this war. in terms then of where the balance lies in the strength - this war. in terms then of where the balance lies in the strength of- this war. in terms then of where the balance lies in the strength of both | balance lies in the strength of both sides, how much could the mariupol change that? you have said obviously if they take that, it won t enable the russian troops to be freed up to go elsewhere. does it put rusher then in a stronger position? it does in overall terms. then in a stronger position? it does in overall terms. i then
with president putin s forces intensifying activities in the east. in kharkiv, ukrainian health officials say five people were killed and 13 injured after russian forces shelled buildings in the centre of the city. translation: you know| when a dog hears a bang, it starts to tremble all over even if the noise is far away? i m like that now. everything every part of me is trembling. authorities in mykolaiv say shelling has been unyielding. rockets fell one after the other as ukrainian forces tried to block russia s attempts to advance on nearby 0desa. the country s leadership is bracing itself for more attacks today, but talks have already started on what happens when the shelling stops. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has spoken to the head of the international monetary fund it s expected the country will ask the imf and g7 countries for $50 billion to help it rebuild. but the reality is, no
but still it shows what the level of damage can be, and the fact that people can get caught up in these attacks. 0ur correspondent sean dilley reports now on the encirclement of the south eastern city of mariupol. it is an early signal from the russians to ukrainian authorities. this is the aftermath of five missile strikes reported in the centre of richard in the centre of lviv. the port city of mariupol has not been taken yet, not technically. ukrainian troops, who had until recently defended the now occupied streets, are held up in the city s vast azovstal steelworks, despite an ultimatum by president putin s forces to surrender no later than yesterday. russian troops know that ukrainians are waiting inside, ready to welcome them with guerrilla tactics in their last stand for the strategic port city.