but inside, one of the commanders of the remaining ukrainian forces, the azov regiment, told the bbc. translation: if this city is controlled by russia, l it won t have a chance to exist. they destroy and terrorise they don t put money in. if ukraine can control it, it will blossom, because extraordinary people live here. we are builders, not destroyers. for those who ve escaped severe fighting and a humanitarian crisis, perhaps an opportunity to rebuild their lives. but the fear is more ukrainians will face a similarfate as this war spreads to more villages and cities. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. live to moscow and our russia editor, steve rosenberg. steve, can we talk about that appearance by president putin today that we just saw in the report? what
in the lviv strikes. towns in the south and east of ukraine close to the donbas area, and inland from the sea of azov were also hit. they re areas which have seen some of the fiercest fighting. let s hear now from mykolaiv, a city in southern ukraine, which, according to local officials, has suffered continuous rocket attacks since sunday morning. some people have fled but many elderly residents have been left to fend for themselves since they can t or won t leave. 0ur correspondent catherine byaruhanga went to the neighbourhood of kulbakino to visit those left behind. what s left of homes and lives. living rooms, kitchens, all destroyed. the people here were lucky to have survived after a shell hit their apartment block in the early hours of the morning in march. 72 year old tatiana michailovna
repeated across ukraine. translation: we were told, - if you hear a siren, you should go to the basement to hide. but we don t know whether this will save us, or we will die here. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, mykolaiv. let s hear now from lord richard dannatt, who was the head of the british army from 2006 to 2009. but we ve been speaking to him about his plans, along with his wife, to provide a home to a mother and son who have fled ukraine, seeking refuge in the uk. my colleaguejoanna gosling has been talking to him, and he explained how bureaucracy had made the process less than straightforward. a lot of people in this country have decided they would like to do something for ukrainian refugees and my wife and myself are sponsoring a couple who came from chernihiv, a city that was heavily shelled and
and we ve seen strikes elsewhere too. this is kharkiv in the north. it s also been experiencing shelling. 0fficials there say five people have been killed and 13 injured. this is a residential area in mykolaiv, in the south. it s near the port of 0desa. the governor there reports continuous rocket attacks this is the aftermath of one of them. for its part, russia says. the bbc can t independently verify this. 0ur correspondent catherine byaruhanga has been speaking to residents in mykolaiv. translation: it was so scary being there. | so scary. tatiana is here alone her husband and daughter died before the war.
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