trapped there, steve, they can t leave. what about the subway? steve mentioned that. we were reporting last week people were waiting on mile long lines to get on the subway to get out of the city. in parts of some cities subways are actually closed and being used as bomb shelters full time. one extreme case, one doctor hospital moved down, maternity hospital. they have moved underground entirely. so, as this is going on, as shelling and missiles are myth, babies are being delivered here in kyiv underground. steve: hey, to your point a moment ago where you were talking about russian oligarchs who are closely aligned with mro say hey, let s give peace a chance. that suggests that, you know, with the russian ruble plunging and the central bank there raced the interest rate from 9.5 to 20% today, which is extraordinary. it sounds like the rich guys aren t so rich when the whole
now, but it does seem like he s enjoying the moment. here, we have a spectacle in the united nations of the security council, almost helpless, powerless secretary general there, starting with an appeal from the heart, really, there, asking for to give peace a chance, and for there to be an appealfrom both chance, and for there to be an appeal from both the americans and the un, to president putin and the un, to president putin and from the ukrainian president and for him to come on television at the same time and declared that an invasion should take place imminently, really is a slap in the face to the west. they are basically looking helpless. it is not something that they seem to have been able to do to stop this invasion. it have been able to do to stop this invasion. this invasion. it is official now, absolutely - this invasion. it is official - now, absolutely extraordinary. the united kingdom representative is talking at the united nations, let s listen to that. the united nat
a special military operation in donbas. we will have more news on this breaking story. stay tuned, right here, to bbc news. this is bbc news, our top stories. reports of explosions in the ukrainian capital as vladimir putin announces a special military operation in ukraine. united nations security council holds an emergency meeting on ukraine, with the secretary general making a direct plea to the russian leader. russian leader. president putin, russian leader. president putin. step russian leader. president putin, stop your - russian leader. president putin, stop your troops i russian leader. president i putin, stop your troops from attacking ukraine. give peace a chance. a, , , ., attacking ukraine. give peace a chance. ,, ., ., , chance. more russian military hardware heads chance. more russian military hardware heads to chance. more russian military hardware heads to ukrainian l hardware heads to ukrainian border, as the us secretary of state says aggression can still be avo
children, for our families. as russian attacks grow in intensity, western leaders impose sanctions and condemn the violence. putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war. and now he and his country will bear the consequences. it s vital for the safety of every nation that putin s squalid venture should ultimately fail and be seen to fail. the un security council held a surreal emergency session to discuss the actions of one of its own. don t ask me questionsj when you are speaking. the current council president, a russian. as the secretary general called for peace. president putin, stop your troops from attacking ukraine. give peace a chance. too many people have already died. while leaders discussed, armed convoys rolled across ukraine. silence quickly became
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