when russia invaded ukraine, people flocked to social media to see for themselves what was happening, and support poured in from across the globe. scammers seized new opportunities to profit by making and sharing fake videos, spreading lies and stealing identities. i ve seen thousands of dollars in bitcoin donated into fraudulent wallets. this particular wallet has a total balance of over 90,000 us dollars. money that would have gone to charities, instead stolen by criminals. they were soliciting several of my followers for money. as russian tanks rolled into ukraine, president zelensky vowed to stay and fight.
and others will need a lifetime of care. well, these patients now face a 20 hourjourney to the west of here with the kind of injuries that they have. and what that tells you is the critical need the ukrainians have to free up hospital space here and to the east, where they re getting ready for a major russian assault. and in the suburbs, i m told of an extraordinary story of rescue from mariupol. nastia drove 200 miles south through russian lines in search of her parents, trapped in the siege. it was seeing the hopelessness and despair that made her go, she says. she found a city in ruins, a people reduced to scavenging to survive. the family managed to escape underfire. now, nastia s mum 0xana, safely in another city, calls her daughter a hero. and she tells her
the archbishop of canterbury the most senior cleric in the anglican church condemns uk government plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda. and a special report on the desperate shortage of vital medicines in sri lanka as doctors warn of an impending medical catastrophe. it s six in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in mariupol in ukraine where ukrainian forces are still defying russia s ultimatum to surrender or be killed. ukraine s prime minister denys shmee hal says the port city has not fallen, despite weeks of relentless attacks by russia.
church the archbishop of canterbury has strongly criticised the government s plan to send some people who ve arrived illegally in the uk to rwanda. in his easter sermon, justin welby said it posed serious ethical questions, and was the opposite of the nature of god . but a cabinet minister said the archbishop had misunderstood the government s aim, which was to combat people traffickers. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool reports. happy easter to all of you. lovely to see you. in his most important sermon of the year, the archbishop of canterbury dealt directly with the issues of the day, drawing attention to the pressures felt by many here struggling with the cost of living, and calling on russia to commit to a ceasefire and withdrawal from ukraine. but he also talked of serious ethical questions about the government plan to send asylum seekers overseas. it cannot carry the weight of our national responsibility as a country formed by christian values.
daughter, i wanted to kneel before you. nastia says their escape got them back from hell. but tens of thousands remain trapped amid mariupol s last stand. tom bateman, bbc news, dnipro in central ukraine. as we ve been hearing, russia is now focusing on the east of ukraine and people living in these areas are under constant threat. since the war began, thousands have fled but many elderly people have decided to stay put. clive myrie has been to the village of serhi yeevka near donetsk to talk to some of them. there is a storm brewing in the east. the ukrainian military are on the move in defence of the homeland. the landscape flat, open country, perfect for heavy armour. as russia readies to seize the donbas region. the road signs proving