the uk s visa scheme for refugees fleeing the war in ukraine has been branded a shambles and totally chaotic by the government s critics. some mps say those seeking sanctuary are being held up by bureaucracy or turned away and they ve been heavily critical of the home office response to the crisis. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from eastern poland where some ukrainian refugees are hoping to make their way to the uk. their long journey of life yields not peace but struggle, for 92 year old 0lena and her 70 year old daughter lyubov. etched on their faces, the barbarity of the elderly driven from their homes. a halting shuffle to get here, the british visa centre in eastern poland, trying tojoin family in the uk. they re safe, she knows it, but not yet at rest.
is in turmoil, with civilians being allowed safe passage to escape in some cities while, in another, a hospitalfor children and pregnant women is bombed. ukraine is having to lurch from apparent lulls in the conflict to being the target of ruthless violence, and no one knows when this is going to end. well, for now, that is all from me and the team in lviv. now it s back to huw in the studio. reeta, many thanks. and thank you to the team in ukraine. the uk s visa scheme for refugees fleeing the war in ukraine has been branded a shambles and totally chaotic by the government s critics. some mps say those seeking sanctuary are being held up by bureaucracy or turned away, and they ve been heavily critical of the home office response to the crisis. borisjohnson says almost 1,000 visas have now been approved, but there are at least 22,000 applications yet to be processed. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports
ukraine s president says that russia is guilty of a war crime after a children s hospital was bombed in the city of mariupol while a ceasefire was supposed to be in place. meanwhile in another city, uprooted civilians have managed to leave the town. you un calls the situation a dark historic first. the uk s visa scheme for refugees fleeing the war in ukraine, has been branded a shambles and totally chaotic by the government s critics. some mps say those seeking sanctuary are being held up by bureaucracy or turned away, and they ve been heavily critical of the home office response to the crisis. borisjohnson says almost a thousand visas have now been approved, but there are at least 22,000 applications yet to be processed. our correspondent mark lowen reports from eastern poland, where some ukrainian refugees are hoping to make their way to the uk.
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