hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has said if his remaining troops in the besieged city of mariupol are killed by russian troops, peace negotiations would be over. his warning comes as the mayor of kyiv cautioned residents to be wary of further russian missile attacks on the capital. vitali klitschko has urged those who have fled the city not to return following another strike on saturday morning. meanwhile, we ve heard in the last hour via the tass news agency that russia s defence ministry has said that if ukrainian forces still fighting in mariupol lay down their arms at 6am local time, their lives will be spared. our correspondent mark lowen reports from kyiv. russian revenge.
the rostov region, so it is important, not only psychologically but logistically to the russians to gain complete control, and that is an important caveat i am giving you there. they need to gain complete control over that area. anything lacking that, it is going to be a thorn in their side fighting a guerrilla regular campaign that i would expect is going to be conducted. expect is going to be conducted. ., conducted. so, if there are still pockets conducted. so, if there are still pockets of conducted. so, if there are still pockets of ukrainian i still pockets of ukrainian resistance, that is going to be still causing russian troops difficulty, even if they vastly outnumber them? difficulty, even if they vastly outnumber them? that is exactly ri . ht. you outnumber them? that is exactly right. you know, outnumber them? that is exactly right. you know, the outnumber them? that is exactly right. you know, the russians i right. you know, the russians are well experienced, his
this is bbc news a reminder of the headlines. the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it s taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the hollywood actor liev schreiber is currently in lviv after launching an ngo initiative to help those in need. my colleague reeta chakrabarti asked him what inspired him to get involved. i think like a lot of people back home, i ve been watching the news in ukraine and feeling a degree of helplessness. i don t think there is any doubt that there is a huge groundswell of support in the us for ukraine and the rest of the world as well. but it seems like people just don t know what to do. not everyone can justjump on a plane and come to lviv. some friends of mine who have some experience in humanitarian relief. they identify, verify and fast
an early morning strike on a military factory in kyiv by long range missiles. a message from moscow that russian troops may have retreated from the capital, but they can still hit hard. it came after ukraine says it struck and sank the russian warship the moskva, though russia claims it was caused by a fire. its pride of the black sea, now buried beneath it. well, the industrial complex that was hit is behind this wall. you can still see the smoke there in the distance from the explosion. now, ukraine shows every intention in this war of continuing and stepping up its fightback, and the fear here in kyiv is that russian retaliatory strikes might now intensify. a hint of normality was creeping back to this city, with shops reopening and people emerging from shelters. but now a reminder that the threat is still present, even from afar.
ukrainians that are left in what is left of mariupol. when ou look what is left of mariupol. when you look at what is left of mariupol. when you look at this, what is left of mariupol. when you look at this, do what is left of mariupol. when you look at this, do you - what is left of mariupol. when you look at this, do you see i you look at this, do you see potentially negotiation if russia does take this territory and the donbas area and, you know, the eastern territories? is it possible to say at that point whether they might be prepared to negotiate and whether kyiv will be prepared to negotiate? whether kyiv will be prepared to negotiate? you know, i think the russians to negotiate? you know, i think the russians are to negotiate? you know, i think the russians are looking - to negotiate? you know, i think the russians are looking for- the russians are looking for some type of victory they could essentially validate this terrible error that they embarked on here a couple