prime minister borisjohnson said more than a thousand visas had now been issued. and he said that number would climb very steeply as the uk welcomes ukrainians fleeing the war zone: what you are seeing is a catastrophic situation in ukraine where the numbers have continued to grow and it has been necessary for us to respond to the immensity of the challenge, and i think it s entirely right that we should have an offer that is as generous as possible, as light touch as possible, as light touch as possible, but i think it s also important that we have checks and people do understand that when you have got large numbers of people leaving a war zone, some of them still armed, leaving a war zone, some of them stillarmed, perhaps leaving a war zone, some of them still armed, perhaps not all of their identity is completely clear, their identity is completely clear, their motivation completely clear, it s responsible to have checks.