with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit nearby between a block of homes. as the firemen worked, we heard the sound of more explosions. after a brief pause, they returned to the job, dousing the fire before anyone was hurt.
the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed - at his oxfordshire home. a 33 year old man from - liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. - no, fantastic. big ben bongs this is bbc news, the main story this hour: hundreds of people are fleeing the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling attacks. taiwan s president tsai ing wen has announced that all men will be required to serve
have you been affected by the shelling? we asked iryna antonenko why she was going. translation: we stayed this whole time and thought it - would pass, but when the home next to ours and my father s home was hit, it was too scary. at the train station, a mother and three daughters, carrying all they can in small bags and boxes. it s very difficult to leave, i love ukraine and my dear city, but we have to get out of here somehow now, elena selivanova told us. she doesn t know when she might see these friends again. everyone in this city has a painful choice to make. mac the desperate plight of the people of kherson there.
the bombs don t stop. while he waits for emergency calls. ..he checks if his wife and children are ok. then he heads out to evacuate those in need. in the few days that we ve been here, we ve seen the sentiment of relief that there was in the city after it was liberated from russian control in november change very quickly to one of fear and terror. when the russians withdrew, they pulled back to the other side of the dnipro river, and that s where they re continuously bombarding the city from. hundreds have begun to leave kherson. these roads leading out had been clear till christmas. have you been affected by the shelling? we asked iryna antonenko why she was going. translation: we stayed this whole
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories hundreds flee the ukrainian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. the hospital s maternity ward is among the locations hit. behind me is where an explosion took place just over an hour ago, five people were killed here, 20 were injured. every single day, there are people being killed in the city. pope francis says his predecessor, benedict xvi, is very ill, and he is praying for him.