ukrainians to neighbouring countries. the russian currency has stumbled to a record low today as western sanctions begin to bite and there s been another round of sanctions announced both at the eu and in the uk parliament. we have all the very latest. for the first time in days, residents have been allowed out. the curfew in the city in place has been lifted. emerging from underground bunkers and basement into the sunshine, a chance to stock up on food and supplies. my my child is three years old and she is far away. me and my husband are unable to pick her up because we are underfire. tt unable to pick her up because we are under fire. :, , :, under fire. it was awful in the shelter because under fire. it was awful in the shelter because of under fire. it was awful in the shelter because of the - under fire. it was awful in the i shelter because of the conditions. no toilets, shelter because of the conditions. no toilets, no water, nothing. delegates from ukraine and russia ha
polling alone is handling 250,000 refugees. the eu says it is preparing for millions more to arrive poland alone. the rouble has tumbled to record lows against the dollar. there have been long queues at cash machines, russia s at stock and derivatives markets stayed shut and the central bank announced it was more than doubling the key interest rate to 20%. the un general assembly is about to, is holding a special session involving all 193 member countries, they have only been ten such occasions in the last seven decades. we will bring you that live but first let s get an update on events today from our correspondent tim moffat. emerging from underground bunkers in basements into the sunshine, a chance to stock up on food and
have spoken to mothers, grandmothers, people who have fled from their babies from the bombing, the fighting, they have spent days in underground bunkers where they were until they were able to get out. not using any kind of humanitarian corridor because we know that those have not been able to access in the last few days. these are the lucky ones. with me now is daria who managed to get away from parties in the north of the country. thank you forjoining us. you are from parties. what was it like before you fled? i you are from parties. what was it like before you fled? you are from parties. what was it like before you fled? i am a student and we are like before you fled? i am a student and we are terribly like before you fled? i am a student and we are terribly afraid. like before you fled? i am a student and we are terribly afraid. so - like before you fled? i am a student and we are terribly afraid. so we - and we are terribly afraid. so we went to lviv. and we are terribly af
trapped in the actual fighting and seeking shelter underground and those underground bunkers stop you very much forjoining us in the programme. just tell the reviewers for his own safety, we will not disclose his name. the russian forces have surrounded the city and have full control. have full control. hello. the situation have full control. hello. the situation is have full control. hello. the situation is even have full control. hello. the situation is even worse - have full control. hello. the situation is even worse than j have full control. hello. the - situation is even worse than you say because not only did they encircle the city and occupy it, and so we can see the russian personnel carriers and russian soldiers patrolling the streets of the city, we also have a full blockade in any supply routes and any movement of civilians. which is now prohibited by russians. several supply convoys
colleague in lviv. it situation? let s go to my colleague in lviv. situation? let s go to my colleague in lviv. it is nine days into the conflict colleague in lviv. it is nine days into the conflict and colleague in lviv. it is nine days into the conflict and there - colleague in lviv. it is nine days into the conflict and there is - into the conflict and there is almost a new normal. in the last hour and a half we found ourselves walking around the old town, the centre of lviv, suddenly sirens went off and the military became very visible and present. we were into this coffee shop here and we realise there are dozens of underground bunkers built during the second world war across this country and this telling of lviv, we went underground with so many others who were confused, concerned, frightened. there is a sense of anxiety and fear here and lviv is just 65 kilometres away from the polish border, it is meant to be relatively safe. this place has not yet been targeted by rus