brutal the instructions from president putin are likely to be. let s speak now to our kyiv correspondent james waterhouse. james, we know you were ordered to stay inside for most of the night. what can you tell us about the situation there this morning? it was another anxious night for most people in this city, to be honest with you. many chose to spend it all were ordered to spend it on the ground, in metro stations, underground car parks, where we were, and throughout the night you could hear the frequent rumbling of artillery fire. this morning there has recently been another air raid siren, but it is eerie calm. there have been 50 reports of explosions and heavy gunfire, ukrainian forces say russian troops were trying to take on electricity generating station, which is part and parcel of
know. we think there is an expectation those people who have been leading the fight, if you like, who have been prominently anti russian, and there are plenty of them in ukraine, will be the people who will be looking for them. and people might be confused about why it seems that western allies do not do more. we have heard a lot about sanctions and about the effect those sanctions may or may not have. and they are amassing more troops, more firepower on the borders of nato, but we have to remember, ukraine is not a nato member and therefore we are unlikely to see soldiers on the ground in ukraine from those western allies? lt soldiers on the ground in ukraine from those western allies? it isn t auoin to from those western allies? it isn t going to happen- from those western allies? it isn t going to happen. we from those western allies? it isn t going to happen. we have - from those western allies? it isn t going to happen. we have heard l from those western allies? it isn t i goi
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further strengthen our posture and to respond quickly to and the contingency. there must be for miscalculation or misunderstanding. we will do what it takes to protect and defend every ally. what we will do what it takes to protect and defend every ally. and defend every ally. what the wests could and defend every ally. what the wests could do and defend every ally. what the wests could do is and defend every ally. what the wests could do is give - and defend every ally. what the wests could do is give ukraine i and defend every ally. what the - wests could do is give ukraine more help like this, these are and try to weapons provided by britain, downing street said more support was planned and nothing was off the table. there is clearly a strong appetite here at westminster and other european capitals to give ukraine more military kit to support an insurgency against russian forces. but ministers are absolutely clear there will be no uk troops on the ground, nora no fly there wi