you must have heard as we did the explosion just in the past few minutes and i can see behind the foreign ministry here quite close to the centre of the capital the plumes of white smoke rising in the air. early this morning we also heard the emergency sirens sounding as well. what do you think ukraine should be doing now? idale what do you think ukraine should be doini now? ~ :. what do you think ukraine should be doini now? ~ :, :, : doing now? we have introduced martial law doing now? we have introduced martial law but doing now? we have introduced martial law but at doing now? we have introduced martial law but at the doing now? we have introduced martial law but at the moment. doing now? we have introduced . martial law but at the moment that people, ukrainians need to keep calm and keep a cool head as much as possible in these drastic times and this awful situation we are all in. at the moment ukraine is doing all we can, we are fighting back with all we have but i m afra
thank you, general sir richard us. thank you, general sir richard shirreff, a former deputy supreme commander of nato in europe. this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russia has invaded ukraine. missiles have struck key targets in the capital and the east of ukraine and there are reports of several deaths. president putin of russia issues this warning to the world. translation: whoever tries to interfere with us, - or threaten our country, should know that russia s response will be immediate and lead to such consequences that have never been experienced in history. it will be difficult, it will be tough it will be difficult, it will be tough but the fact is we are on our land, tough but the fact is we are on our land. it tough but the fact is we are on our land. it is tough but the fact is we are on our land. it is our tough but the fact is we are on our land, it is our country and we will defend, land, it is our country and we will
site. translation: russia has carried out strikes on our military - infrastructure and on our border guards and border detachments. explosions were heard in many cities of the ukraine. we are imposing martial law in all regions of our state. a minute ago, i had a telephone conversation with president biden. the united states has already begun preparing for international support. we need you to be calm today. if possible, please stay at home. seeing right across this country different rhythms of life now, the roads out of many of the major cities including here in kyiv are nowjammed with vehicles as people try to flee somewhere they believe they will be safer. and yet in other cities including here in the capital kyiv, people continue to go about
that we have to witness this in the middle of europe in the 21st century. it is unjust, it is unfair, clearly an invasion, an attack on ukraine, notjust ukrainian military but ukrainian civilians. we just had reports of a building being shelled where there are civilian casualties, children among them. it is war at its worst. : , :, , :, :, its worst. and you must have heard as we did. its worst. and you must have heard as we did. this its worst. and you must have heard as we did, this explosion its worst. and you must have heard as we did, this explosion in - its worst. and you must have heard as we did, this explosion in the - as we did, this explosion in the past few minutes and i can see behind the foreign ministry here, quite close to the centre of the capital, the plumes of white smoke rising in the air and, of course, earlier this morning, we also heard the emergency sirens sounding as well. what you think ukraine should be doing now?
that the military is still destroying military infrastructure of the ukraine. they are denying that they are carrying missile attacks on the cities or the residential areas but the report from the towns near kharkiv show thatis from the towns near kharkiv show that is untrue because there are already photos and videos of homes which were destroyed by the missile attacks from people there. and which were destroyed by the missile attacks from people there. attacks from people there. and we have any sense attacks from people there. and we have any sense of attacks from people there. and we have any sense of where attacks from people there. and we have any sense of where this - attacks from people there. and we have any sense of where this is - have any sense of where this is heading if you look at the military formations on the ground where the russian forces and heavy armouries are moving? are moving? russian forces are movin: are moving? russian forces are moving forward are m