trying to restart a stalled attack. against the forces there. and even historically back to things like the first word war. there s a high proportion of senior officer casualties. yeah. got it. thanks very much for joining us. now we were talking about with stewart and we reported on the explosions here in lviv that the city mayor says are from russian missiles. it happened near the lviv airport. now joining me now from near the scene. more on what he s seeing. scott. let me tell you where we are now. just in western lviv. this is sort of a major choke point out of the city. we ll walk up a bit. because this bridge here is not a place that we re trying to spend a lot of time on. because previously, we had been told weeks ago that this would be a potential target for any russian missiles.
to russia. and a steep covid infections in the uk, close to one in 20 would have tested positive last week. russia is continuing it s assault on multiple fronts across ukraine, with one of the latest attacks a missile strike on an army barracks in the southern city of mikolyev. reports suggest at least 45 people have been killed. 0vernight, there was a russian air strike on an aircraft repair plant in relatively unscathed western ukraine, near the city of lviv. there were no casualties. lviv has been receiving hundreds of refugees from mariupol in the south, with many saying russia is trying to wipe the city off the face of the earth. after weeks under siege, and battered by shelling, it s soon expected to fall.
and a steep rise in covid infections across the uk. close to 1 in 20 would have tested positive last week. good evening and welcome. russia is continuing its assault on multiple fronts across ukraine, with one of the latest attacks, a missile strike on an army barracks in the southern city of mykolaiv. reports suggest at least 45 people have been killed. meanwhile, overnight, there was a russian air strike on an aircraft repair plant in relatively unscathed western ukraine, near the city of lviv. in relatively unscathed western there were no casualties. in relatively unscathed western lviv has been receiving hundreds of refugees from mariupol in the south, with many saying russia is trying to wipe the city off
safety of lviv. of course, this part of the country has not been impacted yet by bombardments. people see this as a way to get to other countries, to poland, to moldova, to hungary. they are making their way here about the city is also now helping to shelter about 200,000 people and the mayor says it is at capacity, they have been completely overwhelmed and they need more assistance. the fighting does continue. 0vernight we have heard horrific reports of children continuing to be killed in places like sumy in the north east of the country. the citizens of this country caught up in the fighting are looking for desperate ways to evacuate for those humanitarian corridors to be prorated. we did hear that some of those humanitarian corridors have been created, attempts over the last three days which have been unsuccessful so we will have to see how things develop
that s the kind of world they stand for, and which they hope can return for their children. fergal keane, bbc news, lviv. a large number of british veterans are travelling to ukraine despite warnings from the government and senior military leaders. many are expected to arrive at the front in the next few days. there was confusion when the uk s foreign secretary initially encouraged people to fight. some of the ex military men and women say they plan to provide medical support rather than take up arms. tom symonds reports. this is complete calm, peace and tranquillity, and where i m going is the living version of hell. but then for 15 years, hell was what i did. this is shane, ex soldier. he s been in combat. he works on a farm with other veterans providing experiences for children with educational needs. orat least he did.