continues, the bank of england is forced to step in again. let s start with the war in ukraine we ve seen a second day of russian missile strikes across the country. have a look at this map. it shows all the places that have been hit since monday morning. we ll take a closer look at the damage done in a moment. but first, let s look at the international response. an emergency meeting of g7 leaders that s the group of rich countries has warned russia that irresponsible nuclear rhetoric is threatening global peace. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, had this message. translation: i ask you to increase yourjoint efforts to help financially to create the air shield for ukraine. millions of people will be grateful to the group of seven. now this is the statement issued by the g7 after its meeting. these pictures released earlier by the russian ministry of defence show a little of what s been going on. more cruise missiles launched what they describe as a massive
Than 672,500 people have fled ukraine to poland since the war began last week. more than 99 thousand people crossed the border yesterday. my colleague yalda hakim is in lviv in the west of ukraine. it s become a home for tens of thousands of refugees fleeing violence my colleague yalda hakim joins us live from lviv. it has become a hub for the tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting and we are about 65 kilometres away from the polish border and that is where most of the people here are trying to make their way and those who have remained here are seeking shelter in hotels and other makeshift accommodation but nine days into this conflict, as you ve been reporting, it does feel like things are increasingly getting more intense and dangerous and creating a real sense of fear even in this very peaceful part of the country. there is the sense of anxiety that the worst is yet to come and that is also what we had
From the borders of our city for about 15, 20 kilometres in the southern and western part. for now they are almost surrounded, we are attacking them. so from your perspective you are winning this war? you know, we are winning this fight but not this war. not winning the war, and in the local morgue it s a struggle to keep up with the bodies, soldiers and civilians alike out in the cold. some survivors here are still too frail to be moved to safer ground. 250 casualties in under a fortnight. what would you say to the world? to the world? what is your message? close our sky, close our sky. we cannot work under the bombs, under the rockets. it s dangerous. you want a no fly zone enforced by the west? yes, of course. in the meantime, the russians stick to their familiar routine, shock and horror, almost no weapons
Of the country. today in the last 2a hours, we have heard about these reports in the northwest of the country, just north of here, and air base being targeted and four ukrainian soldiers being killed there. there is a sense that while it is relatively calm here in the west, that could change at any moment. there are no illusions that any part of this country is safe. thank you so much. president zelensky has rejected russia s unfounded claims that chemical or biological weapons had been developed in ukraine. in a video address, he also warned that russia would get the most severe sanctions response if it were to use such weapons. the us meanwhile said the allegations were intended to justify a potential russian chemical attack. with more here s our security correspondent gordon corera. the aftermath of a shelling in kharkiv. as russia s tactics become more
Too gruesome, no target off limits. the fear in civilian neighbourhoods like this one is that this is just the start, that because russian ground troops are being blocked from sweeping through this city they will now do what they have done in so many other parts of ukraine and simply intensify their aerial bombardment. and then what? this woman survived, but her city s fate remains unclear. andrew harding, bbc news, mykolaiv. joining me now for more from the city of lviv in the west of ukraine is the bbc s yalda hakim. as the fighting draws closer to where you are, have you noticed a change in mood among the people there? ~ ., , there? well, for in the past few da s, there? well, for in the past few days. there there? well, for in the past few days. there is there? well, for in the past few