and the us defence secretary, lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he s convinced his country would emerge victorious, in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. 0rthodox easter, this nation s most cherished moment now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defenders engage in what they see as their sacred fight to safeguard their homeland. translation: with the war . in ukraine, christ s resurrection symbolises life over death, victory over the enemy who came to try to conquer us and enslave our people. we see how our neighbour is morally bankrupt and how ukrainians are united like never before.
let s turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky s aides say he s been holding a meeting in the capital, kyiv, with america s top diplomat, antony blinken, and the us defence secretary, lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he s convinced his country would emerge victorious, in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. orthodox easter, this nation s most cherished moment now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defenders engaged in what they see as their sacred fight to safeguard their homeland. translation: with the war
united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank you - united states worried. tonight, they are very relieved. thank you very - are very relieved. thank you very much. that s all from us in paris, you can follow coverage throughout the night on the bbc news channel, or online at bbc.co.uk/news, but for now, back to clive in the studio. many thanks. ukraine s president zelensky has used his 0rthodox easter sunday message, to deliver a defiant address, saying he s convinced his country would emerge victorious, in the war with russia. he s been meeting the us secretary of state, antony blinken and the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, in the capital kyiv, to press for more heavy weapons to be delivered. from there, mark lowen reports. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. 0rthodox easter, this nation s most cherished moment, now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defender
intensifies attacks on the wider region of the donbas. it s believed 100,000 people remain trapped there. the last of the ukrainian resistance can be found at the azovstal steel works, a massive industrial plant, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. in the fog of war, russia s ferocious firepower is unrelenting. mariupol, once a thriving port city, besieged and broken. explosion the last bastion of ukraine s resistance is the azovstal steel plant, perhaps a few thousand soldiers and civilians in its bunkers and tunnels a patch of land holding out against one of the world s biggest armies. and now a rare voice from inside the nightmare. translation: this is our appeal to the world. - it could be the last of our lives, we are probably facing ourfinal
for his fellow citizens. the port city is still under heavy bombardment, as the russians intensify their attacks. the azovstal steel works has become the last centre of ukrainian resistance, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. in the fog of war, russia s ferocious firepower is unrelenting. mariupol, once a thriving port city, besieged and broken. explosion the last bastion of ukraine s resistance is the azovstal steel plant, perhaps a few thousand soldiers and civilians in its bunkers and tunnels a patch of land holding out against one of the world s biggest armies. and now, a rare voice from inside the nightmare. translation: this is our appeal to the world. - it could be the last of our lives,