towards the outskirts of the capital, their progress in the north has been slower than in the south. they ve faced serious logistical problems, with many vehicles reportedly running out of fuel, as well as strong ukrainian resistance. our first report this evening is from jeremy bowen in kyiv a warning it contains some flashing images. just after dawn, another attack hit a residential area in kyiv. ukrainian forces say they are keeping russian artillery out of range, but missiles can be fired from russia, and they are harder to stop. it was another harsh day. in the besieged city of mariupol, a theatre was hit, where the deputy mayor says civilians were sheltering. it isn t yet clear how many were in there when it was destroyed. siren blares and by mid morning in kyiv, sirens and smoke on the horizon from the ukrainian counterattack, trying to push back the stalled russian offensive to the north west.
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are present, but not necessarily in control. russian troops advancing towards the capital have been slowed down by attacks from ukrainian forces and hampered by serious logistical problems. but they are now believed to be preparing for an assault on kyiv. as russia s bombardment continues the united states, britain and the eu have all announced major moves to clamp down on imports of russian oil and gas. we ll have more on that in a moment. but our first report this evening is from jeremy bowen in the capital kyiv. not many days might be left for civilians escaping the fighting north west of kyiv. on the way out of irpin towards the capital and along this section of the front, there were signs that a bigger battle is coming. since the war started, they ve been treating the wounded at a hospital about two miles
were also allowed to leave. but efforts to evacuate civilians from the besieged southern ukrainian port of mariupol have failed for a fourth day. this map shows the areas here in red where russian forces are present, but not necessarily in control. russian troops advancing towards the capital have been slowed down by attacks from ukrainian forces and hampered by serious logistical problems. but they are now believed to be preparing for an assault on kyiv. jeremy bowen is in the capital kyiv. not many days might be left for civilians escaping the fighting north west of kyiv. on the way out of irpin towards the capital and along this section of the front, there were signs that a bigger battle is coming. since the war started, they ve been treating the wounded at a hospital about two miles
this is bbc news, the headlines: ukrainian soldiers are digging in as they prepare for an assault on the capital. russian troops advancing towards kyiv have been slowed down by attacks from ukrainian forces and hampered by serious logistical problems. civilians who ve been trapped in besieged towns and cities have been scrambling for safety after a temporary ceasefire. america has banned imports of russian oil and gas. the uk government quickly followed suit, setting out a plan to phase out russian oil by year end. the eu said it would cut gas from russia by two thirds over the same period. poland says it s ready to put all of its russian made mig 29 fighter jets at the disposal of the united states in an attempt to help ukraine fight russia s invasion. the us state department said it s surprised by poland s decision and a pentagon spokesman said the proposal was not tenable.