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Programme. its friday, march 11th. fears are growing this morning that russia could be planning to use chemical weapons in ukraine. britain and the us have accused president putin of trying to concoct a fake story to justify carrying out a possible attack, such as claiming america has been developing chemical weapons for ukraine. meanwhile, there have been reports of blasts overnight in two cities which until now had avoided direct shelling — lutsk in the north west and dnipro in the south eas...

Survivors emerge from the wreckage of a hospital for women and children after what ukraine says was a russian attack. pregnant women were among the wounded, according to the local governor. there was supposed to be a ceasefire in place to let civilians flee mariupol. instead, they werent safe, even in hospital beds. here, the massive craterjust outside the building. the local mayor said this was utterly evil. translation: today the russian federation led by putin raided a peaceful city, shelled ...

With stinger missiles. so, what you are probably going to see is the -- the wounded that do get back are -- are in really bad shape, and somehow were prioritized. but what i am going to suggest, anderson, is -- i hate to bring it down to these gory details but medical professionals in the military actually calculate the number of wounded soldiers versus killed soldiers on a conventional battlefield like this. if you can get a wounded soldier back to the aid stations, you -- they have a 20% chanc...

Including women in labour — have been injured. the attack came while a ceasefire was supposed to be in place. elsewhere in the country ceasefires did hold, allowing more civilians to flee other besieged cities. our first report this evening is from our international correspondent, orla guerin. a warning — her report contains some distressing images. survivors emerge from the wreckage after what ukraine says the neck of the hospital for women and children, after what ukraine says was in her �...

Exactly, we are homeless in this moment. and we should handle basic things. we have no stuff, we have no money. we have no anything now. >> story of heartbreak shared by millions as the first shipment of unicef humanitarian supplies arrive today in lviv, including medical equipment and medicine to treat the wounded. more help will be needed in ukraine. its a latest on what is already an unprecedented refugee crisis globally. an estimated 80 million people are displaced around the world. with me ...

Well-known ukrainian intellectual who has taken up arms to fight the russians, as well as bandages to heal the wounded. and ive talked to the "new york times" moscow bureau chief about putins crackdown on the free press and what russians think of putins war. and paul krugman on whether china can or will save russias economy. but first, here is my take, russias invasion of ukraine is a seismic event, perhaps the most significant one in international life since the fall of the berlin war wall. thi...

Convoys of vehicles streamed out of the northeastern city of sumy. some people trapped just north of kyiv were also allowed to leave. but these buses, on their way to the southern city of mariupol from zaporizhzhia, returned empty—handed. ukrainian officials said russia had continued shelling the evacuation route — today making it impossible to evacuate anybody from the city under siege, where tens of thousands are trapped without power, water and supplies. as russias bombardment continues, ...

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, theyve been treating the wounded at a hospital about two miles from the russian positions. these are the men whose resistance blunted their initial offensive. "ive still got two legs," he said. "theyll fix me up, and ill fight on." the hospital director said th...

The future. >> top diplomats from ukraine and russia concluded peace talks making no progress while the ukrainian soldiers continued to fight on the outskirts of kyiv. we visited a hospital dealing with the new normal in some of these images i should warn you are graphic. >> reporter: they arrived and on the backseat they are taking some terrible hits trying to stop the russian troops from intruding in the ukrainian capital. the soldiers have just been shelled on the front line as they get close...

There appeared to be largely holding, while others trapped in the town of irpin, near kyiv, were also allowed to leave. but ukrainian officials accused russia of shelling an evacuation route from the port city of mariupol, in the south, where aid workers say tens of thousands of people are living in apocalyptic conditions. jeremy bowen begins our coverage from 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 ...