hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching context on bbc news. pressure steps up its assault on ukraine and more cities around the country coming under ——. the mayor says russian schelling is infecting very high casualties and the civilian population there. hundreds of workers brought an access road to a ukrainian nuclear power plant as russian forces advanced in the area. and the russian billionaire announces he is selling chelsea football club promising to donate the proceeds to victims of the war in ukraine. tonight tonight with the context, the democratic strategist mary ann marsh and russian expert and liberal democrat candidate edward lucas.