this is bbc news — i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. barricades on the outskirts of kyiv — where they're preparing for an assault — possibly within days. president zelensky was asked about it today and he said if the russians, if president putin is determined to take kyiv hill have to raise the city to the ground. kyiv hill have to raise the city to the ground. we hear from the young ukrainian recruits — at the checkpoints they'll be defending. still no diplomatic breakthrough — talks are described as difficult — with claims president putin is showing no willingness to end the war. music and making music amidst the madness — we talk to some of the violinists trying