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Ukraine: New temporary ceasefire

Ukraine says Russia has agreed a 12-hour ceasefire to allow civilians to flee

We get updates on the fighting, and on the efforts to free people from Ukraine's besieged cities. We also hear about an attack that Ukraine says has destroyed a maternity and children's hospital in the city of Mariupol.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed another temporary ceasefire in cities including Sumy to allow civilians to flee. We hear messages from people who have managed to flee and from those who remain trapped.

We speak to foreign fighters who have travelled to Ukraine to join the fighting against Russia.

We hear from Russians about how their lives are changing as they face isolation because of Western sanctions over Ukraine.

(Photo: People flee near a destroyed bridge to cross Irpin River as Russia"s invasion on Ukraine continues, in Irpin outside Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022. Mikhail Palinchak/Reuters)

50 minutes

Last on

Wed 9 Mar 202217:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Mar 202217:06GMT

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