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SEVERAL KILLED AND INJURED IN NUCLEAR PLANT ATTACK - UKRAINE

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Updates from BBC correspondents in Ukraine and the region: Orla Guerin, Lyse
Doucet and James Waterhouse in Kyiv, Sarah Rainsford in Dnipro, Fergal Keane and
Joel Gunter in Lviv, and teams on Ukraine's western border

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2. Posted at 15:3715:37

DEFIANT UKRAINIANS RALLY IN OCCUPIED CITY

Olha Haysymova/FacebookCopyright: Olha Haysymova/Facebook

Hundreds of people - many with national flags of Ukraine and
blue-and-yellow ribbons - have rallied in the southern city of Melitopol,
which was occupied by Russian troops during the first few days of Moscow's
invasion, a local activist says.

Olha Haysymova posted footage of the demonstration in the city's Victory
Square earlier on Friday.

She said about 2,000 people were chanting "Glory to Ukraine!" and "Death to
enemies!" and also singing Ukraine's national anthem.

The footage has not been independently verified. No Russian soldiers were
seen at the reported protest.

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ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE

ReutersCopyright: Reuters

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, we know many of you have been
seeking answers to a variety of questions.

In the wake of the latest developments, we'll be putting a selection of
these queries to our Kyiv Correspondent James Waterhouse, Security
Correspondent Frank Gardner and, in light of events at the Zaporizhzhia
nuclear power plant, Sheffield University nuclear materials expert
Professor Claire Corkhill.

We'll be publishing the questions and their answers soon.

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4. Posted at 15:1515:15

WE'RE FIGHTING WORLD'S FIRST 'HYBRID' WAR - UKRAINE CYBER CHIEF

Joe Tidy

Cyber-security reporter

UnknownCopyright: Unknown
Ukraine websites were hit by a cyber-attack in January, which was blamed on
RussiaImage caption: Ukraine websites were hit by a cyber-attack in
January, which was blamed on Russia

The Ukraine cyber security authority says the country is fighting a war in
the cyber realm as well as on the ground.

It says it is facing constant cyber-attacks against its government and
infrastructure networks, with citizens as well as officials now being
targeted.

State Service of Special Communications Deputy Chairman, Viktor Zhora, says
his cyber defences are repelling most attacks - but that they are in an
unprecedented fight against Russia.

"These two wars [we are fighting] are part of this hybrid war. This is
happening first in history and I believe that cyber war can only be ended
with the end of conventional war and we will do everything we can to bring
this moment closer."

At the start of the invasion, the digital ministry launched the "IT Army of
Ukraine", which has been carrying out cyber-attacks on Russian targets
including attempts to disrupt transport and power networks.

The Telegram group for the army now has 270,000 members - but the ministry
estimates that there could be as many as 400,000 hackers fighting online
for Ukraine.

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5. Posted at 15:0915:09

'WOMEN WERE DESPERATELY PASSING THEIR BABIES TO BORDER GUARDS'

MashaCopyright: Masha
Masha and her daughter have become refugees since fleeing the conflict in
UkraineImage caption: Masha and her daughter have become refugees since
fleeing the conflict in Ukraine

Radio 5 Live has been hearing from women in Ukraine about their experiences
of the Russian invasion.

Vlada is 29 and has chosen to stay in Kyiv with her mother. The pair have
spent the last few days hiding in their home.

She says they are "trying to support each other and describe the feelings
that we have".

"Explosions got so close that our windows were shaking," she says.

Olesia is travelling to the Polish border in the hopes of finding refuge,
leaving behind her 83-year-old grandmother in Kyiv.

"She was mostly worried about us," Olesia says. "So she told us to go. Even
though Kyiv feels safe now, we don't know what it will be like in a week,
so we made a decision to escape."

Masha and her 14-year-old daughter have both become refugees and relocated
to Tel Aviv.

"We walked to the [Ukrainian] border and it was a terrible night. Pregnant
women, children and the elderly were stood there for hours," she says.

"Women were desperately passing their babies to border guards, because they
were freezing."

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6. Posted at 15:0315:03

MORE UKRAINE-RUSSIA TALKS PLANNED OVER WEEKEND

ReutersCopyright: Reuters
More than one million people have fled Ukraine since the invasion
beganImage caption: More than one million people have fled Ukraine since
the invasion began

Ukrainian and Russian officials are expected to hold their third round of
talks this weekend to try to end the fighting triggered by Moscow's
invasion.

"The third leg could take place tomorrow or the day after - we are in
constant contact," Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said.

The first round of talks saw officials from both sides meet on the
Ukrainian border with Belarus - with little breakthrough.

In the second meeting between officials, Russia agreed to the need for
temporary ceasefires in humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to escape
the fighting. But Ukraine said this outcome wasn't the result it was hoping
for.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously asked Russian
President Vladimir Putin for one-to-one talks, saying this is the only way
to end the war.

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7. Posted at 14:5414:54

POLISH 'ULTRA' FANS INTIMIDATE BBC AFRICA REPORTERS IN MIGRANT ARRIVAL TOWN

Peter Okwoche

BBC Focus on Africa TV

BBCCopyright: BBC
Peter Okwoche and his team have been reporting from the Polish border on
the refugee crisisImage caption: Peter Okwoche and his team have been
reporting from the Polish border on the refugee crisis

My BBC Africa colleagues and I have been intimidated by "ultra" football
fans in Przemyśl, in southern Poland, where we have been reporting on those
fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.

We had been hearing over the last few days that they had come into the city
to "protect" it from African and Asian refugees crossing over from Ukraine.

On Wednesday after finishing our day's reporting, our team, made up of me -
a black Nigerian - my white Irish producer and a black British cameraman -
decided to go out for dinner.

The first restaurant we went to said it was full, though it didn't look it
- the waitress suggested we could go to a bar up the road - but the moment
we got there, a woman ushered us out and said they were closed.

We ended up going to a pizza place.

As we left at about 20:00 local time we noticed about six men chatting
among themselves about 30m (100ft) away. Locals had said these were the
"ultra" fans patrolling the town.

The moment they saw us walking, they started towards us and quickly formed
a loose semi-circle around us.

"Where are you from? What're you doing?" two or three asked at the same
time. They weren't shouting, but we heard the menace in their voices.

When we explained we were journalists from London and with the BBC, they
mumbled to each other and at first said we could go.

We hurriedly moved away from them but then one of them shouted for us to
stop and ran over to check our ID cards.

As we walked back to our vehicle through the back roads of Przemyśl, we saw
several small groups of men. Some stopped and stared at us while others
just walked on.

In all a very unnerving situation.

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8. Posted at 14:4814:48

GERMAN CHANCELLOR URGES PUTIN TO STOP INVASION IN HOUR-LONG CALL

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has talked to Russian President Vladimir
Putin on the phone and urged him to halt all military actions immediately,
a German government spokesperson says.

Scholz also called on Putin to allow access for humanitarian aid in areas
where fighting was taking place.

During the one-hour conversation, the leaders agreed to hold further talks
soon, the spokesperson added.

EPACopyright: EPA
Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz met in person in Moscow last month, before
the invasionImage caption: Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz met in person in
Moscow last month, before the invasion
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9. Posted at 14:4614:46

FOREIGN LEGION'S UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS TRAVEL TO REGION TO HELP

Hugh Schofield

BBC News, Paris

France's Foreign Legion has given special authorisation for Ukrainian
soldiers to travel to the conflict zone to provide help to their families.

In the last few days 74 permissions have been issued, allowing Ukrainian
legionnaires to go off base for up to two weeks.

They may only go to countries neighbouring Ukraine in order to meet with
fleeing relatives. They do not have permission to cross into Ukraine, and
are certainly not authorised to fight.

In addition Foreign Legion spokesman Jean-Philippe Bourban said that around
20 Ukrainian legionnaires have disappeared without leave from their bases
in France since the start of the conflict.

It is not known if they have deserted in order to fight inside Ukraine, or
if they will seek retrospective authorisation under the new dispensation.

Founded in 1831, the 9,000-strong Foreign Legion currently has 710
Ukrainians, as well as 450 Russians. The spokesman said there was no
tension between the two groups.

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10. Posted at 14:3114:31

FLEEING KYIV: 'I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M A REFUGEE'

Tania SheverevaCopyright: Tania Shevereva

Tania Shevereva, 30, and her mother Iryna sought refuge in the mountains
when bombing began in Kyiv.

They travelled for 28 hours through Slovakia to reach Prague in the Czech
Republic.

Iryna has been with her British partner Jock Mendoza-Wilson long enough to
qualify under the UK government's scheme for people fleeing the conflict in
Ukraine.

But Tania, who worked as an art director in Kyiv, does not think she will
be able to join Iryna in the UK.

"Of course I want to be close to my mum. She has a problem with her heart
and she is crying all the time so I am worried about her," she says.

"When you are close, you can check and you can make her comfortable. But if
she is far away, I will worry much more."

As for so many, it is still sinking in how quickly their fortunes have
turned around.

"I still can't believe that I am a refugee because I have a very good
education. I had a very prestigious job in Kyiv. I won international
awards," she says.

"It is so hard to believe that now you are a refugee. You don't have
clothes, you don't have anything."

Iryna SheverevaCopyright: Iryna Shevereva
Iryna and her British partner Jock Mendoza-WilsonImage caption: Iryna and
her British partner Jock Mendoza-Wilson
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11. Posted at 14:2114:21

SAINSBURY'S CHANGES CHICKEN KIEV TO KYIV

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images
Chicken Kyiv is a chicken and garlic dishImage caption: Chicken Kyiv is a
chicken and garlic dish

The UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's has announced that it is renaming
"Chicken Kiev" as "Chicken Kyiv" - reflecting Ukraine's preferred spelling
of its capital city's name, as opposed to the Russian spelling used under
Soviet rule.

Sainsbury's has also announced that it will stop selling products that are
100% sourced from Russia, including vodka and black sunflower seeds.

It follows supermarkets Morrisons and Co-op which are also removing Russian
vodka from their shelves.

Sainsbury's says: “We stand united with the people of Ukraine."

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12. Posted at 14:1314:13

'BOMBED FOR THREE DAYS NON-STOP'

Cleared for useCopyright: Cleared for use

Ana Morari, from Leicestershire, has family in Izyum, north-eastern
Ukraine, who have been sending her updates.

Her cousin has a three-year-old baby and has moved to safety in Petrovs'kyi
in the east. Meanwhile, his mum, dad and brother are still in Izyum.

"My cousin has moved to safety, but the rest of his family didn't want to
leave Isyum.

"My aunty is a pharmacist. She's been working full time, but unable to go
to shops.

"They are absolutely trapped. They’ve been bombed for three days non-stop.
They're in a shelter.

"Russian news say Izyum is a military strategic point. Maybe it was 100
years ago. It had one weapons factory which was closed 30 years ago.
However, the Russians are saying this is what needs levelling down.

"Now they're firing on blocks of flats, on homes, on schools. One warehouse
has been shelled. They have nothing there.

"We're looking at how we can help get supplies to them. They asked for
diapers etc. In the same cellar, there are kids. My uncle is very ill, not
very mobile.

> Quote Message: Many don’t want to leave because there are gangsters ready
> to raid their flats and homes. Now they’re stuck. They can’t even go out"
>
> Many don’t want to leave because there are gangsters ready to raid their
> flats and homes. Now they’re stuck. They can’t even go out"

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13. Posted at 13:5613:56

HOW TO ACCESS BBC IN RUSSIA DESPITE RESTRICTIONS

BBCCopyright: BBC

As we reported earlier, access to the BBC's news services have been
restricted in Russia.

The BBC Press Office has now issued a statement on how to get around these
restrictions.

It says circumvention tools - such as the Psiphon app (available on
Android, iOS, Windows, Mac) - can be used to access the BBC's website.

It also says the Tor Browser has a dedicated BBC site. The Tor Browser is
privacy-focused software used to access the dark web.

With that, or similar browsers, such as the Onion Browser for iPhones, you
can access via this URL.

Below are links to access BBC News in Ukrainian, Russian and English via
Onion:

* BBC News in Ukrainian:
https://www.bbcweb3hytmzhn5d532owbu6oqadra5z3ar726vq5kgwwn6aucdccrad.onion/ukrainian
* BBC News in Russian:
https://www.bbcweb3hytmzhn5d532owbu6oqadra5z3ar726vq5kgwwn6aucdccrad.onion/russian
* BBC News internationally:
https://www.bbcweb3hytmzhn5d532owbu6oqadra5z3ar726vq5kgwwn6aucdccrad.onion

Here is the advice in Russian:

BBCCopyright: BBC
BBC Press Office statement on BBC website - RussianImage caption: BBC Press
Office statement on BBC website - Russian

And below in Ukrainian:

BBCCopyright: BBC
BBC Press Office statement on BBC website - UkrainianImage caption: BBC
Press Office statement on BBC website - Ukrainian
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14. Posted at 13:3813:38

BREAKINGRUSSIA IS USING CLUSTER BOMBS IN UKRAINE - NATO

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says there is evidence Russia is
using cluster bombs in its invasion.

At a news conference, he told reporters: "We have seen the use of cluster
bombs and we have seen reports of use of other types of weapons which would
be in violation of international law."

He also says the Western military alliance would not set up a no-fly zone
over Ukraine - nor send its troops there - but promises other help to Kyiv
and urged President Vladimir Putin to end the invasion immediately.

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15. Posted at 13:3013:30

REFUGEES' TREACHEROUS 36-HOUR JOURNEY TO REACH POLAND

VITALII TATARYNOVCopyright: VITALII TATARYNOV

Vitalii Tatarynov has travelled from London to Poland on a mission to
rescue his 18-year-old sister Anna, and mother, Viktoria, who fled there
from Ukraine.

The women had just spent 36 hours on a treacherous journey from the central
Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.

Anna and Viktoria travelled through military checkpoints and huge, snaking
traffic jams to cross the border.

Now, instead of searching for a place at university, as she had hoped, Anna
is a refugee.

"It would be great to come to the UK, because this country has many more
possibilities to have a better life," she says.

Vitalii wants to bring them back to the UK with him - but the 18 months he
has spent living and working in London isn't long enough to qualify for the
UK government's extended family refugee scheme.

"There are requirements from the government that I need to have the settled
status to be allowed to bring my family to the UK so I can take care of
them," he tells the BBC over a video call.

"It would be really nice if they can live next to me and I can help them on
an everyday basis, rather than sitting and wondering if they are OK."

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16. Posted at 13:1913:19

KHARKIV: MY CITY IS BEING SHELLED, BUT MY MUM IN RUSSIA WON'T BELIEVE ME

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OleksandraCopyright: Oleksandra

Oleksandra has been sheltering in the bathroom of her flat in the
north-eastern city of Kharkiv with her four dogs since the shelling began.

The 25-year-old has been speaking regularly to her mother, who lives in
Moscow, Russia.

But during these conversations - and even after sending videos from her
heavily bombarded hometown - Oleksandra is unable to convince her mum about
the danger she is in.

"I didn't want to scare my parents, but I started telling them directly
that civilians and children are dying," she says.

She adds that even though her parents worry about her, "they still say it
probably happens only by accident, that the Russian army would never target
civilians. That it's Ukrainians who're killing their own people".

Oleksandra says her mother repeats the narratives of what she hears on
Russian state TV.

Read her full story here

OleksandraCopyright: Oleksandra
Oleksandra's dogs have been a source of support during the bombingImage
caption: Oleksandra's dogs have been a source of support during the bombing
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17. Posted at 13:1413:14

HOW DANGEROUS WAS THE ATTACK?

As we've just reported, Ukraine says "several" people were "killed and
injured" when Russia attacked and seized control of the Zaporizhzhia
nuclear power plant.

The UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, says
that none of the safety systems at the plant were affected, and there was
no release of radioactive material.

But nuclear experts say the attack created a very risky situation.

If a reactor - the device responsible for generating energy in a nuclear
power plant - and the building housing it are damaged, the reactor could
overheat and lead to a core meltdown.

Radiation from the plant could then leak into the surrounding environment.
If people were exposed to this radiation it could cause severe immediate
and long term health impacts, including cancer.

Yet experts say that - although the attack was dangerous - there are
important differences between the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia plants.

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18. Posted at 13:0113:01

BREAKINGUKRAINE REPORTS DEATHS FROM NUCLEAR PLANT FIRE

ReutersCopyright: Reuters
An administrative building at the Zaporizhzhia plant was damaged by Russian
shellingImage caption: An administrative building at the Zaporizhzhia plant
was damaged by Russian shelling

Several people have been killed or injured in the fire that broke out from
Russian shelling of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant, Ukraine’s foreign
affairs ministry says.

Employees are monitoring the Zaporizhzhia plant to make sure it’s operating
safely and radiation levels are currently normal, the ministry says in a
statement on Facebook.

But if the process for cooling the nuclear fuel inside the power units is
disturbed, there could be widescale radioactive damage.

“Thousands of people – including civilians who are currently unable to
evacuate the area near the plant due to ongoing shelling and fighting –
would be hurt by this,” the statement says.

In line with the reaction from the Ukrainian president, the ministry says a
nuclear disaster at Zaporizhzhia could be worse than previous accidents at
nuclear plants – such as at Chernobyl and Fukushima.

“Russia has consciously undertaken an armed attack on the nuclear power
site, an action that violated all international agreements within the IAEA
[International Atomic Energy Agency],” the statement adds.

The ministry urges the international community to help force Russian troops
out of the area, to ensure its safety.

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19. Posted at 12:5612:56

CHERNIHIV: FAMILIES HIDING UNDER DINING TABLES

Joel Gunter

BBC News, Ukraine

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Russia escalated its air campaign against Ukrainian cities on Thursday and
through the night into Friday, killing dozens of civilians in the northern
city of Chernihiv and continuing to lay siege to residential areas in
Mariupol and Kharkiv.

At least 47 people died in Chernihiv, according to Ukrainian emergency
services, after aerial attacks destroyed high-rise apartments buildings,
damaged clinics and a hospital.

"We can hear the sounds right now of air strikes nearby," said Chernihiv
resident Svitlana, 40.

On Friday morning, she was hiding under her dining table with her two
children, aged six and three, and her neighbours in a five-floor apartment
building.

Svitlana said an apartment building 500m away was destroyed on Thursday.

"There are no military targets here, there is only a cemetery, residential
buildings, clinics and a hospital," she said. "Why are they bombing us?"

Svitlana's apartment building sits just 50m from a children's hospital
which treats cancer patients.

She said children from the oncology ward of the hospital had been taken to
the shelter between the two buildings - but medical staff were not able to
create a sterile environment there, and were struggling to find a way to
evacuate the children.

Read the full story here.

ReutersCopyright: Reuters
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20. Posted at 12:5112:51

'REAL NUCLEAR TERRORISM' - UKRAINE'S ENERGY MINISTER

BBCCopyright: BBC

Ukraine’s energy minister says the nuclear power plant taken over by
Russian troops is being run safely by the existing staff.

But German Galushchenko tells the BBC that Russia's shelling of the
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant "is real nuclear terrorism".

"They shelled directly to the station - they know what they did," he says.

He is concerned that if fighting continues around the plant a missile could
hit the nuclear storage areas or others around Ukraine and cause an
"incredible situation".

He says this is a question of global security and asks for a no-fly zone -
designed to stop Russian warplanes - over Ukraine.

"We need to close the sky to be safe," he says. "Not just for Ukraine but
for the whole world."

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21. Posted at 12:4312:43

MANY VEHICLES HAVE SIGNS TAPED TO THE WINDOW - THEY JUST SAY 'CHILDREN' OR
'PEOPLE'

Sarah Rainsford

BBC in Kharkiv

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As soon as we crossed the checkpoint into Kharkiv this morning we saw the
queue: cars and buses, standing three or four thick on the road to get out
of town.

Some drivers crossed the central reservation, trying to jump the line that
went on for miles into the distance.

Many vehicles had handwritten signs taped to the window - they just say
"children" or "people".

A yellow school bus went past us, crammed full of pensioners, children and
women hugging plastic bags of their belongings on their laps.

Every so often there was a car flying a defiant Ukrainian flag. The man in
the car next to me had his open passport on the dashboard for rapid
checking by the army and militia at the many road blocks along the road.

We passed one small car with the "children" sign on the back and a white
T-shirt hanging out of the window.

But no one was going anywhere fast. These families had been on the road
since first light and the end of curfew, anxious to flee the shelling of
their city.

People told us it was a little quieter last night, so it seems some of
those who’d been too scared to leave their bunkers have now gathered their
nerve, got in their cars and headed out.

But they will spend hours in this traffic jam and they don’t know how long
this road will be safe for. While we waited at one checkpoint, we heard a
couple of explosions in the distance.

Most people here have no real plan, nowhere to go, no way of knowing how
long they’re even leaving for.

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A sign saying "children" and a white T-shirtImage caption: A sign saying
"children" and a white T-shirt
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