Ukrainian widow: My baby and I were kidnapped

 

Viktoria and her baby have been waiting for nearly 50 days to get a UK visa.

Her husband and twelve-year-old daughter were killed by Russian shelling while fleeing Chernihiv.

She and her baby were kidnapped by Russian troops the following day and held in a basement for over three weeks, before they were freed and escaped to safety in Poland

Ukraine drone footage shows scale of destruction in Chernihiv

 Aerial images show the scale of destruction in Chernihiv following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The northern city lies in ruins with the landscape dotted with destroyed Russian military equipment, evidence of a chaotic retreat

Chernihiv is silent, after having been under constant attack from Russian forces

 

People in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv were under constant attack from Russian forces – until suddenly, they withdrew.

The BBC's Stephanie Hegarty has spoken to Juli, a volunteer who helps distribute food and humanitarian aid there. She recorded a video diary during the weeks that the city was partially surrounded, when large parts of it were destroyed.

No-one really believes that the Russians have gone for good, she says, and that means the silence itself is scary.