Thank you so much for following our coverage from
#Ukraine
. We are only as good as the terrific teams of producers, video journalists and satellite engineers working with us. And we’re grateful that you also believe these are moments which matter to all of us.
Thank you so much for all your kind comments about BBC coverage. Behind faces you see & voices you hear is a terrific team of producers, engineers, video journalists, and advisors. Without their courage and commitment, we wouldn't be here.
#Kyiv
#UkraineRussianWar
Ukrainian refugee kids arrive in Italy, and start at local schools. On their first day they enter nervously. You won’t believe what the Italian kids did next …
This beautiful family doesn’t exist any more. Mykhailo Soloshenko, his wife Inna and son Yefrem were killed when a Russian tank fired on their car. Mykhailo was a Sumy University graduate - they confirmed his passing and released this photo.
Bridge at a
#Ukrainian
-Romanian border crossing.
Border guards left toys for Ukrainian children so that every child passing could take a toy with them.
#Ukraine
“Our love affair with
#Afghanistan
is fatal..we will be back” Hard to say goodbye to an old friend at
#Kabulairport
You made a difference
@bsarwary
by telling Afghanistan’s story to the world. Don’t stop .
Thousands fleeing their country, many fearing they’re losing their country.
#Ukraine
. Only 6 months ago we saw this, in very different circumstances, in
#Afghanistan
. What’s wrong with our world 🌎??
So honoured to receive “Broadcaster of the Year” from
@londonpressclub
. Journalism is never the work of one individual. That’s not being modest - it’s a fact. So was pleased
@tonyprod77
&
@DearZari
could go in my place. This is what I sent .
.. a message of thanks again for your kind comments about our BBC coverage from
#Ukraine
..some of us have left for a little while but many great colleagues are still on the ground across
#Ukraine
and beyond.
#UkraineRussianwar
This is Anastasiia Yalanskaya 🇺🇦
She was killed yesterday, just outside Kyiv, delivering supplies to a dog shelter that was without food for 3 days
The car she was in was targeted at close range
Yalanskaya stayed behind in Kyiv to volunteer as everyone fled around her
A tsunami of emotion, of respect for
#ShireenAbuAqla
, of rage over her killing. The journalists reporting with her that day say Israeli forces shot her dead.
I think this is the biggest national anger grief sadness since the death of Yasser Arafat, the second largest funeral in
#Jerusalem
in fifty years since 2001 when Faisal al-Husseini passed away.
Today many people got heartbroken
Many mothers cried
Many girls cried
Many young girls’ dreams shattered
We are not happy
Why we cannot be educated
The whole world send girls to schools
It’s only in Afghanistan that they are not allowed
#PenPathGirlsEduCampaign
#Afghanistan
....the saddest of goodbyes to George...a great broadcaster, kind colleague, thoughtful journalist and a wonderful person with such a warm smile and lovely laugh...he inspired so many...and fought until the very end...
#GeorgeAlagiah
Nazanin is at the airport in Tehran and on her way home.
I came into politics to make a difference, and right now I’m feeling like I have.
More details to follow.
#FreeNazanin
Alongside the BBC’s two doyennes of war reporting,
@OrlaGuerin
and
@bbclysedoucet
, Myrie is the BBC’s man in Kyiv, anchoring the coverage from a rooftop and staying in a subterranean shelter
Rainy last London day of 2022.. the tears of a year when so many lost so much in wars & disasters & follies of our time .. may 2023 bring more light ..
#HappyNewYear
🎉
powerful moment as the BBC first reports that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is on her way home after 6 years. a lot of people have been waiting a long time to be able to say that
#Mastermind
- "what will be your specialist subject?"
The War in
#Ukraine
..
.
@CliveMyrieBBC
- an honour to try to answer the questions we're all asking with you.
The 2022 Shifa Gardi Award was awarded to BBC journalist Lyse Doucet, who is renowned as a foreign correspondent in some of the toughest war zones.
READ MORE:
"Can I still be somebody if I only study to sixth grade?" an Afghan girl asks her father when she hears that the
#Taliban
aren't reopening secondary schools for girls. Right now she dreams of becoming a pilot.
#Afghanistan
Journalism happens with the commitment, and courage, of so many...producers, engineers, drivers, security advisors, editors..they make the difference...
A million and more tulips - for peace..outside stunning St Sophia's in
#Kyiv
with Tetyana Mytrofanova & Oleg Skrypka ..and Robbie Wright &
@4nnchor
#UkraineRussianWar
In recent weeks, I've often talked with
@bbclysedoucet
early evening in Kyiv. And I've wanted to know about the beautiful dome that's always behind her. Just now I asked and Lyse's answer captured how this war competes with the rhythm of life as it was.
Outside Lviv station, which is thronging with exhausted refugees fleeing war in eastern Ukraine, an accomplished pianist is playing “What a Wonderful World.” It’s hauntingly beautiful.
In Memoriam: Yulia Zdanovskaya, a 21-year old mathematician, was killed on March 8th, 2022 during a Russian forces attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine. In 2017, Yulia represented Ukraine at the European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad and won a silver medal at the competition.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on
@BBCr4today
this morning and for your kind comments about our coverage. It was a privilege to be on air with
@4nnchor
in
#Kyiv
and
@MishalHusain
in London 📻
When you listen to news bulletins these days it's all
#Ukraine
- news about
#Russia
invasion, sport about actions by athletes, business on financial fallout. Only weather is immune. In case you're wondering it's O degrees celsius in
#Kyiv
this morning.
#UkraineRussiaWar
The first person I know died in this war. My former colleague, TV cameraman Yevhenii Sakun, was killed yesterday as a result of Russian missile strike on Kyiv's Babyn Yar, along with 4 other people. It was a pleasure working with him. I'm devastated by this news. Eternal memory
V respected Iranian reporter here saying UK has paid its £400m debt to Iran and UK Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori will be released.
We're delighted to be joined today by the BBC's Chief International Correspondent
@bbclysedoucet
, as she becomes an honorary Doctor of Letters for her outstanding contribution to journalism.
Welcome to the Keele community, Lyse!
All the questions asked in 1989 as Soviet troops left are asked again as NATO packs up. When will Kabul fall? Will there be talks? How long can the President hold on - like President
#Najibullah
am recording here..
#Afghanistan
Ending an incredibly busy day in London with this most beautiful sight.
A family reunited. Who couldn’t rejoice at this sight and wish it for all those who long to hold their loved ones in their arms.
And my respect for them all could not be higher. What courage and love.
A month ago, in the early hours of Feb 24th, just before the invasion, Pres
#Zelensky
spoke in Russian, to the people of Russia, urging them to try to stop it. Now, in the early hours of March 24th, he's made a direct appeal, in English, to people everywhere to stop this war.
Every evening Ukraine's President
#Zelenskyy
addresses his nation. Tonight for the first time, he did it in English. Calling on people everywhere to show their solidarity "Come out of your offices and homes, show your support to the Ukrainian people"
#UkraineRussiaWar
It was an honour for me to play the piano at George Alagiah’s memorial service. Such an emotional, uplifting celebration of his life. Here’s the montage of George at work and at home for which I provided a musical accompaniment.
In yesterday's attack near Kyiv, we have lost a beautiful brave woman - Oleksandra Kuvshinova - Sasha. She loved music and she was funny and kind. she was 24 years old. She worked with our team for the past month and did a brilliant job.
May her memory be a blessing
In Melitopol, defiant residents gathered near occupied district administration demanding that Russians release the kidnapped Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov - video by Odessa reg governor Maksym Marchenko
Our amazing
@Opsbbc
team & Alex the translator simultaneously translating the Mayor of Kharkiv live on BBC News and
@Geetagurumurthy
questions to Igor Terekhov. With 30 mins notice the team made it work.
@richardwcollins
overseeing translation, Gordon directing & Mike on sound.
This is one of the 1,400 camps for displaced people in northwest
#Syria
.
Many of the children in these camps are out of school. We urgently need to improve living conditions and access to education in these camps
#EducationCannotWait
I’m running out of words to describe my astonishment. Just over 3 weeks after
#MahsaAmini
’s death, women are defiantly walking on the streets of
#Tehran
, with no hijab…while cars are honking in their supports. Mahsa couldn’t have imagined how she changed life for many Iranians.
Sasha was killed alongside Pierre. She was talented, well-sourced and witty. She liked photography, poetry and music. We became fast friends over a shared love of coffee. She was 24 years old.
An emotional performance of Ukrainian figure skaters Oleksandra Nazarova and Maksym Nikitin at the world championship in France. They are from Kharkiv, Nazarov spent weeks there under Russian bombs. They had less than a month to prepare this dance and no time to make costumes
This is Olena with her 5-year-old twins, Nazar and Timur. All three were blinded when a bomb fell on their home near Dnipro in eastern Ukraine. It took them seven days to reach Poland, where they received sight saving surgery. My report is running all day on
@BBCNews
@BBCWorld
An old woman on crutches crosses the Irpin River. Thousands of civilians, many elderly and handicapped, are fleeing shelling and Russian forces in Irpin, a city on the northern outskirts of the capital Kyiv.
Such a beautiful
#StrictlyFinal
.
#EllieLeach
found the courage to do a really risky dance with
#VitoCoppola
. It was almost perfect, but not a ten. But she did it. And she won. 🌟
For
#InternationalWomensDay
, a Ukrainian volunteer soldier in
#Mykolaiv
presented me with a bunch of… honey! He apologised that he had no tulips. Very touched!
Steve has always been our go-to on all things
#Russia
& more . Now it’s been formalised . Well done
@BBCSteveR
.ًYour insights are needed now more than ever. 🌏
This is how Mariupol civilians emerged from under the Azovstal steel works to flee the ruined city in UN-led evacuation. 100+ women and children were evacuated and are expected to reach Ukraine-controlled Zaporizhia tomorrow morning. Video by MP David Arakhamia via Azov regiment
Thank you
@hayfestival
for this wonderful honour - I dedicated it to the great journalists from
#Ukraine
&
#Afghanistan
with whom I worked this past year.
New life begins in a time of war -
@UNFPA
@Atayeshe
tells us 4,311 babies have been born during Russia's invasion, many taking their first breaths in underground bunkers. And 3973 marriages too.. 💒
Thank you so much to everyone who listened. I'm overwhelmed by your very kind words about my ordinary story.. a story about the extraordinary kindness I've met along the way...
#DesertIslandDiscs
@laurenlaverne
Ali Hasan is a 15 year old refugee from Syria, living in Portugal. Bureaucracy delayed his registration to his football club for 3 years, but this week he finally received it and, well, just watch what that means to him - and what it means for the Portuguese boys in the team.
Sirens have been going off every couple of hours today, sometimes right before going on air. Time to get creative (as far as our fried brains allow) 🤳🏼 Bringing you the latest from
#Ukraine
out of our bunker in
#Kyiv
. With wonderful
@bbclysedoucet
and Robbie Wright.
@BBCWorld
One more video from
#Kherson
, south
#Ukraine
, where local residents are holding a protest rally against the
#Russia
|n invaders who occupied the city several days ago.
Extraordinary defiance of ordinary Ukrainians!!!
« Please find enclosed a tenner to help someone in the world who has nothing « A touching card from a kind man who pushes supermarket trolleys for a living but says he is « living in luxury « compared to many others.
#kindness
#empathy
#InItTogether
#Kabul
soundscape ..the rumble of an American military plane, a snatch of song somewhere in the streets, an occasional crackle of gunfire .. parting notes of this long chapter of war ..
#Afghanistan
Remembering the great
#RahimullahYusufzai
- dear friend & wisest of fellow travellers for many years. This is 30 yrs ago with
#Haqqani
fighters (they only allowed me to travel to the front if I dressed like a man )
#Afghanistan
#RIP
with credit to the great Robert Nickelsberg
Nearly twenty years ago a US - led invasion toppled the
#Taliban
. In the last hour the last US soldiers seem to have left a country under
#Taliban
control.
#Afghanistan
This is 5-year old Leonid Shapoval. Last Thursday, his treatment for leukaemia was halted in
#Ukraine
because of the Russian invasion. This afternoon he was being medically assessed in
#Schull
, West
#Cork
, with a view to resuming his treatment at an Irish hospital ASAP.
@rtenews
A winter’s chill .. snow on the ground, Russian warplanes in the sky, and an armoured convoy inching forward while
#Ukraine
fights back.
#Kyiv
#Ukraine
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BREAKING Two detained British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri are heading to a Tehran airport to leave the country, their lawyer Hojjat Kermani told Reuters on Wednesday.
#Iran
Extraordinary to see how
#QueenElizabeth
‘s death is touching so many corners of the world - of course the Commonwealth but also front lines in
#Yemen
&
#Ukraine
to Taliban
#Afghanistan
, Afghan women activists..and more. So many want to mark her passing.
Former DGs, floor managers, producers, make up, presenters, editors, travel desk, reporters, camera crew, directors - many came to say bye to George Alagiah. His legacy in journalism is unrivalled, so too his kindness and humanity. Few could draw such a crowd.
#GeorgeAlagiah
.
Safar Khosh the Afghans say - may your journey be happy. It hurts to say goodbye, especially when dear Afghan friends are leaving on this plane, leaving the life they knew, held dear.
#Kabulairport
#Afghanistan
2 am at
#KabulAirport
. You can hear the occasional rat-a-tat of small arms fire nearby, the reviving of engines on the airfield as a major evacuation continues .. the exodus of the best and brightest.
#Afghanistan