Video footage has emerged of the moment a missile hit a residential block in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

The city has been under heavy shelling overnight, but President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday morning that his forces remained in control.

The UK's defence ministry says it believes Russian troops remain 30km (19 miles) away from the city centre.

You can watch the strike below - beware it contains upsetting scenes:

Adam Easton
Warsaw Correspondent

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A rapidly increasing number of people are fleeing the war - around 100,000 people have already crossed into Poland since the invasion began, says Poland’s Border Guard agency.

“The refugee movement is growing,” says spokeswoman Anna Michalska.

More than 20,000 people have arrived since 06:00 GMT on Saturday, she says.

The government in Poland has pledged to take in anyone escaping the war in Ukraine and give temporary accommodation to those who have nowhere to go.

Poland is allowing people to cross the border on foot at all eight of its border crossing points, as queues of cars build up at borders checkpoints. Previously, pedestrians were only allowed to cross at one point in Medyka.

Nine reception centres - where people arriving can get food, medical assistance and information - have been set up in schools and gyms near the border crossings, as well as one at Przemysl train station.

Poland's star striker Robert Lewandowski has praised the decision of the Polish football association to refuse to fulfil its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month.

The president of Poland's FA said on Twitter, external: "In light of the escalation of the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine, the Polish national team is not going to play a match against Russian Republic."

Cezary Kulesza said the association was in talks with its Swedish and Czech counterparts regarding play-off matches set for March to fill a slot for the World Cup.

Lewandowski, who plays club football in Germany with Bayern Munich, tweeted that fans were not responsible for the war, but said "we can't pretend that nothing is happening".

Other Polish players, including Aston Villa full-back Matty Cash and Leeds United midfielder Mateusz Klich also praised the decision.

The French navy has intercepted a cargo ship in the English channel bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg, the BBC has learned.

French officials told the BBC that the ship was intercepted in line with new European Union sanctions and say it has been redirected to the northern port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer.

“A 127m-long Russia cargo ship called the 'Baltic Leader' transporting cars has been intercepted overnight by the French Navy in the Channel and escorted to the Port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer in Northern France," the official said.

"It has been taken to the French port after a request by the French government because it is suspected of belonging to a company targeted by EU sanctions against Moscow. French border forces are currently investigating the cargo ship. Crew aboard the 'Baltic Leader' has been cooperating with French authorities.”

The Russian embassy in France is seeking explanations from the French authorities over the seizure, Russia's RIA news agency said.

The International Committee of the Red Cross should remove the dead bodies of "thousands" of Russians killed in the invasion so far and return them to Russia, Ukraine says.

The country's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk told a televised briefing "these are thousands of the occupiers' bodies. This is a humanitarian need.

"We ask that the bodies of the Russian occupiers leave the territory and go to the Russian Federation."

She asked the Red Cross directly: "Do what it takes to settle this humanitarian problem."

Earlier, the Ukrainian military said on Facebook that more than 3,500 Russian soldiers had been killed. Russia has so far not acknowledged any casualties.

Yesterday ITV News reported, external on Russian health ministry documents appearing to reveal Moscow's preparations for mass casualties in the conflict that would require the drafting of doctors.

Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow doesn't need diplomatic ties with the West.

It follows a wave of sanctions on Russia announced by Western countries.

Medvedev, who was sacked as prime minister by Vladimir Putin in 2020 and now serves as deputy chair of Moscow's security council, wrote on the Russian social media network VK that it is time to "padlock the embassies".

He said Moscow will continue its invasion of Ukraine until it achieved goals defined by President Vladimir Putin. It is unclear what Putin's exact objectives are.

Medvedev also condemned Russia's suspension from the Council of Europe, but boasted that it offered Moscow an opportunity to restore the death penalty to Russian law.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister is calling on the world to stop purchasing Russian crude oil.

Dmytro Kuleba tweeted, external: "I demand the world: fully isolate Russia, expel ambassadors, oil embargo, ruin its economy. Stop Russian war criminals!"

So far Western sanctions have avoided targeting Russia's energy sector.

It is the third day of Russia's attack on Ukraine, its southern neighbour. Here are the latest developments:

• There was fighting in and around Kyiv overnight. Ukraine's military said it repelled Russian forces near its base on a major city street
• A residential apartment block in Kyiv was struck and sustained severe damage
• In the morning President Zelensky posted a video of himself in front of city landmarks, denying reports he had ordered a surrender and vowing that Ukraine would defend itself

• Russia's defence ministry said its forces had control of the south-eastern city of Melitopol - but a UK minister told the BBC he was sceptical of the claim
• UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey says the UK and 25 other countries have agreed to provide arms to Ukraine
• The health ministry said 198 Ukrainians had been killed so far, including two children, and more than 1,000 had been injured
• Poland has refused to play a World Cup qualifying match against Russia in Moscow in March - its football federation said it was "time to act"

• The UN estimates that 100,000 people have escaped Ukraine in the past 48 hours

The mayor of the western city of Lviv, near the border with Poland, says Ukrainian forces have repelled a Russian attack on the city.

Andrey Sadovyi wrote on the Telegram messaging app that Russia landed about 60 troops and three helicopters in Brody, a small city about 56 miles from Ukraine's seventh largest urban centre.

"The armed forces are repelling the occupier! We are keeping the situation under control," he added.

Until now most of the fighting has been concentrated in the east, north and south of Ukraine.

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We know that there have been numerous anti-war demonstrations in Russia and a host of Russian celebrities and influencers have shown their opposition to the war on their social media accounts.

Now an adviser to the Kremlin - Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) - has told the BBC his advice was that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not justifiable.

He said many of his colleagues in the foreign ministry were also “very surprised, shocked and even devastated” to see what was happening.

The decision to invade was made in the Kremlin, he believes.

"If it is an operation which will have limited casualties and it will be regarded as a success, the popularity of the leadership will not drop," he said.

Putin’s initial plan was to complete the operation in two weeks, he said.

“If he does that maybe the damage will be limited, if he fails to do that then his popularity is likely to plummet.”

Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, president of the Polish football federation has said.

"No more words, it's time to act," Cezary Kulesz said.

He said Poland was speaking to with the Czech and Swedish football federations to present a common position to world governing body FIFA.

Some more details now on the destroyed Ukrainian military convoy that our correspondent Orla Guerin has just seen about an hour from Kyiv.

The surface-to-air missile unit, which was destroyed last night in a Russian missile strike, appears to be a similar system to the one deployed by Kyiv to the Donbas last month.

It looks similar to a Russian-built Buk, a medium-range missile system capable of downing planes, cruise missiles, and UAVs.

The convoy was likely struck while it was headed to Kyiv to help bolster the capital's air defences.

A total of 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed amid the Russian invasion according to the country's Health Minister Viktor Lyashko.

A further 1,115 people have been wounded, among them 33 children he wrote on his Facebook page, external.

It's nearly 11:30 in Kyiv. Earlier this morning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a self-shot video of himself walking around the streets of Kyiv following a night of explosions and gunfire.

In the video he denies he has told the army to lay down its arms, saying that Ukraine will defend itself against the Russian invasion.

The previous evening he had warned that Russian forces would attack overnight.

More from UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey - he says the UK and 25 other countries have all agreed to provide more "humanitarian aid or lethal aid".

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the UK would now work with those nations to co-ordinate how the military aid is delivered and "put into Ukrainian hands" - but gave no further details.

He said that the Kremlin was likely to be "reflecting" on the stiff Ukrainian resistance it was meeting and conceded that there was a risk it would resort to heavier bombardments on Ukraine to compensate.

And he said British diplomatic efforts were continuing to persuade other countries to agree to have Russia removed from the Swift international bank transfer system.

"It's not a unilateral decision the UK can take - but our position is clear," he said.

Read more - What is Swift and why are leaders divided on banning Russia?

Nick Thorpe
BBC East and Central Europe Correspondent

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Ukraine is leaking in all directions.

Border towns and villages with names like Palanca, Siret, Botosani, Beregsurany and Medyka were once best known to long-distance lorry drivers.

Now they are pinpoints on the new map of Europe, for all those trying to understand, then deal with the new refugee challenge.

There's also a logistical problem for the authorities. They don’t know how many of those fleeing, on foot, by car, or train, actually need help.

Marija aged 19, and her sister Katja 13, fled from Kyiv, with friends.

"We had no idea what was going on, we started getting plastic bags for like garbage, and just shoving all kinds of clothes that we just saw everywhere - documents, money, cash, and just like packing everything that we could, like dog food," Marija said.

"And while this was happening, we could hear these like, kind of like, explosions outside, they were really big. And you could just see like red fires coming out of them," she added.

The girls reached Hungary on Friday night, and were reunited with their parents.

The UN estimates that 100,000 people have escaped Ukraine in the past 48 hours.

Hundreds of thousands more are internally displaced, trying to decide whether to stay or leave.

Their choice will depend on the military situation, and any diplomatic moves, to stop the invasion.

Paul Adams
BBC diplomatic correspondent

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The people of Kyiv have just spent another long anxious night in bomb shelters and basements.

Above them, there were periods of street fighting as Russian forces attempted to probe the city’s defences.

The Ukrainian army said it had repelled an attack along one of the main roads in the west, early this morning.

And it says it’s managed to prevent a Russian attempt to land airborne troops at an airport south of Kyiv - even saying a large plane carrying troops had been shot down.

Elsewhere, Russian troops and armour continue their slow advance along a number of routes.

Ukraine’s cities all seem to be in government hands, but yesterday, a Russian amphibious landing, west of the port city of Mariupol, suggested that Moscow is determined to link Russian-annexed Crimea with territory held by pro-Russian separatists in the east.

UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey has just been speaking to the BBC's Today programme - he says all the objectives Russia aimed to gain control of in the first day of its assault remain in Ukrainian hands.

Those Russian forces active in Kyiv are special forces units and paratroopers but the main Russian armoured columns remain some way north of the city, he said.

He praised Ukrainian resistance.

"What stands in front of Ukraine is days and weeks of utter brutality but they are doing an amazing job," he said.

The city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, says 35 people were wounded in overnight fighting in Kyiv.

They included two children, he said.

It is not clear yet whether he was referring only to civilians.

He added that there was currently no major Russian military presence in Kyiv, but he said Russian saboteur groups were active.