and began and both using very strong language to condemn this violation of international law as he puts it out. one of those statements was actually a transcript. now transcript rather a read out of a phone call between president zalinski of ukraine and president biden made in the early moments of this military invasion in which biden says zalinski asked him to call on the leaders of the world to speak out clearly against president hooton's flagrant aggression and to stand with the people of ukraine. and since the time we have seen us allies from across the globe taking that stands, we've heard statements from australia, from the you, from south korea. and we are expecting the president biden to morrow, or rather it's already to morrow in the coming hours to be meeting with g 7 leaders . this is a scheduled meeting. but now we're also learning that

a nato is calling for an emergency meeting as well. following those meetings, we do expect president biden around noon chime here in washington to be announcing this new round of what he calls the most severe sanctions against russia. bipolar hardy hardy joe castro live 1st there in washington. how it is 900 gmc here in life or in doha 11 am in kia. this is agidir's, continuing coverage of rushes, invasion of ukraine. what president, let me put in launched as a special military operation. it is the biggest attack by one state against another in europe since world war 2 will to. this is the latest that we're getting now. several hours after it began, ukraine's government says at least 7 of its soldiers have been killed. rushes military says, ukraine's air bases have been destroyed and numerous civilian airports have been formed. separatists in eastern ukraine also say they've taken over several pounds.

a russian tanks have been seen coming across the border from bellows and into ukrainian territory from the east, as well as russian next crimea. several cities have come on the fire, including here the capital. people are fleeing ukraine with car seen backed up trying to leave the capital neighboring. moldova says it is ready to take in tens of thousands of ukrainians. let's look at where the attacks of happened in ukraine are. reports of strikes on kiev, and on the next 3 largest cities, car cove, odessa, and denise pro, a number of other cities and towns have reported leave in targeted across the eastern regions. russia as bomb major airports across the country is targeted. kia bought a small, which handles 2 thirds of the claims passenger traffic. it also hit those in mid

july of can i'm a tourist, harrison. and hark, if we have reported, we have correspondence covering this from all the angles. we are in kiev, moscow, vienna, london, and washington d. c. first, let's get a recap of what we know so far more of that, lia harding, as this report. all right, unfortunately, we don't have that report available right now. apologies for that. let's get a live update then from ukraine's capital key of andrew simmons is live 1st there, andrew, talk us through what's been what you've been hearing and seeing there are this out when all started in the early hours around 5 am very large explosions. heard in the capitol, rattling windows of people waking up to what they never expected. many of them. there were a number of explosions near the airports. the sky was orange and yellow with the

quick flashes, sometimes between 10 and 15 seconds before you heard the explosion, which always indicates at some distance away. so the center of the city was not attacked the, all these explosions aimed apparently at military targets. we've heard that from both the russian side and the ukranian side, arms dumps up bases for the military. the army also air feels the russians are claiming they've taken out. they've actually taken out all air defenses in ukraine and indeed, most of the air fields. but we don't have confirmation of that. and so the next thing that we, we heard was that there had been a land invasion, had started at the armored columns were coming across a hold of a number of locations. one in particular, the crimean were crime in peninsula where the, the russian troops joined separatists. it seems they came from,

from that part of the annexed crimean peninsula, are also to the north of the capital here, heading southwards, a very large arm and column tanks. armored personnel carriers. multiple missile launches are coming down from belly reuss. that is a border. we were visiting on wednesday, being shown around and a facility with the military. we were surprised to see such little defense capability of that border. it's a 1000 kilometer border bell roofs where all of those tanks, apc's, hundreds of air craft and a 30000 russian troops were exercising for more than 2 nearly 2 weeks. so that column is most of all in terms of the capital is disturbing because there is a possibility, it's heading in this direction. we know that as a possibility could find out and then start a siege of, of the capital. that's

a possibility. but certainly it is a lethal of the lethal convoy of armory. then we have for further reports from don bass of a number of operations, a number of a towns falling angel, the separatists apologize. i've gotta ins. we're thinking you're gonna, we're gonna, we're gonna hear live now from the mayor of mattie, you, paul, redeem a boy shanker who's speaking now is his name. it was, it was happening several times during the day. all say they, they specifically, ah, targeted a village outside the airport and 3 people, 3 a peaceful people were killed. site as in general we, um,

we got together with the local authorities. we are informing the population every hour. we see a difficult situation in different directions, but i think a, it will become entered by a people who deals with directly as a city man. during the military, during the time of war are become the basically the head of town and i have a municipal work. i have all the water gas supply. everything is under my command. so the main thing we have to stay calm and do not panic. of course, we understand the schools stop working in order not to not see get children in the same sports. and none of these shots that we, we heard of these, he,

we decided we decided to close for kindergarten school yet we'll, we'll start educational process or 2 hours a day and we will be, will be informing you regularly. also the day and tease, please do not use any unofficial sources. and, and i want to reassure you that our military spirit is highest level. nobody will of surrender. mario full will defend our city and a land to have any other questions or some ocean space. ah, what, what hospitals will be dealing with the injured? well, it's a hospital number one who had got

a treated all the 1st group of the injured and the they operated on the child. no, no threat to their lives. it's not life threatening. and yet the situations that are of the village which was hit outside apple is called poker oscar. we had a information about the evacuation of, of a part of the city. what this part of the city consists of several small villages. so those villages that are the direct threats, we are planning that evacuation and we were working on it at 3 p. m will make a decision on that subject. and we're evening briefing will be

a a wiggle question. if there was an attack from the sea at the, for the time being, we control of the situation. 100 percent, we do not see any aggression from the sea. but we have to understand that in the, as a sea of us, of we've got a russian navy property and the ships with the launch pads at any point. they could get a command. we don't know, but it well if and what has happened, we don't know, but we're ready for that. any more questions? what you're with us? oh to say good. everyone has to, oh,

define his or her position. who are we? who we win, and what we hear for the site. some people decide to, oh, to do one thing word. another one decides to help the city the at said to no panic. stay in this play tree or take spirit that of course, oh i the whole infrastructure of can me shops, particularly can be shelves, will be open and working in the hospitals and everything are the main thing for us to realize this and understand this. i just been here listening to the mary, mary, you paul, thereof that in which anchor urging people to remain calm over the current situation and to listen to the official source is only a saying that they will. they will not surrender. mary jo,

pull and they will defend and their city a matter you pull is situated am in an area just between crimea and to the separatists. the self declared separatist republics of eastern ukraine. ah, charles traffic is in mary o pole in southeast in ukraine has been reporting to us from there all morning. charles, give us an update of what you're seeing and hearing there right now. oh yeah, there has been sporadic shilling earth that is continued over the last hour all so we are just outside marianna bowl. now this checkpoint that you can hear see behind me is a checkpoint that sir is just before the road that hits either to, to lead pro, which is north west or for the answer which is a. busy so, so that further what further west, sorry, i'm getting my record notes muddled up, but the reason why we stopped chair,

i'm just gonna turn the camera around as soon as we have shutting in this area in the last. so 25 minutes so. so it may be a bit longer than that. i can zoom in, i don't know whether this is going to work. no, but you may or may not be able to. oh, so see smoke coming from the center of the field there that we understand is a military installation that has been hate to say in the last last hour. increasing numbers of cars arriving at this check point. as people begin to leave mario full, we've seen incredible cues of, of cause at petrol stations. people really beginning to seriously yes. panic would be a bit of an exaggeration, but unfortunately we've lost her child there. apologies for that very, from that situation. a in southeastern ukraine and, and that whole area of the plan is i'm sure you can understand, ah, we're going to go live now too. so one of our correspondence

shortly, but we're going to get an update or wrap up if you will. all the van says so far from the a haunting by the month long buildup of russian troops on the border with ukraine has spilled over into an invasion. ukraine is under attack military bases, airport was an aircraft have been targeted and bombed military vehicles have been seen coming across the border from bellow, roofs in the north. in the east, ukraine's air force has shot down several russian aircraft all the while. the skies over multiple cities, including the capital key, f lit up, waking up residence in the early hours of thursday, as russian attacks began. not very many could've predicted that he would be striking at so many multiple targets. the civilian casualties are unknown,

though russia says it will only attack military posts. ukraine has responded by declaring a state of martial law from john deere ukrainians. this morning president putin announced a special military operation in dumbass. russia carried up strikes and military infrastructure on a board of gods. explosions were heard in many cities of ukraine. we introduce martial law throughout the state. i had a conversation with us president joe biden, the us the starting together. international support. today we need you each of you to become, if possible, stay at home please. we are working, the army is working. the child security and defense sector of ukraine is working. the attacks come after vladimir putin declared 2 separatist areas in the don bass region and eastern ukraine as independent and said, russian civilians there need protection. whether the battle for the hans and on yet has been going on since 2014. with more than 14000 people killed and fighting

between russian back separatists and ukrainian army, now putin has demanded ukrainian forces. retreat, please the way was mimi in the flesh. we you to lay down immediately and go home. i will explain all service men of the ukrainian army who comply with this requirement can freely leave the area of military actions and return to the families. but when you put the, when you, when we tried to stop us and food, the create threats to our country, to our people, should know that rushes response will be immediate and lead you to such consequences that you have never faced in your history. we are ready, but any outcome can? the operation began despite last ditch appeals from members of the un security council for com, with ukraine's ambassador to the un demanding his russian counterpart on the council stepped down as chairman,

co putting colo rove to stop aggression. there is no purgatory for war criminals. they go straight to hell, and that's enough. the us and the european union have warned of a catastrophic loss of life with immediate calls for more dialogue. these are among the dark cuz our for europe since the end of world war 2. meanwhile, the showing and build up of military troops on both sides. continues leo harding al jazeera let's go live now to andrew simmons, who is in ukraine's capital work force. andrew, just bring us up to date on the latest you're hearing this out. and you can hear me. it doesn't appear that he please could you repeat that? i was certain cussing somebody. right?

yeah, yeah, i can hear you. okay, great. just ask that question again. yes. sure, i just bring a saturday on the latest there information that you're getting there right now where we have now. so merck claims from the military here, about casualties. they're saying that 50 russians a have been killed in fears, fighting a chest ear, which is in law hands the region that is in ukraine territory, not in the a breakaway republic territory of landscape that is of those really fierce battle going on there. an artillery barrage from russia to try to take that gesture, they were making progress. they've been pushed back apparently, and turned away. also hearing that sir, there have been 6 russian war planes, shot down and one helicopter within the loo, hantz squeegee again. so we're getting a lot of fighting there,

an attempt for the separatist forces backed by russia being moving further and further towards the north west from there, their base is there, the, the, the whole aspect to this form of military action is, is to go beyond the contact line, where the republic, sir, i have, i have a frontline with a fight facing the ukraine forces. what the separatists back by russia want to do is take the whole region about is that the strict, the strategy that russia is evidently trying to use? a lot of people had thought most the civilians of lot of political leaders here thought that that was going to be the strategy of russia. that's why you've got a lot of, of, of fighting forces down there. ukrainian special forces and a lot of strengths in the mirror. we down there, but much weaker in some other areas, particularly the north of the country where we were only on wednesday where you

have a coma column of armored vehicles. tanks, multiple rocket launchers, armored personnel carriers are moving south, heading towards the capital. and that's, that's coming from bella luce and on the point of bella luce and we were hearing now that victor lucas shanker. the president is saying that he could mediate effectively, he could actually have talks to vote towards some sort of ceasefire. that's the report we're hearing. it's not confirmed, it won't go down very well. after all the losses we've seen so far more on what is not so much of special military operation as described by vladimir putin, is more a full out invasion of the country by air, land, and sea. and what we're viewing right now in the capital is a surreal atmosphere, really at where as it's complete,

completely chaotic on every road out of the city in the direction of poland. because people haven't, they haven't that heeded to the warnings from the president zalinski that they haven't been staying at home. they've been too afraid really, but they're not showing it. that's the strange thing. it's quite surreal because people just seem as if they're going about their daily work by going to the car with all their belongings, with their children, with the, the taking the pets and the, the hamster, the dogs. it's quite extraordinary. this district in particular is just emptying with people heading off, but not panicking. it would seem that was panic initially when the 1st crunches and an really loud bangs of, of, of, of explosions were surrounding the city. with the lights, the orange and yellow glow is and then a few seconds later the crash and the bangs. it was horrendous and there's a real,

real dark feeling here. now one that is is born of so many aspects of hatred, i would say for vladimir putin that's really, really gain ground when he address the, the, the russian people by saying ukraine and russia will one thing and, and, and saying that ukraine didn't deserve to exist that sovereignty really wasn't, wasn't for that, shouldn't be on, that's able. and there is a disbelief here that such things can happen in such a short space of time. despite all the warnings that there would be an invasion from joe biden himself, in the united states. and other western leaders that there was a feeling i think of complacency because the deadlines kept coming and going and, and, and, and nothing was happening. you know, any 48 hours ago was supposed to have been a, the air raids on the capital that one minute to midnight local. that didn't happen

. so people were beginning to think will know this is going away. yes, there will be of them, heavier fighting in dot the don bass region and the break away republics might get more territory. but they didn't expect this and, and the, the fair now is of the column of armory coming south from a bella, luce, a could surround the capital effects of because you have a 30000 force in bellows on what were described as a, as, as military drills but anything but it seems so right now there is not calm but silence in the center of the capital and fierce fighting just about in every other part of the country. and indeed, i would think fist fighting with an armored column coming further further south towards the capital. and you thank you and your simmons are stating a stair up from the ukraine capital where the russian capital. now joining us from moscow is harlow falcon. how a military analyst and columnist at no via is yet good to talk to you again. so let

me ask you, 1st of all, what is your analysis of, of what is unfolded in ukraine over the last here? well, this is a full blown invasion. and the president put to nashua a couple of days before outlined in his speech. what he wants to get from ukraine watching ukraine should do. and that included therefore a total demilitarization of the country. and now he announced that in today's address, that was actually a record of the apparently a couple of days before that, that, that is the main objective of this offensive. it's a full demilitarization of ukraine and the mass if occasion, that means that this says should a rush of plans to take over the entirety of ukraine, not just the don boss, not just key of all of the country because you can't insure the militarization.

demilitarization means total destruction of the ukrainian military. it's per personnel should go home, its weapons should be captured or destroyed. and the country as it bears will not be any more. again, put in said bluntly, that ukraine, the peoples, he said of ukraine, the nations of ukraine, or have the right for self determination. that means ukraine is going to be broken up and do a number of different staples and as well. and then the russians, low pressure will try to take prisoner and put on trial. those who they believe are not serious in ukraine, and it should be demilitarised. and of course what's in was very, very angry against the west. he used a very explicit language about america, its allies, so and so, so kind of russia is attacking your brain,

but the same time it believes it's attacking america all as is much more serious than anyone could contemplate beforehand. a paddle, i have to ask he because he eve used this word again that other we've heard from other russian analysts the nazis and a reference to so called knots. if occasion d knots, if occasion in ukraine, that sounds like a lot of extremist language to many people. what, what's the justification for that? why believe the russia once do either expel under the threat of prosecution or but behind bars or watt? or anyway, the removal of the present ukrainian poet that go weak out of the country. and so that ukraine not only will be right now defeated, but we'll never ever arise to become a national state. so russia believes that moscow believes put in believes that the national ukrainian state is wrong,

that they will always be anti russian. and it should be wiped out for a once a. and for all we had some very ukrainians on either accept that or resist somehow was russia, has the, we has the military initiative and has more heavy weaponry to and the well trained world prayer stand. i think rob, but apple we're gonna have to leave you. now we're going to go to the president zalinski, a ukrainian president speaking live now listening the information about our armies might, might and of successful operation with us. and we, we needed to lab the army needed. we need the support of our population. an armed forces need the support of appalachian trust. me, our army, it's a my, is a military, a might, and up population is military. my is a,

a big my army now aides repelling the attacks during the heavy fighting and on boss in south in the east, in the north and enemies of sustains big losses. they came to our land. ukraine was attacked from the north heath and the south from the air and our defense is working. and national solidarity is the my install worth of ukrainian statehood. but i think that this is not the only thing that we got when we already obs distributing of weapons to everyone who oh, it's ready and willing to to defend our sovereignty. every citizen is involved in the future of our country. any one who has a military training,

who, who have a military experience has to come to the internal ministry and make yourself available for that se protects our population from. and as of this morning, we have injured a soldiers to these ver, keep your bloods to a hospital, give your blood to our defenders. now i want to emphasize that this is a serious work that says defense under the present circumstances and what's happening from every entrepreneur. oh, you are responsible for future work to the good of the whole nation. and people have people have to have everything in shops, every services that they need, a national bank of ukraine on our banking system. they have every single resource

in order to satisfy the financial needs of the country to protect the interests of the section of ukraine. i am grateful fully to oh, national polo petitions who supported ukraine and protect and defend a independence. we don't have the opponents now. among us. we all the citizens of that beautiful country and we are fighting for our freedom with defending. i have fraser be prepared to protect your country on the squares of your cities and towns . we will will great will relieve the sanctions of only a key every citizen of ukraine who is ready to.