have a nice success to really thing night after night the anyway and she ah, this is al jazeera ah, the time is 10100 hours g m t mid day in key f one p. m. in moscow, i'm come all santa maria on a day when the threat of war in ukraine finally became reality. ah,

that is the air raid sirens sounding in here from the early hours of this morning. as explosions were heard in the capital and in other cities across ukraine, all a result of the actions taken by russia's president vladimir putin. he says he is doing it to defend civilians in the east of ukraine. ah, wherever you're watching around the world, welcome to al jazeera live continuing coverage of russia's invasion of ukraine. it happened a little over 7 hours ago. now, when the president of russia, vladimir putin announced the long shelf. and these were his words, a special military operation. what it amounts to, however, is the biggest attack by one state against another in europe since the 2nd world war. right now, this is where we stand, deaths being re ordered on both sides. ukraine's government says several of its

soldiers have been killed and that some 50 russian forces have also died. i would point out this cannot be verified at this stage. russia's military says, ukraine's air bases have been destroyed, and civilian airports have been bombs. now, russian tanks have been seen coming across the border, coming from bella reese and into ukrainian territory from the east as well as russian annex crimea. so from 3 different points and multiple cities that come on defy that includes the capital g, f. it is leading to things like this as people flee ukraine cars, same backed up, trying to leave the capital neighboring, moldova has said it is ready to take in tens of thousands of ukrainians. and in the last, our president voted lensky said, anyone who can pick up a weapon can join the fight. so we have got correspondence across ukraine in russia through europe,

the united states, as well. we have the ukranian ambassador to casa, who will be joining us here in the studio at some point as well. however, 1st we have this report from leah hopping as she wraps out. what's happened so far? the months long build up of russian troops has turned into an invasion. ukraine is under attack military bases, airport and aircraft have been targeted and bombed military vehicles have been seen coming across the border from bella 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, and the early hours of thursday, as russian attacks began. not very many could have predicted that he would be

striking at so many multiple targets. the civilian casualties are unknown. the 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 don

yet has been going on since 2014, with more than 14000 people killed and fighting between russian back separatists and the ukrainian army. now putin has demanded ukrainian forces. retreat, please the way was mimi in the flesh. we urge 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 returned to the families. but when you put the waiver would try to stop us and food, the creat threats to our country, to our people should know that russia response will be immediate and lead you to such consequences that you have never faced in your history. we are ready for any outcome and the operation began despite last ditch appeals from members of the un security council for com. we'd ukraine's ambassador to the un demanding his russian

counterpart on the council stepped down as chairman called putting call of rove to stop aggression. there is no purgatory for war criminals. they go straight to hell, and that's it. up. the u. s. and the european union have warned of a catastrophic loss of life with immediate calls for more dialogue. these are among the darkest hour for europe since the end of world war 2. schools have closed and ukraine and metro stations are ready to be used as emergency shelters, as they wait to see if russia will occupy their country. we harding al jazeera let's get going now. southeast in ukraine, mario paulette is charles stratford reporting demo vall, journalism go for it childs tell us what you're saying and hearing will come all yeah, we all about 2300 yards away from

a check point on the outskirts of mary awful. the road that you see behind me goes west towards cities like very dense, only as off coast as well as cities. again west, but further north than that strategic cities like disney pro, where we have heard reports of shelling earlier today in the last 5 minutes. we've heard loud bangs of explosions and interested in it's the 1st time so far to day where we've heard that distinctive sound of grad rockets being used it, sir. rapid fire settings. these are rockets that land in rapid succession and are highly, obviously highly dangerous to sort of rockets that we saw being used during the 20142015 war between the separatists and new ukrainians. now i'm going to flip the camera round. i don't know whether you're gonna be able to see this, but across the field there you may be able to see smoke rising. i suppose from me

it's about, i don't know, quarter of a kilometer awhile. so we understand that that is a military, an installation that sir has been hit, as smoker has been billing from it for about the last hour and a half or so there's more smoke coming out from what we understand our military installations beyond nat. i suppose that about another half a kilometer also am and his design. and the reason why i'm showing this sign is because each of significance that, that the top word you see there, the town is merely a topple. now that is a town that is, as i say in the west, west from here we are hearing reports that said, there seems to be potentially a push by russian forces to push from a crimea towards mary to pull and multiple, as i say, is strategic because it is between here and crimea, and we've been talking earlier today about what analysts say could be an attempt by

russian forces to create a corridor will form the don't bass region the eastern areas of hell by the separatists to cry. mia am now our, our sources are telling us that that kind of operation would and so involve a push towards a town called kill san, a town that, sir, that i was in, i suppose, a who goodness in november. now this is a large historical city close to crimea, so we're, as i said, we can't verify those reports, but still a interesting kind of lines coming out of there. you can see an a p c just moving smoothing out on the other side of the road. i spoke in the last also in the last hour. importantly, we've seen increasing numbers of calls leaving mary a pl along this road. a convoy of buses. indeed, at least 5 buses full of children. but as i say,

this is the 1st time we have heard what sound very much like. great miss. i'll see them in the distance being used as the shelling we understand, sporadically goes on around a. busy round mariel pool. we've also spoken to people in villages that we had visited in the last few days or got reports from these villages. people hunkered down in their bunkers. it been heavy shelling overnight. one vintage, in fact, that we visited nor have caught a cave a long way from here, right on the russian ukrainian border. i suppose. what 2 weeks or so ago, we're hearing reports from dr. as in around that area that the village has been completely destroyed. a course yet again, we cannot confirm that, but yeah, very wiring reports from multiple locations across this region. tremendous reporting from charles stratford on the grounds at mario paul. thank you. charles. i know you've got low battery is with a i was,

i'll let you go and hook the can charge up. we'll talk to you again later in the studio with us. meanwhile, andre, cuz men come, who is the ambassador of ukraine at 2 kata you was saying, and thank you for your time festival. ambassador, you were saying earlier that you know, matter, you pull very well you, you were stationed there? yes, sir. at the year, 2000 to $15.00, i was a, the mean ukraine on diploma as an error on conflict. working with the a j with the as him m o c. and trying to prevent her trouser bloodshed. unfortunately, i was at times direction off the world towards a week in patient and there it did not prevent thompson, which happened, happened to day. we'll get onto that in a moment, the global reaction and how it says has perhaps hindered things. first of all, president's office, your president's office is saying 40 ukrainian soldiers dead and 10 civilians as well. and this is only been going for 7 hours. that is a very high told already what are you bracing for?

well, or wish would understands it more than war is the war of for sophisticated weapons . and the russians started to use. it's more or less sophisticated weapons originated from $1890.00 s, but still capable shaelyn ukrainian cities, ukrainian objects and critical objects of the infrastructure. it is the military crime in the 2 was a half 1000000 or population hoc. if some long grange technical missiles will remain school, found a variety for it's of heavy bombardments about against airfields even though it's installations like civil imports. this is a crime against humanity. so all those nature forces which built up in places like poland. do you expect them to respond right now?

we ukrainian, the nation of 40 years. we are fighting for our freedom, independence since the very beginning of the establishment of our state in 9 century long going to giggle, we are ready to fight by our self. ok, but we need support. we need support by all means weapons, financial support to ukrainian economy, humanitarian, 8, and support. and of course, diplomatic support just to cover these aggression ambassador, would you just wait for one moment? have a look at these pictures. we'll hopefully get them up in a moment, which will actually show just a moment ago, only a few moments ago from our cameras of an attack in kiev itself. and i think andrew simmons correspondent is there and well, it's over your shoulder, isn't it? andrew? tell us about it. yeah, it's getting closer to

a number of strikes. these seem to be missiles or whether that cruise missiles or not. it's unclear but a very loud explosion. a right behind me here night's been a while back now you're. it's something like 5 minutes ago and others less smoke there. now we don't know quite what that ease and, but apparently the targets have been military installations. and well, key of woke up to 2. blinding flashes from some considerable distance, something like up to 25 kilometers to begin with. they were, that was a large military installation that bro, very a, you're hearing a crash now of another strike. i'm whether these are all military strikes is unclear, but all over the country, and there have been attacks by land, by air, and from the sea as well. there is a mood right now of it was subdued,

subdued panic to begin with. but now there is real fear not only on the streets but on the roads where people are desperately trying to get out of the capital. but there is such a volume of traffic that's it's a virtual standstill. people trying to get to poland, there's going to be a stream of refugees to begin with. there was a sort of calm approach to it all with children carrying their suitcases, carrying that so is are their pet animals. but now we're getting a situation where the build up is getting quite extreme, particularly in the south, as well as the east. and we've had the armored column come through from bell roost. there is a claim that that's been repulsed the ukrainians and say they're turned around, but also from the crimean peninsula or land land attack from there as well. thanks, andrew. thank you for the update. stay safe as were you and the team there in care

of ambassador? yeah. how do you do the corman, sir? i do know these are area in kia was, is, this is a very sensor near by the a populated, or all der, walt ols or the ukranian capital. and this is in nasa and military frame, no military installations is there. right? so yeah, that's what i wanted to ask you because if these are attacks happening near the city, i would be surprised if you had a visit in this city. this is in the city. do you, could you tell me what that building might have been? or i don't know, we have for huge sher, it's a big city build in her draw, graham right now. and these are the point where the correspondent worser a talk in this is the very center of historical oh yes. but of key of puddle and it's nearby. are you at all surprised at the ferocity of this attack? i mean 77 hours, as i said, it's and, and it's just come from all angles and has gone straight for the capital. i mean,

we all thought about the eastern parts of ukraine, but it's come straight for the capital here. well, what should else be expected from the fascist regime or fresher? you know, the 2nd world war has started also. oh wis, bonbon or few cranium capital key. if at 4 o'clock in the morning, this time we do see is the same, and i am more than sure that the and off they aggressors will be the same as it was in 1945 thought all defeat and international tribunal. let's talk more about the international reaction. i mean, there's plenty of world leaders at the moment saying this is terrible under the kremlin will be held accountable. but the fact is, this is an international community that took a long time to react. they kept saying sanction sanction, sanction sanctions were never going to stop an invasion. well, should we have had more decisive actions?

sanctions like cotton, swift like bon from the boss for also for military ships like bon for entering united to europe in the united world. the aerospace for the russians, probably it should never been happened, but now we have what do they have? and the sanctions are the creation of anti butte in the union. the attempt to carp this invasion, this assumption, which is absolutely necessary, inevitable if the world is thinking about its future. this war is not the war against ukraine. this war is the war with all the civilized humanity, just to bring back the versus

principal off the navy and fishes. it's policy, you know, put in actually told that ukraine has no right to exist. and this is quite logical, step of him and best the thing is we started talking about international issues. i want to bring it out. diplomatic editor james base who is reporting from vienna today. james, i mentioned that international reaction. it's all very, very similar, isn't it? lots of this is terrible in russia. we'll pay a price for it. but is there anything concrete beyond that i mean that the, that the language is very, very bleak from all of the nato and e u leaders. joseph burrell, the e u foreign policy chief saying it's the darkest day in europe since the 2nd world war, i think that sums up their minds says, in terms of diplomacy to actually try and stop this conflict. i don't think there's

anything going on. remember on this day it was supposed to be a meeting with the russian foreign minister. so gay lever off in the u. s. secretary of state antony blinking. but it's clear that russia had this plan all along. they are not respecting the, the agreements they've had with regard to ukraine, the a, the minsk agreement, for example, russian diplomats until very recently you have to respect them in sc agreement. uminski agreement is the center of this wealth. by recognizing the 2 republics, putin tore up the minsk agreement. they're not represent her respecting the budapest memorandum of 1994. that's when ukraine gave up is nuclear weapons. in return the u. k. in the us and russia, we're going to make sure that ukraine's borders were respected well, respecting the board as that is not what president putin is today doing. as his tanks crossed those borders, and it's bigger than that, it goes all the way to what's been created since the 2nd world war here in vienna.

the organization of rocky cooperation and security in europe, they're going to be meeting that was a forum to try and avoid this sort of thing to have security transparency. that effectively is question mark whether that holes helsinki process even exists anymore. and the most fundamental thing of all come all the un, the un charter that the main instrument of international law has existed since the end of the 2nd world war. since 1945, the document that everyone has clung to tron, stop another world war. well, that says, you can't go and invade another country. it's quite an article too, of that document. russia, a founding member of the us as well as ukraine, and it is completely ignored that by its action. and remember, russia is supposed to be a permanent member of the us security council. normally, russian diplomats are waiving that charter. they're often going up what they call a demand to the secretary general to complain about things again waiting. that

charter right now though, mr. ross, who loves the detail of all his other russian diplomats, i think must be feeling somewhat privately, somewhat embarrassed by the situation. because how can they explain what roger is doing now? ok, that's james. by that diplomatic. it is with his thoughts in vienna. thank you. will with 7 studio is the cranium ambassador to cancer. i want us to have a quick listen to what your president, mr. zalinski said, and this is only a little hour ago. this is about the fighting back. let's have a quick listen nationally as in lead team team, but we are already distributing weapons to everyone who is ready and willing to defend us sovereignty. and every citizen is involved in the future of our country. and anyone who has military training or experience has to come to the internal ministry or make themselves available to protect our people. as of this moment, we also have injured soldiers that please give your blood to hospitals to our defenders. that ambassador,

i can understand the president's reaction that the passion he's feeling, but he's talking about distributing weapons to anyone who can fire a gun. essentially bat could be incredibly dangerous as well and result in more unnecessary depth. we are ready to defend our length. these armament will be distributed to the special territorial difference forces. this is, it will interior the forces, but mainly can priced with the people with the military experience and experience of the war with russia. they are quite motivated effectively. well, no, they do have the military come on. ok. they are quite controlled the quite the motivated and they will be acting together with the armed forces. so there is no danger except danger in the put in so

soldiers and the missiles in ukrainian cities and danger is not just for ukraine. and in this time, i am also very happy to state now that we do fail the respective solidarity of our friends and partners. for example, as far as his beautiful country is concerned, the president zalinski had the conversation with his highness, the emir of car, and the the situation was discussed and we have received the assurances of support in such a city time. do you feel you can hold off the, the, the mice of the russian army? obviously you want those nature forces to respond and be beside the ukrainian forces. but in the meantime, this can happen very, very quickly. if they don't respond with some sort of force, we, ukraine is,

are ready to fight. we are fight him. we do not expect that immediately, at least at this very stage, a, some forces of our ally, some nato forces. we'll take direct, bought in the military, come but actions. but in fact, we receive training, we receive equipment and we xtreme leave value such as support which will helps us to stop the aggressor and best you are right to stay a little bit longer. i know you're busy, man, but i want to go to some of our correspondence as well, and you can listen. thank you. at i saw ukraine's ambassador cutter who's here with us in the studio. so russia, let's have a listen to vladimir potent televised address that he gave a little bit earlier. when he announced the military action he told ukrainian forces to retreat. please, the way was nemea didn't last, larry dozier, we urge you to lay down arms 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 returned to the families claims the win madell settling ahead. whoever would try to stop us and further create threats to our country to our people, should know that russia's response will be immediate and lead you to such consequences that you have never faced in your history. we are ready for any outcome can at all such a barry in moscow as a very strong weeds ominous words. i think at the end there, when he says, consequences that you have never faced in your history that's talking to the, the ukrainian military. is there a message coming out of the kremlin for the ukrainian people? yes, that we've actually been hearing from the russian defense ministry who have said over the past few hours. they are targeting the ukrainian military installations inside the country and they're not targeting civilians. this is,

according to the russians, they said they were carrying out air strikes, a across the country to target the military's installations, the various installations across the country. this is apparently in the hope that it, they had to try and really get the military to lay down their arms as lot of move wouldn't had asked earlier this morning. and this is being seen as a way for them at the 1st step, for them to really cleared away for possible troops to go on the in, enter ukraine on the ground. we still haven't seen any of that yet. officially from the russian side. this all comes of course, after days and weeks of speculation, whether not this will happen. and even now in moscow, i asked a few people this morning. as this news broke, many of the russians i spoke to were just in complete shock. they didn't think this was something that could happen and they didn't see a reason for it's really they didn't understand the justification that vladimir putin had laid out in his messages over the past few days. i think an analyst have

spoken to say that really, this was something he had decided a while back and he was all the events that we saw unfold here over the past few days. were just really a show to try and prepare the public for what was to come, but it was not very successful still now at people i've spoken to say that they can't believe this has happened. they don't understand why it has happened and they can't imagine that it would go on for a long time because really that would be unthinkable for the russian public. thanks . dosage a barry in moscow, we back with you again shortly. i'm best on the because banker as the others are for ukraine to cato, with us in the studio to their urine. altos, aaron, and thank you for, for staying with us. i mean, a correspondent, there's even saying that the russian population is surprised. this is happening. and can't believe that they are going to war. it's a war that no one wants and yet it's happening. i'm the true about this statement. russians, this is a collective fortune. the russians,

the russian citizens held him in their power for 20 and more years. so they are responsible with his rulers, you don't think they the i don't think even if the, if not a sizable part of the population than even a good part of the population that doesn't support and doesn't support for the if you remember the situation in washington during the 10 years war, the hundreds, thousands were out at the street with a slug and stop the bloody war. how many russians have you seen in moscow these days with such requests? but if russians go at to purchase, that very likely get arrested, wouldn't they? so this made like maybe there's a very strong voice which doesn't want to war they but they're too scared to go out and process as it is why off to the defeat of the state. after the 2nd world war of the russians and just imported fascism to their country. now,

let's get back to the situation on the ground. as we kept saying, it's, you know, it's only been a few hours. what do you expect to happen? politically? i, once i diplomatically say politically in the next 12 hours or so, do you expect to be a strong response from the width and for them? not just to say that they'll do something, but to actually do something. yes, i do expect very strong political response. i do expect a very harsh, very tough and very comprehensive sanctions, burse, economical, political, and the still sanctioned. i mean sanctions haven't done anything, let alone just let's have the measurements. that bus for us is cut for the russian fleets that the international airports and international airspace is closed for the russian jets. the swift system and banking system of russia

is deprive their banking system of friendship is deprived of swift and any possible international sources. this is we expect and but more we expect that any kind of assistance, especially for the people. and by the way, we are right now as the most popular aerobic world, the tv channel, our insured to knows that there are a lot of muslims in ukraine and trouble. lee, this is a time to seen how to provide the muslims in ukraine with the assistance, humanitarian assistance while exist in islamic cultural, economical, or organizational charity. so when we are mean you, you said the word you expect sanctions, it's more about actual actions, isn't it? when i think sanctions, when i hear sanctions, i certainly think about the economic measures which were taken against banks and

oligarchy and things, but will be on that one where you will go far, far, far beyond. and of course, the, the while using the experience over the 2nd world war wish should receive kind of land leaves the from our closest allies and friends from united states, from united kingdom, from nato countries, from poland, baltics. it will helps us to prevent the other european borders, borders with nato, from the russian invasion. ambassador, let's pause for a moment, shall we? because it's just gone half past the hour. it's a good time for us to recap and what is going on. continuing coverage here analysis here of this russian invasion of ukraine. debts being reported on both sides, ukraine has said around 40 of its soldiers and at least 10 civilians have been killed. and also that some 50 russian forces have died. again,

i'd stressed that can't be verified, ukrainian air bases have been hits and destroyed civilian airports have been bombed, as well. that is, according to russia's military. russian tanks have been seen coming in across the border from valerie and into ukrainian territory from the east, as well as russian annex crimea. kev says this is the full scale invasion. and the 2nd wave of miss alt strikes is hitting the country, multiple cities, undefined. and that includes the capital key f. and it leads to this look at the sheer number of people just trying to get out neighboring. moldova says, it's ready to take in tens of thousands of ukrainians, but president vladimir zalinski is urging any one who can pick up a weapon to join the fight. now, back on the international stage, china has so far refrained from singling out russia in its reactions, pages, foreign ministry spokesman hasn't said called on all parties to show restraint.

once you are teaching laportia hooking, we hope the region can maintain pace, and we call on all parties to exercise restraint and prevent the situation from getting out of control. at the same time, i would like to reiterate china's position that the true security should be comprehensive and sustainable. a legitimate concerns by all party should be respected and addressed. we hope that all parties to the relevant will not shut the door to pace. but the l engaging stood in dialogue you end up with us from dublin is a danica or a back on who's a professor of post soviet politics at dublin city university is got a book coming out call the domestic politics of post soviet unrecognized states. donica. thanks for your time. i know you're busy or so i did want to come to you just quickly. now we've been talking a lot with the ambassador here is, while you may have heard about international reaction and you know that the, that the words a strong, maybe not in china's case there, the words are strong, but it's got to be backed out with some sort of action now. yes and unfortunately,

i mean the world has to be asking yourself what the hell was doing since 2014. i mean ukraine has been under occupation and has been invaded since 2014 and the, the sanctions that were initiated then. and pursued then, and since then, not only have not deterred vladimir putin but they have indeed, emboldened in here, we find him 8 years back, 8 years later, back again, taking additional pieces of ukraine and essentially declaring war on ukraine. so sanctions happened, worked on ukraine is very much on its own. i and, and i mean, it's not on his own. of course, the word is united behind you train, but ukraine knows that no other country except ukraine is going to defend itself militarily. and, and that's, that's a very lonely place. and it's a vindication by the way of nasal, because you, inherent in vladimir hooton's speech that he gave was blaming nasal and nature, expansionism eastwards, there never was

a national expansion eastward. these were countries in europe trying to expand westwards, trying to regain their place in europe, a sovereign democracies, an escaped, the abuse of cycle of history, which the kremlin impose on these countries over decades, even centuries. and if anyone was sorry to interrupt his perfectly, what more could have been done in these past years? again, the ambassador was talking to us before about things which need to happen now. actions which need to happen now closing of a space and things to, to, to, to help you. crane right now. but short of something preemptive in the last 5 or 6 years. what should slash could the west have done the west could have imposed the kind of sanction they're talking now in 2014. i mean that's that, that would have been a start. i mean, we had north stream being built after the annexation of time, and now it's been taken off the table as a kind of, as a punishment for russia. but again, you have to ask yourself, walk where people thinking, building this pipeline around you frame so that gas could be shipped without

inconveniencing our customers in western europe. but essentially, subverting your frame because of course, the pipelines were hitherto going through ukraine. so there was a lack of solidarity with ukraine. there's no question and ukraine was forgotten about, let's be honest here. what were people really thinking about ukraine between 2014? and now russia has proven itself to be a very determined adversary's of ukraine and ukrainian people, which as we've seen from me, he doesn't even recognize, have a right to me, says, well, ukraine has been misfortunate and its, its allies have been comparatively, you're resolute. and, and that's what needs to change and danaher about going from dublin city university . thanks so much for your time. show. you're going to be busy today. we appreciate that under it, because banco is the ambassador of ukraine to counter you. wanted to. yes, i would like to commend this is absolutely correct and the right statement of these sanctions should have been imposed in the year 2014. but coming back to the

political implication of this issue, i think the united nation as the most important international organization of this world, have to consider the issue about if not the membership of russia in this organization . but the membership of a so called membership by the explained by so called membership in the security council. if we will open the chart and set you to the united nation, we will never find till now were russian federation. you will see just word soviet union and the 2 use russia, instead of the soviet union, trouble layer. this is something which is could not be in place any more than the charter statutes has not been changed. the start use quart illegal. set your score afresh. you're still uncertain, and before some one gentlemen told that the russia was among the founders of the

united nations, this is not true. among the found there says, the united nations who are ukraine, bella ross and soviet union, soviet union collapsed. there is no, this country. russia has never been the founder of the united nation. what, what is it about ukraine, which seems to upset president putin so much he had been said the other day he respects all post soviet states except ukraine. and he said, that's because other countries i getting involved. is there something more than that? is it just because the west wants to push back here? what is it about ukraine? it is well known zipper occupation of the current kremlin leadership to re establish the former soviet union in its previous border. ukrainian nation is a sovereign nation which is striving for peaceful prospectors

and democratic future. this is something which russia could not be in agreement with. in fact, all this speculations, all the, all the myths about ukraine, the ar, do they have for the purposes to make these expansion to make these war forcible. i was here in this studio just 2 days ago that time we were talking about the possibility of cars was barely of the text for this big war. and indeed, the russia was trying to create the artificial shillings from the ukrainian territory. even the reports about to ukraine and personal carrier with her at the russian territory. but this is lie,

lie, lie, and when they have realized that the ukrainian position is quite resilient, we are quite modest. we are motivated to keep the country away from the big war, the started war without any per text by himself. ambassador, let's get a little more international reaction. we're going to see what the u. k is saying actually britton's prime minister bars johnson in a tweet. haley, he said, i'm a pole by the heretic events in ukraine. i've spoken to president zelinski to discuss the next steps. president persian has chosen the path of bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack on ukraine. the u. k. and our allies will respond decisively need baka in london. any idea what responding decisively might mean was we've been hearing almost

a year. the u. k. united states are now a poise to, to unveil what they have bill of the biggest harsh is sanctions against russia ever . boys johnson receive the, the cool at 4 o'clock in the morning he said, was said to have been shocked by the developments when it comes to the invasion of ukraine. quickly assembled. early in the day, the cobra committee to decide on what to do next. we believe that johnson will be addressing the nation and will be revealing to parliament what the plan is. we know earlier on in the week 5 small banks, 3 individuals with subjective british sanctions. and there was a real chorus of voices saying, look, more needs to be done urgently. this is no longer about deterrents. we should be on a defensive footing. and as such, that needs to be a much more of an assertive stance from the british government government. and bringing russia into lie. and so as we've mentioned before, we're talking about hitting a russia financially ostracizing them from financial institutions,

freezing assets of dubious russian individuals. but let's not forget a city like london, they are billions and billions of russian dollars. part of the economic network of how this funk of the city functions, we're talking about 2000000000 dollars worth of property in the capital owned by russians with links to financial crimes will with links directly to the kremlin. we know of well known, well documented ali gog, who are present here in the russian capital, sending that children to, to private schools. but they also some incredibly embarrassing situations for boris johnson personally, only few years ago we received a, a 200000 pound donation from the right wife of a russian government minister return for playing a tennis match. expect in the next few days, images of boys johnson doing that to, to resurface an almighty game of cat shop will be a over the next couple of days. and as the russians have suggested from to meet him

and get out of the former russian president, now a prominent figure of the security council. the russians don't seem to be without faith. they have a $600000000000.00 war chest. they're prepared for this. and the question is, how hard and fast can britain and his allies really go to send the signal that they want to send, or are they merely now trying to make up for lost time? they've barker updating us from london. thank you. need talk to again, later we're going to hear from someone else. now leonid passion, nick, who is the separatist leader of the self declared republic of the gangs in easton ukraine. this is of course, one of the areas backed by moscow. i be no surprise. he has given his full backing to the russian military operation. did is the moment we had been waiting for for the past 8 years of suffering of patients, the residence of don bears have been ridiculed. they have been suffering. we recalled twin 14 wendy green and military men killed dom best residence because they wanted to speak to russian language who wish to remain loyal to the soviet

union, our brother and sister in the fatherland. we have a common shared great history. we have not raised the issue of secession. we have not perpetrated killing. we didn't impose ideology. we simply requested to remain loyal to our land, our home, and to remain with our fate in duration atmosphere and to stand up to the green, malicious ambassador under acres man, coaster with us he ambassador of ukraine at to the state of cutter bet separatist leaders said it then he said, and this is to the point you made before we wish to remain loyal to the soviet union. he said this is that i would like not to come on to her. the statement of this, sir, russian gremlins margaret, this is not for me is, is it for her sake for some one who is dylan with sir 6 o 3. but if there is a strong number of people in those regions who do want to align themselves with

russia slash soviet union, let 01. what was there is no such beak and drastic people at least as a very beginning or for the conflict. the majority of people were, is a pro ukrainian or just neutral. and the driving force over these invasion from the very beginning, the special forces of russia, russia, propaganda, and russia unit which actually prevail, us from the a successful accomplishment off the anti terroristic or operation. in the year 2015, yes, direct participation of the russian troops in the bud. so are in ill of ice. this was the reason these mop it regimes are these terroristic and cleaves and organization steel. till now, ambassador, thank you so much for your time. i know it's,

it'll be an extraordinary busy day for you in an emotional what i'm sure you, but we really thank you for coming in. well, i will make a few words at the end of my interview, if i may just bring say yes, we are ready to fight. we are motivated. we are sure for international support. we are grateful for international support. ukraine is fight in not just for its future, for future of all the world. and the assumption which has happened these morning could not be tolerated. the decisive and tough actions of all the countries of this world, despite the size of the country, despise the religion, despise the affiliation in the difference of the mitchell organization. as a decisive steps should be done to stop this world. bethany andre because mankind, thank you. really appreciate. thank you. rushes,

military operation in ukraine is force people to stop stalking up on basic supplies . what bill have made now has sent in this report from a supermarket in the town of crematory, in eastern ukraine. it is quite surprising to sort of see that collect how collected they are quite orderly. no one is pushing and shoving, but that's, i think is because this call that has been going on for 8 years. nothing has been resolved, both care and the as separate as leaders have not been able to find any kind of solution. the relations with give and moscow have been deteriorating very over these past 8 years. and then certainly ever since this crisis has started a few months ago, it's gotten worse and worse. so people knew that something will happen. people knew that eventually they would be an escalation. i don't think they expected it now

just a few weeks ago, there were brushing off the idea of an invasion and then things changed very, very quickly for them. maybe today they're following the news at, at the moment mainly, or what we're hearing is that the military installations are being targeted. there's certainly no any kind of visible army of fighting on the streets. here is all quite calm, but they know war there have seen war. this city had been going between the hands of the russian back separate is and a ukrainian army. the as the scene. fierce battle the next door cities of yards, which is only a 10 minute drive was the epi center really of the base. a do the for the russian back. separate is, has fed all the way there has set up a base there and it took, it was a fierce fighting to get it back. so people know what it means. people know what could unravel on their street, and they're taking their precocious but his wife is,

is quite would they say surprising, admirable to see how calm and collected they are. and there is no sense of a, even when you look at their faces, they just there, they know it is a very serious situation. but you don't have a feeling that they're not expressing it at the moment is what is the best way i could describe it? us reaction now in president joe biden's release a statement on what is called russia's unprovoked and unjustified attack on ukraine . he said, president persian has chosen a pre meditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering rusher alone is responsible for the death and destruction the attack will bring, and the united states and its allies and partners will respond in the united and decisive way the world will hold russia accountable. heidi joe castro. now in washington. d. c. respect to you, 1st of all, haughty as i know,

it's coming up 6 in the morning and you've been up all night to report for us. take us through more of what joe biden said, and again, it's like i ask, needs before in london about british reaction, these leaders talk about the science of response. is there any indication of what that might be? and now we will soon find out as president biden is expected to again address the american nation live at around noon time here in washington. and that is when he is expected to announce what the severe sanctions really entail. likely they will mirror what we will see reflected from the you. we've heard those bigger ideas floating around as, as more financial blocks on bigger blank, bigger banks in russia, perhaps going after putting himself as a target of the sanctions and his closest associates. and something that russia is unable to really insulate itself against our export bands. the u. s. possibly going

to band the export of us technologies like asian elements, semiconductors and computer or something that could hurt rushes industries in those sectors. so those are all things that could be announced coming up soon. we do know from the white house when asked what these sanctions my entail . they said there is no financial institution in russia that could be safe from these far reaching sanctions. but of course, the other question hang over, all of this, come all and as you're gas have so nicely addressed is why weren't these sanctions taken earlier? could that have had the effect that the white house and its allies wanted. d in deterrence, now that of course, the attack on ukraine has been launched. well, now looking into the future, the, the new goal post here is to deter russia from further endangering nato. and

that is something that is expected to be discussed, of course, as biden meets with g 7 allies this morning at nato emergency meeting. we know that the us has preemptively shifted around the true positioning europe to be more up to position more troops in 2 toward eastern europe at to shore up that defensive position. but again, of course, worth reminding at that u. s. has ruled out sending our troops into ukraine itself will not defend ukraine, militarily, will not risk that confrontation face to face between us troops and russian soldiers. good sir. thank you for that update heidegger castro in our washington news center. now are we gonna return to our team in care of at the member 1st? i just wanna show you some pictures from probably half an hour ago. now smoke rising in the city of kia in the center of kiev from

a missile hit bear on the ambassador ukraine, ambassador dakota, who was with us here, says there are no military installations in kiev. um, but that is what russia claims it is. hitting note as these sorts of attacks that have meant that our team, including correspondent andrew simmons. i have taken a bit of evasive action. tell us, what's happened, andrew? well, the whole area now is being warmed. everyone is being warmed, but there are more strikes to come. whether that's missiles, we're not sure, but the whole area with the whole city, i'm not sure, but quite a lot of panic. a lot of people running into together one stage because it was the, the attacks were getting nearer, it's reasonably quiet right now, but you can see here, just to do, i will show you around. everyone is just basically very unsure of what to do next. and just trying to sort of hunker down and, and work out what

a situation is going to bring. now there is a mood of anger amongst many civilians because of the vitamin actions. this isn't a special military operation. it's an invasion of a whole mood, started off with one of resilience and we will get by in about a walks. now people are realizing that the attack is by land air and see no one is really sure where it goes next. initially, the all report suggested the military targets were the only ones being hit. now that's not the case, it would appear that the infrastructure of the country is being hit by various means by land. by, by see what's happening locally. it would seem, we understand that the building that was struck just behind us was

possibly the military headquarters for intelligence. but also it could have been a railway bridge. we're not entirely sure not able to get anywhere right now. but having some incidents on the streets of insecurity with ukrainian please getting very edgy with we heard a report of warner media crew got stops in the camera, taken away one of the offices actually and fire the car because they were so edgy and weren't sure. who was doing what then, where now being told, that's why i think we'll actually let's, let's move on from here that just getting a briefing here on what to do, i think. but the position overall come all is one of where does everyone go? because not everyone's got under ground shelters to, to actually shelter in. and many people have just joined those massive cues heading

out of the city towards poland. it is a, it is extremely difficult situational. i'm being told, i have to wrap up now. okay, we'll, we'll update you later. no worries, andrew, we'll talk to you again later on. thank you. okay, right. ah, let's look at mario, paul. now you saw charles stratford reporting from there a little bit earlier. one of the cities, which is under attack to day we've heard from the mayor of mario, paul, he says, the city will fight back mutable as no. i can tell you when you said melissa, i want to reassure you that our military spirit is at the highest level. nobody will surrender, merrier, pulled. we will defend our city and our land uptake from moscow. now, dawson jabari is our correspondent, fair as she has been through so many days of this a building up to this set of conflicts. tell us daughter an update on what the kremlin is saying or had said since president putin's declaration

well, we haven't officially heard from the kremlin yet, and we expect to have some lines to come out of. a daily briefing that is heard are held by the spokesperson and but we have been hearing from the russian defense ministry. and as their state was coming out of there is that they have and neutralize the air defense system of the armed forces of ukraine. and that there is no danger for ukrainian citizen population there. the understanding we have is that they are attacking a military installations in ukraine and that they are not targeting civilians. of course, it will be very difficult to avoid civilians in those heavily populated areas. but we are expecting the russian president vladimir putin to meet with his pakistani counterpart at some point this afternoon. and, and we are looking to see whether or not the president will comment on the ongoing developments on the ground in ukraine. okay,

and also thank you for that. still such a barry reporting for moscow going to have more with her and the rest of our team shortly. ah, it's coming up 1100 hours, g m t which is one p m and t f and 2 pm. in moscow, the 2 capital cities in this world on which we are all focus on, come all santa maria. welcome to our continuing coverage on al jazeera of a day when the threat of war against ukraine became a reality. hm. russia has hit several cities across the ukraine in early morning stripes. 10 civilians. 40 soldiers are killed and that's helping with that information coming from the president's office. not him is that on skis calling on people to fight back. nasa is in leap seam team,

but we are already distributing weapons to everyone who is ready and willing to defend our sovereignty in greenville. it might so welcome to our continuing coverage of russia's military operation in ukraine, which began a little over 8 hours ago. when president vladimir putin announced the launch of those operations. what it is, is something that amounts to the biggest attack by one states against another in europe since the 2nd world war. let's get a recap on what we know. so if i under simmons with the support from jeff, the monthly buildup of russian troops on the border with ukraine has turned now into an invasion ukraine, under attack, military bases, airports and aircraft, had been targeted and bombed the skies over multiple cities, including the capitol cave lit up,

waking up residence in the early hours of thursday as russian artillery advanced. not very many could have predicted that he would be striking.