how to help like overnight and to some nation seek to and corona virus restrictions. we bring you the latest updates and developers from around the globe. march on just the, you know, ah, caves main tv tower comes on the russian bombardment is the loan military convoy drives to words, ukraine's capital and ukraine, 2nd biggest city called keith is hit again, including residential areas. ah, hello, money inside. this is out there a line from di hall with all continuing coverage of the russia ukraine war. the

russian foreign minister said a lot broke defends the invasion during a speech. the un that prompted a woo count onto maps stock slight an oil prices such g to invest a fee is about the impact of aggressive sanctions against russia. and the war is among several pricing issues, weighing on us president joe biden, who will soon deliver his us state of the union address. ah, russia is intensifying its bombardment of urban areas in ukraine, hitting a tv town in key and launching war tax on the country. second largest city. speaking from heavily golden compound and the capital president, volota may zalinski said russia must stop bombing people. if peace talks all to make any headway, the kremlin though, says it's operation will continue until it's goals and met,

defined by president vladimir putin as disarming ukraine will 6 days into the invasion. this is where things carney stand, the area shaded red. there are controlled by russia, an allied separatists. in the east, as we mentioned, ukraine's 2nd largest city concave has been coming on the fierce bombardment and to the south. the port city of matter, pole is under what's described as constant shelling north of care russian. alma and artillery have also been building up. john hall begins al, coverage from live in western ukraine. russia has widened the scope of its war on ukraine. a suspected cruise missile hit the local administration building in freedom square, no less in the center of the eastern city of hockey. holmes regularly come under fire now to this is an apartment building in the black sea port city of her song.

and this hockey again. oh yes, how bad you think of it? if the, the russian liberators have come? the man shouts. in the aftermath of tuesday's missiles strike. president followed him at zelinski, addressing the european union called it the price of freedom this morning. temper is miss isles, hit this, the freedom square, dozens of chill ones. this is the price afraid of the translators, struggles to contain his emotion. what am we're fighting? both of the fleas, just for our lad and for our freedom. 70 ukrainian soldiers died when a military base was targeted by heavy artillery in october. but the veil has fallen from russia's claims that it's carrying out a special operation aimed purely at military targets. civilians are increasingly fair game and as night fell,

ha keefe came under heavy attack again. a change of tactics, a possible consequence of russia's slow moving advance on the ground. satellite imagery shows a column of artillery and armour, logistics, and support units more than 60 kilometers long bearing down on the capital key of from the north. another is advancing from the south. the aim to encircle the capital, intimidate the civilian population, and force the surrender of ukraine's government. western intelligence points to poor communications and frequent mechanical breakdowns. there's a dog, good ukrainian resistance as well captured, russian soldiers are said to have been told that they'd be welcomed as liberators. this is how people actually feel at the heart of it all in the capital key

of attacks have resumed, including on the main television transmitter, cutting public broadcasts, people already eking out an existence in conditions of unimaginable stress. no, the worse is to come. and the scramble to leave the city on the few exit roots still available, is growing more desperate by the hour. deposed to fighting has not yet come to the western city of believe, but they'll be ready for it if it does civil defense units have formed all over the country. and basic training and weapons handling is available for anyone that wants it. they know the time may come when they'll have to fight the russians themselves for control of their streets. the government says it believes russia is deliberately shelling cities, including residential areas and civilian infrastructure and the goal. it says to create mass panic and civilian casualties. but one thing you don't sense here is

panic. instead, the steely determination of ukrainian civilians to resist and fight back the we want to study. we don't want to be afraid. stop the word. the young in ukraine students multicultural, multilingual joy in the chorus, for people who don't bright minds, who's ideals until a week ago, was still intact and whose hopes and hearts now broken. bob's who are jona whole al jazeera leave. well, ukraine's government says 4 people, including a child, happened, killed after russian cruise missiles hit residential buildings in the countries west. russia as the strikes targeted, a military base and the city of z to mere several homes were sat on fire in windows with smashed in a nearby hospital. hm. and these are some

of the latest pictures from car cave and the east of the country where shelling has continued into the night has been heavy artillery fire in residential neighborhoods with civilian buildings hit as well as the city's main square, ukrainian force still controlled, concave and the coastal cities of care, san ann maria, pull the case defense ministry, says all 3 are and circled by russian forces. now ukraine's president has been speaking about what life is like inside the heavily guarded compound in kiev, where he lives, war conflict. can you hear from him? no, no. i got. when was the last time? so before this war i no longer volleyball to do to the little boy on this one.

aren't diplomatic as a james base reports nouns, a lanky in zalinski statements to the european parliament after making an official bed to join the you the european parliament, a strong show of support for the people of ukraine. this chamber with many parliamentarians wearing the ukrainian colors was addressed by video link from keith by president zalinski. he had one clear request. ah ha, we're almost as of july, we are fighting for our existence for our survival. and this is the main motivation for us. but we are also fighting to be an equal member of europe. and i think that today we are showing who we are. the european union is with us, with ukraine. the european union will be stronger without ukraine. it'll be lonely . we've proved our strength. we've proved that we're at least the same as you please prove that you're with us. please prove that you're not going to let us go

prove that you're really, europeans would. that was strong combination of president who transactions and hulu for to lee. you considers illegal, your charlie and abhorrent. it's not only you train that's in the attach. international law or spirit international order. democracy, human dignity are also attach. this is joe political, terrorism, pure and simple. the president of the european commission then spoke about the possibility of ukraine joining the european union today. the european union and ukraine are already closer than ever before. there's still a long path ahead. we have to end this war and we should talk about the next steps . but i am sure nobody in this hemi cycle can doubt that the

people that stands up so bravely for our european values belongs in our european family. at the end of the session, the parliament voted overwhelmingly to call on the you institutions to work towards granting ukraine candidate status. but the vote is purely symbolic. it's the european council, the 27 member nations who make the final decision. and then there's a long drawn out process to qualify to become a member. the size of the vote, $637.00 out of $676.00 though an indication of the level of feeling in support of ukraine here. james bays ow jazeera of the european parliament at brussels on the russian foreign minister, sir. gala rav told a you and a son meeting in geneva that ukraine had been seeking nuclear weapons. he provided no evidence of this. and as

a lover of spoke lion video link and supporting his country's invasion, dozens of diplomats walked out in protest. proposal that would assume the years with us, the loom with united states and its allies are creating their own new world order. as of 2014, the key of regime is waging war against its own people. the constitution of ukraine has been changed and the new nazi's that have gained power there are waging real terrell's or the warning crane and heavy sanctions imposed against russian response on throwing financial markets into turmoil. oil prices soaring due to concerns about russian production and response. the u. s. is releasing 30000000 barrels from its strategic reserve. cable. alexander has moved from new york. us stocks again falling on tuesday, given the uncertainty of the conflict between russia and ukraine. on tuesday, the dow dropped 700 points about 2 point one percent, s and p 500 about 1.9 percent and the nasdaq dropped to percent as well. but oil

prices are going up while they reached over a $100.00 a barrel for the 1st time in about 7 or 8 years. some analysts are pointing to about $125.00 a barrel, is where oil could get to. the longer this conflict goes on, right now, it's about at a 100, a $1607.00 a barrel. commodity prices are also being effected, particularly wheat, russia and ukraine account for about 29 percent of all of the wheat exports in the world. and wheat has jumped up about 5 percent to its highest price in many years as well. this is all part of worries of potential shortages of both oil, certain commodities, such as wheat as well. and that is why you're seeing these prices go up at the bottom line is the markets are continued to not react well to the current conflict

. as investors seem to be saying that they get the sense that this is going to be going on a very long time. and that does not bode well for the global economy or the global markets. well, big multinational companies have been wrapping ramping up their boycotts of russia, apple as halting the sale of its products. last week it restricted apple pay and other services. it also stopped rushing. you service apps for being downloaded outside the country. canada says its reviewing the local holdings of russian oligarchs. is it considered new sanctions? russian companies also in canada sites with the government warning options on the table. canada's deputy prime minister says the g 7 will impose further sanctions on moscow for its invasion of ukraine in the coming days. full coverage of the war shortly. because neither he's afraid of the will were 3, but it is already spotty. and these are you bring in children who are there taken

the hid, including this exchange between a ukrainian activists and vs prime minister as he visited, poland ah look forward to brita scores. who with sponsored play cutaways? hello, the weather's last. he set fare across northern parts of china through the korean peninsula, southern parts of japan, i'm afraid northern japan. that will be some more snow as we go on through the next couple of days. little larry fly pressure just around the sea of japan. one or 2 wintry flour is rolling in on wednesday, but it's more we got wanting to thursday. those showers becoming a little more widespread across. so western western parts of conscious pushing up into her carter could cause further disruption than south of that. generally try. try to warm up in tokyo, getting up into the mid teens. not too bad here. sheltered by the mountains for the

west. there we go. peasant spring sunshine there for soul, and for beijing, sprinkling a showers across central and southern parts of china. in to ty why wanted to showers to into indo china, but not too much to speak of here. pretty a shout. meanwhile, across southeast asia, in the heaviest, are going to be across central parts around the equator, whether should be that's where the seasonal rains. look at the moment, and plenty of showers there a little further south into indonesia. meanwhile, we got some very heavy re making its way towards astral anchor over the next day or so. big bulge of cloud in the southern sections of the bare been goal is making its way towards full anchor. for the north of that is largest ry for india, some snow they're from north pakistan, blue weather sponsored by katara, always. frank assessments for china. well, banner says from the 0 call it strategy. if the rest of the world not yet informed

opinions at all costs like is that leaves about, is that still critical debate? why wouldn't leaves that need to come? it's an interest angel threat to russia, but it's precisely his actions that read this insecurity in the region in depth analysis of the gaze. global headlines inside story on al jazeera lou. ah, you're watching out. as a reminder, our top story is this. our russian forces are closing in on ukraine's count. don't give attack the cities, tv tower, killing at least 5 people. russia has warned residents to free their homes as they plan more strikes. ukraine's governments, as for people, including a child,

have been killed off the russian cruise missiles hit residential buildings in the countries west. as the strikes talking to the military base in the city of z to grants, president and ski house received a standing ovation at the european parliament. after addressing them from cave is made an impassioned plea to the you to prove it, support a day of fishing and trying to join us, not just ukrainians, trying to leave as the russian invasion presses on foreigners based. they're also trying to escape many have spoken of being mistreated, ukraine's foreign minister tweeted vis, messaged african nationals trying to get out. russia's invasion of ukraine has effected ukrainians. are known citizens in many devastating ways to those african seeking evacuation. they are our friends, a need to have equal opportunities to return to their home. ukraine's government

spends no effort to solve the problem. those trying to get out of ukraine, a finding trains all one of the only means of escape all the other hamid visited a station in the nipple in easton, ukraine. ah, the heart wrenching good buys loved ones, not knowing when they will unite again. women and children heading west to relative safety, often leaving men behind males between the age of 18 to 60 are not allowed to leave the country in these times of war. among them, foreigners also trying to get out. joseph is a medical student from ghana. he arrived in did me pro less than a year ago, hoping to one day become a heart surgeon. now he just hoped to reach any border visited time. i've been at the train station. i missed the 1st and the 2nd one. while the struggle was tough

because i'm returning home, rush into words. and then the 1st time i got into the train, i was literally suffocating. so hard to get down because it was super overcrowded. so that does, how can we stayed? so this time, train rise of a free, but it's on a 1st come 1st serve basis said no one is guaranteed to leave without a long wait here at the bus station there only a few rides available and that's only to the surrounding villages. otherwise, there are no buses any more because it, the destinations are either out of reach order road is too dangerous. so people like for me in rows now need to find another way to get out of the city. both our students from nigeria, they continued attending classes until the 1st day of russia's assault on ukraine. reaching the decision to go was not easy. i witnessed the 4th toys his own on 14th

last. it was, bruce always was by, which was why an absolute major for the offensive medication. so now i just made a pre, i struggle to come back to finish my fine. i aint every. so now i'm like 3 months to rise in my finance and is up on to you. so it's kind of a difficult decision for ya see all the ways cumberland gospel, boston a j one person you they are trying to reach the romanian border with no bus in sight, their head back to the train station. ah, only to find themselves rushing to the shelter among hundreds of ukrainians under move. this family fled to the nets region, a head of another possible peak over by the russian back separatist. they're trying to calm down jeannie and worried of the long trek her head. meanwhile,

rosen sumi are looking into other options to evacuate, so not to day. uh no, nothing tomorrow and next me. but for now, they like many others, we'll have to return home. hoping to morrow is a better day. what other hamid al jazeera didn't he pro, in the eastern ukraine? the british prime minister has been in poland and estonia for talks on the war. on speaking to media and war so far as johnston was confronted by an ukrainian activist. you are coming to poland. you are not coming to kia, prime minister, you're not going to leave because you are a freight because nato is not willing to defend because nature is afraid of a war 3, but it is already started. and these are ukrainian children who are, they're taking the hit, you're talking about more sanctions prime minister, but not mana, but a mortgage is not sanctioned. he is in london. his children are not in the bombardments his children are there in london. what children are in netherlands

in germany, in mentions, when all these men should seized, i don't see that. i see that my family members that my timbers, i'd say that to be a grade. you don't have her to rob. this is what is happening. prime minister. well that was diarrhea, kelen yolk, she's executive director of the anti corruption action center. we spoke to her after her exchange with the u. k. prime minister, if our western partners, if nato is saying that we are not doing no fly zone over ukraine, we are not shooting russian planes. ok, great. some alternative shut, rushing, miss house. what does bell tentative if not, if the west is not helping to ukrainians to defend ourselves? the alternative is there will be more a hospitals, more churches, more ukrainian civilians, heated by bombs and re, it's impossible for us to, to,

to, to defend ourselves. and it's even more dangerous for o, for europe, and for the world, because ukraine is actually, we didn't have nuclear weaponry gave you, haven't been in exchange for the security guarantees from russia, from you came from the united states. but we have for nuclear power plants in our country, and any moment they can be hit by a russian missiles. so it's in the interest of nito to create quickly alternative mechanism how to help to protect ukraine or sky from russian missiles and bombs. and is their response within their promises? this is the actual responsibility from the united kingdom and from the united states to protect ukraine and to guarantee our security. we gave up nuclear weapon . and now what's in exchange? russia invades us, bombards our cities, kills our children and bodies. johnson come to poland and says, well,

i can do anything well, as the war escalates you as president joe biden will deliver his fuss. state of the union address is also confronted by a stole legislative agenda. at home, along with rising inflation and of course and lingering pandemic. let's go straight to whitehouse correspond, can they help? who is that for some capitol hill? so to what extent firstly is ukraine likely to dominate today's state of the union address? the, you know, this is a speech that typically focuses on domestic issues, but the challenge for joe biden, in his 1st year and in this speech is the fact that he can't ignore what has been a major factor of his presidency continues to this day. and, and that is that this is a major foreign policy issue that is capturing a lot of his attention to capturing americans attention. and so it will be

a major part of this speech, the russian invasion of ukraine. and so we expect that there will be a significant portion of the speech that will be devoted to in fact, we've already had some excerpts that have been released by the white house. we know that the president will call vladimir putin invasion, premeditated unprovoked. he also will say, when dictators do not pay a price for russian, they caused more chaos. and the threats to the world will keep rising. and the reason the u. s. president is expected to make this argument is that a lot of americans are still not on board with the fact that america is playing any role in working with nato partners and allies in supporting you. cray that have to remember the lot of americans are feeling pretty war weary from generation of war in iraq and afghanistan. and so they're not feeling the appetite for any sort of combat for american soldiers. and so the u. s. president is going to make the case

that not only is this necessary in order to protect america, but this is something that a, it is necessary to defend american values and that ultimately democracy will prevail. and to that end, we know that dr. jill bite in the 1st lady will be hosting the ukraine ambassador as one of her guests, really to underscore the importance of this issue for the biden's and why they feel this is so important to highlight in this speech that will have a significant portion of foreign policy in it, even though typically it is a domestic issue speech. so what about the big domestic issues? what is it that the american people will be looking out for in, in the address where americans are in a bit of a sour mood. and it's not just because of foreign policy issues and, and the issue of ukraine. americans are frustrated because of some of the spillover of facts that energy costs are higher in the united states. partially because of

the conflict in ukraine, but also because inflation has been rising. this is due to the economic recovery of the pandemic. i and there are a number of problems that just simply have not gone where americans would like them to go. and so they're looking for joe biden to give the prescription and what he believes is going to turn this all around. and so they're going to be watching very carefully. and what joe biden is expected to say, according to the white house, is that he believes the solution is to lower americans cost to make more in america, to revise manufacturing in the united states, and to rely less on the 4 in supply chain, which is really led to a lot of empty shelves in the united states, something that americans are familiar with. so we're going to hear that from the u . s. president. we're also going to hear about some of the things that he's achieved over this past year, including that historic appointment to the supreme court of the 1st african

american woman last week. katasha brown, jackson. this is the 1st african american woman that has been appointed to has to be approved by the u. s. senate kind of that overshadowed by the conflict in ukraine. expect that the u. s. president is going to town this, the importance of this and why he feels that this is the way america should look moving forward. but again, the challenge for this president is not only selling his agenda, but really making the case for this a in the state of the union address, which so much of his successes has been overshadowed by the crisis, like coven, and also the invasion of ukraine. thank you for that. can be home cut that for us in capitol hill? well, the international criminal court has open investigation into possible war crimes. committed in e crane. louis moreno ocampo is a lawyer and the former prosecutor at the i c. c. he says, individual countries should do more in the fight against possible war crimes

committed by russia. b, international group of you announced that he would like an investigation to the crimes committed in ukraine. not, not the last, not just the last crime from he can he say he have information to for a crime committed since 2013 and then from there he will investigate crimes how it will help depend on all there is not just a prosecutor in the present don't need help to back. his mission is evidence. ah. and then he knew the international committee helping to stop crimes in ukraine is different. but people and just see that would help because you are, you are filming bumbling and shelling and this type of problems. you had to and defy what happened was that what couple of civilians, any killing of the buildings that were crime. so you can help the prosecutor for me,

your news into evidence of crimes. if you can connect then who, who order it, who order it, who the commander who older got bumping or shelling. so that's something we just had to do. it's, it's about combining it for the problem is there are no global institutions to combine efforts. so security counseling with paralyze it because russia veto resolutions of core russia, one of the low to be the counselor to do it. and in fact li russia had the right to do it. ah, and then no, there is no they go white. do you like the brushing a court they will do. ready your particular doing his job by the state could do more ah, this is on his era. these are your top stories.