seems like it used to playing in front of expect and home crowds. they'll be hoping to convince both the fans and themselves so they really are ready to take on the world. mm. mm. a russian military claims. it's taken control of the strategically important city of patterson in southern ukraine. ah, and come out santa maria here in doe hot, continuing coverage on al jazeera of the russia ukraine war. russian power troops have landed on the outskirts of have teeth as they intensify their push to capture ukraine's 2nd biggest city. meanwhile, in his state of the union address, you as president has vowed russia will pay dearly for the invasion of ukraine. we

will join our allies in closing off american aerospace to all russian flesh and the mountain cost. a war at least 660000 people have played the fighting sofa. ah, hello everyone rushes military's claiming to have taken full control of a major ukrainian port city on the black sea hassan. it is just north of crimea, which of course russia annexed in 2014 pictures from kennesaw shy russian forces and tanks unchallenged in the city center. russian forces are reported to have also installed checkpoints surrounding that city will put it on the map. as we enter the 7th day of the invasion, the areas in reds are controlled by russia. if we have

a look at those and it's allied separatists fierce fighting is underway in keith and muddy you, paul, that i are an while north of keith, russian armor and artillery are building up. john hall begins coverage from levine. this al jonas brit. jonah, bring us up to date. yes, well, let me paint you a picture of what's going on around the country car key. that big city in the east, probably at the moment bearing the brunt of the ferocity of russian attacks. but it is by no means alone. you've outlined the situation. you have san down on the black sea, the russians set to be in control of that city. there are also in circling matter you paula much bigger port city down on the black sea coast, between crimea and the breakaway regions of the east. it seems to be part of a pack now of attacks by russia aimed at depriving ukraine of access to its black

sea coast. the capital kia much further north in the country also under sustained pressure to miss all attacks in the evening. last evening, aimed at the tv tower, caused 5 deaths of civilians walking on the streets, but allegedly, according to ukrainian or thirties, all members of the same family and the 2nd messiah, which passed the tv tower, landed on the holocaust memorial of bob in the very famous memorial site, the site of nazi trustees in world war 2. no small amount of irony here in that one of the key and central justifications of not even puting war on ukraine. these quotes to the nazi fi, the country and missiles strike on a town west of kia, called rita mere apparently aimed at the military base. there went awry, he homes instead, ukrainian authorities talking about 4 deaths there. but the focus and indeed the

focus for the last couple of days has been on hot keith, a major city, the 2nd biggest in the country, one and a half 1000000 people. there is an ethnic russian city under attack by russian forces. and indeed that attack sustains through the night. at 3 am, reports the para troopers landed in the northern sections of the city, coming under immediate and sustained resistance by ukrainian forces on the ground. heavy fighting on the ground missiles strikes, hitting apparently miss military hospital also military sight and exploding enormous exposure, the air of an ammunition dep. oh, going up also reports of a university being hit. all of it deepening the misery for civilians inside that city who have already and due to days of indiscriminate rocket 5 on residential districts, including, of course, what the presidency lensky described as to cruise missile strikes on freedom square right in the heart of car keys itself. taking out an administrative building and

the opera house at least 21 deaths overnight reported by the ukrainians adding to a rising toll. busy over the last 48 hours or so, here is my report of events. in the last 24 hours russia, 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 her cave. holmes regularly come under fire now to this is an apartment building in the black sea port. city of have san and this hockey. again, who gets nobody? deliberately, the russian liberators have come. the man shouts. in the aftermath of tuesdays, missiles strike. president followed the man zelinski addressing the european union called it the price of freedom this morning to peruse, may hit this freedom square,

dozens of killed ones. this is the price of freedom. the translator's struggles to contain his emotion. what we're fighting for us to use just for our land 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 fer, gave me, and as night fell, her cave came under a 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 is a dog in 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 in 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. fighting has not yet come to the western city of believe, but they'll be ready for it if he does. civil defense units are 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 have to fight the russians themselves for control of their streets. the government, as it believes russia is deliberately selling 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 of the word. the young in ukraine students multicultural, multilingual,

joined the chorus for people who don't bright minds whose ideals until a week ago was still intact and whose hopes and hogs now broken, or others who are stuck. jona whole al jazeera leave. the we have heard from ukraine president, ms. lansky. again. he's spoken out and says rushes trying to erase his country's heritage, particularly by targeting sites like the bobby yacht, holocaust memorial and keith. there was in the museum looting. this is beyond humanity. such missile strikes me that for many russians, our key, if it's absolutely foreign, i know nothing about our capital, about our history. they have orders to race, our history, our country, and all of us show you what will be next of even bobby ya is had one other military object. nathan base is a threatening russia. st. sophie is cathedral lover, st. andrews church,

whatever they dream about, or what the russian mothers are losing their children and an absolute foreign country for them. think about this number. almost 6000 russian soldiers have been killed. these i get to this hour on out of there is honish left security studies program director at the analytical center, ukrainian prison joining us from odessa today. hannah, can i ask actually, is that where you usually base or is that some where you have had to move to our new base here or our think tank isn't key of her. but i stayed here because i worked a lot with the married time, a fair son with a black few reach. gotcha. just wanted to check what does that actually before we get into any issues of politics and security, what his life been like in odessa this past week, the last 20 minutes. i'm hearing a very strong cause. he ran the because the sound happening to the ships

coming closer to the ashore, the ra sampson, the s drive down airport. you know that our airport is completely civilian. there is no military base over there. so in case i will disappear, please excuse me, because connection very unstable in these circumstances is definitely preparing for the fighting during that might be happening in the nearby region. we know that's right now the lending operations it happening in may kaleil. it is the scene that's 2 separate from 100 kilometer. so from here i'm in the regional south. so the next region you saw and you showed in the beginning, my point in the city are saying that the city is not under the full control of russian at please the cranium like a ceiling console. interesting. ok, that's a great updates. thank you for those. so let's go to sort of big picture here a week into this war now. and there was talk from certainly western military analysts that actually russia wasn't achieving what it thought it would have done

in a week's time. what's your take on that? and the, the resistance that the ukrainian army is putting up exactly, you're right. we know overdue from the electron documents that they expect that ukraine surrounded in 2 days. so 48 hours, we're already in day 7. and this is not happening. the issue is that russians underestimated 2 things. first of all, uh, what type of reforms the ukranian armed forces had within the last 8 years. thanks to the corporation where the nato member states and the 2nd they underestimated ukrainian people. they were sure that such sounds as a hark you will death will welcome them with flowers. but you just show the wonderful pictures of the complete opposite. and i would say that what you showed is a very soft exalt balls are the real stories are much more interesting and we're june about what is happening in different sounds around the country. at the same time on ukraine is definitely struggling because of the shelling scottish shelling company,

it's very difficult to operate under such circumstances. and that's why ukraine is asking those for the no fly zone over at the nuclear object. you need to understand that since yesterday russian started very precisely surgical. that sounds to me of the nuclear power plant wanting at merrill gardens approach. she another one. and michael live as a sad plus should mobile is under the control of russian courses. so we cannot guarantee to clear security and really easy for the chalet to continue as they are now. they're very high. we've got all the nuclear strategy because as we see russian, i'm forces demonstrated to think they are not. so my team and they are definitely bad, was targeting because you cannot say that it was your intention to charge it so many civilian objects. what is your intention? that means it is what, why this ukrainian resistance that we talked about a little bit earlier. how much of it do you put down to the influence of president

savanski himself to strikes me that we often see him? speaking from the heart? he wears civilian clothes. he's there in, well wherever he is and keep trying to keep safe, how much has he had an impact over the people? you don't, you're really a how to decent paths because so most of all the population did. in fact, these bravery problem law, these presidents, he's not with the military experience for any type of these. so he is the definitely the person from, from the different bags wrong. and the fact that he's in key of that he's coming to our territorial defense and to the armed forces all the time to support them that and to work in 247 to give international support. it's meant to it's a lot psychologically for the armed forces and for the people resistance. because if the president isn't the country, it means that we are still fighting, and that nobody from the politicians will who weaken off all to sit down and as fast as with us from odessa to day. thank you for your time and do say say we

appreciate it. thank you. still more coverage to come on out here as an army of volunteers signs up to resist russia's invasion, offering humanitarians all to those who most needed. and it, all the news will look at white sanctions on iran, on the only thing crushing their economy. ah, with hello. we've got more heavy showers in sewer, indonesia, some heavy showers, too, affecting much of malaysia, but further north, it's more in the way of sunshine, van showers, here it indonesia, 190 millimeters. dufrane just coming in to the west of virgin carter. there that where to weather will stay in place over the next few days. and we have seen some very lively downfalls over to was up to new guinea as we go one through thursday

and on into friday, a showers they pop just around java pushing up into some archer possibly to some localized flooding. but i also seen some heavy array, see the showers, they just drive in their way into the philippines, but largely dry across a good part of indo china. apart from the odd sharp shower here. where the south is seen some very heavy rain recently to the north west of australia. we have got our own tropical cyclone and he kept making a bit of a resurgence here. actually that will fade more heavy rain in around the pill bra, as we go on through the next couple of days. but this is the area of low pressure giving greater cause for concern just off the coast of new south wales is pumping in some more very heavy rain into our new southwell. still some sharp showers there into brisbin over the next day or so. and it stays to stir from much indecent australia over the next few days. ah, with a reporter's retreat in

a brutal civil war, if a commodore hadn't been there, the israeli invasion would not have been so well reported. the commodore had become journalistic center. you could be in the safe enclave and then you went out into civil war. i started off leaving this of a grand suite at the commodore hotel. the next room i was in was underground in a tiny prison. so as a hostage, they ruge the commodore wall hotels on al jazeera ah ah, on al jazeera, these at the top stories coming out of ukraine, russian power troop is of landed around the 2nd largest city. how to keep the

cities enjoyed the worst bombings since russia began its invasion. 6 days ago. officials, i 21 people have been killed. excuse me. in the past day i his keys, the capital which is bracing for russian assault. hundreds of military vehicles are advancing on the city and missile and artillery strikes have intensified one of the lightest targets with a t v broadcast tower. and for the south, russian forces of claimed control over the city of harrison, the strategic court of mario paul as well as surrounded and under constant bombardment. the crisis we're seeing in ukraine featured heavily in the u. s. president's state of the union address white house correspondent, kimberly how could, has more of that us president joe biden began his 1st state of the union address by strongly denouncing the russian president and his invasion of ukraine. russia's latin recruit and sought to shake the very foundations of the free world. thinking of making ben to his managing ways. but he badly miscalculated,

and now the us will make to pay biden, has directed the department of justice to assemble a task force, targeting the crimes of russian oligarchy. and that we will join our allies and closing off american aerospace to all russian flights. further, i studied russia a majority of americans do not believe the u. s. should play a major role in working with allies to support ukraine. but biden argued if not confronted russia aggression would spread throughout our history. we've learned this lesson, when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos. they keep moving. in the cost, the threats to the america and america to the world keeps rise and given the focus on the ukrainian crisis, invited speech in the audience was the ukranian,

a bastard, who us oksana marker rover a guest of the 1st lady, dr. jill bided. the russian invasion has increase already record high energy prices and inflation, and the u. s. ad is threatening biden's promise to economic recovery. one way to fight in places to drive down wages and make americans poor. i think i have a better idea to fight inflation. lawyer cost natural wages like but republicans, in their response, argued biden, has said the country back to the early 1980 s when runaway inflation was hammering families, a violent crime wave was crashing our cities and the soviet army was trying to redraw the world map on wednesday president vibe and travels to the us state of wisconsin to sell his domestic agenda. but foreign policy challenges in ukraine are almost certain to overshadow that efforts. kimberly hell had al jazeera capitol

hill on the ground and east in ukraine. thousands of volunteers have signed up to help distribute donations of food, clothing, and medicine. child stratford sent this report in from the city of denny po. the i tell you when i might as well as the last. i need 5 people quickly. any volunteers, the man says, the former line to unload donated food, water, bedding, and clothes, is taken into water for decades has been a center pic culture in art and has now become a vital and potential life saving a distribution pointer is an incredible sense of purpose and energy in this sense of what these people are doing is they're taking in donations of food, clothing, bedding medicine. they're boxing them up, watching the materials up. and then they going to be distributing them. so many of

the hundreds of thousands of people that have fled to fighting across the region. this question is to give them though mama is much better than sitting at home. we are as depressed as every one in the country. but we come here to live. our spirits will feel proud and unified here. our list, if they ever fallen to stick tape on the windows, in an effort to stop shards of glass being blown into the building shelves. land near by a piece of history is being offered as a place where people can hide. so it's been 20 years since this soviet built cinema was used. and now volunteers are offering it as a place where people can come and shelter from the shelling you fall, record some goals explosions. oh, we'll give to people instructions to open mouth and to hold can

and put like like there's a basement where people can also take shelter upstairs. the sorting the packing, the distribution continues as the city prepares for the worst. cha, stratford al jazeera, the ne pro ukrainian refugees, meanwhile are receiving help in poland. many of the hundreds of thousands across the border of found shelter with polish families, and volunteers are taking essential goods to those still stranded in ukraine. step ross, step of arson, has our report from buddha mirrors on the poland ukraine board. earliest it's rush hour at the local community center in lou batch of 15 kilometers from the board of ukraine. and that note that that jack is a retired russian language teacher and is collecting goods donated by people from all over europe. thought i am who is, who has felt we are helping people on the other side of the border. the ones who

stayed behind who can't leave yesterday will witness an incident when a disabled boy was not allowed to leap ukraine because he was over 18, he and his family were forced to turn back. i could not bear to watch it, but we have to help. many of the goods are meant for the ukrainian army, thought a pulse, queer monotony. i as we are packing plastic plates for the army on the other side of the border because they have a lack of everything. we are sending food bread, everything that is easy to prepare. since russia invaded ukraine, danita has been driving across the border every day. thank as another, not our driver took a family of 9 people to his house. we are all crying with them when we saw the tragedy. the children were so weak and the mothers were passing out. crossing the

borders always tricky, but the women say that to, to day they have a lucky day because the border guard is someone they know and it's going to be hopefully much easier to bring their, the goods in for them. so i am going to cray, they haven't just cross the border most refugees came from the region near the ukrainian capital key of that came on the heavier attack in the past days when with a month ago. but then also though it was a real thing, my husband drove us to the border. we left on february 26th and we traveled for 2 days and we stayed at the board of for 2 days. my husband then went back to fight and i am extremely worried about him. the situation was very unpleasant. we heard very loud explosions. that is why i am here. despite the continuous stream of people trying to leave border guards, jack every car thoroughly. people eagerly waiting until the gate to safety will

open in front of them. only a few more meters and there outside of ukraine, traveling for 4 days, some of them and are mixed emotions. they're grateful that they finally get to safety. but very, very worried about what they're leaving behind the notice as we leave to find a less chaotic situation and in the past few days for the video service, they are not giving up it's heart. this woman has travelled for 4 days, but she does not need to stay long on the border because the queue is shorter done before. people seem less exhausted this time, i'm not crank, as you can see. the new dos mission has been accomplished for now, but she will return with more goods. as long as rushes. missiles and rockets forced people out of ukraine, steadfast and at the buddha mich bora, in eastern poland. little bit of other world news, new zealand, where the police have moved in on a protest against compulsory vaccines. that's disruptive the capital for 3 weeks.

taking inspiration from truck driving demonstrations in canada. hundreds of protests of unblocked streets around parliament with trucks, cars and motorcycles. purchases illegally occupying parliament grounds and surrounding streets had been given ample opportunity to leave. it is time for him to go. it's a police commission to say this morning, it's time to clear the roads and restore order for welding tony and will be obvious to those who work in and around parliament that the parties have been at times violent and increasingly fueled by misinformation. and sadly, conspiracy theories, rising poverty, unemployment, international sanctions. these were all things, forcing large numbers of iranian professionals to leave their country, students and academics, including top professors and are looking for opportunities abroad. and that is affecting iran's home based talent. pull, wrestle sada, has this report from tara engineers, mathematicians,

medical workers with limited opportunities at home. iranians are seeking better lives elsewhere. iran's brain drain is not in new. what's new is the sheer number of experts heading off. the outflow of talent has now created a problem for many industries, and perhaps none more so than iran's medical sector, hulu. as nurses, we work long hours and get paid low wages. it's not nearly enough for a livelihood. it's so difficult that i want to go to a foreign country because at least i would be able to get by. i have no idea what kind of problems i'll face when i integrate. yet i would rather go than stake. get him paid on time is also an issue which has led to a sharp increase in the migration of nurses during the 1st 10 miles of pandemic. nearly 3000 health care workers reportedly left iran and the number of nurses applying to leave to repulse. as the company's economy prospects who believe because of intellectual sanctions, including numbers of iranians,

are looking to start new lives abroad during past 4 years. immigration has reason to reform, according to an official report about 150000 people the year on leaving more than a 100000 of those immigrate in annually have university degrees including peers. and around $3000.00 of them alone are doctors. like me, lot mohammed, he is a neuroscientist, now living in germany, he left iraq to pursue education. but when it came to returning, he says it didn't seem wise. the economical situation back then that i, the clancy was not such a disaster. it was much, much, much better than what is today. but what we were thinking was that the country is in the wrong away, and the situation will guts will, will become worse and worse. one of the most important reasons that we were thinking that it's getting worse was the sanctions and it was i and it proved

itself that the sanctions are the most important factor in my eyes or torture. iranian people in our report last year, iran's minister of foreign affairs concluded that around 4000000 iranians leave abroad, while many year still hold out hope for a better life. the number of outward looking iranians is rapidly increasing. bristol said that al jazeera terran ah, on al jazeera, these are the top stories russian power troopers have landed around ukraine, 2nd largest city, how to keep the cities endure the worst bombing since russia began its invasion. 6 days ago, officials are 21. people have been killed in the past day. jonah hall is more from the thief. the focus, and indeed the focus for the last couple of days has been on har keith, a major city, the 2nd biggest.