what's your take on why they've gotten this so wrong? that to me is political malpractice, the bottom line on us politics and policies and the impact on the world on al jazeera, ah, the russian military claims its taking control of the strategically important city of her son in southern ukraine. ah, well again, i'm come all santa maria here in doha with the world news from al jazeera. as there strikes continue to pound, i keep hitting residential areas and they're pushed to capture the ukrainian city. despite the escalation and violence of the kremlin says, it is ready for a 2nd round of talks with ukraine. mounting cost of war now almost 850000

people have fled to fighting. ah, hello everyone rushes military's claiming to have taken full control of a major ukrainian port city on the black sea. this is hassan, it's near crimea. you go remember, which is a sorry, which you will remembers where russia annexed her back in 2014. at the pictures from chris, on shy russian forces and hangs unchallenged in the city center, russian forces are reported to have installed checkpoints surrounding the city or system. but there isn't any room of units off to russian are forces to control of the regional centre of kershawn proper for the civilian y till infrastructure and city transport or work as usual. the city doesn't suffer from local foot and basic commodities. negotiations continue between russian command or the city and regional administration for work for supporting the functioning of social infrastructure.

the invasion now in a seventh's day. this is how it looks on the map. the rare areas in red are controlled by russia and allied separatists curse on you see in the south that's now under russian control and ukrainian soldiers that have been surrounded in the ports that have multiple as well. then you have northwest of keep ukrainian soldiers are under bombardment, and that includes the city of zet, amir. let's get an update from jonah hull. he is reporting from levine this out near the border with poland. let's start with the what's happening in her son. well, these reports that russia is in control of song are significant. we heard from the ukranian side that they had control of the railway station and the police station and central administration buildings. it would mean that this becomes the 1st city that russia has full control of in 7 days of an inch of its invasion. so far,

strategic it is on the denise for river. it's just to the west of crimea, annex, of course in 2014 to the east of crimea. i'm much more substantial port city mario paul is in circles and under sustained attack. the sort of overall objective here to try and build a land bridge, a land corridor, unsecure it between climate and those breakaway regions to the east, have san, perhaps an effort as well. to extend that corridor all the way along ukraine's southern black sea coast and deprived the rump of ukraine from its access to the sea. up towards the north. as you said, of course, the capital, the big prize for both sides cave not yet encircled convoys, heading that way though it is, and remains under sustained attack as well. missiles fired at the tv station tower on tuesday evening. killed 5 civilians on the street below allegedly,

members of the same family. the 2nd of those missiles went on to strike the bobbin ja, holocaust memorial, a very famous and sacred site, the site of nazi atrocities during the 2nd world war. and of course, the irony, impossible to miss their that one of the key justifications my bloody me uprooting for this entire war is a quote unquote to d, nazi fi, ukraine. to me just to the west of a key of you mentioned, there are a suburb, a small sort of vintage if you'd like. a cruise missile were told 5, the military base went awry and hid homes there for more civilian deaths reported there. and then to the east, the real brunt of rushes attack at the moment falling upon the very substantial city of car keys, its 2nd largest city, an ethnic russian city, one and a half 1000000 people there, close to the russian border under bombardment by russian forces. 4 days now encircled at a 10 am this morning missiles hit,

a building of the state security service. also, the university civilian casualties continue to mount in car keith. 121 deaths mentioned by the ukrainian authorities already today. $112.00 injuries have been several more over the preceding days as indiscriminate rocket fires can be continued to go into residential areas. and recall as well. cruise missiles, allegedly fired into the very heart of that city, into freedom square, destroying a big administrative building. and the opera house, you get the sense that russia is upping the ante here, cut cash on its 1st city. not a very significant city. certainly wouldn't have been particularly high on its priority list. you get the feeling that perhaps they feel how keith could be next. his my report of the events of 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 has song. and this hockey again. who gets nobody? deliberately, the russian liberators have come. the man shouts, in the aftermath of tuesday's 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 children. once this is the price of freedom, the translator 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 keys came on to 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 da,

good ukrainian resistance as well captured russian soldiers, a set that 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. know that worse is to come. and the scramble to leave the city on the few exit roots still available, is growing more desperate by the our little bit deposed to fighting has not yet come to the western city a 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, as 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 of the word. the young in ukraine students multicultural, multilingual, joined the chorus for peace on bright minds whose ideals until a week ago was still intact, and whose hopes and hogs now are broken or others who are stuck. jonah, how al jazeera louise. let's look at russia now with a foreign minister. so guy live ralph has just been talking about the situation. he

says a 3rd world war would not only be destructive, but nuclear bernard smith with us from moscow that is extremely ominous sounding. this is classic. i love rob has just been talking to al jazeera to my colleagues who a fresh back from that interview is being processed at the moment. and we'll be getting an on air as soon as we can. but i can tell you some of the highlights from her that interview, that warning. yes, uh, the risk of her a 3rd world war, very ominous warning. i suppose. her to the west not to get involved in the fight in the war in ukraine. he also said on other matters that russia, he said, was ready for sanctions, but he didn't expect them to target athletes. journalists and representatives of the cultural sector are,

we know that rush has been banned from the world cup later this year in cats on other sporting events. or it's her services of russia to day a being a closed or blocked off in various countries around the world. particularly in the european union, and he said that sen are on the continuing fight in ukraine and i suppose on the talks as well. he says that russia is ready to have talks. another round is supposed to happen later to night. we just know the ukrainian president or has said he's not prepared to go to talks a while. russia continues it's bombardment of ukraine. but again, labrono says of the ukrainian people, choose their government, he says, but he should represent all nationalities of ukraine without vladimir putin earlier, of course, calling for the u. cray army to overthrow the government of ukraine. although it's only the last sort of 24 hours, it brought him who putins of turned his focus to the government of ukraine,

saying not particularly vladimir zalinski personally. zalinski he says, has not got control of the government or beneath him. and at bruton more of his emphasis on replacing the government, not necessarily a zalinski. he also says that russia has met a lateral circular process. rush has many friends and can be isolated. i'm and yes, he said he's ready for those are the 2nd round of chalks, come all. thank you, bernard smith for that update from moscow. still a head for you, an army of volunteers mobilizing in ukraine and offering humanitarian support to those most in need. and countries around the world are trying to get their citizens out of ukraine, back home to safety. ah,

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ah ah, with al jazeera now continued coverage of the russia ukraine war, russian forces are claiming control now of the city of harrison. but the mayor says fighter is still going on. they are also bombarding audio, paul, and have surrounded that strategic port. susie also intensified the push to take control of how keith russian paratroopers of landed around ukraine's 2nd largest city. officials say 21 people have been killed in the past day and ukraine's capital keith is bracing for a russian assault. hundreds of military vehicles are advancing. the miss allan artillery strikes are intensifying. one of the lightest targets was

a t. v broadcast town. prince president obama zalinski had spoken out again and says russia is trying to erase his country's heritage by targeting sites like the bobby yard holocaust memorial. in keith, there is in the museum lunacy. this is beyond humanity. such myself strikes me that for many russians ow key if it's absolutely foreign, i know nothing about the capital about our history. they have orders to a race, our history, our country, and all of us. he'll tell you what will be next of even bobby ya is had one other military object, nicer basis, the threatening russia st. sophie is cathedral, lover, st. andrews church. whatever they dream about him or his mother, 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. the

spoke to catherine shinnecock, a little bit early, a senior lecturer in international relations at the national university of keep marya academy. she is elf, was on a train, leaving keep on tuesday told us about her experience. i was hesitating whether whether i should leave and when i should leave, but to yesterday it was then to stand in came that i need to take my family out in safety. nothing is no longer normal and there is not, not a single element of life in ukraine that is normal. and it's just a dramatic change of everything in 5 days. and so the tickets that we could change the was there were irrelevant to just who whoever gets squeezed into the rain can move and everybody was actually squeezed into to make space for, for other people. if people were in turn change in seats to,

to provide each other opportunity to have some rest during the 10 hour journey. and so it's, it's just, you know, mark marshall low and mark marshall la circumstances. not the you and refugee agencies annually. 850000 people fled the conflict in ukraine. around half, far in neighboring poland. many have found shelter with polish families, and volunteers are taking essential goods to those still stranded in ukraine, sped boston reports from good in the us on the poland ukraine border. for years, it's rush hour at the local community center in lou batch of 15 kilometers from the border with ukraine. that note that cut back is a retired russian language teacher and is collecting good donated by people from all over europe. thought i am, who is my field? we are helping people on the other side of the border. the ones who stayed behind

who can't leave yesterday were witness an incident when a disabled boy was not allowed to leave the 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 amend for the ukranian army today, both queer monotony. i am, 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. ferguson numbered 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 border is 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 florida. so i am going to cray, they handle just cross the border most refugees came from the region near the ukrainian capital key. if that came on the heavier tech in the past days. like i said, it was not in. so my husband drove us to the border. we lived on february 26th and we travelled for 2 days and we stayed at the board for 2 days. my husband been 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, check every car thoroughly. people eagerly waiting until the gate to safety will open in front of them. only a few more me to send it outside of ukraine,

traveling for 4 days, some of them. and they have mixed emotions than grateful that they finally get to safety. but very, very worried about what they're leaving behind. dannetta is we leave to find a less chaotic situation that in the past few days when you for that i always, they are not giving up its heart. this woman has travelled for full days, but she does not need to stay longer the border because the queue is short to done before. people seem less exhausted this time, i'm not crying. as you can see. the new das mission has been accomplished for now, but she will return with more goods as long as russia, the missiles and buckets, for the people out of ukraine, steadfast at the buddha, meat boar in eastern poland. in nigeria, there evacuating more than 1500 citizens who managed to flee ukraine, chartered fights of departing from poland, romania and hungary, african unions express concern reports of the mistreatment of africans trying to

escape digits as this report from nigeria capitol of boucher with no let up to russia's air and land bombardment of ukraine. nationals from other countries are trying to escape. among the thousands, desperate to leave and heading to train. and my stations are nigerians, most our students, but there are hundreds who call ukraine there who like sunday, adela jehovah arrived as a 19 year old when the country was under soviet rule. i lived on the bombardment armanda ovary. so we took over a germ as sometimes we drive sometimes where i'm so basil walks of what i did 1st came to bombings and i thank god who i would've moved to a safe place. not totally for the 88. so i can only view my location right now. others like him want to wait a few days or weeks before they decide whether to leave ukraine prominently. but many african say when they arrive at the border with poland,

the gods are discriminating against them. cornell or just molten india and stud tinkin or put us tennis to do it or approaching good norma, nigerian officials say they have taken up that with ukraine. the official government position is that every fine otherwise to leave should be allowed to leave immediately without any harassment or whatever. so, you know, i'm in, we're in touch with the polish authorities also regarding some of the treatments on that side across the body. romania, nigeria embassy officials have received hundreds of people. the expect hundreds more. i had of the fust evacuation flight due on wednesday. li he'd come in in. ah, you know, by the minute in buses of about 403050, a some entering. so ah,

we're making every arrangement just trying to see. and then it's also important because with also able to mobilize our contacts and friends and people as so willing and open to help, ah, support the, the refugees here. yeah. you know, junior families amount of pressure on government officials to expedite action only right? you waiting. all nigeria is at risk of fishes estimate. some, some 1000 nigeria is live on walk in ukraine, but some figures suggest that the number could be much higher. but as rush improve, bear down on major ukrainian cities that are concerned caea. but not all may be coming home soon. i'm a degrees al jazeera, boucher nigeria. a china has been slow to pull its nationals out from ukraine, but evacuation plans have started. badging is also refused to condemn moscow's offensive or call it an invasion which led to many chinese internet uses, voicing support for russia. anesthesia vladimir putin, katrina you as our report from aging. this bus is evacuating the 1st batch of

chinese citizens from ukraine. chinese state media, se the group of 600 people, mostly students, has been taken from the cities of kiev and desa to neighboring will. dover. but many others have been left behind. jungle shah has been frantically packing his bags and plans to catch a train ukraine west from the eastern city of the new pro where he studies. while you sleep with my wife is half as to fall asleep a night because you're always afraid or the pot and the air, the fan sirens keep going off. he says, the chinese embassy has been concentrating on evacuating people from areas affected by fighting, but he's worried. the conflict will soon reached any pro will than 6000 chinese nationals and ukraine are trying to leave their being encouraged to take trains in neighboring countries. charted flights are also planned. thank you. i will close you. sure. the current situation is complex and the volatile,

the foreign ministry and the chinese amazon in ukraine are closely following the situation under studying all possible ways to resist chinese citizens to evacuate you voluntarily. and as safely as your coaching bar, despite chinese students and workers expressing concerns about their safety online . it's taking longer for china to pull its people out than other countries. are they doing has close ties with moscow, and has refused to contend the russian attack. instead, blame and nato and the u. s. for increasing tensions. state media has downplayed reports of destruction and ukraine, calling the invasion a special military operation. some social media uses have posted comments in favor of russian president vladimir putin. supporting what they say is his war against the west. chinas, foreign minister says it's strategic partners with russia, not allies. it cannot afford to offend moscow. it has also emphasized it's friendly relationship with here. china is ukraine's number one trading partner, and

a major source of foreign investment jungle shall says the perception that china backs russia has stoked anti chinese sentiment. there isn't doing ukrainians. have a bad impression of the chinese others and some may be empty. china, those are in your family members, join the army or die, and they think china supports roger. it makes me feel scared. oh, so i didn't want to stay for what i want to leave. last week. chinese citizens were advised to display the national flag when traveling as a safety precaution. but chinese officials reversed that instruction a day later, saying they should be careful when revealing the nationality. katrina you out a 0. they ging, the bell, russian president, alexander lucas. shank says his troops will not be joining russia in its fight against you, crime. speaking in a meeting of his security council, he said the southern border is being reinforced, but that is close ally. russia does not need more resources, which is also accused ukraine of planning an attacker against better bruce last

week. now on the ground at east in ukraine, thousands of volunteers have signed up to help distribute donations of food, clothing, and medicine. charles stratford has those stories from disney pro the i tell you when i might as what i did the last week. i need 5 people quickly. any volunteers, the man says, the former line to unload donated food water, betting with 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 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're going to be distributing them. so many of the hundreds of

thousands of people that have fled to fighting across this region. this question you said you 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 lift our spirits, we feel proud and unified here. our list of a young fallen to stick tape on the windows in an effort to stop shelves of glass being blown into the building. showed 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. reassured, some goals explosions. oh, we'll give to people. instructions to open mouth and to hold can

and put lake mason. there's a basement where people can also take shelter upstairs. the sorting the packing, the distribution continues as this city prepares for the worst. cha, stratford al jazeera, the ne pro ah, it's half past the hour, and these are the top stories. russian troops are intensifying, they are pushed to take control of her keefe. a power trip is also landed around ukraine, 2nd largest, seen official, say $21.00. people have been killed in the past day, jonah hall with more from the ve. the focus, and indeed the focus for the last couple of days has been on har keith, a major city, the 2nd biggest in the country, one and a half 1000000 people. there it is, an ethnic russian city under attack by.