hold concerned with inequality that home south korea votes, special coverage on al jazeera ah who. ready you in refugee agency says a 1000000 people have fled ukraine since russia's invasion, the fastest exhibit the century. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera la you from doha. also coming up here and almost united front against russia. the un, as it's foreign minister tells on to 0, the conflict is just, you know, for the, the mission is clear to disarm ukraine and not deploy or manufacture any weapons

that threatened russia, security. oh, and emotional reunions in an australian state that shut its border almost 700 days to combat cobit 90. more than a 1000000 refugees of now fled the fighting in ukraine as russia's invasion gains ground. the un says it's the swiftest exodus of people this century. and here's what their escaping area is. shaded in. red are controlled by russia and allied separatists in the south. russia says it's taken control, of course, on the port city on the black sea, ukraine's government disputes that the mayor of another port city mario paul, is reporting mass casualties. after what he described as 15 hours of continuous bombardment by russian forces out there was charles stratford says, thousands of people there are trapped. some worry,

the terrifying accounts that we're hearing from people trying to get out of mario full. we've been speaking to drivers and members of a convoy put together by the greek console. the greeks surprisingly have a community in merrill pal and the council tried to put together a convoy to get civilians out and they're describing horrifically strong and terrifying. fighting inside mario, pull the seasoning, they are describing bridges, at least one bridge that has been destroyed. they're unable to confirm who destroyed the bridge. and they say that there is this, this, this terrifying effort to try and get civilians out of the cities. marable, of course, of huge strategic importance, a naval port city on the see of as off and somewhere where we had always suspected am. and military analysts had said that there would be a big fight because of the amount of ukrainian military and ukrainian

paramilitaries in that city. a city that was very proud of having pushed separatists back out of it in 2014. the reason that that city is so important for the russians. so analysts say is because if they were to take control of it, it would give them a land corridor from the east, further east, where the separatists have been in control for, for 78, not on 8 years now, and northern crimea. and we know that the russians have been suffering terribly with respect to water resources on in, in crimea what resources that have been taken controllable were taking control of by the ukrainians in 2014. we also hear of terrible shelling and mass casualties around the town of vol, nova, that is also north of mariel pool. and we are land that there had been an attempt

earlier in the day to try and organize some sort of corridor all so civilians could get out. we've heard nothing since men. all a large explosion has shaken central key. and what the president's office says was a missile strike near the capital cities, southern railway station. the craner railway services, thousands of women and children were being taken from the station at the time of the strike from the river under simmons wraps up other developments across ukraine . one of so many towns and cities under relentless attack and in hawk he, it's even worse here. the cities military airfield is destroyed. it's the start of another round of terror for ukraine's 2nd city. it's forces, again trying to defend themselves and their civilians. russian power troopers are reported to be in the outskirts of the city, fighting with ukrainian soldiers in the capital keys, the aftermath of

a missile attack on the cities, television tower. there's in the museum looting. it is beyond humanity. this rocky strike proves that for many russians, our kiev is absolutely foreman to them. they don't know a thing about our capital of about our history, but they all have orders to erase our history a raise our country a raises all. wednesday saw a low in the fighting, and many families took the opportunity to make their escape. some of them getting to the outskirts by foot and finding bridges destroyed by ukrainian forces to hold back russian advances were okay. who was of we should with, with you, the enemy is pulling its troops close to the capital we. we are getting ready, and we will defend our city. in the south, the russians are now claiming they've taken their 1st ukrainian city since the fighting began. it's the black sea port of her song. in the city of anna holder,

residents blocked the road to europe's largest nuclear power station in a stand off with the russian forces overhead near moody. so as it was obviously the nuclear part is under secure protection of the workers and people are standing under ukrainian flags. nobody's going to surrender the city out. people are totally determined. its a determination shared by so many civilians. every day, the war effort gets bigger, small companies run across ukraine, trying to do their bit to help this company is attempting to use steel beams to good effect for they were all hours making defences that date back to the 1st will war. the so called tank hedgehogs, there are determined efforts by those fighting and those helping. but is it enough to avoid defeat? andrew simmons al jazeera levine. well, as he mentioned more than

a 1000000 people have fled ukraine in just a week. the un products for 1000000 could eventually lead, but once even that projection could be revised upwards, most have headed west into poland and hungary, or catherine mahoney's global spokeswoman for the un refugee agency. she says the situation is going to get much worse. i can't even imagine that i am here 7 days ago. i would have never thought it possible to be here a telling the world that we now have 1000000 people who have fled terrifying violence in ukraine. this is an accident rarely seen. we and you know, many of my colleagues who been working in with you and each year for the a lifetime. they've never seen a pace and a scale of a crisis like this. we're talking about 1000000 people who are fleeing, you know, active warfare into the cold. you know, we're so grateful that these 1000000 women children, elderly disabled,

have received such a warm welcome. the solidarity from the international community has been immense. but the reality is that that solidarity is not enough. if we can not silence the guns and return to dialogue. if the violence continues, people will continue to flee. what is still happening right? this very 2nd inside ukraine. there is a humanitarian crisis. emit active warfare. there are millions of innocent civilians sheltering in place and our colleagues are there alongside them. because our colleagues are bunkered up. it's almost impossible to assess the needs inside the country. but in, like i said, until the violence stopped, people will continue to sleep. of speaking exclusively without jazeera russia's foreign minister says, his country has always worked hard with the west to avoid the risk of the nuclear

wool. so gay larva was asked if the world has reached the edge of an abyss with another split, but his dom, to burden the old scoville still use whom we you should direct that question to president biden. he's the one who said, if we do not go the way of sanctions, the alternative can only be the 3rd world war. but in, as a veteran politician, regardless of our position on what the united states does on the international stage. biden. and president putin in june of last summer in geneva, consistently confirmed the declaration of the leaders of the united states and the soviet union in the 1980s that there could be no victor in nuclear war. therefore, it should never flare up. in january of this year, the leaders of the 5 permanent members of the security council signed a similar joint declaration of study in the most likely the old instinct is still alive in the minds of our western partners that they do not rule out such a possibility. despite the public affirmation of the position of the 5 permanent members of the security council and the you and general assembly as approved,

a resolution that deplored but doesn't condemn russia's invasion. it was his 1st emergency session since 1997 from the un kristin saloon intervals. ukraine came to the general assembly, arguing that russian aggression is a violation of the un charter as well as the deadly existential threat. they have come to the ukranian soil. not only to peel, sam of us, not only to see our cause and priorities they have come to deprive ukraine of the very right to exist. here. russia has no veto power, just the power to make its case. even in the face of enormous opposition was, am i going to give us your refusal to support today's draft? resolution is a vote for a peaceful ukraine. free from radicalism and neo nazis. i mean, yeah, not seasonal. in the end, only 4 member states cited with the russians. 141 voting in favor of the resolution deploring the military operation. today the world has spoken with

a clear united voice. together, the vast majority of the world has condemned russia's unprovoked unjustified unconscionable war. we have deplored bella ruesch for allowing its territory to be used to facilitate this aggression. 35 countries abstain from voting among them, china, india, and south africa. that a solution that you have conceived at to d does not create an environment conducive for diplomacy, dialogue, and mediation. however, the united arab emirates, which had abstained on a similar resolution and the security council, came out in favor. right now we recognized that this resolution adopted here today is a necessary signal of where we, we need to be going, resigning ourselves to a cycle of perpetual violence. and sanctions that only adds to the suffering of

civilians diminishes us all. under international law, matters of peace and security are the purview of the security council. but the counsel invoked rarely used provision of the un charter to get around the russian veto and call for the special emergency session of the general assembly. it's outcome according to sponsors shows russia's isolation on the international stage. kristin salumi al jazeera, the united nations. yes, president joe biden says the number of countries that supported the un resolution shows a world largely united against russia voted united nations to condemn food. $141.00 countries voted to do that in the un general assembly several abstained. china abstained, didn't it didn't vote with them, but abstain. india abstain. 7 countries abstain. i think it was the number there alone. and they did what they did in my view. he did with debussy,

thought he could split nato, split europe and split the united states. guy, mystery to the whole world. no one can split this country just more so to come here now to 0, we'll have more on the conflict in ukraine and how it's affecting rich russians. billionaire roman abramoff, which confirms he's selling chelsea football club as a recall for him to be sanctioned by the u. k. government and many want the u. s. to and all imports of russian oil in light of its invasion. but can america afford that more than sailors? ah, look forward to brighter skies. the weather sponsored my cattle airways. hello, we've got our north south splitting the weather across the middle east over the next couple days. we got warm sunshine across southern parts as per usual warmer

than it should be. my due temperatures here in dough are getting up to 2728 degrees over the next couple of days for the north wind to hasn't done with us just yet. we've got some snowy weather coming across a good part of turkey. it pushes while a little further east was over to go through the next couple days. quite strong winds across the eastern side of the mediterranean, feeding some showers there into of antsy, lebanon. jordan will seeing a few showers over the next day or so israel also seeing some of that to where to whether it moves through little cooler there for jerusalem. 11 celsius by friday. and there's that when she weather just pushing in across the uranium mountains, by this stage, we are going to seal in more in the way of snow then. but it stays warm. here in doha $28.00 celsius, we have got some rather strong winds to the north of us, but elsewhere, largely fine and dry, slightly fine, and try to across northern parts of africa, those showers around at eastern side of the med, just clipping the far north of egypt and a little line of showers. they're just around west africa, starting to bore up more and more as we go through the next few days. they joined

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ah, welcome back. i took them out of our top stories here on al jazeera, the you and refugee agency says more than a 1000000 refugees of fled ukraine since russia's invasion began a week ago. it says it's the fastest exodus of people this century must have headed to west into poland and hungary. the mayor of the ukrainian port city of mario paul is reporting mass casualties off to what he described was 15 hours of continuous bombardment by russian forces. or similar reports from hockey's in the northeast. and the un general assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor of the resolution demanding that russia withdrew its troops. the non bonding resolution to close the invasion, but doesn't condemn it. will a 2nd round of talks between moscow and keep to end the conflict will take place in the coming hours. delegates from both nations will meet in neighboring bella. bruce and nadia meeting on monday, failed to bring about a ceasefire. ukraine's president just called on moscow to stop bombing his country,

if meaningful talks ought to take place. and the presidents delivered another message of defiance from his heavily guarded compound in keith. even if they were able to get more ammunition, more man power, everywhere they go, they'll be destroyed. they will not have peace. they won't have food. they won't have a single quiet minute. the occupants won't only the defense. the struggle that thou remember forever that we are not keeping away what is owls. the koreans continue to show their resistance with one group taken to the streets on the eastern city of char biskin. o. gunshots were heard as a military vehicle approached. similar protests had taken place elsewhere, some act of his trying to block russian tanks for the parts of the east controlled by ukrainian forces. some families have made temporary homes and bomb shelters. od abdul, hamid reports the city of denney pro, in

a quiet corner outside the barracks. the joy family of united, even though is just for a few minutes. a chill timothy carrying prosthetic spare parts where his father likes to be called sailor low by the mine russian. one sailor lost his left leg 2 years ago when he was in the ukrainian marines. he rejoined the army a few days ago. timothy is not fully aware of the scale of the russian onslaught because his mother doesn't let him watch the news. oh no, i didn't feel comfortable at 1st, specially sleeping in the corridor, but i'm getting used to it school stuff. so now i spend my days in the quarter door, nothing watching videos on the phone and read and books sometimes. but today we will go to help the volunteers, civilians from all walks of life are pitching in supporting soldiers like timothy, east father, and providing assistance. the ukrainians fleeing hard heave or sudden ukraine. the

volunteers of frantic as they grasped the enormity of the russian assault on their country. among them, natalia, she usually manages a shoe company, but is now putting together kits containing basic necessities or the pro. so she knows that the idea that people need everything closed hygiene, good shaving kids, toothpaste and tooth brushes. they're coming here without anything. their homes are destroyed. so all they have is the clothes they're wearing. dinny pro has so far remain safe, but this city is bracing itself. public shelters are being prepared all over the city. this is the underground of a movie theater that was built in the 1950s when ukraine was part of the soviet union and already then, it was designated as a bomb shelter. during that cold war era, the stated threat was from western powers. it's stuffy with bow ventilation, but it will have to do this. it is under night curfew. silly tells me is to prevent

the possibility of russian agents carrying out acts of subversion. and despite his handicap, he says he will fight to the bitter end. he believes russia's ambitions all far greater than ukraine. will nobody with mr. warrior if you look at history starting from trans mystery in moldova, georgia, and then don barzyk, he is protecting his boulders, with the help of the so called self proclaimed republics. i have to protect my home and my family because people like me have little chance to survive in the case of a russian invasion here. men indian, a pro, wondering what president vladimir putin plans are for the city, with the russian army advancing from the south and north mainly believed the quiet . they have now could soon be broken. heard of that hamid al jazeera dinny pro in eastern ukraine and a group of italian boy scouts as lead a candlelight vigil outside saint peters. the silica pray for peace in ukraine.

hundreds of people joined the scouts in vatican city on the christian holy day of ash wednesday. they were responding to a call from pope frances to pray and fast for peace. and the russians living in spain have denounced moscow's invasion as an anti war rally. thousands gathered in central barcelona, a number of demonstrations in support of ukraine had been held in cities across spain. the russians, billionaire, roman brockovich, has confirmed. he'll sell english football club. chelsea of the 19 years of ownership is also promised to donate money from the sale victims of ukraine's war. from of ich, who's alleged ad links with vladimir putin has not been named on the british sanctions list, but is concerned about the potential seizure of assets. is understood to spot is new to sell the club. i mean, it's big news 22 years in the making of a russian who's done based on this same guy. you know,

what's happening at the moment, not till poor guy. he's been all this long and this is point to be pulled out of time for us. absolutely. equally love it. you know, he's gonna always fight. it's really a shame because the ambridge is road to success. chelsea one everything with champions as well. the chances of europe and what's happening in ukraine, like the roman ember, reach out to by the prize. now the us meanwhile is upping pressure on rushes kremlin backing elite with a new task force it's calling klepto capture. it's named out of the term kept oxy, which refers to corrupt individuals, the misuse, pilots accumulate wealth. the task force will focus on straining the finances of oligarchs by making sure they don't evade sanctions export restrictions and other

measures. what this new task force will do is simply use existing law in a way that has been used already for many years, but with perhaps more resources. and that is to seize the assets that are derived from a foreign crime that are found in the united states. or assets that were derived from the u. s. crime committed by a foreign actor in the united states. and this, the idea is to use this existing law, which has been with us for a long time to seize these assets. when they are connected to a criminal offense, when you convict someone of a criminal offense, you can seize the assets that he derived from that offense. as part of the sentence, if you cannot convict him because he's in a foreign country future, you don't know who he is. then you can seize those same assets in another, different proceeding without having to get a conviction. and that's why i believe what they are intending to do here. first

thing that i described is called criminal forfeiture. the 2nd is called civil forfeiture. and it allows united states or whichever country is using this tool to recover the assets of foreign criminals. and if they can be used in this instance, as a way of sanctioning those who have supported the invasion of ukraine or those who have supported the the government there. then that would be the reason why it would be an effective tool for punishing vladimir putin through sanctions risks more political pain of home for joe biden. the u. s. is already in the grip of high inflation answering oil prices couldn't make that worse. gabriel is under report from new york a week into the invasion of ukraine. the price of oil has soared at $1.00 point on wednesday, climbing to over a $113.00 a barrel analyst now say it could hit a $125.00 soon. the fear and perception of short or exit or

excess, or it's always affects the market, the price immediately this week, the u. s. and 30 allies pledge to release 60000000 barrels of oil from the strategic reserves. but the world consumes about 100000000 barrels a day. so the move has done little to slow prices. if the united states was to, in the all russian oil imports, it would mean the price that consumers pay at the pump would go up a lot. but nevertheless, there's growing calls in congress for president joe biden to do exactly that in america's reliance on russian oil. on wednesday, i was asked about that option, not being as off the table. western oil companies, such as exxon shell and b, p r, pulling out of russia. exxon ending operations and a $4000000000.00 investment at a russian oil and gas facility shell cancelling a $3000000000.00 joint venture with rushes gas prom. all this after

b p announced it would pull out of a 19 percent stake in russia. oil company rosin f, a deal valued at $14000000000.00. analysts say the organisation of oil producing countries known as opec could have done more to prevent the current crisis on the key reason why we are in the supply. in these very tight supply condition has been opec and willingness, or you may be the or most likely combination of to, to deliver the supply that the promise month by month. this is a dramatic moment for world oil supply. likely the market won't stabilize until the uncertainty of war ins. gabriel is aldo, i, which is either new york, bringing us some other well news now australia's largest state has opened its borders to the rest of the country for the 1st time in the last 2 years. they were tearful reunion that he had bought in the city of perth, which is the capital of western australia. state isolated itself from the rest of

the country and the wide world at the beginning of the pandemic. i can april 2020. sarah clark is watching developments from britain and sarah. so we know that western australia has had some of the toughest border closures in the world. what the reaction been and, and what were the things like the appleton we've seen a really love the emotional scenes at the airport. the 1st lot international and domestic cuts down just after midnight. we had some families re not, hadn't seen each other for at least 3 years, due to almost $700.00 days. although bordered being closed, we expect that 5000 people to arrive into perth, both again, domestic and internationally, on thursday and tens of thousands of people. and coming wake, but there are climate, stella, that you must be tobac nighted on a western friday. i should not was due to open at borders back in february. that was the big day held. it is the opening, the rest of the country. but of course, the on the con outbreak in the eastern states where we are, we are having 90000 types of the day that full to the made the decision by the

premier to extend the border closures. a tough restrictions do remain in place. we have children at the age of 3 years and up they men treat mosque wearing. we have limits on gatherings of people to 1010 people only in public as well as at home. but as i mentioned, i'm motional things we've seen so many people arrive and re you not. and it's certainly the end of a very unusual chapter where we've had one study cut off the rest of the country for such a long period of time. yes. so, and how much is western australia as a state struggled under these very tight board instructions for so long? i mean, what about the tourism sector businesses and so on? what's been a struggle, certainly for the western australian tourism, and of course foreign workers as well. the state relies heavily on foreign workers working in the agricultural sector and they've been locked down as well. now the premium didn't mark began, but expect more people to be leaving the site in the next little while as opposed

to arriving because i think it's been a lot of people are being highly critical of such tough restrictions being in place . the airlines including strategies might carry a content. it's reduced its number of a rival, they simply because of the untrustworthy nature. i think they believe of, of the board of closures being in place for such a long period of time. and i should know that the state not just dealing with a to them slot, but it's also struggling at the moment with some basic food supplies. cuz we've had math and floods in australia. but certainly, we've also got the could the next record number of cobra cases, infections that certainly going to ramp up again with the board is i think we've had a record number of local transmissions as well. but as i said, it's been a really emotional and jubilant thing that per the international, a port where we're staying at the end of a very unusual chapter of a struggle. and once again, really gnostic with all the states open to each other as well as internationally once again. alright, sarah, life is there in brisbin. sarah,

thank you. the white house laid out a national blueprint to manage coven 19, including dealing with outbreaks and new variants without locked down. so it includes access to free antiviral pills and investment in new vaccines. but the plan and funding are yet to be approved by congress. it's understood the by the ministration that we'll seek about another $30000000000.00. ah. what type of picture of the headlines are you in refugee agency says more than a 1000000 people have fled ukraine since russia's invasion began a week ago. it says it's the fastest exodus of people the century most have headed west him to poland and hungary. russia's military says it's taking control of the southern ukrainian city, of course, on the mass as russian troops and now on the streets. the crane and officials earlier denied the city had fallen. it's a strategically important port city on the black sea.