common al jazeera, where ever, you know, i the urine refugee agency says a 1000000 people have fled ukraine since russia's invasion, the fastest x of us, the century. we speak to some who've made it to safety in germany, but i've no idea what's mixed. ah, hello, i'm down, jordan, this is al jazeera, alive from dell are also coming up and almost united front against russia. us, as it's foreign minister tells al jazeera,

the conflict is justifiable little not what the mission is clear to disarm ukraine and not deploy or manufacture any weapons that threaten russia. security oh, and emotional reunion in an australian state that shut its borders almost $700.00 days to combat covered 90. well, and a 1000000 refugees of now fed 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 has taken control of care san a 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 was 15 hours of continuous

bombardment by russian forces out as he was chance drap, pets has thousands of people a trap that 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, the greek surprisingly have a community in mariel pole and the consul trying 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 city. marable, of course, of huge strategic importance and naval polt city on the sea 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, water 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 mary opal. am we on the land that there had been an attempt earlier in the day to try and organize some sort of corridor or so civilians could get out and we've heard nothing since. and a large explosion has shaken central key. and what the president's office says was a missile strike nearby capital cities, southern railway station, ukrainian railway services, thousands of women and children were being taken from the station at the time of the strife from the viv andrew simmons wraps up other developments across the cray 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 cave is absolutely foreign to them. they don't know a thing about our capital of about our history, but they all have all this to erase our history arrays. 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 or okay. so 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 san 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, bornea 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, was he mentioned more than a 1000000 people have fled ukraine in just a week. the you and products for 1000000 good eventually lee. but once even that projection could be revised upwards, most of headed west into poland and hungary dominant came, spoke to some ukrainians who arrived in germany just a few days ago these people were fleeing the war in ukraine. now they are arriving in berlin after a journey which has lost it many hours. the chaos of the last week is separated many from their families and brought them to a city which is welcoming them as refugees. for some, the experience has been overwhelming. i was on the train from keel to the 5th, when the bombs started to fall. i can still hear the explosions in my ears now. the whole train was shaking off. oh my god. we have no plan.

i. i know this. we're on, we're on. i don't know what to do. i wanted to look and sense my, me army brain and for the many still stuck in the war zone. there are people here trying to help them assembling packages of essential supplies as at this center, in potsdam or in berlin, where some people have initiated their own donation campaign. collecting food, water and clothing, which can then be taken on by ukrainian truck drivers to come here, if a land before they come here, we load them up and they go to ukraine and in ukraine, the volunteers will then receive them and then distribute the stuff to the needed towns or villages wherever the help is needed. for the establish charities here,

the need is clear. german red cross officials say they're ukranian. sneed is great . it is fairly a weeks since rush are invaded ukraine and these are some of the 1st people to make it all the way. here is refugees. that may be many, many, all dominant. tain al jazeera at berlin's main train station. or catherine mahoney's global spokesman for the un refugee agency. she says it'll 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 and 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 be 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 solid charity is not enough if we can not silence the guns and returned 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. when a 2nd round of talks between moscow and keith too, and the conflict is due to take place in the coming hours. officials and both nations will meet in neighboring bella luce, a meeting on monday, failed to bring about a ceasefire. ukraine's president of coolant moscow to stop bombing his country if meaningful negotiations. take place on the president's delivered another message of defiance from it's heavily guarded. compound in the capital, even 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 quite minute. the occupants won't only the defense. the struggle that thou remember forever that we are not keeping away what is aus. while speaking exclusively till out 0 rushes foreign minister insisted the military operation is justified. survey lab. rob says his country could no longer sit and watch its neighbour become a bigger threat. it took me chaquita ne, you put them so you ukraine has the capabilities and technology to manufacturer and

nuclear weapons. and mister putin talked about this. that's why within this military operation, we put into consideration the experience we've learned over the last decades since the collapse of the soviet union rules. the mission is clear to disarm ukraine and not deploy or manufacture any weapons that threatened russia. security. meanwhile, international criminal court chief prosecutor says an investigation and a possible war crimes and ukraine will start straight away. investigation is backed by almost 40 countries, including e u. member states, the u. k. australia and canada. i see, see, prosecutor carrying con says there's reasonable basis to believe what crimes have been committed and will have more of a conflict in ukraine and how it's being reported in russia. germany is the coming on the immense pressure to follow the kremlin line. an billionaire roman abramoff confirms he's selling chelsea football club. is there a call for him to be sanctioned by the u. k. government or not status? ah

hello. we've got our north south spitting the weather across the middle east over the next couple days ago. warm sunshine across southern parts as per usual warmer than it should be. my due time. it is here and i are getting up to 2728 degrees over the next couple of days. father, when to hasn't done with us just yet. we've got some snowy weather coming across sir. good parts, if turkey will push his way, a little further east was able to go through the next couple days. quite strong winds across the eastern side of the med, it's radiant feeding, some showers there into of antsy lebanon. jordan, or 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 f jerusalem 11 celsius by friday. and there's that wintry weather just pushing in across the uranium mountains. by this stage, you're going to see more in the way of snow then, but it stays warm here in doha 28 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, remedies inside of the met, just clipping the far north of egypt and a little line of showers. they're just around west africa starting to per up more and more as we go through the next few days. they turn up with the showers that we have across central africa into madagascar, and it turns increasingly wet for south africa as we head towards the end of the week. ah, al jazeera goes beneath the waves with a team of women, determined to save the dolphins. we all share the same with amazing and using a variety of scientific techniques to study their behavior. we can monitor them for their vocal photos and behavior. we're able to how they're adapting to their new environment. women make science dolphin sanctuary on al jazeera

lu. ah, welcome back. okay, from out about top stories here. this are the you and 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 to poland and hungary, amanda ukrainian port city of mario police reporting mass casualties after what he described as 15 hours of continuous bombardment by russian forces. there were similar reports some khaki in the northeast. on a 2nd round of talks between moscow and keith, and the conflict is due to take place in the coming hours. representative some both

nations will meet in neighboring bella. luce meeting on monday, failed to bring about elsie's fi. the un general assembly has approved a resolution that deplores but doesn't condemn russia's ukraine invasion. it was his 1st emergency session since 1997 from the u. n. his christian silly ukraine came to the general assembly, arguing that russian aggression is a violation of the un charter as well as a deadly existential threat. they have come to the ukranian soil, not only to kill some of us, not only to received 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 a mechanic who was of your refusal to support today's draft. resolution is a vote for a peaceful ukraine. free from radicalism and neo nazi. as i mean,

you're not seasonal. in the end, only 4 member state sided 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 barouche for allowing its territory to be used to facilitate this aggression. 35 countries abstain from voting, among them, china, india, and south africa. the resolution body of conceit 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 a 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 resolution shows a world largely united against russia. voting, 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 bo with them but abstain? indian state, said his country 16. i think it was enough or alone. and they did, but they didn't mind you. he did. would you be? she thought he could split nato split europe, click united states. no mystery can a whole world. no one can split this morning after my white house correspondent kimberly helped it in a statement. u. s. president joe biden has commended the united nations for not only holding russia accountable, but also bela roost, pointing out that this demonstrates the extent of global outrage over the russian invasion of ukraine and calling it a horrific assault on a sovereign neighbor. and he says that the show cases, really the unprecedented level of global unity showing that vladimir putin is

isolated and supported only by 4 authoritarian states. now, i given the fact that the u. s. has now worked very closely with its partners and allies. it has really worked to show that it is coordinating at every level, not just diplomatic, but also at a military level. and to that end, as russia earlier in the week decided to raise its nuclear level, the united states chose not to russia raising its deterrent capabilities. the united states deciding not to do so in response, such provocative rhetoric and possible changes to nuclear posture involving the most consequential weapons and our respective arsenals. is unacceptable. the united states has not taken any similar steps. and so whenever to demonstrate that we have no intention in engaging in any actions that can be misunderstood or misconstrued.

the secretary defense has directed that are minute man 3 intercontinental ballistic missile test launch. scheduled for this week to be postponed. and we did not take this decision lightly, but instead to demonstrate that we are a responsible nuclear power, we normally craniums continue to show their resistance with one group taken to the streets of the eastern city of star bill skin. o gunshots were heard as a military vehicle approached. similar, protest have taken place elsewhere with some activists trying to block russian tanks. habash know how to start with and video circulating on social media ports to show ukrainians, caring for captured russian soldier. he was often t and food oper, surrendering omens also seen using her mobile phone to call the man's mother. he

breaks down in tears the u. s. accusing russia of muslim the media after the editor in chief of its only independent t. v news channel left the country to follow the warning to media outlets to stop spreading. what regulators describe as false information about the war from moscow, bernard smith explains how the conflicts been covered with tv. rain has always had to choose its words carefully. it's the only news channel in russia that isn't pro kremlin. now the authorities a telling it what words it can and cannot use unknown and without an editor in chief teak on that co tells view. as we continue to tell you about the war, which the military authorities call a special military operation, it's very important for russian authorities not to use the words such as invasion, war war, but for the moscow prosecutor's office tv. rain isn't trying hard enough. it ordered the channel to stop spreading, what it called,

false information regarding the actions of russian military personnel. a few hours after speaking to al jazeera ticket, left russia with his family b to make tv rains website is blocked. all that's left is this stream on youtube, i of them, but i guess what kit is on this be a sat there. i'd say ok, state tv refers to a special operation, zoning, ukraine. the coverage is concentrated on what's happening in the battles for the nets. and lou gantski now recognized as republics by moscow did not. there's no mention for of a tax on key f one other ukrainian cities was regular. inner anatole you have now is one of the 64 percent of russians for whom television is their primary source of news by me at the yard. sl did a bomb, as i heard, it's just the opposite. they try to somehow protect the peaceful population as much as possible. i can't say i'd supported this from the beginning, but now i do support it as after the kremlin and the cremins foreign channels don't refer to an invasion. russia will continue though,

with its military incursion. in arabic, the headline reads russia's military operation to protect don bass and in french, russia will continue it's offensive in ukraine. the code of 40 who saw all you can . russia's communications regulator, has accused 10 outlets of falsely depicting what it calls the military operation in ukraine. one of them, the novia gazette and its headline says, well, at least there's some good news. the word peace hasn't been forbidden yet. bernard smith, al jazeera moscow, a group of italian boy scouts as let a candlelight vigil outside saint peter's basilica to pray for peace and ukraine. hundreds of people joined the scouts and vatican city on the christian holy day of ash wednesday. they were responding to a call from pope francis to pray and fast for peace in the water country. and russians living in spain had announced moscow's invasion of ukraine as the anti war

rally. thousands gathered in central barcelona number protesting supportive ukraine had been held in cities across fe the russian billionaire, roman abramivitch, has confirmed. he'll sell top english football club. chelsea. he's promised to donate money from the sale victims of ukraine's war abramoff, which is alleged to have links with vladimir putin does not been named on the butcher sanctions list is concerned over the potential seizure of assets is understood to prompted his move to sell the world and european flap champs. how many steep news 22 years in the making of a russian owner who's done a bit for a club? do i love honesty site, same guy. you know, i mean, i will certainly at the moment. no, i feel poor guy. you know, he's been bo this long and this man, you know, unfortunately, paul is point to be pulled out. but as of club boys come, for us actually equally love it. i know he's gonna always fight to really shame because i'm really just brought to super says chelsea. i'm

everything with the euro. the shade actually what's happening in you crate or is like the roman amber has to read the prize. they want to do this more. we've been speaking to the football, writes at gavin hamilton and about the timing of a bomb bitches announcement. the last few days, the situation has changed significantly. and particularly today, when questions were asked in the british parliament about why abram, which has not been sanctioned by the british government of the british primary. suppose johnson with all that by in peace. i'm the parliamentary privilege, excuse in the right to say, and make accusations allegations, journalists, we can't say, and we can't publish. this is a critical moment, i think in today's proceedings that that, that happen in cognitive i think devil is in the diesel really because he's talking about getting the net profit from the sale to, to, to, to ukraine and to, to,

to help to the victims of the russian invasion and in ukraine. net profit, we don't know what that means yet, so it could be a 1000000000 pounds. it could be, it could be nothing. we don't know yet. the devil is in the details. there won't be that many buyers for chelsea. i'd a 1000000000 pounds, but haven't got the cache over mentioned united. liverpool perhaps, but they are still a huge traction for the right buyer. but i need money spent on them because money has been input put in buying from each over the course of 20 years. that they're running last year and that's been covered by rich and new new. i will have to be prepared to inject new money in the club. the spring of some other world news. now the white house is laid out, a national blueprint to manage coven 19, including dealing with outbreaks and new veterans without locked downs. it includes access to free antiviral pills and investment in new vaccines. but the plan on funding yet to be approved by congress. it's understood,

the biden administration will seek about another $30000000000.00. australia's largest state has opened its borders to the rest of the country for the 1st time, almost 2 years. they were tearful reunions at the airport in the city of perth, which is the capital of western australia. the state isolated itself from the rest of the country on the wide world. at the beginning of the pandemic in april 2020. sarah clark is falling. the story from bridge, but we expect about 5000 people to arrive into perth by say again, domestic and internationally on thursday, and tens of thousands of people in coming waste that time. there were climates still ah, that you must be triple bats. nighted on a western sky, i should not was due to open its borders back in february. that was the big di hilda is the opening to the rest of the country. but of course, the only con outbreak and the eastern states where we are, we are having $90000.00 tyson, di. that full store certainly made the decision by the premium to exchange those border closures. a tough restrictions do remain in place. we still have children at

the age of 3 years and they, it's mandate mosse wearing. we have limits on gatherings of people to 1010 people only in public as well as at home. but as i mentioned emotional scenes, we've seen so many people arrive and really not. and it's certainly the end of a very unusual chapter where we've had one stage pulse to the rest of the country for such a long period of time. tens of thousands of people have been ordered out to their homes. australia's largest city flooding has inundated the western and southern fringes of sidney. torrential rains. been battering the east coast, moved from the state of queensland into new south wales. at least 13 people on m. 2 have died, but cruise expect to find more bodies in the flood zones. when the water receives prosecutors in spain have dropped to investigations involving former king one carlos, they were looking into offshore accounts and possible illegal payments linked to a high speed rail project in saudi arabia. mosque you to say they couldn't find any

evidence. king juan carlos was protected by immunity until his abdication 8 years ago. quick reminder, you can catch up with all the news on our website. there it is on your screen. the address al jazeera dot com that's al jazeera dot com. ah, talk a quick chat at the top stories here. this out the you and record g agency says more than a 1000000 people have fled ukraine. since russia invasion began almost a week ago, says it's the fastest exodus of people the century. most have headed west into poland and hungary, russia's military says it's taken control of the southern ukrainian city of his son . the mass as russian troops are on the streets, crane and officials earlier denied the city had fallen. it's a strategically important port city on the black sea.