[000:00:00;00] i will just 0. when i find europe's largest nuclear power plots off the invading russian forces are accused of attacking the facility in ukraine. the as to jim t for a m n. keep on molly inside the watching out as areas coverage of the russia ukraine war in the past hour. so there's been a fire at ukraine's capital via nuclear. the ukranian, foreign minister,

as well as an official at the plant, says that the facility came under attack by russian forces, and the fire fighters were being shot that official se, background radiation levels have not increased. while the plants in europe, the largest, it's near the town of and ago, the areas on this map shaded red nearby and now controlled by russia and its separatists allies. melissa wasn't produced. yes. 3 why? we demand that they stopped a heavy weapons fire. there was a real spread of nuclear danger and the biggest atomic energy station in euro's in the past few minutes, local authorities have declared that the situation at the plant has been brought under control. but not long before that in a tweets the international atomic energy agency, the i h. e. a said it was aware of reports of shelling at these upper is the nuclear

power plant and it is in contact with ukrainian authorities about the situation as goes out. is there a step thus? and she is in livermore, in weston ukraine, step talk us through exactly what you've heard about what has happened at this power plant in the last hour or so. but a potentially very dangerous situation at the plant in the south of ukraine. and it just came after a warnings from the international atomic energy agency that, of course, it is a war and now in ukraine and the country has 15 nuclear plants and there is a potential risk. and the foreign minister tweeted an hour ago that there was a fire and one of the reactors and the reactor was under renovation, but there was still nuclear fuel inside. so there was a shooting going on shelling. there were shells falling on the nuclear power plant

shop alisha in the south and the fire fire just couldn't extinguish the fire because the fighting. ready was ongoing, and the foreign minister called in a tweet on the russians to stop shooting and let fire fighters extinguish this fire . he said that also that that could be 20 times worse than the channel bill disaster in 1986. of course, we all remember that when most of europe had a real big wave of radiation coming towards them. so there was a lot of destruction at that time. a lot of concerns again, this time now of course, during the war with all these nuclear facilities here in ukraine. but yes, as you said, the last a few minutes it seems to be under control. but of course, still potentially a very dangerous situation there. tell us a bit more about the city ad that this nuclear reactor, nuclear power plant is in and said,

the movement of russian troops towards the city. well, in hold our is a small city is around $50000.00 to people living there. right next to this largest nuclear plant in europe, but it's not very far from your book, which we know is already under russian control. so it's right in the south, near odessa as well. so there is a movement of russian troops coming from the east towards the west, from that area, and now to reach the top of each have planned already so it's very unclear how long this will still be in ukrainian hands. we know that the security forces from ukraine have been opposed also in this plan to defend the nuclear facility. but of course, as we know, there's been a real march of russian forces towards that area in the last couple of days. and particularly now in the last couple of hours. okay,

thank you for that step vast and a speaking to us there from live. let's get a bit more analysis on this. we can speak to thomas sullivan, his director of matthew global advisory, which is an energy and security, consult and say he joins us from tokyo. so the fax is still coming in it, but it's it, it sounds like the situation that is under control for now. but the point is there was a fighting and the potentially still is more ongoing fighting near europe's largest nuclear facility. how concerning that? yeah, i think it's a good morning to, you know, yes, i think it's extremely concerning. this is something that we have discussed locally in japan with the, with the minister of foreign affairs here. and if you are to japan, obviously, you know, you've got 15 reactors of 4 different sites across ukraine. we've obviously got

a major conversion going on here. monetary and prices, etc. so, you know, like years ago, we had a similar to pipe accident posed by natural disaster in tokyo. but we had explosions of reactors here. so japan obviously understands the huge risks associated with, with, with disasters of nuclear power plants. so i think the, the request by the ukraine minister of foreign affairs for the russians to stop firing on the plan is completely understandable to allow fire engine some rescue crews to get in there. as you say that while this is the largest nuclear plant in ukraine, they're in total 11 nuclear plants throughout the country. how concerning, i mean you live through fukushima?

how concerning is it for the residence of ukraine, the people that are still there, that this exists and a war is going on? obsolete, you know, in the amount of the disaster, again, you know, you had a huge exclusions loan set up around the site. it's disaster and those, some of those exclusions songs are still still still active, you know, 11 years after the disaster. so we think this is extremely serious and obviously in ukraine it's compounded by the fact that you have this huge conflict going on at the moment. almost across the entire country, but i think it's important to say as well, and russia party badly impacted by this. you know, if there was an explosion that one of the reactors was, was to explode, then russia probably would be most impacted. and of course, you know, the rest of europe would be as well, i'm sure, sure nobody happens in 1986. sweden was one of the 1st countries to actually pick

up the fact that a major part of that side. so, since extremely dangerous situation, just to correct you, i think there are 50 reactors in 4 different sites across across ukraine. and they do generate about 60 percent of the electricity for the country. so we think it's very important as well that you know, this crucial time the people have access to electricity. if these plans go down, then that's going to create another very serious problem. 3 grand sources. thank you for that. tom sullivan, director of the matthew global advisory, and energy and security consultancy, speaking to a staff from took care where he was president joe biden. and his ukranian counterpart below ms. lewinsky have now discussed what's been happening at the power plant. let's go straight to white house correspondent kennedy holger, presuming this conversation has just taken place. what more do we know over we know

is that the united states is gravely concerned about what has happened to and is trying to ascertain how this occurred. what we know is that us officials are coordinating carefully with the officials in ukraine to determine not only how this occurred, but to, to what extent we know that the officials are briefing the president. we know that he is being updated regularly. and this coordination is happening for both of these leaders. we also know that this is something that is of grave concern and has been a concern for some time. in fact, there have been preparations that began as the concern about the build up to the russian invasion of ukraine, given the fact that there knew there would be these vulnerabilities. there were mitigation efforts that were put in place,

given the fact that they knew there would be the potential for a grave risk given the potential of, of high risk to humans that may be living near the area. and the fact that there could be spill over a fax. so right now what is being done is there is an assessment that is going on at the united states as well as for the ukrainians. and this information is being shared as much as it is being gathered so that the united states not making any assessments, not making any pronouncements at this point. what we know is that the 2 leaders have spoken. they're sharing information, not just on the issue of the explosion that this nuclear facility. but also of course, remain in close coordination as they have throughout the not only the build up and leading up to the invasion by russia into ukraine. but also, as this continues to play out, can be held at that for us in washington. frankie, i speak now to henry sykowski,

executive director of the non proliferation education center. you joins us from salt lake lake city in the u. s. city, utah. many thanks for joining us again. since we last spoke, it does appear that the situation is more under control and that the fire at the zachary a nuclear power plant was actually at a training building. despite that, there are still 15 nuclear reactions in ukraine and there is a war ongoing. how warring is it? and that the fact that that, that the war is coming so close to these nuclear reactors. just the unfolding of events in the last 2 hours to just we don't know a lot. i mean now they say it's training. i just read one of your major competitors . pretty big news organizations saying it was one of the 6 reactors that was being

renovated and we don't know the fuel. i assume the fuel was fresh. my guess is we're going to learn a little bit more and another hour as well. i hope it's safe. i indicated that we don't really know what we do know is the idea that you're going to run reactors in war zones and be able to be safe is really kind of a reckless form of options. i don't know what mitigating factors are than the turn the reactor off you can engage and that is not a complete thought. well, presumably not. presumably that's not an option. that is it. to turn these react is off, given that ukraine relies on them a no, no, no, no, no, no, no. yes it is. it is, it is probably what they've been doing. you're turning these things down and it's going to cause problems just as the other person you interview. just make clear

people who suffer because they can't get electricity and they're, you know, they're hiding in their homes. but yes, you have to do things like this because these machines are not meant to be exposed to missiles and high explosives, but they're not designed for this. and you know, the idea that there's much you can do after, you know, one of these things is a little fanciful. looking at a war as sorry to interrupt. he said, looking at the looking back of the to naval disaster which, which began as an ax accident. and how is the setup of this particular reactor, different from to know could, could we end up in a similar situation? if one, if one of the parts was hit actually the power plant. if the cells, if it was here,

would not generate the kind of radio activity or in all likelihood the channel did. but if the spent fuel pon, which is where they put the used fuel was here, it could easily be a multiple of the effect of turnip. so you know, it depends on what you get and what, what happens to what you said actually if the, the fuel used or new in the reactor outside of the rear and fuel is deprived of cooling water. if it goes on fire and it releases radiation, if the building containment is breach, and you can do that with high explosives in a war zone that can happen. and we're seen exercises. you eat, worrying about their reactors, me. i had a major exercise or just this was the last 6 months international one. this is

a problem in asia. they worry about now. it's a problem for europe. ok, many thanks for your analysis. henry's mccallski, executive director of the non proliferation education center, speaking to us back in the state of utah. thank you. and we'll have more on ukraine shortly. russian president vladimir pierson gives his assessment as most gays military campaigns. and we're interested to maintain the strongest unified economic impact all history and the u. s. hits more patients in a circle and wealthy allies with phrases and ah look forward to to scully's with sponsored play cuts on at ways

hello. i think we should see some welcome spring sunshine coming into japan over the next couple of days, but it's not all good news. we have seen a fair amount of snow recently, of course, still a little bit of snow in the forecast. having said that, but for friday is largely fine and dry temperatures around 12 degrees celsius. notice that when she makes just making its way across north korea as you go through friday and saturday, and that will bring more snow into that western side of japan. but look at the temperature in tokyo, 18 degrees celsius is going to be wet snow. it does mean increased avalanche risk and quite a brisk wind. also pushing through gale force winds at times behind that it is somewhat dry and brighter, cooler for solar, around 5 degrees celsius. but at least a son's come through. sunshine is showers across southern parts of china. wanted to shout into endo china, into the philippines. but by and large here it is largely dry, more in the way of sunshine, or your showers there across malaysia, the seasonal range, of course. now, pushing up towards the equator,

still some very lively showers, just around the malay peninsula, could cause some localized flooding over the next day or 2, we all, i did see flooding across southeast and parts of india, interest for lanka over the next day, or 2, developing the area of low pressure just pushing through here brings the very way, whether this weekend oh the with sponsored by casara, always chilling the debate. they erasure of black people from the american and global story was very powerful on an online your voice. the comment section is right here, join our conversation. we had all protected when everyone is protected because not to play, being nationalistic about those. you just look at it in a very different way. so that perspective men and mid meeting you try that and they don't have any solution. let me put it clear for you this dream on al jazeera

with the me you're watching out as a reminder, our top story, this our, that's been a fight at ukraine's korea a nuclear power plant. the ukranian foreign minister, as well as an official at the plant. the facility came on the attack by russian forces that finally were shorter, official se, background radiation levels have not increased on the situation has been both on the control. not long before the international atomic energy agency, the i a said it was a well report to shelling at the nuclear power and it is in contact with ukrainian authority. earlier russia, ukraine made the 1st hints of progress and talks agreeing on the need for

humanitarian corridors. as no indication of when they would be established to help civilians escape the war. and even as negotiators match russian forces continue to surround and bombard fifties and towns like this one, just outside the capital cave. as and thought, have been killed or wounded since rush invaded just over a week ago. or than a 1000000 people have become refugees. from levin john hall takes us through of a major development major ukrainian cities are surrounded and under constant attack. this is chair, need a city of textile factories, churches and monasteries, its greatest misfortune to lie on the root of rushes advance from the north eastern city of hunt, keith, to people wake daily to scenes of terrible destruction and

a fast rising civilian death toll lou, what pudding is doing this is a war crime committed. again. this is the choir here, this city of one and a half 1000000 people, most ethnic russians is being torn apart by russian forces for no reason. other than that it exists just across the border from russia. in ukraine, was you guys saw you, and in the far south ukraine's biggest port odessa, he's under threat to hear frantic efforts have been underway for days to build defences against a possible leech landing multiple vessels belonging to russia's black sea fleet. hover on the horizon, including lending ships and support craft. ukraine's military is very much still in this fight,

reinforced by supplies of weapons from abroad. they've been able to apply real pressure to the russian advance, slowing the progress of a vast column of artillery and soldiers heading for the capital keith. along its route, once sleepy commuter towns lie in ruins, a foretaste of what may be in store for keep the apparent aim to encircle the city and besiege it. from his bunker under heavy guard president followed me at zelinski wages, a relentless communications campaign, rallying resistance, and calling in foreign support. yeah, please press it never use. but we have been seeing this for a long time that ukraine is seeking for protections for our home soil and our own people. best protections have not been provided. european countries assist us with the wage of migration. however, we should discuss the guarantees that are required to protect our country, our home soil,

and our people. a 2nd round of talks on thursday between russia and ukraine at a location on the border with bell roof came with low expectations of a breakthrough, but a slim glimmer of hope that they're taking place at all. the ukranian government, meanwhile, has called for humanitarian corridors to be set up. and here in the western city of the leave, volunteers are hard at work processing a donations medicines, clothes, food, and other essentials for distribution across the country. there is a humanitarian crisis erupting on multiple fronts, not just the internally displaced, who've left everything behind in a scramble for safety across the countries borders as more than a 1000000 have done since the invasion began, but also huge populations in urban centers trapped terrified and desperate for

health, civilian morale will vary now in a population increasingly terrorized. there'll be desperation in some places, determination, in others, o, a spontaneous rendition of the national anthem at that age station in vive it is becoming ever clearer that the struggle is not just for personal survival, but for the survival of the nation as a whole. jo, how al jazeera movies, on the russia, ukraine talks which edge the 2 sides close to establishing safe corridors for civilians to escape. here's what negotiations says and when you force you to get um a couple of other issues. unfortunately, we haven't reached the results. we had expected, the only thing i can say is we have thoroughly discussed humanitarian aspects because many cities and now encircled the situation with food medicine and with the possibility for evacuation. we have also agreed to continue talks in

a 3rd round at the earliest possible time. for jessie's new, with the nature of the main issue, we have a dresser is saving people, civilians who have been in the zone of military clashes. therefore, the parties and representatives of the ministry of defense of the russian federation and the ministry of defense of ukraine agreed on the format of the regime for maintaining humanitarian corridors for the address of the civilian population of possible temporary sufficient hostilities in the sector of the humanitarian, colorado, for the period of the rich of the civilian population. i think the significance of progress in moscow president vladimir putin hailed russian soldiers as heroes in a televised address. he also moved to dismiss some western military assessments that part of the offensive have slowed or stalled was such as your comrade. i want to say that the special military operation is proceeding strictly in line with the time table according to plan. he all the tasks that have been set

or being successfully resolved, done yet because we see a way all this junior, i will never give up. my conviction that russians and ukrainians are one people. even though some people in ukraine have been intimidated for many have been duped by the national from the gander. some have deliberately gone the way of the nationalist and other natural hands. for moscow, dorothy jabari tells us what else peter announced. this was another emergency session with a his security council which is made up of a high levels of ministers and officials that he trusts. and he said that basically that the military operation in ukraine was going according to plan and that so they were achieving alder objectives at he also announced for the 1st time that there will be financial compensation to the families of the soldiers that have died in the line of duty and also those that have been injured. we understand that that's the, from the defense ministry. for the 1st time, they announced some numbers about the number of fatalities and

a injured of russian troops in ukraine. according to the russian defense mystery. about 500 soldiers have died and about 1600 are injured. those are their numbers. of course, the ukrainian officials have very different figures is saying that a nearly 5000 a russian soldiers have been killed. the president said that he was really grateful for the service of the military personnel and they were fighting for a cause and 2 to protect their country. now he also spoke with the french president, among whom across just a short while ago. the call was apparently at the request of the russian president . and it last said 90 minutes during which the 2 men discussed the ongoing situation in ukraine and the l. e. z palace released the statement saying that the french president was very concerned and he believed that things are going to get much worse. more names have been added to the u. s. sanctions list. they're mainly from black. my patients in

a circle and wealthy allies. alan fisher reports from washington dc, severe economic sanctions. it's another ton of the screws from the american side. again targeting vladimir putin and those closest to him. the goal was to maximizing impact on prudent and russia and minimize and harm on us and our allies and friends around the world. our interest is maintaining the strongest unified economic impact campaign that food and all history. and i think we're well and the way to doing that. among those on the list i last year isn't enough. one of the rushes richest men, and dmitri pascals, the kremlin spokesman and one of pittance, closest advisors, 19 oligarchs, and total sanctioned $47.00 of their family members, all will be cut out of the u. s. financial system. the assets are frozen and property blocked from use. the also fees a travel bud your bite and hopes putting the squeeze on the kremlin will make it harder to wage war. but he's aware the conflict is already driving up prices in the

us for the moment. there are no plans to put sanctions on russian oil imports, but the leader of the democrats in the house of representatives says that could change. i'm all for that band band, the oil, the end will come from rush. you know, joe biden use the state of the union to an ice, a new task force to target russian oligarchs. in the us. he's asked congress for $59000000.00 to funded and appointed a top new york prosecutor to head it. it indicates this could be a long campaign, both militarily and financially. allen fisher, i'll do it at the white house. one of the largest populations of ukrainians outside of eastern europe is in new york city. april alazam. i went and spoke to members of the community. ola randi ac is ukrainian american artist who divides her time between keep in new york since rushes invasion. she spends most of her time at

local protests and waiting for news of her friends and family back home and ukraine, including her husband, a u. s. citizen who managed to escape to romania, we love your crane. very loyalty, your crane, and he didn't want to desert. and his people he wanted to stay as long as possible that ah hale, so new he could do a lot from being over the border. miss elca, ukrainian restaurant in the heart of these village has long been an enclave for the diaspora. that 3rd generation ukrainian, american owner, summed up the mood were saddens, were, were frightened. we're concerned, we're angry. we're upset. it's just really a very difficult time for us. the restaurant has become an unofficial meeting spot for those who want to show support for ukraine. just down the street from the restaurant, new york's ukrainian museum, it's director, feels the museum has been given added importance in the wake of vladimir putin

comment that ukraine is quote, not a real country. ukraine is a separate country, has its own history, has its own culture protests against the russian invasion of ukraine, our daily occurrences in new york, home to an estimated $170000.00 ukrainians more than anywhere else in the united states. the longer this war goes on, the harder it is become for ukrainians abroad to watch from afar, as their country continues to be attacked. gabriel zango al jazeera new york. ah, ah, this is algebra. these your top stories. that's been a fire at ukraine's operation nuclear, san b, ukrainian foreign ministers. what is an official at the plant? so the facility came on the attack by russian forces and that firefighters were shot that official se, background radiation levels have not increase. and the situation has been brought