online or it's playing the role, bring in our differences together with exclusive interviews and in depth reports. this is emma, this is tyler. 0 has teeth on the ground to bring you more reward. when you documentaries, and lied nice. ah . russian fall says target the largest nuclear power plant in europe, causing it to catch fire. disaster is just been averted. usually we will take him mate if there is an explosion, that's the end. but everyone, the end, the europe. ah, i'm come out santa maria here, and how this is the world news from al jazeera. we are 9 days into the russia, ukraine war and russia's 65 kilometer long convoy remained stolt on the outskirts

of the ukrainian capital. civilians are paying a heavy price, so as homes of destroyed by russian shelling these pictures from near keith and the e u office protection to refugees with residency for up to 2 years. it's more people flee. the fighting over on a potential disaster seems to have been averted at europe's largest nuclear power plant, ukrainian emergency services, say a fire at the facility has been extinguished. it's the zappa asia plant in the southeast. now under russian control as moscow's invasion of ukraine stretches into its 2nd week, ukraine's foreign minister, as well as an official at the facility say the fire was ignited after the plant came under attack from brushing forces. the details in this report from lea, a haunting a fire fight at europe's biggest nuclear power plant. starting a fire that burns for more than an hour resist,

but you also as a result of strikes, there is a fire at the nuclear power plant. i repeat, as a result of strikes by russian federation forces on the nuclear power plant, a fire as erupt firefighters eventually given access to put out the fire. after the town mayor pled for the fighting to stop. when i ask you to come to your senses and immediately stop firing at the nuclear power plant, ukraine's president issues a dire warning, accusing russia of the attack, we will say commit team if there is an explosion, that's the end for everyone. in the end, europe, the evacuation of europe and the urgent action by europe can stop the russian troops and not allow the death of europe from a catastrophe at a nuclear power station. despite the fears of a nuclear explosion, analysts say there are safety systems in place at the power plant taking up or

react to the grid connection in itself will lead to an accident. but it is the removal of one layer or defense for the plant. and it worked actuation there. ready is a concerning the high chance that those other layers of defense restrict away as well . the nuclear facility is 6 reactors, are located near the town of enter, goldar, an area contested by the russian military and its separatist allies. the nuclear plant has been the sight of defiant resistance by ordinary ukrainians using themselves as human shields to keep russian troops away. the reality of a nuclear disaster is all too real to these people. in 1986 this year noble nuclear plant exploded thousands of people dying of the consequences of radiation and leaving a huge area of the country uninhabitable to this day. it is one of only 2 nuclear energy accidents rated at the maximum severity. the other being the 2011 fukushima

disaster in japan were very, really, i think ultimately, you know what to spend a lot of time doing over the last couple of years has been to put an anti terrorism renovation various sizes around. so perhaps that's what protected the ukraine in this instance as well, to fire maybe out. but the war around it reaches on lead harding al jazeera. we're going to get an update on what's happening and you kind in a moment. but also want to note that nato foreign affairs minister is a meeting for a special so much on ukraine as allies tightened the sanctions on vladimir putin in a circle. like pictures from that summits in brussels. we heard from a little early us secretary of state and nato secretary general. he condemned russians shelling of the nuclear site as reckless so they know that in reports about impact against the nuclear power plant does.

rex records, this war and the ending in on the importance of restaurant we're doing all the students engaged in good faith in diplomatic efforts. every ally in one way or another is coming to ukraine's assistance. every ally in one way or another is helping to strengthen nato itself. and as the sector general said, ours as a defensive alliance, we seek no conflict, but of conflict comes to us. we're ready for it. and we will defend every inch of nato territory. before we talk to our corresponding, he is a look at the map how things stand as always, the area is shaded and read a controlled by russia and allied separatist at moscow making advances in the south and encircling a number of major ukranian cities. and as we mentioned, russian forces of advanced on the town of a no gotta in the southeast. that is where largest nuclear power plants is. right,

jonah, hull in levine, near the border with poland. let's talk to you about all of this. i mean, 2 things to note. one, an attack on a nuclear power plant, which is absolutely terrifying, but also the fact that it seems the russians actually now control it. that is the latest we're hearing from and go down from that power station there. the fire burned for 4 hours, it was extinguished at around 6 20 am this morning and not long after that news that the russians have taken control of the sites that isn't being disputed by the ukrainians. though we hear the workers inside the plaza continuing their work and the latest on the state, the safety state of that plant is that there are said to be no elevated radiation readings at atlanta. it's facility that comes from the u. s. department of energy. the energy secretary jesse ground them said according to their readings of their surveillance. that is the case of the plot reactors are protected by robust

containment structures. and being safely shut down the international atomic energy association in vienna saying that the essential equipment of the plot is unaffected by the fi, no change in radiation levels as they read them. having lost a 247 surveillance protocol and they're quoting ukrainian regulation at regulatory authority as well. it resulted in outcry, of course, condemnation world. ready leaders, you heard some of it there, an absolutely furious cry from bloody busy landscape, ukrainian presidents as you might expect them as you heard. and liz report that he went on to say that this, that not a single nation has ever sheldon nuclear power station. he called it nuclear terrorism, and bear in mind, this is not just any old nuclear power station. it's the biggest one in europe. it contains 6 of ukraine's 15 nuclear reactors. a disaster that lensky warned would be 6 times larger than chernobyl to noble effected just

a single nuclear reactor. ok, jonah, so much happening across the country. but i just wanted to ask you about the, the famous convoy to 65 kilometer russian convoy, which is apparently going nowhere according to satellite imagery, according to western intelligence agencies, monitoring closely. it hasn't moved fairly an inch in about 3 days now. it is essentially stalled, they speculate about the causes of that they are potentially multiple logistical mechanical morale related and potentially really resistance related as well. the ukranian forces on the ground hitting the convoy at various points along its flanks . there are suggestions that all sorts of things are going wrong. i mean, there are communications problems. there are breakdowns in satellite i beg your

pardon, i was being interrupted there at the simple fact is this convoy maybe about bog down now, but it is at some point going to get started again. we're here talk of humanitarian corridors as a result of those talks on thursday. those humanitarian corridors, when they happened could provide the russians with time to regroup, to reassess to resupply and get moving again. the ultimate goal, of course, to encircle keys with an enormous amount of manpower, artillery and armor and besieged the capital city. thanks for those updates. jonah, how in the v now to james base in brussels today, our diplomatic editor, as we wait to hear from national foreign minister today, james, nato, foreign ministers, all of the 30 nature countries are here as is the european union, as is the 2 other countries which are not nato members, but he, you members, finland and sweden, 1st on what you've just had, jonah reporting from ukraine,

about the power plant, the sex general nato, is about to open the meeting at the north atlantic council. all of the nato members around the table. still to book has already talked about this being a demonstration of the recklessness of the war and also the fin finished foreign minister when he came in, responded to the news of that battle around the nuclear power pon, describing it as very, very scary on the agenda for this meeting, nato will discuss what they now do and how they now proceed. clearly, they already reinforce that forces that are close in the countries that nato members as a close to russia. and it was clear from all of the foreign ministers we spoke to as they came in, that there is no appetite for the things the ukrainians want, in particular that no fly zone. some of them saying very clearly that the no fly zone would have to be police by nato. it would mean nato joining the war. and that

is something that they are not prepared to countenance. but it was interesting hearing from some of the foreign ministers arriving particularly to baltic states, latvia and the stone year. let me just read you this quote when he spoke to the wrong on the way in from the latvian foreign minister. it's time to go from the def deterrents mission on the east and flank to a full scale defense mission that suggest to me and he didn't follow up. take any follow up questions on what that means in terms of forces. but it makes sense. i get is that some of those bolted countries who already seen more forces come in, including american forces would like yet more and a slightly different posture of those forces. the stony and foreign minister said it was time him to make those, those deployments permanent. she said there's a new reality and chuck time to make those deployments of extra troops permanent. so i think that's the sort of discussion will be going on around the table. ah,

there'll be meeting in session for a couple of hours and then we are going to hear from the sector general of nato, and the u. s. secretary of state each going to be giving a news conference a james, just a reminder for our views that we are watching. those live pictures as well the meeting and greeting that looks like in stoughton. bergen that looks like antony blink in there as well. a little hard to tell behind the masks, sometimes as this is a meeting of foreign ministers from nato to discuss. well, james, what next steps, i guess as well, nato is primarily a, a defensive union, but i guess it still has to war is be prepared, especially with the, with the threat or from russia now. yeah, you're right. a nato's role is to defend. it doesn't want to get in and mr. stoughton berg made this very clear when he spoke a short time ago, he does not want to get involved in any war, but if war comes to nato,

then they are prepared to defend their member states. and of course they've got member states right on the border. ready with russia, these, they are the ones that are most concerned for baltic countries and poland and romania, very concerned about what would happen if vladimir putin were to go beyond ukraine and attack and nato nation. the, the, that the meeting that's happening now is of the nato council, all 30 countries. and nato actually stands for north atlantic treaty organization. article 5 of the north atlantic treaty says that if one nato nation is attacked than all will pledge to defend. so if any of the nato countries got involved in any way in conflict, then there would be a war involving all that nato countries. a war. ready that would evolve the u. s, because it's the biggest nato member and russia, and that in any other words, is world war 3. gosh, okay, james,

i'll leave you there for now. are waiting to hear from those members of nato. after the meeting and we'll, we'll talk to you again, the antony blinking on the right hand side of your screen. the in stoughton beg next to him meeting and greeting in brussels as the member states of nato plus or to others. i think james said e, you members, finland and sweden. i think it was. we'll be meeting there and we were bring you coverage of that. when that meeting happens. let's talk about the military side of things. we mentioned the convoy with jonah hall, i spoke to pavel feldman, how're as well. he is a defensive military analyst and a columnist with the russian and newspaper via gazette her. he also explained why moscow was targeting nuclear power plants and ukraine. it's specifically the nuclear power plants of ukraine that than been there been orders to take them over all of them. so russian troops are given orders to take them over the ukrainians.

didn't post any regular army units or near these power plant were talking about so specifically not to have a big back. oh, but the local population, they do offer some resistance, mostly piece will not allowing the russians in. and they got desperate and maids and began firing shots. so with the in moscow, they believed that there that the power plants are a very big danger. and of course they are of any kind of terrorist, they believe a tag by ukrainian nationalists. so to take their mo and o under control all nuclear facilities, they began with the cher novel, or defunct, her a former or power plant, but those are taking on the acting one back to brussels. now gens stilton berg has just begun the meeting of night. i foreign minister has a new normal for european security where for the mental principles are contested

through the use. so force the threat. oh, pervasive conflict. it's read. we stand by the people of ukraine and it's democratically elected governments. and we call on pressed them to tend to stop the war, pull all his forces out of ukraine, and engaged in good faith in diplomatic efforts. nathan said the offensive alliance . we do not seek conflict with russia, but let there be no doubt our commitment to article 5 or the war. she can truth, it is iron plant night the will protect and defend every inch all night. don't take a thought it and this ends the public part of the meeting, and i thanked him either for joining us at the opening or the meeting and we will continue in just a moment. thank you. so that's all we get as the media. go about all closed down. so closed our meeting from now and but i suspect we will be hearing from you in

stoughton. bergen, the likes of antony blinking a little bit later. maybe couple of hours for that meeting. ok, in the meantime, a grab a break. is that what we'll do yet? let's grab a break. come back with more coverage in just a moment. a hello. we've got the seasonal range. don't quite nice. she now across, so se, asia pushing up towards the equator, singapore just north of the equator, some heavier down. pause, coming through here into them. lay peninsula tide and sing a few showers. much of indo china, though, is fine and dry. northern parts of the philippines, lottie, fine and drive it a good rash of shower surface, central and southern parts of the philippines, remarked, shoved malaysia, and on into indonesia and very little change as we go on into west sunday. we push

little farther north into australia and we have been keeping a close eye on the very heavy rain which is making its way out of w a pushing down into the interior that's in the process of weakening. i'm pleased to say that wet weather that we have a cross at east side of austria, also in the process of weakening but we have got more showers in the forecasts. the ground is of course saturated, and the flooding concerns will continue over the next couple of days. in fact, not aware of the system making its way across victoria's we go on through sad, stay cooler, attacking in behind. it'll push more heavy rain up towards the great dividing res, pushing across into sidney as we go on into sunday, say more flooding will coming across at east side of new south wales up towards the gold coast, but largely dry there for new zealand. ah, with ice caps melting in the north pole juice of climate change. shorter is ramping

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plant. russia says it's now in control. nate has secret generals accusing russia recklessly shelling that nuclear power plant. this is him with you, a secretary of state's antony blinking ahead of a meeting between the foreign ministers of nato. and all the while russian forces intensified their bombardment of areas around the capital. keep ukrainian officials, a 47 people were killed on thursday in a residential area of chinese rescue work was suspended due to heavy shilling. these in ukrainian city of khaki. we talk about that a lot. it was one of russia's 1st targets. but despite the heavy shelling at its proximity to the russian border, it is still under ukrainian control. even so many of the cities, 1500000 people have fled, shall stratford is in a village not far from a cock even. just a warning that his report does contain some graphic images. maxime was at home with his girlfriend when the shells started crashing into his village,

shrapnel ripped through his all and face yolk. it happened so quickly, the explosions. i heard something flying over us. i was covered up to my waist and rubble and something started burning. i tried to free myself, then i tried to get my girlfriend. i was so weak. i couldn't pull her out. the emergency services rescued maxim's girlfriend, she's suffering heavy concussion and is too weak to talk. the bodies of 3 civilians lie in the morgue. a woman died in the operating theatre as doctors tried to save her life. this woman who was afraid to talk on camera, says russian soldiers let her family escape. but as they drove away a bullet ripped through her husband's hand, why did they tell us everything would be okay. why wasn't there an evacuation? she says we drive to the village is the sound of shelling and machine gun fire in the distance. the shells it slammed into houses on the side of this hill. piles of

rubble lined the street. at least 30 homes were destroyed. heavy rushing, shelling of this village last night, at least 3 people were killed. a number of others injured. we understand that there are people still in the village. or we've just heard shilling in the distance and machine gun far in the forest on the way. thousands of cars, many of them filled with terrified families. fleece south from clark give many of the cause of a sign, reading children on the windscreen. desperate attempt to protect those inside emerald. we are leaving everything behind us. we have been trying for 5 days to get out, but couldn't because of the shell him when it simply hell. we are going to nipple and after that, we don't know. lexi shows us his car that was damaged when a russian rocket landing close to his home. michael had just spoken to friends in

khaki. if they tell me it's worse than yesterday, they are shelling civilian areas. so many buildings are on fire for the for people who painted over road signs with angry insults directed towards russian president vladimir putin in expectation of a russian army advance. this one reads, welcome to hell shall strap an al jazeera yackel live co ukraine. we also hear about the ne pro quite often, some of those displaced by the fighting and found their way there. it's in central ukraine. they're being housed in public buildings for 3 nights before they have to move on harder. abdul hamid has met some of those people, some of the latest evacuation, some had a cave, and among them some of the most vulnerable of the city. still shaken by their ordeal. people like allah, who had gone to the city one day before the war, broke out and was stuck there for a week. but we stayed in the shelter of the clinic. wilson people helped and

delivered food yesterday. we tried to leave my train of and in my condition it was difficult to move. while we did the body still is the look what you have done your animals. are you happy now? that boy, now those were an aesthetic as last words, as she was leaving her. she is 7 months pregnant and was stuck in a basement in the south east part of the city. her neighbourhood came under shelly in the very 1st moments of the russian assault and was completely surrounded kitty missing from the shouting among them, newton. we were afraid we had to leave because in 2 months i had to give birth and it would have been impossible. the maternity hospital has been hit. so you have to give birth to your child in a bomb shelter. the metro or the basement. you can only reach the doctor by phone for the rest you are on your own. i don't know where i will give personal stories.

a fear in escape are common to all those who made it to the school in the village on the outskirts of the ne pro this is just a transit point. people can stay here for 3 days. have a rest, pick up, some clean clothes, whatever other necessities they need. but then they have to start moving again, going west, joining those hundreds of thousands already on the road, trying to reach the closest border. the journey ahead is still very long. not easy for women travelling alone with children. it took mass jane 9 hours to get here. she fed lou hans greed jan in easton ukraine. after her village came under shelling in the early hours of the morning. she was to return home. but her, like atlanta doesn't know who will be in control of her home town. after russia recognized the cell proclaim republics of the nets and lance you could, must shut no,

not the mustang. we have nowhere to return. my mom and sister is still there. we can get them out as soon as we do, we will leave, i don't know where to as hundreds of thousands of ukrainians please to neighboring countries. more people on the move from east to new crane. among them, many ethnic russians which moscow claimed it wanted to protect hood abdul hamid al jazeera in eastern ukraine. the european union has agreed to offer protection for refugees from ukraine. they will be given residency rights for up to 2 years. sandra's ravi has a report on that from the ukrainian border town of she, kenya. romano is from kirk. he a city, a ruin from russia. he is at the border to let go of everything he loves. turned back alone and joined the fight struck isabel dashing his feelings in his fear. confusion hate anger. i don't even know won't feeling is i i need to

send my family to safety, which is next. next everything will be all right. we will win for sure. nothing else for that. if we will save our country, everything will be all right. i understand . you don't have to know what he said to understand how he feels. a country torn in 2 small villages and towns like this. what are the last hurdle to safety? for the hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children amassing at poland sport. the last checkpoint, the last long line. alas, chance to say goodbye. the lucky ones, board buses bound for cities in europe and others wait. this line is long, but it is still moving all weekend to this conflict and the crowd, the traffic,

the, the line at this border crossing it's much smaller and the system is getting across into pull them seems much more organized, much more efficient, but no less tragic for the people that are leaving their country behind ukrainians, trying to get to safety say they feel bad by the international community. they know health is coming, but not enough to stop russian invaders destroying their cities, their homes, their lives, the men my pacific. not to not to my persist ukrainians are going to nato, but not to. it's not here in the ukraine. we need real help army weapons, thomas toys, or army need to do. we need to weapons, and there is no weapon in ukraine that would really destroy the russian. each of these women have a husband or father or brother fighting to defend their cities or on the front line . they say they will never leave and help other ukrainians. however, they came at a place that divides 2 countries. ukrainian families are being forced to divide

themselves. women move forward to preserve the countries future. men go back to make sure they have a home to come back to the in basra b o g 0. she, again, you, ukraine. russia is continuing to crack down on what it considers the spread of false information about its armed forces parliament's past legislation to introduce prison terms of up to 15 years. people will also face huge find the found guilty. the law is likely to target social media post. also news on russia's military losses and movements not verified by the defense ministry. and president putin himself has hailed russian soldiers as heroes. this was in a televised address where he also dismissed the western military assessments that parts of this russian offensive assault was your name. it should just go that your comrade get up. i want to say that the factional military operation is proceeding

strictly in line with the timetable, according to plan. he all the tasks that have been said or been successfully resolved again yet because we see a way or just union, 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, began to have deliberately down the way of the nationalists and other nasty hands. look more on that with dosage buried in moscow. 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, 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 would 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.