ah, ah ah! efforts to evacuate 200000 people from the besieged, ukrainian city of mario pill, failed for a 2nd day. this is russian forces close in on ukraine's capital with intense bombardment on the outskirts of kiev. ah, hello i, mariam noisy. in london, you're watching algae 0 also coming up on the program. one and a half 1000000 people have now fled ukraine. many more on their way, including orphans from the town. what a nuclear power plant was,

a tax blocked him. a preaching keeps talking to foreign leaders, but says his campaign will only end if ukraine stops fighting. a more than 4000 people are detained at the latest and he will protest in cities across russia. ah, all civilians, any besieged ukrainian says he's of mario full and von of vodka are spending yet another night trapped in shelters of 2 tabs to set up humanitarian corridors failed for a 2nd day. ukraine and russia are again, using each other of violating a sci fi, agreed to enable the evacuation of around $215000.00 people. conditions in the city of marianna, described as catastrophic, often near constant shelling by russian forces, which is cut off food, water, heat,

and power. l sweat russian troops is struggling to capture nikolai of of the seas in control of nearby cousin city. president lansky says they are now preparing to bomb the major port of a desa, as part of their attempt to capture the south of the country. they would cut ukraine off from the sea and create a land bridge between russia, crimea, and russian occupied trans nice street. car keys remains under attack from artillery rocket and missile fire. but ukraine says it's counter offensive, has pushed through to the russian border. that has been little progress. it attempts to take the capital key of but heavy shelling has continued on the outskirts, particularly in the sob of air pen. well, the mayor of mario pole has accused the kremlin of lying to the ukrainian authorities about the proposed evacuation. he said he has come under intense bombardment this week with many civilians killed german you're about to remove the

order book or they've been working methodically to make sure the city is blockaded . you're working methodically to create humanitarian crisis. so the people are left without food, water, light heating means of communication. and you record him with, well, we do not leave the shelter. the best we can get is maybe 3 hours of sleep if you can call it label. sure, it's not possible to sleep during continuous shilling when planes flying over your head and missiles explode next or out there is charles stratford has more on the latest failed cease fire from close to the ukrainian city of that parisha. another failed attempt to getting potentially hundreds of thousands of traps civilians out of the besieged city of mary helpful. we've been speaking to some civilians inside the city who say that there is very little electricity across the city. very little water. we seen pictures of people scrambling into what we understand our semi

destroyed supermarkets and shopping moles, trying to gather as much food and materials, as, as best they can protect themselves, keep themselves wool and fade, as we understand at hundreds of thousands of them, living in basements, living underneath their buildings, we've also spoken to ukrainian soldiers in the city. they sang, they accusing the russians of starting to shell, whilst the attempts out to get people on buses. i had to had started simon, one of accusations being made by the russian bank separatists, the spokes person for the self to play. doh next picos republic militia saying that sam, the ukrainians, had started shelling 1st. now we were south of zap parisha most of the day in towns and villages along that route. we saw a lot more military along that route that we saw yesterday. craner soldiers be austin and take it in on bussey's, put into positions that trenches being dug

a lot more common personnel carriers tanks and anti aircraft weapons. and it was around about the time that we were getting news that the, the attempts to get civilians out of mary also had failed. that there was an old mighty upsurge in shelling in that area. one village that we went to villages there told us that the neighboring village had been occupied by lawful forces the night before. they saying that the russians just walked in to this village on opposed. so very worrying situation as a say in the besieged city of mary opal, hundreds of thousands of people. yet again, going to bed very afraid to night so that the pitcher is a parisian. meanwhile, the village of book ass was expecting to receive people from those evacuated areas that had been plan sound in control of rushing back forces from danielle, just

a few kilometers from the latest front line. bernard smith is there in 8 years of fighting in east new crane. the front lines did not change. now in less than 2 weeks, separatist fighters from don yet can lou ganske with russian support are making significant inroads into ukrainian held territory. but it seems it's not been he's his mom, mom, but i do know about that. there is too many opponents and the constant fierce fightin. we are under constant pressure. but i can't say because suffered a lot of casualties. but our guys are under fire all the time. when we came here, we thought there wouldn't be much resistance. bogus is one of a dozen towns and villages through ganske and the nets forces say they've seized so far. the people here said they had no electricity, heat or water for 10 days. they've only emerged from their bomb shelters for the food handed out by the didn't at school forties party. but wanted, can you give me some flowers? this woman asks you what we've so many more women in the basement. she says

this village is along the humanitarian corridor that was supposed to allow people to leave the city a vulnerable, which is surrounded by forces from russia. and the phone line has moved about sort of a few kilometers to my left towards vulnerable. but it remains a very dynamic environment. there is still a constant sound of shelling. so although they're supposed to be a sci fi, there is still firing, going on. and it's going to be an enormous challenge for the people who want to leave vulnerable to make it here. certainly along the road we came and on there was still clearly an active battlefield grad rockets landed just a few meters from our convoy as we headed to bull gas. the people here i've been living with conflict like this, the 8 years piece piece piece. we only want peace,

these women say the don't yet military to hear it mainly fighting what it called ukrainian nationally. that's a russian description. the paramilitaries it wants to distinguish from the regular ukrainian army, louis louis city. you can see how they follow the si, fi here. the head of the local administration tells me 10 days ago. the forces from done yet, it's going to against recognized as republics by russia controlled, only a 3rd of the territory considered part of that don bass region. they looked, pulled back a lot more sense than bernard smith. 0 dominance. russia's military is closing in on your client's capital kid. growing in soldiers, bolstering defense is by digging trenches and blocking roads around the city has been intense, aerial bombardment, in air pin. this lies on the outskirts of the capital, and this has forced hundreds of people to flee. it's actually bought reports now from live. the civilian volunteer in the northern ukrainian city over

outskirts of the capital, key words journalists are caught up in the moment. some accounts for a dr. levy elsewhere in the city. russian shells destroy homes. frightened, people run for their lives. families and children caught up in confusion and chaos. i don't believe that money has years. russian troops have not yet entered keith, but they aren't far away. the convoy has encircled the city for several days. goods depot in a suburb is destroyed by shelling, but you cranes forces in the capital are undeterred and say they are ready for the worst was it's a hotel you my, our positions are prepared where we've fitted them out. we're simply waiting to meet them here. jewels, and then we'll change them out, as well as any other units of victory is going to be ours. moscow's forces in

ukraine are advancing from the north, east and south by land sea and in the air. the kremlin continues to deny targeting residential areas, but the grim reality on the ground tells a very different story. hundreds of civilians have been killed. apartment blocks, schools, and hospitals hit ukrainian present, says the black sea resort of odessa could be next. he's urged western powers to send ukraine more weapons when they were due to a bombard duarte, or this. they are planning to bombard odessa and the russians always used to come to odessa and they felt only warm, only sincerity in odessa, and now bombs are coming against odessa, artillery marseilles area. this is going to be a war crime historical crime. ayana's lot. this man who doesn't want to be identified or also talks about alleged russian crimes. he was working on a cruise ship in the caribbean sea when russia invaded his country. he's come home

to fight, to be honest, i am scared. i was scared when i was made this decision. i mean lives the world like people are buying and, and there is, i mean there is a chance that they're going to get shot. i don't know injure or whatever. but as i said now, we are united and on the same everybody on the same risk lives are being turned upside down in ukraine, people having to make whole braking decisions on whether to leave behind their homes and loved ones or risk their safety by staying put one where you realize that the things are and get in the but we decided to go even with studying and working it who software engineer the eastern city of how keys when the russian shilling began. he showed me pictures of what's left of his office building and describe lead during the violence from my neighborhood, the attorney station. it's approximately 10 kilometers. we walk it for 2 hours or

something and it was the most care and experience in my life. but amid the fear and destruction, moment resilience joy, defiance. thousands of people protested in the southern city of phone, despite it being taken by russian troops last week, buried being tested in ukraine. but this is proof that they aren't yet broken. natasha bucker. would you russia's president continues to talk to wild leaders, is held a phone call with his turkish count about russia. type ado on who called for an immediate cease fire to create humanitarian corridors. but let him of cushions at his campaign alone be halted. if ukraine stops what he called its hostilities,

he also held almost 2 hours of talks with french presents emmanuel mack wrong. we can now speak to ukraine's minister of information alexander the jenko. he joins us by skype from ukraine. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. and i mean all the so minute mr. administer of culture to ok. thank you for the clarification. so listen, it goes out saying there's been this global condemnation of the, the russian invasion of ukraine, the brutality of the tack and the atrocities that are happening. can i start by asking you about the situation in mary opal? a 2nd cease fire has collapsed, have been allegations of violations flying back and forth. can i ask what the ukranian government can do on its part to secure the safe passage of civilians out of mary awful. it was the 2nd time when your grand and government

was trying to create a sort of human territory door, making people allowing people to follow out from murray bull surrounded by russian troops to great. by the 2nd time it's failed. and because of russia threats to a tech a, so we're trying to do all our best to help the credit score are under the occupation and now temper with russia. russian troops or surrounded to leave this territory. but it's forced by russian swords they're willing to do is to vote ukrainians to come to russia instead of coming to craig and said, you know, once again, a sort of manipulation, they're using consistently trying to say that russian welsh bring peace. no, it doesn't bring peace. it's brain war, killed,

city lens and millions of refugees. ask you about the president's keys response the government in here. how's it going to respond to these remarks from lead in a to 10. he had a telephone conversation with the french president as you well know, his condition that sci fi talks, and if finding a diplomatic solution to all events on ukrainians, laying down their weapons, put in his repeatedly saying to bring your grain under his umbrella fresh, his words about to give him up some of our charge or something. bhaskar. yeah. so gold demons derivation dems. cations is nothing about that. it says that it, nothing knows about 2 credits, who have 1000 ts of resistance. where we choose our choice to be or be in democratic state and confirmed it by many time elective new governments by several

presidents were elected pre elections. and, but what he don't want is to have such example near his borders. example of successful economic prosperity and ukraine in choice because it can give a bad example for the country. he is running more than 20. yes. as jar and dictate . do you think he wants a permanent presence in ukraine? does he want to? does russia want to occupy all of ukraine permanently? i not know what in his crazy mind, i thought for sure knows that he don't want to have a successful democratic. another example of what he called as a to our browsers. and so we don't need such browsers if we want to be to leave in peace with russia. then we need to confirm and, and respect our choice and possess purposes because a little continued resist brochure on tales story. we need additional support,

of course, for our western allies, such as embargo and bar go for oil and gas straight. was russia such as no plays on in ukraine? do you fear that you will be forced to make territorial concessions? that would be on acceptable to you now because of a lack of western support. no, no, because when i see people on the streets fighting was guns or even was out guns when you sort of pictures from here. song when peaceful demonstrators came on the streets, despite russian military are in the city. you can now, you probably the spirit to a few credits that towards don't quote in understand or, or i don't want to recognize. but for me and my colleagues, it's of this that ukraine,

isn't there militarily weaker for all the spirit and the determination and the defiance? the people are shining, not just members of the military, but test civilians who are taking up arms. now, there is going to be much more violence and much more bloodshed in the country because there is simply no comparison between that your response to what is happening in the might of the russian army freedom 1st of all pro who believe in this. and secondly, there of course, more than 1000000 people which are going out to europe as immigrants record use from ukraine. but there are more than 150000 men who came from europe ukrainians to fight. so it will continue until a victoria ukraine or through green. and since that's in what we believe, definitely additional support i needed when you speak about

additional support, the us and nato have ruled out and forcing a no fly zone in ukraine and we hear president lansky making impassioned. please for this to happen. is that a, perhaps more at the domestic audience, people who are suffering and are in desperation right now? is it reasonable to conclude that the government and give has weighed the risks? and the challenge is the will come from any kind of enforcement of a no fly zone. and that this is a sort of a negotiating tactic, i guess, to, to get more support from the west. i will and go to the tactics. what indirectly to can happen, but no fly zone is a target. so as in burger for your, for oil and gas to so as additional sanctions which are where are now complete into

boston where europeans, colleagues, all these boards put in in very deeper different and difficult situation. it transform and now on eyes, russia to nose and korea because many western goods are bend now to come to russia. they're, they switched on facebook into the tor. as so russians now conceal what does it mean to fight or is it great? all right, thank you very much. appreciate you taking time to speak to his them from ukraine, minister of a new minister information, uncultured alexander, the chunk of turn now joined us. now isn't the city of levine journal, tell us what is happening there? and of course, what you're hearing about to the fighting elsewhere in the country today.

well as i'm quite sure that the minister will corroborate a falling scenes continue to unfold in all sorts of places, not least the besieged and embattled city of mary a fall. of course, where people were for a 2nd time thwarted in their attempts to free the city because of the breakdown for a 2nd day in a row of us here in corridors fighting as well. very close to kias as a reminder of just how close russian forces onto the capitol within 2530 kilometers and very nasty scenes in a sort of corridor of dormitory town suburban centers to the north to the west of the city shelling heavy shelling as civilians many of them fleeing the capital cube were trying to make their way to safety. one particularly grim image shows an entire family father, mother 2 children, dead on the streets of a place called pin on the pin river. and i think it all illustrates

why these desperate calls exist from the ukrainian government, and you've had a reiteration of it there that they need more help that they need. in particular, he mentioned the minister, an oil and gas embargo to deprive rusher of what revenue streams it has left. those of course key revenue streams and this repeated call for a no fly zone. why? because there are repeats, suggestions backed up by western intelligence agencies that russia's ground forces in lots of places, a bog down there, hampered by all sorts of problems, logistical supply, mechanical breakdowns, morale issues, russia is more and more resorting to ariel tactics. notice long range missiles, of course, but also aerial bombardment and the ukrainians after the adamant that if you want to put a stop to this war, you've got to enforce a no fly zone. well, that's just not on the cards. nato has said, you can't have

a no fly zone. that means shooting down russian planes. it means shooting down russian. tactical and command centers operating their, their air operations. and it brings nato into the war as a competent against russia, which that's just not prepared to do. so ukraine goes on day by day, by day into this war, seeing ever more casualties, ever more destruction to civilian infrastructure and so on. there's another round of talks due on monday, a 3rd round of talks to you on monday. some international diplomacy today revealed from rich of type one who spoke at length with mister putin, that mister putin says the only way the fighting stops as if ukraine lays down his weapons and meets all of the kremlin demands. that means not to surrender but neutrality. no nato membership and recognizing the independence of the sections of its territory in east and crimea, an ext in 2014. it is very hard to see how ukraine can in any way exceed to any of those demands, frankly. so it is likely that yet another round of talks on monday will come and go

with very little verifiable progress. i will thank you very much from the view of levine, jonah hall, joining us there. cit. jonah was mentioning the humanitarian situation right now, and of course one step wanston isn't as yet tomorrow, which is west of the capital key of where a school and many homes have been hit by have the shelling. well, this is just an very ordinary residential area in told me, and this is how an s, right, or the impact of an s right. looks like a russian air strike was done here on friday, a missile hit this area. this house, there was a young woman, a 28 years old. she died here. we just spoke to her father in that house over there . you see some people on the roof. 3 children got severely injured, ended up in hospital. the youngest was 3 years old. this is a pure residential area. it's not very far from an air base or military base. i

have to say the military base is like hundreds of me to that way and it's very hard for these residents to understand. what was actually the purpose of this strike wasn't really the military base or was it was this the target? so there's a lot of anger here in this area because this is a 3rd residential area that i've seen struck here. and she told me a since i've arrived here. there was another one over there also in the vicinity of the military base, but not quite there. also residential area, lots of shops destroyed. and people are here just picking through the rubble. they're still like, completely in shock. lots of emotions, heartbreaking stories. people really completely don't understand why this area was hit. people have nowhere to go. they say, because this is an unsafe area, lots of people have left, they don't know where to go. and it just picking up the pieces trying to find

something that is still valuable that they can, that they can keep. but the anger here is unbelievable. the people are really defiant. people are still here, say we're not going anywhere. and if the russians come, we will fight them personally. now head of the united nations refugee agents, a phillip, a grand day, has visited the medical border, crossing in poland, almost a 1000000 ukrainians. have fled to poland alone since russia launched in its invasion. speaking to al deserves zane besser avi. he warned that thousands more are expected to flee in the coming days. it's very difficult to even listen to their stories. days and days of travel in the cold from their bomb cities to seek safety here in poland. i so the seem to these are going moldova in romania it's all over but fall on this is taking the brunt of this enormous i've

a marsh of people, 1500000. as you said, just today we reach this terrible figure. and the what we also here is that hundreds of thousands are on the move saw. and this is the prediction of the border guards here, who by the way, are doing a very good job. and they predict that the floor will increase not decrease in the next few days, and perhaps beyond a more than $200.00 children in a flat, an orphanage, and se ukraine. they were in the town as appreciate, near the nuclear power station attacked by russian troops earlier this week. he all finished direct to travel with them by trying to seek safety in poland. says many of the children have been terrified by constant air raid sirens. what, you know, what should be put in a saying that he is doing something here, but he is simply killing people, simply killing people. i don't understand why the russian people cannot believe that we are being bombarded,

that we and our children are being killed. it is very hard to, i'm sorry, we don't want to leave ukraine. we love it is so hard. but unfortunately, we must leave. we really want to come back on washer in group, say more than 4300 people have been detained. it anti war protests and cities across the country. the videos. so can i see on social media show crowds of people marching and chanting? no so war in all the video security force can be seen forcing activists to the ground before they are arrested. protests have been taking place in several cities across russia for shows in moscow, one on saturday that any on authorized demonstrations would not be tolerated. russian media have also shown protest via i'm in support. 275 rationals. the dogs clergy around the world of signed an open letter

criticising russia's war and ukraine and broke with their leadership in moscow. in while francis has rejected russia's claim that conflict and ukraine is a special military operation. calling it's a war speaking at his sunday appearance from saint peters, basilica, you also call for guarantees a will be delivered to the people who need it. you know, craner squadron or few me the sandwich, a de la kidding me, rivers of blood and tears of flowing. you cried. you know, this is not just a military operation, but a war which so as death, destruction and misery. these suits you, number of victims is increasing as other people fling, especially mothers and children, or no say in that mattered country. the need for humana, tarion assistance is growing by the hour picture my make a heartfelt appeal for humanitarian corridors to be genuinely situated and for aid to be guaranteed and facilitated access to the besieged areas i need to provide but who will lay for our brothers and sisters oppressed by bombs and fear. continuing

coverage and analysis of what is happening in ukraine al jazeera dot com, they will find all the latest on the military movements of russian troops cause the response from the ukrainians, but also very important to information there about the humanitarian situation, particularly in the city of mary apo ah all civilians in the besieged ukrainian says he's of my uncle and phone of our cars spending another night trapped in shelters. after attempts to set up humanitarian corridors failed for a 2nd day. ukraine and russia are again accusing each other of violating a ceasefire, agreed to enable the evacuation of around $215000.00 people. conditions inside mary awful. it being described as catastrophic after the a constant shelling by rushing.