on the global power games of president bush on either side. we believe assad simply carrying out iranian orders. what keeps you awake at night? i mean, the reason that could effect any human side master of chaos on al jazeera, ah, the rumble of explosions around ukraine's capital, russia forces could attack within days. a either came vanelle, is there a lot from doha, with extensive coverage of the ukraine war. you accusations of war crimes says ukraine's 2nd largest city is hit by another round of shell. rescuers hunter

survive is to me where there's been a 2nd day of evacuation. i'm pull recent health. think he, why the finish up for these are for parents like an asylum seekers, but it's russians not ukrainian sleeping, arriving here since the warm explosions have been heard in ukraine's capital has the threat from russian forces gets closer . the streams of bosses and cars have been taking families out of keys. military analysts say more russian forces could attack the city within days. moscow says that nearly 2 weeks into the war, its military operation is going to plan. there i spoke to steve voss and who is in give we had explosions in the south of the capital just an hour or so ago. and that's basically still the main safe away out of the city. that's where

many people are still trying to lead. going to safety, so this is for the 1st time that we feel that in the south, in a new area of the city, there is an attack going on just a few seconds before i went to air. you can hear the rumbling in the air. there is something flying over right now. also artillery fire in the north west this morning and also it's still in the north east as well. so this basically they're closing in from different sites through the capital. and we see that this attack on keith has been sold maybe for a week or so. but if a real sense that is now renewed activity and more advance towards the capital, and you'll be down, i know into the underground metro stations where people are taking shelter. how are people doing, how people feeling about, about what's happening to their city?

well, it really struck me as the above ground. it's really airy. com. it's a real silence. many people have laughed, it's empty. but as soon as you go down, if you go down into the underground, then you fight. lots of people are still in the capital and they're hiding. they have been hiding there for 2 weeks since the war started. they're there with their children. the whole families are there and they're really defiant in a way they say, we're not afraid. we assure that ukraine is going to win this war. they really rely on the troops that they will bring victory. so it is a real sense of defiance here. but if you act a little bit further, of course, the fear will come out. there is a serious tension because they all know, of course, the russian forces are very powerful. there's a lot of troops heading towards the capital, and they all know that the capital is, of course, the main price that's put in once in this war. let's look at where things stand in

ukraine area is shaded in red or controlled by russia and by allied separatists. moscow is concentrated more forces on the outskirts of ki, if in the south. russia is taking control of the area surrounding the suffering nuclear power plant. it is still being operated by a team of ukrainians. russia is also in charge of current form, a port city on the black sea. another port city mariel poll has been on the siege and its people are short of food, water, and electricity. the besieged city of sumi, there's been a 2nd day of evacuations. 6 routes have been agreed with russia. previous attempts to get people to say for ground were marked by seas 5 isolations, latasha name reports the as some ukrainians in sumi took a one way bus ride to safety in the dark like ice. others cried from beneath rubble as rescuers dug them out. by morning people woke up with mobile phones in

hand to take video of smoldering apartment buildings outside their windows. the ukranian deputy prime minister says the hope is that beginning at 9 am local time. on wednesday, a seas fire in places such as the keys, car keys, and sumi regions would hold for 12 hours, so people could escape the fighting along humanitarian corridors. both ukraine and russia have agreed to conceive on the walker. he news approach residents are asking me to make sure the russian federation fulfills its promises and people can leave the places they've been hiding from the fire in the shelling that is killing them. the spokeswoman of the russian ministry of foreign affairs accuse the ukrainian government of feeling to give citizens clear guidance on humanitarian corridors. she says 2000000 people have turned to russia for assistance and 140000 have already entered the country since the invasion began. she also says the ukrainian military is using phosphorus which is illegal if used against civilian

government, y m thor, the ukraine, and military supported by extremists, nationalists and militant battalions. the russian side has noted the use of phosphorus weapons and it's forbidden by the un new allegations of war crimes have emerged. amnesty international says, as people lined up to get bread in a public square in turn a heap last week, it was hit by multiple bombs. 3 people were killed. amnesty says its investigation shows at least 8, so called dumb bombs, rain down on the square, and it's likely a russian air strike. this is one of a growing number of alleged attacks on civilians, a violation of the geneva convention. the international criminal court is now investigating war crimes in ukraine. natasha going to l,

just the iraq ukrainian authority say the turnover nuclear paul has been knocked off the power group is concerned, the outage could affect the cooling systems at the sight of the world's worst nuclear dissolve to the social butler has more from the if a report vote, a power to the plot has been caught the plot, which is near the us border. it is less than 200 kilometers from the capital keys. of course it is being deformed much in a think since the huge nuclear is off to that. but there is a loss of still nuclear waste your active waste. now the power called really having 2 major impacts on the whole site. and you've got to remember the sites i should mention was taken by russian troops. very early on, at the beginning of this invasion, they are completely occupying that side. ukrainian self continue to work. now the 1st major impact is on the cooling system. we are unable to function and we've heard from the ukrainian foreign minister. demetrius can a for, he says that now,

but the backup diesel generators are being used, but they only have 48 hours of power. so once they run out both cooling systems work anymore and there is a risky says of radio, actively, both very wiring and think the 2nd impact is the fact that some of the systems that are in place at the plans that are used to monitor and track the levels, the radioactive level, and that sort of thing, they normally friend messages to nuclear monitors of the i a, the nuclear. what? so for those that work, either communication for thing, talk to the i a, it's very concerned indeed because it's not getting information. it says it's off on the part of being working around the clock with few brakes. they're not in good condition. these are not the condition you want nuclear power station workers to be on the grounds. president says the threat level in his country that maximum. when

you begin to watch that another dorm 2 weeks of our resistance has shown you that we will not surrender. this is our home, our family, our children. we will fight for all the children you killed. your soldiers can still save themselves if they just leave. i don't believe your command is to tell you, you still have a chance here in ukraine. nothing is waiting for you except for death. all be in court. the foreign ministers of russia and ukraine will meet in turkey on thursday, the highest level talk since the invasion began, that ukraine, foreign minister says he's not expecting any big breakthrough. when you to be honest, i'm reserved with my optimism. i do not have high expectations, but of course we will be pressing for the maximum. i will demand a ceasefire to liberate our territories. and of course, to resolve the humanitarian issues, or rather, catastrophes created by the russian military. owing to the actions of the ukrainian

armed forces, as well as the coordinated actions with partners regarding sanctions, i am going to these negotiations in a strong position. more than 400. the ukrainian protest is being detained by russian forces and a city occupied by russia. that's according to grant me the treat. her song was one of the 1st major cities to for crowd of people have been demonstrating this since russia took control of we could go out floods to europe, suspended. russians who want to leave russia have few options. one route that's still available is trained to finland about 5000 russians have made the journey in the past 10 days. and as pull, reese reports from helsinki, some don't know, the return home. this is journey's end. one of the few remaining roots out of russia to trains a day run from st. petersburg to the finish capital helsinki. it's a service that has seen a 5 fold spike in brookings since the start of the war and ukraine. i'm not sure we are coming back in like one or 2 months. we're afraid of saying right now,

and he would have afraid that the board us, my so we're afraid that the economy might not recover. menu left russia, they went to georgia and they went to new by s base closures have created bottlenecks for russians with the means to leave hundreds of cute at the border with lot via a seat on the helsinki train. it can mean an onward flight to anywhere in the world, but tickets are hard to come by. these trains were running at 20 percent of capacity before the start of the war. now they're fully booked with around 500 russians arriving in finland every day. some are returning to russia to but the numbers coming in to finland, a set to rise. the malware just want to add one more thread sunday, starting from the next week. so we're just negotiates and about. that's the want to keep the traffic open that people can travel from russia and the for,

for also the rational if they have some reason to travel on the platform. few of those we spoke to were actively emigrating, some work in finland. others are seeing family wall. i can are getting back to homes abroad. so i'm moving for people to go to room with the cerebral situations. it's like somebody's death in your house time. 50 percent, ukrainian 50 percent rational. so for us, it's a, it's a huge threat. while that's tragedy continues, it's ukrainians who need a safe haven here and elsewhere in europe. pool res, i'll use era. helsinki still ahead on al jazeera. oh. well, but recognizable brand takes itself out of russia with the other big corporation following, since i finally found a remarkably intact discovery for the 100 years in the making of an

awe hello. got some lovely weather for japan over the next couple of days present spring sunshine. we've got some pleasance bring sunshine to into the korean peninsula. nice area of high pressure here. kicking things settled and sunny suddenly winds will pick temperatures up in beijing to around 20 celsius. once again, the temperature still around 10 degrees above the average for the time being this at dry weather across the korean peninsula into japan. can you make it one or 2 wintry flowers? they're just around the north korea. what it, so those just spreading towards a north west of japan, but nothing too much to speak of its attack cool of a basing by friday, temperatures. then at around 15 celsius, much of china is dry. hullo, a chance of one or 2 light showers, as we head towards the weekend. plenty of showers. meanwhile,

across south east asia. usual seasonal range there, rumbling away pulse of the way over towards some light peninsula. still some lively showers there into indonesia, hoping not quite as bad as it has been recently into the philippines. so wet weather does slide its way out into the item and seen the babylon is out of an odyssey some very heavy rain. but for much of india, dry and warm, pretty much sums it up over the next couple of days. you might see one or 2 showers creeping into pakistan sliding further north. and gradually, by the way, ah, with some of the world's largest resent najia provides much of the uranium that fuels your it's nuclear power plant. but it won't cost people empower, follows the uranium trail from the 0 to the shores of the mediterranean and

investigates the devastating effects on the planets and all those healing habit the industry's ha. okay, if you am on al jazeera lou, the me watching. i'll just remind build on top stories this all explosions have been heard around you. capital. find the declaration of another humanitarian pools and 5 streams of bosses and calls have been carrying families south of cuba to safety evacuation of ukraine. the siege cities to me is continuing for 2nd day. 5000 people have been moved on tuesday, creating authority, say the channel,

the nuclear pond has been knocked off the power group. there's concerned the offices could affect the cooling system, that the size of the world's worst nuclear dissolve. the german chancellor all ashore says there is no military solution to the crime. conflicts. speaking at a press conference with candidates, prime minister shells said the pair also discussed further cooperation of energy. that's as berlin works to reduce its reliance on rush and gas exports into some button by didn't look some from bus or stuff. what's important here is closed cooperation and we are doing our utmost best to we would like to use hydrogen from canada and this could play a huge role. we need to find diversity where to find raw materials, country, and with regards to gas imports to germany, we need alternatives. and it's also good that this could be at the same time, the structure for a long term hydrogen economy, which we can set up in germany,

but we will continue to send equipment and weapons as needed as we have in canada. we will continue to be aligned with our partners. we all have to be careful about not further expanding or escalating. we want to de escalate the conflict. we want to see an end to this conflict. we will be there to support ukrainians in every way that we can, but we need to be mindful of the best way to support them with a cane law for us now in berlin. dominant. what was the reason for this visit by the canadian prime minister to berlin? one of the things that the canadian prime minister has been trying to do, not just here in germany, over the course of the past few days as he has been visiting different european capitals, is to emphasize canada's readiness to be there to fulfill its obligations as it sees it in a so remember that canada and germany are allies and have been for decades now. one

of the interesting things that came out of that news conference is what we heard there from prime minister todo. and which also was said by chancellor shots indifferent language about what nature could do. there has been the suggestion of the polish government flying. mig 29 jets fighter jets that is from poland to ham stein, a u. s. air force base in germany. and then those plains potentially being given to ukraine and with the polish government receiving us fighter jets as replacements. will we know now that the german government has said emphatically no to that. it does not want to see that happen. and it explains why we heard from mr. todo. they're saying that they didn't want to see an escalation. they prepared to help as far as possible, but not to do things which could make the situation worse. remember that both these 2 governments have said in the course of the past week 10 days that they're going

to and are giving material assistance. the canadian government is giving thousands of shoulder launched anti tank miss files and hand grenades, and the german government giving thing a massage surface to air missiles to the ukrainian government. that's the sort of thing that they've been talking about. all right, donna came there for us in berlin. thank you. u. k prime minister boss johnson says his government will set out a plan to become more energy independent. the next few days. a thought of you can just it'll phase out russian energy by the end of this year. that is the way food for this country. it is to take it is to take a sober responsible approach and dependence on the on, on hydrocarbons altogether, particularly russian hydrocarbons. and we are taking that to rectify some of the mistakes made by the labor government. i'd have a long time in depending energy supply policy. a global

fast food giant who's one of several u. s. companies pulling off of rush up. it comes as pressure grows on width and firms to sever ties because of the invasion of ukraine. gabriel, alexander reports from new york. you know, the mcdonalds sold its 1st big back in what was been the soviet union 32 years ago yesterday, depakote information. mcdonald's in the iconic american fast food chain has opened around $150.00 stores in russia. but on tuesday, the company announced it would temporarily close its russian operations. and it was followed just hours later by other us giants, starbucks, coca cola and pepsi, all in response to vladimir putin decision to invade ukraine limbs are going away. it's a domino effect that has already seen a raft of companies like young brands, which owns the fast food stores, kfc, taco bell, and pizza hut,

and apple make similar moves in russia. on tuesday, the firms actions got the backing of us president joe biden over the weekend. visa, mastercard, american express, they all suspended their services in russia, all joining a growing list of american global companies. companies are having to play a balancing act on one side. there's a ican on a calculus of doing business in russia. on the other side, there's concern commerce that are increasingly demanding that companies take a stand against the war. sometimes like in this case, the pressure becomes overwhelming. a research team at yale university has been keeping track of the hundreds of western companies that have pulled out of brushes since the invasion, and also highlights those that remain. the man behind the list explained its importance. those that don't like the category they're in. it, it helps foot the ceo show that to their board. so look how we're being classified

and this is not good for the reputation of the company. most analysts say american brands leaving russia won't have a major impact on putin's calculations regarding the war in ukraine. but it's a statement they hope will resonate. gabriel sancho al jazeera new york. vicky price is the chief economic adviser at the center economics and business research. she says recent developments a laundry to effect global supply chains. there is an issue about globalization. we've seen it as a result of coverage with supply chain issues when there was a lot of thinking about on shoring. but you're also seeing this now no, just in terms of inputs of materials that we need from russia have been importing like the price of nickel doing up very significantly. for example, the last couple of days because we used a lot in electric cars. so what it is going up in the dependence in particular countries has now become such an obvious issue. so it's security that

western companies and countries are now looking full. which means can we redirect some of the purchases to somewhere else? will be difficult in some areas, but ready seen the moves, gyms of gas and oil and coal. and i think that will be, do is re thinking about the dependency articulate on individual countries where we have concerns about whether we'll be able to deal with them in the future the way we did before. so is there anything taking place and it's not going to be a good place really to be in the sense that we have had huge, improve your productivity, low cost to consumers. i'm afraid it looks like that era may be over to the time being at any rate. let's take a look at some other news now. he has all me is under pressure to scare at the borders with molly and begin to fossil and follows the service attacks by on corridor. and i fell affiliates in the south region where the 3 unit to be working to prevent our groups from coming into the country on there is hash them about gained exclusive access to their bases. they've time their next move. should i need

you to start to look up to an update on shaw is briefing his soldiers on that mission that will support civilians to body bongo as a town near the jazz border. with money. a delicate mission on groups have attacked the town many times in the last few years of the command center left min colonel semi no money on his team. analyze the latest intelligence from the region. telephone femina shows me the 330 kilometer long border area where these landing state in the greatest holla is active. the i feel linked on group is seen as the biggest security threat in the region. it's leader about what he does, the how do we was killed in a drone strike in august last year, general mohammed tomba and the 2000 soldiers under his command, happy in the battlefield for years. but the fight is far from over. put

logistically, deals are re good was the biggest challenge we're facing, is that there is no maryan opechi, nabi ami on the other side of the border. so we can talk complaint, a text with the last 5 years. the molly, an army retreat from the area, and we are acting on our own of a john mama, alt gunned. the army relies heavily on intelligence from foreign troops. this has become a full base for the army, fighting against iceland, al qaeda affiliates in the south region that backed by american and european special forces. but a few kilometers north towards the border with molly armed groups are expanding the continue to control of vast territory. now vast, whitening to take the fight south was dna, ivory coast and cynical for years. major molly and booking far so have been trying to stop arise in attacks by grooves here in this camp. the displaced hopping

waiting for security to improve in the border area. but many traumatized by the conflict, all afraid to return your money. you know, i was looking after my sheep when fighters on motorbike stopped me. they saw a pen in my pocket and thought i was an informant. they blindfolded me and beat me . i lost my sheep and ever since i've been here in this camp for the time being the army base on alert after suffering major setbacks in philosophy and groups are now forging new alliances, finding new recruits and hoping to establish a state of their own across west africa and the cell has been butler. i'll disease the town of while i'm in southwest georgia. polls have closed and south korea presidential election with exit poll, showing the 2 leading candidates less than a percentage point to pass. the electorate will give the winner

a single 5 year term. it's deeply divided 2 of economic policies and the trouble relations with north korea. ro mcbride reports from south korea capital. so this has been a neck and neck race since the start of the campaign. and with typical game, chopin nash, the main broadcast as exit polls confirmed, it's still a race to close to cold. but to the relief of the liberal democratic party, their candidate lead jane young was predicted in one pole to have a way for thin lead. in contrast to the glum response of the campaign, headquarters of conservative challenger un silvio. after weeks of campaigning, often not by personal scandals and mud slinging, the conservatives had been hoping to attract normally progressive young voters after the failure of the ruling liberals to tackle wealth and equality and the high cost of home ownership. he therefore shall hot on him by with rather than saying

those in the twenty's have become conservative. i think they've moved away from progressive tendencies. job seeker kim's song hand is being created out for an upcoming interview and a suit rental scheme that's paid for by soul metropolitan government. it's one of a number of measures to help young people cope in the city. so single i think it would be difficult to live in sol without this kind of support. finding a job and making a living is very difficult. i thought i was 90 my liberal candidate. lee is hoping to win over the disillusioned young with his own rags to riches story rising from an impoverished rural background to become governor of south korea most populous province. one issue that doesn't feature prominently with young voters, it's the state of relations with north korea, which in spite of several years of diplomatic engagement by the outgoing liberal

president moon j and once again back in a deep freeze. but north korea is more important with older voters who it seems to have been waiting for this chance to punish the liberals at the pilot bumps can do money. north korea has been quite provocative. south korea's reaction has been incompetent to congo. if you can't gain anything from reconciliate, tory gestures and i don't think it's working products, they say the best way to keep the pace is to be ready for war. i think that's true . given the turbulent nature of in to korean relations, the final outcome of this election is being closely followed not only in the north, but by many international players way beyond the korean peninsula. robert bride al jazeera, so australia has declared a national emergency of large parts of the east coast were flooded. tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. at least 22 people have dive all taken more than a 100 youth, but the wreck of antarctic explorer,

ernest shackleton ship, finally been found in durance san comfortably crushed by pack ice. in 1915 was discovered at the depth of more than 3000 meters in the weddell sea of the antarctic coast. the operation has been described as the most challenging search ever taken for ship brick. ah, there are, these are the top stories explosions have been heard around ukraine's capital, the spot, the declination of another humanitarian poles and fighting streams of bosses and calls have been carrying families out of key of to safety. military analysts have been predicting a russian attack on the city within days. the evacuation of ukraine's besieged city assume use continuing for 2nd day. holding 5000 people have moved out since tuesday .