it's time to free. oh oh, a desperate conditions in ukraine, 2nd biggest city car keep and in marry a pole where the situation is described as critical of the 12 days on the siege. russia has also widened its attacks targeting new cities previously considered relatively safe. ah, i'm jolly answer. this is out there alive from london, also coming up. russia's president approves a plan to deploy $16000.00 foreign volunteers to fight with must go back to rebels

in easton ukraine plus too much k. the price president biden says the g 7 is revoking rushes favored nation status, while the u. s. is banning at sea food, water and diamonds. ah, it stays 16 of russia's war in ukraine and its forces have expanded their attacks, targeting new cities around the country and adding to the growing humanitarian crisis, rushes forces appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault on the capital cave. they've been circled, sumi and china have as well as khaki than the besieged port city of merrier pole, which have both come on the 5th bombardment. for the 1st time, russia has a tax to nip for a central city once considered relatively safe for people fleeing besieged areas in the east. it's also widened its attacks to weston ukraine, with air strikes,

targeting military air fields, and lots and a value from keith's killing. at least 2 ukrainian officers. jona hall begins al coverage. israel, the court here today minus a degrees in the east and city of ha keith. the losses are so great that reports are rendered in numbers. 400 buildings destroyed since the war began. including $48.00 schools, a $190.00 civilians, dead residential areas struck $89.00 times in a single day. as if counting them somehow completes the picture. as one bombed out building starts to look much like another. they don't wait for air raid sirens anymore in her keys. many haven't left the cities metro stations for more than a week ago for you go to the areas where i sleep. this young woman says and over there all my things. and there is where we will sit ever more civilians are

getting caught up in this war. ukraine's defense minister says russia has killed more innocent people than it has ukrainian soldiers. one day war historians may argue about which city had it worst. today though it is surely marry a pole that is most like ukraine's stalingrad besieged for more than 10 days. hundreds of thousands unable to escape, deprived of water and heat, and temperatures well below 0. a red cross official in the city described children going hungry. a black market in vegetables fights breaking out over food conditions the mer calls medieval, and the president describes as tara wise. can you do anything there or this is our drive to terror blades? terror from experienced terrorist we the world needs to know that not it has to admit, as when we are dealing with the terrorist statement we see by bomb beyond,

the critical infrastructure continues to get hit with a special focus on military air fields like here in lutes. northeast of cave and yvonne of frank keeps in the west. as evacuation roots continue out of some embattled places, a tide of humanity is shifting across this country. and not all of it heading for the border. the united nations estimates a 1000000 people have become displaced internally seeking shelter, where they can find it. like ginia the 24 year old mother of 3 stoking the wood fire in an abandoned farm house, 600 kilometers from her home outside cave. they even brought the dog a labrador pup called gerda, but they didn't bring dad. he stayed behind to join the territorial defense. long as raj from the children know that their dad is defending the city. they understand that i believe in one year it will be over and will be able to go back. jenny and

her children are being relocated now to a better home in the village this tiny, rural outpost in western ukraine. like so many others throwing their arms wide open to fellow ukrainians through the war by law grace the you and also estimates the 12000000 people inside ukraine will need humanitarian help. and few, besides, ginia are guessing how long it might be before they're able to go home journal al jazeera movie. at least one person has been killed and need pro off to 3 russian strikes, hit the central city local authority. so they struck close to a kindergarten and an apartment building or the up to hi me to and sent this report . it was 5 55 in the morning and much of the pro was asleep only to be woken to this. one of 3 explosions that rock the city court on

surveillance camera. oak santa didn't hear the air raid sirens more, but the force of the blast shattered the windows and her ceiling collapsed. she lives on the 4th floor of an apartment block, facing a shoe factory and apparent target of russian missiles. we didn't expect anything in neat pro. there are no military facilities around the russians were saying that they would only target military infrastructure here. there are only residential blocks. the school and the kindergarten windows were het ukrainian military says the rockets were launched from the burnett, sweden interrogation, controlled by the russian back separatist. this is the 1st time this city has been targeted since the beginning of the war. now that will have a huge impact because so far, ni pro has been a transit point for people fleeing other areas in easton, ukraine that were under heavy bombardment. the immediate impact long queues outside

the train station. people standing for hours in sub 0 temperature patiently waiting to escape, despite the fear of another attack, catch after the decision to pack up and leave as soon as she heard early morning explosions from a phone has been dead. it's a nightmare. nato is not doing enough, they should close the sky, right? they should do more. many of those standing here had fled the horrors of war once before. their home towns already destroyed. now seeking thief refuge again. irina and her 2 children drove out of how to keep after russian dead fighters flew over her neighbourhood for days and this shelling became closer and louder. this conflict has drawn her family apart, most and again, just as opposed to lensky won't do what russia expects from him. so we don't know what awaits us. of course, ukraine will not compromise my. my son also says, no,

we were living in hell in hockey for a week. and now we hate russia. well, there we have many relatives there. many of those leaving was only 2500000 refugees that have already crossed into neighboring countries. while those thing, wonder what's next. for the good honey al jazeera, linear pro, russian forces is surrounding the ukrainian capital. keith set the cities mer, says nearly 2000000 people are still there. as troops advance on several fronts, satellite images reveal russian tanks moving into positions, breaking away from the long column seen approaching from the north in recent weeks, step vast and as in keith and sent this report. duck in behind a barricade they're preparing for the worst case, has turned into a fortress, and every one has joined the fight. men, which as 2 weeks ago said an officer's work as builders, and now defending their country's capital for you re mullins king. this war has

become very personal. his youngest brother was killed by russian rockets just 3 days ago. they are now or don't recognize my brother only from his coat. there was no other way of recognizing him. a former air force officer, he left his job as a truck driver in the netherlands to fight against the russians. dark bob of the new wood here guys, you never went to war, who never fired his shot, who never even heard the sound of a rifle. but we are all ready, trust me. my morale has never been his high. and i've never been this ready for here. and this is what is moving towards them less than 15 kilometers away. these images show the russian column that was around 60 kilometers long has disbursed around the capitol, possibly preparing for a full out attack soon. we can hear the sound of shelling coming closer to the city . putting the capitals defense on its highest alert with russian force is coming

closer. tensions are going up by the hour, by the civil defender of a confident they'll stop them. a battle for the future ask if the main target input in for those who remain in the city are bracing themselves for his bombs and missiles. the threat of more death and destruction has brought people to gather. alina kimbler helps the elderly and sick, who can't leave the apartments to get food, or simply too afraid to go out. 95 year old alice or feature where seen more than enough war in her life should to willingly our clear teacher what is the point for me to leave at my age, especially if you see how i walk. i had 2 surgeries, i broke my hip. i have not been to the straight for 10 years. my knees wanted to take me for a walk, but i told them i want to die in my bed. yellow said jessica, yet we have shelter down. she can go and like if it will be in some moms or i guess

she can't even left your apartment. so maybe people who can walk at least to withhold them. you can either call downstair, you can go to the shelter, but about your i dunno. eileen, i can decide if you should leave keith whit or 8 month old daughter and go on along an unpredictable journey. but the constant shelling and silence, i'm making her very nervous. she can only hope the ukrainian defense will hold just boil or when the battle begins will be afraid for that i know that fear will crumble very quickly. they are fighting for their land, their country, and most of all for their lives and those of their children and grandchildren. steadfast and al jazeera keith. and as we mentioned, russia is now targeting weston ukraine. natasha butler is in the live near the polish border here in western ukraine. this is a part of the country that's been relatively spared from some of the worst fighting . but it seems perhaps that things might change. people here certainly feeling more

anxious because overnight about 24 hours ago. we had 2 attacks in western ukraine, one in the south, west, outside of the city of yvonne o francisco, on an air field there, the mayor of the town to keep out 3 large explosions, plumes of smoke seen on the horizon and also another at an air field outside the city of looks in the north west of ukraine, not far from the bed of russian border, but also not far from the field where i am now a 150 kilometers north of if the city that has become really a safe haven for so many people from across ukraine, they've been coming here to try and find refuge from other parts of the country to try and flee the fighting. they've also been coming here on their way to the european union, mainly poland of cross across the border. but things do seem to be changing, people are feeling more anxious, they are feeling the perhaps, or the conflict could be turning in this direction because of those as because of

those 2 strikes on those 2 air fields. not far away from the city across the west. people are wondering what's gonna happen next to night. ukraine says russian soldiers have kidnapped the men of multiple in violation of international law. the government released this cctv footage, which appears to show the abduction of even federal in the top corner. it says 10 russian soldiers enter mila to post crisis center. but a bag on the man's head and led him away. the un says at least 2000000 people, a displaced inside ukraine and more than 2 and a half 1000000 people have now fled refugees, a facing extreme cold as they wait to cross the border into neighboring countries, including moldova and romania, by temperatures of dip to minus 8 degrees celsius. sporadic ceasefire and ukraine have allowed some civilians to escape through humanitarian corridors, but fighting has stalled other evacuation efforts. and we came from mary, you po,

it is awful that the entire city was encircled. no one could get in around. we prayed as we were fleeing. god led us and we managed to get out of this. all our relatives remained that we have no contact with them. we can't reach them. we are praying for god to save them because we don't know how to help them get out. children of sick now do they have stomach papers? okay, but i don't know what we're going to do next. we're moving towards uncertainty with them. so the come this half hour russia opens a criminal case against facebook's parent company for changing its policy on hate speech. and the false flag operation with no evidence condemnation by the us. if you end up to rush or accuses washington of helping ukraine build biological weapons, ah, from the london broad cost center to special gas in conversation, christine all about trying to get

a superior reputation on prompted uninterrupted. where we find the most profound similarity is not actually in our classes living relative, but it's in much more distant connection, intimately reflecting on the issues of our time. they're going to be a cooperative species economy picking it up and threatens each other on the side studio would be unscripted coming soon on, al jazeera, counterfeit foods, cheap, and sometimes dangerous copies of the real thing of been found all over the well, i mean, even the most expensive premium products. it's a secretive and deadly, a multi $1000000000.00 business. we found one product, but about one 3rd, or stay in a in us, which was just an incredible finding. during raids on one of the most notorious mathy again in calabria, italian police found consignments of fake olive oil made from industrial lubricants that were being exported to the united states. the main thing that we do when we

carry out criminal investigations is to reconstruct the money flow and the flow of goods and connect pieces together. it office frauds does profits that are easy to make and hard to ignore. perhaps it means that all of us should be a little more vigilant about what we put on our plates on counseling because the u. s. firearms washing oil and the e. u to shrink its reliance on washing gas or high prices on the line. global energy security, how sanctions against moscow are plastering the ation is the street and reeling from food children just in the power cuts or short lanka to fall on. it's dense. counting the cost on al jazeera ah, investigating the use and abuse of power across the globe on al jazeera. ah

ah, a reminder of the top story here on al jazeera, several of ukraine's major cities are under continuous bombardment, officials and car keys in the north east say almost 50 schools have been destroyed, and a psychiatric hospital has also been hit. the situation, the besieged southern city of variable has been described as critical with hundreds of thousands of people trapped by the bombing. russian forces a widening the military offensive. one person has been killed and asked strikes of the central city of detroit. once considered relatively safe in the fighting strikes of also targeted to military. our fields in ukraine's west and russia's forces are closing in on the capital. keep by 2000000 people, remain trapped,

satellite images show tanks and moving into position, breaking away from long columns seen in recent weeks. you k intelligence shows and attack could come within days. youtube says it's immediately blocking access around the well to channels associated with russian state funded media. this is russia, opened a criminal case against facebook's parent company meta and moved to designate at an extremist organization after it changed its policies, allowing some uses to call for violence against vladimir putin and russian soldiers . letter is temporarily allowing some violent speech on its platforms. in the context of russia's invasion of ukraine under the amended policy uses will be able to call for the death the russian president and his bell russian counterpart and russian troops. but met his head of global affairs says it will only apply in ukraine itself. and it will not allow calls for violence against russian civilians or russian president vladimir putin has given the green light to allow foreign

fighters to be deployed with russian backed rebels in easton, ukraine. the defense minister says more than 16000 applications have been received from bid leasing countries like syria, with regarding the gathering of soldiers from around the world for ukraine. we see them in the western sponsors of the ukrainian regime. do not keep it a secret. they do it openly, disregarding international law. so if you see people who want to voluntarily without payments, come and help people living and don vass, well we need to meet their efforts and help them reach the combat zone. we don't to stephanie best as a senior associate fellow at the european leadership networks. he's also the former chief strategic policy analyst to the nato secretary general. she joys me from keel in germany. stephanie, thank you for joining us. despite ukrainian, please, nato have ruled out a new fly zones, but could they be doing more to stop? this will. well, you can always do more. but the minus stacks,

nato has already done and is doing quite a significant job in terms of supporting the training on forces. one must not forget that it is being since 2014 major asked really pulled its way and tried to help you bring in our forces to become more interoperable to modernize i provided today and trading installed force. so all it is paying off. now i think, but what would that red line be in this conflict? would they be compelled to act if russia, say used biological or chemical weapons? unless indeed, one of the worst case scenarios, native farmers are contemplating about for the time being. i think nature has done 3 a 3 track strategy in terms of us to wall trying to be

for our own defenses and degeren's capabilities in support of our member countries . secondly, we have, as i said, providing quite a bit of support for you bringing in our forces. but we must really make sure that the conflict doesn't fall over because the consequences will be really quite dramatic. and the conflict could completely go out of line. and can we just talk tactics for a 2nd? how do you assess the russian army performance so far? can pay compared to ukrainian force, is considering that greater capabilities. well, it's difficult to make a judgment from a distance. i have to put in the copy of that i don't have any particular intelligence, but what i can see from the distance is that the russian forces do have problems. yes. did you have sufficient seas? they do have issues in particular, look just stick with communications,

but they are in boston, they're in lansing, slowly but gradually. and you're taking off a circle in ukraine from 3 different sides from 3 angles, unfortunately paying off. so we spent tactical terrorizing the population by showing them constantly bible botting them. on the other hand, one must also say that, you know, forces i doing quite literally and quite courageously and terms of using their own capabilities. and terms of pushing back and to take you are targeting are russian logistical lines of communication. thank you. stephanie bass, senior se, se fellow at the european leadership network. thank you for speaking out there. you're most welcome rushes ambassador to the un has accused us of helping ukraine build biological weapons claims immediately dismissed by washington. as

a false flag operation with 0 evidence. the accusations were made during a un security council meeting requested by russia scarlet. his brace to his regular issue thought we discovered truly shocking facts of an emergency clean up by the key of regime of traces of a military biological program. it was being implemented by keith with the support of the us. russia has documents which confirm that in the territory of ukraine, there was a network of at least 30 biological laboratories, in which dangerous experiments have been conducted. they aimed at strengthening the pathogenic qualities of the plague, anthrax, cholera, and other lethal diseases. using synthetic biology, cbs k, as rushes calling for this meeting is a potential false flag effort in action. exactly the kind we have been warning about, including from secretary clinton here and the security council last month. russia

has a track record of falsely accusing other countries of the very violations that russia itself is perpetrating. and given that and consistent with our previous statements, we have serious concerns that russia may be planning to use chemical or biological agents against the ukrainian people. well, mike, hannah is life as at the united nations like russia demanded this meeting, made accusations, but presided no evidence. what were they hoping to achieve? well, it seems that they were attempting to highlight their claims in front of the international community. but as the ukrainian ambassadors said, it appears that the russians shot themselves in the foot. a several members expressed the view that they welcome the meeting because it gave them the opportunity once again to highlight russian actions during the invasion. the u. s.

representative making this point very clear saying that the u. s. i decided not to attempt to stop the meeting from taking place because they were able to highlight these particular actions. well, during the meeting at the official un view was put by the high delegate afford disarmament. as she saying very clearly that the un had no evidence whatsoever of any biological by a weapon operation in ukraine. and then we heard a scathing indictment from the head of peacemaking, as she outlined, what she said were possible accurate reports of russian actions of cluster bombing, the killing of men, women, and children, the bombing of hospitals. so what russia set out to be an advertisement as you would a highlighting its claims against us and ukraine instead became at the end escaping indictment of its operations during the invasion. mike had a,

they're updating us on events at the united nations. thank you. the u. s is announced further sanctions against moscow, including a ban on russian seafood, vodka and diamonds, until se, revoking rushes favored trading state as in coordination with g 7 allies. kimberly how can has more flu i ass the u. s. president is moving for the suspension of normal trade relations with russia. this is something that requires congressional approval, something that is likely to be approved, given the bi partisan condemnation of the russian evasion of ukraine. this would end russia status as a most favored nation classification in the world trade organization. this would essentially remove those exemptions that russia hasn't enjoyed in terms of the removal of tariffs on exports of products like caviar and vodka, and oil and gas into the united states. we should point out that last year alone,

russia exported goods into the u. s. totaling about $29000000000.00. and we know already that the u. s. president says the ruble has lost more than half its value in the list of businesses leaving russia has grown by the day. in other words, the us president says that these latest actions, if approved by congress, would yield yet another crushing blow to the russian economy. revoking p and t r for russia is gonna make it harder for russia to do business with united states and doing it in unison with other nations. the make up half of the global economy will be another crushing blow to the russian economy. charge suffering very badly from our sanctions. the u. s. president updated the ukranian leader about these latest measures in a telephone call on friday as well. he highlighted the surge insecurity,

humanitarian and economic assistance to ukraine. this, as the united states continues to allege that russia is potentially preparing to use chemical and biological weapons in ukraine. the u. s. president was asked about this as he made his trade relations announcement on friday day. the president would only say that if russia were to use such weapons, that it would pay a severe price, but declined to speak about any intelligence. and did not offer any evidence of any potential use of russia preparing to use such weapons in ukraine. the french president says, the e u is ready to hit russia with more sanctions, if that amid putin's forces keep bombing ukrainian cities. emanuel mac crawl made the comments at the end of the e. u summit in versailles and wound the continent will need to prepare for count assumptions from russia. e u. leaders have a meeting for 2 days of talks. with fridays talks focused on reducing the blocks

dependence on russian energy. 40 percent of europe's natural gas is supplied by russia. this crisis has indeed made us face up to our responsibilities in the face of a new reality. first, our duty to continue ensuring reliable, secure, and affordable supply of energy to european consumers. in the midterm, this means getting rid of our dependency on russian gas by diversification of supply. my massively investing and renewables. the u. k. has announced asset freezes and travel bonds on 386 members of the russian parliament, known as the duma, the sanctioned members all voted for the independence of true breakaway regions in easton ukraine. the recognition of the hunts going to nets can february authorize the permanent presence of russian troops that seem as a precursor to the invasion. the russian and better russian president say sanctions

imposed by the wes will help make their countries more self sufficient. let him hear pu tenant, his ally, alexander lucas shanker, met in moscow to discuss the situation in ukraine. both presidents brushed off, sweeping restrictions imposed by the u. s. and much of europe saying they've experienced them before, and their countries will overcome them. ah, reminder, the top stories on al jazeera, several of ukraine's major cities are coming under continuous russian bombardment, adding to the growing humanitarian crisis. officials in khaki in the north east say almost 50 schools have been destroyed, and a psychiatric hospital has also been hit. the st.