id subconscious across the world. so no matter how you take it out, you 0. we're bringing the news and current affairs that matter. to you. countess era, ah, roches, bombardments of ukraine widens to cities previously considered relatively safe. ah, milan, darned, jordan, you're watching all zero's continuing coverage of the war in ukraine. 2000000 people put their faith in ukrainian defenses and keep which is bracing from all out assault. in the coming days. we're not going to give any more error time to the wise that you're hearing today is beneath this council, ross was accused of supporting disinformation about biological weapons,

but at some bastard insist they have documents to prove it unfair. the war will worsen global food shortages potentially tipping some countries into funding russian sources have expanded their attacks, bombarding civilian areas of more ukrainian cities. they're also entering towards key and appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault on the capital sumi and chain. if have been encircled as well as caulk eve and the besieged port city of merrier pole, which have both already been under fierce bombardment. for the 1st time, russia has attacked denise pro, as central city, once seen as a safer place for people fleeing besieged areas in the east and western areas. i've also been targeted with strikes that hit airfields and looks and ivana frank gives jenna hall in la v begins. our coverage is really called here today minus 8 degrees in eastern city of her 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, complete the picture as one bombed out building starts to look much like another. they don't wait for air raid sirens any more and can't keep. many haven't left the cities metro stations for more than a week. yes for your company is, here is where i sleep. this young woman says, and over there all my things, and there is where we all 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 describes children going hungry. a black market in vegetables fights breaking out over food conditions. the mayor calls medieval and the president describes as tara wise, can we do anything there or this is our drive to terror blades? terror from experienced terrorists. the world needs to know that not it has to admit, as when we are dealing with the terrorist statement we see by bombard. critical infrastructure continues to get hit with a special focus on military air fields like here in luke ne of cave and ivana. 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 jenna 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. do they understand that? i believe in one year it will be over and will be able to go back. genia 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 leaf. when it's gonna mention, they're rushing forth his shoulder nuclear research institute in car keys. it's added to existing work is about ukraine's atomic facilities in science. hardy reform shattered windows damaged wall panels. the aftermath of a rush, an air strike at car, keep institute of physics and technology, ukraine's largest and oldest nuclear science research center. from the russian side, several shells have been fired towards the territory of the institute. thank god, the mine installation remained in texas, but there's quite a lot of damage around the institute here. this is a research center, not a nuclear plant,

but spent radioactive fuel is stored here. and that needs to be protected. my data for robots from the fact that in working condition, the installation does not pose any threat. if the physical damage of this installation takes place, it's possible that the fuel and radioactive elements would leak. and of course, it would be a big, big problem for the environment. ukraine's nuclear sites had been caught up in the fighting. russian troops are now in charge of your noble, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. and there was shelling at europe's biggest nuclear power station, a fire erupt in at a training facility that burnt for hours. the world's nuclear watchdog says it has to move fast to ensure that a nuclear incident doesn't become an unintended consequence of this war. lea, a hardy al jazeera. how do, how made reports now from denise pro russian air strikes struck close to a kindergarten apartment building. it was 5 55 in the morning. and much of the

need for was asleep. only to be walk into this. one of 3 explosions that rock the city court on surveillance camera. the oak center didn't hear the air raid sirens. but the force of the blast shattered the windows and her ceiling collapsed. she lives on the 4th floor of an apartment block facing issue factory and the parent target of russian missiles we didn't expect anything in neat pro. there are no military facilities around the russians was saying that they would only target military infrastructure here. there are only residential blocks, the school and the kindergarten windows were het sees him. as he says, the rockers were launched from didn't yet sweeten integrity, controlled by the russian back separate act. because so far, ne 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 it, the decision to pack up and leave. as soon as she heard early morning explosions on the 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 safe refuge again. irina and her 2 children drove out of how to keep after russian jet fighters flew over her neighbourhood for days. and this shelling became closer and louder. this conflict has torn 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 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 will during the $2500000.00 refugees that have already crossed into neighboring countries. while those thing, wonder what's next, and that, that honey al jazeera linny pro ukraine says russian soldiers of kidnapped the mayor of melissa paula city. in the southeast. the government released this security camera footage, which it says shows the abduction of ivan federal at the top of the screen. it says 10 russian soldiers entered multiples, crisis center. put a bag over the man's head and led him away. to keep on satellite images show russian tanks breaking away from a long column and moving into positions around the city steadfastly as more from the capital duck in behind a barricade there, preparing for the worst keep, has turned into a fortress. and every one has joined the fight men,

which as 2 weeks ago said an officers all worked 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 all is now or don't. i recognize my brother only from his clothes. 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 were here guys, you never went to war, who never fired his shot, who never even heard the sound of the rifle. but we are all ready or does 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 dispersed around the capital, possibly, but bearing for 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 forces coming closer . tensions are going up by the hour, by the civil defenders, 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, alas of each nor who has seen more than enough war in her life. should jim, what did you check? 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 street for 10 years. my knees wanted to take

me for a walk, but i told them i want to die in my bed. eliza gestured can yet, we have shelter down. she can go and like if it will be some moms or i could, she can't even left your apartment. so may be people who can walk, at least to withhold them. you can either call downstair or you can go to the shelter. but about her, i dunno. alina can decide if she 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 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 an al jazeera keith time for i shall break her out as here when i come back, we'll have more on ukraine's war y. facebook and instagram uses are being allowed to call for violence against russian soldiers. also had

a former student leader sworn in as chilis youngest president, promising to oversee a political and economic transformation. marla, ah, ah, look forward to brighter sky's the weather. sponsored my cattle airways. hello, we've been enjoying some pleasant spring sunshine for japan. recently we have got some where to whether in the forecast of the more cloud gathering over northern parts of china, this cold front will slide its way further. eastwards. here comes the rain, it will be heavy at times, could cause some localized flooding. northern flank of that we are talking snow for scraping, so sat day generally dry study the case in to south korea, although it will cloud over bright, dry, sunny, and warm for tokyo. 21 celsius as 70 in fahrenheit. but that was the weather will

move across south river through the sea of japan. you will see some wet weather coming into western parts of japan. as we go on through the 2nd half of the we can then what scarsdale come back in behind showers long. the spells afraid is pushing across towards central parts of china. southern china generally set fair over the next hour. so of one or 2 showers, one or 2 showers to into were indo china paps and where to where the creeping at the southern parts of vietnam as you go through saturday. and we'll say got some live the shower, some heavy, a showers coming to northern parts of the philippines, showers there across sir, malaysia, indonesia showers, to making their way into sol, anchor over the next couple of days. but for india and pakistan is fine and sunny for the weather sponsored by katara, always bitcoin block chain and crypto currencies. disruptive technology joined with me and introducing the bill to outlaw crypto currency all the way to a fair,

a financial system declines open source software. we can trade out money without banks or governments award winning filmmaker. thorsten hoffman looks at all sides of the complex crypto crypto. the coin chains in the internet on al jazeera. ah oh, we'll get back to pick about about top stories here. this, our russia has expanded. it's offensive into western ukraine attacking 3 cities, including to me, pro desperate conditions continue in car key than moto. meanwhile, the u. s. e u ugh escalated sanctions, taking more steps to end all trade with russia. the questions remain about the

safety of ukraine's nuclear power sites. ukraine's regulator says electricity supply, which a novel has not been restored despite russia's energy ministry, saying it was reconnected on thursday. russian president, my putin has back plans to allow foreign volunteer fighters into eastern ukraine. criminal says it's already received more than 16000 applications from people in middle eastern countries. bennett smith reports from moscow from a middle east battlefield to european one. syrian soldiers are being asked to join rushes fight in ukraine. we sacrifice our blood and soul for you, syria for you. bashar is that call to arms on the banners. it read the great russian army. we will defeat the nazis. this is from the social media channel of russia's defense ministry. and russia's president says, welcome to come to don bus. that's in eastern ukraine way, russian buck separatists from done yet. can ganske a fighting government forces in response to reports of foreign fighters joining

ukraine's army? the russian government says it too is had requests from all over the world to join the battle regarding the gathering of soldiers from around the world for you. green, received them divest, and sponsors of the ukrainian regime. do not keep it secret, they do it openly. disregarding international law, so if you see people who want was interior li without payment to come and help people in dumbass. well, we need to meet their efforts and help them reach the combat zone on the talks of ukraine. the most recent were on thursday in turkey. putin says he's negotiators. tell him, there are certain positive shifts tonight because he was talking to baller russian present. alexander lucas shanker, who is in moscow. lucre shank has given russia troops an access to its territory to help the invasion of ukraine. its board, bella roost, a similar level of functions and russia faced with countries. and we have been overcoming the sanctions for as long as you like. we have to build back our economy

. we can do without them. we have everything to live and work normally. but life in russia is not normal at the moment of the further threatened crack down on social media like this. you place book says it's relaxing. it's hate speed rules in relation to russia's invasion. all ukraine to prosecute is here. want parent company meta declared, an extremist organisation, and facebook and instagram to be blocked. criminal cases have also been opened into matters staff, though none a based here as the company has long resisted demands to open an office. in russia . bernard smith, al jazeera, moscow thrush has been accused of using a un security council meeting to spread lies and disinformation about biological weapons, and ukraine. western ambassadors claim rushes fabricating the threat to justify its war. but russia says, anyone who doubts as evidence is deluding themselves from the un, is michaela? it was a 4th security council session held on ukraine since russia launched its invasion.

but the 1st one called by russia itself. moscow claiming that ukraine supported by the u. s. is developing biological weapons and the russian ambassador attempting to preempt the de miles he said he was expecting we renewed him with irks in letters of the clinic of doris. i can foresee what the reaction will be from our western colleagues who i'm sure are going to be saying now that all of this information is fake and russian propaganda. but this is self delusion. un was direct in its assessment of the allegation. i am a way of media reports regarding allegations of biological weapons programs. the united nations is not aware of any biological weapons programs. the reaction of several members was incredulous. i will say this once. ukraine does not have a biological weapons program. there are no ukrainian biological weapons laboratories supported by the united states. absolutely,

everything we have been hearing from russia regarding decreed has been false fabricated or distorted. the british ambassador describe the russian claims as baseless conspiracy theories. let me put it diplomatically. they are utter nonsense. china was the only security council member to offer a modicum of support to russia's claims. and the ukrainian ambassador argued that russia had made a mistake in calling for the meeting by calling this new thing. the aggressor state has suit itself in foot. once again, that the meeting was opened with a briefing by the you ends, political and peace building, chief aggressive, and she referenced credible reports of russia's use of cluster bombs and civilian areas. strikes at hospitals and the deaths of hundreds of men, women, and children. the meeting russia called to highlight its allegations,

became instead a scathing indictment of its actions during the invasion. my cana al jazeera united nations of the u. s. is announced for the sanctions against moscow, including a ban on russian seafood, vodka and diamonds. it's also revoking russia's favorite trading status in coordination with g 7 allies. each of our nation is going to take steps in an i most favored nation status to russia. a most favored nation status designation means 2 countries have agreed to trade with each other under the best possible terms. low tires, few barriers, trade, and the highest possible imports allowed. alan fischer has mona from washington, d. c. russia now joins a list with the likes of cuba and north korea that doesn't have favor trading status with the united states, the united states tends to do business on world trade organization rules. but if you step outside the lines,

then that means there's going to be higher tabs. the possibility of been an important exactly what we're seeing. no, no, as well as the bonds that we had, the boat at the united states is also sanctioning your oligarchs. and some of those closer to put and they've been added to the list and they're saying that there is a ban on exports of high in goods such as watches and also cars. this is to, to really punish russia as much as possible. know, canada decided to do this last week. the united states and other g 7 nations joining in this week. it's still got to go through congress. but with the bipartisan support to punish russia for what it's doing in ukraine. this is almost certainly going to sill through the u. k. has sanctioned more than $380.00 russian politicians for voting to recognize 2 ukrainian separatist regions and run up to the war. the sanctions target politicians in russia's lower house of parliament, the duma, those blacklist still will be banned from traveling to the u. k. measures,

but also stop them accessing any you can basically, assets are doing business in the country. and french president, manuel macro says the e. u is ready to hit russia with more sanctions, if needed. speaking on the final day of a today summit in versailles, he does have been discussing how to reduce the blocks dependency on russian energy . 40 percent of europe's natural gas demand is supplied by russia. meta, the company that owns facebook and instagram could soon be banned in russia as an extremist organization. the moves in response to facebook announcing that its relaxing its rules and calls for violence. as now, a partial exception when the target is russian troops in ukraine. well, he's part of a statement from matters global affairs president nick klegg policies are focused on protecting people's rights to speech as an expression of self defense in reaction to the military invasion of the country. to be clear, we're only going to apply this policy in ukraine itself. we have no quarrel with the russian people. with him or not at his c o and found the center for countering

digital hate. he doubts matters. decision will have much of the moment met her by their own admission and their own documents, which frank is how can leak to the whistleblower facebook. they only deal with 0.6 percent of all violence and intimidation on their platform. so $99.00 of a 100 times if you wrote something which was inciting violence and or intimidation, it wouldn't be dealt with. and any journalist, for example, in the united states would laugh hollowly if they were told that method as a marvelous job of cleaning up violence and intimidation on their platform. any politician would to. so in reality that saying we're listening a policy that we barely managed to enforce to even one percent anyway. but i think more fundamentally it backs this really big question. do they have a list of autocrats and dictators? if you aren't allowed to call for hom onto them, it's

a bizarre situation where an arbitrary set of rules have been invented by mugs bucket berg and nick leg. i suspect to do to distract attention from wallet key fundamental. they are still allowing russia to, to send the english language propaganda via r t on that platform. and this call that's coming from all of society right now. which d platform rushing today. when's that gonna happen? now the war ukraine is threatening to send food prices soaring and parts of the middle east and north africa countries. there are heavily on wheat imports and both russia and ukraine. and many families may soon struggled to put food on the table, then report. 11000 tons of wheat arrived in lebanon this week, but this will be the last shipment from ukraine, the world's key, wheat producers, russia and ukraine are at war, lebanon, like other countries in the middle east and north africa can no longer rely on them for most of their imports, they're now trying to make up for an expected shortage. busy got

other we've reached out to a number of countries including the us, india, canada, and some european countries which produce the soft we need for our bread. but the problem is not just finding alternative sources. diversifying supplies could mean transportation delays or an increase in shipping costs. we'd prices have already hit a 14 year high to go and differently. we will resort to more expensive countries that export weight, which would sell to us at prices that are not as cheap as in russia and ukraine. so if the conflict is prolonged and supply is list, this will lead pressure on the balance of payments or the budget vehicle. egypt, for example, is one of the largest importers of weight in the world and 80 percent of its supply . it's from ukraine and russia. it is considering raising the price of bread for the 1st time in $3.00 decades. it's no different in lebanon,

where authorities warn the central bank may not be able to subsidize bread if prices continue to rise. the tunisian government, which is believed to be running out of money, has been rationing flower and reduced bread production increase in prices will affect millions of people in the middle east in north africa who live in poverty. have a lot of money, have a great new russian war will effect import, export, and trade. because we are all importers of weeds, and most of the footsteps are from abroad and soda, the across this region, economies have been hit by inflation and large public debt. others have been destroyed by war, syria no longer produces enough. we to feed its population. so it relies on imports and it's now rationing wheat. the world food program says 12000000 syrians are food insecure, while yemen is on the brink of 7. gammon, for example, were 16000000 people require food assistance and the world food program is

interesting. 13000000 of them. this country is almost entirely dependent on food importance and dependent on import of wheat from russia, from ukraine, sorry, by about 30 percent. so any shock, any slight shock would actually send these countries into a very, very serious food crisis. food prices are at their highest level. so as poverty in a region already in turmoil, and where higher brett prices have led to popular anger in the past said who their elders either as big as some other world news now, and the saudi arabian blogger rice bardari has been freed from prison after a 10 year jail term for insulting his lamb, but ali was arrested by saudi authorities in 2012. after criticizing the country's religious police on his blog sentence included public flogging, which sparked an international outcry and criticism of saudi arabia's human rights record. despite his release from jail but are we could still be banned from leaving

the country for 10 years. gabrielle barrak has been sworn in as chiles youngest ever leader and has delivered his 1st speech as president. his supporters are ritual ran on the left wing platform. want to run off back in december. his name a female majority tenant for the 1st time in chiles. history on the campaign trail down to over all. chiles opened market economy boy ellie's yeah. but you only get on that this i feel the mel. it's our promise to day, we start a period of great responsibility, but we won't start from 0, the se, july has a long history. and today i've been made president america, and i'm part of the history, which is all of us. but at the same time gives form and meaning and direction by millions of people have made it possible. mexico has last out at the european union after it criticized the way journalist the treated, their president and the most manual lopez abra door accused european parliament. members of being like sheep added their names to

a resolution to stop him from verbally attacking reporters. unprecedented numbers of gentleness have been killed in mexico, in recent months or near like what a mexican president's rhetoric has been cited as inflammatory. ah, to have a quick check of the headlines here on the al jazeera, russia has expanded. it's offensive into western ukraine attacking 3 cities, including the me, pro desperate conditions continue in car cuban marriott bowl. meanwhile, the u. s. new escalated sanctions. taking more steps to end all trade. russia big questions remain about the safety of ukraine's nuclear power sites. ukraine's regular to says electricity supply to to novel has not been restored despite russian officials saying it was reconnected on thursday. and the u. s. is.