no, so think it off the table. we were taught to see abortion as a one way. tickets try to help all of the companies. they deny any responsibility, even though they have the resources in the power to fix it. whereas global audience becomes a global community. a comment section is right here. be part of today's program. this to him on out his era. ah, russia expands, it's offensive in ukraine with astride some new targets in the east and west. ah, i'm sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall, so coming up, bracing for all out assault to 1000000 people,

put their faith in ukrainian defenses as russian forces regroup around the capitol . we're not going to give any more air time to the wise that you're hearing today is beneath this council. russia is accused of spreading this information after it's ambassador says the us is supporting biological weapons. programs in ukraine, plus food must pay the price. the you ascends normal trade relations with russia. in an escalation, squeeze its economy. russian forces have expanded bear attacks, bombarding civilian areas of more ukrainian cities are also inching towards give and appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault. on the capital, sumi and chevy have been in circled how to cave and the besieged port city of mario

paul. already been on the fierce bombardment for the 1st time russia has attacked then a for central said he was seen as a safer place for people fleeing besieged areas in the east. and weston area is also been targeted. strikes had airfields in luke and the van. no frank gifts john hall is innovative. it begins our coverage from there. it is really cold here today minus degrees in the east and city of caves. 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 anymore in hunt. keith, many haven't left the city's metro stations for more than

a week for, you know, go to the issues, areas where i sleep. this young woman says and over there on 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 to day, though it is surely. maria 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 mayor calls medieval by bombard, critical infrastructure continues to get hit with a special focus on military air fields like here in lutes. north,

east 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 janea 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 good, 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, fleeing the war. and few, besides ginia or guessing how long it might be before they are able to go home journal al jazeera leaf and ukraine says, russian soldiers have kidnapped the mayor of meta, topple a city in the southeast. the government released this security camera footage, which it says shows the abduction of even federal off the top of the screen. it says 10 russian soldiers entered men, topples crisis center, put a bag over the man's head, and the great the you and also estimates the 12000000 people inside ukraine will need humanitarian. hell, let him away. alona thought kramer. here we are in ukraine. we are in europe unless we have a democracy here. therefore, the kidnapping of the mayor of melatonin hall is a crime. not only against

a specific person, not only against a specific community, and not only against ukraine war. and this is a crime against democracy. now to kiev and satellite images show those russian tanks, breaking away from a long column and moving into positions around the city, steadfast and is in the capital duncan, behind a barricade there, preparing for the worst, he has turned into a fortress and every one has joined the fight men, which as 2 weeks ago said an officers of work as builders and now defending their country's capital for you will 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. i 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. start bob, a new wound 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. 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 as dispersed around a capital possibly preparing 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 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 to afraid to go out 95 year old, alas of each nor where seen more than the la floor in her life, shut to the creature. what is the point for me to leave at my age a space. so 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 niece wanted to take me for a walk, but i told them i want to die and my bed just to clear. we have shelter down. she can go and like if it will be some warm so i could, she can't even live sure, apartment. so maybe people who can walk, at least with all them, you can call downstair, you can go to the shelter. but about your, i don't know alina can decide if you should leave keith with her 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 ukrainian defense will hold the boil or when the battle begins, will be afraid 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 here. all right, now let's try and get more and what's actually happening right now in the key of the ukrainian capital. i'm joined on the phone by e. got them yaneth. he's a resident of kith. speaking with us from there, good morning to you 1st will tell us what the situation is like amid the news that russian column is moving closer to keep close. hello. yes, eager. if you can hear me, i was asking you to tell us little bit describe to us what the situation is like right now and q where you are so i'm leaving central talk to key if you

know, actually why it's know, like was maybe 5 days. might that on key, if i can call it is hell is we will help. i mean you, teen, it's really close to us only one hour by car and everyone just it will create and i don't know my use like going to be more moment. i can like clothes 20 flowers, much i know if i can try and use, you know, can you so he tell us a little bit about how worried people must be like you who are sitting, hearing that the russian tanks and armor are coming closer. yeah. you know, i can say in the cars, the, in 24 hours. i mean, was like a lot of people horse like wor, no, but like, like maybe 10 days. you people just started to worry about medical about foods

about, i mean about job to borrow money for getting him out your actually to buy. so we got people would have to buy like a whole crazy. but generally, maybe was they going to be the best for you? and now i just talking to have to go and talk to the ukraine in the west side. even yes. and we've heard reports that for many people trying to flee that the now worried about how safe the road saw between the, the east and the west of the country. tell us a little bit about the dangers. the sort of fear is that people have about even trying to travel on the roads. yeah, yeah. i mean traffic and people just, i mean even man, i mean why it's like when like military for

a patient about how to go by train or by car is getting more difficult and because his office is closed you know, now are people stocking? do they have food? do they have supplies in case of like yourself, do you have you stocked up on food and basic supplies? case the russians besieged and cut off keith. actually no key to find. but you know, from a child city is close to the black sea. as i see now, i think there is already a co pay it by russia and with no food. i like my child friends and really like in different street. and even now i can buy bray. it is really crazy. but even dave, that cannot do. what will happen in kith?

if that city is cut off, do you have supplies? do civilians? have they stocked up on supplies? supplies? yes, of food of medicine. oh no, i mean, but you have to wait a lot of time for buying some medicine on the problem. you can what you like 2 hours or 3 hours and we'll do a few little people. but if again, i will, i mean, it will be time from 10 am till 5 pm. this time for myself, you know, it's roughly limited for works 4 hours. all right, we'll leave it there. thanks very much for talking to us. are still a, had an al jazeera parts of the middle east and north africa seeing higher food prices as the worn ukraine rages on. also a head,

former student leader is sworn in as she lays youngest fraser, promising to oversee a political and economic transformation. ah hello, we got something of a heat wave taken place across southern parts of the middle east at that moment. hot sunshine here further north is cold. we had something of a cold snap temperatures well below average anchorage, struggling to get anywhere near freezing on saturday off. no wintry flowers there from the black sea to the caspian sea and beyond some snow flurries they are pushing across into northern parts of pakistan. struggling to get his double figures to beirut and damascus, so well below average here for the south. well, is the warmth still in to the low, thirty's, that the doha into the mid thirty's for to by over the next couple of days when she,

flowers, me for charles or some rain just coming back in across central iran pushing across into kuwait may be in a shower church in northern parts of saudi arabia and one or 2 showers, just licking the north coast of africa over the next dial soap tick in northern areas of algeria, northern parts of morocco. and they got plenty of showers running across cl, giddy coast, started to see them becoming more widespread, just around southern nigeria, cameroon, over the next day or so, joining up the shows that we have across central parts of africa, a few shouting to east africa are tropical cycling that can cause for concern, it runs into northern parts of mozambique now and slowly makes his way for the staff. ah, the important thing if you are walking around in beirut was not to be in the line fire from a holiday. well, off we heard gun trucks, i was the 1st one to flee the halter. the battle lasted 3 days and 3 nights and

they went no prisoners at the controller holiday inn and you control the region around. and that's why it was such a bloody battle. an icon of conflict at the heart of the lebanese civil war, bay route holiday inn. war. how tell on al jazeera. oh oh, you're watching al jazeera time to recap the headlines now. russia has expanded it's offensive in ukraine. air raid sirens report to tow gone off and multiple cities this morning desperate conditions continue and how to cave unmarried. poll. crane says russian soldiers of kidnapped the mayor of men to paula city in the

southeast. the government released this security camera footage, which he says shows the abduction of even further off the top of the screen. satellite images show russian tanks that had formed the column north of cave. a moving to surround the ukrainian kept some experts are predicting the long awaited battle. forgive could be days away. cities maya says nearly 2000000 people are still in cuba. as russian troops advanced on several fronts, russia has been accused of using a un security council meeting to spread lies and disinformation about biological weapons and ukraine. western ambassadors claim russia is fabricating the threat to justify its war. but russia says the u. s. is supporting chemical weapons program, biological weapons programs in ukraine. from the un, my cana reports 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 denials, he said he was expecting. we renewed him with irksome muscles over 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 the creed 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 meeting, the aggressive states has suit itself in foot. once again, the meeting was opened with a briefing by the you ends, political and peace building, chief question, 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 kind of august era, united nations, the criminal has announced it's blocking access to instagram, a move that will affect some 80000000 users. russia has already restricted access to facebook and twitter. the decision comes off to instagram's parent company matter announced it would allow post that previously violated rules and violence. speech matter is allowing posts in ukraine that called for violence against russian soldiers spokesmen for the social media giant says it's platforms will still not allow for calls of violence against russian civilian labor. on may the ceo and founder of the center for countering digital hate. he doubts matters. decision will have much impact at the moment, met her by their own admission and their own documents, which frank is. how can leak the whistleblower from 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 is a marvelous job of cleaning up violence and intimidation on the platform. any politician would to. so in reality that saying where 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? it, 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 arkenberg and nick leg. i suspect to do to distract attention from walnut key fundamental. they are still allowing russia to,

to send the english language propaganda via r t on their platform. and this call that's coming from all of society right now. it's the platform russian today. when's that gonna happen? now the u. s. has announced further sanctions against moscow, including a band on russian sea food vodka and diamonds. salsa revoking rushes, favor trading status in coordination with g 7 allies. each of our nation is going to take steps to deny most favored nation status to russia. and most favored nation status designation means 2 countries have agreed to trade with each other under the best possible terms. low terrace, few barriers, trade, and the highest possible import allowed. alan fisher has more 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 bands 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 seeing that there is a ban on exports of high in goods such as watches and also our 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 use of 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 seal through french president emanuel. my call says the ear is ready to hit russia with more sanctions, if it keeps bombing ukrainian cities. he was speaking on the final day of

a 2 day summit in versailles. leaders have been discussing how to reduce the blocks dependency on russian energy. 40 percent of europe's natural gas demand is supplied by russia. you leaders of warned, of the need to defend the block against us for russian counter measures. the war in ukraine is threatening to send food prices soaring and parts of the middle east. the north africa countries there rely heavily on wheat imports from both russia and ukraine. dana holder reports, 11000 tons of wheat, arrived in lebanon this week. but this will be the last shipment from ukraine, the world's quay, 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 beyond the beyond the 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 prices have already hit a 14 year high. the words 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. egypt, for example, is one of the largest importers of weight in the world, and 80 percent of its supply is 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 grain you rushing war will affect import, export and trade. because we are all importers of wheat. and most of the food stamps are from abroad in the 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 pm. and for example, were 16000000 people require food assistance and the world food program is assisting 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 is poverty in a region already in turmoil and where hire bread prices have led to popular anger. in the past, santa hood, their al jazeera, an oven news, now saudi arabian blogger, if, by the way, it's been freed from prison, that we was arrested by saudi authorities in 2012. after criticizing the religious beliefs on this blog is 10 year sentence included public flogging, which fox in the international outcry, by the way, could still be banned from leaving saudi arabia for a decade. no less leading former student leader is vowed to improve the lives of all chill lions during his 1st speech is precedent. gabrielle borage campaign to

form an inclusive government that will tackle poverty and equality which have driven mass processed for years or you ne, 7, but you get on this a for you the mel, it's our promise to day. we start a period of great responsibility. but we won't start from 0. chiller has a long history. and today i've been made prisoner. 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. tina, our latin america editor, lucy, a newman has been among the crowds in santiago, i am in the plaza of the constitution in front of the presidential palace where you can see exactly thousands of billions are letting this area in order to wish well their new president and also to hear him speak when he addresses the nation for the 1st time. these are mainly young people, as you can see, they are very,

very enthusiastic gabby and what is the country's youngest ever president? and more than that, he has also a very young cabin and he's being accompanied by many of the student leaders whom a decade ago. i've written, said about a student to revolt, a university student to revolt for veteran public education in this country. and he is now actually the leader of chile, here we embodies what many say is a turning point in this country or generational change. but he is also a leader with little experience or no experience actually in government, although he was a congressman joining these have. yes, i got a lead. he is also one of the many billions of the millions were voted for president body and tell me something are you not. 2 worried that even than he is so young and an experience that this could also be a double edged sword with no worry at all. it does had a precedent for 4 years that had a lot of experience and he did it very poorly. so i don't think lack of experience

means he's going to be a bad leader. what do you think, what you really want to be different from everything that we've had for the past 1420 years? something different. thank you very well. why did, why do something different? see me into a more see, i'm sure she me, as most jillian so voted for body to me or were socially equal inclusive country. that is what he is promising. again, he is just starting, but he is starting with a lot of you can see on public support. ah, let's take you through some of the headlines here now, j 0. now, russia has expanded it's offensive in ukraine. air raid sirens are reported to have gone off in multiple cities this morning. desperate conditions continue in harker and mario hall. satellite images, they show russian tanks that had formed a column north of cave. now moving to surround the ukrainian capital. some experts

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