go over ukraine. here's the test for president joe biden is really trying to do is rewrite the security architecture this your personal united states is serious to go to walk and chew gum at the same time, weekly, take on us politics and society. that's the bottom line. ah, air raid sirens blair across multiple ukrainian cities as russian ministry units move closer to the capital. keep. ah, i money side with continuing coverage of the ukraine war. more warnings of the thrust of a nuclear incident off to russian shelling of a research center. the coins pool to service warns pollens to larger cities can no longer cope with the wave of refugees. also a had

a former student lead us morning as chilis youngest president, promising to oversee a political and economic transformation. arrayed sovereigns happened heard across ukrainian cities early this saturday morning, forcing people to take shelter on the ground by sing has intensified north west of the capital key with rushes ground forces massed around 25 kilometers from the center of the city. mosca has widened the scope of its attacks with the war now in its 3rd week parts of western and central ukraine, which until now have been largely spared a face bombardment on friday. and the number of refugees has the past 2 and a half 1000000. putting pressure on eastern and central european country, the mayor was, says people who fled ukraine now make up 10 percent. the polish capital's

population, an accommodation is running out. meanwhile, the u. s. and it's g 7 allies, a working to downgrade roches trading spaces to further isolated economy. washington is also banning russian sea food, alcohol, and diamonds. when john hall is standing by for us in the western ukrainian city of lavelle. first, let's go to step boston, who's in the capital, cuz they have steph, what is the latest situation where you are in the surrounding areas? well, very intense fighting here in the key of at the outskirts as her constant, the sound of explosions and the artillery fire at the, at the ring of the city, not very far from here. russian forces are now approaching, as you say, around 25 kilometers from the center of the city. we know that this long column of for russian tanks and

a military equipment that was so sort of stalled in front of the capital, is now dispersing into the outskirts of the capitol, making themselves ready for an assault or engage in fighting right now. and we also see at the same time that the russian forces are coming to the south towards the south fighting himself through making a circle around the capitol. or the assumption here is of course, at the will be a siege that the russian forces will close the whole capital. and of course people here into surrender. but the defense is not giving up. there is a very strong defense of the capital, which is seen as the main target here in prudence war. and we have been speaking to people who are involved in this defense, and many of them are ordinary civilians. duncan, behind a barricade, they're preparing for the worst keep, has turned into a fortress,

and everyone 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. 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 barbara, born with hearing guys who 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 this burst 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 rush and forest 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 himself 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, nor were seen more than enough war in her life. should jim, what did you check? what is the point for me to lay 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 niece wanted to take

me for a walk, but i told them i want to die in my bed. just to clear, we have shelter down. she can go and like if it will be some warm. so i guess she can't even lecture apartments, or maybe people who can walk, at least with all them, you can, you call, don't steer, you can go to the shelter. but about who are. i dunno alina can decide if you should leave keith with our 8 month old daughter, and go on a long and 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, but 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. well, in the last few hours, we've heard that also buildings at least one a much closer here to the center, around one and a half kilometers away from where i am right now was hit by some kind of object.

ecier ukrainian authorities describe it. it looks like a russian drone, possibly full of explosives also in the east, towards the east, the part of the city. there was also a similar explosion, and also in the south of the air base has been destroyed near the south west of this city. meanwhile, also the ukrainian authorities are warning for the so called false flag operation coming from belarus. they say your russian forces might target even a barrow said to the north here or for ukraine. it's basically only like 2 hours away from the capital alleging may be that bell ocean forces would be drawn into this conflict. we haven't seen any evidence of that, but we've heard that there is a lot of this content in the baller ocean army about adjoining this war. there is a broader hood and there's a lot of families who live here across the border. so it looks like

a flood impotence looking for a help from belarus, but also volunteers from other parts of the world. but meanwhile, the defense hearing ukraine is really fighting a fierce battle for the defense of the capital. and so far, the capital is still in ukrainian hands. okay, steadfast and for now thank he's steadfast and bringing us up to date with the situation in cave and the surrounding areas. jonah hall, now reports from levin on the latest developments elsewhere in ukraine. israel is called here today minus 8 degrees in the east and city of keith. the losses are so great that reports are rendered in numbers. 400 buildings destroyed since the war began. including $48.00 schools, $190.00 civilians, dead residential areas struck $809.00 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 cities metro stations for more than a week for you go to the 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 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 invincible fights breaking out over food conditions. the mer calls medieval by bunbury. critical

infrastructure continues to get hit with a special focus on military air fields like here in luke 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 through the war by law gay, 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. or we can speak to jane hall now live in lavelle. jenna. moscow, we know is wide in the scope of its attacks in the last 24 hours or so. targeting parts of western and central ukraine took us through the latest sort of military advancements. well a leaving aside to key of of course we've heard from step boss and on all of that

other centers in circled by russian troops of reported renewed, bombardments in the early hours of saturday morning. cities encircled like cut keep chinese su me. of course murray. paul, of course, entirely besieged and blockaded for 12 days now emergency services just outside key report, finding 5 bodies in the rubble of a residential building there including 2 children in denise pro. that's a big city in this. so the central east of the country that was struck for the 1st time in its residential districts on friday, the reports of incoming fire in the early hours the saturday morning says the mayor repelled by the cities. defenses. sounds of explosions were apparently, incoming missiles, big intercepted their nikolai moving down to the south of the country just to the west of crimea, a strategic bought city, a ship building city for days. the russians have been trying to overrun mikka lives . defenses unsuccessfully repelled each time sustained. a rocket reported in the

early hours of saturday. there again we are told, repelled the city, reporting a heavy sip visual civilian casualties toll and reports that on friday. a cancer hospital was struck there and moving a little bit along that southern black sea coast, the city of many topple, part of the land corridor that russia is trying to reinforce between crimea and the east. that includes murray. awfully many topple, a sort of uneasy co existence on the ground there between russian forces in the city at a still functioning. civil and city administration saw the mer. yvonne federal marched away on friday afternoon by 10 men. apparently russians call on cctv had a bag over his head, the mare, abducted in the city of many topple that has pro and angry protests on saturday at people in the city of many trouble protesting the presence of rough forces and the abduction of their math. and 10, i'm just reading

a news wire flash here saying that more than a dozen humanitarian corridor was planned for this saturday to rescue civilians from some of these embattled cities. we know many of these humanitarian cordial with some of them, at least haven't worked. what more can you tell us about what's been planned for today? as you say, a variety of humanitarian corridors, big and small, set to be an operation today that's according to a random better shook. she's the deputy prime minister on the credit side, who tends to give out information about humanitarian carlos throughout this week. at least. at last weekend. exactly. a week ago, they began the process of trying to open corridors failing on saturday and sunday, out of money awful. and from monday on which they were able to get people out of places like sue me and hockey and the ring of suburban centres to the west and north of the capital key of again, those routes open. so we are told, emergency services reporting that 487 people have been removed successfully from

embattled areas of ukraine in the last 5 or 6 days, including 100 children. but not so, maria, poll that city, as i described, the suffering appalling conditions of blockade and seats for 12 days, not 1500 more than 1500 foot reported civilian casualties. as we speak, we understand there is a convoy, humanitarian convoy popped up outside upper region. just the north of mario poll, waiting for the green light to be able to go in to take food and medical supplies into the city, and then lots and lots of empty buses hoping to return full of people from mario pole. but i have to say, this is day 6 of trying each day. it has failed, of course, and anxious wait to see if it succeeds on saturday. okay, thank you for that update on that for us. in the event. still ahead on al jazeera, a little something to say that we take a look at who's taking care of thousands of children who are often in this world

and form a fog hostages, am running in columbia selection and consumed face their captain in portland. ah hello, we got plenty of showers coming in across the philippines to see some lie be showers into bornea when in fact, in brunei, over a 130 millimeters dufrane here in the space of 24. as i was a seasonal range as they should be, but they are pretty intense at the moment, straddling the equator and see some wet or whether they're just coming up into them . lay peninsula, we have seen some live the shower, still lurking across indonesia. and even over towards popular new guinea, miss a repeat performance as we go on into monday by monday, could see some wet weather pushing up towards the gulf of thailand, southern areas of vietnam, cambodia, also seeing some showers,

longest spells of fright potential for some localized flooding could see some localized starting over the next day or 2 just around the top hand of australia. i am pleased to say it's good deal quater over towards the east and down to the southeast with high pressure and chart is fy and drive is pleasant. sunshine coming through temperatures in melbourne at around 27 south is gonna have to go too far north to still see some showers there into new south wales in the outback. pushing across into that western side of queensland. still a chance of one or 2 showers just around that eastern side of australia. over the next couple of days. we are going to see that wet weather can be more intense from the golf cop terry with on counseling because the u. s. firearms washing oil of if you use a shrink its reliance, abortion gas will high prices on the my global energy security. how sanctions against moscow are pressuring deviation industry. i'm really from food shortages

power cups, all shawl anchor to fold from its debts. counting the cost of al jazeera, unprompted, and uninterrupted discussions from on london broadcast center. on n g 0. ah ah, welcome back here watching al jazeera mind. top stories this, our russian force is a slowly advancing on ukraine's capital keep gum far and explosions were heard in the early hours. saturday. a military convoy is taken up positions surrounding the city. projects is in the ukrainian city of mulatto demanding release. the mayor,

ukraine's government has put out security camera footage, which it says shows him being abducted by russian soldiers. 2.5000000 refugees have now left to crate, putting pressure on neighboring european countries. also was may as, as refugees make up 10 percent, the punish capitals, population and accommodation is running out neighboring countries like moldova and romania have opened their doors to tens of thousands of people. the busiest border crossings all slovakia, hungry and poland where more than a 1000000 and a half people have fled. since the start of the conflict, refugees are facing extreme cold as they wait to cross borders. sporadic cease fires in ukraine have allow some civilians to escape through the humanitarian corridors. the fighting has happened other evacuation. if we came from mary, oppose. it is awful that the entire city was encircled him. no one could get in

around. we prayed as we were flee, god led us and we managed to get out of there. all our relatives remain 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. the children is sick, now. they have stomach pain. but i don't know what we are going to do next. we are moving towards uncertainty. does as if children have so far died in the war and ukrainian human rights. graham says the toll could grow. thousands more, have been forced into a new life in different countries. some orphans have made it to lithuania, where they getting a warm welcome. under chappelle reports, it took a while to get them here, but the children made it out safely and can play or rest for a bit. their orphans from easter new crane who'd spent days in a basement taking cover. as russia targeted a military installation nearby, they made a 1600 kilometer journey to reach safety in lithuania, west,

literally those go. christina kid deleted merlin murray in us at the folk. we heard the measles fly by and it was frightening. they make a whistling sound as they pass. i'm afraid for those who didn't see though just those ah cruise missiles whirling past bon blas in the distance, 7 and a half 1000000 children in ukraine are in danger of physical harm, emotional distress and displacement. according to save the children, go along for years i knew money in k g, g. it was very difficult for the little ones. when we were leaving, they were crying because they had to leave his teachers. it was very difficult. even my heart was broken because it's very difficult for small children, but seeing how heavy they are. i think they like it here. 44 orphans get hot food and a roof over their heads. people here in lithuania are giving what they can to help and preparing local schools to welcome them. from our history, we know how doas stating could be an invasion and devastator lives

of people for many, many new generations. so all the latino now experiencing gert tsunami of goodwill and support for ukraine. the children will need it to regain any sense of normalcy to move past the trauma of war. yuk, enter chappelle al jazeera. next. the wild nuclear watchdog is again warning about the threat of a major incident. it comes off to russian forces, shells, and nuclear research institute in khaki. the haunting, of course, shattered windows damaged wall panels. the aftermath of a rush, an air strike at car key 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. this is a research center, not a nuclear plant, but spent radioactive fuel is stored here. and that needs to be protected. 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 sight 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, a moscow's,

and about 80 civilians in southern ukraine has been shelled by russian forces bounce according to ukraine's foreign ministry. a reportedly happened the besieged city of medical, where there's been constant shilling and a repeated failure to evacuate civilians to safety. this is what mosque looks like . ukraine's foreign ministry says adults and children among those who were taking shelter, their number of casualties is unclear in avenues voting on the way and took medicine's presidential election with 9 candidates in the running. the president who's been in power since 2007 cool for the last month helped announcing his resignation. local media say his son is expected to win that international observance embrace concerns about the legitimacy of the vote till he has a new president. gabrielle burridge is a former student leader who's promised a more inclusive society, one of the regions most socially unequal countries. his style and his cabinet,

which has more women than men, has made him a leader. what many a cooling them you left the sea and even reports? 36 year old gabrielle bought each entered the senate hall without a ty. just one way of showing he's not changed since he was a shaggy haired student leader fighting for social justice. now a decade later, he's heading country. the other former student leaders. there a new generation promising to overhaul an economic model that has contributed to deep social inequalities. oh, thousands of support who swarmed the plaza in front of the presidential powers, hoping to see and touch their new president, arlita funeral. so this is like a dream come true to the him after so many years of waiting for i like birth to slogan that hope can overcome fear. chili's youngest president cautions that the social transformations needed in health. education and pensions will take time.

bummer limb to want to give, i'm only who will goes low because we are going far. these government will not be the end of the march. it will be a long, difficult road. but today the dreams of millions of people are pushing us forward. you know? what it says, his government will champion the environment and indigenous and women's rights. some are concerned that president body to maybe to radical to far left, especially since the communist party makes up part of his governing coalition. but in actual fact, if you look at his program, he seems much more like a social democrat in countries like, for example, scandinavia, where social equality is taken for granted money absent from the an observation with the leaders of venezuela and nicaragua, who were not invited. instead, what each invited opponents of those he deems autocrats if bed. okay, and do you live, rob, boy, and i hope that julian's help him to carry out

a program for a different type of society that will raise hopes on our continent. so punished by so many states, or she could order washington's envoy a bruises, statements and defensive democracy, human rights for world law. i've been incredibly positive. what is news that much of the world and especially latin america are focused on how well he can make good on his promise to create a more inclusive chilly without population or sacrificing democracy? to see in human al jazeera santiago, 3 former hostages, detained by former colombian fog. rebels are running in sundays congressional elections. they believe the victims of the country's conflict should have a biggest, say in its politics. but as alexander, i'm here to report from ball with winning a seat would mean working alongside that former captors. i just want to run people

feel recognized. former police officer jump in charlotte street. they remember his escape from foreign rebels in 2007. after more than 8 years as a captive. one of the images have been child faint as a nail. after walking 17 days through the jungle, moved the nation to repair the ice to people again and now he's campaigning for a senate seat in sundays congressional elections with another form or hostage presidential candidate. to ingrid bet on core. he says he's running for the victims of columbia conflict, who he believes were shorts changed by the 2016 peace deal. the last way, me unit, anything less of the 9000000 victims of columbia conflict, only 1000000 have received reparation. and the received reparations from states, not the culprits in the park has revealed only 10 percent of their assets. again, we want to recover the missing 90 percent for the victim. i love it, but i think united victim yes and ok. if someone was not alone, other former hostages are also seeking representation in congress. they come from

different parties and different political believes that share the same contempt for the former get club since warmed the legal political party. but i think that he doesn't, if he's delinquent, i mean victim out, it will be difficult. if i win to meet my victimizers in congress, i will try to be fair participate in their debates for me, but i have no intention to have any personal relationship because they have not fulfilled their promises. when it, since giving up their arms, the farkas complied with the demands of a special tribunal for peace, but are still struggling to convince many colombians that they deserve a seat at the political table. but they still guarantee the time fits in congress to the party created by the extent park for 2 consecutive legislative periods, which is one of the agreements that angers many of the victims of the former far oh, former fike leader and current senator william gallia says the only way to move

forward is to overcome the country, spiteful, past, or to west. as i thought that the point was to lay down the weapons and be able to participate in politics. they should welcome my presence as much as we welcomed. there's my wishes that we be partners to show columbia and the world that despite our differences, we can work towards consensus to build a better country. ah, many believe parks party lacks the support to survive past the selections. but after so much pain, it's a relief. ah, this is al jazeera, these you top stories, russian forces slowly advancing on ukraine's capital. keith gum fine explosions were heard in the early hours of the day.