o l g 0, a national chapel, ah, russian forces target a ukrainian military base near the border with poland, moscow. se, se foreign fighters are among the debt. ah, hello, this is al jazeera alive from our headquarters in dough. i'm fully back to bo with continuing coverage of the war in ukraine. health warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in mario pole. new efforts to get aide into the port

city that's been left without power, food and water. i have a police presence and respond, sat on tie will protest across russia. hundreds are detained in several cities and in avenues. iran claims responsibility for a miss santa attack near u. s. consulate in iraq's more than kurdish city. other bill russian missile strikes have had a military training base in western ukraine. around 30 missiles struck the facility in yavari if that's in the live region, just 20 kilometers from poland, a member of nato, and the european union. russia says up to a 184 and fighters were killed in the attack. al jazeera cannot independently verify this information. earlier, the governor of the live regions said at least 35 people were killed. ukraine holds

most of its drills with nato at the base. where we have correspondence in russia and ukraine in a moment will be speaking to natasha, but lowes in live in western ukraine. but 1st to moscow and bernard smith. so burnett, we've been hearing from the russian defense ministry about this attack, a mere live in the living region. what have they said? and why did they target this facility? they confirmed that they were behind the attack. my rushes, defense ministry says, oh student, russia, defense ministries confirmed it was behind the attack and they say that they killed a 180 what they call foreign mercenaries who were, were being trained at this site. and they also say they destroyed a sizable amount, all ammunition, large amounts of foreign weapons. they say it's impossible to confirm the number of people killed in that attack. and of course, the russians are not there on the ground. so we only have their bare information

that says they've killed a 180 people, but this is where a will be. and according to the russians where foreign fighters, that is, those who come from across europe who come from much further afield, will come at the call of ukraine in government to join the fight against russia. this is where many of them were being trained. and so this is why russia considered it a legitimate target, or an indication or from the russians that they consider as they have already said, foreigners who come to fight in this war in ukraine as legitimate targets. i burnett, a smashing rascal. thank you very much for their update. let's get the view now from ukraine in natasha. butler is in live in question ukraine. this attack natasha happening just 20 kilometers from the border with poland, which is a nato member, a european union, a member as well. what have the ukrainians been saying about the, the attack itself and the extent of the damage

or just to respond to those report, sir, from russia in terms of ukrainian authorities or what they are saying, what they've said all day is that 35 people were killed in this attack at the hour, if air base and military center which is just about 50 kilometers west of here levine, they also say that more than a 130 people were injured in terms of the nationality of those people. we don't know, all we do know is that this military base has been use in the past as a center to train ukrainian forces that's with a foreign forces coming to train ukrainian forces. so in the past, the last military exercises that were carried out there by soldiers from the united states, from united kingdom, amongst others, 15 countries taken part in fact, in exercises a few months ago, the end of a 2021. but as far as we know,

there were no such exercises taking a happening at the moment. of course, this a strike on this, a base so close to the vive in western ukraine has really rattled so many people here it is. as you say, very close the polish border, less than 20 kilometers away, poland is a member of nato. so this is sony attack that has taken place or russian attack that has taken place the closest a to, and nato country. it's also through this border that much military hardware and equipment is passing from other countries in europe or is far from the united states into ukraine to try and help the army. here is also of course, a border through which many people are leaving as they flee from different parts of ukraine fleet of russia, shelling fleet, the fighting in the most terrible conditions. and so many parts of the country, mainly in the north, the east, in the south, they often pass through the city and the vive, which has been seen by some as something of

a refuge. some choose to stay. others choose to move on across to other countries in the european union. so a lot of moving parts here. but what we have seen over the last few days is russia seemingly changing direction, expanding its fear or expanding the scope of this war. taking in the west targeting military base is not just this one outside levine, but we've seen a tax on 2 other military bases as well in the, in the north west of the country and the southwest. natasha. thank you for the update. natasha butler in live is and has been intense fighting outside ukraine's capital. keith, many people have been fleeing the russian advance to guffman tell towns this is below horak car where cars and vans full of people have been arriving. many have survived constant bombings and they're running out of food and water. some say the road here was littered with my mis. ah

. sunday morning church bells were drowned out by the sound of air raid sirens in the ukrainian capital, keith, which has been really quiet lately with the threat of russian troops on the cities . oscars, but worshippers. sale came to church. one of the champions even bless the rifles of those of chosen to defend the city. now ukraine's president has visited wounded soldiers in hospital, wrote him, his lensky, met them, and the hospital staff, treating them in cave. ukraine says at least 2800 soldiers have been killed in about 3700 injured in the fighting. zelinski says his forces are defending their country and will never surrender. any gina. all of those was 8 years of long war in dawn, birth date, cynthia invasion have killed almost 13000 off to occupy years. it's more than both of the church and warsaw. all mangled is more. you pulled chromeboys 2 hours away. 80 kilometers. when mary paul is

a major concern for zelinski because it has been surrounded by russian forces for nearly 2 weeks. russia miss, i have once again pummeled residential buildings in the city of 400000 people. essentially, like food and water are running out and setting up humanitarian corridors for people to escape has been difficult in mankind is in cave, and has more on what present lensky had to say about the effort to give safe passage to those slee the veteran corridors were already been established there, he said that a 125000 people have managed to get out of through various corridors into safer ukrainian territory. but mary poll is of a big concern to him. that's been under siege now for days by russian forces intense fighting inside the city as well. but those humanitarian corridors actually go both ways. there's people coming out, but there's also supplies going in about 4 hours ago. we were told that there was a supply convoy going into the city that was about 80 kilometers away. we don't

know if it's got any further. it's going to be a hot slope for that convoy to get inside with all the intense fighting going on. but those supplies are desperate lead. it's a yes, this was today's message. and he was very concerned about getting that humanitarian aid convoy into variable jason's tri usa is from the national committee of the red cross. he says, conditions in my a poor are awful. bell communications are obviously very difficult, but we do have a line in a couple of times a day. we have a small team in mario poll and they can share with us what the situation is like in the situation is catastrophic, has been catastrophic for days. the adjectives describing how bad the situation there get worse and worse. we know there's tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people who are running out of water may already be out of water running out of food. our own team tells us that they are now down to eating one meal a day. they had to make the choice to ration that to,

to keep the food going, as long as they can. there's, there's children with our, with our teams there, there's families. so it's obviously a very difficult situation for them. but we know that situation ready outside radiates outward for thousands of residents and that city. so in terms of, of a, a pause or humanitarian corridor, we are working with both sides to the conflict, all sides of the conflicts. to urge that this take place. but we know that that agreement needs to come between them. what we're doing is describing the parameters in our conversations, conversations that are taking place that a very high level describing the parameters that need need to be put in place. a ration delegate in tasks with ukraine says they've made significant progress. and one of ukraine negotiators has the russian side has become more constructive proof, maria, green of representatives of the russian federation. and the go see asians no longer

put forward ultimatums, attentively listened to our propositions. ukraine will not give up its position as our demands of the end of the war and the withdrawal of the russian troops. i see that there's an understanding of this process and dialog. ukraine's emergency service says it's hard to deal with 3. unexploded bombs in a day in the northern city of chair may have at this is one of them removed from a home. the bomb squad says it was diffused as soon as it was discovered. churney here has been under heavy fire from russian troops since the start of the war. and more than 200 people, meanwhile, have been arrested at anti war protests in 23 cities across russia. several were detained in moscow where the rally was quickly disrupted by police jailed, crammed in critical maxine of ami called for the demonstrations last week. at least 5000 people were arrested at 69 protests nationwide. demonstrators were also out in force in st. petersburg, despite a police crime down present vladimir putin as announced penalties,

including 15 years in prison. the protesting against the kremlin po francis has made his toughest condemnation of the war in ukraine, calling for an end to what he called an unacceptable armed aggression. speaking to thousands of people in saint peter's square, the head of the roman catholic church, called the bombing of hospitals and civilian targets, barbaric, crystal city. mona laci token it bordered though, normally this week the city of mario paul city that bears the name of the virgin. mary, became a martyr city in harrowing wall that ravaging ukraine in the face of the barbarity of the killing of children, innocent people and defenceless civilians. there are no strategic reasons to be believed. all that's needed is to stop the unacceptable armed aggression before it reduces cities to cemeteries. not an independent filmmaker from the u. s. has been killed in the ukrainian ton of air pin has been named. as brent renaud had worked

as a photographer for the new york times where it was not an assignment for them when he died, he is regional police chief, says renaud was shot by russian forces. another journalist was wounded and has been taken to hospital. we were cross one of the 1st bridge and here thing, we're going to film further refugees leaving and we got on to a car to somebody offered to take us to the other bridge. and we crossed a checkpoint and they start shooting at us. and so the driver turned around and they kept shooting 2 of us, my friend is friend renewal and he's been shot and left behind. and to call it, i don't know. you don't want to have to tell you is i saw he's been shot in the neck, but now we got to play when i got on to the and shoot a and we'll have more on the war in ukraine coming up in a few minutes. and in avenues also ahead columbia are heading to the post to

senators, and i was expected to set the tone for the upcoming presidential election and will bring you the latest on talks to resolve a long running conflict between battle groups and chat with them. when it was a hot weekend and some of the gulf states at about 40 degrees in the u. e. and the still plenty of sunny sky, once again, a winter storms on its way through late winter. so there is a big difference in terms. it's about 7 above average, in keta dubai, abu dhabi for example, and about 6 or 7 below average more the than that in turkey. that co day brings itself down through northern egypt, down the red sea, where the sun helps to warm things up once again. but does mean the higher ground of lebanon and syria,

you still got occasional wintry showers. the picture for monday is mostly a sunday one. there are a few showers around most to when she still has in turkey, announced by john norton iran. the tension to run might be at 90 degrees, but i think you feel a cold wind. i think that's probably the exaggeration of what it looks like on the some ometer the showers that are the tail end. this storm system might just reach in to battery, but i don't think so. now the wintry stuff remains further north took my son, the cross rough gas condition bay shows 60 degrees, but was going to feel cold, frankly, sixteens in the sunshine. what happened to got me? well, that's the remains of that tropical cyclone giving plenty of rain to the middle of mozambique and not just on tuesday or wednesday. it's around for quite a while. ah, i love teaching, you see the light go off when the child gets that concept is in value, you haven't spoken to you. i'm when you switched on. sure. and when i looked at the

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just 35 to 35 people died. there's been intense fighting outside the capital key, where air raid sirens, have been heard. many people have been fleeing the russian advance to ukrainian town town. and ukraine's president says a convoy carrying humanitarian aid is on its way to marry a pole, the southern port city surrounded by russian forces and no one is allowed in or out . his sal. hi right now, wrapping up the latest developments in the war in ukraine. the latest targets for russian forces, ukraine's biggest military base in the west. the international peacekeeping and security center in yahoo is used to train ukrainian forces. it was hit by several missiles. the kremlin appears to be widening its net towards the cranes western border. the base where joint nato military drills are usually held is just 20 kilometers from the polish border and then 3.4 weapons aid from the west to support ukraine. on saturday, the u. s. approved

a further $200000000.00 worth of alms for cave prompting warnings from moscow. the corridors being used to transfer foreign weapons into ukraine, ology and the targets. these are the same corridors being used by those fleeing the war. nearly 3 weeks in and russia's bombardment of ukraine is intensifying by the day. it's hard to keep track of the amounts of damage cause, but the criminal on sunday said it's destroyed more than 3500 military facilities so far. as russian troops advance closer to ukraine's capital keys, daily evacuations from the city surrounding it have doubled in the last 24 hours. this is mary paul in the south east. relentless shelling has killed more than 1500 people there so far. for nearly 2 weeks, the port city has been besieged. no one can leave and no aid can enter. thousands of people are still trapped, water is running out. rushes military has admitted the situation in some ukrainian

cities is catastrophic, but blames ukraine for this is alicia when, when you go to most your glasses, little is what the most difficult humanitarian situation has developed in mario pole in the hundreds of thousands of people, including foreigners, or forcibly held by nationalists who threatening physical violence or stop any attempts to leave the city on the ground. the accounts of those fleeing tell a different story. soon a half 1000000 people have fled to neighboring countries already, and that number keeps on rising every minute of every day poorest, which shocked were with children. rockets fell 20 meters from us. monday we had no food or water. nothing. we escaped to trying to save ourselves another bombing campaign. another city flattened ukrainians continue to fight the russians in borne of our car city and on yet skin the east, where russian forces are increasingly taking more territory, offering unless or visit the one with the union. so we've been hiding here for days,

women cook the meals and distribute them to been needy. when we hope the nightmare will and soon i had no idea it would be so terrible, but it's okay and we'll get through it. while food and water supplies run low across the country, resilience remains high in a war that appears to have no end in sight. so to hide it, i'll de zera and all the latest updates on the war in ukraine on our website at al jazeera dot com, click on the ukraine tab, you'll find the latest developments, as well as opinion pieces and analysis on their al jazeera dot com has turn our attention to other world news now, and iran has gained responsibility for a barrage of ballistic miss highs. that struck me of the u. s. consulate in northern iraqi city, of, or bail. iranian state television reported the attacks were aimed at what it called secret israeli basis. they said they were in retaliation for an as strike in syria

that kill 2 of its revolutionary guard members. a u. s. official says there was no impact at the consulate which is unoccupied. a satellite channel near the u. s. concert went on air shortly after the attack showing shattered glass and debris on the studio floor. osama bin job, it has related some back. look, this is the 1st time that we're hearing of an attack using ballistic missiles into or out by from iran. the i r g. c has claimed responsibility, but they have not explicitly said why they are saying that it is in response to the evil deed by israel. and it's if it doesn't stop our warning of more attack and deadly attacks. what we know so far from officials who have been spoken to us on the condition of anonymity is that the missiles at around midnight iraqi time on around this new constant building, which is going to be one of the largest building of the u. s. department in the region, there was no material damage. there was some damage to nearby buildings including

the, this television net but the private television, the k 24. but so far there have been no casualties. an investigation has been ordered and it has been a plethora of of reaction. after this we heard from the prime minister of the semi autonomous good this region, this resigning calling it a terrorist attack. and seeing this can be there can be no pretext to attacking iraqi sovereignty. and he is harry foster with his updates from west jerusalem have long been these reports of an unacknowledged israeli presence in kurdistan. there was a report in the iranian media last year about an attack, supposedly, by iranian forces, against such interests and against my side, individual something which was largely disregarded here in israel. and certainly no comment about that so far and the cut astonish authorities themselves. a saying

that there is no such base inside israel, however, it does go to the, the wider picture of the pretty constant israeli attacks against iranian interests inside syria. and the fact that there haven't been, it seems any casualties or any material damage that potentially gives away as some kind of de escalation. will that be and is where the response, if there haven't been any direct israeli interests struck or will the very public accusations and the very sort of unprecedented nature of this ballistic missile attack for that specific reason given by the iranians. will that mean that some kind of military response potentially inside syria, again, will be forthcoming, relatively senior iranian military figures were killed in strikes attributed to israel just in the last few days. it also goes to, to further emphasize the need that israel places on its actions inside syria. one

of the reasons that the prime minister natalie bennett has been publicly very low to criticize russia over its invasion of ukraine in recent weeks. because there is essentially tacit russell approval of those already a not challenging of those is radia strikes in syrian territory. people in columbia casting their ballot for the next congress. the vote could mark a significant political shift in their historically conservative country is just 2 months before the presidential contest, which could see a leftist leader be elected for the 1st time. i sat around pierre teary for some county where major anti government protests took place last year. lifelong local journalist was at the her. there is a reluctant politician. his candidacy for a seat in congress is being promoted by the young protestors who rocked the city last spring. and who are now looking for a change of leadership. me optis my obsession as to empower. do you not have it

a little? they have opened our eyes and said they don't want to country, they have received a little minorities they had us become famous in columbia for his relentless coverage of the brutal police response to the protest. hundreds of thousands marched across the country against economic inequality, corruption, and the government's plans to raise taxes on the middle class. but nowhere was the response more violent than in cali. were armed civilians openly shot at protesters along with the police. go away, which after i saw kids losing their eyes were full that at our side and i said enough, dear washes, i deserve to be heard. i think they are being criminalized target. thank that. they had is one of many 1st time candidates endorsed by left these parties, hoping to change the balance of power in congress. long controlled by conservatives, fearing their growth. some politicians on the right or condemning last year's protest, calling them a gallery yet take over others while more moderate still believe the protesters

went too far. the services here should not be using their force to replace the police. that's a reality. or what's also true is that the state is on capable from protecting citizens. and what's also true is that in those circumstances, you cannot simply expect people to just stay in their beds, looking how city is distorts. the consequences of last year protest are still visible in this part of the city that a thin spin renamed, where thoroughly sustained their port of resistance. this, for example, is a memorial for some of the victims of the confrontations with the police, a potent thimble of the deep divisions that exist in the city, and this country that will face off in san this election. polls showed that alternative candidates could control 45 percent of congress. most voters support the left is coalition called they story called pact lead by presidential candidate, gustavo pedro, who has

a 15 percent advantage over his closest rival. their victory would represent a seismic shift for k, for, for the 1st time, there's a real possibility that canada sees that don't come from traditional liberal or political. it's not going could win the presidency and control congress. and this generates turbulence. it is a latent political crisis pitting those who believe the time for changes come against others who fear it would be a dangerous leap into the dark. i listened to him. pity al jazeera carly talks between chads transitional government and armed groups have ended for the day, but will resume in cattle. on wednesday, the aim is to resolve a long running conflict between rebel groups and the intern government. but some groups have refused to participate. mom advice has been at the talks here in ohio says despite bumpy start, the overall feeling is positive. you ask the participants here,

particularly if you're off the organizes the company government employees here. they told you that this is a unique charge for the charge in groups the government to meet here in though how today, particularly the us, you know, most of the groups have represented yes. some of them refuse to participate and a few or walked out from the, from the opening session, even before the close session part of them. they said they, well, what they were asking for will be given the chance to talk in the opening session and to they have been shocked by the number of groups that they have never heard about before. it's about the estimates here. it's about $59.00 groups here in these talks, people here are saying that there must be optimism, optimism must range in this, in these talks because not only that, the, the, the groups are willing, most of them are willing to have talks with the government, particularly since the killing of the condition of the,

of the later it's debbie and the accession of his funds. they are not willing to talk to the, to the new president. so that's not the only reason, but for the other difference of the hot, high confidence in the state of cutoff. and they came to, you know, we cut out how's it fit degree in, in, in facilitating consultations or piece talks. they did it in between the ciocca, they did it and all the areas in doc for and the think about the categories are furious about them, attempt to bring all sides together and to facilitate a kinds of agreements between the now more on ukraine and the worn ukraine, and despite the worry of what's going on back home, ukraine's 20 para athletics at athletes rather have achieved their best metal whole at the winter olympics. it finished 2nd in the metal table. ukraine had 11 golds, 10 silvers and 8 bronzes. house china top the standings with 18 gold medals as the

games came to a close in between on sunday. so most what hughes in the world numbered to squash player ali farrah has spoken out against the war in ukraine, but also condemned the situation in palestine. egyptian made the comments after his victory in london. never been allowed to speak about politics in scores, but all of us all the notes allowed soil, but we are allowed. i hope that the people also look at your patient everywhere in the world. i mean, the parisians have been going through that for the past 7 to 40 years and her and her but i did. but i guess because the building fit been out of the, of the me job, the west there. we couldn't talk about it. but now that, that so we can talk about the theme we can talk about the receiving end. so please keep in mind, thank you very much. ah, this is al jazeera and these are our top stories rationing.