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oh, i'm adrian said again. this is al jazeera alive from oh, so coming up here. oh, final farewells, in the pro ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting of the countries east and buried far from home. she tells 5 in the fighting of ukraine is in no one's interest in the 1st phone call between the 2 leaders in months of bloody be uprooted, insists the war in ukraine has been a success at a rally to mac, the anniversary of crimea is annexation the russian offensive of ukraine is entering its 24th day and daily 6 and a half 1000000 people on our thoughts who have been displaced by the fighting. this is the territory in red that russia its separatist allies hold early on friday, parts of a russian while in

a residential suburb in keys killing at least one person in the west. russia struck a military aircraft repair facility nail aviv, while russian troops a set of entered the sullen port city of maria pole. al jazeera, stephanie decker begins on coverage from above. mary paul looks like it's had the life sucked out of it. people's homes now frozen in time, eerie carcases, of war, and on the ground. even the dead get no peace. it's too dangerous to bury them in the cemetery. often lying outside for days from what those left alive can't make sense of this war. yet you're sure to request through the my mother in law, born in 1936, she survived the learning grad cj russian passport on her worker of russian federations fishing industry. but she is lying,

those killed in the bombardment of being buried in the grounds of their homes. something they never would have imagined while living here. now dorothy nibbled when you go quiet. it's disgusting. i'm not going to blame anyone. i'm disgusted. i'm scared and i'm cold, it's a horror. i have never expected this to happen in my life like mm. oh, this video has been uploaded by the chechen leader rams and cad here of fighting for russia, claiming this is an attempt to evacuate civilians. but most efforts to evacuate civilians from here have so far failed. for 3 weeks, russia has assaulted the strategic port city. tens of thousands of traps here and nothing functions any more. he will lewis students for see you. we spent 2 days in the basement. she's as sick will and then we had to sit on a chair all that time. i thought she wouldn't survive. then the men came on,

the helped you carry around to. we are here all bundled up with blankets. it's very cold, which is want to go home. woman young faces still manage a smile in these unimaginable time. soon as she finished, she would tradition. everything is going to be ok. she tells her children, it will end soon. vladimir putin says, russian forces are not targeting civilians the ground. the reality tells a very different story. stephanie decker, al jazeera in western ukraine. some of the fiercest fighting has been an eastern new crane where many soldiers have died in the ne pro are said, big witness, the funerals of more than 20 troops. a final farewell. but many of these 23 soldiers don't have relatives here to london. there on the other side of the front line. their comrades stand. god paying

a finer tribute. this a yeah. yep. robert prefer chest or the domino or join the shooter recently is an honor for me. as part of my family and stay, the mom was snatched away from our military family. we are very deeply her who feel emotional fluffy. he gave his life for our country. may he rest in peace? he will always be remembered. may god take him to a better place because it's a holy deed, when one sacrifices himself for his country, never with his motto. b, o, it's the last family they had. oh, priest said the final pres and coffins are taken on their final journey, far from the soldier's homes, with no certainty, their parents, siblings, or partners will ever get to visit their final resting place. although researchers do not, sir, will or her. just be we've got the most wealthy soldiers fell at the battle of vulnerable her. most of them were brought here from their unfortunately some of

them were very young. i'm sorry, this is very difficult for me, but very young men have died while protecting ukraine. protecting all of us the war in the east is fierce and the russians appeared to be slowly but surely grinding the ukrainians. gang with ukrainian forties continued to resist. russian artillery has pounded the 2nd largest city club cave and the port city of mary upon the freezing graveyard of denise pro, far from killing the will to resist losses on the battlefield. further feels the anger was neither to build non wooster, bolster ticket monster. or we can think of his revenge, revenge avenging our men. this gives us motivation to protect our country. it's the only way the conflict in the east has been going on since invasion of crimean

2014 an estimated 14000 people have been killed. these latest casualties, a sense of recent rush invasion. this graveyard is full of young men that have died from this conflict. but the reality is, as long as this war goes on, more will follow. as that bag i'll jazeera than april. here as president joe biden has warned his chinese counterpart changing thing, that there will be consequences if aging provides material support to rational forces attacking ukraine. the leader spoke by phone for nearly 2 hours. china, her so far, refused to condemn russia's invasion to president. she did say the fighting in ukraine is in no one's interest. the white house hasn't specified what any consequences would be. we have a range of tools that could be considered. and sanctions are certainly one tool in the toolbox as they are for other countries as well,

even if we as we have not outline specific consequences. and we'll, we'll communicate those directly to china. and of course with our european partners and counterparts. more from our white house correspondent, kimberly how could we know that it lasted for about 2 hours or nearly 2 hours was actually a video conference type call that took place of the white house situation room and according to a white house official, it was some stand of it was detailed in it focused mostly on ukraine and why this call took place had a lot to do with the concerns by the weston that essentially up until now that china had been playing both sides in this conflict. and there was a feeling that there was a need of china to socially condemn russia's actions or at least denounced them. and that had not occurred thus far. and there was a hope that that would be achieved in this phone call. but according to this read out, that has not happened and as well,

what we also see in this is that there has been really no effort on the part of china to, in any way use its leverage to bring about as cease fire. and that was something that there was at least a goal going into this, the, the part of the, by the ministration. they were hoping that they might at least be able to encourage china to try and uses economic leverage with russia to at least begin that discussion. that was also absent from this read out. instead, what we have seen from this read out is that the u. s. president underscored this cost to china if it continues to support russia. we have had reports that there has been some support militarily, by the chinese supplying military equipment for russia, for example. so, not a lot of what the white house was hoping would be achieved from this call appears to be in the read out. instead, what we know, it's a lot of reiterating of what we have seen in recent weeks,

and that is that the white house is outlined consequences, but it has not been able to achieve sort of a moving of the needle even further in the direction that it was hoping for russia's president flooding their fuson has praised the war in ukraine as a success. he appeared before large crowns gathered at the concert to celebrate 8 years since russia annexed crimea out here as bernard smith reports from moscow. this was a powerful show of patriotism in moscow, russia's biggest stadium was filled to its 81000 capacity to celebrate 8 years since the annexation of crimea, or as it's called here, the re unification. and everywhere the said, the sign, the 1st appeared on russian military vehicles in ukraine, and has now become a symbol of support for russia's war there. i mean, it was a stage set, the vladimir putin who told the crowd that the united states is using ukraine to threaten russia. disease at the soldiers fighting their illustrated,

russian unity will eat your bleach you shoulder to shoulder. they help each other who support each other i easily and when needed, they sealed each other from bullets with their bodies like brothers. pretty good such unity. we have not had paul on time. napoleon, boy, a survey after the 1st week of the war, showed that what the crumbling calls its special operation in ukraine. we supported by 58 percent of russians that have been attempts to protest against the war, but they are quickly, often brutally suppressed. but others are finding ways to voice their opposition, such as this art group, cold party of the dead, protesting somewhere in russia. we've heard teachers against the young brain. we are practically living on a war footing. there's no way for it not to affect us any more. we have to fight this war and those were stoking it, keeping it going and are prepared to take it to some catastrophic finale that show of descent won't get covered by russian television. but friday's flag waving in

moscow. another city's will, though you won't hear that ukraine says it's fighting for survival of the west, dismiss his accusations that it wants to rip russia. paul bernard smith al jazeera, moscow full of air. zalinski has criticized putin's rally and his latest video. the korean president also called once again for meaningful peace and security, talks with moscow. jazz over 80 must have just this is the time to meet. this is the time to speak time to restore territorial integrity and fairness for ukraine. otherwise, the losses of russia will be such that you won't have any resources to get up after that. to day in russia, they celebrate the annexation of crimea. i would like to highlight one detail, they reported that overall there were 200000 people participating, 100000 outside and approximately 95000 in the stadium. this is the exact number of the russian manpower involved in the invasion of ukraine. $14000.00 dead bodies and

hundreds of thousands of wounded. this is the exact number of russian forces during this war. this is the price in just over 3 weeks. first. still to come here on out is here at how tension over the war and ukraine could threaten collaboration of all the international space station toss. ah, we report from a catholic rooms of odessa where people are taking shelter in old stone minds. the once used as nuclear bunkers. ah hell i was say some rather nasty weather pushing away from the eastern seaboard of the u. s. curious guys coming back and be hiding to see more sunshine here. but another area of low pressure that spills in it brought some snow over the rockies

running in across the plains. and that's going to gather and sweep its way up towards the north east as we go through sas stay. so spect to say some rather wet weather, snow on the northern flank of abil backwash of snow coming in there, across the canadian maritime lit of the temperature 25 celsius. therefore, d c. not doing too badly in the yoke at around 16 celsius as well. on the other side of the country, we are going to say some re slaten snow, just spilling across sir, the pacific northwest out of western parts of canada. it'll actually stand across a good part of california as we go on into sunday tourney to snow once again over the iraq. he says a mountain snow in here, but clear skies ahead of fat. if little cool it they say it 13 cell. yes. on sunday afternoon, but the sun will be out by the sunshine too. across a good part of the caribbean. of course, there will be one or 2 showers, but more in the way of sunshine than showers. the sun showers just coming back in there, across the eastern islands. it'll scattering a showers to over towards the greater antilles. some show us there,

the central america ah. on the old plane planes illustrate you snowy mountain. a bitter battle is taking place of the weather. the country's wall horses are a nationwide corn. all pharaoh piss one on one. he's on hill to 0. ah, al jazeera, with ah ah,

hello again. this is al jazeera. let's remind you of the main news. the south russian forces were advancing at mario pole in southeastern ukraine. more than 350000 civilians of tramped in the city. many without food or water. rushes president vladimir putin has praised the war in ukraine as a success. he appeared before launch crowds who gathered to celebrate 8 years since russia annexed crimea. and g u. s. president joe biden, us warned his chinese counterpart. she's in ping not to provide support to russian forces, attacking your brain. but he just spoke by video, cool. for the late 2 hours, that's got more on that bow with the anti mock, a senior research fellow at the center for china and globalization. he georgia, south via skype from beijing. could have you with us, andy. we know more about the bite net of the coal than the she end. sheila said that it was candid and in depth, but gave little detail of what the chinese president intentions aw,

towards support for moscow. what's your take on it? thanks for having me, adrian. and i think you're absolutely correct that the western media narrative really, which is nothing more than due to flee, being stenographers for the u. s. government has frame this as biden warning. see, but i think this is purely for domestic political consumption. if you look at the sink while read out, it notes, 3 things, one, the call was constructive. the 2nd is that both presidents agree to instruct their teams to quit the china us relationship on the back on the right track. and this is vitally important and much more work than any decisions reached or ukraine. but the 3rd point did address the creamy conflict. and that was to say that china and the us both agreed that steps need to be taken to peacefully resolve this conflict. but

we still know little about what china's intentions actually are towards washer night. right now. will it provide material support in terms of weapons to use in ukraine? will it prop russia economically? well, i think the chinese stance has been very clear all along in that it is maintaining an impartial and objective stance. it is neither choosing russia side were the us aside and went out to this conflict could be ended in gaze. if the u. s. stopped all military supplies, ukraine, and it's tragic that it's roland, prolonging this conflict in terms of the human cost. so i think the chinese position on this is that it is main normal diplomatic relations economic relations,

other relations with russia that nothing's changed. you say that is neutral, impartial, i come back to this again. andy, is china going to supply russia with weapons for use in ukraine? is it going to prop bratia economically? that i cannot answer again. we can see that china's trade and investment relationship with russia has grown dramatically over the last few years. and again, you know, the chinese government stance, it's them, it is maintaining warm relationships with russia. what about the jennings rhetorical support? an absence of denunciation of russia's invasion for ukraine. you say that that china is taking this, this neutral line. why? i think this is the most effective, just not the only path to

a peaceful resolution. again, the western media narrative has been that this is an unprovoked attack by russia. but those that even take half an hour an hour to study. the complex history of rushing creek relations. we'll see that there really is. it's a complex situation and the best of have for. ready is to encourage both sides to a peaceful resolution. yes, i have to say to, let's not conflate condemning with abstaining. so these are 2 very different things . and if we look at even the other countries around the world, india, the us being saudi arabia, even mexico, have not joined us there in terms of russia. so i think the u. s. actually runs the risk of being isolated. and this is the real story, is that not as many countries are with us as recorded in the western media. and yet

i want to point out that the countries you mention a minnows compared with china and it's might well, adrian, india is also 1.31.4000000000. ready people, so i guess it depends how you want to find. ok. all right, i'll take that one. i did it. so it was great to talk to you many thanks today to being with us once again and mark that skype. beijing, thank you. russian warships have been shelling, odessa, which is bracing for a russian invasion. odessa is ukraine's 3rd largest city home to more than 1000000000 people is located on the black sea coast of host, the ukrainian navies headquarters, which have moved there after russia. annexed crimea, in 2014. it also handles around 65 percent of ukrainian c cargo. that makes it a lifeline to the outside world. if russia seizes odessa, it'll effectively cut off ukraine from overseas trade and military aid. i'm 0

holder of thou, hamid reports. when the sirens go off, people head to the shelter in odessa is deep underground in the so called catacombs or stone mines, excavated through times, oh, leaking her children have been coming and going from here since the beginning of the war before they have supplies ready for the long hold i think it will just was enough of that work with her. look, we have water here with the blankets. we have to sleep here. he comes to meet with us on the mats and to inflatable mattresses. and he, we keep food a lot of different things on biscuits, live, patty, and different kinds of food. i have the passports and all the documents in my bag. as soon as i hear the sirens, i pick up the children and come down here. this is the largest urban labyrinth in the world, and portions of it have been prepared for civilians to hide about

a 1000 can fit in this part. down here it's a different world. you can't hear anything of what's happening above the about 2500 kilometers of tunnels and passageways. now this place has already been used as the shelter during previous wars. and during the cold war, it was designated as a nuclear bunker sections of it could also be used by the military to move under cover. the city is under threat of a 3 pronged at that from the north east, the black sea and a northwest. my whole own use of which only curious casey wouldn't. you know, the main risk today is an amphibious landing rush of trying to put psychological pressure on ukrainians by shelling from the sea and from the sky. we are responsible official remarks. they are trying to demonstrate their strength, they certainly habit, but our defense system is ready to repel any attack unless they are probing over defenses to find wilder gl points and mark them as targets mar around the city,

volunteers are preparing for the worst this food role usually bustling with doris, is now the headquarters of the humanitarian effort sponsored by some of the most influential business people of odessa, the public libraries. one of the few places still open, but here no more books in russian since the conflict started in 2014. russia's great authors can be found translated in ukrainian tucked under upper floor, a layer mm. globally, the guarantees came but ukrainian, odessa is not as small as it might seem, and there is no need to support the russian narratives. the odessa is a russian city and speaks only russian. no, like, i think the people are now switching to ukrainian. so i really hope that a decimal not returned to pro russian narrative any more exclusions and air sirens . i heard more often every day and night assigned it for a distance from the light at the end of the tunnel may still be far away. without

that humming al jazeera odessa in sudden ukraine. the resignation security council is meant to discuss allegations that the u. s. is funding biological weapons research in ukraine? the u. s. denies the claim of zeros christians, louise at un headquarters in new york. russia called the meeting to present what it described as new evidence, a u. s. supported biological research laboratory in the ukraine posed a threat to the region. rachada grays. he was to go to them by women, got more put simply, the ukrainian authorities gave the pentagon carte blanche on the territory of ukraine to carry out dangerous biological experiments. there. this is not the noble assistance to ukraine, that the american representatives talk about. this is a cynical use of its territory and population for dangerous research, which washington does not carry out on its own territory. so it doesn't run the risk of hurting its own people. in the u. s. denies any chemical weapons programs

exist. it is russia that has long maintained a biological weapons program in violation of international law. it is russia that has a well documented history of using chemical weapons. it is russia who is the aggressor here. the united states also warned that russia may very well be planning its own chemical weapons attacked using a false flag allegation to justify it. it was the 2nd time in 2 weeks that the security council met on the subject at russia's request, the u ins. hi, representative for disarmament said they had no evidence of chemical or biological weapons, but she also conceded that the united nations currently has neither the mandate nor the technical or operational capacity to investigate dis, invest in information. i asked the united kingdom's ambassador if that undermines

their argument. if there is a genuine concern, the right thing to do would be to seal off the site. i have a ceasefire seal for site and then allow experts in to investigate. it is not the right thing to do to bring spurious claims to the un security council which are debunked by every one. their blue countries like china in brazil called for just such an independent investigation under the biological weapons convention which prohibits their use. meantime, daily attacks continue to batter ukraine, many of them indiscriminate according to the united nations cause of damage to civilian infrastructure and mounting casualties. kristin salumi al jazeera, the united nations, more than 2000000 ukranian refugees of ends of poland. since the saw of russia's invasion agency say that the number of people crossing borders to escape the war. a slowed in recent days. they warn, dance, likely the change if fighting spreads for the west. at least 3300000 people have

fled ukraine. another 2000000 or internally displaced. 3 russian cosmonaut have arrived at the international space station. it's the 1st crew to launch since russia's invasion of ukraine. and it's raising questions about how political tension will affect international space. exploration o cirrus cantaloupe has holly on report. first through the hatch is denise mat, be of 3 hours after taking off from a spaceport in context on this team of 3 russian cosmonaut submitted to the international space station or i s s. first to the hatch was of course the cough. they received the warm welcome from the american and german counterparts, but back home, tensions among their governments are mounting over. russia's invasion of ukraine were less than 30 minutes away from us sanctions targeting moscow space program have been followed by threats from russia. the country space agency chief supports

the war and has warned you as president joe biden. the sanctions could cause a crash if you block cooperation with us. he rode, who will save the i assess from an uncontrolled di orbit and falling on the us or europe international approach. the u. s. provides the i assess with power and russia's equipment, maintains the correct orbit, keeping it away from space junk. nasa is downplaying, the threats was wide. all of that up in space. we can have a cooperation with our rushing char carly sh. the professional relationship between aster march in plasma watts. it has it miss the b. but collaboration has weakened. the european space agency standard suspending participation in a rushing european mission to land rover on mars space craft launches have been cancelled in contracts broken over the war. it's

a bit awkward. the rest of the space industry has been thrown into turmoil by the ukraine war. you know, a western satellite so we're meant to go up on russian rockets there now, stranded. and yet at the i s s. it's as if nothing had happened. they say no, we're, we're, we're going to carry on as before. they kind of have to at some level because they've got so much money invested in this, the exclusion carsa political tensions now threatened to further weaken years of shared collaboration between bratia, the us and it's western allies. as earth bound politics, winter follows into space party locus of the young al jazeera. ah, it is good to have you with a slow adrian so you can hear it though. how the headlines on al jazeera, rational forces were advancing and maria, poland, southeastern ukraine. black c port has been surrounded for weeks and has endured

a relentless bombardment. more than 350000 civilians are trapped in the city. many .