sessions and defeat the contradiction to we have a real democracy here in the united states with it's a really cool. insurgency are mark romano, and it's time to get up front right here on out 0. ah, in ukraine, russian forces intensify their bombardment of murder. you pull a 100000 people who want to leave the city are trapped by the fighting and ukrainian forces take control of a strategic area on the outskirts of the capital. keep successfully holding off a rush in advance. ah, hello, i'm barbara sarah. this is al jazeera, alive from london, also coming up on the program. hundreds of thousands of somali children pushed to

the edge of starvation as the country faces the worst drought in 40 years. and in russia, kremlin critic alex in around the sentence to 9 years and a maximum security prison after he's found guilty of fraud and contempt of court. ah, ukraine's government has appealed to russia to allow emergency supplies in tumor you, paul, and let out at least a 100000 civilians who want to leave. the port city has been under continuous bombardment, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without food, water, or electricity, rushes relentless assault is being mirrored in other major cities like key van had keep saying, buzz ravi begins are coverage from the western city of livia. mar you bull is being bombed into the past ukrainian se economic infrastructure factories warehouses are

non military targets. survivors now suffering war will inevitably suffer in the future. their livelihoods destroyed. ah, on the ground rushes chechen soldiers hardened fighters continue to push on residential areas and suburbs, waiting to meet them may be ukrainian volunteers like these math actors, singers artists all defending their home. seattle to the boys so far. well, old people of volunteers that are who basically never had a gun in the hands of never served in the army. they never thought that they would have a gun in their hands, uneasy, but all of them are with all of their intentions, are determined to resist. and this desire just brought all of them here, sir. what fear is natural, he says, to control it. you must embrace, oh, a small unit with little training days away from going into the fray. no to block

rushes advance on the capital. mario pl keith turn to give satellite pictures show the russian armies use of artillery where it's ground forces have been stalled by lethal ukrainian hit and run attacks. the magazine jewel in khaki region. another enemy jet was shot down the screen. our forces have already shut down so many russian jets and helicopters that we can only state instead of containing brains, their pilots heads. i and the look i said as well, and this is not by accident. their hearts and souls are also empty. unharmed but not untouched by the fighting performers in draw beach have new roles with cooking meals for soldiers on the front lines. the moisture yet the kiwis live. there is a saying that when the guns sound and uses are silent, but we are not silent. we are in the rear. we are engaged in volunteer work because

ukraine is in a difficult situation now. since the invasion began, they've sent thousands of meat balls and dumplings as well as meat stew soup, fish, and pancakes. from here to cave e, as long as their people remain in harm's way for this theatre troop, the show must go on. zen basra, the ultra 0 live. if let's go to al. does there is emron car now who joins us live from the ukrainian capital? keep so him and 1st of all, let's start from where you are. what is the situation in the capital? well, there's about 9 hours laughter. oh, just under, on the curfew. there's been a care if you have lost or for 35 hours comes to an end, 7 a. m to morrow morning, but that hasn't stopped the russian bombardment from continuing throughout the day about 1030. i am this morning or this afternoon. rather, we heard a intense sound of outgoing fire that was actually anti aircraft. i directed

a russian cruise missile there, there was a headed to the north. we are also seeing a number of attacks take place from men into the afternoon in residential neighborhoods on the north of keep, particularly in oberlin rescue services are still actually on the scene there. a number of buildings have been destroyed. we are hearing that least one person has been killed, but that death all may well go up as we get closer to the morning and daylight emerges and emergency services can really get into access into that place. this follows attacks that have been taking place in kiva by air strikes rather than a ground offensive. now, one of the reasons for that is on the russian ground offensive into keep may have actually stall that c assessment from number of or international intelligence agencies. most public of our one the is the british. you have been saying that not just here and keep in other places the russian attack has actually stalled. now what that means is that the russians may well taught,

start to change tactics and use air strikes. we're actually seeing that on the ground here are we're seeing more cruise missiles being used. we're seeing more attacks coming from the air. however, the ukrainians are have managed to take a number of key or suburbs within and are pushing back the number of key servers within the north. it's all one they've actually taken back from the russians. have my give our which is s a quite crucial for them. however, the ones of butcher and peen and hostile still under intense attack, but the ukrainian say they are pushing the russians that are on the ground. further back and also the mayor of barrios ball and a suburb navy airport of uh, in the international apple of he says he wants his civilians to come out so ukrainian soldiers can go in and fight with their any russian advance that may come in. so the north is coming under intense pressure pants, more pressure than we've seen in recent days. but that's coming from the air

because it feels like it seems like a gone to everything that we're seeing that the ukrainians are pushing the russian slightly further back on the ground. i mean, keep of course, being the capital a key place for the russians to capture. but what do we know about the situation in marietta? paula and what we've seen seems riffing. and there was a chilling assessment from presidency lens. he who says that there is nothing left of the sinking well, it's not just president zalinski, a number of ukrainians, particularly from murray or poll. her say is simply being bombed out of existence. and that seems to track with everything that we're hearing from my colleagues who have reported on their mario full is now stalingrad. basically, it's a 2nd world war style offensive against that city. the pictures coming out are absolutely surely the testimony from people who used to live there as saying that

there is absolutely nothing left it civilian neighborhoods. it's residential blocks is factories. it's anything that can be used as shelter seems to be under attack. the people that we have seen, thousands of people actually manage to leave, but it's not good enough. just getting people out. a humanitarian corridor, which i effectively been in place on an on occasion, invariable needs to work. 2 ways. people need to leave, but you need to get aid in to the city as well. and that's proving very, very difficult. but zalinski is also had other comments as well. he's also been talking about the talks in effect. he's that said that, ah, he wants to meet with the vladimir putin. he says if the, if the talks go well that, that wouldn't be a, and it wouldn't be an issue. now i'm paraphrasing, they perhaps wasn't as strong as that, but it does indicate that there are, there may be something moving within the talks. however, everything we're hearing from the russians is very pessimistic. are we're hearing

that the russians are talking big pitcher and the ukranian position hasn't really changed. they will, the russians out of their territory. they want to cease why, and they want humanitarian aid. and so there is still that disc into a disconnect between the 2 positions in when can reporting from the ukrainian capital key then ran as always, thank you. now ukraine's 2nd largest city that had key is also seeing heavy bombardment has a big is there for us. this is a regional administration building behind me. it was hit on the 1st of march. now we just spoke to the rescue service. you were in there and they said that they found 2 bodies today that's 20 days after he was around 20 days after he was hit, defined to body and they said that they feel more fit in that now this was the city center. it was decimated by russian attack that was bombed with missiles strikes and the historic center. now this square that standing in now would be really busy . at this time of year there's $1500000.00 residents in the city. there were

$1500000.00 and we believe a 3rd of those have now left. now we were on the outskirts of her give are not too long ago. and that from there we had constant heavy artillery going and going we came across a has to read them recently, been hit, it was still on fire that many crate to the run that area. but many the left or left behind or the elderly and the vulnerable people that are unable to leave people that have family to take care of that they can't get back to the city. they just have nowhere else to go. but of course, to those that are unwilling to leave, that want to stay here, that they say that they were born head that grew up here. and they refuse to give it to what they say is rush and tara to make them skate and make them leave. their home city, now there's been area sirens going on all day, and there's still a constant heavy i to re fi that we can hear even from the center of the city. and that's the situation that people have to live here under constant activity. fire. they don't know what will be hit next when it will be hit next. and currently we

are hearing the air raid sirens going off. and that happens throughout the day. and even the night, the situation there and how to keep from us at bay while the u. s chief says it's time to end the quote absurd war which began when russia invaded ukraine. one months ago. the secretary general attorney good parish warns the conflict is going nowhere fast and ukrainian people are enduring and living. hell om any more ukrainians and russians will be killed before everyone realizes that these ward has no winners. only losers are men who are people who left to thine ukraine and how many people around the world will have to face hunger for these to stop. containing the water ukraine is morally and acceptable, politically indefensible. and militarily nonsensical. what i saved from despite the obs almost when months ago should be even more evident to they by any

measures. but even the shoe, this calculation, if this thyme to stop the fighting now, and give peace, a chance, if this thyme to end these absurd wat well, the head of the wealthy program is warning until the disaster after disaster, if the war in ukraine doesn't end quickly sh, david beasley told james bayes that countries facing famine will be hardest. this is a nation, it produces enough food for 400000000 people around the world. if we don't in this war and get their economy going again. so they're planting and harvesting. we're going to have a global supply problem later this year. this could be catastrophe on top of catastrophe if we don't act now. strategically and quickly. it could be hell on earth. so not just the people who we're seeing right now die in

ukraine. do you believe the consequences of this in terms of food insecurity? potential famine could kill many more. i don't have enough money now before you crane. i was already because of supply any supply chain issues like fuel costs, shipping cost and food costs before ukraine. i was already cutting 8000000 people to 50 percent rashes in yemen. 50 percent rushes in these year, 50 percent rations, and chad and i could keep going around the world. now. we'll have a supply chain issue because ukraine produces between them and russia. 20 to 30 percent of all the grain in the world for corn maze, wheat, etc, etc. and so if you neglect the racial world just for ukraine you, you've got to deal with ukraine, help the people that need help there. but you can't neglect what's happening, middle east, or northern africa. otherwise you go have millions upon millions migrating here. europe is no free lunch. here you go. pay for one way. the other,

the best thing to do is get ahead of it and stop the storm from getting worse ahead of the world food program there will still to come on al jazeera, sri lankan government amends that controversial new terror law, but refuses to repeal it. ah, you're turned into your weather update for europe and africa. hello everyone. we're going to begin in iberia rounds of rain here more centered for a southern section. so say liz been valencia rate through to the south? and at times this will be heavy. other side of the mediterranean right now breezy condition, still through the boss for it's impacting, is stumble sherry as well with the hiv 8 degrees. those wind straight through the g and into the eastern met. now here's the good stuff, plenty of sun wall to wall sunshine. temperature is pretty close to about 20

degrees, for example, in zagreb, and budapest, in fact, we may see 20 degrees. and i think both london in paris, you'll join that 20 degree club as while at some point this week. but for wednesday we've got both of you in for a hiv 18 degrees, some unsettled weather towards other north west of africa. so robot, in soup marrakech, we're going to see some showers, but for the north east side of the top end of africa, i think just wind, it will stay dry in cairo with a hive. 17 degrees down toward the bottom end of africa. we're seen that rain filling across says south africa is see some thunder storms in cape town as well. but i think by and large it should stay dry here. look, unlike the better bet for some sunshine will be bill a whale with the high of 25 degrees and still rain across madagascar on wednesday. that's it. susan. ah, join the debate. there is no he job bad. i mean,

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under, continues bombardment, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without food, water, or electricity. ukrainian military forces have taken control of the strategic area of mckyrie. you phone keeps outskirts hoping to block russian troops from surrounding the capitol in the northwest. and the head of the world food program says that warren, ukraine could have a catastrophic effect on global food supplies. ukraine and russia account for a 3rd of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the middle east, asia and africa rely on to feed millions. he was president joe biden heads to belgium and poland in a few days hoping to increase pressure on russia. but the european leader is he's coming to meet him. brussels can't agree on whether to enforce tougher sanctions or diplomatic editor james base has more from brussels. e u foreign ministers meeting earlier this week in the 4 weeks since the invasion,

they've already agreed for packages of sanctions, which was some of the toughest ever imposed, as well as a fund of over a 1000000000 dollars to buy weapons for ukraine. i asked the used top foreign affairs official about further measures when the leaders meet here soon. do you expect there to be further? sanctions adopted this week and could they be extended to the energy sector formula? adoption of sanctions require procedure. and i don't think, dude in these week you will be a formal adoption of sanctions according with our procedures. the reason is this, the european union is now divided on even tougher measures. some countries, notably germany oppose a complete ban on russian oil and gas experts estimate the before the war. russian gas was costing western countries a $1000000000.00 a day. germany has been very foolish over the years. i mean, along with some other than the states, not only didn't,

they reduce their dependency on russian oil and gas. they actually built is huge and not steam to pipeline, despite the fact that most of the other member states that don't do it because russia will weapon isaac, which is exactly what russia has done, is looking put years dingum. and even if sanctions are tightened, some believe putin may not back down because he's not accomplished any of his was aims. so it's essentially an russian thinking that ukraine doesn't lean to the west . and i think that's put in the will prevents that at any price, as long as it's as long as it takes at any cost. that is what we see happening right now. and if that means a long lasting war, and i think we're in, it's for a long time, i think russia will be prepared to take that cost when you're a pin union and nato leaders gather here in brussels, you can expect another show of unity more strong words against vladimir putin, but when it comes to concrete action,

they probably gone as far as they can go. james bayes al jazeera brussels. while the un is warning, somalia needs immediate attention to avoid a repeat of the 2011 famine disaster with the country in the grips of its worst drought. in 40 years. 4000000 people in the country are facing the risk of starvation as the country enters its 3rd consecutive dry season. more than half a 1000000 farmers and herders have lost their crops and animals. and this is caused inflation and lead to an increase in food and water prices. the un says more than 300000 children in somalia are already severely malnourished. a warning, some viewers may find the images in malcolm webb's report. distressing this is what somali as drought has done to this 3 year old boy. his father de la d mohammed was

a farmer who all his crops died. last month. they joined hundreds of thousands of people who were leaving their homes for make shift camps. there wasn't enough food or water in the camp either. i left my wife in the camp. she was also sick. i have been here for 14 days with my son in the hospital and is slowly making recovery day after day. the u. n says more than a 1000000 children malnourished, a 3rd of them severely after the last 3 rainy seasons failed. crops and animals have been wiped out. children who are among the most vulnerable, the lucky ones get medical help across southern somalia, sara, p take feeding centers a full like this one in the town of look somali as had famines before. the doctor shook the hussein up. the says, she's never seen anything like this. she works here for the irish charity tri care

. more than 100 children came to me admitted the code and truly who did this more more? most people here heard it. animals include crops on the banks of the rivers. it till they dried up. this was somebody's name, survival, livestock can eat what little grows on the thorny bushes and turn it into milk, meat, and income, now caucasus, scattering this whole area. people say 1st, the crops died when the animals died too, they had no choice to walk here to the edge of the town and sets up a camp. people use what they can to shelter from the dust in the sun. conditions on good. many children, he need help, but humanitarian agencies say they have less than 3 percent of the money they need

. any help is too late for how to data is acts daughter and her 4 grandchildren, who she says, all died on the way here. one fell away, the children died while we were walking. we did not have any kind of transport. if only we had transport, they would have survived. we could not get food or water, so they could not walk. that's why they died. nobody's even counted how many malnourished children of already died. the next rains driven april help is needed now. malcolm web al jazeera southern somalia vladimir putin's last political opponent has been moved to a maximum security prison after being found guilty of fraud and contempt of court. alex, in a valet denies allegations that he embezzled donations from his anti corruption foundation, calling the charges politically motivated. he was sentenced to

a further 9 years in prison. and in smith reports from moscow. the last outspoken political opponent of russia's president appeared in a prison court room in a black prison uniform looking gold. the judge found alexei in the valley guilty of fraud and contempt of court. the sentence 9 years jail in a maximum security prison. when the valley spoke, the video feed from the court room to journalists was cut, so his supporters posted his comments online. you can't put every one in prison. even if you ask for a 113 years, you won't skim your others like me. every person must act in their own way as they can, considering the circumstances, but act as the val his lawyer spoke outside the prison police with loud hale as tried to drown them out, you see a synopsis. of course, we will appeal the verdict that we were not able to use

a recording device. i have digital copies of the case papers. so this was incorrect procedure on top of the fact that it was taking place in the prison, which is very rare. it's just over a year since alexis of only returned to russia from germany, he'd been given medical treatment after a poison attack with a nerve agent during a visit to siberia. within minutes of his plane landing the valley was arrested was he's not been out of jail since nev only was russia's main opposition leader. he tried to run for president in the election in 2018, but was barred from standing. he's anti corruption foundation was declared an extremist organisation and shut down than in february. last year. the valley was jailed for 2 and a half years for parole violations charges. he says we're trumped up to silence him . this is not as of right or put in would like to keep alexi in prison for as long as he is in power. we accomplish all of this is hinderance order to

imprison alex e ah. there were demonstrations in several russian cities against novalis treatment, particularly after he went on hunger strike. there's little chance of anything like this this year. for any recent attempts to protest against the war and ukraine had been snuffed out before they started. alexa valley tried to keep up his campaigning from prison, with his lawyers, hosting messages on instagram, but that's now banned here, and with no only being moved to a maximum security. prison is unlikely. we're going to hear from him many years. bernard smith, al jazeera moscow, more than 2000 emergency workers are scouring the site, were a boeing passenger plane crashed and china, the china, eastern airlines flight was carrying a 132 people. when it went down in gwen she province. on monday, no survivors have been found and neither have the cockpit voice recorders

investigator still have no idea what caused the crash. sri lanka has amended its anti terror laws after local and international pressure. the government says the changes are of substantial improvement opposition parties and human rights activists. though, disagree, michelle fernandez, explains them from colombo, a cup of tea and family dime, things usually taken for granted. knock for this man. he does his bullet home on bail of the spending nearly 2 years in detention. the lawyer was accused of involvement in the 2019 easter attacks that kill $269.00 people are charged 10 months later under shall anchors, prevention of terrorism act. he'd speech and creating communal, this harmony, his detention drew local and international condemnation and demands for his release . the ordinary, the normal ah,

p diddy. danny has no lawyer, has no media attention, has no choice on media talking about it is nothing. so then it's a complete state of hopelessness and that yona huge legal, black holland. that's the feeling that a lot of these, a lot of them have the law also known as the p. t allows for police to detain suspects without trial. it also lets courts convict suspects solely based on confessions many faith used to stifle dissent and current position. that it on tuesday, the government voted to change its low power regarding it follows years of treasure from home and abroad to repeal or change the 43 year old legislation that there is amending legislation strikes a perceptive balance having regard to wall the changes which are taken place in our country during the last 43 years, we have written down the provisions of the prevention of that i do him act. we have

diminished. it's a rigidity in a manner that is appropriate to the prison stage of development of sri lankan society. we have stopped short of abolishing it altogether. we determined lashlin a lion says the changes don't go far enough. that was talked about probably shouldn't in the video that can present it to police officers being admissible as evidence against that person and even got used for that better . still, renee, you haven't touched it, simon didn't start. he has started a nation wide signature campaign, urging the government to repeal the p t. d. c. they have collected more than 100000 signatures. so far, the government says the changes are a substantial improvement of the existing security law and has this missed calls for a full repeal. but the opposition says it's an attempt to mislead every one. saying

the most worrying sections of the law are still intact. michelle fernandez alger 0 colombo and you can find out much more and everything that we have been covering on the program on our website. there it is. the address al jazeera dot com. ah and now reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, ukraine's government has appealed to russia to allow emergency supplies into more you, paul, and let out at least a 100000 civilians who want to leave. the port city has been under continuous bombardment, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without food, water, or electricity. in a virtual speech to the italian parliament, ukraine's president followed the music. lensky said there was nothing left in marrying paul. he also called for more sanctions.