1st cultures and conflicting politics. one 0, one east on al jazeera, we understand the differences in the lives of cultures across the world. so no matter what lucy winter been use and kind to pause that matter to you. ah. ready a city turned to ashes russian forces intensify their bombardments of matter . you pull 100000 people, attract by the fight. ah, hasn't think of this, is it a life and also coming up ukraine's 2nd largest city, these heavy fighting and 96. you all, holocaust survivor is among those killed by russian shilling. the distance smoke horizon does not hardly anybody left here,

because why it's right condemnation. as prominent kremlin critic alexis, of all these prison term, is extended after trial dismissed as a shame and a shock announcement in the sports world. the number one rank women's tennis flash . barty announces her retirement age just 25. the ukraine's president says, 100000 people are living in the city of matthew pole in, in human conditions with no food, water or medicine, water damage. the landscape has much needed. aid is being blocked and russian forces captured some rescue workers and bus drivers trying to reach the city. stand on nazi then we'll meet as of today, there are about 100000 people in mary apple in any humane conditions under a full blockade with no food,

no water and no medicine under constant shelling and constant the bargaining for more than a week. now we have been trying to organize, stable humanitarian corridors, primary oper, residents, and almost all are attempts, unfortunately, are disrupted by the russian occupiers, by showing or deliberate terror woman, terror, or zaleski says almost nothing is left of the city with st. battles raging on the constant bombardment that relentless assault is being mirrored in other cities. they miss robbie has more from the western city of levin. my, are 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 suited to the board so far old people of volunteers ottam who basically never had a gun in the hands never served in the army. they never thought that they would have a gun in their hands used to. but all of them are with all of their intentions, determined to resist. and this desire just brought all of them lisa will know. michelle, what was the fear? is natural, he says, to control it. you must embrace it. oh, a small unit with little training days away from going into the fray, learner to block rushes advance on the capital. mario pl keith. turn a give satellite pictures show the russian armies use of artillery where its ground forces have been stalled by lethal ukrainian hit and run attacks. the cushing vigil

in khaki region and other n me jet was shot down these. 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 empty, you look, i said as well and this is not by accident. their hearts and souls are all so empty . the bombardment of nikolai, of seemingly reaching new lows of brutality, a strike on a hospital for people suffering mental illness. the fluid, how can i put it? i feel so much resentment and i wanted to cry because we had a connection between you frayne and russia. i'm russian. cruelty is so brutal. there's nothing i can say that bad people. it's not a human way to treat people. it's unkind. i'm just speechless because i'm not even a month into the war. the u. n. world health organization says half a 1000000 of the refugees from ukraine, who fled into poland, have problems with their mental health. the pace and the scale of this crisis is

unprecedented. as is the strain on the people living it with a number of refugees. now about half of them, about half a 1000000 requires who bore for mental health disorders due to the conflict on about $30000.00 and we have a mental diseases ah, fears, fighting continues in residential areas of mary apple setting homes on fire off the coast of the southern port city ukrainian soldiers reportedly used a guided anti tank missile to sink a russian boat bravo and the, reduce your unharmed, but not untouched by the fighting performers. indra of each have new rolls, cooking meals for soldiers on the front lines. the moisture yet the curious live. there is a saying that when the guns sound amuses are silenced, but we are not silent. we are in the rear. we are engaged in volunteer work because

ukraine is in a difficult situation now. now, since the invasion began, they sent thousands of meat balls and dumplings as well as meat stew, soup, fish, and pancakes. from here to keep as long as their people remain in harm's way for this theatre troop, the show must go on zane basra, the ultra 0 levine. this is the situation on the ground in ukraine on day 28th of the war. areas in red are held by russian forces and the separatists allies, ukrainian forces in matter you poll, are still holding out the siege. there has cut the city off from the sea and allowed russia to establish a land corridor to crimea. ukraine says successfully pushed back russian advances with counter offenses. nikolai of hard cave and the capital, keith ukrainian forces say they've, we taken a sub of just outside key of defense ministry saying seizing mccarty will block

russian troops from surrounding the capitol in the northwest. but it admitted the russian forces a partially taken 3 other areas near by. the city center has been relatively quiet . it's under curfew for 2 more hours. or ukraine, 2nd largest city hockey has been under heavy fire. local authorities saying 15000 people are hiding from shelling in underground metro stations. residential areas have been turned to rebel and most people have fled. i said bag reports from hockey's silence. there was once a community here, but just as everything silence is broken by the sound of artillery. this house was just hit. lot soldiers won't regular. those who remain have become accustomed to it. this is milda, deborah bob wallace. 10 minutes ago there were fire in like crazy thought they were really pounding the airy up the road. oh, this is a residential area or your,

it happens a lot heavier by every half hour. they reload what i'm receiving, curious for. he been a britain and across the street we meet 69 year old lead of war. been a cover, but i'm shown in the courtroom yoga director. she said she doesn't want to leave a house because a husband can't walk. and they don't want to be a burden on others. do it. her neighbourhood is under constant attack, or ching down long again, another. it's scary. they hid here and there half the street is destroyed. ukraine save us where we're here. were told its unsafe. we must leave the area because of the ongoing artillery jewelled can hear that going and the incoming and can also hit him landing in the distance and see smoke on the horizon. does not hardly anybody left her because her

but in the shadow of war, it seems only the elderly, the left here. little this school providing a vital to monetary lifeline. well, as the seller, i will glue the system, our house is safe, but a 100 meters away from us. people got killed. their bodies were in pieces. they were people i knew as no, no, he should. not far from here. an apartment block was hit holocaust survivor forest roman jenko lived here. now the taking away what's left of his body after shelling hit is flat, was still arsenic full to there was a terrible shilling. it was not a bam. more of a whistle, 3 terrible whistles you think you bring? who's in the roman jenko survived 3 nazi concentration camps in world war 2. vladimir putin says he's fighting nazis, but it's not, not says that killed roman jenko. it was russian artillery. i said big al jazeera, how to give all too often critical infrastructure is coming under

a tank. the health minister says 10 hospitals have been destroyed in the world health organization. so a further 43 have been damaged. the fighting is also preventing the delivery of medical supplies. a group say more than 300 health facilities are in combat zones or under russian control. and more than 60 schools across ukraine now lie in ruins and other 460 educational facilities have been damaged. save the children, says an estimated 6000000 children are still trapped in ukraine. with many sheltering and buildings coming under. increased attacks. are these pictures show a children's hospital in the city of savannah? done yet, sc in the east in hon squeegee. and they came under russia bombardment. in the past 24 hours rescue teams were able to evacuate 7 children. and 15 adults. officials say more than 2 dozen buildings in the region have been damaged in the past day, including a school and ukraine's biggest poor city. odessa remains on high alert for

a russian attack. families there have increasingly been boarding trains to evacuate from the city as russian warships remain on the black sea. but as, as largely been spared from fighting so far, though, a residential area was hit by shelling over the weekend. people of installed sand bag barricades throughout the city as they prepare for an assault. unicef has started setting up aid centers in the plains neighboring countries to help families fleeing the fighting. our correspondent rob mcbride is in levin in weston ukraine. he spoke with james elder from the children's charity. this safe space is so the scale is meant to match the need. now the moment that's still very difficult because we have the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in terms of refugee numbers that we've seen since world war 2 for these safe spaces. their places with the families get a moment of response. they get some water, they get some sanitation is increasingly they'll be cash assistance. there's 1st a,

there's ideas with families who are separated from their children. so they're a breathing space. they're a safe space. they'll be here in ukraine already. they're in romania, poland, hungary, their essentially places for kids and families on this treacherous journey. you mentioned there is one of the fastest growing crises facing to give us give us an idea of the numbers here of, of children and the potential for how this is going to develop in mind boggling numbers on sometimes lows to use them because i don't think people can always, you know, intellectual eyes, them. at the moment we are seeing a ukrainian child become a refugee almost every 2nd. every 2nd since this war started almost a month ago, a ukrainian charles become a refugee $55.00 a minute. now that we have not seen that since world war 2, and you will have seen what that looks like, that's another child separated from his dad. it's another family stood apart. it's probably a child who's in a bunker for a few days. it's a child who was going to school

a month ago and has now had their life turned upside down. we have just come out of an air raid alert. that's why you managed to make it here. now we have them constantly during the day. you've just come from a bunker here in the visa, tell us about yeah, it's a maternity hospital here. it's an enormous hospital. again, one of these ones run by incredible doctors, pediatricians obstetricians the air rates are goes. busy and every one goes down to is including scores of very pregnant women. so i'm talking about, you know, anna, who is 36 weeks pregnant with twins who, 5 times 6 times a day, 3 or 4 times a night is going to a bunker. in fairness, it's a basement, right? it's a dusty floor and they're ready to give birth down there. it's that moment where a family should be excited for this life changing moment with family and friends. no, they've lost a grandparents. they're in bunkers in key. if they've separated from their husbands, they're under troll. not most of them are going into labor early because of the extreme amount of stress. and they're sitting in a dusty bunker waiting for this life changing moment, bringing the children into

a country at war. a fella head on al jazeera, the head of the un wants of a living hell in ukraine, calls on russia and the somalia faces it's worse drought the decades putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk of starvation. ah hello, great to see. here's her headlines for the americas were beginning in south america, line of storm stretching from associates rate into the river plate region, and we're seeing them bubble up around by year. blanca as while on wednesday, the top end of south america looks like there's a wave of rain for at the atlantic coast here. that includes places like higher in french, diana central america. things are settled. i think we'll see a few daytime heating storms that includes for havana,

but really the risk of severe storms will be across southern portions of the united states is that energy continues to move toward the east pretty much from virginia right through to florida. severe thunderstorms, the risk of it and still could see some more tornadoes touch the ground. temperatures have fallen in new york by wednesday just a high 7 degrees. we may see some freezing rain in toronto, and for northwestern ontario, places like thunder bay could see 40 centimeters of sel. remember it's spring in this part of the world after the west. still some rain to be had in vancouver toward the pacific northwest as wall. if we go south of this, it is all about the heat across areas of california, san francisco, $24.00 degrees. but while look at this last angeles 33 and the sunshine stay cool. that's it for me, bye for now. ah, this feels like representation of who i am and what i want people to

remember me by markson is my get out ticket is, is not even just mark against the people around like you've got to when i'm telling the story about my life and it's going to take 50 future to do a don't so bad will need to do the next you deep. oh ward, with your documentary witness on out his era. lou, the me. again, you're watching as a reminder of our top stories. ukraine's government is urging russia to let emergency aid into matter. you will and allow safe passage out for more than 100000

people trying to lead that. he's been on that continuous bombardment leaving people without food, water, electricity, lighting is intensified. northwest the key is with ukrainian force is saying they've re taken the supper of mackarath curfew. there is due to end soon. russia destroy shopping center in the capitol on monday, thrilling 8 people ukraine, 2nd largest city hockey events surrounding areas have seen some of the heaviest shelling. these pictures show the results of russian attacks in missouri over 30 say 20 apartments, where the un secretary general says ukraine's eye and during what he calls a living hell. antonio gutierrez has urged russia to end what he said. it was the absurd war in ukraine. krista salumi report from you and headquarters in new york, the secretary general, antonio gutierrez, stopped and made remarks on the situation and ukraine signaling how serious the

situation is getting there. he described it as morally unacceptable, politically indefensible, and militarily nonsensical. he, i gave these off the cuff remarks, britain, remarks, i should say they were formal remarks to the press, clearly wanting to make a statement on the situation on the ground and putting the war in the context of international law. he called out russia very directly saying that they were violating not only ukrainian sovereignty, but the un charter with their quote, a massive invasion of ukraine. and he described the suffering on the ground there as hell on earth, particularly in the city of mario pool, which is under siege at the moment. have a listen to what he said then 1000000 ukrainians have been forced from that ohms. and that on the move. but the war is going nowhere, fuss for more than 2 weeks,

marty wall has been encircled by the russian army and the relentlessly bumped shelves and the thick for walked. even if my are you bull, fulls, you grind can not be conquered city by see thee st. vice 30 halls by halls. the only outcome to all these is more suffering. marcus struction and more are of as far as the i can see, you could in people are including a living hell and the reverberations are being felt weld, wired with skyrocketing fools, energy, and fertilizer prices. so deafening to speedo into a global hunger crisis. the secretary general went on to say that even if mario po falls after 2 weeks to what, and he said that some point, the parties are going to have to come to the table and negotiate a settlement. he predicted that russia could not capture all of ukraine street by street, and he called for an immediate cessation of hostilities or to other news. now the

world's top ranked women's tennis plan. ash party has announced she is retiring from the sport of the age of 25. the 3 time grand slam, a champion delivered the shock news through an instagram post bought. he says, it's time for her to chase other dreams. it comes less than 2 months off. she won the australian open success for me is, is knowing that i've given absolutely every, everything i can, i'm fulfilled, i'm happy and i know how much work it takes 2 to bring the best out of yourself. and i've set it to my team, um multiple times. it's just, i don't have that in me anymore. i don't have the, the physical drive, the emotional i want and kind of everything it takes to, to challenge yourself at the very top level anymore. and i think i just know that i'm absolutely, i am spent. i just know physically i have nothing more to give and that for me is,

is success. i've given absolutely everything i can to, to this beautiful sport of tennis ash party there. well, let's get more honest with australian tennis. a journalist at craig gabriel. he joins me now from miami, florida, so big shot list. i'm walter, women's number one at the air, retiring at the age of just 25. it's a massive shock. but if i think if i thought about it a little bit stronger, a few weeks ago, i might've says that had something like this was on the cards because she won me a starting open, took a little bit of time off to go on like a cultural tennis tour into the center of her stride here with indigenous kids within. she pulled out of indian wells which was lot in the last 2 weeks and miami, where i am at the moment and where she is, the 2 time defending champion. and i thought, well, i'm not, i'm not sure that she would have necessarily needed that much time off. so this has

been brewing in her mind. she's doing it on her terms. nobody else is terms. she's not injured or anything like that. she's decided, as you just heard from her emotionally and physically she's done. she can't do it any more. and she wants something else in life now and good luck to her. busy she's achieved everything she wanted to achieve. the french open in 2019 wimbledon in 2021. the australian open a couple of months ago. she won wimbledon. she started to this, these thoughts started to come into her mind after that she was so spent then, and then the icing on the cake was winning the australian open, and it's been a remarkable career. i'll give you a couple of staff. she ended the year number $13.00 times and she's got the 4th longest streak of consecutive weeks at number one. and she 7th overrule for the

most weeks at number one. and you can't knock that and she has to be spoken. busy in the same category as people like stephanie graph, monica salish, margaret, sorry martina have rattled over, chris haven't, even though they had much longer decided to play for greater longer periods. but what ash has done in such a short time is truly remarkable. and give us a sense of, of what she meant to, to australian at tennis. i mean, you mentioned her indigenous background there and, and as she has spied so many indigenous people and, and young people in, in australia it's not just young girls or anything like that. it's young girls and boys. she is. she has inspired a new another generation because they look up to her. she's revealed, she's idolized in the country. even the prime minister has made comments just a little while ago. scott morrison about ash wishing her,

the very best. and he said he just left a message on, on her phone for her. but what she, what she did was showed the dr. the determination, the passion that she has from this sport and for pretty much anything she puts her hands to. and that's what encourages the young generation that. busy she's been around and that so crucial and so vital it's, it's, it's a wonderful gift that she's given a lot of young people. yeah, many people will say it is a brave decision on her part to, to, to bow out of the age of 25. but she mentioned the physical toll out there because tennis is a sport that really does take its toll on place physically and mentally. and the tennis world is, is full of players who had to where that happened. absolutely . and that, you know, the person just outside of the sport doesn't understand or get

a grasp of fat in the it's not just a practice session before a match. it's lindsay hours in the weeks and the months of being in the gym. physically training the diets, the practice sessions, and how strong you've gotta be mentally to focus when you're in these types situations during a high profile match like a wimbledon final. and she was so amazing at all that a stroke play a physical side, everything. she was just absolutely remarkable. and she showed people outside of the sport and outside of those who don't played a bit at the level that she's at what it really takes. and it, that, that is, is an amazing achievement. you know, she says she is really happy in her decision. and nobody can deny that of ash body . you know, she's, she's won 3 out of the last 4 tournaments. she's played,

she's on a stretch at the moment of winning 25 of her last 26 matches. you know, she's going to win loss record and singles of 305 to 102. all amazing results could to talk to you at craig. gabriel, thanks so much for your time. okay. and the united states in european union have condemned the court ruling in russia that's extended the prison sentence of opposition leader alexis of ami. but at smith's 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 a 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 hosted

his comments online. you can't put every one in prison. even if you ask for a 113 years, you won't scare me 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. yes enough, 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 alexa in 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 nevada only was russia's main opposition lead.

he tried to run for president in the election in 2018, but was bought from stan. his anti corruption foundation was declared on extreme, missed organisation and shut down that in february last year, the volley was jailed for 2 and a half years for parole. violations charges he says were trumped up to silence. was not the right leg to keep on that same prison for as long as she is in power, we are completely sure that his direct order to imprison alexi. there were demonstrations in several russian cities against and about his treatment, particularly after he went on hunger strike. there's little chance of anything like this this year. the recent attempts to protest against the war and ukraine have been snuffed out before they started. alexa, nevada, he tried to keep up the campaigning from prison with his lawyers, hosting messages on instagram, now band here with nevada only being moved to

a maximum security prison. it's unlikely we're going to hear from him many years. bernard smith, al jazeera moscow. the us says more than 300000 children in somali are severely mound not bound. nourished as the horn of africa records is the worst drought to 40 years. it says the lack of rain war and high food prices have caused famine in some parts of somalia. more than 11000000 people across the region are going hungry. the agency has made an urgent appeal for millions of dollars in aid. for us to show this cost is a spokesman for the u. s. refugee agency. he told us about the challenges faced by somalis when they arrive at the camps. you see with these kids, these are women who are pregnant, lactating mothers, older people. they're moving into urban settlements. they're going into places which are already hosting displaced people somalia,

already facing one of the worst internal displacement crises, 2900000 people that have moved because of the conflict in the country. and now in the settlements where people are coming from drought effected areas, conditions are getting worse, crowding is becoming voice as well, and we are struggling to provide them with this care. ah, this is edge data. let's get around. now about top stories. ukraine's government is urging russia to let emergency aid in somebody you poll and allow safe passage out for more than 100000 people trying to leave. the procedure city has been on the continuous bombardment, leaving people without food, water, or electricity. president.