it is one of the most serious about the violence in recent years. we brave bullets and bomb because we give voice to those demanding freedom the rule of law and will always include the views from all sides. ah, a city turned to ashes russian forces intensify their bombardment of matter. you pull a 100000 people trapped by the fighting. ah! what has them seeka? this is edge, is it a lie from the ha? ukraine's 2nd biggest city also sees heavy fighting a 96 year old holocaust survivor is among those killed by russians. shelly, if we don't act now strategically and quickly,

this could be hell on earth warning of a looming catastrophe. the war in ukraine threatens global food supply chains and a shock announcement in the sports world. the number one ranked women's tennis flash party is retiring at the age of 25 ukraine's president says, 800000 people living in the besieged city of mattie. you, paul, are suffering in human conditions with no food, water, or medicine holiday. mr. lansky says much needed, aid is being blocked, and russian forces captured some rescue workers and bus drivers trying to reach the city. stand the nazi then we'll meet as of today there are about 100000 people in marry all poll and inhumane conditions under a full blockade with no food, no water, and no medicine under constant shelling and constantly boardman for more than

a week. now we have been trying to organize, stable humanitarian corridors for mary oper, residence, and almost all our attempts, unfortunately, are disrupted by the russian occupiers, by showing or deliberate terror montero. zalinski says almost nothing is left of the city with st. battles raging and constant bombardment that relentless assault is being mirrored elsewhere. same suavely reports from the western city of la viv. mario pl 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. the 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 many actors, singers, artists, all defending their home suited to the blue and so far old people of volunteers who basically never had a gun in their hands, never served in the army. they never thought that they would have a gun in their hands, but all of them are with all of their intentions, determined to resist. and this desire is just brought all of them. well, no mischief. fear is natural. he says, to control it. you must embrace a small unit with little training days away from going into the fray. to block rushes advance on the capital. mario pl keith turn ickes. 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 clear,

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 also empty. the bombardment of michel, i of seemingly reaching new lows of brutality, a strike on a hospital for people suffering mental illness of give you this look. how can i put it? i feel so much resentment and i want to cry because we had a connection between ukraine and russia and russian. cruelty is so brutal listener . 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 references. now about half of them, about half a 1000000 requires your book for mental health disorders due to the conflict. and about this $30000.00 and we, they said their mental diseases ah fierce fighting continues in residential areas of murray, awful. 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. ravone george read your fewer unharmed but not untouched by the fighting performers in drove each have new rolls cooking meals for soldiers on the front lines. the moisture yet the key we live. there is a saying that when the guns sound mom uses our silence. but we are not silent, we are in the rear. we are engaged in volunteer work because ukraine is in

a difficult situation now. she's not sure. 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 v o g 0, levine, if you can force a se, they retaken a sub just outside key of the defense ministry saying seizing my car will block russian troops from surrounding the capitol in the northwest, but it admitted that russian forces have partially taken 3 other areas near by. city sense has been relatively quiet. $35.00 our curfew is due to lift there in less than an hour. and 22nd largest city. hot cave has been under heavy fire. local authorities saying 15000 people are hiding from shilling and underground metro stations. residential areas have been turned to rebel and most people have fled. i

said vague reports from hockey. 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 what regular, those who remain have become accustomed to it. just real laza jabber bob wallace, 10 minutes ago they were firing like crazy thought they were really pounding the area up the road. oh, this is a residential area or your it happens a lot heavier by every half hour. they reload. was on me serious for she been a britain and across the street we made 69 year old lead of or been a cover, but don't show any courtroom yoga. dora said 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. her neighbourhood is under constant attack or kinda along again another. it's scary. they hid here and there. half the street is destroyed. ukraine

save us where we're here. we're told it's unsafe. we must leave the area because of the ongoing artillery. jill can hear that going from the incoming and can also hit him landing in the distance. and cassie 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. this school providing a vital to monitor in lifeline. will necessarily r. brooklyn, luther, thurston. our house is safe. but a 100 meters away from us. people got killed their body. severe in pieces. they were people i knew there's no nation not far from here. an apartment block was hit holocaust survivor forest roman jenko lived here. now's taking away what's left of

his body. after shelling it is flat, wooster sniffled through. there was a terrible shilling. it was not a bam. more of a whistle, 3 terrible whistles. you think you bring them? roman jenko survived 3 nazi concentration camps in world war 2. vladimir putin says he's fighting nazis, but it's not, not that killed roman jenko. it was russian artillery. i said bake. i'll 0 harder keith. he cranes presence has talked with russia are moving forward, fata, at times confrontational meetings between the ukrainian or russian negotiators have been held in both in person and via videoing. one of them is a lensky says he's ready to compromise with russia, but any deal would have to be put to a referendum. jason stanley is a professor of philosophy at yale university and also of the book, how fascism works. he explains what he thinks putin invaded ukraine. potent target

is and has always been democracy. ah, he seeks to show that democracy anywhere is really just are just a facade for a, for some kind of ultra nationalism white supremacy, something like this. so he seeks to show that, i mean democracy is an existential threat, ah, to rod to putin's regime, right? because if the people of, of russia see this fairly arriving state kaneesha next to them that replace as its leaders are, that it replaces its leaders and o actions. then they're going to see that, that sort of thing as possible when they see the standard of living of the country next to them. and when the, when they see that the country can replace its leaders by all actions, that's a threat to, to, to russia. and pollutants regime regime, so his enemy is rural democracy. us president joe biden is set to announce new sanctions against russia when he travels to brussels this week to meet nato. and

you leaders by this national security adviser says the visit is part of preparations for a long war. there will be hard days ahead in ukraine, hardest for the ukrainian troops on the front lines and the civilians under russian bombardment. this war will not and easily or rapidly for the past few months, the west has been united. the president is traveling to europe to ensure we stay united to cement our collective resolve. to send a powerful message that we are prepared and committed to this for as long as it takes into advance our response on all 3 critical fronts that i've described, helping the ukrainian people defend themselves imposing an increase in costs on russia and reinforcing the western alliance but as their diplomatic editor james basia paused disagreements in europe over energy supplies could hamper moves for tougher sanctions. 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 use top foreign affairs official about further measures when the leaders meet here soon. do you expect that to be further? sanctions adopted this week and could they be extended to the energy sector? formula doctrine 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 that 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. you lose, you put years d, m them even if sanctions are tightened. some believe hootin 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 lead 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's is what we see happening right now. and if that means a long lasting war, and i think we're in it for a long time, i think russia will be prepared to take that cost. when you are 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 spies al jazeera brussels are still ahead on al jazeera western leaders. slam a court ruling that will keep kremlin critique alexis a volley behind bars for 9 more years. and long awaited reforms are approved in sri lanka, parliament voting to change controversial security rules. ah, look forward to brighter sky's the weather. sponsored by cutaways. well, can see your world's weather update. we're going to begin this one in the middle east. hello everyone. good to see you. it's all about the heats through the golf, so we'll go in for a closer look. there is a forecast temperatures on wednesday. we've got minima in for a high 33. i'm going to put this few days for now on friday we get this northerly

wind out of iraq. so that's dropping down the temperature and minima to $27.00. but doha, still hanging onto the thirty's. as we look toward pakistan, karachi, 33 degrees, we'll come back to this in the set, but we've also got heat through southern iran. sure. as a high 26. okay. promise you, we talk more about karachi, here's the 3 day forecast. i think by the weekend you'll hit 40 degrees, it's fall above average, and all has to do with a switch in wind direction. those winds have been fierce that times through the boss for a still dealing with them on wednesday for is stumble with a hive. 8 degrees while below average, shower a picture there. and we've also got wet and cool conditions for the live that storms are flying up. the cross central parts of africa right out to the gulf of guinea. and as we go toward the bottom end of africa, right now, we're seeing that rain fill in right across south africa. slight chance it will see it and keep town is wall with the height of 25 degrees on wednesday. and now you're

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again, you're watching as a reminder of our top story. ukraine's government is urging russia to let emergency aid in tomorrow you poll and allow safe passage out of more than 100000 people trying to lead. sea city has been under continuous bombardment, leaving people without food, water, or electricity. fighting is intensified northwest. the key of with ukrainian forces saying they've re taken the sub of mccarty. city center has been relatively quiet. a 35 hour curfew is due to lift there in less than an hour. you can 2nd largest city called cave and surrounding areas as seen. some of the heaviest shelling pictures show the result of russian attacks in missouri. so if you say 20 apartments were destroyed, ukraine's agriculture minister says it x expected to more than half its crop sewing area because of the war. russia and ukraine of long been referred to as the bread

basket. the year i supply the 3rd of the world with wheat and barley feeding millions of people in the middle east, asia and africa. egypt is the world's biggest, sweet importer, 85 percent of it comes from the 2 warring sides according to united nations, $820000000.00 people around the world are hungry. at the head of the world food program called our diplomatic as james base, that the war is likely to have dire consequences for countries already facing famine. 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 will 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 ukraine . 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 rashes in these year 50 percent rashes and chad and i can 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 great in the world for corn, major, wheat, et cetera, et cetera. and so if you neglect the racial world just for ukraine, you, you've got to deal with ukraine, helped 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 it, this 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. ah, the news now, and the u. s. n. e, you have condemned a court ruling in russia that's extended the prison sentence of opposition lead alexia vonny. he was found guilty of food and contempt of court, and census to 9 more years behind boss spun 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 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 these lawyers 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. 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, nevada 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 barred from stand. his anti corruption foundation was declared an extremist

organisation and shut down that in february, last year, the valley was jailed with 2 and a half years for parole violations charges. he says we're trumped up to silence in not as of right now. bruton would like to keep alexis in prison for as long as he is in our we accomplish all of this is hinderance, order to in prison, alexi. there were demonstrations in several russian cities against nevada. these treatments peculiarly 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 had been snuffed out before they started. alexa and of only tried to keep up his campaigning from prison, with his lawyers, hosting messages on instagram, but now banned here with me being moved to a maximum security prison. it's unlikely we're going to hear from him many years.

bernard smith, al jazeera moscow. other was top rank women's tennis flash barty has announced she's retiring from the spool to the age of 25. the 3 time grand slam champion delivered the shot news through an instagram post party says it is time for her to chase other dreams. it comes less than 2 months after she won the australian open. sarah clark is live 1st now from a brisbin with more on this. so what more do we know about why she's retiring? well, you said just knowing that the nasa what was made with her friend and fellow tennis champion, i, casey de laska, stating that she had had enough. basically it was time or she was certainly ready at the age of 25 to leave her korea on her article. and of course, at the peak of her career, she said she's so happy so ready for her. and it's the right thing to do that. this of course happens less than 2 months after she won the australian open. that was

a 3rd grand slam total operating, the french open and wimbledon. and she's not also, the bodies were taught once previously in her tennis korea. and this was to pick up a professional cricket. but of course she came back. she might come back and rocketed back to more than one spot. but the retirement is coming as a shock and a surprise to many on the court and off the court. but she said it's been something that she's been thinking about for some time that early them this month. we should not, it was a warning sign. she pulled out one of the wi events in miami and in a state, but she knows that her body simply wasn't up to that tournament. she would have been c a 3rd straight talk in that mind the a event that she noticed in her announcement today that she just doesn't have the physical at dr. and the want to be they will the emotional wants to be there to continue to be at the top of her die. so what does the future hold for ashley bossy? what does she plan to do next? what she haven't heated, in the video with her friend that she relates by instagram, but she had

a leave behind an incredible legacy on the court south last year's wimbledon. when it was the 1st time the struggle had won a single talking at wimbledon and nearly 20 years. and she noted the combination of her sporting dreams to win wimbledon. not one of a hand or is one of a handful of indigenous women who was voting champions as well as household names in australia and the reaction of course uh for her shopping out for the last hour or so. i have been switch the out point continues. one of the 1st respond with the full that will number one and he married, he said, i got it. the tenant water plan, the women can association see, steve thought and she's pretty, establish herself. so one of the great champions, the prime minister here said that she's an inspiration to the nation. so she's been price on and off the course of the bank a class act. all right, thanks for that. or you and says more than 300000

children in somali are severely malnourished as the horn of africa records its worst drought in 40 years. the you and says war high food prices and the lack of rain have caused famine in some parts of somalia. when the $11000000.00 people across the region are going hungry, the agency has made an urgent appeal for millions of dollars in a porous church. a coff is a spokesman for the un refugee agency. he told us about the challenges faced by somalis when they arrive at displacement 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 the settlements where people are coming from dropped affected areas,

conditions are getting worse, crowding is becoming voice as well. and we are struggling to provide them with this care. new delhi has been named the most polluted capital in the world for the 4th year running the units, the indian city has high levels of toxicity and its air. millions of people die in india every year from pollution, with heavy traffic being a major contributor, a small worse every october and november as far as burn crops. sri lanka has amended its anti terror laws after local and international pressure. the government says the changes are a substantial improvement, but opposition parties in human rights. activists disagree now fernandez reports from columbus. a cup of tea in family time being usually taken for granted. not for this man. he chose his bullies home on bail after spending nearly 2 years in detention. the lawyer was accused of involvement in the 2019 easter attacks that

killed 269 people. that charged 10 month later under shall anchors, prevention of terrorism act, hate speech and creating communist. this harmony, his detention drew local and international condemnation and demands for his release . ordinarily the normal p t. a detainee has no lawyer has no media attention, has no social media talking about it is nothing. so then it's a complete state of hopelessness and that yonah huge legal black hole. and that's the feeling that a lot of these, a lot of them have the law also known as the p t, allows the police to detain suspects without trial. it also lets courts convict suspects solely based on confessions. many said been used to stifle dissent and crush opposition. on tuesday, the government voted to change its low provider. it follows years of treasure from

home and abroad to repeal or change the 43 year old legislation. that is amending legislation strikes a perceptive balance. having regard to all 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 or to him act. we have diminished. it's a rigidity in a manner that is appropriate to the present stage of development of sri lankan society. we have stopped short of abolishing and altogether determined. lashonda lion says the changes don't go far enough. that was talked about pro vision in the video that can present it to police officers being admissible as evidence against that person and even got used for that. but it still remains. you haven't touched it. the man didn't start. he has started a nation wide signature campaign, urging the government to repeal the p. t,

dc. 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 dismiss 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. miller fernandez alger 0, colombo. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories ukraine's government is urging russia to let emergency aid into matter you poll and allow safe passage out for more than a 100000 people trying to lead to see cities been on the continuous bombardment leaving people without food, water, or electricity president vol. edema, zaleski says russian forces captured.