see levels to the way people live and now even exposing the remnants of a cold war, pulse, greenland, or melting of the frozen new on al jazeera ah . building up for a fight. russian forces prepared for a big offensive in easton ukraine, including marty bolas, city on the seizure for weeks holding a steadfast alley in east and russia. black men, pearson again defends the military action into classes. country won't be cut off from the world. ah. hello, i'm money inside the sound. they're alive from. go home to coming up. oh,

strapped for cash, and on the growing public prussia, shoreline, because government pauses, foreign debt repayment and indigenous tribes from across brazil, converge on the capital to protest against moves open and land to mine. ukraine says russia has nearly finished moving the military units that needs and easton positions for renewed offensive march of fighting is expected to focus on mario pole, the port city that suffered the worst bombardment. damage of the waterfall and rush has announced that it stopped ukrainian servicemen from escaping out of his steel plant multiple so i did was last night. april 11th in mary paul. the rest of the ukrainian troops surrounded the territory of the elite plant and made an

unsuccessful attempt to escape from the city. a group of ukrainian servicemen numbering up to a 100 people in armored vehicles, tried to break through from the territory of the plant and leave the city in a northern direction. although this attempted breakthrough was thwarted by air and artillery strikes while the russian and barouche and president saw in far east for talks, flagman pierson and alexander lucas jenko have been at the cosmo drone marking rocha's annual space. stay on discussions about ukraine a likely to dominate that meeting. lucas shanker has insisted on taking part in negotiations to end the conflict. many of the russian troops who crossed into ukraine, i've gone through belarus apiece in, has again been justifying what he calls russia's special military operation room with them casually. unfortunately, ukraine was created as some kind of launch pad for aggression against russia. and the offshoots of nationalism were totally cherished. this new generation of

ukrainian nationalists are especially clashing with russia. you see how nazi ideology became a fact of life in ukraine. it was unavoidable. we are taking steps to provide security for russia. we didn't have any other choice. we did the right thing and i have no doubt that how it aims will be achieved. or we'll have more on that meeting shortly. and also jibari who's in moscow for us fast, less tend to rob mcbride, who is in live in weston ukraine. rob, how soon did the ukrainians think we could see this renewed russian offensive in the east, and what could it look like? yeah there's, there is still a building anticipation of this offensive. there are, have been reports of increase shelling in the loo, hands region over in the east is not known if that's a prelude to this offensive. or indeed, if for the russians still need a question of days, possibly to move more troops into position may be from as far away as the bellow

roost. but as they do so, the evacuation of civilians from the east continues. in fact, of the 9 humanitarian corridors that are operating at this tuesday, 5 of them are coming from the east and specifically from lou hands. got bringing people out. the warning is still to evacuate from the area while they still have time. and we are seeing here in the west of the ukraine and thousands of people arriving in cities like live and other cities and towns across the west. also one of the humanitarian corridors, again in operation is coming from mary paul for private vehicles. so again, people are being able to get out of there, but the russians pretty much control the whole of the city now apart from a, an area that is still held by a die hard group of the ukrainian soldiers as they had been advancing some ukrainian units have been surrendering, but we're seeing on social media at soldiers vowing to fight until the very end

amongst the garrison. that is still there. i mean, while that president, as ellensby has said that the coming days for his country are really going to be crucial with the expected offensive about to start. he says and also warning that what we have seen it, mary, you, paul, he says that the a russians are quite capable of doing with their artillery, with their rockets and the air strikes in towns and cities across the east rodnick cry. there for us in livermore, a, let's go to door said jabari, who is in moscow for us. so we've had this meeting today between present pierson and location care. what is that meeting been about? what do they have to say about ukraine? well the 2 leaders are currently meeting after marking the annual and cosmo drawn day here in russia in the far east, a more region of the country as the russian president took the opportunity as we

heard the 2 comments on the ongoing so called special military operation that russian troops are involved and in ukraine, vladimir putin praising the are russian troops saying there are courageous and they have been acting effectively. and he was confident that they're a noble cause that will be achieved. and the a bell, a russian president, alexander lucas jenko, is going to be talking to the russian president about his country's role in any kind of a future agreement between russia and ukraine. lucas shinkel had sat in the past that said his country was offering to be one of the security guarantors for ukraine, a in a future of peace agreement between the 2 sides. because the ukrainian government wants to have a 3rd countries as security guarantors, and the bella russian president has offered to be one of those countries now of

letting me put and is certainly at one of the closest allies to the bell, russian president and vice versa. and the relationship between the 2 men goes beyond just strategic importance. the countries are neighbors, but there is a strong sense of a friendship between the 2 men and they have had this relationship a for a very long time. and we've seen alexander lucas shinkel ads. vladimir putin side on many occasions, and today's just another example. and during this meeting, the 2 would be discussing the latest developments in ukraine. the russian president saying that a, the bell russian president has been very important in this special military operation. of course, the russian troops were there, beller roost for weeks prior to the launch of this operational february 24th carrying out joint military drills. and at the did enter at certain parts of ukraine from the border a bell. ruth,

so it's the strategic and really important country for russia, but also the personal relationship that flatter me put has with alexander lucas jenko is an important one as well. and the men are expected to hold a joint press conference following their a one on one meeting later today we'll, we'll get more details about what they've discussed. thank you for that towards the jabari there for us in moscow. meanwhile, russian bag separatist forces have been refusing allegations that chemical weapons were used in their attempts to seize maria pole. the ukrainian politician ivana clim push says moscow or its allies used an unknown substance which has cause people to suffer respiratory failure. no evidence has been put forward. the case armed forces minister says they can't yet where verify that allegations. so i'm afraid that we know nothing more than than you've been able to report which is that there was some report circulating on ukrainian social media yesterday evening. but

chemical weapons had been used in mary paul overnight. that's not something that defense intelligence here in london. it was comparable. and if there are intelligence counterparts in with our allies around the world, and indeed, pleasant presidents, lensky address last night, also referred to report. so there's been no verification within the craving system, eva, it's railey forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets and palestinian students inside a university campus in the occupied west bank. the palestinian red crescent says dozens have been injured and witness to say violence again in the morning. inside could dury university near took arm, not far from the separation wall as get more nest as go to nita abraham, who joins us from janine in the occupied westbank 1st. let's start with the raised that took place overnight where you are. what more can you tell us?

we are here inside the janine refugee camp, and i want to show you parts of the preparations people have started to do because they are expecting and is really raids anytime soon. this is one entrance to the refugee camp. we're seeing the tires, the fire inside the garbage bad been. so it's one of the ways that palestinians are getting off for the potential israeli rates to the cap. now we know that the israeli forces have told the family of a rob has him. who's the gun man, accused of killing israelis on an attack in a bar in television that they need to hand themselves in. but the family has told us that they have no intention of turning themselves in. and this is why they are me, is expected to really have been in jeanine and around it today. the but these really

forces of arrested 6th palestinians just in this area. but also it's worth mentioning that jeanine is filled with arms gotten men, and they are telling us that although they're sad and angry because they've lost young people in armed clashes with these radio forces, they tell us that they are ready to fife. neither what more can you tell us about these are this incident as taking place at this university campus on the occupied west bank? so this university is close to the israeli separation barrier, and there are often confrontations between the palestinian students and the israeli forces. so it's not uncommon to see where it's at to see these confrontations, but it shows the level of escalation that we're seeing in different areas in the occupied with bank. sometimes the escalation intensifies in before the month of

ramadan, where palestinians tell us that they want to fight that could renew with israeli occupation. we know that the israeli forces every that that campus and to palestinians where shots by rubber coated seal bullets and others were injured by fear gas intonation. thank you for that, nita abraham, joining us from outside jeanine they occupied westbank coming up on al jazeera sherland as worsening economic crisis hits health services, hospital space, critical shortages, and medicines, and medical supplies. and the un security council here is that rape is being used as a weapon of war in ah, richard, he has begun the faithful world copies on its way to

a castle. brook your travel package today. hello, we got quite a change in the weather across northern parts of china at present big mass of cloud, rolling all the way down to central and southern parts. this weather system slowly staggering its way further southwards and east with really heavy downpours coming in here. then as we go 13, wednesday, and that wet weather making his way toward shanghai much shift east and china, seeing some huge downpours over the next couple days. and that is likely to lead to some localized flooding the wet weather will grass. he easiest way a little further eastward. we have got to what will be typhoon malacca, making his way close by. that'll stay off shore, but quite as much of a concern, but it is still drawing a lot of moisture, some more heavy rainfall from much of japan. then as we go on through thursday, there is likely to be localized flooding. we have seen intent samples, of course, across southern parts of india, though showers remain in the forecast as we go on through the next few days or a little change going on here. so lanka, all so seeing some very,

very heavy rain by the time we come to where thursday or gregory see some wet weather just pushing up towards bangladesh, one or 2 showers, some of them wintry just around the foothills of the himalayas. it is sir, still hot up across north western parts of india and pakistan, but not quite as hot as he has been. cath i, airway official airline of the journey. harmful pathogens are increasingly affecting our lives with terrell consequences. a new documentary asks whether we've learned any lessons in the h i. v epidemic in the fight against covered 90. how we ignored the global serve to put prophets before people and what caused time of panics. coming soon on august. oh

ah, welcome back you watching al jazeera mind, if our top story is this, our ukraine says it expects russia to launch a new offensive in the east. us officials say they believe moscow is reinforcing and re supplying as troops in the dumbass region. russia, presidents as conflicts with ukraine, was inevitable. it was just a matter of time. vladimir putin made the comments for meeting by the recess. president, alexander lucretia is writing forces have fine t gas and rubber bullets of palestinian students inside a university campus and occupying west mike palestinian red crescent says thousands have been injured now the number of dead from the tropical

storm meggy in the philippines, has risen to 42 rain is hampering evacuations from flaunted villages in the central and southern region. teams have been searching for survivors in several towns hit by mud slides. about 300000 families have been displaced in what's the 1st major storm in the philippines this year? the u. s. has told non emergency staff to leave shanghai because of a surge and coven 19 cases, and china's handling of the outbreak. beijing's been criticized for what it's done to control the virus. it's now easing restrictions. in some neighborhoods, the cities 26000000 people have been on the strict locked down for 2 weeks. katrina, you has more from beijing, shanghai authority, say 43 percent of all neighborhoods in shanghai have had their restrictions either . but what this means really varies from neighbourhood to neighbourhood. in many cases,

what it means is that if your particular residential compound has not have had any positive coven case for about 2 weeks, you may be finally allowed to walk out your front door. and that means you can get some air, walk around the courtyard of your compound, but in many cases you're not allowed to actually leave your compound and then to the public areas. and for the relative few that are allowed to walk into the streets, there really is not much to do because the majority of businesses remain closed. i think the bottom line is that in shanghai, most of the 25000000 people living in that city are still under some form of strict locked down. and the reason is because of the numbers on tuesday, we had 23000 cases or just over reported of curve at 19. this is slightly down from the figures on monday, but it's still nowhere near. well, authorities want those numbers to be on tuesday. a shanghai official said that the outbreak is still not effectively under control. and so what we're seeing here is

the government really under increasing pressure to do something. it says it is eating a restrictions, but just really mildly because they are facing a lot of complaints about the way this lockdown has been handled, or false. sher lanka has defaulted on its $51000000000.00 foreign debt. the allan nation is in the grip of its worst economic crisis in memory, causing acute food fuel and electricity shortages. public anger has fled in recent weeks flanked as finance, ministry says it's defaulting to preserve the cash at has while it wait for an international monetary fund, bailout on the crisis is affecting health services to dr. say very critically short of life saving drugs and medical supplies. and al fernandez reports from colombo, clunkers national health services, the only option for those who can't afford private healthcare. these each treatment here at the national hospital in colombo, or in a network of state hospitals or the countries economic crisis has hit them hard.

they hold up with most people are helpless. we are told to buy everything from outside, even the needle used to check sugar levels has to be bought from outside. there is no point coming to our government hospital for treatment. doctors have been warning of an impending. busy medical disaster as their face shortages affecting their ability to treat patients. many doctors are reluctant to speak on the record, but some union members are speaking out. there may be a situation if this continues. when a prepare person come with the road traffic accident won't be able to get the surgical services. i can't exactly. so when it is going to happen. but if nothing rescuer will thing happens, we may have to see one dark beer like that. the private sick days, also facing shortages of hot medication. b, beatrice and other drugs and consumables. reasons already there panic, panic, now they are getting some more to the right. it's going lower. stocks are going

aldosterone to dia, jewelry and a la sucrose because although so thought age and d, oh, brother. oh no, no. we are going to continue this in future. the government is facing an acute shortage of foreign currency that's affecting its ability to pay for imports. the ministry of health, as it is now allocated $14000000.00 to secure medical supplies. but critics say the government is risking lives ah, rocketing prices, shortages of food, who can gas and fuel. and 13 hour palka have brought you lankin to the streets. anger and frustration has led to continuous protest here outside the president's office for the past 3 days. the government says it's taking action, but doctors are desperate thing lives are being put in danger. and a warning that the crisis will only worsen if supplies on provided. minute

fernandez, audra 0, colombo, the far right french presidential candidate marina pan says she has no plans to pull france out of the e u. the pen who's up against incumbent man, you my call and run off. vote is a prominent euro skeptic. she spoken of working to reform the block but says even if she can't, she still wouldn't leave northern the paddle project as she took no, i have no hidden agenda. everything i want, i see more. i have explained myself for the past 8 months in a very precise way. of course, i think a large majority of french people no longer won the european union as it exists today, which is the european union that function in absolutely on democratic weight. which advances by threat or by blackmail and which implements policies that are against the interest of the people and the vital interest for economies. indonesia, parliament has passed a landmark bell to tackle sexual violence. no. the

new law will provide a comprehensive legal framework for cases of sexual abuse until now the issue has been regarded as a private matter. victims will be able to receive compensation and psychological support. while she alone, indonesia, or nearly thrown into 40000 reported cases of violence against women, jessica washington has been to college as she has been please, was increasing problems of sexual funds. indonesian ministers have really described those numbers. it's just the tip of the iceberg because indonesia, like many countries around the world don't have a problem with under reporting when it comes to sexual violence. and part of the reason for that is that in the past avenues with justice, all survive is of sexual assault. have been limited and there are hopes today going forward with the policy of this bill that can change with now clearer avenues for survivors of sexual abuse to build a case and to secure convictions against perpetrators. now 2 of the key features of

this landmark legislation include firstly that it takes what women's rights groups and survive as rights groups have called a victim centered approach. this legislation is not just about convictions for perpetrators of sexual abuse, but after an abuse happens, what happens to the victim? specifically, there is a victim of fund for compensation, which would ensure that a victim is able to secure compensation regardless of the financial status of the perpetrator off the assault. secondly, there are also other avenues with me and psychological support. but the other interesting factor about this legislation is that it's outlined some of the nuances, the different kinds of sexual abuse, including online sexual abuse, non physical, sexual harassment, forced marriage among other other ways that a person can be abuse going forward, women's rights groups and survivors rights groups are hopeful that it will empower,

will survive, is to come forward and to seek justice. the un security council has heard accusations that right is being used as a weapon of war and ukraine from the united nations. kristen slavery reports women, children and the elderly make up the majority of the 11000000 ukrainians fleeing conflict according to the united nations. they also killed the crime and tourist train station in dynette. washing missile struck on friday. and i'm the same my 31 years as a major and i've rarely seen so much damage cause in so little time. the impact of the fighting on the most vulnerable civilians was presented to the united nations security council on monday. in just 6 weeks, nearly to nearly 2 thirds of all your cronyn children have been displaced. they have been forced to leave behind everything their homes, their school, and often their family members. families forced to split up to escape the fighting

are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking and sexual abuse. according to you and experts who said accusations of sexual assault in areas held by russian forces are on the rise. we know and see and want you to hear voices that violence, rape is use now as a weapon fall by russian. they, they're seeing your brain report from keith. got your doctor, and she gets reported by the survivor themselves and the by the witnesses raped by a group of occupants. multiple times was life threat to survivors, their children, their family members, in front of the family members, and other people, real cases, real people, real facts, fresh as deputy ambassador, denied the accusations when you bought them, we knew no convincing evidence has been presented for any of these crimes, but it's understandable that you have trampled on the presumption of innocence a long time ago. but other council members called for accountability. let me be

very clear. there must be no impunity for crimes against children. in order to ensure accountability, we need to collect, analyze, and store evidence on all crimes against children. more than 140 children have been killed in ukraine with hundreds more wounded. or having lost a family member. the united nation says it can't confirm reports of women being raped, or of children being sent to russia against their families wishes. but it's calling for a full investigation and respect for international law. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations within 40 migrants have been rescued off the coast of spain's canary islands. the spanish coast gods spotted their boats and rough seas near ground. canaria on monday, molden 6000 people have reached the canary on this year. the islands that lie off the coast of west africa had become

a transit point. the people trying to reach mainland europe. a list of 200 indigenous tribes from across brazil have converged on the capital and protesting against a bill that will open up their lands to mining monica yankee for ports from brasilia . the protesters covered their bodies with yellow mud, posing as statues, made of gold. and sprayed themselves with red ink, a symbol of the indigenous blood spilled by miners in their reservations. 7000 representatives of 200 indigenous tribes came from all over brazil to the capital brazilian to march against a controversial bill that would open their lands to mining and was scheduled to be voted this week. the protest was called on the same day that a 120 page report was released by the yellow mammy people and an n g o. with shocking stories about the damage already done by illegal minors. in

getting battle jaeger or for this illegal miners have been offering food to our underage girls in return for sex by polluted our rivers with mercury and poisoned the fish we eat. now our youngsters feel they depend on gold to survive. and some of our leaders have sided with the miners because they feel they can't depend on the government for protection. president shade bull. so mattel has used the war in ukraine to push the bill to the top of the agenda. or sonata says, brazil's powerful eye were cultural industry may run out of fertilizers, which it imports from eastern europe, and should therefore exploit it. so mineral resources, but it's mostly gold. not the phosphates used in fertilizer. beneath the affected indigenous lands and the legal mining is already rampant in 2021. the amount of yellow money land destroy bay legal mining increased by 46 percent. as it is

there malia from the capo and wonder roku peoples are suffering the same onslaught from armed legal miners. that's why we decided to form an alliance to fight the threat by gathering as much information as we can and making it public. critics say the government has turned a blind eye tweed legal miners for years. mining may still be illegal in brazil indigenous territories, but that have not kept legal minors from invading indigenous lands that there an estimated 20000 legally gold miners. just in the yellow miami reservation, the indigenous people say their lives are already at risk. opening their lands to mining will leave them totally unprotected monica. unoccupied, jazeera brazilian metal which asteroid opening the sun between mars and jupiter may soon have its 1st visitor muff. nasa is conducting final tests before

the launch later this year. it's the 1st mission to explore a minor planet composed of metals instead of ice and broke the orbit. the asteroids called psyche for nearly 2 years. what we launch this, we can't repair, attack warping and go fix it. it's got to work the entire time and it takes 3 and a half years to get there. that will be orbiting psyche once we get there for 2 years to collect the scientific measurement. so you need an extremely reliable spacecraft. ah, this is al jazeera, these you top stories. ukraine says it expects russia to launch a new offensive haulitz, east and region u. s. officials say they believe moscow is reinforcing.