[000:00:00;00] ah ha russian forces continued have a strong resistance in the port city of mario paul. this as moscow's campaign to retake the eastern don bass region begins. ah, hello i marianna massey in london, you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. 3 bomb bloss target

schools in a has are a neighborhood of the afghan capital 15 people are killed, poverty and political. it is the instability of 4 as voters in east timor decide between 2 former revolutionaries for president mountains of trouble in hong kong, where a tidal wave of medical ways threatens health and welfare. ah, oh, come to program, will u. s. president joe biden has confirmed his country will said, more artillery to ukraine, as russia renews. it's pushed to take control of the east and don bass region. russia claims to have destroyed more than 1200 ukrainian military facilities in the past 24 hours alone. and the regional governor says the city of crimea near la hans is now under russian control. i said, beg brings us this report now. bruce didn't, what russia refuses to call the war, has now entered its 2nd phase,

and its being dubbed the battle for don bus or us. so alteration in the east of ukraine, israel aimed as was announced from the very beginning to fully liberate the near scramble glance. quickbooks and this operation oh, will rule, continue with this beginning. i mean another stage of this sort duration is beginning and i'm sure this will be a very important moment of this. and those for sure. the rich ukrainians caught up in the fighting are forced to flee as russian forces pummeled cities and towns ukraine's president says, russia will not be successful. that others are more than that. now we can already state that russian troops have begun the battle for the dumbass to which they have been preparing for a long time that a significant part of the entire russian army is now concentrated on this offensive . no matter how many russian troops are driven there, we will fight. we will defend ourselves,

and we will do it every day. we won't keep up anything ukrainian, and we don't need anything foreign or agree. ukraine says it's repulsive number of russian attacks in the east. a 2nd ultimatum issued by russia for ukrainian soldiers in mario paul to surrender has passed. moscow had said the lives of the soldiers inside the steel works would be sped. if they cease what is called senseless resistance. said no, no sir. okay, what can be released unless the united states and western countries are doing everything to drag out a special meeting operation as much as possible with the grid supplies of foreign weapons. clearly signal the intention to provoke the key regime to keep fighting until the last ukrainian or the european union is considering more sanctions on russia. we call on russia, we continue to call in russia to stop all the illegal analogy, the mentor actions connected to his aggression against ukraine and when it comes to

next round of the sanctions, i think the you highest representatives, the leaders of that you and also the representatives of the member states, they're very clear that we continue to work on further sanctions. and when the time will be right, they will be announced so far calls for a cease fire or the threat of sanctions have not stopped this war. and although russia may have failed to take, keep the battle for the east is one, russia cannot be seen to lose a sad beg. i'll jazeera so charles trot for joins us live now from for cost in the eastern cranes, danielle region. and so we have this information now the russian forces of captured town of crimea in the east and don bass. what else do we know about that? well certainly in the area that we visited at close to here for cross go quite a long area along the front line. some of the heavier shelling, if not the heavier shelly. so far,

since the invasion started out according to some of the military and people that we've spoken to in this area and our understanding certainly what we were listening to today was evidence of dr. missiles, rocket launchers, heavy artillery being used over sustained periods of time. and as a say, a very large area. what's also so incredible in town like this is that there are so few people here seemingly any more local authorities, barcroft saying they're made around 70 percent of this. the population of the city have already left businesses. homes boarded, aarp, and we're doing this live inside this hotel because a very strict rules with respect to occur. few, a people told to close the curtains at night and avoid putting their lights

on. so i will see if you can imagine people in this area taking this push by the russian forces very seriously indeed. and we also visited the train station here in pa cross. they have a, a daily train now taking those that wants to leave the area out into safe areas. and as i say, very few people on it. i spoke to one young mother with her 10 year old son. she said that she basically couldn't, could, could, could, can contain her fears any, any longer living in the area that she was that she'd escape from. and she said that she didn't want her son to become a victim. like the many people we saw killed in boucher and also with respect to ongoing fighting in other is away from here. we understand according to the euclidean military, they claiming this evening that they have re taken full control of the town of mary

anchor. now. marian cro suppose is about 40 kilometers away from here. ukraine military lost control of it at the beginning of the invasion. they are claiming they have retaken control of it this evening. absolutely. the shelling that we were hearing the seasoning in that area. ready would be consistent with some sort of firm certainly was evidence of, of heavy fighting going on in that area. and as we heard in our such report, ukrainians also saying that they repelled russian attacks in a number of other towns in the loop ganske area. the officials in the guns saying that around $215.00 towns and villages across the region have got no electricity. so very worrying signs there for what we understand could be tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people still living in those areas. it is fair to say though, as i say that today, certainly according to the people living here,

that there has been a serious escalation in fighting in the east of u. crow. much of the fighting for the past few weeks has been heavily concentrated on a port city of mary mary pal, where residents have been running out of supplies that we also know of people who've been taking shelter beneath as steel wax. now what we know about the way in which a russian sir at targeting v it remaining ukrainians inside marian po. well, we heard from the spokes person of the self declared militia or army of the dentist peoples republic this morning. and he issued a statement saying that a self declared dp of fighters were going to be participating with russian forces in a renewed attack on those still works. as you say, we know that russia, russian defense ministry gave the remaining ukrainian fighters both marines and members of the as of battalion,

a very effective ukrainian fighting force. admirable the opportunity to leave those still works, the surrendered, put down their arms and promised that their lives would be saved. and yet again, that is the 2nd time that offers being made in 2 days. yet again, those ukrainian forces refusing that offer. but it was this afternoon when we heard from the deputy of the deputy commander of the as of battalion released a statement demanding some sort of corridor be set up not for ukrainian military and the as of battalion fighters to leave. but for what he described as the injured and the sick and dead bodies to be, to be allowed to leave that building. so that building being one huge, great soviet, a soviet built still works as you say with them when the stand tunnels and around around

a 1000 civilians are hiding underneath it. so we're no sign that the ukrainian force is going to give up on that fight. we know what it means to the russians, because, of course, if they took full control of marable, it would give them a land corridor from the east, this area all the way through to crimea, so that fight goes on. and so with it, the phase fully what's estimated to be around $10000.00 civilians still trapped in mary opal. thank you very much, chance ratford and krakowski and ukraine. oh, well it turn our charges dosage of vari. she has more on the latest military developments from moscow. the russian foreign minister surgery love rob was asked whether or not at the russian military would ever consider using their and tactical nuclear weapons that they have in their military arsenal. and the foreign minister was adamant that the russian military will continue to use what he called

conventional weapons during this conflict in ukraine at the russian defense minister survey. chicago has also been speaking to a number of military personnel at a meeting here in moscow. and according to the russian defense minister, the reason that this conflict is continuing to drag on for so long. this is now day $55.00 of the so called special military operation, which began on february 24th. the reason for the fact that it's taking this long is that according to the defense minister, the united states continuing to supply weapons and aid to the government in kiev, is really very an issue at the heart of this conflict. dragging on for this long at survey chicago saying that the united states has a really continue to pour weapons into ukraine to try and drag this conflict as long as possible in an attempt to and continue to destabilize and weaken russia and its influence in the region. well, you,

inspector general says the lives of hundreds of thousands of people hang in the balance and is called for a truce during the orthodox easter weekend. to though i am calling for a 4 day holy week, humanitarian balls beginning on the holy sort of bends, robbing syracusa sunday. april 20 force to allow for the opening of a series of humanitarian corridors. do met, italian pause would provide the necessary conditions to meet to crucial imperatives . first, safe bressard of all civilians willing to leave the areas of current and expect. we'll go from vacation in court. the motion with international commute, the graph cross seconds beyond humanitarian operations, already taking place, but balls we will all for the safe delivery of life saving humanitarian aid to people in the heart of us. it areas such as mario ball care, some don outs and lawns, will ukraine,

state nuclear agency is released video showing positions abandoned by russian forces and nature, nobly exclusion zone. russia took control of the damage shuttle nuclear plant and the surrounding exclusions on at the start of the war. the surrounding area is called the red forest and it's one of the most radioactive places on earth. the video shows tags, disturbed soil and soldiers dug trenches exposing troops to what ukraine's nuclear agents, he says, would be significant doses of radiation. ah, at least 15 people have died in afghanistan's capital. kabul after bombs exploded in a neighborhood that's dominated by the sheer has, are a community. one of the targets was a boy's school. it's not clear who is behind the blossom, though. the group affiliated with i sell has attacked the same area in the past.

fenton monahan has more blood on the streets of cobble explosives designated near this school. as children were leaving their morning classes, several people are dead and children are among the injured for georgia and we are close to the school. i quickly came to the side when the 1st bloss happened to see if everything was okay. i went to the top of my house to see what was going on. there was a crowd of people over there. i was standing on the roof of my house and cold my children to enter the harm. suddenly the 2nd blast happened and i got injured. the victims are members of the has ara a, she a minority group. there community and this neighborhood have previously been targets of ice will attacks. the governing taliban says the security situation is under control, but i'll warn the violence may be on the rise. the most important thing that we have to talk about and we have to consider is the franchise nature of the security can easily be disrupted. it could easily be in danger as we have seen today. so

therefore, i think a lot has to be done on the part of the taliban to, to, to provide if you please could get it to the entire population of one is done. but it is going to be impossible for them. because if you see the economic hardship division for jasmine in the public discontent that is going with, with the passing day, all those teams combined together, i think it was going to be difficult for them back at the school security forces arrived to seal off the area the taliban has been cracking down armed groups since it came to power in august. but this latest attack is a reminder that security remains one of its biggest challenges that martin al jazeera. now to shall anchor where police have use live ammunition against protest is blocking highway, killing one person and injury 19 the 1st death of a protest there, injury weeks of demonstrations demanding the resignation of president. gotta write your tax opposition and p, the calling for a no confidence vote. just

a day after the president appoints in cabinet junkers struggling with its worst economic crisis since independence. this is led to power cuts and shortages of food, fuel and medicines. the economy stuff going down in the security of the country and the health system is in great danger. so what we need is the basic president. these will be both and they were very poor in the country. both foster ideas operate independent. so does that mean a sudden, broadness perfect sounds good? well, john ferrara is the executive director of the national peace council of shanker and says, there's a risk of further escalation if the government quacks down more. i think it says show that people see that the government is responsive to what they are demanding and what they do you mind is no less than the president and the prime minister both right,

who are presently holding those positions. i think that if this crisis that not to resolve it, the president should say, there are people not blocking the road and it really tracks because they know to them and know that recently is spreading throughout the country now. so something has to be done. but yeah, really concerned is that the government might be down using the meat of yahoo that i only agreed without is there a life in london mostly on the program is angry in the occupied by bank as palestinian protest against thousands of israelis has been marching hundreds dead and millions without water in south africa, the government declares an emergency on last week's devastating floods.

ah, hello, the weather's looking well hotter in scandinavia than spain over the next couple of days, we got lots of sunshine into central and northern parts of europe. we've got very low pressure bringing some very disturbed weather, just around that western side of the mediterranean, into spain and porch girls kind of active low. this big waves coming into the east side of spain, some snow. i with the amount as yet cold enough as nitrate, temperatures around 12 celsius in the cloud and the rain for the north. well, all slope 18 degrees, that celsius staff or star common. it stays pleasantly warm as we go on into work thursday. notice some wet weather still there across eastern parts of the mediterranean, that wear to weather that we do have a cross sir. central parts of europe pushing across the med eating away from space . a things will gradually start to cheer up fine and dry by the state up towards

the northwest. not too bad london at around 15 degrees celsius. fine and dry. of course, northeast and parts of africa. some lie, be showers there up towards the northwest, and those showers lingering just around the gulf of guinea, some very heavy showers coming back here. meanwhile, i'm pleased to say we have got dry weather for that eastern side of south africa with where to whether making his way into mozambique ah. in the 30 lands of former mesopotamia, where the 1st settlements formed the cradle of civilization, iraqi people who depended on the tigris and euphrates for centuries can no longer make a living on rivers blighted by will and pollution out of their world reveals how the man may decline one of history's most famed ancient environments,

leaving its peoples struggling to survive iraq's dying rivers. oh, i come back and look at the main development. so following now, us president joe biden says his country will be sending more artillery to ukraine as the war moves into a new phase in what's been labeled the battle of the dawn bass. thousands of russian troops have been deployed to the region. and ukraine says that the city of camina has been seized by russian troops and at least 15 people, kelvin bombs exploded in afghan histones capital. kabul and all the 30 people were injured. the 3 bloss targeted schools and

a neighborhood in west cobble police and sherlock reviews, live ammunition against protectors blocking a highway, killing one person an injury. 19. this is the 1st death of a protest to during weeks of demonstrations demanding resignation on president got to buy a raj, a boxer. when i voted in east timor choosing venue, president, it's a race between the incumbent, frances good ca, terrorist and the former president, joe se ramos horta. jessica washington reports on this. now. as he shows, youngest country goes to the polls. alt rivals face off once again in the final round of presidential elections, incumbent francisco. look with that if says he is focused on the economy and improving people's quality of life. i want a prosperous economy will try not to incur unnecessary debt except to improve people's lives. in march, 16 candidates contested round one of the elections could terrace one only 22

percent of the votes. while his opponent nobel laureate jose ramos horta got nearly high politics in east timor, also known as stimulus day, is dominated by older men who are respected for their roles in the countries fight for independence from indonesia, occupation. both candidates are from a generation of what a widely viewed as revolutionary heroes, who now make up the political elite. they competed in elections in 2007 to which ramos horta, one is more respectful. the older politicians. there's a lot of respect. ready their resistance, generation and the difference, but people are asking the question, oh, how long can this generation dominate? paul's example was that, as he cast his own ballot ramos horta said he would prioritize building regional ties. ag, foreign policy from absolute. but i already asked young membership around 40 percent of people in east timor live in poverty,

as people queued in the sun waiting to have their say many a hoping for solutions to high unemployment and improvements to health care and education. political stability is on the minds of many voters to a long standing rivalry between the 2 major parties has created a political deadlock that prevented the government passing a budget. but it, and i hope that no one will forget their promises made during the campaign, will have to keep reminding them. so those promises are well implemented in the community. some analysts say the growing number of young voters are getting tired of the political dramas of the past being continually dredged up. and that's putting them off supporting the 2 biggest parties, c, n r t and franklin. i don't think they see themselves represent in representing any their agendas, and i think that's something that boats the inner t m. frightening or struggling with with their representation of young people. and our voters have a choice between 2 candidates, both played important roles in their nation's past,

and hope they will to in future. jessica, washington al jazeera. in all the news, at least 5 palestinians have been detained. another $79.00 injured off to demonstrate demonstrations for with israeli troops in the occupied westbank hotel, broke out in the village of berk. after these railey army close roads to help protect thousands of jewish settlers. they were marching towards it, demolished, illegal, 2nd calling for it to be reopened. the homage settlement was evacuated in 2005. it's part of israel so called gaza disengagement plan. mid abram has mo, from ramallah in the occupied west bank. these radio army has already declared the area, i doubt the illegal supplement outpost of omission at close military zone since december. yet, we're still seeing hundreds and hundreds of settlers come to that area, raid this side, with the protection of these really army,

was talking about more than 600 or 650000. is the settlers living in more than $200.00 illegal is really settlement and of course health posts scattered across the west bank, which is why many palestinians will tell you that they feel like they're now living in. i lins our supplements these settlements. enjoy this a port or from the israeli government. they have the resources, the dig palestinian resources, they have infrastructure and they are expanding and expanding at the expense of the palestinians. when we talk about homes, which is the illegal is really is settlement that was evacuated in 2005 as part of the gauze of disengagement flat according to what israel has called it. this a settlement has been proven. why is really courts that it was built on private palestinian land?

south africa has declared a national disaster after a storm killed. hundreds of people present several ram, opposed to says that much more needs to be done to shore up defenses against the effects of climate change. and that requires investment up to $400.00 millimeters of rain, fell in the province. of course it in a towel last week, in the space of 24 hours for me to mila has this report now. one of the heavy rains have stopped, but the crisis is still unfolding. south africa's national defense for says 10000 troops will hit to the quote, zulu natal province to help clear out the devastation left by days of flooding. more than 400 people were killed, dozens are missing. this risky team is looking for one of them. la before no market . we're out here helping. looking for our neighbor. we're sure she was swift by the river because we found her son's body nearby. but she is still missing. families

are left to wait and manage. one painful struggle after another is the most in new york one and this is about the situation is bad. her son is already at the move. but since we haven't found his mother yet, we don't know where to lay his remains. mark the floods left thousands of people homeless. it also knocked out power and water services. president sal, rama poyser, says climate change feel the disaster and new measures a needed to prepare for extreme whether we need to increase our investment employment adaptation measures to better safeguard communities against the effects of climate change. the government has declared a state of disaster with nearly $7000000.00 allocated for relief efforts. with communities hit hard, risky team say it will take more than time and money to fully recover from either mala al jazeera. we go to hong kong, now the territory is one of the few places in the world. still pursuing

a 0 covert policy. the large number of people having to spend time in quarantine is adding to already serious pollution and waste problems. brianca gupta explains remote controls, pillows, cutlery, almost everything in this quarantine hotel in hong kong that can be touched by people's hands. it's wrapped in plastic. the government is determined to keep the krona virus out, seemingly at any cost. every single one of the staff members here was full p, p. you know, the gowns, the glass, the hats, and that every staff member and on every school, even just that in itself, the huge amount of wasted, a huge amount that's being thrown in, you know, to the been and none of that is able to be recycled. hong kong dumps more than 2300

tons of plastic waste every day. most of it is disposed in these landfills. since the pandemic, disposable waste has been piling up, even along its white, sandy beaches. the process, oh, fall we far green way. while crockett ah, well, it's about 11 percent who's a small percentage and so you're worth nearly 90 percent of your prospect ways either end up in ordering fields or you end up in the later these hastily meet quarantine facilities cannot be used long term for housing. and are also adding to the problem. everything is non standards. the ground formation aside formation is non standard, doesn't comply with any particular building standards. we have in hong kong. the structure set up placement top are temporary, so they had a short lifespan. and then already we have seen issues when the reserve heavy rain,

we have the watering issues and so on. last week, the government's environmental advisors suggested ways to change hong kong throwaway culture. but many are concerned the pandemic and the tear trees 0 corporate strategy. me heard those efforts. brown. good though. i'll to sierra play more to be found here al jazeera dot com is the address. ah, the main stories now and you as president joe biden is saying his country will be sending more artillery to ukraine as the war moves into a new phase in what's been label the battle of the don bass. thousands of russian troops have been deployed in the region and ukraine now says that the city of camina has been seized by russian troops, but ukrainian forces are continuing to resist. and president,