each time, and he's once lived in this village called zeek. now that are only 20 people here, say they have nowhere else to go. so they have to stay out until they're allowed to return to their home after midnight. and the military drill would continue for 3 days, which means they'll have to go through this again, twice this week. ah, the un chief is in ukraine for the 1st time in the 2 month was saying for himself, a town where russia is accused of killing civilians. ah, hello, i am emily anglin. this is al jazeera alive from dough house that coming up. i plan . nationwide slides underway in sri lanka, the latest protest against the government's handling of the economy,

increasing urgency in china's capital as it tries to clamp down on a curve at 19 outbreak. and i'm tony ching on the toy coast. what coping 19 shopped down to lead to a rejuvenation of marine life, the return of tourists is the threat we begin at now in keys where we've been following the development of un secretary general antonio terrace. he has just left boucher, which was the scene of some alleged atrocities by russia. you and thank you. daniel antonio gutierrez is visiting ukraine after being in moscow last hour. he was in a board yank up near the capital where he was speaking to residence amongst heavy security and it appears there is still very much a high security presence around the un secretary. it's delayed till now head on to

a pin and we have been following his movements throughout his time in ukraine. russian forces allegedly committed a litany of apparent war crimes in this area of boucher during their occupation of the town which is about 30 kilometers north west of the capitol. hill terrace has called from moscow and keith to work together to set up aid and evacuation corridors. it's been more than 2 months since rush is invasion of ukraine, and it appears that the un secretary general is now heading off to his next location. for more on his visit to ukraine, let's bring in hud abdel honeyed who joins us from boucher on the fine. hello, the humming what's expected to happen at his next location. why we're actually in the convoy heading to air. that's another town that has been badly while the russian during the russian completion. then you probably remember very dramatic pictures of the 1000000 clean understanding from

a bridge that had been bombed out. that may be scheduled for the secretary general . tell him burn young can boots were very brief. he filled the station for himself. he still still burned out. the apartment long houses black into the ground and in boucher he went to the side where imagine grey was found. now in boy again, he did say that more in the 21st century wasn't there. and then he went on a personal note saying that he could imagine his granddaughter living in one of those apartment blocks that were completely charged and reduce the carcass. and imagining his granddaughter leaving in a panic with the understanding that was of a personal note from the secretary general. come with agent going to happen when he

returns to he, where he needs to be part minutes to meet you. and then the president will end up here again that those you many period calling doors that the secretary general has been calling for in coordination in the international red cross hall to stay with us. we want to hear more of your thoughts on his visit. we're just going to get the lightest from the un secretary. he spoke a short time ago in boucher okay. when is a problem with when receive is lou or end but it makes me feel important. it is a thorough investigation and accountability i am glad

that or he says that the situation that the prosecutor's office was already here. i fully support the international community more than by appealed to the russian federation to accept to corporate, to national in the middle court. but when we talk war crimes, we cannot forget that one of crimes is war itself. thank you very much. your. i sent the hearings over in the book about hollywood. ok, let's bring back halter abdel handmade who has following good terry's visit her. this conflict has certainly tested the limits of un deployment. see how much of a challenge has the spain to or for the secretary general was usually he has come under a lot of criticism. you know, we are to

a month into the war and he's just coming now to see for him. so, but what has happened and that is the back of several high level visits over the past few weeks. areas where. 3 now ukraine has expense this appointment. i'm tristan with. what is the lack of action from do you, i mean, can you remember some point president, he was rushed to be a security council, which is something that is very difficult for the sticker here in general to make it happen. but so he can also offer anything when it comes to make an end to end counseling, to bring as the fire that is not on the table anytime soon. what he can do is we can talk about war crimes, an investigation, and he needs

a statement. i had a saying that there was a growing evidence was crime that happened not only does areas and he's in a meeting this morning, but also in other places around the country like i, we still don't have to think of what happened in murder you fall. so he's going to concentrate on the carry and track. tried to bring about now the call re doors. safe passage is for people especially know that as long as you planned in my you when it goes to be around that, a 1000 civilians that i think the biggest challenge will be to make sure that among them you don't have some of there is also up in the lands that need to take off the military uniform and then tries to get out among

something that russia would not accept any condition towards that remaining area. and doors also in other places around the country in the south east. now, last year i'm making no advance in the region. all of that the secretary general's can try to help and try to bring about a very difficult challenge because of the level of trust between you claim or i thank you very much for bringing us up to fade honda. how made a live for us following you terrorist visit to ukraine and cross back to he's expected to be open that next. thank you. hold on me my on the battlefield. ukrainian forces are facing the russian military in the east. there's been fees fighting in the dumbass region. russian forces have taken these 2 towns, pushing towards the cities of lyman and them pass not on the front line defended by

ukrainian troops. memo russian forces continuing their bombardment on people trapped in the steel plants. in the city of merrier home, thousands of troops and civilians are inside. the as of facility president vladimir persian says there's no russian military operation there. but ukrainian officials say you manage harry and cas catastrophe is unfolding at the plans when they put any there over 600 wounded men in our group with different levels. and they really need medical attention and health care. there is no medical personnel, all medication. there are also a wounded civilian, hundreds of people, the dozens of children. many people have limited mobility. the situation is very difficult. there are huge problems with water and food completely extraction procedure. today is not 19402022. people will simply die here. as rough dimensions rally behind ukraine,

vladimir persian has warned of consequences for any country that interferes with russia's military campaign. vietnam, if anyone would want to interfere with what's happening in ukraine now from the outside, they have to know rushes response will be sweet and fast. we have all sorts of tools that the west cannot obtain, and we will not post of our weapons, but we will use them if need be, and i want everyone to know that name all tensions arriving in a pro ration break away region of mall dover after series of attacks in recent days, the interior ministry of transmit stress says shots were fired on wednesday from ukraine, toward the village, housing and ammunition department on tuesday it said 2 explosions, damage radio and can i, in another village, may, packet has more from case you know, ukraine's interpretation of what's happened to entrust nisha is that this is very much a false flag operation, orchestrated by russia or to justify possibly bolstering russia's troop presence

within the trans nice year. there is a sizable russian speaking population in the region. and of course, we know historically that russia has used the defense of russian speakers as a reason for moving military into regions, of course has happened in the done yes, because half a little hamster in the 2008 warwick georgia that happened in south of sasha as well, the moldova, and believe that they may well be some internal dispute going on in trends. these dad, what we're seeing are acts of sabotage from within. the russians have said that they're watching what's going on in transit to very, very closely indeed saying that they don't want to see the area being drawn into a wider conflict. the question is really logistically whether russia could actually, if it wanted to send troops into the area, it's failed to a stage or some previous landing in odessa. there are very few options as to how troops could actually access the region for the time being though. oh, security services are more dover and ukraine are watching very, very closely what's happening there. of course, if this continues on

a regular basis, they may well have to reevaluate their own security situation here. mold over pauper and to the east, of course, in the ukraine, that is very, very worried about their suddenly being a new front opening in the west of the country as well as take a look at some other world news. now, a national strike is under wayne sri lanka, as part of protests against the government's handling of a devastating economic crisis. happy day. members in 500 different trade unions and marching across the capital, colombo opposition parties have organized 6 days of protests across the country, shall hankins have been dealing with shortages of fuel, sued, and medicine for weeks. michelle fernandez is joining us from columbia. hallow them anal how big east is nationwide strike. and what to protest is want, i knew i knew that you know, that i could do about this attracted participation across the board. the whole

government, like right now, i'm outside the biggest national hospital in columbia. and what do you need just over my shoulder is some of the work. i know they have basically stepped out for 2 hours in solidarity with the general strike because they say the unions ahead of you. it is particularly say they don't want to be convenient to public even further because what this an investment on these die because they don't have the supplies. the needed medicines on that i who would shortage is not because of the supply issue is that the government could not provide and that is one of the problems they are facing. so these are sort of stuff. as you can see, nurses you call the attendance that are don't have their own that have joined up in solidarity. just step out for 2 hours. i would all around the country. there are basically protested film across the state, as i said, the electricity board,

the course and services that trains are not working, teachers haven't gone to a school with pretty much crippled life in general. as all of these unions take part in this one day symbolic strength, urging the government to step down basically to resign. because they seem to have just not come up at the mark. they have a century brought the country to it and it's time that the resigned order. good article. yeah. all right, thank you very much. michelle fernandez, live for us in that colombo, we're going to head live now back to ukraine. way un secretary general and tony a good terrorist, he's touring the country. he has been me, the capital bard yang path, and then he went on to butcher and now he is in the air pin. he has vain at speaking to a residence, as well as members of what appears to be craniums military force. gutierrez, his co, from moscow, and keith, to work together to set up aid and evacuation cargoes seem more than 2 months since

rushes invasion of the crime. the conflict says to the limits of you in diplomacy and has been the biggest challenge yet for the secretary general. if he's to be heavy security following the secretary general as he moved around and he speaks to local residents and assess the damage, you can say a house building that has been damaged by some sort of a strike. and so he's been assessing the damage and speaking to locals, about what they have been witnessing and what they've been enduring over the last 2 months since russia's invasion. all right, let's bring in our correspondent to homie who has been following the secretary general's movements. what a, what is he doing in pain and how is that differing from his to is of future and borrowed yankee? well, it is in difference is know,

much difference. it's the same story wherever you go. destruction charge bill being civilians who have lost all their livelihood. the secretary general is actually back. if you can see him, he's having a walk scene point himself up and close. what happened? speaking to people and get an overall picture. it differs here, may be a little bit from what he has seen in boucher as there he went to the side of where that mass grave was found following the pull out of the russian soldiers there. oh he is. he has said that he was dead. that war is an absurdity. he had said that he could just imagine his own family and fleeing and panic for safety. i'm just going to take a little that out. tutor general told us she considers being a war crimes since it has targeted civilian houses. now you have the same thing on

this side. if adult could just turn the camera again, a whole apartment block completely deva stated. the secretary general has been talking about war crimes. we spoke to the prosecutor general just 2 days ago, and she told us, there is not only an effort to record all this by the ukraine is, but also french investigators are taking part. the international criminal court is taking part. the u. m is taking part, and every single incident that happened is being recorded at the moment. she says so far more than 8000 cases of what they consider allege war crimes. and that list is mounting as we still don't have the full image of what has happened in a cave and more you, paul, what is unfold? being in the war for the dumbass in the east of the country. and then there's another war happening in the south of the country. i know the secretary general

a seeing up and close for himself. what do you kristen is have been talking about, and that is something that president zelinski wanted him to see before heading to moscow. he said that very publicly, during a press conference, he thought it was a bit ambiguous to go and visit 1st, the aggressor and then come to the victims. i think the secretary general made a point to come here. first, he is going been have these high level meetings later on in the day with both the foreign minister and president zalinski. how is he being received there? i mean, who's around him? describe the personnel that are around him? are they residence as a security and how, how is he being received by the broader community there? well, he is going around with very heavy security and a large number of journalists, as you can see, has had very little contact with local resident residence from what we have seen. these have been very quick pit stops when i say he's 1st started in bird bianca

then boots, and this is his final as the stop of this short trip in north of cave. but in general, a lot of ukrainians had expressed frustration in conversations that had with them before they said, do you and should be the body, the mechanism that should be able to interfere in all of that and stop this war. they thought that even before the war started, do you and was in doing a much it might have been very difficult for the secretary general to have the 2 side c i to i it's totally is difficult at the moment and is quite clear that that's why he's concentrating under humanitarian efforts that the un in coordination with international red cross could give rather than try to bring about some sort of choose a ceasefire. that is not at the table. on the table at the moment president zalinski said he was willing to kickstart the negotiations again. he said that he's

willing to meet personally with president bruton, but that's there's no indication that that could happen at any time soon. i think the war that is unfolding in the ease that the battle for new numbers is something that will really very much determine the course of what happens. and thank you very much on it with us 100 because i believe that good terrorist is speaking. let you see if we can listen to with okay, 100, that was very brief and we didn't catch anything at all. or if i may ask, you've been in ukraine now for several weeks and you've been covering all manner of different things you would in that the train station when that president zalinski was speaking, how does the security detail differ to what you've seen and witnessed said with the ukranian president what i think is the level,

the president zelinski actually only so him arriving down that the escalator at the press conference. we don't know if a way he arrived at where he left to so so to lead his security is a much bigger than this, which is quite actually impressive in the 1st place. but certainly president zelinski at the moment as a very quick movement at what we understand. he doesn't stay very long in one place at the same time. and is we don't even know where he works from most of the day could have been, could be in his office, could be at another location. but security is a huge concern for anyone coming to live here. or the secretary general for himself could have heard the air, sorry, is going off off quite often in the keys, but it hasn't been targeted for the past few days. but it is a concern. anyone you speak to here tell you that you know, you actually rather,

you see that the army is still 45 positions around the capital around the town is not it. no one is considering that the war is over, even in this part of the country where there is no more russian presence where there hasn't been any shelling of re send bob the country has. there has been random challenger. russia has been targeted targeting several installation military installation, railway tracks, train stations around to come to you, so everybody is all the time on hire. alright hon a stay with us because we do have the audio of the un secretary general speaking a short time ago in epin a demo with all of the civilian

always by the highest in this building they was saying the highest price for the war. everybody remember we're going to war the highest prices, but when you're meeting with president, you believe that there is any improvement and how to just quickly before we let you go, what impact did you think this visit is going to have well that so we can properly hear it from president zalinski or in from what we understand. the 2 men are supposed to have a press conference later on in the day. and as we know,

prisoners zalinski is known for as bold and frank words. he says it as he thinks it . and he did say in the past that as i said earlier, that he thought that the secretary general should have come here. he thought that that was in his words, an ambiguous position now. so i'm pretty sure he will ask him, how come you went to moscow 1st before coming here? maybe the president will be happy about these attempt to make a humanitarian corridor that would help evacuate that. the estimated 1000 civilians that are held off in debt as fell as deal plant south of more you pull their situation is dire. we heard from the marine commander in that area who was saying that they had a large number of wounded about 600. if not more among them, people with disability children. and so if indeed the secretary general is able to

bring about those humanitarian corridors. i think presidents zalinski would take that very seriously and that will get some further analysis of the impacts of his trip. thank you for breaking down for us hot abdul hamid following gutierrez, visit in ukraine. moving on now and what's had to china, where officials in shanghai are concentrating on vaccinating the elderly as they battle the country's biggest corona virus outbreak. yet the city has been locked down for full wigs, while the 9000 new cases were detected on wednesday and 47 people have died. most of them were above the age of 18. and in beijing, its racing to contain its corona virus outbreak. closing some schools, as well as entertainment and 2 sides. officials found 50 new cases on wednesday. as i tried to test most of the 22000000 people who live in the city. they have been locked downs in some offices, homes, and university after infections were found them. katrina, you has more in the situation from aging. the situation you're engaging is quite 10

people are expecting that a lockdown could be announced that any day now because we are seeing numbers continue to rise, authorities have conducted so far, 2 rounds of mass testing a final one is due on friday to morrow. and after that, from those results, we'll see if there will be further restriction authorities have said so far, they have found at least $138.00 cases invasion, which doesn't sound like a lot, but this is the country that it's still maintaining. it's 0 tolerance approach towards curve in 19. so as a result we saw on thursday morning, a number of schools shut their doors in the classes online. many people, including our team, had been advised to work for him, firm and attainment. then years and tourist sites have also been closed. i think it's already doing all they can to avoid tissue wise locked down. so we have seen a few dozen neighborhoods for example barricaded,

enclosed up where they have found cases. but in other areas, it's still business as usual, but the streets are very quiet. meanwhile, in shanghai, they are still saying this city wide locked down, most of the city is 25000000 residents remain confined to their home authority, say they're thinking about whether some neighborhoods can have the restriction loosens, and that will depend on another round of mass testing but frustration is continuing that. i mean, this locked down and shot. i was only supposed to last for 4 days. and now we've seen it go into it for a week. maybe john thailand's west coast was made famous by the movie the beach got so popular that authorities bent service for 3 years to stop the environmental damage. as tony chang reports the success of that decision as to why the debate about moraine conservation. if i could stop the world and restart life, put the clock back. i think i'd restart like this red alex garland,

author of the beach. the movie released in 2000 and starring leonardo dicaprio was filmed here at my ebay and thailand. the flood of tourists that followed caused huge ecological damage. let boiler have before the government closed the bay, there was nothing left. but after a few years of closure, you see more reefs that, that more see life is making their way back to the bay. we saw a black tips, sharks, which he can see during low tide. the re planted corals are now home to nurseries of fish, including juvenile sharks. strict limits on the number of visitors are intended to minimize damage to the marine environment. swimming is now banned. after 2 years of cove, it shut downs. it's hope that my bay will tempt the tourist bag but it's under water . you see how marine life has thrived in the absence of visitors. the adult sharks from my a base nursery flit nervously through the corals. huge shoals of yellow snappers,

sweep along the edge of the reef, gently making way for uninvited guests. in the deeper ravines cracks and crevices full of life, a spiny lobster trying to avoid the dinner table. corals fanning out with signs of new growth. and if you want to find nemo, this is the place of lazy. well there, there, it's thriving when you're lucky enough to get a chance to see it. you wonder why they don't do everything you them have to charge reserve it. but just behind my a bay, there are no limits or checks. the tourists are backed by the boat load in the clear waters, the coral is bleached and marine life absent. i don't know why that we voted each other any will learn. so yes we, we don't have to wait for the course, or we don't have to wait for the corey to up and we can just live in front of the country. like we just learn to australia. we just learn how they manage the nation

about in the us. i think the have even been regular sightings of do guns. a shy ocean mammal thought to be the origin of the mermaid. miss fishermen say they ventured much closer to the shore since covered head out why? because of the lack of tourist during the college condemning nature is less disturbed. the most important factor for the gangs is c grass, which is that made for sauce. you wouldn't but to do guns. and now nowhere to be seen. scared off by boats carrying tourists back to the islands, tourists that after 2 years of locked down, a coming to find a paradise that could soon be lost. tony chang al jazeera southern thailand. ah.