ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, ukraine's president says russia plans to storm key if in the coming hours as troops close in on the capital. president zalinski released a video earlier to counter propaganda that he'd fled the city. thousands of civilians have taken shelter after loud explosions. hit key f throughout the day. also coming out, you probably have to wear many away from the war and saving my life and my children's life. yet the russian invasion has sent tens of thousands of families clean to neighboring countries.

ah, i'm ami at ease of welcome ukrainian president vladimir. so then ski expects russia to start a ground assault on key of over night. troops have been closing in on the capital after russia launched an aerial attack earlier on. friday. explosions were heard throughout the day, and many residents have now taken shelter for the night. the government says it has handed out thousands of guns and is urging ordinary citizens to build petro bombs to resist the northern outskirts of kiff. the front lines in the russian assault on ukraine's capital volunteers have taken up arms to defend the city. but without heavy defensive weapons, there's only so much they can do is not enough. a lot of school stuff like that. that is not enough and not, not a film for them i need this is something before they've

outnumbered and outgunned, but refusing to quit ukraine's cabinet sent a message of encouragement on social media laval with but event thought the president is here. we're all here. he's good our military or want to citizens of society are here we do. we're all here defending our independence, our country. and it will remain so slow, much glory to our men and women defenders some glory to ukraine. flow green are off . many of those who aren't picking up arms or taking refuge in the cities metro old is the way it's safer under ground from a show i even woke up today with the news that there was shelling in the central area. i'm a show, they can even target our house, but i don't so it's safer, underground garage, but more about the also the shelter in our building is not as deep underground as

the metro station. but hello john, up at a local, national, within for those who want to get out of the city, find roads choked with vehicles, some out of gas or abandoned by those who continued on foot. the situation at kiev central train station doesn't look much better. oh so again with them since we've been trying all day since this morning, as you can see here, it's unrealistic just no, there's lots of as a dog we can't fit, we're going back to save. you don't go with them. you have to push through, but how we supposed to do that with a child. the dog is scared, is dangerous. we won't go. and honestly, i don't have the energy to wait for the next one. i just don't. but even getting out of give is no guarantee of safety. many men of fighting age who make it to the border, are being turned back by the ukrainian military and told to report to the front

lines yellow. did you cross the border on foot? yes. yes, we got across without any problems, you know, over any other problems on the border was on fella for the had finance lied from 18 to 60. the ukrainian said that for the, for the turning them back. yes, they get in line about bilateral and buy it again and tell them no luck with them. d, w correspondent, nick connelly joins us on the line. he wasn't key of but was forced to flee. nick, you've spent all day on the road. where are you now and what did you see along the way? there so i'm in, it's a prevent provincial capital, about 200 close to southwest of kids. took about 10 hours to make that to come to journey. as we had to report crazy, crazy traffic on all the roads leading west and south west people trying to get either closer to the you opponent, to potentially leaving the country. or just get away from the russian troops that

are heading towards kids from the north, from beller schools in the northeast, from russia, with ukraine. i'd say though, it was extraordinary for all the number people out that people weren't really panicking. yes, they were under pressure to get out. yes, they were trying to get as far away as possible from the dressing chips. but you didn't see people pushing ahead and didn't see people getting into conflict of who was going to get actual 1st use. so i kind of sense lots people that even though they've been trying to commit themselves, all these headlines about russian troops on their borders would just blow off just part of the diplomatic game they had at some level, prepared themselves with venture. and kind of were dealing with it, despite all the pressure on them, we definitely heard russian ation and it's going to us just allows here. and so we had to go down to an average filter. off the sirens went off. thankfully there was nothing we could tell, no bombing or rocket attack,

but we spent about an hour in the ordinary residential district. bomb shelter, talking to people there. an interesting kind of cross section of science from indian students studying it said to young families with small kids trying to distract the young kids from the scariness of being in this kind of environment underground with kind of strange lighting sitting on breeze books. and then you had an end of the family who had actually left the 1st conflict that you had with russia and you can go back in 2014 had moved west to get away from that conflict with can ask themselves if history was gonna repeat itself. so this is now a normal experience, who are ukrainians having to wait on time dash recover? but for the most part, people are keeping calm and dealing with this is best. again, i wanted to ask you more about that because you've been reporting for months that people in key of have been keeping calm. now is there still some lingering hope

that this will be over soon, or are people staying here because it's more case of them having no other choice? i think actually kid, you know, the big cities are the place where people are most likely to have the financial resources and the connections to have a plan be to go somewhere else and a deep use or to stream of people leaving you today. often in fairly small cause people with money, people who probably have the option to go somewhere else. but in the other direction, you saw people. ukraine soldiers also seemingly some volunteer heading to the opposite direction, heading to give to fight for ukraine control over the capital. and i think there is a sense among lots of these ukranian, even just normal systems who are, you know, taking those weapons with the company been handing out. you mentioned earlier, we'll be learning how to make motels and that this is their home. they are at rights to protect their home. this is another country that has invaded them in the middle of the night without any good reason. and then motivation is necessarily

going to be a stronger and more assistant one than russian soldiers. often enough, it seems we're just told they were next side on the board with ukraine and went really given any kind of explanation of why they should invade ukraine, why they should be on the, on the territory of a neighboring state that hasn't attacked russia. so there's different feeling here of being in the rights and wishing also to stand up for their country in a way that didn't happen. 24 team members who was able to pick off crimea without much fight, because ukraine was basically in chaos. so there's different, very strong reservation and lethal social media and obviously in times of war, this propaganda about you don't really get a full picture of what's actually happening. frontline, both sides trying to sense. so what we see, but just seemed like the weapons that western countries supplied, especially against tanks, have been quite successful in keeping those russian forces back here. well, those are ordinary citizens. what about the ukranian president?

he's refused to leave the country despite being target number one and he put it, what's his reasoning? well this is all about the optics, and this is about saying that they are not running scared even though they were taken back, surprised by this attack. that basically happened in the night at the same time as the russian ambassador to the un was talking about diplomacy that they are on the ground. they're not going to run away and that they're going to sit this out. and it's about showing systems that they should keep calm if they need to ship is willing to put itself in danger. and coupon partnering with corresponding nick connelly. thank you. next, they say from us and now here's a look at the latest international development prompted by the russian invasion of ukraine. russia has vetoed a un security council resolution condemning its invasion china, india and the united arab emirates, abstained from the vote. ukraine and russia are discussing a time and place for potential peace talks. according to present zelinski

spokesperson, nato secretary general young st oldenburg, says the military alliance will send more weapons to ukraine, including air defenses. now european union leaders have agreed to impose new things since on russia over its war on ukraine. but they once again held back from cutting russia from the global swift payment's pro system. that was after some resistance from countries including germany. speaking from brussels, you foreign policy chief just step or el, confirmed the blocks plans to free his russian assets, including those of president vladimir putin and his foreign ministers, their galeb, off shore prejudice put in for a minister of ralph at least of sanction people together with remaining members, the duma who supporting discretion and also with a members of the shoot trash and security council. the u. s. the u. k. and canada have also confirmed that they're bringing measures that target prudent and lever off will bring you more on these sanctions. and what they mean in our business

update with christy clubs and that's coming up in a few moments. the russian invasion has prompted many ukrainians to flee the country. the un says that more than $50000.00 have already left heading for neighboring countries. neighboring countries like poland, moldova, and hungry. but there has been heartbreak at the border for many, with men of military age, separated from their families, and ordered to stay in ukraine. all they have with them is what they can carry people streaming out of ukraine into neighboring countries like poland. this woman and her 3 children watch the last 15 kilometers. younger you come up, we have to guy. if we're running away from the war and saving my life and my children's lives with her husband drove the family as close to the border as possible. but he is not allowed to cross men of fighting age can't leave ukraine. many families are being separated at the border, new doors of,

of so my husband has to join the army. he has no choice. it's the same situation at the slovak, in border. some people have friends and family waiting to pick them up. this ukranian woman's sister is supposed to arrive any moment. we're scared buzz we tried to give call. want to make some think. oh i we're us. our family. and at the hungarian border, more people escaping ukraine. the fighting hasn't reached their region, but they are afraid. let me go to virginia. we had to leave everything behind our whole lives at home. it's awful god, you got to put a slow food blow back at the polish border. people wait at the nearby train station . one woman has come all the way from keith. where russian troops are closing in took my thumb and go somewhere, doesn't matter, but not in ukraine, because dangerous nazzo the queues at the ukraine, poland border,

stretched for kilometers on friday evening. all the people here just want to get at and get to safety. detail, these oliver toss has been at the border between hungry and ukraine, and he sent us this report. i'm standing here on the hungarian side of the ukrainian border and bed. actual and people are constantly coming here, most of them trans, carpathian hungarians, arriving on foot with suitcases and bags and getting into cars on the hungarian side door. our load of families with small children. last night we saw many young men, but then a new rule comes into force at midnight, and the ukrainian citizens, aged between 18 and 60, are not allowed true. they will be conscripted to fight against the russians. we spoke to a young hungarian who got true, it's 11 pm yesterday and he knows of many who have been turned back from the border dos who have hungarian passport. cast the across to day. they are going to relatives in hungary. i spoke to an elderly lady whose grandchildren crossed the

border last night, but she stayed. she just came across this morning for food. shops on the ukrainians side are empty and pressed. all is hard to come by. many elderly people do not want to leave their homes with several saying that the russians are still too far away from their region. the q at the border is slow, but many more trying to cross to day. and in the coming days. and the world of sports is also reacting to russia's invasion of ukraine this year, as champions league final on may 28th will take place in paris instead of the russian city of saint petersburg, european footballs, governing body. you eva named the shot, the false as the new location for the final moving the game from st. petersburg, gas pro marina. in a separate move german football club shocker announced that they will remove the gas prom logo from their shirts. russian energy giant, currently also sponsors wave. you're watching t

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