ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to line from berlin. russian forces close in on kia satellite images show a 60 kilometer long convoy just north of the city. ukrainian forces have so far managed to fend all russian attacks on the capital. also coming out, rockets rained down on car kip, ukraine's. the 2nd largest city is bombarded as russia. adults see huge tactics. 40 say almost a 1000 residents have been killed and hundreds injured. and

a neighborly welcome people in eastern poland organized to help playing ukrainians and give them a ride, a hot meal and a place to stay. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. russian troops are continuing their advance on the ukrainian capital chia satellite images appear to show a convoy of military vehicles stretching more than 60 kilometers. just north of the city. the combo includes hundreds of armored vehicles, tanks and artillery. it was reported to be about 25 kilometers from kiya. the convoy appears to far larger than in similar satellite images. taken a day earlier. air raid sirens had been heard in the capital where city streets are empty due to an ongoing curfew. on my

a russian forces bombarded ukraine's 2nd biggest city car keep destroying dozens of residential buildings. ukraine authority say at least 9 people have been killed in the ongoing attack. ah, an onslaught in her chief, a city with 1500000 residents. ukraine sat, russia targeted residential buildings with volleys of rockets. people in the maternity ward forced to flee to a bomb shelter. murray, ukraine's president has condemned the bombardment calling for it to be brought the for an international tribunal. or he today, russian forces brutally attacked harkey using rockets and clearly a war crime, peaceful, city, peaceful residential areas, no military facilities, dozens of eye witness records prove this was not a mistake, but the deliberate destruction of people,

the russians knew where they were shooting with his new leg. moscow denies the accusations. ever more civilians are joining the fight to push back russian troops from har keith. we have so much as it may have 6 children at home and a wife or i'm from kirk eve. the day before yesterday i decided to take up arms and protect my city. and yes, and i knew when i made my decision, of course, my wife and my 10 year old son cried my eyes thought they tried to stop me from joining the fighters equal but finally they understood. it's our land that we have to defend. we can't back down so me as well. you you thought go? ukraine is also inviting foreigners to fight for the country as it braces for a new phase in the war. let's bring in maria de. he's a dia bell here, a resident in car key for maria, thanks for being with us. thanks for joining us on these very difficult circumstances. how are things looking in car? keep right now. hello. thank you for having me. so today the night was

free to come and the morning we've got to report that the grad shalon started. so again, this morning to residential building destroyed by russian system grants. and then about 2 am here. i've heard wary loud explosion, very close to where i leave. so, and it may deadly. it turned out that russian rock at god's, into the building of the regional administration demand administrative building. we just did just in the center of the seat on the main square across of the universe that day and near as many residential building as well military. now we're just looking at some of the pictures of that explosion you described that would appear to have happen just a short while ago. is that right?

yes, it happened exactly almost less than an hour ago, and there was a major explosion. and the why is this building is for symbolic is because it's not flat on top of the and already in 2014 russian horses trying to get control over. and they prep food rush and black on that. we'll do so. and that's why you know this, this has a symbolic meaning also for your brain, for food in who wants to put you on the need. but it won't happen. but now what he is doing, he is actually having people here, residents can park it. of course the just because you know, under the shelling that goes on every hour, there is no cost to deal with the food supply for medical supplies for any kind of assistance. are you planning to stay in car? keep maria. yes,

i do plan to stay because so this is my home and i want to defend it as much as i can. so given any how that might be needed to people, and i don't know, volunteering the given medical aid because you know, our men are now fighting on the rates of russians. is that the route on the outskirts of park? if so, yesterday that in the day before they go in from the 3 sites and now they kill and reveal and we have the reports of that the best among children, then that assumption horrible. and that is why we are here ready to fight to go to the last am because we have no other option. it's our home and we want to defend it . what about basic supplies? do you have access to essentially like food and water or people they're able to get by well, it's already running. we are, we are running out of supplies. so yesterday there will be lines in front of the

shops with supermarket, small supermarket, brad keels to because already almost nothing less and you can only get away from what is left and their bread is you can buy on the one log in for one. your sons, so basically the cell and continuous and it looks like that's what i have in mind. so they, they saw and they fit that will be located because there will been all possibility for what supplies and medical supply. what is more important, and that is why the like on the edge of the miniature and crisis and the international organizations that urgently begin a supply and, and on the, on the russian at that with what does need, it was essential. how are people in car keep dealing with this

situation, or are they able to find shelter in the city to be safe? well, we have metro underground is us as a shelter. so i know many families will spend their days as nice waste with their children. also people hide in the basement and we have a special ed in the residential area which are being hit by russian grad system system ethical it. so they spend their whole day to no, not going be able to come out of the basement, like sit them there for days with the children, look there and others who can fight with arms. they both the defense you and, and then also go patrol the streets and participate as much as they can. and then in pushing back russian troops out of the seats when they try to come in and hurry a thank you very much. that was maria of dia,

a resident in car. keith, thanks for talking with the stay for stay safe or for more. let's cross over to our correspondent fannie font shaw, who it joins us from in need to be funny. tell us what the situation is like where you are this morning. did are waking up to day number 6 of this full scale invasion . we spent with all of our neighbors and part of the night in the bunker as the air . right. serene st. went off again, people are on edge, they are nervous, was to happen today. and of course the increasingly concerned also about supply no just food, but very basics. gas, electricity, it's b i, it's march 1st, but it's very cold during the middle of winter, and ukraine. and people are really wondering just how long those supply chains can be kept open. so yes, even though i mean the west and part of ukraine, that so far was more or less a space from a bigger attacks. but they're also

a miniature warehouses, an important military airport in the a by 100 lensky. that was, shall during the past couple of they. so people have very much aware is just a matter of time unfortunately that they're also in this town. i are being threatened by a, by a potential artillery, but potential misses that we have seen a hit. so many pots of ukraine already, residential areas. we just heard of what's happening hot, keep it says really hot wrenching a to know that it's it's it's, it's not just a bond that full doubt, but did those bond entire change of supply to help? those who have been hurt injured are being made almost impossible to function. so very critical moments in ukraine also here where i am right now in hamilton ski, invest in ukraine. now, satellite image is funny. they appear to show a convoy of military vehicles stretching more than 60 kilometers long just north of

the city or people there were you are aware of that and how if so how they dealing with this knowledge yes, russian military is basically just regrouping right now. an attack on keith is imminent and people are very much aware of that. in fact, some of them have started to prepare molotov cocktails. really, it sounds very desperate in this situation. how do you confront the russia military with molotov cocktails? but at the same time, if you add up just how motivated people i, key of those who still stay in that city despite the threat that so imminent, that also tells you that people are ready to defend their country. now, president lensky decided yesterday to release prisoners who are able to join the military, able to fight already a few days ago, he said, any one who is able to hold an arm should get a gun. so a lot of guns have been issued here. of course is the concern no, some on local citizens, the thinks can go out of control in any in many ways right now. and

a key i can take over in many places a so far the situation, keith is relatively calm. there was few sirens going off of the night, but our colleagues are our local colleagues who are still in the city are reporting that at least they had a few hours of sleep. however, they're very, very nervous about what's to happen today. as this bulk of russian troops is basically almost encircling this, this entire city. and he's ready to strike funny we, i was just speaking to a resident of ha heath, which is under under bombardment right now. and access to basic supplies like food and water, essential items is now becoming very restricted. what's the situation with the central supplies where you are it's definitely better so far. he just sorting that reports on how to key if that the you basically a granted one a piece of bread per individual. it's not the case here yet. if you go into supermarket, you'll still find a very basic thing said depending on also of course,

in which municipality you are. and how many supermarkets i opened the was who have been through it. yes, we have seen those empty shelves, but we still had the impression that at least the very basics can still be guaranteed. now this can change any time, of course, if they are more attacks, a, be it of a on, on surrendering a places in the area here, and not just the military warehouses and the military airbus that i pointed out. but if those missiles that are coming actually all the way from belarus to here over, we are right now when they are going to destroy very critical infrastructure that is needed to actually keep the supply chain so open. so people are worried even though wants to still get their bread and get their even their vegetables in a supermarket today. just how long that's going to happen. as a result, lot of people stuck up on food and panic starts to set in. and also people who are here in this, well, so far was a relatively comp town of packing up and they are leaving the, trying to leave across the board. it's rumania and try to bring the or the that

they, they are families through safety. is there any hope funny among the people you're talking to there, that a diplomatic solution could be found in this conflict? because we do have ukraine and russia finally sitting down at the negotiating to actually we're talking about this very question with our neighbors a yesterday in the bunker. and they said they would like to have this a glimpse of hope. but at the same time, if this countries being bombed, while so called negotiation take place, they don't really hope that's going to be any time soon. now what we do now, of course, that after this of yeah, meeting between ration ukrainian delegation that ended without a breakthrough. so far. we know that the 2nd round is supposed to take place. it's unclear when, but the people here on the ground, they're actually calling on the allies in the western allies to say, please help us please us in terms of military,

please help us in terms of humanitarian aid. and please help us to bring an answer to it, to, to the students it wore to this a full scale invasion. so people don't really have a high hopes when it comes to negotiations with the aggressor, as they say, a via, via bella roost. they rather put their face into whatever is to come from the west valley. thank you very much. that was our corresponded funny father in western ukraine while the 1st emergency united nations general assembly session induct age, opened with a minute silence for those killed in ukraine or than a 100 nations have signed up to speak out about ukraine's invasion at the session. which continues today un secretary general antonio to deter, spoke of a moment of truths for humanity. a minute of silence. to mourn those killed and rushes days long ground and air attack on ukraine.

then nation after nation took to the podium condemning president vladimir putin swore on, and his decisions to put russia's nuclear forces on high alert to excellence. we are facing a tragedy for ukraine, but also major regional crises, potentially disastrous implications for household. yesterday, russian nuclear forces would boots on high alerts. these is a chilling developments that mere idea of a nuclear conflict. he simply and conceivable. a war of the scale, st. inconceivable. his days before the invasion, ukraine's envoy to the un spoke passionately about civilian suffering and his country, and warned that global peace is at stake. if ukraine does not survive, invention, you survive, international peace will not survive. if ukraine does not survive,

the united nations will not survive, have no illusions. rushes envoy accused the media creating fake news about what putin called a special military operation and blamed ukraine for causing the war by mistreating russians quarters and break away regions of the well horrible gross. this definitely persuaded us that we could no longer ignore the suffering to people and don boss, the leaders of breakaway regents turned to us for military support. mondays, emergency session at the un general assembly lays the groundwork for a resolution members will vote on later in the week and part it demands. russia immediately stops its attack and withdraws all troops from ukraine. either international criminal court in the hague will launch an investigation on the situation in ukraine following russia's invasion. the chief prosecutor kareem khan says, there is reasonable basis to believe alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in the attack. neither of the 2 countries, russia nor ukraine,

are members of the i, c. c. but ukraine has accepted its jurisdiction in the past. russia for its part, does not recognize the court authority at all. our chief political correspondent belinda crane joined us in the studio. melinda, i know that you covered the balkan wars and the in suing war crimes trials. i also know that you studied international law and are very well versed on this subject. do you think we could see an indictment in the hague against russian president vladimir putin or the officers who are in fact committing crimes on his orders? so normally you begin with those who are on the ground and then follow the chain of command upward. and yes i do. if we look, for example, at these latest reports of the probable use of cluster bombs in harkey, if or if we look at an cluster,

bon confirmed on february 25th in against a kindergarten and nurse 3 in the town of kirk tica in sumi o blast then and that's been confirmed by amnesty, then these are absolutely violations that could be pursued by the international criminal court. but there are others as well. for example, russian forces have boasted of eliminating combatants in some of the places they've fought, including at the airport outside of kia. if you don't simply eliminate combatants. you are required by the laws of war by the hate conventions, to take them prisoner and give them certain kinds of treatment. so there is real reason to believe that war crimes are being committed here. at the same time, ukraine has also gone to the international court of justice on another matter, namely, the violation of its territorial integrity. the law on wars of aggression is somewhat

more unclear. that would probably be a charge that we'd see in the international criminal court. but i think that the prosecutors decision to look into this is absolutely justified. and what it means, as i say, you try to chase that to treat that trait chain of command right back up to ladder being put in. and then ultimately he is further isolated. he can no longer travel if he ever leaves his country, he will be subject to arrest. that's the objective. and as we know, it happened to milosevic in the balkan. there's been a lot of discussion about whether or not the international community should or could intervene militarily in some form. of course, q crane is not a nato member. nato at this point says it has no intention of intervening. but we did see nato intervene in the balkan wars. um, could there come a point, melinda, do you think when nato might decide that the suffering of the people,

the war crimes being committed are so severe that it needs to intervene here. strictly on the point of law, essentially, there are 2 provisions under which force can be used. one is the right to self defense, which includes collective self defense. that would obviously be an easier matter if ukraine were. in fact, a member of nato. ukraine is not a member of nato, therefore it becomes a little bit more difficult. the clearest path would be a un security council resolution. we're not going to get that. that by the way, with what happened when iraq invaded kuwait, as you will remember, the un security council empowered other countries essentially to help get iraq out of kuwait if it didn't leave voluntarily. that is a clearer legal position. but terry, that's the last side. the other side, of course, is simply pragmatism, reality, the adversary here is

a nuclear armed power. i cannot imagine that nato would go up against russia under these circumstances when ukraine is not a member of nato, the legal situation is somewhat hazy and the reality is obviously very problematic. ok, so that's the, that's the legal aspect with respect to nato and the international criminal court. let's talk about the european union. we know that the ukraine would like to be a member of both nato and the european union. on, on monday we saw the ukrainian president sign a formal application for you membership. how is that likely to be received in brussels? it's quite interesting. ursula underline the commission president has gone straight out into the in public and said she supports this membership. and in fact, yesterday, a foreign minister burbock here in germany had

a visit from her counterpart of from sylvania. she also gave a strong plea for this application to be considered. obviously, the idea here is if you can't bring ukraine into that nato fold, could you maybe at least bring them into the european union fold, which would afford some kind of protection. in fact, more protection now than we would have thought possible. previously, the e u is offering ukraine 500000000 in weapons support for the 1st time. so that's quite a, an interesting aspect as to why this is clearly of interest to ukraine. on the other hand, the path to you membership is a long path, and it involves some of the same hurdles that ukraine faces. views of the nato. countries that want to join the you have to show that they have stable, transparent, non corrupt governments. that has been a longstanding problem in ukraine, definitely improvements in that area, but they're still a long way to go. so this is not

a path that would happen quickly and germany is foreign minister. didn't say that yesterday. thank you very much, and i'm sure we'll be talking to you further throughout the day. our chief political correspondent, mccrae now to some of the other headlines related to the war in ukraine. the united states is expelling 12 russian. us diplomats accusing them of being spies brushes. you've been a pastor, possibly. they've been told a session of the, you know, of the security council about the moon calling a hostile step. he lay to refuse to specify whether he was among those told to lee turkeys president roger, type out the one says he'll restrict russian warships from key waterways to the black sea of 1900. 36 treaty gives turkey the right to stop military vessels from passing through the annella's and boss for straits. during war time, several russian ships have recently passed through the straits into the black sea which also borders ukraine. western sanctions triggered by the invasion of ukraine

have sent the rubel plummeting. the currency fell 30 percent in value. after moves to cut off rushes, access to foreign exchange. russians scrambled to withdraw. money from cash machines, rushes central bank doubled its key interest rate to proper the currency. and further escalation of tensions president, believe me, a bladder, me or put in place his country's nuclear forces on high alert. on sunday, before the invasion of ukraine began hooting orders, military drills involving his arsenal of nuclear, capable, misses you ever saw the personally with the leader of bell roofs. alexander lucas shanker, the kremlin said those exercises were part of regular training and deny they signaled an escalation. but russia invaded ukraine on thursday, hooting blamed, aggressive statements from nato for the change impostor wishes those officials from

leading nato countries have been making aggressive statements. because we me through that is why i've ordered the defense minister and chief of the general staff to put our deterrent forces on high combat alert a spring in pavel pod, vic here a he is considered an leading expert on russia's nuclear arsenal and he's independent analysts based in geneva, thanks for being with us problem. so putting a has put his nuclear deterrent on high alert. what does that mean in practical terms? oh, okay. first thing we need to keep in mind is that the russian forces, as well as other forces, are constantly on high alert. more than thousands of warheads are deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles. and they are in very higher than this. what these move that was announced on sunday meant

it was not increasing the number of missiles for submarines out there. apparently, it was the united states has now detected any movements of forces that would indicate that what it appears to mean is that the, it was a signal to the united states are 1st and foremost the russian forces are you have taken steps to protect themselves from the potential attack and the signal is basic, we don't, you don't even try. don't even think about attacking russia. what is russia's nuclear capability? we know that russia has many nuclear weapons, but how dangerous, how dangerous is it with it?

well, it is, it's quite dangerous, as i said, the around 1000 or has on intercontinental ballistic missiles. only there are, some are, is there a numbers? overall russia is one of 2 major nuclear powers. it has more than 4. ready 1000 or heads in its arsenal as the united states actually does. and it is something to consider apparently as the calculation in the kremlin that people will. ready be taking the signals seriously and not interfere on behalf of the crate. and you are an expert on russia nuclear arsenal. do you believe that president vladimir putin

would actually order a nuclear missile strike if he felt threatened? well, i certainly hope that he would not. but the problem is that, and what i find very problematic is that he explicitly brought weapons into this conflict even even as a signal even there oracle level and a conflict like that very complex could involve. ready area unexpected development, and now that we know that russia indicated or says actual explicitly that does consider nuclear rock has to be a factor of things can go in many wrong ways. i think it

was good that the united states did not react in a similar fashion. they not, as they did not indicate that they would want to bring these forces to higher alert . and it was good to see that the un general assembly session yesterday a lot of states cold. ready about move, introduction of nuclear weapons. they called it an acceptable and you're responsible. and i think that should be of the message. the reaction should be that nuclear weapons should not belong to, to any conflict in fact, but differently. they should not be anywhere clear of this conflict. ok, here we are with russia having invaded a sovereign country. it is now at least sending a rhetorical signal about it's nuclear weapons. what can be done by the wes.