the destruction of the nation starts march 4th on d w. ah, ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin. russian forces close in to frontier. satellite imagery show 60 kilometer long convoy just north of the city. ukrainian forces have managed to fend off russian attacks so far. also coming up rockets, brain down, font keep authority, say almost a dozen residents have been killed and hundreds injured in ukraine's 2nd largest city where there's now fear of a food shortage and

a neighborly welcome people in eastern poland organized to help fleeing ukrainians and give them a ride, a hot meal and a place to stay. ah hello and terry martin, thanks for joining us. russian troops are continuing their advance on the ukrainian capital. kia satellite images appear to show a convoy military vehicles stretching more than 60 kilometers just north of the city. the congo includes hundreds of armored vehicles, tanks and artillery. it was reported to be about 25 kilometers from kiya. ukrainian forces have held off earlier attacks by russian forces near the capital destroying several russian vehicles close to the city center. air raid sirens had been sounding in t a in recent hours. the reports to day of shelling in the port city of mario pole

. and in ukraine's 2nd largest city hockey. on monday, russian forces bombarded hockey destroying dozens of residential buildings. ukraine authorities say several residents have been killed in the ongoing attack. and on flight in her chief city with 1500000 residents. ukraine sands, russia targeted residential buildings with volleys of rocket people in a maternity ward forced to flee to a bomb shelter. a very ukraine's president has condemned the bombardment calling for it to be brought before 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 this delay. 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 might 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, 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 vehicle. but finally they understood, gosh, it's our land that we have to defend. we can't back down so much, were you? you thought ukraine is also inviting foreigners to fight for the country as it braces for a new phase in the war. but spring in maria a day or here a day about here, a resident in car kiva. maria, thanks for being with us, sir. thanks for joining us on these very difficult circumstances. how are things looking in car? keep right now. hello,

thank you for having miss. today. the night was great to come in the morning. we've got to report that the grad shalon started. so again, this morning to residential building, destroyed by russia and my style system grad. and then about 2 am here. i've heard bo, very loud explosion, very close to where i leave. so, and it may definitely, it turned out that the russian rocket got into the building of the regional administration demand administrative building, which is situated 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. was that right?

yes, it took up on the exactly, almost less than an hour ago. and there was a major explosion and the why is this building is so symbolic is because it's not flat on top of the and already in 2014 russian horses trying to get control over. and they have food rush and black on that bill. so, and that's why you know this, this has a symbolic meaning also for your brain, for food and 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 residency. and 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 help that might be needed to people and i don't know, volunteering given medical aid because you know, and our men are now fighting on the street. so there's a rush and that's the route on the outskirts. so yesterday that in the day before, they were taken from the 3 sites and now they reveal and we have the reports of that the best among children. and that is sampson horrible. and that is why we are here ready to fight, to go to the last because we have no other option, it's our home and we want to define what about basic supplies? do you have access to essentially like food in water or people they're able to get by well, it's already running. we're, we're running out of supplies. so yesterday there was

a big line in front of the shop. was a supermarket, small supermarket, some bread here because already almost not and left and the you can only get a little from what is left and their bread. you can buy on the one low in for one person. so basically in the cell and continuous and it looks like that's what put them has in mind. so they are the towel and they sit there will be located because there will be no possibility for food supplies and medical supply. what is more important, and that is why they are like on the edge of the humanitarian crisis, asked in international humanitarian organizations that are gently begin a supply a seat. this under russian, at that with what is needed was essential. how are people in car keep dealing with this situation?

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 wasted with their children. also, people hide in the basement and we have a special ed in the residential area which being he'd by russian grad systematically. so they spend their whole days, you know, 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 i'm they both the defense you and that's and then also go patrol the rates and participate as much as they can. and then in pushing back russian troops out of the seats when they tried to call me and

maria. thank you very much. was maria de of a resident in car. keith, thanks for talking with the stay for stay safe. thank you. well acknowledge sanctions against russia are starting to have an impact. the rubel has dropped to record lows for more on that were joined by natalie jar esco. she was ukraine's minister of finance. between 20142016, she joined just now from some on quite a rico. thanks for being with us. natalie. first of all, give us your personal perspective on what's been happening in ukraine since the invasion began. thank you for having me today. this is the most tragic situation i could have ever imagined in my life. i was minister finance during the initial invasion and occupation of eastern ukraine annexation illegal annexation of crimea. but this is nothing in comparison. this isn't a clear attempt to, to annihilate civilians and what's happening and kevin had given what you pull in

had a son is just horrible. it's tragic. what do you make? natalie of the severe financial and economic sanctions that have been imposed on russia as a consequence of its invasion of ukraine. do you think that those sanctions will do anything to help and this war and certainly hopefully, well i think we got off to a very slow start with the sanctions. it with e leadership in united states this weekend. i think the sanctions against the central bank of russia have made a real difference. and that's why you're seeing the collapse of the rubel. and i'm hopeful that that together with what i hope i'm more broad sanctions against all state against all state oil and gas companies. which have not yet been sanction. and in that is really critical because right now they are still earning money and finance in this war with other sanctions in place. so i think that we've gotten

a good start to the sanctions. they are painful in terms of the currency, but we need to do more to stop the west for financing this war. how can we, on one hand, be providing weaponry? and on the other hand, spending about $700000000.00 a day between the u. s. u. k and e, you are purchasing russian goods. we have to stop when you say russian goods, i presume you're speaking primarily about up about gas and oil, but up anyway, sanctions cut both ways of course, how or all these sanctions, why cli, to effect other countries with business interest in russia? well, i hope it puts everyone on notice. they need to immediately divest of all of their investments in russia. united states, e. s. g principles are very popular here. how do we measure our environmental? our social in our government is principles as we manage our businesses. managing wore away from profit and towards a broader set of objectives. if we're going to walk the walk we have today best and

we have to boycott, we cannot finance the war. natalie. thank you very much for talking with us. that was ukraine's former finance minister and natalie and jessica well, the 1st emergency united nations general assembly session and decades opened with a minute silence for those killed and ukraine. more than a 100 nations have signed up to speak out about russia's invasion at the session, which continues today. un secretary general, antonio good harris 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 decision spot to put russia's nuclear forces on high alert excellence. we

are facing a treasure before you could aid, but also a major regional cries is potentially disastrous implications. what i was old yesterday, russian nuclear forces would put on high alert. these is a chilling developments. the mere idea of a nuclear conflict is simply inconceivable award. the scale st. inconceivable. just days before the invasion, ukraine's envoy to the un spoke passionately about civilian suffering in his country, and warned that global peace is at stake. if ukraine does not survive, invention use of our international bees will not survive. if ukraine does not survive, the united nations will not survive, have no illusions. russia's 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 than that of the horrible gross. this definitely persuaded us that we could no longer ignore the suffering to people and don boss, the leaders of breakaway regions 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. in part, it demands russia immediately stops its attack and withdraws all troops from ukraine. international criminal court in the hague will launch an investigation on the situation in ukraine following russia's invasion. the chief prosecutor carrion cons, says there is reasonable basis to believe alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in the attack. neither russia nor ukraine, or members of the i c. c, but ukraine has accepted its jurisdiction in the past. russia for its part, does not recognize the court's authority at all. meanwhile, embassy international and human rights watch have accused russia of using cluster

munition and vacuum bombs on civilians. the weapons are bound under the geneva convention, but moscow was not part of the international treaty. the united nation says more than 500000 people have fled ukraine since the invasion began. and the agency says that number could rise to 4000000 in the coming weeks. the majority of refugees have so far headed to poland shelters have been set up along the border with ukraine. this report comes from premier, shall where ordinary polish people are giving the arriving refugees a warm welcome. another train arrives at pre gemma shall station in poland on board. refugees who are fleeing from the neighboring walls zone in ukraine. most arriving here are women, children and the elderly. at the moment ukrainian men aged between 18 and 60 who are fit for military service or not.