destruction of the nation starts march 4th on d w. ah, ah, this is the w news live from berlin almost one week into the invasion of ukraine. russia is upping its assault on the countries main cities in the capital key air strikes today. hit the main tv tower, knocking out broadcast, and in the 2nd largest city car keith and attack has left death and destruction in its wake. also coming up, let us in ukrainian president. zalinski is emotional address receives a standing ovation at the european parliament, but his request for immediate

e u membership that faces huge hurdles lou. 2 i'm brit. gov. it's good to have you. with this on this tuesday night, russian forces are intensifying their attacks on ukraine's capital ukrainian authority. you say that russian air strikes have targeted, keeps main tv tower. the attack knocked some channels off the year. russia reportedly warned residence near the tower to leave their homes just moments before the strike ukraine's president vladimir zalinski today accused moscow of committing war crimes. after a new wave of air strikes, hit ukraine's 2nd largest city car keith. the moment a missiles struck at the very heart of ca, keith. this is freedom square in the

center of ukraine, 2nd largest city, now reduced to rubble. ukraine says russia has been targeting residential buildings in the city with rockets since monday. officials are accusing moscow of committing war crimes which off over today our enemy has started bombing, the city center of khaki and the residential areas that goes through all the clicking firing with the grant systems and crews minnesota. they hit an administrative building in the central square. you know, we are counting the victims among the civilian population, mr. mark. so these are all crimes, but our army is strong and we will hold compositions will nasa ottoman see,

let me pull you up, was easy. ah, sirens ring out to cross key iv as russian troops continue their advance on the ukrainian capital satellite images appeared to show at 60 kilometer convoy of military vehicles close to the city. check points into key if have already been set up by ukrainian police and bonds. soldiers are a figured it was like ukraine's allies continue to condemn russia as they look on the sidelines. and i'm very pleased with her. shocked at peace in europe allows condemn, other unjustified on brutal invasion of ukraine. the room, an assault sir is totally unacceptable. unacceptable. anger. it is enabled by

a belarus that most ukrainians don't believe the kremlin is listening. as women and children continue to flee to countries like poland, perhaps dreaming of a better life. and if they can at they get back home. earlier we spoke to sir, he petticoat. she's a former deputy minister of justice for european integration, for the ukrainian government. he's currently in cave and he shared his impressions of this latest day in the war. we have a very nervous atmosphere here. so there has not been massive attacks the last 2 days because the on, for russian armed forces that were advancing from the north were pushed back by ukraine on it. and it seems that they've been now changing the strategy. and instead of doing the conventional war in which they've been losing these past days, they started on bombing the city and the track that happened to night ha, proof,

bruce dad's, i mean, you've only stated that they warned the said, you know, the key events about the intact, they stated that they go to targets the military infrastructure used for this information and spread of propaganda without specifically stating what is going to happen. so we did not know where the strike would eventually go, and it went straight into the city, you know, in the middle of the city and 5 people die because of that. so, i mean, they are using this new strategy of scaring the people trying to destabilize the government and force it into capitulation. there was sir, hey, petticoat speaking with me earlier. us and european intelligence to say that russia's military did not expect the ukrainian military to put up such a strong resistance. now, military analysts say they're worried that the setback, coupled with the public embarrassment,

may compel russian president vladimir putin to opt for even deadly measures. the w william glue cross picks up that part of the story. now. yeah, let's remember that potent deployed nearly 200000 troops to ukraine's borders in the last few months, which means many of them have not actually been committed to combat yet. but we might be seeing signs of that starting to change after light, fast attacks around the country appear not to be going quite in rushes favor. now you might have heard, and we've talked about already, this massive russian convoy put together from forces based in bella roof, that's ukraine's northern border. now, satellite imagery shows it is heading towards the capital cave and it's grown in the last couple of days, apparently stretching 65 kilometers made up of hundreds of vehicles. that's tanks, artillery troop transports these kinds of heavy armored, heavy, mechanized vehicles. now, we don't know exactly how this kind of equipment is going to be used when it's

going to reach, keep moving. this amount of armor at once takes a long time. there's fuel in supplies that need to keep up. and russia we've been hearing appears to be struggling with those kinds of supply lines. but if we look at the battle lines of where things stand and key right now, they haven't budged much since russian forces 1st started assaulting the capital. we see russian forces having pretty much control of the northern parts of this city . there have of course, been attacks from the air, but ukrainian troops have so far beaten back are held the line just north of the city. the city government says it's still in control there, but the russians, as you can see there at the gate of the city, it's unclear for how long ukrainian defenses can hold out. they are heavily out match. and this used to be the case all around the country were russian ground troops, they've,

they've really not broken out much from where they are initial invasion point, started in the north, in the east and in the south. and this is taken russian military planners a bit by surprise that might sound like good news for ukraine, but do not be fools. the ukrainian resistance has been impressive, but it has come at a very steep cost. and for all the violence we've seen, russia still has a lot more firepower on the ground and from the air it can deploy. and it looks like it's gearing up to do just that there was william glue, croft there, reported the united nations. it says more than half a 1000000 people have now fled ukraine since the invasion began with the majority of them crossing over into poland. now only occasionally, do you see some ukrainians traveling in the other direction. men who were living in safety returning to defend their homeland deed abused max. it's under reports to ny shamika. the train station is no place to stay. those who can keep on going inland

and away from the border. not these men. they are heading in the other direction, only that. oh, i'm not risking anything a month. um would you need all? jetta, mam. how could i live with myself and to stay here in a stretch to play? sir gay has a wife and 2 daughters in ukraine, leaving his job in poland and returning home to ukraine to fight was not a hard choice for him. not all will. i was just in shock. mow my yard. you not so which us door more. my family was home, my wife called me when you and i could hear the bombings over the phone says, telephone or your girl. she's got on the ball with office. he has a bullet proof vest and 2 helmets organized by his friends. i ask him if he thinks they are going to keep him safe. jordan, though not with the girl, i am going to put it on and i'm going to shoot russians until i find out

a job watching you. tough talk to cope with the situation. sir gazed scared, he tells us who would be on the platform. the train to warsaw is expected. any minutes? here we meet katerina. she just arrived from ukraine in my susie, i have mother and grandmother and they're, they're probably coming to hear my father trained to defend us. well, listen, proud of him and of course and worries like most ukrainian men, her father had to stay and fight. the 21 year old is moved by the volunteers returning to ukraine to join her father's wrecks. i admire their etiquette and courage, like i said, they're going from other countries to our country to defend its end. that's admirable. their time has come together with his comrades. sergei makes his way to the bus. he doesn't know if he will ever come back. but for now,

there's only one thing on his mind defending the homeland from the russian invasion mcsaunder report in there, the effects of the russian invasion of ukraine are being felt all over the world, including in the united states were many russian. americans are watching events and worry the w's in his pole has been talking to people in the new york city neighborhood that is known as little odessa. over 3000000 americans identify this russian around 600000 live in new york city, the largest russian population in the us. this is little odessa, named after the ukrainian city home to people from across the former soviet union. officially, it's brighton beach, but you see and hear a lot of russian the war and ukraine is very present in the hearts and

minds of every one here. yet, it's difficult to find russians. we're happy to talk to us, but over a birth of evelyn to, you knows what is said to mercer and she returned from you, sir. andrew calls them ourselves who are not affordable. and believe her fair, if it's very rare to bear. many russians worry that speaking on camera might make things difficult for their families. back home, people from other exited countries, though are more forthcoming. i can't sleep. i can stand didn't. i can't, can't of all he know my family, me, my friends, everybody. reliable brain? damn 40, no bye. dear good. you know, just mom. nobody a good use it which and yet right thinks they have russian friends who. no one

is defending what rushes doing. i don't see how it's possible. um, it's just nobody believes the lies in america. we have, we have free media, we know the reality. well, all that put in the saying, as a nonsense, the overwhelming feelings in little odessa, i grieve and anger about what is happening. 4500 miles away. or in the week since the russian invasion began, german foreign policy has undergone a radical transformation. sitting weapons to ukraine, for example, cancelling the nord stream to gas pipeline. another example. and the language used by the german chancellor, olaf short. it has also changed together with my colleague, i would like to com on the russian president swift and to see all combat immediately to withdraw our troops from ukraine and will to enter into

a dialogue infected blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine as reason as last week. the german chancellor was being accused of being invisible in this crisis. here. still, this is a remarkable and unprecedented a dizzying turn around. m for the german government in it stands towards russia. just a few days ago, a statement like that would have been inconceivable. germany was criticized for a very long time to stay silent on the topic. and they refused to deliver weapons. they stayed out of all the potential sanctions measures when tensions were already rising. and now, since russia's invasion, the german government really has done it, has performed a $180.00 degree turn on its policy. though all of sorts their demo chancellor calls this putin's war, he says the blood set must stop and he says there can be no to booze any more. this

must be sanctioned, this must be punished. now of course, they say something or where germany was late, and many people still criticize that. but this is also not a just a ukraine crisis. is the message here from the german government. this is potentially about defending something much bigger about european values to w's. nina has reporting there was this big change in german foreign policy getting a wall of attention in the you worse. t w's correlated. tomboy, she spoke with robert herbert, he's germany's vice chancellor. and he is in washington dc. right now. she asked him whether he believes russia could watch an attack on nato territory. was coming from him, no mission for. i can't imagine that yet the meal. but at christmas i could never have imagined that ukraine would be dealing with such a massive attack in february. so i thought there could be was, or

a wider conflict hunterman on you might have had an inkling it could happen. yeah.