not at the react to building itself, so that's sort of the good news to the extent that they could use in the situation . so my husband with out and the reactor presumably is, is say all the reactor units and one must know that these are reactor units with built in safety systems, tested against high impact. so this is a panic yet, but certainly for very serious concern. that's for a moment to think about how di see it is to have a war for nuclear power plant. if a grenade from a tank or an artillery shell would hit the reactor building with what would that lead to radiation leaks straight away? not straight away, the reactor core is protected and then the new generation power plants and of course are tested for safety to withstand very high impact crashes up to sort of an

airplane crashing into the reactor building. that said, there are other other dangerous, if there's fire or side safety system fails and fail and especially the tricity supply in the back supply is cut, cut off, then we have this situation where there is no way to, to cool the reactive or even if it's shut down, ration stop, and then we're looking at the risks of react meltdown, but it won't because i just want grenade on react. so strategically can put in now switch off the lights in large parts of ukraine, and could that have been the strategic aim of this attack? i can't tell if that was really the strategic game or that sort of happens in the fall of war general fighting and the reactor side is, is his. but yes, the grains on tricity supply depends on our plans about 50 percent of the

a city ukraine is generated by nuclear power plants. and so we have all that. but if you right now, only one. reactor unit is operational at only about 60 percent to 70 percent capacity according to what you bring in regulator recorded. and then i hear that other power plants would be shut down 3 m to be so that could have serious implications for the power supply for you. it is in great, is there a safety protocol in place for nuclear plants in conflict zones? i mean, what happens if a war breaks out around to pop up in general? again, is this is unprecedented. there's nothing we can, we can refer to in terms of formal practice. there's no t, t obliging states not to attack the infrastructure, but they have been general conference resolutions and the international atomic energy agency highlighting the need not to attack on the installation so. so

certainly it's part of the sort of international norm, not to target nutritional facilities, but we don't have any specific treat you regulate that. that's a g. c operator, and incident and emergency center. and right now we went into sort of round the clock or duration to provide assistance to crane non proliferation expert. go whoa, hodge on over in vienna. thank you very much for joining us, 0 d w. thank you all over ukraine. it's of course civilians bearing the brunt of other the attacks full, those in frontline cities live mario full. the situation is worsening. for many, the humanitarian corridor may come to light. a warning or a following report contains some disturbing images. another shell hits murray. you pull as medics wait for the next call. but with phone services knocked out in parts

of the city. they don't always know where to go. often they go door to door, searching for anyone injured and in need of treatment. here they find an elderly woman to her house was hit by a shell. she still in shock, as she's taken by ambulance to a makeshift hospital. but sometimes help comes to late. doctors were unable to save a 16 year old boy, struck by a bomb that exploded on a football field. far away from the fighting, a plane carrying medical supplies has arrived in the polish capital. warsaw. the world health organization has sent 36 tons of aid, including surgical materials to treat a 1000 people. if the medical escalates be going to see many,

many more really vulnerable people who are already late, who will need a lot of what. but 1st, the cargo will have to be transported by road to places where the 8 is for gently needed. so i think i'll go back to go with this applies will be move in to talk to the board that will be great. and then further the so for they affected our system . that means it will likely be days before the medical shipments reach frontline cities in murray, you, paul, which is under siege by russian forces and cut off it's already too late. meanwhile, the russian government has introduced drastic new measures to clamp down on descent as opposition to the war is growing among russians. friday morning parliament fast legislation banning the spread of information critical of russia's war or russia's military violations could carry up to 15 years in prison. free speech advocates are

warning that this will dramatically increase censorship. earlier the countries media watchdog restricted access to d, w and other international media websites. earlier this week, popular echo moscow radio station and the independent dos tv channel also shut down at your door right now. joining us now is the w's russian affairs analyst constantine again, he joins us now from top to in estonia, and i don't think that the line is actually up and running. so i think he's there the can here as a city, tell us more about the media legislation that the duma as just passed. well, it's not an increase in censorship. it's just plain and simple up to 15 years for as it is said in the text of the new law, the amendments to the law for a spreading information that causes harm. show harm is not defined. it is defined

probably by the kremlin. so it is an attempt to silence anyone who provides not even an independent objective. it's very difficult to do it in such circumstances, but actually alternative point of view. and this law is many other aggressive law adopted in the last few years, is designed to actually silence the opponent doesn't mean that everyone who publish something on facebook or russian social media or will be hold before the close. but the thing that are going to be several high profile prosecution and jailing, in order for everyone to get the message. all russian lords work like that the are basically based going to big sticks that are beat the select one so that everyone else will be afraid. so russia has also now blocked several independent media sites, including the w of the b, b, c, and shut down liberal russian media. can people in russia still get uncensored

information? well, as long as the internet is there, and as long as things like the piano and so sort of are working then, then they can. the question is, are there many take a to dig and get this information? in such situations, society is very frequently sort of slipped into accepting the official version just because it helps a lot of people to be in the comfort zone. they're not to think about what happens . i think this is what the society side is going to go through and there's going to be a minority that will be looking for alternative sources. information is going to give them as long as, as long as the internet is there. i frankly think it will be very difficult for the rational thought is to go to this kind of, into the chinese mode of internet control, because the chinese international ship, what they're from the one that is built into the chinese media ecosystem while they're there, alexis. but in russia you have to basically, the russian, say a,

put the meat, put the minced meat back into the mix minutes or so, you know, you have to essentially go back and this is always much more difficult for governments. it's not impossible, but i think that's going to be very unpopular because you have to basically have a blankets ban on many, many sort of websites on, on the huge segment of the internet. of course, some of the russian versions of say, facebook which do exist, for example, the conductive social media network will remain because they're completely under the control of the national security services. but that eventually may not be enough because you have to, we'd information from there too. but i think that we shouldn't think about tomorrow . people are going to hit the streets because youtube is not there. it doesn't work like that. rest society is frightened. russian societies, these oriented i, one has to wait for you say that russian society is frightened and yet we do see

some people protesting around russia. how whiskey, the law that is going to bend. i will basically you can get jail for facebook are, but i think that there's still a minority of those who basically demonstrate and protest. others are afraid of preferred to stay in the comfort zone of state media. but eventually this is going to spread, but i advised not to be to sort of optimistic about it. it will take time restaurant is very much sort of impacted by that. by years of propaganda and the brain washing box, i think it's probably the elite that me starts signaling that this content sooner. well, yesterday there was a statement from the board of directors look well, which is one of the biggest oil and gas company that was did i was rushing a fast analyst constantine,

a speaking this story fully the quality and i think ok, the exit as of people fleeing the war continues, mainly women and children, as most ukrainian men are required to stay behind and fight, poland is receiving the biggest number of refugees, but are the neighboring countries are also taking in people desperate to escape. t w's test of other reports from this low vacuum border with ukraine. a roof over their heads, even if it's just a tent. and a hot meal here envisioned in inmates crystal vakio. they found shelter from the attacks of the russian army in their homeland. oksana arrived here from west and ukraine just a few hours ago with her 2 children. ms. rationalism were you. i was so afraid for

my children, who we had to flee. all of us had to flee a little bit that i don't know what to do now seem made to guide us to not say asana is relieved that she saved here for the time being. but she still can't comprehend the whole catastrophe of the wall. ali on the court with the bananas divide. they beeson. i don't want to call myself a refugee. i want to go back home when my children were happy. did the boost us live? oh, dorm. yeah. what i one to i'm just so scared. lydia also just made it across the border with her children. she's afraid for our husband,

who can't be with his kids right now. that has to fight the russian soldiers with we are all worried. but what should we do? my husband told us to go and then we went. we may never see each other again. this is not right. if we all have to die, we want to die together. it's not right that my husband is in ukraine and we are here. you don't want to leave your home with us, that like lydia knox, sana thousands of women, and she an asleep ukraine. the neighboring countries, the families here are trying their best to hold up, especially the mothers to all they can to seal that children from the horrible situation they are in that when you speak to them a little bit longer, you realize just how traumatized they are by the war in their home country,

maddie and lead. so is one of the volunteers who takes care of them. thus saith the son of a very surprising because yesterday they had normal eyes and today they are hearing slovakia. and i believe they didn't plan to come here, so it's different for them. they have different allies, though. to now they can only wait until their feet will be on solid ground again. while the european union has agreed to give emergency temporary protection to her refugees fleeing the warn you crying, it means that the more than a 1000000 people who have fled can now apply for temporary protected status. and residency permits throughout the you. millions more i expect is to follow the measure is meant to ease pressure on the member states that border ukraine is the french interior minister commenting on the issue. it does so that he reports

he been eligible persons will thus be able to benefit from a protective status similar to that of a refugee europe in any country of the european union for a renewable period of one year. this unanimous decision reflects the full commitment of the european union to the solidarity that we owe to the ukrainian people in the face of this unjustifiable war. you are cindy. darby is special coverage of russia's war on ukraine, and he has a recap of the top news this. ukrainian officials say russian forces have sees the critical droppers. you look at nuclear power plant in the south east of the country, which produces about one quarter of you cranes, energy russian troops launched an attack on the facility overnight, leading to a fire at the plot, which is also europe's largest you find in the emergent services managed to put out the place though under secure nuclear safety. the head of the international atomic energy agency has confirmed.