w world heritage is 360. get the app now. ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. ukraine says russian forces have seized its largest nuclear power plant. that's after an early morning attack on the side caused the fire to break out at an adjacent training facility that fire is now out, and officials have confirmed there is no sign of radiation. russian forces are battling for control of more. you credit. we can't ukrainian cities after taking the strategic or the city of castle on the black sea,

your friends leaders urging people to defend their homeland anywhere they can. last, the women and children fleeing the war alone as the men stayed back to fight. we report from the slovakian border with you ah. 2 i'm good, how about us? welcome to the program. ukrainian officials say russian forces have seized the jap mauricio nuclear power plant in the south east of the country. that's responsible for about a quarter of ukraine's electricity production. russian troops launched an attack on the facility overnight leading to a fire at a training facility on the grounds, but not the reactor building. the complex is europe's largest nuclear power plot. ukraine state emergency service says it managed to put out the blaze and secure

nuclear safety authority say that radiation levels remained unchanged. president suddenly zalinski has called on russians to protest about the nuclear plant attack . or is he skipped and east? the russian tanks knew what they were shelling, they were aiming directly at the station. this has terror on an unprecedented level there, but nobody. with those miss cassettes leave life, you have to tell your government regulated. you have to go into the streets and say that you want to live, that you want to live on an earth, not contaminated by radiation in years night. radiation doesn't know where russia is, where the borders of your country are. you going? it's of actually stanley rafael grossey from the international atomic energy agency address that situation at the plant. it's important to say that all the safety systems of the 6 reactors at the plant were not affect it at all. and that there has been no release of

radioactive material. i have indicated to both the russian federation and the ukraine. my availability and disposition to travel to ch are novel as soon as possible so that these 7 crucial pillars are never again got. that's got some background to that incident. are joining us not from vienna is go home and watch on over. she's a nuclear non proliferation and dis armand specialist. so given what we know so far, how dangerous was that incident? hi. well, this is an unprecedented situation. so the truth is, is we don't really know how dangerous this is, could get a general glossy pointed out. and you mentioned earlier, the fire was at

a training facility, 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 reacting with, built in safety systems, tested against high impact. so this is not close to panic yet, but certainly for very serious concern. this is for a moment to think about how dicey it is to have a war for no problem. if a grenade from a tank or an artillery shell would hit the react to building what the, what would that lead to radiation leaks right away? not straight away from the reactor core, he 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 a tricity supply in the back supply is cut, cut off, then we have the situation where there is no way to, to cool the reactive or even if it's shut down, ration stopped, and then we're looking at the risks of react meltdown, but it won't because i just wondered 8 on reactively. so strategically can to, to 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 war in general. fighting and the reactor side is, is his. but yes, the grains of tricity supply depends on our plans about 50 percent of the the city

and ukraine is generated by nuclear power plants. and so we have all that. but is you right now, 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 parkland to 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 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 said international the g. c operates 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 hi john. over in vienna, thank you very much for joining us. 0 d w. thank you. meanwhile the exit is 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 it for g, so far, but other neighboring countries are also taking in people who are desperate to escape the w. a revolts from the vacuum border with ukraine.

a roof over their heads. even if it's just a tent and a hot meal here, envision initiates 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 horribly at that. i don't know what to do now seem made to guide us to not say oksana 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 of the ban of the right. they beeson. i don't want to call myself a refugee. i want to go back home where my children were happy. did the blues does

live with dawn watches i 12. 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 that is alive 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 though, that like lydia knox, sana thousands of women and showed asleep ukraine. the neighboring countries

assemblies 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 let. so is one of the volunteers who takes care of them. their safety sir. not 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 is different for them. they have different lies though to now, they can only wait until their feet will be on solid ground again. and johnny me now is james elder spokesman for the united nations childrens fund. unicef, joining us from love if

a james tell us what this war means for ukraine's children. i at the moment it means as you see, it means mass exodus. it means a trauma. enormous amount of stress, sorrow. the streets are just a wash with sorrow and of course in those big cities right now that are under bombardment. it means a, a trick july for lynn way we know children are being killed in this conflict. we know children are being injured. as long as the fighting in the bombs continue, then the greatest threat to children, of course, is for their very life. so what can you, what can uni safe do right now? what are you doing at the moment? but it's always very glad to hear the last 12 hours the guarantee 1st, from both sides on the, on the idea of humanitarian cordele. it's absolutely critical that we have the ability to go safely to people. i talked to people in bankers who have not had food not had water not had went for 2 days. we need to reach these people. so units have,

has emergency medical supplies. we be shipping well, shipping, trucking ozi in, across, in depaul, in the border agents. poland romania here in ukraine. we get oxygen cylinders into the hospital in kiev, remembering there are many children in hospitals who can't get out. so there's a huge amount of support that needs to be done. and that's what we're seeking to do . not forgetting how much you craniums themselves are doing. of course, right now, to be honest, as, as this fighting continues, the, the horrendous demand for the boys and girls continues to outstrip any supply a, just a get this cleared a dude idea of access to children in areas that are on the russian control. i present know we have been guaranteed safe passage. ah, for those people out of those areas we hope that's commencing. now this is very fluid. it's only last hours that that's happened. we need that to absolutely,

to ensure safe, dignified passage for those people at the same time, safety to humanitarian workers. and then you just have to go between between those conflict lines that needs to happen as you and i speak as does the, this idea that so many people have told full for the, for the fighting to cease. it's hard to overstate just the amount of stress that are on families, whether they've escaped to hear in a looking to get further or fail. they may have been sleeping in bunkers on trains that talking to family members, some of lost family members. i spoke to a young girl earlier today, his mother and father a both date and we're trying to get her out from here to here. and it's a conflicts on and it's very fluid, but humanitarian access, as you say, is 1st and foremost to reach these children who are in those darkest places. right now. how can children begin to process the health of was traumatizing enough that also but how to children to us that the children i see and their mother

so me so many different ways. i some say that a baby sleep more, some, some children cry more, some in those moments of complete panic where their parents have had been so steely and resolved, can do it no more. no, i've had a little 7 year old girl say mom, it's okay. i'm here, i'm here, but, but all the other children to play because they're in bunkers with rats. it's very difficult. we unicef knows from conflicts around the world trauma, the longer it lost the longer conflict last it stars and it makes the learning more difficult from what i've seen in ukraine is a pretty dynamic country. a lot of young people, lot of clever, clever people. we cannot afford for brian drain on top of on top of blood being spilled. thank you very much. james elder, they're doing very board work with uni safe in ukraine. thank you. james.

european union has agreed to give emergency temporary protection to refugees fleeing the war and ukraine. it means that there more than a 1000000 people who have now fled can apply for temporary protected status and residency permits throughout the you. millions more. i expected to follow the measure is meant at ease pressure member states that border ukraine. and here's the french interior minister commenting on that issue. it does so that he, before he been eligible persons will thus be able to benefit from a protective status. similar to that of a refugee philip in any country of the european union for 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. and numerous it is in ukraine, remain under heavy bombardment. but so far, the black sea port of carson is the only major urban centre to fall. since russia

began the invasion more than a week ago, ukraine and the u. s. have accused russia of deliberate, the hitting civilian targets during its attacks. meanwhile, civilians all over the country remained strong of air, resolved to fight back all over ukraine. people are getting ready to fight latitude in live eve. those with combat experience teach those who have never held a gun before. i get one of the rubric thoughtful. i came here to get some understanding of what to do, how to defend myself and how to survive if the enemy comes for war of the knocker. and while it still com and live eve devastation elsewhere could give an indication of what could come. this is what the outskirts of key of look like. with russian forces advancing in the east and south president vladimir putin claimed that his so

called special military operation is going to plan what is his get hold of the russian soldiers and officers are acting bravely like true heroes issue. our troops fight with persistence, and full understanding that their cause is right all and when you minute produce, we will do all in the south. russian troops and that tanks have taken control of the key black sea port of how sun. they are also pressuring the port city of merrier pole. there is no water or electricity and the depths of winter to the east, you crane 2nd largest city. how he if is still standing, despite rushes advances, but heavy bombardment has left buildings and ruins and dozens of civilian steps into noth. nothing if we full go to forbid hollywood hill. next will be locked via home in lithuania, estonia, georgia, moldova, poland, value and then they will go to the berlin wall,

poyser duck board with when the v. debir, liens close to me. a 2nd round of talks between russian and ukrainian negotiators has met with some progress as the 2 sides agree to establish humanitarian corridors in some areas. for those resident. yes ma'am, i could not yet escape any such corridors could provide some desperately needed respite and honor joined by our correspondent ideas bellinger. he's in these in a western ukraine mathias, intense fighting continues. where did things stand across the country right now? yeah, we've just heard the latest news or there are many hotspots at the moment or hearken and key of remain some of the most of the worst attacked or, or a cities where we have the worst damage also to the civilian population. shelling

is going on them, are you paul, is and circle. we don't have a lot of news from there because that city is mostly cut off and you communication as well as electricity and or gas supply. so this is, looks very dire there. here i am now at the near the train station in leaf, and this is one of the places where many refugees arrive and we are hearing a lot of a lot of very sad stories are we have so we are seeing people coming in still from harkey of their trains evacuating people, but we also see that people fleeing from places that have so far not been attacked like ne, brought in the east or, or desa in the south where the russian army is advancing. and where people are afraid of, of fighting in odessa, people have said they could already hear some fighting, although it seems to be still quite far away from the city. so i'm fighting is intensifying across the country. it's a very dangerous situation for many people here. what is,

what are you hearing from the capital? keep people that have been bracing for a full russian assault for days. yeah we've, we've seen fighting around in the suburbs of gear for quite some time now for, for, for many days almost almost is beginning of this invasion. and this, it seems to be continuing. there is a warning by the authorities that the russians might try to and circle care of and lay siege to the city. so far, they have not managed to enter the city all at least not deeply. they have entered and were fought back. fighting continues in the northern and north eastern north western suburbs of the city. shelling of course of the city has also happened and is happening. so the situation is pretty much a, it's all a child, but it has not shifted yet. in general. things are going on, it's still unclear what is happening. of course, this is

a city that the ukrainian forces will try to defend, very hard a lot of our forces as we understand and have been brought into position there even before the war. it's of course, the most likely a target or for russian attack. it's been since the beginning. so of course, this is a very crucial moment for the capitol. now ukraine and russia held another under talks on thursday. they agreed on humanitarian corridors for people and leave. tell us about those there is a general agreement on humanitarian corridors that might be corridors for people to leave, or that might be a corridors to bring in supplies for food, for example, or medication. um, they are of course needed, especially in those cities that are on the siege, like marie or for her. and hark, if we know now here from the refugees that are they are still ways out of the city

. but of course, this city has been mostly cut off from, from many roofs in and out of the city. and there is a need of course of a to supply the city with humanitarian goods army. but he was willing her reporting from a beef in western ukraine. thank you much. yes. as it is in most boys also in ukraine, it is civilians bearing the brunt of these attacks. for those in the front lines, it is like mario bowl. the situation is worsening. from any the humanitarian corridor may come to light warning. our following reports contain some disturbing images. another shell hits murray. you pull as medics wait for their 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 and

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 also wanted to go with this applies will be move in to talk to

the boy that you great. and then further the support 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. the more the russian government has introduced drastic new measures to clamped down a descent as opposition to the war is growing among russians. on friday morning, the parliament passed 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 b, b c, and other international media websites earlier this week and popular echo moscow's radio station and the independent. dost tv show? well,

so shut down that you're right. who inter paralympics are starting today in beijing without athletes from russia and bill arose. yet the national paralympic committee has banned peril implants from the 2 countries from competing in a reversal of an earlier decision. on tuesday, the i p. c said athletes from russia and bella was, could take part a so called neutrals under the paralympic flag that the organization bout international pressure and issued a full band 71 member. russian contingent is already in beijing, and the russian football union says it will file an international legal appeal against the decision to ban russian teams from global competition back banned from football's world governing body fif up and its european counter party wafer. effectively rules rushes men, men's teams out of this year's world comp competition. and the women all of this year's european championships. russia's football bosses said in the statement that

will demand of the international court of arbitration for sport that russia be restored to all football tournaments. you want cindy w news, here's a quick summary of the latest developments in ukraine. russian forces half seized the these upper a z of nuclear power plants that's responsible, responsible for about a quarter of ukraine's energy. russian troops attack the facility overnight leading to a fire in a training facility on the grounds of the plot that's now been extinguished. the head of the international atomic energy agency has confirmed that there was no radiation leak. he says he's prepared to travel to ukraine to ensure a safe operation of its nuclear. this, if you're watching d w, special coverage of the war and ukraine of your help is in berlin. i'll have more news at the top of the our businesses next book before that. let's give a moment to those who made all this suffering. try to create some beauty

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