ah ah, this is the w news live in russian forces sees ukraine's largest nuclear power plant. an early morning attack on the side caused a fire to break out at an adjacent training facility. officials have confirmed, there is no radiation. lee crane says russia is risking a major nuclear accident. also on the program. russian forces battle for control of more ukrainian cities after taking the strategic porter class on, on the black sea, ukraine's leaders urge people to defend the country any way they can. ukrainians,

arriving in the german capital, are greeted by volunteers, including former syrian refugees. we me to some of those now offering their support . ah. windshield galle. welcome to the program. russian forces have now taken control of europe's largest nuclear power plant at zappa ritz. yeah. in south east, a ukraine, russian forces launched an attack on from this facility over night, leading to a fire at a training building on the grounds of thought to say the reactors weren't damaged and that no radioactive material was released. the largest nuclear power plant in europe shelled by russian forces a relief to many only a training building was set on fire and ukrainian emergency services were able to extinguish the blaze. so 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. ukrainian authorities said several people died in the fire. the attack sparked a furious reaction from cave or seas keaton. the russian tanks knew what they were shelling they were aiming directly at the station. this is tara, on an unprecedented level, or we like immediate toughening of sanctions against luxury harvey, the nichoela terrorist. we need immediate closure of the sky of you kramer. this is the only guarantee that russia, at least, will not strike with rockets involvement, targeting new killer plans yet from the ivy. our ball moment will ottoman abuse. but nato allies were quick to rule out establishing a no fly zone once again. although they were united in condemnation of the russian

attack. well, nato secretary general against dalton berg has insisted that nato is not part of this conflict and is not seeking a war with russia. but he said the alliance is on high alert and ready to defend its members, whom speaking after a special summit of the alliance is foreign ministers in brussels. we have all the to strengthen our turns on the fence. alarm in the air and at sea allies from north american europe have sent thousands more troops to the east and portal. the alarms, we are deploying the nato response force for the 1st farm. and we have over funded uncertainty, yet at high alert and over 200 ships from the har, north to the mediterranean. we will continue to do what it takes to protect them, defend every inch of natal territory. nato is that the fence of

alarms our court paused, is to keep our 30 nations safe. we are not part of this conflict. and we have responsibility to ensure it thus not escalate and spread beyond ukraine. because not would be even more devastating and more dangerous. with even more human suffering, nato is not seeking a war with russia. let's get more on that meeting from d. w correspondent at terry schultz is at nato headquarters in brussels. welcome back, terry. so what, what else did the nato secretary general have to stay? well, while i was listening to the secretary general, i was actually thinking about how this monologue would be heard in key of and in the other ukrainian cities where people are pleading day after day for nato to

enforce a no fly zone. and so the secretary general made clear as he has on previous occasions that this is just not going to happen. that in fact, no nato ally has an appetite to be engaged in a war with russia, which is what would happen if it, if it needed to enforce a no fly zone, to close the airspace over ukraine. and he said, in fact, not just that, that this would engage nato allies with russia, but that it would not make it safer for ukraine that this would not help ukraine in its self defense. so if, if i were the ukrainians, i would not be taking any solace from, from what we're hearing out of nato headquarters today. and that's actually what i was thinking as i was into the secretary general that nato territory will be defended. but there's very little that it's willing to do at this point to help ukraine as an alliance of 30 nations. as you say, you crave, has repeatedly accused the rest of having blood on its hands. if it stands by and watches this invasion. talker through how individual data member countries, however, are dealing with this that's the only way that countries have been willing to help

ukraine on a bilateral basis. and i mean, this has been going on for years. the united states has been helping train ukrainian. the ukranian military nato itself has been, has had trust. funds has had to help, has tried to help ukraine improve its military infrastructure. and you've seen countries send bilateral assistance now, but to simply the ukrainian say it isn't enough. and if you think about the fact that you can't fly in supplies, resupply is a huge problem. perhaps some of the military equipment that they had now has been either damaged or destroyed. and there are very few ways that you can get anything new, any resupply, even if it's committed to the ukrainians it, i mean the, basically, the only way you can do this is, is by land now through poland. and certainly that is happening along with humanitarian aid, but the ukrainians are saying it's simply not enough. and that's also what we're hearing in, in an intelligence briefing that i, that i just received from a senior western intelligence official. they're very worried about the re supply

the ukrainians are fighting back more better than anyone anticipated. but simply, at some point their supplies are going to run out. right. the fear of course is that russia will not stop you crying. how seriously is now taking those concerns that is a serious concern, and it's being taken ever more seriously as though we saw the french president many mcqueen speak with putin yesterday and come out of that conversation saying he is not willing to pull but to pull back his troops and things are going to get much worse. and so now we're also hearing that officials are taking more seriously putin's threats to, to expand, to, to retake more space. that was part of the soviet union. you're looking at countries like moldova, georgia, where you already have russian troops stationed in small areas like they were helping in eastern ukraine and those rebel held territories. and there's real concern in moldova, for example,

that russia may try to come in and meet up with those troops, a couple of 1000 of them, they're stationed currently in moldova. and so, yes, they are taking that very seriously as a, there seems to be nothing that is going to deter vladimir putin. thank you for that to terry d. w correspondent, a tory shows that nato headquarters a number of fir ukrainian cities remained under heavy bombardment for the black sea port of castle is the only major urban centre to full. since this invasion began, more than a week ago. you crying under us accuse russia deliberately targeting civilians structures. meanwhile, people around the country appeared determined to resist falling 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 for 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 water, 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. where the 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 offices 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, ukraine's 2nd largest city. how he, if is still standing,

despite russia's advances. but heavy bombardment has left buildings and ruins and dozens of civilian steps. and shall noth nothing if we full go to forbid hollywood . next will be luck via home. in lithuania, estonia, georgia, moldova, poland, value, and then they will go to the berlin wall, which is dark mode with when the, the door, berlin, squeeze, finley. a 2nd round of talks between russian and ukrainian negotiators has met with some progress as the 2 sides agreed to establish humanitarian corridors in some areas. for those residents who have not or could not get escape any such corridors could provide some desperately needed respite. as go to ukraine then and join d w correspondent, but he is bullying her and nat and of if in weston ukraine. welcome. it is what's

the latest? yeah, there has been fighting and again in these hotspots that we've also seen some of it in these. her reports are where your post still being surrounded, but mostly cut off communication. we also hearing electricity and water being cut there. the situation of course, is quite worrying and it's one of the places where a humanitarian corridor to bring in a human italian relief would be really needed. and today i have also spoken to people who have fled hargrove and other places of ukraine. um it's very in this situation is, is, is very bad. a lot of places have been bombed, have been, have been destroyed, towns around hard kiff and also the city center of hoc. if people have been telling me that they have been, they were really scared. they were sitting in their apartments or in the bomb shelters, and we're really scared with everything that came down the city center of hark,

if of course, has been destroyed quite badly. fighting is also going on around here in the suburbs of key. if it doesn't seem that the of line has moved a lot, but fighting is certainly severe and, and, and her ongoing. right. a glimmer of good, good news. if i can put it that way, is that ukrainian and russian representatives do appear to have agreed a humanitarian corridor for people to leave the country, our people, they're taking that news well, it's badly, it's, it's badly needed. a humanitarian corridors are badly needed. but let's be careful, they have agreed in principle to establish those they are no specific agreements on where they will be and when and how they will operate. or this is going to be figured out in the but for now we don't know that yet. of course people, especially, of course, in these places, if they get the news, they need these corridors. and it's interesting just just watching that the strings

behind you, which at do appear quite at quiet though. we have seen people. so sort of going about that their normal business it's, it's easy to get the idea that the whole country as it more but clearly it's a very patchy business. yeah, i've been to the way railway station earlier or where refugees keep arriving from all parts of the country. not only from car give and key of the most to earth fort over places, or are you poor, but also from other places where war has not yet hit, but people are expecting things to happen. now. odessa, for example, in the south and also a, the east and town of nipple which is um, one of the major industrial hobbs as well. um, so people all over the country are, are, are scared. most of the fighting is happening in the north, in the east and in the south. this part west in ukraine and center ukraine is relatively untouched. if you don't count the refugees coming in the difficulties

and providing them with shelter and food are. but um they're, they're there and, and to have also be air raids. but basically these areas have been less targeted and the city here and leaf is operating normally shops, not all shops are open, of course, but like basic necessities. you can buy stuff in the stores and, and public transport is running and the telephone, internet's electricity, everything. there is, of course, some pressure on the people here as well. people have also enlisted for, for the army. there is a curfew. people cannot be out on the street in the evenings. there's also a, it's was a forbidden to sell uncle. a, for example, in the streets of normal life has been affected, but it's not what we are seeing from the eastern and southern part of the country. thank you for that mrs. which is a bullying innovation in western ukraine. missouri was explaining that the

situation of the faithful in front lines. it is like a motto, all is worsening for many the humanitarian corridor may come to light. this report contained some disturbing images or 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. her house was hit by a shell. she's still in shock as she's taken by ambulance to a makeshift hospital. but sometimes help comes to late doctors. we're unable to save a 16 year old boy, struck by a bomb 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 military go pick escalates, we're going to see many, many more really vulnerable people who are anyway, who will meet a lot, 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 boy that will be great. and then further the so for they effect it else is 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 or inside russia. opposition to this war is growing and the government has now

introduced new measures to clamp down on descent. on friday morning, russia's parliament the duma passed legislation banning the sped of information critical of the country's war or of its military forces and violations, county prison terms of up to 15 years. free speech advocates a warning, but this move will dramatically increase censorship. the countries media watchdog has already restricted access to d, w, and other international media websites. and this week of the popular radio station echo moscow. and the independent tv channel, a dodged, were closed down. so it's in the past week has seen german chancellor. allah schultz overturned several major policies, is suspended from nordstrom to gas pipeline, boosted the country's military budget and sent weapons to ukraine. there's one step he's not prepared to take sending troops to fight. as he made clear on a visit to a military base near burley. war raging and europe and german troops sent to defend

nato's boarders through gone by the 2 former. over all our sholtes may have expected that his 1st visit to army command would come under different circumstances. the pre planned meeting was dominated by roches attack on ukraine. and fears of an escalation afterward, the german chancellor appealed for cam. as his guns, victor does fear, it is very important that we keep a cool head that we are very clear and decisive and remain cautious. that is our task, that there is no expansion of that conflict beyond ukraine. uber deal craner now skipped shorts. again, ruled out sending forces to ukraine's defense. as the strong village club, it is absolutely clear to us that there will be no neat or military involvement in this conflict. given that d w is nina has or was there

now the new demons, chancellor also reiterated again that nater will not engage directly in putin's war against ukraine. and that germany is still working towards finding political and diplomatic solutions for this war. but it seems that germany has also now understood that there is also no way around effective military deterrents. the week began with shultz, breaking with decades of german foreign policy, announcing a 100000000000 euro package to upgrade the army, and the delivery of weapons to ukraine. their flag in complex glen ice violence. those supplies are reported to include thousands of portable missile defense systems left over from the former east german army, 3 decades ago. officials in berlin wouldn't be drawn on the details. and also be nice to see think i can't confirm what kind of weapons or equipment the are. i can confirm, however, that on the part of the armed forces,

only material that is safe will be sent. before he left, the bundeswehr command, schultz paid tribute to soldiers killed in afghanistan, a moment to reflect on the cost of war. after a historic week for germany and the world. every day brings more ukrainian refugees to germany arriving however they can more than 6000 ukrainians. arrived in berlins at mainshine station on thursday alone, travelling on special rail services. d. w. met some of the volunteers that are under hand amongst them. survivors of previous conflicts. ah, a journey people never thought they'd have to make thousands of refugees arriving at balance main train station. among them, women, children, grandparents and many international students. all of them fling the war in ukraine, exhausted after days on the move. the us and gov, the city de la

d. i met so many people who help me with open hearts and so much love but valuable u e. o, and i hope this love will help that we will manage this. my husband said in cave, my family, my mother's i'm so worried about them. sorry, i can't talk anymore. it was the wrong. so it was, it was a visa bus missed if you could us, we're safe now here. so everything's okay. the web is not yours. nurses for you, like every one there. we just felt so hopelessly, but we made it here. last night we were so scared, every one was saw, it was terrifying and a horrible experience. my life. i will never, ever forget. never ever volunteers picking people up from the platforms and in them here to get some help. this is where they can get a hot drink, warm clothes and medical attention. alongside the aid organizations,

dozens of volunteers have just turned up to help in any way they can, many offering to translate for people. others are handing out food and clothing. this help a flight to germany from syria 7 years ago. on this wise guns canarvy the luther. i know exactly how these people are feeling. they've left their homes, their loved ones, they just want a safe life. even with the knocker this out, some people are planning to stay in berlin for now. many have friends or family here. others want to travel onwards. refugees from ukraine can take the train for free in germany and elsewhere in europe. for many, this is just one stop on an even longer journey. julian palka is a member of the german parliament for the green sea, joins us from older city of dublin, which is on the border with ukraine. welcome to v w. i. mr. parker, what have you seen of refugees of fleet fleeing the fighting?

thank you so much for having me. i visited the border crossing here in dk yesterday, and i will visit another one tomorrow. and people are coming with little to no belongings at the hands, at least those who come by bustle by foot. and this of course, devastating g c people that have left almost everything behind, at least for the next few months, but the follow dirty among the polish civil society and also from other countries. tremendous. i've seen volunteers from the netherlands from denmark, spain, italy, france, and this is, could really be a break in europe against the anti refugee policy and the feeling among the society at least this is what i hope. and i think it is one of the very few bright moments we're seeing the space right now, roughly 100000 people are coming to poland every day. similar in other borders to

create neighboring countries and experts. i think that this will continue, at least for the next week. and why do you think there has been this universal outpouring of welcome across european countries, where it was much spot here in 2015 when there was even resistance from some countries? what do you think has changed? what is different? well, i can only speculate. i'm not a professor. i can only sum up the patients. but i think that this conflict is so close to europe, and the influx is coming from right from a neighboring country from the ukraine. we share bothers with ukraine with ukraine, people. they are among all societies. and i think the aggressive is one that we all know very well, and that has a long history and syria and also in ukraine with strong military interventions. and so i think this could be one explanation,

but i'm happy to hear others and their views that will certainly also come over the next 2 weeks, because this is really outstanding. what we're seeing these days despite the power and welcome we have had multiple reports from asia and africa. nationals are being met with hostility at the polish border. are you aware of those concerns? yes, i've also seen the videos and i also met some of the people who tried to cross the border and where rejected that were threatened by the police. and it is to me, still unclear, but those aggressions were coming from ukraine or officials, or polish officials. this something i cannot confirm, but yes, i can confirm that this is for the nation happened that bought it and the something that we cannot accept monday. any terms people on the move, regardless their nationality or dell look have the same rights and the same need

for protections as you create national good talking to thank you so much for joining us. so union palka, a member of the gentleman parliament for the greens thank you very much. on the winter paralympics begin today in beijing without athletes from russia and bella luce, on tuesday, the international paralympic committee said, athletes from those 2 countries could take part as neutrals and the paralympic flag that the organization subsequently bowed to international pressure and issued a full band a $71.00 member russian contingent is already at the games in beijing. is a summary of the nicest developments, a new crime russian forces have seized these upper roots. yeah, a nuclear power plant that's responsible for about a quarter of you. crazy energy russian troops attack the facility overnight leading to a fire as a training site that's not been extinguished. the head of the international atomic

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