download it now. i ah ah, this is d w. news line from berlin, russian forces sees ukraine's largest nuclear power plant. an early morning attack, the kill several people and sparks of fire at an on site training for 70. the officials confirmed there has been no radio. radioactive league. ukraine says russia is risking a major nuclear accident. also on the program. ukrainians, trained to fighters, russia, steps up its invasion. cities in the east are under a task by russian troops whom ukraine accuses of targeting residential areas. we

look at the latest movements on the ground. rushes parliament outlaws criticism of the countries military, independent, russia, news channels are closing down. and now international outlets including d, w, of locked and women and children fleeing the world alone as men stay behind to fight to meet some of those arriving that's for vacuous border with ukraine. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. russian forces have seized control of europe's largest nuclear power plant, adds up regia, in ukraine. se ukraine says russian troops, 5 shells of the plant over night, killing several people in sparking a fire at a training building. authorities say the reactors would not damaged and no

radioactive material was released. well, leaders have condemned the attack saying it rest a major nuclear disaster. the largest nuclear power plant in europe seized by russian forces a relief to many. only a training building was set on fire and the fighting and ukrainian emergency services were able to extinguish the blades. 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 authority said several people died in the fire. keith blamed the fire on russian projectiles or sees keith and the russian tanks knew what they were shelling they were aiming directly at the station. this is tara, on an unprecedented level,

or we might immediate toughening of sanctions against drunk driving 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 mckillop last year from the ivy, our ball moment will ottoman abuse. but nato allies were quick to rule out establishing a no fly zone once again. or they, they were united in condemnation of the russian attack. that's it. more on national, the executive director of a vienna center for disarmament and non proliferation alaina. so cova, welcome to t w. i. what's your assessment? how dangerous i was a separation incident. oh, thank you for having me and then stuff. an incident that is dangerous on many levels because it happens for the 1st time in a country where we do have upgrading nuclear facilities, nuclear power plants,

we never had a war. city show military action where we had a conventional nuclear power plants. having said that, what we know about the current situation is something that probably says release some of the fears then mother worse to use on those who follow 1st, what we know is that the project, how are the fighting? that was there? she is facility that is not area. so it is on the side of the all new plan, but it is away from the fire was down. and the reactor actually the nuclear power plant has $63.00 actors, only one of them currently upgrades. and none of the fire or the

projectiles heat in reactor, they'll rating one a c or that it operates normally. and there was no release of for any reason. and is the possibility of war, part of the safety planning that goes into the construction of nuclear power plants . i didn't say that that it goes into the construction of our land in terms of the war creation is unprecedented situation. but we also learn from the term no accident and castro fee from fukushima. this to be put additional never safety matter for crisis city. and the reactor at the zachary's a nuclear power plant, where these incident happen overnight. he's one of the reactors. first of all is

different from to know the actor. even if we do have a situation where with direct fire are 1st of all, and it has to contain on which it can produce them even a plane crash. and 2nd, it has a built in safety features. the whole stoker, them probably could be a lucy lisa for the asian, but it will not be on the scale to normal by any means. but it is dangerous to do you have the or and if no, a turing conflict round that facility. because for the safety of reactors, he also need to have a constant pumping of water to pull the reactor. so that doesn't go critical. the water at this point is what important been supply and

interrupted then, then anything else. so that that's where we are in terms of the assessment of what could go wrong. but obviously people never planned for nuclear power plans to upgrade in conflict. understood, and of course that the fear that we as, as, as non nuclear scientists have, is that a nuclear power plant like separate asia, could be used as a weapon. did st. you seem to be say, it's a possibility, but it would not be the catastrophic event that people are talking about. yes, there is a big difference between a weapon and nuclear power. now there is no comparison in terms of the impact that it can have, even though we're all worried about possible. and really lisa freddie and

we live to at least our through to know catastrophe and more recently from consumer meltdown. so what we could conceivably home have maybe something closer to focus in rather than an event that would be a result of use of nuclear weapons for me. but we're also should be cognizant of the fact that the ukrainian operators and stuff works on the new cloud are they are they, i have full control of the reactor in operations. any situation goes or to read further, they should be able to shut down and reactor and prevent any release from east.

so thank you for providing that sort of reassurance, elena, as a call from the field, a center for disarmament, a non proliferation my pleasure. on the number of ukrainian cities remained under heavy bombardment, the amount of mario pulse at the port city, surrounded and running out of food and other port city. carson has become the 1st major of incentive to fall under russian control. ukraine accuses russia deliberately targeting civilian structures. meanwhile, people around the country appeared, determined to resist the all over ukraine. people are getting ready to fight latitude in live. if those with combat experience teach those who have never held a gun before i go 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 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 keith 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 so lucky and russian soldiers and officers are acting bravely like true heroes. 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 deaths. and shall 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. voice is dark bordered when the, the door barely ins. question 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 who has not, i could not yet 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 that live if in weston you, craig, welcome at yes and what's the latest yeah, there has been fighting and again in these hotspots that we've also seen, some of it in these reports are, are you paul still being surrounded,

but mostly cut off communication. we also hearing electricity and water being caught there. the situation of course, is quite worrying and is one of the places where a humanitarian corridor to bring in a new military in relief, which 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 very bad. a lot of places have been bombed, have been, have been destroyed, towns around hard kiff, and also the city center of hark. 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 her. cuz 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 that humanitarian corridors 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 east bush, those. there are no specific agreements on where they will be and when and how they will operate. all this is going to be figured out in the future. 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 the strings behind you, which do appear quite at quiet though. we have seen people so sort of going about

their, 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 for refugees keep arriving from all parts of the country. not only from car give and key of the most earth foot 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 the east and town of nipple, which is one of the major industrial hobbs as well. um, so people all over the country are, 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. but, but 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, for, for the army. there is a curfew. people cannot be out on the street. in the evenings there's also deb, it's also 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 admitted. but he said, pulling intervene in western you crate. all ukraine's president vladimir zalinski a schedule to make a live video address to people.