venetia this week, oh d, w ah ah, this is d w. a news live from bullet ukraine. cities are besieged and bombarded as russian forces keep up with their attack. apartments and houses are destroyed even as moscow denies targeting civilians. obama have fallen in keith. mario pole is surrounded and russians are in control of our song. coming up, brushing forces, attack and seas, ukraine's largest nuclear power plant. atomic of service say there's been no

radiation. if crane says russia could trigger another chad noble. ah, i'm all i was like a welcome to the program. cities across ukraine are coming under, continued russian attack authorities in the port of mario poll. says the city is surrounded and running out of food and other port harrison is already under russian control. meanwhile, the capital key has reported renewed missiles strikes some hitting residential areas, despite the destruction. moscow continues to deny it's targeting civilians. oh, the aftermath of a russian artillery attack on the outskirts of give the family who lived here clearly escaped with their lives. look now they watched their home go up in flames . it didn't come to,

i was opening the fridge and it fell on me. i could barely get out. my wife was in another room. she broke the window and got out as well. before we went to the cellar, but it was burning. so we went to our neighbors. in a village further to the west of kias, the people in this van were not so lucky. witnesses say they were killed by russian forces passing through war to jackie coleclo. when the convoy was driving him, one person went outside and he was shot, a local medic and his son tried to take him to the hospital, but they didn't let them. and we lost 3 people. no one wants to pick them up from the car because well, there might be explosives inside. they were so good practica furniture, good, good. key of itself has suffered massive damage under russian bombardment. security forces here are preparing for a possible ground assault. satellite images show a large russian convoy just outside the city. in the occupied city of melli topple

to the south of the country. russian soldiers were handing out food. it's the 2nd city in ukraine said to be under the invaders control after half sun. ukrainian officials say the cities of mc alive and mar, you pull, have repelled attacks. so far. military analysts say the russians are trying to establish a southeastern corridor between the crimean peninsula and the lou ganske region. if russia's plan works, it would mean ukrainian forces like this tank unit, in lieu, ganske would be encircled on 3 sides. but spirits here are still high with went into the m o when not allowing the enemy to advance and we're defending our infantry. we won't allow it to be destroyed. we're back in them up, gunners sweat as infantry blood as we say. the dorothea group in so

ukraine is hanging on, but seems to be losing ground. and the cost in human life rises every day. ukraine says it belly avoided a radioactive disaster at one of its nuclear power plants. and friday, russian forces seized control of europe's largest nuclear power plants at separate shya and ukraine, south east, the cranes, as russian troops fired shells at the plans, killing several people, and sparking a fire at a training building. authorities say the reactions would not damaged and that no radioactive material was released. while leaders have condemned the attack. the largest nuclear power plant in europe seized by russian forces a relief to many. only a training building was set on fire in the fighting and ukrainian emergency services were able to extinguish the place. so it's important to say that all the

safety systems of the 6 reactors at the plant where not affect it at all. and that there has been no release of radioactive material. ukrainian authority said several people died in the file. 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 with an immediate toughening of sanctions against looking to resolving the new gala terrorist. we need immediate closure of this guy of you, kramer. this is the only guarantee that russia, at least, will not strike with rockets involvement targeting. when you look long as you have the available moment will open them up. but nato allies were quick to rule out establishing a no fly zone. once again. all day they were united in condemnation of the russian attack. joining us now from washington, d. c. is doctor chen,

zach cane at the james martin center for non proliferation studies. welcome to d. w. what are the risks to nuclear power plants in times of war? let me start 1st with the good news as stated, which is really the today. everything is under control and there is no increase in radiation and none of the essential safety system of the reactor was damaged. but it was a very reckless act by russia military to attack the facility. and shelling of nuclear facility could cause a major damage released and red, your active release. and the most crucial thing that we need to continue to, i have is really maintain the safety of the nuclear power plant. there are several a nuclear power plants in ukraine. do we know how safe they are? so crane as 15 operating reactors located at 4 different sites and as mentioned,

there is a pro g, a power plant as 6 reactor. and as much as we know, only one of them is operating right now in 60 percent. at the other reactors, not all of them were shut down outside of the one that we speak right now. and they are those safety protocols that people are using in case of emergency or war. of course, many people have been thinking about the chernobyl disaster in these last 24 hours . what would a nuclear reactor disaster in ukraine mean for europe today? i, we better prepared them back then. so 1st i want to make sure that we understand that the reactor, right, no older reactors in crane are not the same kind of reactors, dutch cher. nope, it was the reactor itself went on, there's very important safety measures

a after obviously after it your novel. but or softer fukushima, including a european stress test. so day reactors themselves are very different kinds of reactor as well as the safety measures are, have been upgraded all the time. yet if there is a release to really depends on which kind of for release, we probably are not speaking on the same kind of turn or bill or and for shima. and most of the reactors right now do not work. the coolant systems are being operated operating, so it's not going to be a release as the kind that we saw internal built. but if there is an a release, it's going to be much smaller and depends on day wind measures and how they're going to operate depends of where dead winds will carry, right? your activity with which another ceasing europe's biggest and power plants. i know no one can look into hooton's mind, but how might that affect civilians in ukraine?

i'm sure all of them are terrified. terrified not only because of the power plants are terrified because there are been showed up with no good reason. but also susan and nuclear power plant as also economic warfare aspects. so 60 percent off a crane electricity supply is coming from nuclear power plant. and the current nuclear power plant adjust will shut down, is providing 25 percent of entire crane electricity. so this is also an economic worker that has been conducted against them. dr. chins that came from the center for non proliferation studies. thank you very much for your insights. thank you for having and the united nations security council held an emergency meeting today following russia's attack at europe's biggest nuclear power plant in ukraine. here is us ambassador linda thomas greenfield. by the grace of god,

the world narrowly averted a new killer catastrophe. last night we all waited to exhale as we watched the horrific situation unfold in real time. rushes attack last night put europe's largest nuclear power, at great risk. it was incredibly reckless and dangerous, and it threatened the safety of civilians across russia, ukraine, and europe. let's bring in d, w, washington bureau chief in his pull. she's with us for more reaction. strong was there from the us ambassador. what more did you have to say? there has been concerns about how far put in is willing to go in this war for some time will a but this is really the 1st time where the global community is pointing out, that rush us aggression is posing a thruth to earth. sorry,

a true threat to all of your security, even in his presumed isolation on the world stage, the condemnation is putting, put in to take more and more risk. and that's exactly what the ambassador was trying to say today. i mean, we had condemnation across the board at the un today. what else did afi? well, for me it's so china's and willingness to take a hard stance. i mean, after the abstain bo this thursday and commons, that the international community has to stay rational. it is quite of a surprise, it's surprising that they don't stay take any any for a firmer stand. because i think, and i hope that china might be concerned of a nuclear war. 2, at this war has shown a trans atlantic ties to be stronger than in years. in decades even was the view in

washington a ride earlier this week, president biden made this point in his 1st state of the union address and said that the west is galvanized in a way. it has not been since years as you just said, all but of course resolutions and condemnations and sanctions can only do so much. we are just seeing that the, the war is still unfolding. and obviously, no one really can't stop letting me put in from taking a risk that poses a major threat, basically to global security in as let's talk a bit about the american people. what do they think about this war? i mean, we have some pulse out, but you are sanctions. are they going far enough for the american people? well, you know, europe is so far away and they don't share the experiences we had with channel.

for example. they don't share the experiences our parents had in the 2nd world war . so a huge concern here in the united states is that the sanctions, my bank fire and my energy prices are even higher, and many people are already really struggling, a huge inflation here in the united states. so sure they condemn the actions, but the war is really far away. in his paul, our washington bureau chief, i think you are much crane's president of law, demi viola, demi, or zalinski, gave a video address on friday to people at and see walmart is in several cities across europe. isn't what he told. hey, linda. yeah, this 3rd minute i would like to dedicate to you morrow the all the people of europe

in m o. c. i would like to call on you not to be silent. i would like you to come out on to the streets in with him and civil hort, ukraine with a horse support our efforts and support our fight, the full because if you crane will not stand euro, it will not stare at the ronald if we will fall you will fall feature visible while please still order. don't be silent. typically you do not turn a blind eye on this. my dog come out and support ukraine as much as you can. flavor all your sugar enough, but there, but this overall now the 2022 winter paralympic games are officially open. following the traditional ceremony at the birds nest stadium in beijing. but there was no place for russia and deliveries. ukraine's athletes received a warm welcome and some of them gestured their defiance in the wake of the russian

invasion. and thursday, the international paralympic committee bowed to pressure and band, russia and batteries from competing games run until march 30. you're watching dw news life from belinda coverage of the war, and ukraine continues now with stephen beds. they and dw been stuck away. ah devastated how was this after our weekend with cars, caring, money, effects of climate change. i mean, felt worldwide before a station in the rain forest continued, carbon dioxide emissions have risen again. young people all over the world are committed to climate protection. what impact will they have?

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