o w made for mines. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine slams a russian proposal for humanitarian corridors, and accuses the kremlin of murdering civilians during previous agreements. ukraine says 8 people were killed as they tried to escape the town of european year. the capital, including a family, according to president, followed him soleski. he vows to punish those who commit atrocities saying ukraine will fight off. as russia continues bombing ukrainian cities,

key of asks the un top court to stop a halt to the invasion, but russia doesn't turn not turn up to the hearing. meanwhile, russia arrest thousands of anti war protesters to police warning. anybody organizing or attending a demonstration will face charges. ah, i'm sim, he's almost gone. that's good to have you with us. ukraine has rejected a russian proposal for humanitarian corridors. ukraine's deputy prime minister said it was not an acceptable option because all but 2 of the planned roots to evacuate, people led to russia or its ally, bella bruce. she have also choose the kremlin of shelling civilians during previously agreed. cease fires to help people escape over night. russian forces stepped up their bombardment of several cities across the country,

according to ukrainian officials. there were reports of heavy shelling and hot here in the east. michel life in the south and sheriff in the north as well as on the outskirts of kiff ukrainian president luxury salons. he says his country will not forgive russia for the suffering. the war is causing his part of what he said late on sunday. we met, we will not forgive the shooting of unarmed people who to day be destruction of our infrastructure. nazi in 1st we won't forgive hundreds and hundreds of victims, thousands and thousands of sufferings. and god won't forgive me since she's not to day he bore not to morrow me. she'll never miss after me. call it in that same address, the landscape also spoke of a family killed by russian shelley. they were trying to escape the town of european near t f. authority say at least 8 civilians were killed as they tried to flee. and we want to warn you that this report contains some distressing images. this video

captures the moment a motor blast hits the town of a pin people and making a desperate dash to safety. taking only what they can carry, residents climb over a bombed out bridge, praying they make it out before the shelling returns. not everyone does it's risky to leave, but perhaps riskier to stay. the city's infrastructure has been decimated by days of fighting, leaving residents without hate electricity and water supplies, a running thin station in full and there is no food, no possibility physical. if you knew any supply, ah no read no milk, no eggs, no, nothing. and all the tremors three's close to stumble.

ukrainian, or authorities say the russian army has stepped off its shelling of residential areas. russian forces blew up the railway station here. so now ambulances and vans have been used to evacuate people to me by cave, broke the office. with that, with the russian assault, getting close to cave, it may not be long before they have to flee. once again, let's go right to key of our correspondence. nick connelly is standing by for us there in the capital. hi, nick. let's start by talking about these evacuation routes that have been announced by the russian military. they are leading into russia, baller roofs, and into ukrainian cities where there is concentrated fighting. what have you, what do you make of this proposal? i think for now this is about the p o war. this is about russia trying to show that he cares about ukrainian civilian, but it is not callison not got ignoring that lights. i don't,

this is ever gonna happen even if the ukrainian side were to agree to it, which weren't, because this is basically about russia trying to show that it is taking ukrainian refugees in the same way that poland and e u. countries have. this is part of the narrative, say we're on the side of the ukrainian people we just against what russia calls the near nazi government here in cave without giving any proof of that. so i think this is just about russia really feeling the heat in terms of the international publicity, the international perception of this. but in terms the practicalities, we've seen other attempts to great humanitarian corridors, and marable in a much more limited, simple sense. and that has failed twice. now in recent days, with what you couldn't say, all russian shelling attempts at convoys sit in sort of get out. so right now there's just so much bad blood. so many soldiers dying every day that the chance of these 2 sides be able to get to any kind of workable agreement without outside mediation seems pretty, pretty slim. how things been developing baron? yes. well, i am in downtown. it's kind of eerily quiet. i think there are people still here,

but they're kind of old hunkering down at home trying to keep a low profile. but just about $25.00 clumps were, are now in his pin, which we saw in the report, which is basically a kind of distance of, of key of there is pretty gruesome destruction to civilian infrastructure. people losing their lives lawsuit as even just trying to get out unclear where the front lines really off. so this, even for civilians trying to get out there, can't really plan a route out because it keeps changing by the hour. and there's contradictory information out on social media and of to the media are not able to report freely, even media teams coming under fire. so no real ability to get any clarity on what is safe and what isn't. but definitely a sense that key of here is expecting worst days to come, as the russian hardware gets closer and closer to the center of ukraine's capital. and there are several major cities under siege right now, including keith, as you said at nick. so what is the situation regarding basic supply food, water of medicine, and so on. so here and here,

there are still roots in and out and there is supply o available and go to markets and you'll see most things available, not everything. and of the people have stocked up in advance of all this, but in merkel, frances is much, much worse. and it's not only about food, it's about electricity, about heating and crucially about mobile phone networks. i think in terms of people's morale. that's one of the crucial things, the ability to check on their friends and relative to see that they're okay to hear about news to find out what the situation is around them. i think once more of ukrainians, big cities and up cuts off from the outside world because of mobile phone networks . thing down that is going to be a very difficult situation for civilians, but also for ukraine's government in its attempts to keep morale up and to can you convince people to keep on going into this out? our correspondent economy there in kiev. thank you very much. western ukraine has remained relatively safe so far with the heaviest fighting, concentrated in other parts of the country. but ukraine's defense forces are preparing for

a possible rush. an attack locals are worried about what might happen if the war reaches their doorstep. t w's. alexander phenomena reports ah, a chick point on the outskirts of flute skin, north western ukraine, sasha barrow dice, one of the local fighters who have joined ukraine's defense forces. he tells me that morale among the troops remains high. despite the dire situation in the country, little speed remembered about the moment. it is calm here, suleima. we are preparing the defense of looks on the region with everything we have horrible were employed at the same time, were helping those who volunteer to join the army. and deploy to the friends in the east, but on to defend our ukraine. you're probably gonna cancel where you live still seems to go on here in western ukraine despite the heavy fighting that it's taking place in other parts of the country. and yet residents tell us, they want to be ready for whatever might come next at the beginning of its invasion, russia targeted and irv heels not far from the city. the military airport in loads

with one of the 1st facilities hit by russian messiah in ukraine. since dan, it's been relatively quiet here in the region, but people are scared that it's just a matter of time before the war comes here. oh, they seek comfort through prayers in the local church. the sermon that day urges to church goers to forgive those who have done them wrong. this is a truly christian message. father roman tells me, but one that it's so hard to follow right now. you will. i wish i had never seen that day was that i had died before. it's really hard to keep living. outside the church valentino receives at blessing for a safe journey. she's not in good health and wants to leave for neighboring poland

. solutions to so hard to leave. of course. yes, call to leave my children and my grandchildren. here you think she goes with a heavy heart? what seems to be hopeful? ukraine will prevail. she says. and let's go right to western ukraine. we can speak to muddy a city jenko. she is a resident of the besieged city of muddy opal, and she is now left to she's joining us today from the viv maria. thank you very much for joining us on our program. perhaps you can tell us, 1st of all, what things are like where you are and live right now. yeah. so in the situation that is quite peaceful. if we might say this horrible days, a lot of people are trying to volunteer. for instance, yesterday we were calling or maybe a hundreds of people who want to help communitarian our house delivery right here.

and also there are people who are we bringing camouflage nets or they have buying some magazines because there is a shortage of medicines in other parts of ukraine, specifically chemist teddy or pain killers. and also, you know, people are trying to help whenever they want to. and whenever they can, you yourself have been a part of been helping us tell us more about that. yeah, so for example, yesterday i was, colleen may be 1565 people who are approaching the biggest humanitarian, the center of the house in the movies, and a lot of how does come in from other countries. so we are trying to transfer it all the help right to the park in the cities who can receive the how unlikely mary paul is not one of the seated who can actually get them in here. and what,

when we spoke to you over the weekend, you were trying to reach some of your family members who lives in murray. you pull, have you been able to contact them or have you gotten updates on how they are doing? unfortunately, the connection is still broken there and there is no way to reach to my grandma. and today to that, that one day that i haven't get any connection with your old, with my relatives or friends. and dissertation is really devastating. however, i heard some messages from my close people who were trying to get a me, you know, network connection in the center of the season. yes. and they were really horrible. like they have no food. they have no water and in drink something people need to drink or the rain water if they have a chance to catch it or even drink puddle water. so this is what i got the morning

from one of my clothes people, but not from my grandma. because she is living in a district are not in the center of the city and no one can go to her because no one knows how to get the car or any transportation. it must be really difficult hearing the stories and not being able to go and help yourself and be part of that effort. exactly. or your family is torn apart. we should say when you are in love. if you have other members of your family who have decided to stay in spain, they were on vacation there. when the war started, they've decided not to come back to ukraine. what does the picture look like for you and your family going forward? while i'm trying to help here, i'm trying to stay here and will be the place for the nearest future. and by family they seek shelter in pain because there is no chance for them to get back to mary

pole. my mamma is, is really crying every day because she wants to get the whole mom to my grand mother, but there is no chance for her of me to get there. so we are trying to do what we can and what we can, that is just right in the information, helping with the donation. so with this for the, with the humanitarian health, and this is our station right now. marius city, tinkle speaking to us, there from levin. thank you very much for sharing your story with us. thank you. now to some other developments in the conflict, us secretary of state antony blinking has assured lithuania of nato protection under article 5, lithuania and the 2 other baltic states of estonia and last via are increasingly on edge following russia. invasion of ukraine blinking visit to the nato members is meant as an assurance of their security. the un nuclear watchdog has called for

a trilateral meeting with russia and ukraine, aimed at ensuring the safety of ukrainian nuclear power plants. russia has agreed in principle, but not to the suggested location of her noble. last week, a building at one of ukraine's 4 nuclear facilities caught fire after it was hit by a russian projectile. several nations are calling on interpol to suspend russia from the organization immediately. that's according to the british home secretary, the country site, the threat to public safety from russia's invasion of ukraine. the law enforcement body is a network of a 194 countries. and new zealand has announced a fast tracked legislation for expanded sanctions on russia. the new law will be the 1st of its kind for new zealand. it will target companies or assets of people with economic importance to russia or associated with russia. invasion of ukraine security forces in russia have detained more than 5000 anti war protesters across

the country. those numbers come from an independent protest, monitor, police arrested people, and several russian cities, including moscow and saint petersburg. they warned that organizers and participants and demonstrations will face charges. authorities have imposed restrictions on protests. she citing the corporate 19 pandemic. we could speak now to konstantin agger at his data abuse russian affairs analyst. thanks for joining us. constantine . how effective could protesting be given a large numbers of detentions that were actually witnessing russia right now? well, sumeet is for now what russia has. what i was surprised that, frankly speaking, is that the geography of the protest is very wise. usually such protests which basically lets face as an anti porch and protests are focused and concentrated in the big city, is 1000000 which there are 18 or 19 in russia. here we have

about 50 cities. that means that quite small towns also have their share of protested. and this means that the information about what goes on still spread and fights on the bands on the blockade of social media, western social media by the russian government. and i think that if we look to the future, then the sanctions that you'll start to bide quite soon and probably will lead them unfortunately to many, many 1000 feel if not more are being basically fired from their job. i think the situation could become much worse for the sort of is all the other hand, of course, the repressed reparations of regime is very, very strong. smell is well fed, so there's going to be more depression and maybe sometime they're going to be alone in protests. maybe if we look at the other side of the coin, a russian state pulling agency says, why do we're putting approval rating in russia as risen to 70 percent?

first of all, what do you think of those numbers and do you think they're credible? why not 90 nice roads away then? when like last year, ah, stapling agencies are on the and actually all bullying a bullying agents as in russia will be under extreme pressure now to produce the quote unquote correct figures to show that this so called special operation as it is called actually in the russian media is being boston supported, there is no doubt that there is a significant number of people. i don't know whether it's a majority or not. but this number of people that believe while the media tell them or prefer to retreat into the comfort zone of believing because facing the truth, we completely unbearable from any good is all about about that, but 70 percent. i'd say that is, as you said, state bowling agency that says if we look at the west response of the u. s. and poland are discussing delivering fighter jets to ukraine. would that be considered

a sign of direct nato involvement in moscow? i think it will be by putting what will be the what will be the outcome of that? what will be the conclusions and the action that the russian government will take up to that is a matter for debates. they know it's a very, by the way, this is going to be an extremely effective measure because ukraine traditionally has quite a lot of trained pilots. and for example, a recent retiree from the draining armed forces could jump into the coffee and sliced right away. i think the question will be, what can russia doing such circumstances is going to declare war on poland that's it's then it's nuclear. well then it's then it's says it will practice speaking. ah, i think that's maybe what we can see up to that is breaking off of the diplomatic relations. something like about i think that having one wall on their hands from in one stop,

any kind of military action against the native country for reasons that i described is going to be a tech on the, in the tech, a made deed of his russian affairs. analysts constantine exit for us there. thanks so much. ukraine is taking russia to court over the war. it accuses moscow of attacking on false pretenses by alleging genocide into eastern regions of ukraine. russia has not sent a delegation to the to day hearing at the international court of justice k of once the human body to order an end to the invasion rulings issued by the court are binding. but there are no means to enforce if decisions a provisional result is expected within days. and our correspond, balboa vessel is following the story for us from brussels. hi barbara. can you tell us more about the opening statement that ukraine has now delivered? in this case? yeah, we just heard the leading lawyer for the ukranian side give this statement and he said, russia lay down your arms. why do we not settle our differences like civilized nations

do in front of this court? however, as you said, the russian side didn't appear, but this was his appeal and he said, we stringently deny the allegation of genocide. we have nothing to do is that nothing like that happened in the eastern part of the country in the area of the nets. do show us you approve, and at the same time then of course he also said that it is the other side round russia is committing genocide or is getting ready to do so by indiscriminately shelling a civilian areas in housing and, and civilian infrastructure. and so this is the basis of this case, and it was outlined by the ukrainian side. and of course, now a lot of legal arguments are continuing, but it's at the heart of this, russia accuses ukraine. ukraine says, no, we absolutely do nothing like this, but you,

you are the real aggressor here and you are on the way to commit genocide on is ukrainian people. russia is denying all of those allegations. we should say, what evidence is ukraine presenting in this case? lane evidence fall that their allegations are not that hard to find these days. i mean there is an endless footage of journalists and us footage of civilians. footage of course also by the ukrainian military and government officials that show that a lot of civilian areas and housing blocks said schools and kindergartens and everything. hospitals even have already been shelved by russian troops. and so that is sort of for giving their argument weight, and they are appealing to the court for a quick decision, because what they want is, a measure is so immediate measure that the court orders russia to stop. no, russian will not listen. but this is

a legal struggle that we are witnessing here. barbara, very quick. last question. why is ukraine taking this legal path? very simple to deal and g demise putin and his doings and his government and also to give weight to the sanctions that are, have already been put up against russia and give way to further sanctions. sort of the, give them legal weight and give them legitimacy. that is really what this is about in the future, even maybe to get damages from russia. because what we're seeing there is the destruction of a country and to rebuild is going to cost huge amounts of money or ukraine, taking russia to court over the war. our correspondence of visit they're in brussels are following the latest on that story for us. thank you very much, barbara. another a growing international calls for beijing to take more concrete action over russia's invasion of ukraine. but chinese foreign minister, one key on monday, refused to condemn the kremlin military actions. instead,

he called russia china strategic partner, while also pledging to send aid to ukraine. vanya because china is willing to continue to make its own efforts to overcome the humanitarian crisis. i will, once again announced that the red cross society of china will provide a batch of emergency humanitarian aid to ukraine. as soon as possible, the gland would you no matter how sinister the international situation is. both china and russia will maintain strategic determination and will continuously push forward the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation slang also offer a chinese assistance in facilitating peace talks. the close relationship between beijing and moscow has prompted questions on how neutral beijing can be in that role. once bitter rivals, china and russia are now as close as frenemy can be the start of the winter olympics and beijing last month. so she, jim ping and vladimir putin declare a new era, a no limits partnership backing each other over stand offs and ukraine and taiwan

with a promise to collaborate more against the west. china likes to present itself as an honest broker and the conflict. but following the russian invasion, beijing has largely cited with its neighbour and close security partner russia. and rather than criticize moscow, the chinese government instead blames the u. s. for causing the crisis. here are we, we hope all parties will work together with china to deescalate tensions, instead of adding fuel to the fire and promoted diplomatic solution. china will continue to play a constructive role in seeking and realizing piece, arbiter, yahoo union. she is a long time admirer of putin and the 2 autocratic leaders have formed a strong bond. johnny denies that it knew about the invasion in advance, and had asked russia to wait until the olympics were over before attacking ukraine . while professing neutrality facing stance is geared more towards moscow,

china abstained on both of the united nations on sanctioning russia and demanding the withdrawal of russian troops. the chinese refuse to acknowledge that russia has invaded ukraine admission to me. china is clearly watching the west reaction to the invasion, especially when it comes to its own efforts to take control of self rule taiwan. at the national people's congress is china's annual rubber stamp parliament beijing hike this year's defense bending by 7 point one percent. while the ukraine crisis is putting pressure on china, beijing's priorities like closer to home with taiwan. let's get a reminder of our headlines at this hour. ukraine has rejected a russian proposal for humanitarian corridor. the deputy prime minister said it was unacceptable because all but 2 of the plans lead to russia or its allied bella. ruth kiev also accused the kremlin of shelling civilians during previously agreed. cease fires to help people escape. and ukraine has asked the un top court to order

a halt to the russian innovation. a 2 day hearing begins at the international court of justice in the hague. but russia has not sent any of its representatives for all of us here in berlin. thank you for watching dw ah ah, with

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