dw learning course, he can speak german made easy ah ah, this is news line from berlin desperate for safe passage, ukrainians, head for the borders after russia agrees to set up humanitarian cor doors. russia promised us to stop shelling and 5 cities to let civilians flee. but were ports of renewed fighting, threatened to derail the evacuation plus women in the war. so many have fled their homes and left loved ones behind what they're doing. all they can to support soldiers on the front line and price lists, cultural heritage under threat,

ukrainian museums and galleries scramble to protect their collections. but the russian attack has already caused it reversible damage. ah hello everyone, i'm a layla. i thank you so much for joining us. we open our coverage with the humanitarian crisis in ukraine that is intensifying. the united nation says 2000000 people have now fled the war, but many are still trapped in cities under siege by russian forces. ukraine as accusing russia of once again violating a ceasefire to allow evacuations out of the southern city of matthew bolt. but elsewhere, evacuations have started. ukraine's government shared this video that you see right here, which it says shows people being bused out of the north eastern city,

assuming that people on board are said to include students from india and china. so me has been subject to an intense russian bombardment, local authority, say nearest i killed at least 21 people over night. oh, despite another native airstrikes and shelling the ukrainian military says that russia's advance has slowed significantly. lou, it's almost 2 weeks since russia invaded ukraine, but the capital still stands. oh, the anthem. no, a morning ritual. oh, wild russian shelling continues to leave its scars on you crane. like here, it may keep battle ground of hawk eve. the people fight on ah, go home,

they chant stomach just meters away from it armed adversaries. i don't know which should he keep speaking from keith, where he is about to remain ukrainian president flaunted me as the landscape said that piece was possible when you look mobile the mobile oriented mode. so we will talk, we will insist on negotiations into we find a way to tell our people, hello, this is how we will come to pc them. don't, will at keep central station the exodus to west in ukraine and beyond continues. levine mer said the city is buckling under the pressure, struggling to feed the hundreds of 1000 seeking refuge and dealing with the hundreds of thousands more. who passed through the city before traveling on 2 of the countries. certainly

then as of today, because levine has become the refuge fall, 200000 people who move to levine, hiding from bombardments from rocky strike sly hops. i want to appeal to all international organizations for help. what we need your support. we were what we need your direct participation here in levine already, which is you would ukrainian officials speak of a slowing russian advance. but as the shelling continues and civilian casualties rise, the horrors of this war remained devastatingly clear. i was on a phenomena is at the front lines of the refugee crisis. she is in levine, which has become a hub for ukrainians, fleeing russian attacks alexandra r refugee, still pouring into la viva, where you are. and what are the sharing with you about their experiences to the

people that are arriving here? have been through a lot. they are telling us about the ways how they escaped russian, a tillery, a soles, how they had to hide in their basements, and many of them are deeply traumatized. let's take tatiana, for example. i met for a year, she is so from harkey and we started talking in russian because she is from the russian speaking part of the country. and she told me about her beautiful home town that i also know. and then she burst into tears because she reminded herself that parts of the city now are turned into rubble. and she was worried sick about her mom who decided to stay there and she doesn't know whether her mom is okay or not. and as you can see, there are a lot of such stories that we are hearing at. people want to share them because they want the world to know what's happening here. do i mean you're living which has turned into a hub for people trying to make it to safety as best they can?

can the cities still handle the influx of refugees? while the more people arrive here, the more difficult it's gonna be according to the mayor, the city is being stretched to its limits already. and he also said today that it, it could be that the near future, they will not be able to provide the refugees with a safe place to stay. of course, what people need is, it's food, warm clothes, medicine. but 1st and foremost, when they need a place to stay, there are staying in hotels, they're staying in apartments. but we met the number of people today who told us that they don't have a place to stay. and that is one of the reasons why we are here at the railway station that you can here see behind me. there are still a lot of people trying to get to the polish board of trying to get to pull into other european countries to feel safe. there is this situation sustainable in

levine where you are, i mean you have a reported on the commitment of volunteers. there, which is all inspiring for all to see what happens when that ends well, for now we have to say what we have been seeing is a lot of people trying to held volunteers from the region here, but also from poland from other countries. i just met a guy from canada who is here to help opening up a house to, to get people to provide people with shelter. so i, i don't think that this is, this is going to end very soon because we still see more and more people coming to help. however, as i said, i think that adds for the authorities. it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide or the new arrivals with what they need and i was under the people that you've been talking to offer, obviously, scarred by their experiences. do they think they can return home

they don't know that many of them, of course, are hoping that they can return home soon. however, when we see what is going on in central and eastern ukraine, the heavy fighting here, some of them told me they are not sure whether they can be able ever to get back home. and of course, there are very frustrated. there are sad and some of them are really angry. i spoke with the man from har keith, and he told me, listen, i have family in moscow. i have never thought that russia would attack ukraine. and i have, he told me a clear message to vladimir putin that he brought us even closer to the european union. alexander phenomena reporting from levine in ukraine. i wanna thank you so much for your continued coverage. let me guide you now through some of the other developments in the conflict russian president vladimir putin has denied

reports that constrict conscripted soldiers are being forced to fight in ukraine, saying the are, we only consists of professional soldiers. last week, russia introduced a new law to suppress reporting about the war and describes its invasion of ukraine as quote, a special military operation vice president em. anyway, my call says that china has a role to play in the war in ukraine as a permanent member of the un security council. mr. michael made the comments and a call with chinese presidents using thing and german chancellor olive shoals financial for refuse to condemn russia over its invasion of ukraine. and shell says it will end all involvement in the russian gas and oil market. it will stop buying oil shut down service stations and discontinue aviation fuel operations that turn around comes a week after shell drew criticism for continuing to buy russian crude oil

all across ukraine. ordinary people have signed up to help the war effort. many of them are far from home after fleeing the russian invasion to cities further west for lots a women and as men leaving their loved ones behind to fight did abuse funny for sharp met a group of women in the city of chinese sea in between nights and a bomb shelter, they're spending their days volunteering to support soldiers on the front eyes one do at a time. these women here had very normal lives before the russian invasion. some of them teachers, i t specialists, their weapon for peace. bread. yes, nice. yeah. i know what it's like to be hungry. it's very important to fit others. even those she did not know we're all ukrainians. but i think this has 30. i think the breath shall feed soldiers,

men and women at the front line. martha lift jenko spearheads. the team of 30 volunteers says that brad, men's cousin, us home love something we can share with you later. 120 people share these house already. it was billed for 80 by marta and various donors 5 years ago to help survivors of domestic violence, she know, accommodates internally displaced women and children. marina just arrived, the 2 children from key after 4 days on the road in both of those care to lot kids for either in the basement or in a garage t. as all the time. all countries been killed and destroyed, white easily issued. she must eat, though she is not hungry, concerned about her sister who is stealing key. the shelter is located in chattanooga sea in western ukraine still relatively safe, but fearing the worst preparations are in place. what used to be a gym has become a makeshift bomb shelter during the night. moments of comfort much needed for every

one. in another room, volunteers suing ukrainian flax in high demand. now the patches for soldiers to stop the bleeding times of war. highlight the importance of women, martyrs says it sad all that the mush at that, that might he do this because her have to dirt. women do the same as man, our women, odd the frontline of them and fight and also die. i follow women drive trucks and looked flower in them. was m a water so love rosa, memorial leaving you. praying with her 2 children is not an option. she says she cannot leave her husband or her country behind and she will be needed here to once the war is over. domestic violence will be on the rise. she says, just like in 2014, when fighting began in easton, ukrainian up and then a little de in of chilly song. but what they learned enough people learn to kill,

to be aggressive. and very often when they return home, they don't receive rehabilitation from the government. now let their anger out on their wives and children, several of alice can not imagine what will happen after this for i am shown as a more lip is casey aly. no one can, but every one hopes for peace. over all rushes, bombing of ukrainian cities sadly feels all too familiar to many people in syria. russian forces have been carrying out attacks on syrian towns and cities in support of president charlotte sought since the year 2015. while now one syrian artist is using his work to send a message of solidarity. as is asked, my wants to tell the world how syrians have suffered. he wants to shake them up with his paintings done on rubble in it lip. the last stronghold of the insurgents . edler pens repeatedly been the scene of russian air strikes. now more than

anything else, as he is wants to send a message of solidarity to the ukrainians in faraway europe. and i know we have terrible memories of russian attacks, the destruction of buffalo. that's why we sympathize with ukrainians unless, as we fear the worse for their civilian population and infrastructure. i santa o. shakima, the abusive oak, ragna, russian fighter jets and helicopters, have been attacking towns and villages since september 2015. officially, they're fighting islam as terrorists. but in reality, they are hitting civilians, military expert, yours fun blood em says putin has been treating syria as an experimental laboratory in his art of devotion mentality to bomb, quite indiscriminately, you know. and but i've seen over the years, more sophisticated and modernization of the equipment. and actually this is the

essence of for me, from the syringe operation. putting this testing more than 200 weapon systems. precision missiles fired from ships bunker busting weapons, drones and reconnaissance technology sites hid include power plants that supply electricity and water. cities like aleppo, our bomb, till all that is left is rubble. then they are encircled and starved out. cluster munitions are also used. hundreds of clinics have been bombed some more than once. bakeries, markets and food supplies are becoming scarce. even schools have been hit, amnesty international, diana siemens says these are war crimes similar to what is happening now in ukraine . and in ukraine, amnesty international has documented attacks either was government and targeting, so infrastructure or using cluster ammunition using indiscriminate unopened attacks

in general, which that so many civilian casualties. and we've seen that over and over again. and in syria, from hooton's point of view, his strategy in syria has been successful. russia has made its presence known in the middle east. assad is firmly back in the saddle. i'll be it by russia's grace assays as mar flights against being forgotten with his art. he hopes that the world will learn its lessons from the war in syria than alameda. the world watched as thousands of syrians were killed by the niece. this should have taught them a lesson, or that if no one opposes these attacks, all of europe will soon experience at the same. away. the no, i think the love healey say the somber words from faraway syria, after 11 years of war and destruction. autonomy now is kristen holberg, she is a journalist, author and has reported extensively on the conflict in a sir. thank you so much for joining us. thicker so are you surprised about what

you see unfolding in ukraine? having witnessed the death and destruction that was visited on that syria, by president putin and his forces. i'm surprised that he dares to follow the same strategies in europe actually because put in would always argue that his intervention in syria was not against the international law. because a president, assad himself asked him for help. but there are obviously 2 similarities. one of the attacks on residential areas and civilian targets that we are seeing now in ukraine as we have seen them for years in syria. and the propaganda needs to justify these attacks. so the way that put in his credits his opponents and justifies his own actions is quite the same. we know, always blaming the others in syria. it was a war against terrorists now. and you crania, it's a war against the neo nazis and nationally. so do you feel that russia used the war in syria as its military training ground means of testing its weapons?

definitely, i mean, by trying new weapon systems in syria, the russian army has modernized itself and used to be a quite outdated army 15 to 20 years ago. and it was even able to boost their sales figures. you know, we have new generations of hydro dad's off munition. i'm guided weapons massage defense systems. they have all been successfully tested. you have incendiary bombs and plus the mission and vacuum bombs that we will probably see in the ukraine as well. plus, we should not forget that moscow has established 2 military bases in syria that are of great strategic importance and our base at him a mean and the needle. this is russia's only access to the mediterranean, and it's very important because it serves protein to counter any need to expansion on its southern flag, the lack of western response to the violence. so there was unleashed by our president pronounced, and syria has that emboldened president putin to launch this war on ukraine. put

indefinitely fears encouraged by his experience in syria, because the fact that nobody stopped or not even sanctioned the deliberate attacks on civilians there. and these attacks have been classified at war is war crimes and crimes against humanity on several occasions. so this was like a green light for him. he knows exactly that he will not face any military response by the west, outside the native territory. and this reassures him, obviously, for his warning against ukraine now going by the serial playbook. how do you feel that and especially the role of air attacks in that conflict? could a similar fate befall ukraine? i'm afraid that this is already happening because putting faces more resistance that he had expected and he knows from a see an expert experience how to break the resistance of the civilian population. so the idea is to see often area that you want to take control off and to make the

situation for the people trapped inside unbearable, you know, by air attacks by bomb being, by destroying the infrastructure, by cutting off electricity water and the internet. you know, you will have people that are in common, you can do with the rest of the world. people don't have access to medicine, they will start. this is what happened in syria for some areas has been see it for more than 4 years there. so in the end, people give up, they surrender and they agreed to their own expulsion. so if you displace half of the population of money you pull, it will be obviously easier to control the city after what. so this is, we are afraid that this is going to be the playbook that put in will follow in ukraine that we've seen. he was following in syria. in a few words. kristen, knowing what you know about events in syria, with a no fly zone. can ukraine when the war i mean, what does it mean to win the war? probably russia will try to get control on the big cities, maybe even the capital. he will maybe if he is successful from his point of view,

he will install a pro russian government there. will he win the war? does this mean the t has a victory? i'm not sure because 40000000 ukrainians seem to be very united against this russian invasion. so on the long term, this might not turn out to be a victory as putting has been planned for chris, our gra journalist, author, and a reporter on the conflict in syria. thank you so much. my pleasure. while since the start of russia's invasion, ukraine's museums galleries and cultural institutions have been scrambling to protect their collections, many have shipped pieces of rod, but that's becoming increasingly difficult and be shelling has all ready caused considerable damage. so museum workers are staying behind to save what's left. a nation's heritage, packed up in boxes. the andre shipped it's kim national museum, and levine is ukraine's largest art museum. it's doors have been closed since the

russian invasion began. the museum already survived world war 2. but whether it will survive this one unscathed, is unclear. it's extensive collections are being packed away into the seller, the rabbi and, but the worker, he, you know, it's so bitter for my soul. you probably just spoke with you. sometimes tears are coming for your division. i'm telling the truth, scary, because a lot of work has been put in here by our staff in boxes and it takes time energy. and when you do something good, you feel pleasure. liver to you today, you see empty walls, your choice. this makes you feel better with sad was so sad user surgabel, those are trouble. you know, we didn't believe it till the last minute that this could happen, but it did me sheesh many of the city's sculptures have been carefully cloaked in foam wrap. may be a futile attempt to protect them,

but better than doing nothing at all with gold, you might regret not a linear muscle. we are well aware that we're not able to protect them from direct impact over abundance. but from any light damage that may occur, look you from shelling it unless you're shock waves. let's go to the small fragments or shrapnel with we're just trying everything we can home through the ac, wasn't empty walls at the museum in liveth. as this new chapter of ukraine's history begins, hope and grief. our constant companions report back home home started from our culture desk and she's here with me, karen. good to have you with this. i'm really heartbreaking to see what is at stake there. talk to us about this fear that ukrainians have of losing their cultural heritage. i know it's, it's really incredible. i mean there is so much richness there and so much diversity that, that is,

is just absolutely part of the fabric of european history. i mean, the list is so long of, of what needs to be protected there. ukraine has at least or upwards of 300 cultural sites of international relevance. you know, starting with 7 unesco world heritage sites in place is likely to leave or china, it's gay. but right there in the capital kia fo, with sites like the push out loved our case monastery and the famous st. sophia cathedral. both of those days, back to the 11th century, are also countless other churches, a wealth of icons and sacred texts, liturgical artifacts. and, but also of course, that things like fred goes and mosaic from the buildings themselves, that you can't just sort of pack up and carry away. you know, they're stuck there. so many, many museums in ukraine, an entire cities are in artistically significant for the rest of the world. car key, for instance, is the birthplace of constructivism. odessa has the largest museum of 20 of 20th century out on guard arts and places like even genuine,

are incredible cultural landmarks with, with significance also for, for in jewish history. finally, you know, there's also a lot of archaeological fines that are in danger. not only of being damaged and you know, the destruction, but also being looted by russian troops which has happened in previous, in previous invasion. so as you know them, the la tackles on by the yard was, was an absolute shocker. hitting the tv tower very adjacent to it. and then attack that killed 5 people on march 1st. and so really what is, what is under threat here is the absolute full spectrum of ukrainian culture and history. and there's a huge fear that russia is really trying to wipe it out. the back to the 11th century, we're talking byzantine empire. all right. i mean, just remarkable. what can the art world do to help if, if anything, briefly, you know, just to touch on what you said there?

because i think the most important thing to realize is that is how those things are connected. the fact that dating back to the, to the byzantine and back as far as keep on ruth with some of these structures that i've just talked about. it's important to understand that that's when the christianity conversion came there in 988, and that, that kevin roost was the foundation of modern russia, ukraine and bell roof. people don't really necessarily make that connection and don't understand that ukraine is much more than just a province of russia. so definitely to be paying attention as much attention as possible to this culture and this, this tradition is going to help them define and i think yeah, defend their independent act, an important important world. heritage, absolutely. thank you so much. thank you for your watching. did over you news recap now the real story from the crisis. ukraine has started evacuating civil used by

u. n. a tarion quarter was coordinated with russia. video appears to show buses leaving the southeastern city, assuming that keith is accusing russia. russia's forces of breaking the si, fi agreement to let people out of my school. thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us. next is melissa chand with dw news asia. ah ah, with

to the point with clear positions, international perspectives, humanitarian crisis in you crazy, intensifying for aging will sort of medicines rolling desperately short supply. i still, russian forces continue that pounding of civilian targets. how much pain will the people of you crying face find out to the point to the point

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