destruction of the nation. this with this is the that we news life from berlin, struggling to escape. ukrainians trapped and the besieged city of so may have one day to leave out to russia agreed to a cease fire. red cross buses take some residence away while the bombardment is put on pause. but the evacuation of other cities fails to materialize. as fighting starts up again on the escape routes also coming up the united states benz of russia, oil imports. president obama says his country won't subsidize russia's war on

ukraine, but europe remains dependent on moscow's gas. plus nato's chief exec excuse is russia of sabotaging evacuation efforts. he says there is evidence that russian forces are deliberately targeting civilians as they tried to flee the conflict to. and when, when it was attempting to conquer up, he only got belated men in his math. he didn't calculate ukrainian women and the whole ukrainian nation will be standing up to everybody their own way. but everybody strong as well. talk to you craney and a member of parliament, akira roodick, who tells us why she said in ukraine and taken up arms. ah hello everyone, i'm way laura. thank you very much for your company. this our we begin our coverage

with the worsening humanitarian crisis in ukraine. an attempt to evacuate civilians from 5 ukrainian cities to day seems to have largely failed. moscow agreed to establish humanitarian corridors. but ukraine claims russian troops resumed shelling on the route, leading away from the city of my u bulk, or some read a residence of the northern city. if sue may have reportedly managed to flee ukraine's government share this video which shows red cross buses evacuating people before nightfall. when the cease fire ends. so may, has been heavy, has seen heavy civilian casualties, local authority, say an air strike last night killed at least 21 people while despite the increasing death, told the ukrainian military says that russia is seeing major setbacks and its advance has slowed significantly. ah,

it's almost 2 weeks since russia invaded ukraine, but the capital still stands. the anthem. now a morning ritual. while russian shelling continues to leave its scars on ukraine, 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 any keep speaking from keith where he is about to remain ukrainian. president flooded me as a landscape, said that piece was possible when you look mobile the mobile oriented mode. so we will talk. we will insist on negotiations until we find a way to tell our people, hello. this is how we will come to peacefully demo. don't. we'll upkeep central

station the exodus to west in ukraine and beyond continues. levine, mass 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 so you see then as of today, because levine has become the refuge fall 200000 people who moved to levine, hiding from bombardments and rocky strike sly hops. i want to appeal to all international organizations to help what we need your support. we will what we need your direct participation here in levine. right? you will just, you would ukrainian officials speak of

a slowing russian advance. but as the shelling continues and civilian casualties rise, the horrors of this war we ming devastatingly clear ukrainian presents voluntary zalinski virtually addressed british members of parliament in the house of commons in london. while mister soleski received a standing ovation from mpm, as he spoke to them via a video link from keith, where he remains dissuade increasing russian pressure on the capital, we spoke about the hardships endured by civilians, but said his people would fight to ensure they don't lose their country, the ukrainian leader appealed to britain and the west to do more to help his country. police literally pressure of sanctuary. levy against the are contrary and actually recognized the scanner as a terrorist state. and police make sure that our ukranian skies are safe.

please make sure that you do what needs to be done and what is stipulated by the greatness of your country a secure to london of your correspond out. charlotte chelsea pill is standing by a charlotte. mister zalinski had a dramatic message for the peas. the am he's he did indeed he painted a horrific, very immersive picture of what's 13 days of war in ukraine. his looks like quite literally taking it day by day, giving the british poems a rundown of what it has been light wool. he said that ukraine did not start now. he compared ukraine's pipe as a bible to britain's fight against the nazis model to it. and doing so, he used a lot of adopted language that were very much resonate with the public here, particularly saying that ukraine will fight in the forest in the fields. we will

never give out that really was a reference that to a speech that's very famous here. from a war time world war 2 prime minister, winston churchill, you will say, quoted shakespeare and ukraine has just has had to decide whether to be not or not to be in real state of defiance. he said ukraine will be then addressing the prime minister directly. he asked, who are you k, to ratchet up pressure on russian president vladimir putin, including with additional sanctions. and obviously we saw there, he received a standing ovation. what reactions, what other reactions have you been hearing and seeing to his address upsetting by the school and also his that shall address the house of commons standing room only did give him that standing ovation. let me just re stress it. how unprecedented this is. this is the 1st time the foreign leader will be advert actually has

addressed m p 's in the house of commons. that is the significance of this speech today there. why responses from prime minister bars johnson and the leader of the opposition immediately after that address, the prime minister is saying never before the house listened to an address quite like this. he said it's moved the hearts of everybody in the house sang ukrainians haven't spied millions with their cut with their courage. he said you case turned to press on and to tighten those sanctions on russia. shall i tell some pill reporting from london. thank you so much, charlotte and you, as president joe barton announced moments ago, a ban on imports of russian oil into the country. he said, americans don't want to subsidize vladimir putin swore in ukraine, despite rising cost at the gas station. today i'm announcing united states is targeting the main artery of russian economy. we're branding all in ports of

russian oil and gas energy. that means russian oil no longer be accessible us porch and american people will deal another powerful blow to put information. this is a move that has strong bipartisan support for congress and i believe in the country as go turned it over. his correspondence at kara, lina, marsha is in washington to find out what impact this band will have. first of all, occurring in a walk us through this ban, this fan means a layla that the u. s. is trying to weaken russia even more. we heard president biden saying that he wants to keep pressure on president putin and his war machine . and that he does not want to subsidize this war, his war em oil. a reminder, oil and gas exports are the backbone of russia's economy. and the revenue is half of the battery, the crumbling, it has a so this would be very painful for russia. and it is actually the money that they

need to keep this war alive. and that is what the united states is trying to avoid . the united states and its allies in europe. they have already imposed a wave of sanctions against russia during the past days. but until now they avoid a targeting, and this important part of the got a gas and oil sector out of fear that this would, of course, as skyrocket, the energy prices are worldwide. but this move potentially will push a prices at the pump. how does he intend to couch that to rise in prizes? president biden, i'm already said a couple of days ago that he at diaz and, and its allies that they have agreed to release $60000000.00 barrels of oil from their reserves in order to reduce the prices for the consumers. but also it's

important to note layla that the united states also produces oil and b, as is actually the world's biggest, all producer. but it still imports millions of barrels each day because because in this country, the consumers need more than the all they produce. so the united states gets most of its crude imports, also from canada and mexico, saudi arabia and russian oil makes only a small portion of the crude that the us imports roughly a 3 per cent. so he will compensate in a way bad that the, that the pain, the impact that this is going to have in the yes is not as big as, as in europe, for example, not as big as in europe. but nonetheless, years delegation met with venezuelan government officials over the weekend, and apparently they did discuss energy supplies. so i'm just wondering if it really happens to be part of the new energy policy of the u. s. how comfortable are americans with this?

americans are going to care about the price they will have to pay. how much are they going to pay at the pam? are they still able to use their $2.00 or 3 cars, or do they have to keep using only one car and the citizens? the consumers will guide themselves on that. the political level is different if the white house decides to make business with venezuela or saudi arabia, that is going to put the administration in a different situation. but at the end, it is going to be a lose lose situation layla because the big question is, is it really different to buy oil from venezuela and from an autocrat called madura than buying it from an autocratic cold pollutant. that is going to be the political decision that the consumers will, will, will, will be, will be worried about how much they're going to pay for gasoline or reporting from

washington on the united states banning russian oil imports. thank you. let's bring you up to speed with some of the other developments in the conflict. venezuela. president nicholas madura has confirmed that we can talk with the united states also included energy security. the u. s. is reportedly considering easing sanctions on venezuela to boost oil supply. as it seeks to reduce imports from russia and a studio prime minister, car jaw call us has called for more sanctions against russian crypto currency, oil, and see ports. she was speaking as you are secretary of cit. anthony blanket wrapped up his tour of the baltic states he said to us would defend every inch of nato, which includes estonia on the topic. because nato nato secretary general has stopped berg has warned that the ukraine crisis could quote, spiral out of control if it spreads beyond the borders of ukraine. speaking

a lot via mister stilton berg also said it appears that russian forces are deliberately targeting civilians as they try to flee the conflict. this is europe, sir foster's 3rd, growing refugee crisis since the 2nd world war. there are very credible reports of civilians coming under fire as though it tried to evacuate. targeting civilians is a war crime, and it's totally unacceptable. we need a real human italian corridors that are fully respected. the nato secretary general speaking there a little while ago did every course montera shorter is covering the story for you. terry, we heard there the nato sec gen saying civilians increasingly are coming under fire in ukraine. that is a very worrying development. that's right. and it's something layla that those of

us following the crisis on social media have of course seen these images of civilians cowering under bridges, trying to make it out of this, these cities that are being besieged by the russian assault and then being fired on as they were told that these were safe evacuation route and this is something that i also was struck by secretary general stilton berg saying that this should be reminded is a war crime. and he, of course, is speaking directly to the kremlin, as it obviously purposely is targeting civilians. we should also note that the international criminal court in the hague has already opened an investigation into possible war crimes being committed in ukraine. so this is something that we have been seeing in recent days, but i'm told that secretary general stilton berg was particularly disturbed by these reports of civilians being shelled in urban. that's a city just north of ki iv. and of course we, we saw these very, very disturbing pictures of a family killed as they were trying to flee just in recent days. layla. so nato

seclusion, nato secretary general, yes, storm burger, deeply disturbed by what's unfolding in ukraine. but will that change the course and the strategy of nato at the moment, as i told you before, i mean we, we spoken to a ukrainian member of parliament and she was imploring nato to introduce secure a no fly zone over the country. yes, we've heard these voices coming from inside ukraine now. now for many days, close our skies. they say i've been at demonstrations both of the last 2 weekends where people are absolutely pleading, as you say, for nato to stop the russian assault from the sky. here's the thing, nato doesn't think that would save lives. it's not that leaders, including stilton, burn himself, are not moved by these, these please. and he has said this is a very painful decision. but nato simply thinks that getting into a war with russia, which it would inevitably have to do if russian planes flew into

a no fly zone would, would kill more ukrainians and then would spread the war beyond ukraine. and in fact than would be disastrous for, for even more people. so it's not that people don't feel the pain of the ukrainians is that they don't think this is a solution to racial reporting from brussels. terry, thank you for your continued coverage. 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 loss of women that is meant leaving their loved ones behind to fight. you know, he's funny for sure. i met a group of women in the city of trinity supporting soldiers on the front lines. one doe at a time. these women here had very normal lives before the russian invasion. some of them teachers, i t specialists, their weapons for peace. bread. yes,

nice should i know what it's like to be hungry? it's very important to fit others. even those she did not know were all ukrainians . but if, if this has 30, i think the breath shall feed soldiers, men and women at the frontline. martha lift jenko spearheads. the team of 30 volunteers says that brett means closing us home. love something we can share with you later. 120 people share this house already. it was built 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. the bull just had a lot of kids for either in the basement or in a garage, tears all the time. all a countries been killed and destroyed, white, easily issued. she must eat, though she's 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 said all that the mush at that said might he do this because her have to dirt. women do the same as man. our women, odd the front line, our women fight and also die. i love women drive trucks and looked flower in them. what liberalism of 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 apply it on there enough to listen to what they learned enough people love to kill, to be aggressive. and very often when they return home, they don't receive rehabilitation from the government now led their anger out on their wives and children. several of allison cannot imagine what will happen after this for i am shown as morley puscetti aly no one can. but every one hopes for peace and i'd like to take an hour to the ukrainian capital of keys to kara roodick. she's a member of the ukrainian parliament and leader of the liberal pro european hollows party. cure a very a warm welcome to the w. news on day 13 of this war, just want to ask you, how will you copy?

hello, thank you for having me. well, it's thirteen's day and our cities are still standing though. the whole world will saying that who will fail after 24 to 48 hours. so i am like what? i am super devastated and hurt and by all the pain and suffering that they see where they're, if you, yourself, ling through key of when we are taking refugees from on the outskirts of key of dead till we're bombarded by the russian missiles and bombs. i am super frustrated when we see children in bomb shelters, but i'm also motivated because i see my resistance team training because i see so many people in kiel in the whole country helping each other. and we're getting ready to give russian forces that are coming toward the capital and will come here pretty soon. we are happy to give them a good fight because what they are trying to take from us, they will not be able to. we are preparing for a see, we are preparing for

a fight. we are preparing for every kind of you then. however, there is one thing that we cannot help ourselves with. we cannot use our rifles for is the air force had x. and this is why we continuously asking for a no fly zone or anything in particular, similar like the no fly zone so we can protect ourselves and so that my country has a chance to win this war. unfortunately, of course, that nato were says they will not be able to provide that, that no fly zone is a no go for nato. i want to refer to when the invasion a was launched by russia. you posted a photo that went viral. i wanna pull that up and show it to our viewers. it's you in your apartment holding a kalashnikov, you explained how you never held a weapon in your hands before, but you were getting ready to defend your country. and obviously just hearing you speak right now, you are resolved to defend your country. are you,

are you ready to fight? i know it's almost a redundant question because you already outlined your resolve. oh yes, i'm ready to fight. i have been training along with my resistance team that we put together a day one of the war we. i have been training with them at 2 hours every day. so now i'm much better with the rifle than i was when this picture was taken. i'm the training and i'm, we're being a part of their larger teams and we are getting ready to oppose russian troops to fight fresh and troops, or if they come to the city, we know that the capital has been a major goal for our office. and for put in personally, and this is why it will be a tough goal to protect it. and this is why we a thing here. men as well as women are to be able to have all the hands of the have that good hair of who would bear arms to bear the arms and to be able

to protect what is ours right now. what is the situation and key for right now? i mean, obviously we have seen some very you're worrying development. so russia unleashing mass bombardments, in terms of the situation in and around keith, what can you tell us about that? so in st. kia oh, we are doing, i would say normal except for the heavy bombarding that this happening. so it's up to 10 times when the sirens go on and you have to go to the bomb shelter 10 times a day and imagine it being like family with the children. so it's terrifying and devastating and. and at some point, you feel frightened because you get used to it. this is the war thing you get used to, to bombard, you seek it being bombarded. and we are very worried about the outskirts of the city that where people have to leave their homes because because they just don't

have homes anymore because they were destroyed and we are worried about them rushing to the surrounding the city. we know that they are trying to take on their entrances and exits to the city, and obviously our goal is not to let them do that. so this is how the fight happens . we want to make sure that we are not on the seat and they are trying to circle the city and door their humanitarian catastrophe, as they have done in murray. well, where children are dying of dehydration in 21st century, children are dying of dehydration in the european country. can you believe this? can you believe this is happening to us right now? so i will be begging, i will be asking, i will be persuading everybody who is in charge right now to give us the jets to give us the rockets to give us the miss else. anything so we can protect ourselves . so in 21st century,

children would then cab to die of the hydration. before i let you go, i mean every one, as you've outlined there, very stark terms is suffering incredibly on. this is almost ridiculous to ask you, but international women's day is today. what does it mean to be a woman in ukraine today? it is. it's when instead of flowers that you are supposed to be carrying today, you are carrying guns. but i am privileged to be carrying guns to day and stand shoulder to shoulder with the men of ukraine. you know, when putting was attempting to conquer us, he only calculated men in his math. he didn't calculate that ukrainian women and the whole ukrainian nation will be standing up to him, everybody their own way, but everybody strong as one. and this is why we are fighting him so hard, and this is why insert, indeed, off war was the largest army in the world. we are feel standing and we will be

standing and we will win kiera roodick, member of the, your ukrainian parliament. thank you very much. who wish your safety? thank. thank you and glory, drew crane. thank you very much for making us part of your day our special coverage of ukraine, or continue with ah, with

to the point. strong opinions, clear positions, international perspectives, humanitarian crisis in you crazy. intensifying food, eating rules are and medicines are all it desperately short supply. still russian forces continue that pounding of civilian targets. how much pain will the people of ukraine face find out to the point,

to the point on d, w, a live and on demand content, language courses with video and audio. any time o d, w media center, them to step up and say the truth. and i haven't met a girl who hasn't been trying to get something on campus, whether dusk, ca cooler or something so much more serious are such a huge scalable. it's everywhere. what we can do is to now appeal to everyone else, to take responsibility. we give women a voice with we get recognition. we deserve although some with time because it doesn't hold for one another and

support each other mika, don't just sit by and watch things can play. apathy is inexcusable. total the speak out can i think speak up my jimbo always becomes an issue. now. the international women's day on d. w. you're watching d. w. news, asia coming up today. south koreans head to the coal soon. and what will be a consequential election with a war in europe and north korea, launching test missiles. national security has become a campaign issue for the elections are run on domestic issues as well. in south korea, candidates have been debating the merits of tad to find out why ah

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