[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. civilians desperate to leave battered ukraine may have another chance. russia and ukraine agreed to a new c spire that covers several cities by key of accuses russia's forces ob, attacking previous escape route. those who have fled cities under siege fear, the worse for others who have stayed behind. good people there now have been left for dead from their hiding and basements with them. i can't even think about it.

hundreds of thousands are heading west to the city of livia and faced tough choices about where to go next. and berlin rolls out the welcome mat for ukrainian refugees . with thousands arriving every day. authorities appealed to the rest of the country to pitch in and out. ah, i'm soon so much got to thank you for joining us. for another day, russia and ukraine have agreed to a cease fire to allow civilians to leave 6 cities. but it is unclear whether the safety of those routes can be guaranteed. the mayor, a one northeastern city. so me has said civilians have begun to leave in private cars that so me was had overnight by russian shelling ukrainian officials released this video here set to show a rescue underweighed a family home. the strike came only hours after

a ceasefire allowed. the 1st successful evacuation of thousands of is trapped in the city. ukraine claims none of the other escape corridors worked and accused russian troops of shelling. the route from the city of medieval ukraine's army says it still continues to hold the capital city g of despite attacks nearby, as the russian invasion meets resistance, there are fears they could step up. there were attacks on civilian areas. it's the 1st successful humanitarian corridor allowing desperate civilians to flee during a pause in the fighting. these convoys carried people from the north eastern city of summa, which is experienced heavy shelling in recent days. president vladimir lensky said it was just the start for the 2. hundreds of people are saved about humanitarian aid has been delivered. but this is just a small percentage of what we have to do. and what is expected of us. we already

humanitarian aid is ready and our transports are ready. well, we're further west. people fleeing the key f suburb of our pin, crossing a damaged bridge that russian troops have repeatedly fired on as civilians tried to get across heartbreaking goodbyes. as many of the men left their families to go back and fight others, helping those unable to make the journey by themselves. who are you yearly yearly? you know, we are rallying with you about how to feel. she is barely walking, but we are doing our best. thank you. that is good that we could cross the bridge. bombs are exploding over there. quite attending of european is totally damaged. so just the civil mover, she military analysts say the onslaught will likely get worse. in the coming days, russian forces are increasingly turning to shelling civilian areas on

infrastructure. these air raid sirens in kiev warning people to stay indoors as the invasion entered its 14th day. but as the dawn broke, the national anthem echoed through the streets a message of solidarity. ah, the show of resistance continues in carson. the 1st major city to fall under russian control in the port city of odessa, residents are erecting barricades in front of their beloved opera house. so far, the city hasn't been hit. but after seeing the scenes of destruction from other parts of the country, people here are preparing for the worst. let's get an update from the ground now we

can go to the capital q to speak to our correspondent mathias, filling out standing by for a fair mathias. so russia has agreed on a cease fire. and the opening of $66.00 escape routes from several cities including body bowl in the south. what more can you tell us about this? well yeah, it's another attempt to get people out of these cities of maria upa, but also of the suburbs in the near keith. i am now at the station at the key of central station. this is where we expected many of these people who i vacated from these places to arrive. we have heard that they, the authorities had told them together there around now and they will be evacuated in convoys. but we do not know yet whether these cameras have really been able to leave. the same is true. former yoga, which is the worse the place where the conditions are the worse now. um, it's a russia has broken the ceasefire. several times of the cease fire has not yet been

sustainable enough to bring people out in previous times. we do not know what is going to happen today. of course. um, it's another attempt for badly needed convoys to get people into safety and to get goods into these places that have been low running low on medication food and also water. which is we've also heard that many civilians have been rescued from the city. it's to me which has also been very hard hit more are still being evacuated. does this mean that these so called humanitarian quarters are working? all that means that this particular humanitarian corridor has worked so far. i wouldn't go any further because the problem with these humanitarian corridors is that they are built on trust and there is no trust. and there is also, it's also unclear what the real intention behind it is. russia has also,

has sent several signals that were very confusing. one of them was that they would allow people to flee only if they fled to russia, which is something that most people here fear might be even worse for them than fleeing other than, than staying in these, in these places. so a lot of confusion, a lot of psychological warfare, and that one corridor has, is certainly good news, but it's not a promise in any way. and we are, the fighting is also, of course, continue can, can you give us an update on the progress of russia's invasion? well, there are pro, there is progress in several parts of the country. a slower advanced. it's not, it's not the fast edmonds that russia was hoping to. again, it's not, they're not where they wanted to be. at this point. according to western intelligence, the original plan by russia was by now or by day 15, that's almost now to have conquered the whole country, dr. decapitated the government. they've obviously not succeeded their meeting. fierce resistance. they advancing slowly,

but of course they are bringing in more technology. they bring in more soldiers. and this is going to probably be a bloody and long war. correspond mature spelling of speaking to us from kia. thank you. we can take a look at some other developments in the conflict. now. the united states has dismissed an offer by poland to send its fleet of mig 29 fighter jets to ukraine. warsaw intended to give the soviet era aircraft washington for use by the ukrainian military. the pentagon was concerned that russia could view the 3 way deal as a hostile move. mcdonald's his temporarily closing its 850 restaurants across russia. the chain says it can no longer ignore the human suffering unfolding in ukraine. it staff will continue to get paid over $250.00 companies has suspended

operations in russia. police in the russian city of st. petersburg have detained a group of women protesting against the invasion of ukraine. they were holding a poster showing they were appalled over the deaths of russian soldiers. moscow was passed tough penalties for speaking out against the military. hundreds of thousands of people escaping the fighting have streamed into the western ukrainian city of love. if it's become a massive bottleneck, the only direction to flee being west dw correspondent alexander phenomena met up with some of them. we are here at the railway station in the leaf, and you can see how busy it is here with long lines of people trying to get on a train to the polish border. mothers with that small kids, women with their pads, with hastily packed suit cases and plastic bags. many of them seem to be traumatized. many of them are worried sick about the loved ones that they're left

behind. and we start to cover who we are from cock have and this city has gone warner than yet, but also mina, come with them. i just have one question. what was it all for? who benefits from destroying such a beautiful city? we once had a wonderful mayor, he's now turning over in his grave. you can't look at that's left of the city without cried. i was born there. i grew up there, i spent my whole life there. with you said lip, no, still using the umbrella. but what do you brought the people there now have been left for dead up at their hiding in basement with them. i can't even think about it when i sit down the bas. yeah, they're sitting there without any electricity, water or heating? my mother's hiding in a cellar. her mother is the mother you pool. she can't get hold of her. so just cook or what you saw to throw my i haven't heard anything from her since march 2nd 3rd. mika, lynn? yeah, i was just never would have expected something like this to happen,

especially from russia and belarus. i have so many relatives in moscow. you must be a more goes think of according to the city i saw it is it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide all the refugees with food and clothes, and 1st and foremost where the place to state. that is why many people here are desperate to get out, even though they don't know whether they will be able to come back. he's my don't know, i never thought i'd have to flee, forgot it's with i don't know where we will go. whatever gods plan is to certainly to poland. normally we are not leaving forever. will be back for sure. many of the people we met are originally from the russian speaking part of the country. they told us they would never expect russia to attack ukraine. they are angry and sad, and some of them have a clear message to vladimir putin. yeah, i don't understand why you are against our membership in the you and are now

literally pushing us towards europe. thank you very much, but please it cannot come at the cost of our lives and those of russians only in the peaceful way antiquated. she, she knew, honestly, i think put a nose. he is sick and will die soon. and he wants to take as many people with them as possible, sir. yes, some was of but nickerson. what's dockwood? mustard wants to do to we've year when we live in the 21st century. we don't live in the 20th century anymore. during the 2nd world war, where's civilized people? but how civilized is it for the whole of ukraine to leave ukraine? pretty well done. you have liberated us. thank you. have redeemed by cba or thousands of ukrainian refugees are arriving here in berlin every day. it is called the capital off guard and is pushing resources to the limit. berlin says it can't cope alone and has appealed for help from other parts of the country. safe at

last, far from the war, the ukrainian refugees at this shelter arrived in berlin. a few days ago, traumatized and exhausted. very few were willing to talk to us. one woman from the besieged city of her gift, told us she finally managed to get some sleep after arriving here, she can't hold back her tears. what it looks like, he quoted, my sister still there is a widow job with that. she lives in an apartment block on the 8th floor that you had. she told me ship a dolly kitten, tony. i'm about 140 people have found temporary shelter here. they're being cared for in part by an en geo that operates shelters like these. it's manager tells us. time is of the essence in this crisis. and having so under enough, i got a glory. i am on sunday morning to say the people would be moving in that day. that's typically my colleagues work like crazy in constant shift just to get

everything ready over the san dogs. 2 buses arrived carrying refugees in the course of the day, and we thought that was it, but by evening, another passport out to a door with no advanced notice that you after arriving at berlin central train station, people are taken to their accommodation. more than 10000 refugees from ukraine are arriving every day. the city has sounded the alarm saying it can't cope. germany's interior minister has promised to help me can be ang, we are evaluating how to provide refugees from the war zones with a place to stay in germany. naturally, they can't all stay in berlin. the city can't cope on its own melina line, and i police stem. the government is working on a plan to coordinate the distribution of refugees. but all of germany states have pledged to take people in or near the chair to which is bessie by. i just want to say thank you to germany for helping us in this situation. the 1st of all my going

on with and i will try to help the country in any way i can was presumably so it will take time to settle refugees across germany until then berlin will have to continue rolling out the help for new arrivals. did have you business with rob? what is up next stated ah, literature invites us to see people in particular. i to see myself as the kids spying strange grown up world. may only object of an error is to share what a thing beautiful. didn't you books on youtube?