[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. children's hospital is destroyed in the ukrainian city of mario poll. president lot of insulin calls it a will crime as v as grow that russia could step up attacks on civilian targets. also coming up, we believe the provision of additional fighter aircraft provides little increased capabilities at high risk. the u. s. rejects holden's plans to send war planes to ukraine from

a us bank. the spice appealed from keith and one of the 1st global brands to enter the russian market after the cold war, joins the growing list of western businesses, closing their doors in russia. ah, i'm really mohammed welcome to the program. a children's hospital has been destroyed in the besieged port city of mario poll. officials say 17 people were injured, ukraine's president vladimir lindsey says it was hit by a russian as strike. he called it a war crime. same the attack left children buried under rubble. give good body needs a childrens hospital maternity hospital. how did they threaten the russian federation? what kind of countries this is the russian federation, which is afraid of hospitals and maternity hospitals and destroys them. you know, there's a,

the strike marks of violent escalation as fears grow that russia could target civilian areas in ukraine. a warning this report contains some disturbing images. another explosion, rocks the besieged city of mario pole. but the target was no military installation . a children's hospital now in ruins, after a direct hit from an apparent russian s strike ukrainian authorities, reportedly 17 injuries and fear. many more may still be trapped inside the world. health organization has verified 18 attacks on health facilities and workers. since the start of the invasion in statements on wednesday, it cold on russia to commit to a peaceful resolution. welcome and allow humanitarian aid to reach those in need. this violence is breaking eh,

it's breaking bodies is breaking minds and it's breaking souls. and it's must, must, must stop. but it is not the doctors and the nurses. it is not the humanitarians . the can stop. this violent rushes invasion continues to meet heavy resistance. but military analysts warned that russian forces are increasingly shelling civilian areas in the northeastern city of zoom in the 1st successful humanitarian corridor desperate ukrainians managed to flee during a pause in the fighting while further west. hundreds more. flee the keefe city of if and crossing a damaged bridge that russian troops have repeatedly fired on as civilians tried to get across. but even as some managed to escape during the cease fire, air raid sirens, sound and cave wanting people to stay indoors. thousands face,

another long night sheltering in caves, metro stations finding what safety they can on the ground. the united states has rejected an offer by poland to give the u. s. s. feet of make $29.00 fine to just to be transferred to ukraine. keep has been calling for the soviet era jets that its pilots, doha, to fly, to help it fight rushes invasion. these are the warplanes walsall wanted to put at washington's disposal. he has been calling on countries to provide them with the russian made jets that its pilots are already trained to fly. poland pro, sending its plains to the u. s. is ramstein air base in western germany from where the u. s. could send them on to ukraine. tactful vas, no, this is in such a serious decision like hanging out, the planes must be unanimous and take an unequivocal by all the north atlantic alliance. just saw it. this is why we have taken such

a decision and to day the decisions and nato's hands in the hands of the americans, evident, got dollars of an anchor. american. in return, poland was expected to receive american made f. 16 fighters. an idea floated by washington earlier in the month. but the pentagon categorically rejected the plan. we believed that provision of additional fighter aircraft provides little increased capabilities at high risk intelligence community has assessed transfer. mig 29th to ukraine may be mistaken as escalate tory and could result in significant russian reaction that might increase the prospects of a military escalation with nato. speaking off to talks on the wall with canadas prime minister justin trudeau, german chancellor, earl of schultz was quick to rule out the idea as well. yeah, mm hm. we need to release, we've provided humanitarian assistance. we've also provided all kinds of equipment which includes some weapons as you know. apart from that, however,

we have to think very carefully about what we actually do. and this certainly does not include combat aircraft and see hillis kindly come through target with poland. unwilling to act unilaterally and washington opposed, it seems unlikely that these jets will be joining the fight in the skies over ukraine any time soon. although on this i am joined by the deputies oliver solid in washington, d. c. so oliver u. s. secretary of state antony blank and has said that he will consult with poland and nato allies on the potential of providing chats to ukraine. so is it that the united states isn't entirely closing the door on this idea? of the door is open. we're here for sure. and there's the political will, of course, to deliver those jobs. but it remains a tricky task in it's a fine line. they are work, they are walking on right now. so poland says, yes, ukraine can have those mixed. those russian made fighter jets. but they certainly don't want to be held accountable for mingling in the war between russia and

ukraine. so their offer was to bring those fighter jets to you as air force base ramstein on german soil, which again would then imply to other natal members. so the u. s of course saying no, we're not interested in that either. so some kind of a blame game that's going on. nobody wants to be the scapegoat in the end and nobody wants to be drawn into a wider conflict. and so that is really the challenge here. how to deliver those aircraft without being drawn into a wider war. and of course, also without involving nato. and as you say in upon and didn't discuss this offer with the united states before it was made public. so what position does this leave washington in? now? it certainly took washington by surprise, especially since the secretary of state anthony blink and just was in poland a few days ago. and that wasn't discussed to that extent. and other aspect that we're hearing very often right now is that actually, and we've, we've heard it in the sound. but in the report, though, surface to air missiles that are delivered to ukraine,

that they could be more important in the future and already are more important than aircraft because the air space of a ukraine from a washington standpoint is a very dangerous because of the russian presence their ukraine reportedly still has most of their fleet because they can't use it simply, but they're very successful shooting down russian jets. and so that might be a bless, risky and more successful way forward. and what does this tell us about the direction the western alliance is coming in? well, arguably, the west has come together as unified as they hadn't, hadn't been in many years and had reportedly took, put in by surprise. so the question of polish fighter jets, of course, is seen much more as a logistic detail. don't forget we're not talking about if those jets are delivered, but rather how to deliver them. and so it really still shows no, no difference in how the west is standing together. he w oliver silas reporting to us from washington, dc. well, let's take

a look at some of the other developments in the conflict russian foreign minister. so gay, love rav and his ukranian counterpart, dimitria clever, are due to meet in turkey for their 1st face to face, talked since the invasion of ukraine, both sides of want of low expectations. but ukraine's president has signaled a willingness to compromise. ukrainian authority, say electricity has been cut off at the chernobyl, a nuclear power plant, which means it may no longer be possible to cool nuclear fuel. they want that this could lead to the release of radio activity, but the international atomic energy agency says it hasn't seen any evidence that the plant is unsafe. o towel in washington dc has hung a ukrainian flag in protest over russia's invasion of ukraine. the gover park hotel

is located within i shot of the russian embassy in the us capital and mcdonalds is closing more than $800.00 restaurants across russia in response to the countries invasion of ukraine. the fast food chain joins a long list of foreign companies. suspending operations in the country, including starbucks, heineken and coca cola, i got olds drew huge crowds when it entered the soviet market in 1994 summits americas unofficial embassy abroad. for others, it's a place to get a quick bite to eat. at least it wasn't on mcdonald's, announce it would close hundreds of locations across russia and mid growing pressure to penalize moscow for its invasion of ukraine. anger in some muskets, depriving look over the boy. it's wrong because it was the only affordable place for me where i could eat and now of nowhere to go. the law 32 years ago, mcdonalds opened the doors to its 1st restaurant in the soviet union. and the

western fast food proved to hit that paving the way for other western companies that quickly followed. but now many of them were closing down in response to rushes worn ukraine. the goose mooney shows that it's sad, but it's not a big deal that i will survive without mcdonald's. not sucrose, perhaps our own russian brands will pearson. it's a good opportunity for russian business to enter the market. mcdonald says the closures are only temporary, but with no sign of an end to moscow's warn ukraine, it's unlikely that the golden arches will open again any time soon in russia. and purchase tennis player and the murray says he will donate the prize money. he wins this year to help children affected by the wool in ukraine. mary is an ambassador for unicef, the united nations children's agency. he said on social media that he's working with the organization to provide medical supplies and development kits. the children murray,

a former world cup for formal well number one is taking part in the tournament at indian wells this month and often referred to as that. the 4th, 5th grand now with the war raging at home, many ukrainians have found shelter abroad. the keep that he ballet is tori and france. when was tory and france, when russia invaded ukraine and its dances delivered an emotional performance in paris. ah, the dancers of the key of city ballet left home thinking they were going on a european tour. now they have no idea when they'll get back home to ukraine. the ti i told you should lay in paris has offered them a stage and a temporary residency. please sit unlocked the door creating is an act of resistance. d, as said, it's an actor. it says to those who want to occupy ukraine to vladimir putin. here we continue to look forward to look far upward to use culture also as

a peaceful weapon nom up. but that's what we're doing here tonight at the shuttling theater. swab is you at the output, you shuttling are only part of the company was traveling when the war broke out. meaning many of their artists are still stuck in ukraine. the uncertainty of what's to come has left the dancers physically and emotionally exhausted. terrible and tried to connect or feminine all the time during the day during the night. check news. i can't explain what i am feeling because you are in warriors all the time. all 13 days we are praying for our feminist food grain. amid the anxiety, the chance to keep dancing in france is a lifeline. being able to focus on work is kind of

a bright point in our day. when we get to focus on ballet steps and focus on music and something other than the conflict anyway. the young dancers performed to a full house and too much applause on tuesday night, dancing in safety and friends, but their hearts and minds are with their families in ukraine. you what she needs are being used. here's a recap of the main story from the crisis. a children's hospital has been destroyed by an air strike in the ukrainian city of mario polled. at least 17 people were routed, a blast crater 2 stories deep could be seen outside the hospital, and the ground shook more than a mile away. the greatest president accuses russia bombing the hospital and pulled it up. we'll place this as did obedience life from berlin.

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