[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. russian air strikes it to children's hospitals in you cried. president zalinski as calling russia's attacks on civilians at genocide western allies born, the assault could turn even more brutal as russian forces try to regain momentum. also coming up family, separated the cranes border, says men stay behind to fight the polish board and people q in the snow for hours

trying to get the safety and rushes. foreign minister arrives in turkey for talks with his ukranian counterpart, the turkish host hopes to pay the way for making between the leaders of you pray and russia. ah, i'm anthony how'd walk into the program? russian airstrikes of hit to children's hospitals in ukraine. official say 3 people died including a child. when a series of blasts hit a maternity hospital in the besieged city of mattie report, russia denies the report is fake news and says ukrainian troops had taken over the building. but western allies said the russian military is using weapons indiscriminately in what ukraine is calling a genocide. a warning this report contains some disturbing images. these are bernice from a real good. this smouldering ruins. not of a military installation,

but a maternity hospital in mary, a pole. the direct hit from an apparent russian air strike st. women in labor, fleeing into the cold. i hundreds are reported injured. mary poll has been the target of sustained bombing and shelling for days. mass graves have been dug for the dead. authorities have told people how to dispose of dead family members. wrap their bodies, tie the limbs and leave them on the street. ukrainian president for laudermill zalinski is calling rushes attacks on civilians, a genocide showing him whimper. when you would be, you'd be to day, we must be united in condemning this war crime of russia, which reflects all the evil that the occupiers have brought to our land. we all of the destroyed cities and everything they have done. no one is thought,

bish trouble news or will roll over either ball. but the bumbling of a maternity hospital is conclusive evidence that what is happening is a genocide of ukrainians here. not seen grain oh ins, autumn, your russian bomb is head to more hospitals. ah, one of them, another children's hospital. their city is nearly a 150 kilometer is west of here and has come under increasing fire. just the night before another civilian target was hit. good. lemme see this quite yo yo, this man where it needed no fly zone any more. but we do not believe he won't need any fighter planes any more. what we do have,

we do have sick diplomatic negotiations are stepping up. but as russia passive years with heavy shelling, ukrainian civilians are paying a high price for vladimir putin, his bloody y o o l e. i spoke to d, doubly correspondent conley in kiva, and asked him how the news of the air strikes on those 2 children's hospitals has been received in the ukrainian capital. most people i've spoken to don't really have anything, can't, don't find any words because it is just so shocking. i think it is clear to people now that this is all out will. this is definitely not the special operation that vladimir putin is trying to call it. this is a war though, of the kind that europe pretty hasn't seen. probably since the 2nd world war. and people are expecting this to get a lot bloodier and a lot more dangerous for civilians in the days come. we've had those failed attempts to civilian corridors to get people out. mary poll though to failed several times, the ukrainian said the russians are just not sticking to their side of the bargain

and not keeping to temper ceasefire to allow civilians out of that city that has been under siege now for days and is without power without mobile phone networks and increasingly low on food. i think the main message that people ukrainians are taking out of this is that they are going to keep on demanding the west closes, the skies above ukraine creates a no fly zone because they say, this is a situation where this is not war as according to rules, this is a war that is gonna cause huge civilian casualties and basic. this is at europe's conscience. if europe, if the west of the u. s. allows russia to keep its dominance in the skies. we're going to see more hospitals, more children dying at home in their schools, in hospitals. and this is going to be or something we can see again and again. so there's more push from lensky from other ukranian figures. we've seen ukrainians gathering petitions, thousands of people signing them. they can send those west in the hope that maybe the west will think again and will risk more direct confrontation with russia and

create that kind of no flies. and that could allow ukraine a better chance of winning this war because on the ground in kind of hard ground fighting between units on the ground, the creators are doing pretty well. the rush to having big logistical issues. so the cleaning feeling is, if they have that safety from above, and if the russians are not allowed to bomb cities, but also ukraine military, then they have a much better chance of keeping the country stay doubly. correspondent conley in keith were despite frequent shelling of populated areas by russia. u. s. military officials say there's been little change on the ground over the past 24 hours. but one area where russian troops may be making progress as in the city of micheler eve, which is seen heavy fighting, believe is key to russia's bid to seize control of ukraine's black sea coast. city of almost half a 1000000 is located near the city of odessa, which is ukraine's main port. because dave has come under heavy bob barden from

russian artillery were joining me from mc alive in ukraine is the regional governor vitale. kim, thank you for speaking to us at this very difficult time. let me begin by asking if the city of mclean is still under ukrainian control. yeah, this is still under our control. and also we move forward to get us on, you know, and in terms of the basics, food, water, hating what are conditions like for people in the city right now, load food medicine and water is okay in the city and the big seated in our region. you know, small or in small cities know most it is a small village is a very there are some problems but make an i will get them to provide them all they need. there is no get paid,

but we need some storage because we have only one way off the block for now. one year old with the black one for now, do you have a sense? do you have accurate updates? where exactly the russian forces right now in relation to your city. yes, i have all that data about this, but i won't, i won't tell you because they're moving. and the secret information gave it understood how likely is it that russian forces will end up occupying the city as they have been has on do you still have hope that they can be stopped at this point? there is if you will be in the class, you will see by your own eyes that we're not going to leave our city in

a way. and the thing that we're going to attack and renew out there is, are the enemies are exhausted here. it has. he had no motivation. yeah. nope. you, we need more power and more vehicles for the, for attack the so i think that the, this is the importance of this war. i don't believe they can move forward fastly anymore. after 2 weeks of being under the stress of the invasion, what about the mentality of your people? how would they holding up our mentality is now 400 percent. you bring him any small wheel is there is the, the plan we're going to communicate with russian with making deals with them. we don't like them. we want them to go. and this is the

common common idea of our region of our country. aside from those who choose to to stay and fight in terms of communication with the russians, part of that is organizing safe passage out of the city for civilians are if it's under, why did i continue? are you getting civilians out who need to get out of that city? yes, we have 3 ways away road that we were and can move out from our region. and 1st of all, if women and children for now, man a man or drawn man, moving to the city to help us for the fighting. so we have grown with our war power and we're waiting and looking forward for the tally team, governor v transmitter life region. thank you so much for taking the time. thank

you. ok. time to take a look out. some of the other developments in the conflict in washington this morning of a potential chemical or biological weapons attack by russia in the crime. it comes after moscow accused the u. s. of supporting i bio weapons program in ukraine. the bottom administration believes the accusation could be an attempt by the kremlin to justify such an attack. us house of representatives has approved a massive spending bill that includes $13600000000.00 of aid to ukraine and european allies. the funds will cover the cost of sending us troops and weapons to eastern europe, as well as care for refugee, quite with vice president. carmella harris is in warsaw for talks with polished leaders tensions a high after the united states rejected a proposal from poland to transfer mig 295 digits to a usa base and then deliver them on to ukraine. after concluding her visit to poland,

harris will then head to romania. the united nation says around 2200000 people have now fled ukraine. most of them are women and children, often leaving loved ones behind to fight, not knowing whether they'll see each other again. the majority of the refugees arriving in poland. the double is alexandra phenomena sent us this report from the western border crossing of sydney. one last embrace before they see good bye, provide him has brought his family to the polish border so they can leave the country . he will be heading back to the front lines. yes, this is a j law. i thought it is because of the kids all me could no one wants to leave their home. it's so hard to you. you can't explain it easily. will a boy? it's hard. lucy, don't know whether we're going to see each other again, either which she moves you. no problem with one emberly's, illinois, it was so good to have them by my side. when you're together with your family,

you feel better for us now. i'll be alone. but i know they'll be safe one and it safety's just a few meters away. we are at the border check point in shaheen. the busiest border crossing between ukraine and poland. those who are now here have been waiting for hours, just like natalia and her twins. they escaped to russian, bombardments in harkins in eastern ukraine, tossed a month. it has really been through a lot. you're sitting in the hall or in the cellar with your children while they bombing the city and don't know i'm will a bomb dropped now and that's it. so what did we do to deserve that? natalia doesn't believe that the war will be over soon. many ukrainians seem to think the same and sold alliance at the border and not getting any shorter people on the move, both inside and outside the country in desperate need of protection and support. at

russia's war with ukraine continues an estimated 4000000 people may flee the country, according to the united nations. hot sea and snacks for free, distributed by ukrainian and international volunteers along the road to the border . this is where we meet nat taylor from keith. she's traveling alone with her 3 children. did them to go over? those are children are suffering the most because my husband had to staying keith. they cry. my oldest son keeps asking. will we never ever see dad again? and he starts crying again. watching the un has called it the fastest growing graffiti crisis in europe since world war 2. this is what it looks like in real life. the foreign ministers of russia and ukraine are in turkey for their 1st face to face talk since the invasion of ukraine. turkish foreign minister mel flute, shabby solar grated, his ukrainian power counterpart, demitra caliber and russia's foreign minister. so gay leverage on the sidelines of

the diplomacy form in italia. of a solo says the aim is to pave the way for a meeting between the leaders of russia and ukraine. host turkey is a nato member, but has close ties to both countries. let's get more on this from d. w. 's political analyst for eastern europe and russia. constantine exit. welcome to constantine. what can be expected from the meeting today? hello, anthony. the decision essentially lies will put if he is bent on continuing his invasion. every grave is containing a crime, then basically it will be very simple. lobrado recites the old demands. basically, demilitarization recognition of the so called don bass republic. the recognition of the grim in and station no later in the brain. clever. know everyone. li, i think that if love rob is to offer some more the 5, the mom,

then it's maybe the beginning of a kind of conversation. after 2 weeks of war, and indeed i ease of conflict between the 2. what can be achieved at this political level against that backdrop? little it's only opening the doors full for conversations define it. but i think the important thing is that never knew chunks of the turkish foreign minister is mediating, frankly, turkey and the pacific and the turks president friendship, emblem. they belong to a very few entities in the world who can respect put in respect of the shooting down to russian plain who are generally reading. russia is more better than others . and because of that, i think the church know that they may become the chief something with moscow that gives me a glimmer of hope that this will not be shocked. but it's a very small glimmer,

frankly speaking of the glimmer of hope. but the relates to compromises, what compromises could the respective sides make starting with the cranium 1st? well, it can only be my kind of conjecture for now and as well as yours and anyone else's . but i think that's what i have to proceed from the perception that actually ukraine is gradually winning. this will and they will not go back to any kind of things they could discuss prior to the 24th of november when booting launch the invasion. i'd say the big bargain, theoretically my view, at least for now, will be basically not later, although not neutral. ukraine, but non no membership of nature in exchange for complete the return of characters including the crimea. i think that is probably the minimum to which present the landscape will be great question is whether persons will agree to that and that is

a very, very big yeah. and then the next thinking, natural question, what compromises could possibly the russians make if any? well, frankly speaking, the way things go now, militarily put in has either to go really nuclear in a little south for the work or start to read beyond this war or the freezing one. i think that in kind of a 2nd will not agree to give back the crimea. i think if you think that kind of a lifetime achievement, but rushing elite problems will be happy to give anything away in order to live. thanks. and i think that where the russians have some kind of leverage where the credit has some leverage is in the fact that the democratically elected president cares when people who cares for them being healed. main and basically exiled, becoming refugee. and this is a sensitive topic,

which i think russia will explore, you know, and will try and force them to do things. they want reckoning more violence against innocent ukrainians. and here of course, a lot of things depend on the west and all the, all the public support that the sky may get can get from the graham people. as of now, it seems to be very, very strong. and he is really a kind of war chief, and this gives him very, very strong guards to play. it only seems that he is weakened by this invasion. i think he's been strengthened by fascinating di coming up. and so if you thank you, j w, a political analyst, constantine, get many thanks or mcdonald's is closing more than 800 restaurants across russia in response to the countries invasion. if you cry, the fast food chain joins a long list of foreign companies. suspending operations in the country including starbuck connick and,

and coca cola mcdonalds during huge crowds when it 1st entered the soviet market. back 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 till mcdonald's announced it would close hundreds of locations across russia, a mid growing pressure to penalize moscow for its invasion of ukraine, angering some muskets, driving up over to believe it's wrong because it was the only affordable place for me where i could eat and now i know where to go. my 32 years ago, mcdonalds opened the doors to its 1st restaurant in the soviet union. and the western fast food proved to hit paving the way for other western companies that quickly followed. but now, many of them were closing down in response to russia's war and ukraine. munoz,

it's sad, but it's not a big deal. i will survive without mcdonald's. i thought, perhaps our own russian brands will appear soon. 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 warn you crane. it's unlikely that the golden arches will open again any time soon, and russia done now to take a look at some more developments in the ukraine conflict. japanese entertainment giant, sony is stepping up at support for you. gra. initially it had promised to hold the african releases in russia. now it's suspending shipments of playstation consoles and software and closing it's stormy. it's also played to give $2000000.00 to victims of the british news outlet. the daily mail is reporting that chinese telecommunications john. wow. way recently helped russia secure it internet against cyber attacks. it alleges that russia enlisted the aid after several government and

media sites were targeted by hackers who oppose the war. in secret. a brazilian military plane has left poland with around 80 passengers evacuated from ukraine, including 42 brazilians and 20 ukrainians. the aircraft also bought humanitarian aid, including food and medicine for people in the country. ukrainian communities around the world have been rallies to support the war effort. many have been organizing pace, demonstrations and fund raisers in the west capital, washington, d. c. to ukrainian sisters who run a cafe, a doing what they can to help. ah, futons war on ukraine is hardly present in the u. s. capital. unlike in europe, there are only a few signs of solidarity here. but cafe daylight is an exception. anastasia and vieira, who run this bakery, are trying to raise awareness and funds for the cause. any one who donates

a dollar or more gets a cookie with the blue and yellow flag, or faster shafted, the caucus. and if the flax and then we started to spread information to the city. if it went really fast, we will buy a many military goods. with this money. since the war began, the sisters have had many sleepless nights. and when they are not working, they are glued to the news. their parents have us visas, but want to stain ukraine to fight. i'm very brave. sometimes i'm just crying all the time and can explain their costumers why i'm crying. the only thing i'm happy about about this sedation that we are getting to know more people from our country . and we can stay together and to do as much as we can from here to help someone for their the sisters are continuously gathering donations and get much support in the greater washington area. i drove from stafford virginia,

which is about an hour from here. and so i got a cookie and a coffee to support them. it may only be a cookie, but for the sisters is the symbol of resistance. with wall rising at high, many ukrainian artists have found shelter abroad. the cube city ballet was touring in france when russia invited ye crime. it's dancers delivered an emotional performance in paris while struggling to keep in touch with family and friends trapped at han, 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 tea i told you, shut, lay in paris, as offered them a stage and a temporary residency. please sit unlocked the door had creating is an act of resistance. the i said it's an act. 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 on the bus. that's what we're doing here tonight at the shuttling theater swab if 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 shock with tried to connect our family all the time during the day during the night. check the news. i can't explain what i am filling in because you in worries all the time. all 13 days we are praying for our families, fair 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. something other than the conflict with 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're watching t w news. his a recap of the mind stories from the crisis, this out ukrainian authority say russian air strikes if it 3 hospitals, 2 of them, children's hospitals, including one that was completely destroyed in the body. and salenti is calling the russian assault a genocide and the russian and ukrainian foreign ministers have arrived in turkey for their 1st face to face talk since russia invited you crank it to his host host to pipe the way for

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next on dw blue, the youngest victims at the tennis with the round half of ukrainian refugees on children escaping the constant danger. they had to say goodbye and the trauma fool will stay with focus on europe. in 60 minutes d w a is increasing every year in many im gonna working on lunch with holiday destinations drowning in plastic white wine and take

a look at the car with every year year of exports over 1000000 tons of plastic with a other way. after all, the employment isn't to recyclable. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines. just 2 weeks ago, russia was denying to the world. it had any intention of waging war or launching an invasion. this is what that denial looks like now. as the fighting goes on, there is little sign of progress in peace talks and the growing belief that worse is to come as nato accepted that ukraine will fall. or could it still see