ah, ah ah, this is debbie news live from berlin, chief braces for attack, the mayor of the ukrainian capital issues and a defiant call to residents to prepare to fight. as russian artillery fire reaches the outskirts of the capitol, german chancellor, olaf sholtes french president, a manual mug on demand, an immediate cease fire in ukraine during a phone call with vladimir putin. but they say the russian leader is not ready to end the war and polish volunteers step up to help you, craney refugees, but authorities more and they're close to the breaking

ah and william good crop walked to the program. ukraine has accused russian forces of killing 7 civilians trying to flee. fighting near keith ukraine's defense ministry said russian troops opened fire on a convoy of people as they tried to escape a village northeast at the capitol. as rush in force close in, keeps mayor is calling on residence to prepare to fight. shelling has already reached the outskirts of the city. fire crews rushed to the scene after a mortar struck an apartment building on the outskirts of keys with luther. but it was the all the artillery shelling started at around 6 30 in the morning was oh, she's pretty thick around there. are people living in these apartment buildings the

civilians? lou, this is a suburban area here providing mckee. what's that? go to the with russia stepping of its bombardment of ukrainian cities, including the capitol. it's feared more and more civilians will be caught in the crossfire satellite images show russian forces just 25 kilometers from central cave president volota mir's, the lensky has promised ukrainians will put up a stiff fight in what he's calling a war for the countries independence. emily named mine will pra we have no right to lead up in the intensity of our defense yet linens no matter how difficult it is, we have no right to lead up in the force of our resistance. the enemy is bringing more columns into ukrainian territory. vehicle only the besieged port, city of mar, you bull, continues to bear the full brunt of rushes bombardment. the humanitarian situation is worsening by the hour for hundreds of thousands, trapped without power running water or fresh food.

in the nearby southern city of melita pool, which has already been taken by russian forces, residents turned out to protest against the alleged kidnapping of their mayor. and to demand his release as plating rages, people in and around cave will be hoping and praying that last minute diplomacy could still spare them the worst of what has happened to other ukrainian cities. earlier we spoke to maria sarah sankoh. she is in the western ukrainian city of leave on able to go home to maria poll due to the russian siege there. she told us what she's hearing from family still in that city. i didn't manage to reach any of my close people. however, my friends parents called here yesterday the managed to find some post in the center of the city where there was some

a bio network. and they shared that to the city is being shall, every hour, every minutes. and i heard from telegram channel, you know, they're awesome groups. so when people communicate and exchange some information between them. so i heard that my neighborhood where my parents leave, it was really damaged yesterday and today and the bomb my house, where my parents have an apartment. and i have no idea why them. my apartment is still there or it's completely destroyed. so this is terrifying. french president emanuel micron says his counterpart vladimir putin shows no willingness to end the war with ukraine mahoney and german chancellor, olaf shoulds hell join telephone tops with putin saturday afternoon during the 90 minute call. the 2 western leaders urge boot and to agree to an immediate cease

fire in ukraine. schultz is office said they pressed putin to find a diplomatic solution boot and also updated macaroni shells on recent talks between russian and ukrainian negotiating teams. and let's get the latest on those diplomatic efforts with dw reporter jo delroy. joel, did this call accomplish anything? we can tell you what the french president's office said about them. he call them very frank and difficult. now their talks were private. we didn't see a transcript, the german chances office put out a statement saying that they had urged, put in to find an immediate cease fire. and to come up with a diplomatic solution and that no further content was going to be released. but some more details did emerge in the french press. they apparently talked extensively about the attacks on the city of mario pole and the urge putin to lift the siege that is happening there. and they told,

put in that the russian army had to stop committing abuses that could qualify as war crime. so it seems i had quite strong words for the russian president. and did the kremlin see things the same way. it seems i saw things very differently. according to the kremlin statement, prudent told the german and french leaders about the court real situation on the ground. he went on dead to allege the violations of humanitarian law by the ukrainian security forces, including the use of civilians as human shields, preventing civilians from fleeing the fighting and the alleged execution of ukrainian soldiers for dissenting that none of these have been observed by any kind of independent bodies, and in fact, the french president that accused of lying about them and a french official ended by saying they did not detect a willingness on prudence part to end the war. and it's really hard not to share that assessment because with so many of these cold before the invasion and since

and still the suffering on the ground continues. so despite this seeming lack of progress, ukrainians are still pushing for diplomacy. wealth are they trying? so on saturday, we also saw a call between ukrainian president flow to me as a lensky and the israeli prime minister enough, tolley bennett, now israel and russia have quite good relations. and so lensky proposed that he could meet with putin directly in person in jerusalem. but he condition that on there being a cease fire is not the 1st time zalinski has offered to meet directly with put in so far that has been ignored. also on saturday, ukrainian officials said that they were still open to negotiations, but they will not surrender to end this war. and that they would not accept any russian ultimatums. so far, russia has only had ultimatums for ukraine. so if your crane is unwilling to surrender, and if, according to the coal, putin is unwilling to end the war, it seems the fighting can only continue. it's difficult to see how there's going to be at atlantic solution right now. joe delroy,

thanks very much for that latest. the united nations says over 2 and a half 1000000 people have now fled ukraine. more than half them of crossed into neighboring poland. authorities in several cities say they're running out of space at the border shelters, have sprung up to accommodate people arriving exhausted. after days on the road, they're mostly staffed by volunteers, offering what comfort they can even involve children. find moments of joy in a playful fight that polish want them to auden, getting a lollipop. ah, but for their mothers and everyone else, it is a reality far too difficult to ignore. broo susan's army use thanks to attack my grandmother's house. we prayed to god to grant us

a safe passage was the home she had the we're just thought it was very scary. you in the bombs had our towns directly will be lost light, electricity, and water visible. and at 5 in the morning, the bombs were falling again, right in the center of the city. the killed the people in the bumps killed 21. people including 3 children, was that if you i have nightmares when i think about it or you blood work financially, it is new through a deal. but in the small bought a village of medical polish mullen tales of doing what they can to support displaced families. they provide shelter, blankets, warm food, water. oh, and often just human comfort. ah, ukraine has tanked borland for its help. the others may have bugged old bob gently

are really very, very grateful to the polish people for such strong support of ukraine. you thought it's also very important to the people who stayed behind in ukraine who are continuing to fight and will fight until victory. and also for those who come to poland, watches, and need health and human warning. every year. how did the boys need watchable yoga family for more to do? just get but the wall entails aren't just polish. people are falling in from different parts of the world. to lend a hand, we're operating 247 that we don't stop the people. the rep is a clubbing for 50 yards away, mostly women and children, old women, and a very sad state. the un estimates that more than 2500000 ukranian have fled and rushed to get to neighboring countries. poland is banding, the brunt of it, leaving it close to being overwhelmed. meanwhile,

the refugees do what they can to keep their children distracted. let's turn to some of the other developments in this conflict. ukrainian president voted me as the lensky says, russian forces are trying to create pro moscow pseudo republics of on land they've occupied in ukraine earlier. ukrainian officials had russia was preparing to hold a sham referendum in the captured city of her son. lensky said that local lawmakers were being pressured, but that ukraine would withstand the challenge. it will with excellent tie and police have seized the yacht, were 530000000 euros, owned by russian oligarchy, andre mo mother jenko in the port of chased the 1000000000 air. it was sanctioned in response to russia's invasion of ukraine last week. italian police seized several villas and yachts from 5 russians. on the eas sanctions list,

the international atomic energy agency says power has been partially restored to tr noble nuclear power station. the site of the nice 86 nuclear disaster, mccraney technician say they are repairing the plant, which was seized by russian forces earlier in the war. the power cut lead to fears over the safety of the spent reactor rods stored at the plant. the ukrainian team is surpass, it's best ever performance at the paralympics after more metal success in beijing on saturday. alexandra cordova won gold in the standing cross country then with her tea made arena boy taking the bronze. despite the trauma of events, back home ukraine is now 110 gold medals and 28 overall countries. second in the middle table behind hosts, china teenage wrestler, in a lots is among the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the war in ukraine. she is now in berlin after

a german coach welcomed her family. for now she safe in training with the club. oh, the war in ukraine has turned deanna lots, life upside down. the wrestler had to flee a home town in live. if yes, britain, i say i woke up to another air raid siren and we were supposed to hide in an air raid shelter john e. so i got out of it. i looked at my phone and saw a message from marco is another one, but a good one and i read it was going up and it was completely unexpected. yet you thought i was so happy to call them in your book. those are good for yellow. german coach ma command said picked up diana and her family at the ukrainian border. he brought them to berlin and let them stay in his office. i don't want to meet that door. my dad couldn't come with us, but the horse because he went to war to defend you. kramer is

a shadow cream. i'm really worried about my dad. yeah, i'm scared. well, digest off in 2019 diana, one bronze at the under 15 european championship. she hopes to compete at the olympic sunday. what you and i want an olympic gold medal and to be an olympic champion, and to go down in history so that every one will know me backwards. i want the war to end soon and that ukraine will defeat russia. russia should give battle every thing it took from us in whitmore. this is a ballad. i really want to return home to ukraine or to live if to see all my dear people. the coach, us vice, to see me bliss can a day and that he ah coaches in ukraine have enlisted in the army. diana doesn't know how long chastain berlin for now. training is the only thing she has left

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