ah, ah ah, this is d w. news live from berlin. russian forces carry out air strikes in western ukraine on the other side of the country, new satellite images show the extent of the damage to matthew polt, the crowns presidents. his aid will arrive there later to them. also coming up polish volunteers step up to help you. cranny and refugees. but authorities born, they close to breaking point and ah,

performing for peace as they sit, he prepared it's defense. as musicians he know, death make their voices heard for you cry. ah, i'm anthony hard walk into the program. russian forces had carried out multiple air strikes on a military training ground near levine in western g, crying, expanding moscow's war closer to the border with poland. many ukrainians have fled to relative safety in levine since the invasion began in the capital keith. meanwhile, the merest telling residence to prepare to fight as russia's military attack. civilian targets near by fire crews rushed to the scene. after a mortar struck an apartment building on the outskirts of keys, listen of what of listener all the artillery shelling started at around 6 30 in the

morning with oh, she very thick around. there are people living in these apartment buildings, the civilians. lou, this is a suburban area here in the key. what's a good movie with russia? stepping up it's 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 followed amir zalinski has promised ukrainians will put up us to fight in what he's calling a war for the countries independence. we name mine will pra we have no right to lead up in the intensity of our defense governance. 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 law and it the besieged port city of mar, hugo, continues to bear the full brunt of russia's 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 melita pole, 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 fighting rages people in and around. keith will be hoping and praying that last minute diplomacy could still spare them the worst of what has happened to other ukrainian cities as we just heard in that report matter, you, paul has endured some of the worst suffering since the russian invasion began. constant shilling, his foiled attempts to bring supplies in and get civilians out. ukrainian officials say russian forces. they've captured the cities eastern outskirts, the satellite images from max. our technology show the extent of the damage to

matthew pole. they reveal artillery, cried has in fields and fires burning in an industrial area a series of before and after images, hints at the state of the damage, especially to residential buildings. another pair of images show a huge crater where a football field used to be early. we spoke to maria city jenko, she had to flee her home in matthew pal and get to western ukraine. this is what she has been hearing from her hometown. i didn't manage to reach any of my close people. however, my friends parents called here yesterday the managed to find some poet in the center of the city where there was some a bio network and they shared that to the city is being shout every hour, every minutes. and i heard from telegram channel, you know,

there are some 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. well elsewhere in the crime, there are concerns that russian forces also have this sites on odessa in the southwest for days, russians have buff bother to town 130 kilometers down the coastline in an attempt to advance to water. but the current in forces have repelled the attacks. the k port city on the black sea has so far been speed fighting. official suggests the situation could change with russert rushes,

military planning to attack by land and by sea of justice residents preparing to defend the home. well, the w correspondent, alexander phenomena is in odessa and joins us now. alexandra, good to see you. how was the night where you were we had to seek shelter this morning, around 4 30 in the morning for the 1st time with sirens, going off at least 3 times today. and we have to say that residents are, of course, on edge, her anticipating that her russian attack on this any time wed russian forces coming closer on the ground. and to had russian warships navigating between odessa and, and, and next region of her crimea. we spoke with local defense forces, they told her for me to put in sol

when you'll look down here that the it's at. okay. fortunately, seems like we've lost them line to our correspondent alexander phenomenon in odessa we will and endeavor to get that back and speak with her again. in the meantime, his a look at some of the other developments in the conflict to sell. and francis russian president vladimir putin is not willing to end the war in ye cry. french president, i'm animal call, and german chancellor. olaf shall tell joint telephone talks with bruton on saturday. for 2 western leaders urged potent to agree to an immediate cease fire in ye crime and find a diplomatic solution. the cranium president, for lot of me as, as the landscape says, russian forces are trying to create pro moscow pseudo republics on land. they have

been occupied in ukraine earlier, ukrainian official said russia was preparing to hold a shambria for random. in the captured city of her song, lensky said that local lawmakers were being pressured. ukraine would withstand a challenge for a while. it was present. joe biden has authorized a further $200000000.00 in new weapons to ukraine. in addition to the 350000000, it has already authorized for military equipment. it is the largest such package in louis history. the move follows a raft of sanctions from washington, including a ban on russian true vodka. well, since the war began, there has been an outpouring of aid for ukraine, particularly from other european countries. but that aid still has to make its way to those who need it. people in ukraine have been sitting up distribution centers to make sure it does helping hands along the supply chain from poland to the front

line in ukraine. this 8 organization has set up a logistic center in a school on the outskirts of levine. the next step is taking stock of supplies. we need to thought very good and off of earth. we do a live which you, for example, our old, you thought of the people leave and of the week and back on the phone to them. cities, emergency shelters, and hospitals from all over ukraine can place their orders online. but volunteers here can only deliver what people at the other end have all ready donated. and that isn't always what's needed most in the combat zone. camouflage netting is in short supply. so volunteers make it themselves. from here,

the 8 will be taken to the frontline town of sumi in eastern ukraine. the united nation says over 2500000 people have now fled to ukraine. more than half of them have crossed into neighboring poland. authorities in several cities say they are running out of space at the board of shelters have sprung up to accommodate people arriving exhausted. after days on the road, they mostly staffed by volunteers offering what comfort they can even and boy children find moments of joy in a playful fight with polish while until or in getting a lollipop. ah, really. but for their mothers and every one else, it is a reality. far too difficult to ignore bro susan's army

use thanks to attack my grandmother's house. we prayed to god to grant us a safe passage was the home shed, the we're just about. it was very scary you, when the bombs had our towns directly, like we lost light, electricity and water visible and at 5 in the morning, the bombs were falling again, right in the center of the city. they killed people that the bumps killed $21.00 people including 3 children. what's that of you? i have nightmares when i think about it. are you blood? what's the dune jewelry? it isn't you throw a deer boat in the small bottle village of medical polish molecules are doing what they can to support, displace families, they provide shelter, blankets, warm food, water as well. oh, and often just human comfort. ah, ukraine has tanked poland for it's help you have those may have boggled bottles of

gently are really very, very grateful to the polish people for such strong support of ukraine door. 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 a need health and human warmth. i thought it was a bunch of were yoga film. they promote the chapparal together, but the wall entails aren't just polish. people are pouring in from different parts of the world to lend a hand. so we're operating 247 that we don't stop the people the rep. it is a coming from 50 yards away, mostly women and children. old women in a very sad state. the un estimates that more than 215000000 ukrainians have fled and rushed to get the neighboring countries. poland is bearing the brunt of it, leaving it close to being overwhelmed. meanwhile,

the refugees do what they can to keep their children distracted. let's bring in d. w correspondent, vicky the sugar. she joins us from the polish ukrainian border. good to see a go get her 2500000 people have flayed ukraine. the vast majority of them to poland. how is the country managing this actually enormous task? judging from what we had experienced in here over the last days at poland, managers, this crisis really, really well. i mean, in the 1st day there was some chaos. obviously for obvious reasons. but over the last day that help the relief effort really has been much better organized. you had in your report how the volunteers are well coming to the refugees at the board of

station here in the, in the, in the train station of to misha. they are provided to also with food, but also with shelter and even more important than they are provided with frames which could bring them to other cities. but still, it's a huge relief for us and it's still the pens a lot on volunteers. i mean, you show the volunteers in your reports, there may or told us it's 1200 volunteers only in the city managing it and nobody knows how long these volunteers really can stay at a certain point. they have to go back to their life. and also the community is in a way, m reaching their limits. i mean, just procure mitchell where we're standing here. they have 60000 citizens, but they are welcoming between 30050000 refugees a day. so you can really imagine how big this effort is said,

how much resources are needed here on the ground. i believe mind boggling numbers. and these people have been forced to move against their will and very quickly for you to what mental and physical state to other people in when they arrive in home, many are traumatized and they really need some time to adapt to the new situation. they are, they are finding themselves and the people who came in, let's say, 1st ways of this crisis. they had to have like, conscious decision to flee the war before it came to the neighborhood. but people arriving here now, they experience was there were shelves. they had like buck blocked in bunkers for 4 days. and on their escape they had to stay in the freezing cold. they were.