ah, ah, ah ah, it's his daily news live from berlin, russia escalates. it's a tax in western ukraine. authorities in levine say 35 people, a dead after an air strike at a military facility close to ukraine's border with poland. also coming up, babies born in bomb shelters, we take a look at the tall of war on expectant mothers, and then you booms and rallying for pace anti war protests are taking place all over the world. our correspondent is at the pace demo in berlin, where a 100000 people are expected.

ah, i'm rebecca writ as welcome to the program. russian forces have carried out multiple air strikes on a military training ground near levine in west and ukraine, killing at least 35 people and injuring many more. the assault brings the war closer to the border with poland and threatened the relative safety of levine, where many ukrainians have fled to. since the invasion began in a capital cave, the mer is telling residents to prepare to fight as rushes, military attack civilian targets. nearby fire crews rushed to the scene. after a mortar struck an apartment building on the outskirts of keys. rib listenable as the or the artillery showing started at around 6 30 in the morning. oh, she's pretty sick around there are people living in these apartment buildings. the

civilians. is what lou, this is a suburban area here regarding the g. what's a good day 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 followed. amir zalinski has promised ukrainians will put up us to fight in what he's calling a war for the countries independence. and we may 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 only the besieged port city of mar, you pull, 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 keith will be hoping and praying that last minute diplomacy could still spare them the worst of what has happened to other ukrainian cities and a amazement, his billing is standing by for us in cave mathias face, i think on the outskirts of the city. now, how is this situation there today? it's the same as yesterday the day before yesterday and all the other days before, almost since the beginning of the war there's fighting and on the outskirts sir sees fires and fighting fires and says a fighting as his fires. um and just the russian troops are regrouping,

but they're not yet advancing on the city. most people have left the city and her are waiting or have fled the city and are waiting outside. those who are left are trying to stay at home as much as possible. there are a roadblocks, et cetera, et cetera. it's a pretty much, sir, like, it has been for at least a week. all right, well let's take a look out overnight or rush escalated attacks in the west of the country, firing several missiles at a military base near levine. and what can you tell us about that attack? yeah there is, there is some important military infrastructure and leave and um the house be have been bombs falling in that area. we belong to hitting that area before. but um, it has stayed relatively calm after the 1st days of the war there. and now in the new round of attacks on strategic goals, russia has shelled this military. abbeys are similar. things have happened to other

cities that have been relatively, are peaceful in the past few days, or from time to time or the russians target. one of these military airports or bases yesterday, it was an airport and an oil earth stock like oil stocks near key if that had been set onto fire. so russia is continuing to a, to target the in, in to land the in land or with missiles and bombs. you crime says that there are humanitarian corridors planned for civilians to be able to flee on sunday to day. and there's a renewed attempt to reach the besieged port as mary poll. has there been any progress on either of those things while these corridors, these seem to work from time to time on a smaller scale,

but some of the worst hits it is asthma. you have not yet been able to establish these corridors. the people there have been cut off from our supplies and medical supplies, food also infrastructure destroyed. so there's a shortage of water. electricity is down for more than 10 days now and her, i don't know whether this is going to happen to day is failed every day they try every day the, the russians promised to open a corridor. and then for some reason it collapses. there's shelling the, the, the buses with medical goods that tried to get into the city our, our sheltered or, or this, or, or, or they'd can't even leave. so am i try to be optimistic, but i, it's so hard to believe that today it will work president zalinski in his latest address to the nation, accused russia and creating what he calls pseudo republics in ukraine. what does he

mean by that? whoa, there have been used that russia is planning to do a referendum on a republic in her song. this is the only major city that is controlled by the russians. and these republics would be modeled on the 2 republics. and annette scandal. hans, that russians have established in 2014, that means they would declare their autonomy, or are they independence? and they would establish a rule, most likely, a military rule or, or some kind of dictatorship, like the haven't done or russia would most probably recognize them. and they would split off the territory because the russian narrative is that ukraine is not united . and that are the, that the look people in the local, in the russian speaking regions are i'm happy with being part of ukraine and see are seeking autonomy. this is not the case. we have seen demonstrations against

russian occupy as in harrison despite the risk. and despite people having been arrested on these demonstrations and as i'm hearing now, we also seeing, again, demonstrations that got against these plans for a referendum. so a significant part of the population is completely against these russian occupies but for the russian justification of the war. this narrative is of course crucial, and they're going to push it through. it looks like or i'm a tears. thank you for that update. d. w, correspond mathias billing i in keith last, we can in kiva, lying more than 80 babies were born in bomb shelters. war is literally forcing expected numbers and any bones on the ground and into improvised maternity units mathias here we just spoke to you there, visited one sant unit and the ukrainian capitol. it's the 1st time that maxime is seeing daylight. the boy was born a day earlier in the basement of keeps maternity hospital number 5. his mother

natalia, made sure to arrive at the hospital early though, and i chose his horrible ship. when the war began, the ambulances stopped running, staying at home was frightening. we don't own a car and there are no ambulances, you don't know where to flee and what you do here, i am fine. the nurses and doctors are next to me and can hurt me. oh oh, since the beginning of the war, the nurses and doctors have tried to make the clinic safe for war time. patients spend entire nights in the basements. many children have been born in these improvised shelters. plenty matina ball. this is our emergency room is the re animation bed for newborn babies and after operations and difficult birth,

they remain here and observation by doctor we can deliver babies into operations here and keep patients we need intensive care. not right now. it is calm and many patients have been moved upstairs, but often it's easier for them to remain downstairs. just last night there were 4 air raid alarms, where people had to go down to the basement and come up after. and some of them had just an hour's break in between news of babies own and basement has touched many, he and ukraine says the clinics director record the dumb brain when she. ready people come and bring bread and sweets, they don't even save widths from. they just come and leave it that the security post for our employees, the doctors, and those who take care of the young mothers. i think people who behave like this cannot be subdued. you level

some patients have gone through quite an ordeal. alina fled from one of keep them battle of suburbs just before her daughter was born. so i feel fine. now, when i hear planes flying, i get nervous. we have always seen the images of the bon maternity hospital in murray you part. after seeing those images. i have been nervously listening to where the air raid sirens are going off or not. there is nothing i can do about it . given the circumstances of her birth, eileen, i expect said daughter to be a tough girl, is a look at some other developments in the conflict. now. france says that russian president vladimir putin is not willing to end the war in ukraine. french president, emanuel mac hall, and german chancellor, olaf shalt held joint telephone talks with food. and on saturday, the 2 western leaders urged burton to agree to an immediate cease fire in ukraine

and find a diplomatic solution. i thought he was president joe biden has authorized a further 200000000 in new weapons to ukraine. in addition to the 350000000, it has already authorized for military equipment. it's the largest such package in us history. a move follows a raft of sanctions from washington, including a ban on russian or co op bush. italian police have seized a yacht, worth 530000000 euros owned by russian oligarch. andre melnar jenko. in the port of triest, the billionaire was sanctioned in response to the russian invasion of ukraine last week. italian police say several villas and yachts from 5 russians on the sanction este the un says more than 2 and a half 1000000 people have now fled ukraine. more than half of them have crossed into neighboring poland. now authorities in several cities there 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 are mostly staffed by volunteers, offering what little comfort they can even and boy, children find moments of joy in a playful fight with polish while into orden. getting a lollipop. oh, 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 she had the we're just thought it was very scary. you and the bombs had. our towns directly will be lost, light, electricity, and water visible and and 5 in the morning. the bombs were falling again, right in the center of the city. the killed people in the bumps killed $21.00 people including 3 children. what's that you?

i have nightmares when i think about it. are you blood work financially? if you throw a deal though, in the small bought a village of medico, polish mullen tails are 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 a need health and human warning. every year. how did the boys need watchable yoga

family for more to you here? just gabriel. but the wall entails aren't just polish. people are pouring 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 215000000 ukrainians have fled and rushed to get to 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. and joining me now from shame, michelle on the polish ukrainian border is database beget ashika riggins and i'm priest.