i can ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia escalades. it's a tax in western ukraine. authorities leave say 35 people are dead after an air strike and a military facility close to ukraine's border with poland also and to show polish volunteers step up to help you craning refugees. but authorities warned that they're close to breaking point plus anti war protests are taking place all over the world. in berlin,

tens of thousands of people turned out to demonstrate near the brandenburg gate. the powerful symbol of past conflict between europe's east and west. ah, a marin evans dean. it's good to have you with us. russia has carried out multiple airstrikes and a military training ground near the city of a leave in western ukraine, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more. the assault brings the war closer to the polish border and threatens the relative safety of will vive, for many ukrainians have fled to from other parts of the country. well meanwhile, in the capital, key of the mayor is telling residents to prepare to fight as russia a tax civilian targets near by. ah, in the face of

a grand invasion, he plays the national anthem as a reminder to its people of what they are fighting for but he will president and the senior advisers tweezer to video themselves to strolling through the streets of the capital. with the remarking deb, it's a shame to see the city so empty, but that they did find coffee. i will keep calm and carry on. that's the message that zalinski is sending to his people may be love, william the just social number that for 3 months. good, the worth, we still need to hold on him up. we still have to fight broad every day and every night we must look for ways to cause maximum damage to the enemy. little mugs and manners courted the good well tactics and self confidence we will regain what's ours for a demo before you. it's a powerful message of defiance, even as russian forces appear to be spreading their attacks eyes across the country

. they carried out multiple air strikes on a military training ground near levine and western ukraine. expanding must, as war, closer to the border with poland. authorities are now more desperate than ever for ne, so to impose the no fly zone. is why we keep asking nato to close the sky because to fight with an enemy who does not even enter ukraine, but instead launches a cruise missile. it is necessary to have a serious defense system affordable removal room civilians from all over ukraine had fled to live even relative safety. but many are now heading further west as frequent air raid sirens warren, of potential bomb threats to put themselves or thousands of ended up here in the city of chin if see close to the romanian border. many are injured and exhausted and fearful for their safety. but they don't want to leave their country

call, you can go of this olympic, we won't leaving all in the vaughn v, v v won't piece. you don't want to walk 10. if c is one of the few cities that remains unscathed from russian air raids, but as russia's war expands across ukraine, it may not be a refuge for much longer. whitehouse national security advisor jake sullivan says the u. s. will consult with allies to learn more about the killing of an american journalist by russian forces in ukraine. ukrainian police had russian troops shot the journalist and the town of it. a pin near the capital key of another journalist was wounded in the attack. when troops opened fire on the car, they were traveling in police identified the dead journalist as brand renault and award winning documentary maker. i did have

a correspondence until ballinger is in care of and he joins us now for more hello to you when he is. we're hearing that the police of here region. oh, issued a statement saying that a you as journalist was killed earlier was in fact shot outside of kias. what more can you tell us? yeah, they traveled a group of journalists to a 3 travel t e p. and that's a place where a lot of things have been happening lately. it's one of the places where people have been evacuated from you. many people have seen the image of this destroyed bridge where they had to slip or pass under. and that's where he went. he went further inside, that's what we know inside the town of it, peanuts or a satellite town or a small town just outside of keith. and there somewhere he encountered a checkpoint and he was short there. that's what his a fellow,

a fellow journalist was traveling with him and was also shot, but not deadly. i told him a told 2 people and um, yeah, we don't exactly know how he got there and how this happened. but it seems that this let's, which is the key of police said that he was killed by a russian bullet. he was shot mad. now marty is we're also hearing that there appears to be a consolidation of russian forces on the outskirts of t if how is this impacting people inside the city. so what's important to know is that there hasn't been a noticeable advance of russian force if fighting is happening in a pin as the place we've just talked about and neighboring boucher and hostile mo, which is an airport next to it, which has been under attack from the very, very beginning, but it seems like that the russia have been able to keep their positions there and

to fortify some of the places and to gain firm a control of these places. advances have be also been there. they have also been advanced from the north east that's on the other side of town, or from the direction of cheney here. that's the direction of the russian border. and these are these forces there have been advancing and being repelled over the time. so the games may may not be as noticeable, but what her intelligence is saying is that they have 45, their positions there for the people here and keep this means that most people or more than half as the official estimate sco have left the city. um and people are expecting some kind of either an attack on the city or the closure of a ringer on the city and the siege to the city. and so that's why this trees are

very empty. those who are in the city, which is of course, controlled by the military, lots of block posts and of course barriers on the, on the roads that lead out of the city. so that the tanks might be slow down if they try to enter the city. and those who are inside the city keep the heads low. they don't go out too much. you don't see people like chatting on the street sitting around. but people do go about their daily business, but they don't spend a lot of time on the streets. all right, that was dw correspondent, he has bidding of reporting for us from ukraine's capital. kia mathias, thanks fair reporting. here's a look at some other developments and the conflict ukraine's besieged port city of many opal is running out of its last reserves of food and water. according to the city council, it also led to the russian forces blockading the city, continued to shout non military targets. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski urged the russian military to allow

a convoy with melanie medical aid and food to reach the city. blood is one ukraine's atomic energy ministries as power has been restored to the chernobyl nuclear power plant. that means cooling systems can operate normally. earlier, ukraine warrant of an increased risk of a radiation leak if a high voltage power line to the plant were not repaired. it was damaged in the fighting. ho francis has called for an end to what he referred to as the massacre and the unacceptable armed attack ukraine. speaking after his weekly angela's prayers, he said there could be no strategic reason for the barbarity of killing children and unarmed civilians. he called for the establishment of safe and effective humanitarian orders. the united nations says more than 2 and a half 1000000 people have now fled ukraine. more than half of them have crossed into neighboring poland. well now authorities and several polish cities say they are 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 and boy children find moments of joy in a playful fight with polish wallen to or in getting a lollipop. ah, really but for their mothers and everyone 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 and the bombs had. our towns directly will be lost light, electricity, and water is 100. 5 in the morning. the bombs were falling again, right in the center of the city, the killed people,

the bumps killed 21. people including 3 children was that if you i have nightmares when i think about it, where you blood work, financial area is new through a deal. but in the small bought a village of medical polish molecules are doing what they can to support displaced families. they provide shelter, blankets, warm food, water. exactly. well and often just human comfort. ah, ukraine has tanked poland for its help. if those may have bugged or bothered 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, and need health and human warning. every year,

the boys need watchable yoga bomb. they promote the jap. what else gabriel? but the volunteers aren't just polish. people are holding in from different parts of the world to lend a hand. so we're operating 247 that we don't stop the people the ref, jesus coming for 50 yards away, mostly women and children, old women, and a very sad state. the un estimates that more than 215000000 ukrainian 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. now let's get a check of some of the other stories were falling for you. colombians are going to the polls to elect a new congress and take part in presidential primaries in recent elections. no

party one and overall majority in the senate in lower house forcing presidents to form broad coalitions. 6 candidates from the primaries will face off in a 1st round presidential vote at the end of may. a vegetation fire in santa barbara county, north western los angeles has force people to be evacuated from their homes. california emergency services have been tackling the fire, which quickly spread to cover nearly 20 hectares of land. peru has launched a campaign to keep his beaches clean. falling an oil spill in january, 1 of the worst ecological disasters in peruse history. the campaign encourages citizens to prevent pollution of the beaches around a 1000 people took part in the cleanup. the united states has strongly condemned and overnight missiles drive on the courtesy, rocky city of your bill. byron iran, revolutionary guard said it launch the attack,

a dozen ballistic missiles struck buildings of the city, which is the capital of the iraqi kurdistan region. one civilian was injured, france said the strike threatened efforts to complete nuclear talks with iran. for more in this, we can speak to middle east expert rash as easy, who is also the author of the book on the u. s. and he, ron, welcome to the deli and mr. it's easy. so iran's revolutionary guard has claimed responsibility for the missile attack in your bill. but there seems to have been some confusion about the intended target. can you tell us more about that? but there was a bit of confusion the beginning or did you see clearly name is riley is because there was also a building that is going to be the american consulate in air bill. there was some confusion, but the united states has clarified ben b. sherman and fox news of the state and also the state department. and so trying

to publish this they've made clear to the u. s. was not the target, but of course the americans have also strongly condemned that the rocky government had initially also condemned the naming. but they, you know, just a, an hour ago or so that iraq, you find a ministry salmon b iranian ambassador, master the to, to condemn and, and name iran as well. but it is clear that it's any running attack on iraq. you sovereignty has been con them that such by iraq, by different political leaders in the center and by day, by the united states, monday. and then the large claims that it is days. riley's and but you know, it's not clear. of course, the iraqi officials would never had me to an end is ready presidents on their soil and, and iran hasn't really provided any evidence about any of the presence there as well . well, we have seen in the past how hostility between iran and the u. s. often gets played

out in iraq, so how.