destruction of a d w ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia escalades. it's a tax in western ukraine authorities and a leave say $35.00 people are dead after an air strike and a military facility close to ukraine's border with poland. also coming up 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 marion evans dean, thanks for joining me. russia has carried out multiple air strikes and a military training ground near the city of vive, in western ukraine, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more. these salt brings the war closer to the polish border and threatens the relative safety of vive, where many ukrainians have fled to from other parts of the country. meanwhile, in the capital, key of the mayor is telling residents to prepare to fight as russia attacks 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 advisors tweezer to video themselves to strolling through the streets of the capitol with the remarking that it's a shame to see the city so empty. but that they did find coffee. i will keep harm and carry on. that's the message that zalinski is sending to his people may be levied. william lee, just social numbers for 3 months. good 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, or maxim monitors quarter. the good, well tactic my and self confidence we will regain what's ours for a demo. but for 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 air defense system affordable removal room civilians from all over ukraine had fled to live even relative safety. but many are now heading further west us frequent air, raid sirens warren, of potential bomb threats which i'm sure 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 vis olivia, we won't leaving o allen. 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 that russian troops shopped the journalist and the town of eater 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 brent renewed an award winning documentary maker he w. a correspondent mathias bellinger is covering developments and key if i spoke to

him a short time ago. and i asked what effect the russian attack is having on life in the capital. what's important to know is that there hasn't been a noticeable advance of russian force. the fighting is happening in a pin as the place we've just talked about and neighboring boucher and hostile model, which is an airport next to it, which has been under attack from the very, very beginning. but it seems like that the russians have been able to keep depositions 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 advances from the northeast. 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 gains may, may not be as noticeable, but what her intelligence is saying is that they have fortified their positions

there for the people here and keep this means that most people are 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 ringer on the city and siege to the city. and so that's why the streets of re 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. let's take a look now at some other developments in the conflict. ukraine's besieged port city of moody opal is running out of its last reserves of food and water that according

to the city council, it also alleged that russian forces blockading the city continued to shell non military targets. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski urged the russian military to allow a convoy with medical aid and food to reach the city of la, you cranes, atomic energy ministries, as power has been restored to the chernobyl nuclear power plant. that means that cooling systems can now operate normally. meanwhile, staffordshire noble have stopped carrying out safety related repairs because they are exhausted earlier ukraine warrant of an increased risk of a radiation leak power lines were damaged in fighting. oh, frances is called for an end to what he referred to as the massacre and the unacceptable armed attack and 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 corridors. hundreds of thousands of people across europe have rallied against russia's invasion of ukraine. here in the german capital, berlin, 60000, attended a peace march, organized by trade unions. they gathered near the brandenburg gate the symbol of a divided germany during the cold war, ah, pac streets in berlin. as thousands marched for peace and ukraine. on fines and banners, they demanded solidarity with the ukrainian people. to politics though, to allude german politicians should use all the diplomatic options available in mention here. hey, helped the people here and help the people in ukraine of hidden flows. and somehow try to influence putin would in helen superman that

a henderson our hands are tied militarily. but what we're doing now at least sends a signal, and i hope many other countries around the world will do the same as with many, also criticized germany for co financing the worn ukraine threats reliance on russian oil and gas. i think in my most of my, i think we have to be ready to freeze a little gas and oil have to be when down on doug fund. and if it was a mistake to create so much dependence in the past instead of hybrid yourself. i think it's justified to make your own contribution by lowering temperatures and therefore consuming less gas. come from a little purchased slunk, this has been held. he, several cities across germany since the war began 3 weeks ago. now let's get a check of some of the other stories were falling for you. iran's revolutionary

guard has claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile strike on the kurdish iraqi city of their build. a dozen missiles hit the capital of the iraqi kurdistan region. one civilian was injured, the french foreign ministries said the strike threatened efforts to complete nuclear talks with iran. 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 and santa barbara county, northwest of 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 hector's of land. just 2 weeks ago, donald trump had words of praise for

a russian president vladimir putin. but at his 1st raleigh since russia's invasion of ukraine, trump express solidarity with ukrainians and claim the war would never have broken out if he were still in the white house. his supporters seemed to agree to weeks ago, down from prey, study me put in as a genius. i'm here in florence, south carolina, where the mid term campaign is in full swing. and i want to hear what his supporters think about the war in your crate. what do you say you really believe he will in a stand on it? no matter the criticism. so me personnel rather go to wall with a galle chart than joe biden. and i think you need to appreciate that it was president trump who told germany on color, mot, merkel not to have any deal would pooh. and the germans were laughing in the united nations when he said you're gonna be you're going to have no leverage. if for,

if potent holds energy over you, i believe you do what was right. but i don't know what that is. he would have said to travel, we're going to use. i know sean. yeah. somebody well bring it on. present. have a good day. well there's no, there's no proof that it really is anything on all over what ben. everything is going on right now is here. we're so americans are sharper is what i'm, i'm always worried about not to say the stuff in ukraine was rush. 7 7 it's not great for the world, so hopefully we can get by the sign it and make it a little bit better. and finally he arrives after hours in the bitter cold. i know i speak for everyone here tonight. when i say we are praying for the proud people of ukraine, they are going through hell. they are fighters, and god bless them all. make no mistake, however, that russia would not have dared to annex one inch of territory. if i was in

the white house, in fact, they never did it. when i was, it is plausible. mcdonald's on my call, the white house, whom again in less than 3 years the winter paralympics have drawn to an end and beijing with ukraine grabbing some more gold on the final day of competition. despite the turmoil back home, ukraine entered their most successful winter paralympics with 11 gold medals and 29 . overall. they finished 2nd in the metals table behind house china. i got lots of carolyn peaks where they've shown incredible team unity. it was perhaps fitting ukraine's final metal came in a relay event. at old in the open cross country caps, the country's most successful ever winter games did. they even arrived in beijing

in the 1st place. with war breaking out back home was in the teams own words, a miracle which arrived may deed competing in the most difficult of circumstances. now, some don't even have homes to come back to the 7 person from our team and from hockey. but somebody from them are kind of possibility to come and beg. the reporter they are, they flats, a private house already destroyed. ukrainian team weren't put in the position of having to share a podium with russian athletes after they were banned from taking part international paralympic committees, president paying tribute to the ukrainian athletes their journey here is one of the most extraordinary stories ever in sports. you know, the fact that they are here and the fact that they're competing here, knowing what is going on in their nation and in a still focusing on competition is,

is it just incredible to see the paralympic games closed with a message of love many ukrainians taking part were able to realize their olympic dreams. now though they're returning to a nightmare, the own futures uncertain. ah, you're up to date on the w news and they're in, i haven't seen for me in the team. thanks for watching with a man with the memories of a woman. early from syria is born in a female body, forced into marriage. great. his escape will be the journey of his life. far from home, ali can finally become the person. he's always wanted to be alone,

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