this starts march 30th on d, w. ah ah, this is d w's live from berlin. russian air strikes, hit a military base in western ukraine authorities. and they've say 35 people are dead in the attack, just kilometers from the polish border. the u. s. warrens any spill over into a nato country will trigger in major response and foreign fighters join ukraine's fight against russian forces. we meet some of them near the ukrainian border as they prepare for battle. plus people across the world protest against the war in

berlin. tens of thousands of them turned out to demonstrate near the brandenburg gate that old dividing line between east and west ah, and william gruff. welcome to the program. russia has carried out multiple air strikes on a military training, grounded, western ukraine, killing least 35 people and injuring dozens more. the u. s. has warned that any spill over into neighboring poland will trigger a nato response. meanwhile, heavy fighting continues on multiple fronts. authorities and key se they are stockpiling food as russian forces try to surround the city. 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 tweet the video themselves strolling through the streets of the capitol with the remarking, deb, 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 of my be let me through william lee just solution. i'm with a pretty 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 or mugs and manners called it the good tactics and self confidence we will regain what's ours for a demo before. yeah, 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 nature 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, which i'm sure 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 with our length, we won't leaving all in the won't be happy, we want peace. we don't want to watch 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 sale. u. s. journalist has been killed while reporting near keith brand renault was traveling to film refugees fleeing the town of european when his vehicle came under fire. another journalist was wounded in the attack, which ukraine blames on russian forces. this footage shows the moments after 2 journalists was shot in e a. p one r. dondo was wounded and brought to a hospital where he counted what had happened. he were with cross one of the 1st bridge and we're trying to go into film, other risky, he's leaving and we got into

a car. somebody offered to take us to the other bridge and we crossed a checkpoint and they start shooting at us. on the so the driver turned around and they kept shooting 2 of us. my friend is ren renault, and he's been shot and left behind. r dondo didn't yet know that we're no a 50 year out award winning documentary filmmaker had died at the scene with ukrainian officials blamed russian forces for the shooting. several media crews have come under fire since rushes invasion of ukraine renaud is believed to be the 1st foreign generalist to be killed. e p. a satire that 20 kilometers outside keys has been under heavy bombardment as russian on the vehicles advanced towards ukraine's capital. thousands of people are fleeing in dangerous conditions. some evacuees have come under fire,

but staying is all so terrifying. good. yeah. it is. well, just when our building was hit with a missile and 2 apartment next house but just smashed. we've got cases of loose and it's just horrible, very, very horrible. we'll just thrash networks and stuff so it wouldn't feel well can of really cute. something went through the air. and then when you all the windows were broken and the balcony fell down. and the 10th floor above us was just dust mama, my daughter came and said mamma, take your stuff, you until this. i didn't want to leave my town. the refugees hope to find relative safety away from that hometown rendered uninhabitable by the fighting at a look now, at some other developments in the conflict, ukraine's besieged port city of mario paul is running out of its last reserves of

food and water. the city council said it also alleged at russian forces blockading the city, continued a 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 my uh, what does up thousands of residents have protested russian troops in the southern ukraine. city of kristen gunfire was heard as crowds neared military vehicles. as done was captured by rush on march 3rd following a siege. ukraine has accused russia planning a fake referendum to establish a pro moscow republic. there. more than 800 people were arrested across russia on some, for protesting the invasion of ukraine. moscow authority say the detained 300 people for breaching public order. police also arrested dozens in st. petersburg and 30 other cities. internet traffic monitor say the social media platform. instagram has been restricted across russia,

state regulators block the platform efforts owner meta said it would allow users in ukraine to call for violence against russian soldiers. moscow had already blocked facebook also and by madame russia says its missile strikes near the polish border, killed up to 184 and mercenaries acclaimed. ukraine is rejected. it's called on volunteers from abroad to join a so called international legion to fight the russian army, ukraine's has some 20000 people have signed up though those numbers cannot be independently verified. so far it abused forget to show like a met, some of them in poland as they prepare to enter ukraine. this is said actually from finland. it's not his real name. we meet him at the polish trade station, commission. packed was equipment and protected. yes. and i told he is waiting to board the train to ukraine, to join the fight for me was right thing to do as a human being by part of the solar to movement. i strongly feel that i can

contribute by going he was studying art and design when he decided to answer. ukraine's call for foreign fighters was 5 years experience as an instructor in the finished defense force, he's eager to share his knowledge with ukrainians. who like combat experience, they do have the manpower, what they need, ah, in my opinion, instructors team leaders to get people through the pipeline, the training pipeline. and especially with the western weapon systems, how to use them effectively. over the past couple of days, we have witnessed a number of foreign fighters sporting trains for ukraine. you crank claims that about 20000 have already joined to fight, but that number is hard to verify. those who want to get into ukraine. q here at passport control. we meet nicholas,

the financial consultant from france doesn't want us to show his face. he says he couldn't stand seeing russia bombing civilians and europe's hesitant response. i saw a charter and dying on tv. and so we are doing nothing. so i have to go, do you have any experience in fighting knowledge but it's, we're no, i don't have any combat experience at all. i have a pilot's license that might be helpful over here. so, but if not to do that, we will have 2 weeks of training and then we will fight alongside the ukrainian senior. his neighbor in the queue is dennis from keith. the businessman is just back from spain, where he took his 4 children to safety. now he's returning to his home town and is ready to fight the horses. you could look when will that i'm happy that far in as coming to help us fellows love. it puts a smile on our faces. a musician was short and it makes us stronger in our fight against the aggressors saw to settle together. they are watching recent pictures

from keith advancing, rush and tags being attacked by ukrainian forces. rockets, shelly destruction with nicholas tells us he would be stupid not to be afraid as his journey to the boy's own continuous 1st to leave it and then to the front lines. knowing that he might never come back. and let's look at some of the latest developments in the warren ukraine. a chinese official has denied media reports that beijing received a request for military equipment from russia. the official said china wanted to see a peaceful settlement in ukraine. ukraine's human rights monitor has accused russian forces of using phosphorus bombs, and an attack on a city in a don. this region, phosphorus weapons are heavily restricted by international law. the allegations have not been verified. the mayor of the southern ukrainian city of the neighbourhood num has reportedly been kidnapped by russian forces. it's the 2nd

case of a mayor allegedly being seized. and the head of the international monetary fund has warned that russia may default on its foreign debt, but says it would not trigger a global financial crisis. hundreds of thousands of people across europe have rallied against russia's invasion of ukraine and the german capital berlin. 60000 of them 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 leon pack straits in berlin as thousands marched for peace and ukraine on fines on banners. they demanded solidarity for the ukrainian people. gotcha politics though, the other german politicians should use all the diplomatic options available in mention here. hey, help the people here go and help the people in ukraine of hidden clothes. and somehow try to influence putin point in helen superman. was that

a hand as in 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 mouth my, i think we have to be ready to freeze a little gas and oil have to be way down under the 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 perch a flank this has been held in several cities across germany, since the war began 3 weeks ago, over the winter, paralympics have drawn to

a close beijing with ukraine, grabbing more gold on the final day of competition. they finish 25 seconds ahead of france, the open cross country skiing relay. despite the turmoil back home, ukraine ended their most successful winter paralympics with 11 gold medals 20 and i overall the finish, 2nd in the middle table behind hosts china. this is debbie news. here's a recap of the main developments in the war in ukraine. grain official se least, 35 people have been killed in russian air strikes on the military facility near these in western ukraine, close to the border with poland. fighting is raging on multiple fronts, including near the capital gift. u. s. journalist has been killed while reporting near keith rep. renelle was traveling to film refugees fleeing the town of hampton when his vehicle came under fire. ukraine blames rush in force for the attack, which injured another journalist. that's all for this hour. we'll have more

at the top of the next hour. and of course you can always visit our website, you w dot com or follow us on social media. that's instagram and twitter at the w news for all of the latest. and we will keep you posted about everything going on in ukraine as those developers come available. i am william blue croft. thank you very much for joining with a live and on demand. comcast and language courses with video and audio. any time anywhere. the d w media center ah proof

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