[000:00:00;00] ah ah, is his date of any news live from berlin? you talks are happening today to try to end the carnage in ukraine. they. com. i made what many fee could be a dangerous escalation after russia attacks a military base close to poland and nato territory. ukraine says tens of thousands of foreigners have traveled to the country to help fight the russians. we asked some of the people headed their, what motivated them to risk their lives fighting for another country?

ah, i'm rebecca for it is welcome to the program. russian forces are stepping up their attacks on towns and cities across ukraine. the strike, so hitting military as well as civilian targets. the assaults come ahead of a new round of talks between ukrainian and russian negotiators, ukrainian president ballade, amir zalinski says citizens have no choice but to keep up their resistance. despite the heavy loss of life, a visit to boost morale, ukraine's president met wounded soldiers recovering in a key military hospital. blood, amir zalinski handed out metals in recognition of their bravery. though russian forces appear to be widening their attacks across ukraine. zalinski vowed ultimate victory, and he indicated progress could be made as bilateral talks continued the nation with that she would,

she would be representatives of our countries are holding daily talks. my a video conference room, would you agree? melton will on our delegation, has a clear task to do everything, to arrange the meeting of the president's. should molly, the right, the meeting? i'm sure it people are waiting for a jada would up there. obviously, this is a difficult story, a hard path, but we need this path or similar to it or said, on sunday, moscow brought its war nearer to the polish border and attack on a military training ground near live in western ukraine was the closest strike so far to nato territory, civilians from all over ukraine have been fleeing to live, which felt safe compared to eastern regions under russian assault. now the city which is listed at the unesco world heritage site is taking steps to protect its cultural treasures. in an attempt to offer diversion from the horrors of war,

volunteers have organized tours around the town. for people displaced by the fighting. i want to distract myself for from war to sink like it's fine, but sir, i know it's not it, it's not fine. i know it's hark if and i am, i wouldn't it were, it's for my friends and my professors, unless i get your story, if i have to judge what is happening now in ukraine, it's comparable to the destruction of grand nika, spreading of stalingrad and with the siege of leningrad not history is repeating itself with all its nightmare. a story of thought itself. liam was ricky give nightmares that reached the northern outskirts of the capital. keep on monday morning. emergency services say a 9 story apartment building was hit in a russian artillery strike killing at least 2 people and has cost now to date of these nic connelly who's standing by in the capital cave. nick new talks scheduled

today. is there any reason for ukrainians to be hopeful? i fear not a great deal. this is about the optics about neither side. being able to be seen not to be open to talks, russia wants to somehow slightly reduce the toxicity of this attack on ukrainian show that it's open to diplomacy. but if you look at the red lines, what russia is still trying to achieve here in ukraine? still getting seamless from russia, they want ukraine to abandon the ambitious join nato, to basically give up on its army and be perpetually vulnerable and open to russian intervention. they won't ukraine to recognize russian ownership of annex crimea, and was to recognize those self proclaimed republics in the east. it's very difficult to see how present lensky could go back to his people now after weeks war and thousands of dead, and explain to them why he is going along with this. if ukraine has already brought such great sacrifices, make officials where you are in cave say they're preparing food supplies for the cities, remaining 2000000 inhabitants in case of

a sage. what is the situation where you are over now that c situation had been expecting for weeks hasn't happened yet. basically, people here in cave had been living with the kind of news reports every couple of day saying it's just another few days until the russians close that ring around key of and prevent food and back up coming in. that hasn't happened so far, there still to major highways, it to the southwest in the south that are open. and you can still even order things online or supplies medicines, but even toiletries other things online. they come within a couple of days from the west of the country. so extra logistics happening here and no sign of empty supermarket shelves. but yes, the authorities have said that they are preparing, because they do believe the russians do want to, in circle care of. and to put that brush on the credit government to they are prepared for 2 weeks should. that's a situation that we've seen in marable repeat itself here in key of to so much biggest go on sunday. russia attack the military target in the far west and the

country in striking distance of nato territory. how significant an attack was that this was important in 2 ways. this is about showing ukrainians, that there is no safe inter land. there is no where to go. that is not accessible and destroyed will by russian or force. these missiles were launched from russian plains, we believe that we're flying above the black sea cruise missiles and about 35 people renounced and lost their lives there mainly military people. but this was just a matter of kilometers away from the border crossings to poland that i've seen hundreds of thousands of ukrainians queuing for kilometers in from those border cross crossing points to real sense of vulnerability there. but this is also a clear signal to nato. this was a training ground where nato troops or at least nato member country troops from america, u. k. all the countries were training ukrainian, forced to use as western weapons that approve so successful for the ukrainians in recent weeks or so that training ground as kind of proxy for western support for ukraine. we've heard about him a futon recent day saying if more significant weaponry comes in from the western, russia will attack those shipments those supplies. and basically we'll see any

country a aiming to help you crane as a part of this conflict. so very clear attempt to try and scare off western support for ukraine. i'm and the sense here that, yeah, this is now a country that is all along. it's basically 3000 kilometer border with russia and boilers. now places in the south that are now under russian control, such as the city of her son, we're seeing people fighting back what, what's the situation there in those occupied towns who have seen some extraordinary images or social media of people going out to protest in spite of russian military control of those cities, in spite of attempts to create kind of proxy states and because of the kind we saw in don. yes, can hans back in 2014 ukrainian politicians, the local politicians not going along with it. the attempt to create a so called her on people's republic that we saw of the weekend failing because basically the elected ukrainian officials just wouldn't go along with it, despite little pressure being applied to them. ordinary people getting hell, the streets, ukrainian flags such as clambering on russian tanks with ukrainian flags and

telling those russian soldiers to go home. we see the rational thought is getting progressively more aggressive towards those protest. as far as the air, we've heard of arrests ukrainian mer insta miller to oppose kidnapped by the russian forces and they put now their own proxy person in charge. but definitely, i think a lot more in the way of resistance and willingness to take risks from the ordinary kind of residential population of those cities than the russians. certainly bargaining for on that. thank you very much for that update diabetes, nick connelly and keith to his a look at some of the other developments in the conflict. us national security advice and jake sullivan has worn china against helping russia evade the effects and global sanctions of this fellow's report that moscow had asked beijing for support, including military equipment on his embassy in washington, says it's unaware of the alleged to request issue is likely to feature and talks between the u. s. and chinese officials today in run authorities in ukraine's

besieged ports of mary paul save the city is running out of its last reserves of food and water. they also accuse russian forces of continuing to shell no military targets. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski is urging the russian military to allow a convoy with medical aid and food intimacy to william. i have what you s journalist has died after his vehicle came under fire in the town of a pin near the ukrainian capital keith brent ran o was filming material for a report about refugees. another journalist was also wounded in the attack. ukrainian officials say russian forces fired at their vehicle. as it neared a checkpoint. the ukrainian government says thousands of foreigners have signed up to help ukrainians fight russian troops. that's after president lensky announced the creation of what he calls an international legion for volunteers from abroad. some countries have urged their nationals not to join the conflict, threatening them with legal action,

but others are allowing their citizens to volunteer de w's big, get a short cut caught up with some would be fighters on their way to the combat zone. this is anatoly from finland. it's not his real name. we meet him at the polish trade station, permission packed with equipment and protective gear, and i told he is waiting to board the train to ukraine to drive the fight for me was right. thing to do as a human being by part of the solid earth 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 hesitates response. i saw a children dying on tv, and so we are doing nothing. so i have to go, do you have any experience in fighting nausea 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 as dennis from keith. the business man is just back from spain, where he took his 4 children to safety. now he is returning to his home town and is ready to fight the horses. you could look what i'm happy that foreigners are coming to help us fellows love. it puts a smile on our faces. i really wish him from and it makes us stronger in our fight against the aggressors saw the song fight together. they are watching recent pictures from keith advancing. russian tanks being attacked by ukrainian forces. rockets, shelling, destruction for nicholas tells us he would be stupid not to be afraid as his journey to the was on continuous 1st to leave it and then to the front lines. knowing that he might never come back the winter paralympics have drawn to a close in beijing with ukraine,

grabbing some war gold on the final day of competition. despite the turmoil back home, ukraine ended their most successful games yet with 11 gold medals and 29 over all. they finish. second in the metals table behind hosts, china covered. i rattle hurling peaks where they've shown incredible team unity. it was perhaps fitting ukraine's final metal came in a relay event. a gold 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 team's own words, a miracle which arrived they deed, competing in the most difficult circumstances. now, some don't even have homes to come back to the servant person from our team and

from heart you. but somebody from them, her cannot possibility to come and but the reporter they are, they play it's 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 back. some taking part, the 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 they're competing here. knowing what is going on in their nation and in a still focusing on competition is, is, it's just incredible to so 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, their own future is uncertain. ah,

then you watching date of the news. that's or update this, i get how to alphas, we'll have more headlines for you at the top of the next hour. you can also get in depth around the clock coverage of the war in ukraine on our website and social media channels. i'm rebecca written in berlin. thanks very much for joining us. ah. ah, we're all set to go beyond the obvious citizenship, a man. we're all in as we take on the we're full about the stories that matter to you. whatever it takes policeman following