ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin to night fears the war in ukraine is expanding. russian missiles have hit near the airport in the western city of levine, the air strike destroying and military aircraft repair facility. and it was only 43 miles from the border with poland. will bring you the latest from our correspondence on the ground. also coming up tonight, a 2 hour phone call about the war in ukraine jain, his president, she's in pink, spoke today at length with you as president biden. what if anything, did they agree on? and at the same time in moscow,

a ray or public appearance by russian president vladimir putin complete with claims of genocide in ukraine. and it's been only a 100 days, it's germany's new coalition. government came into power. but many of his plans are now on ice blue. i'm bri. gov is good to have you with us on this friday. and we are starting to night with worries that the russian invasion of ukraine is expanding deeper into the country to day in western ukrainian, russian missiles hit an area near levine airport, damaging a military aircraft maintenance facility love. eve is less than a 100 kilometers from the polish border, and it has been spared major attacks until today. around 200000 people have fled there from other more dangerous parts of ukraine. oh,

did raises the alarm? the city's main says, an aircraft repair plant close to the airport was hit by russian missiles residency. the wall could be coming closer. new though certainly ski o d o he fled here because of the attacks. and now they're starting to bump around here. they're on their sirens every morning, but now they've started to strike after the cyber lied to show you she really, ala, these were the strongest explosions i've heard since the beginning of the war was shot. and that didn't really know what to do. first i went out into the corridor because it's supposed to be the safest place her. there wasn't time to go down to the bomb shelter, shall. so on the boy, the people in the live go about their days as much as they can. but the atmosphere has started to shift. you don't want the enemies strike against live if

it's further proved that they are not fighting ukrainian troops. they're fighting the population. children, women, refugees, nothing is sacred today. sidney joseph, that is the so far been a safe haven and gateway the ukrainians fleeing the war. it has also been a vital hub for food and medical supplies. from here, they are transported to other areas desperate. the humanitarian aid. meanwhile, outside of livid, ukrainian soldiers have been training our 3rd party. they want to be prepared for the worst case scenario. we're in the center of the city levine, a new monument commemorating the children who have been killed in the war has been

installed. this is what it looks like, a $109.00 empty prams and baby baskets filling the city's market square. now, that is the number of children that ukraine says have died since russia invaded just over 3 weeks ago. russia insist that it is not targeting civilians despite carrying out airstrikes on schools and hospitals of a more now i want to bring in ukrainian law maker makita or torres. he joins us from an undisclosed location to night. we appreciate you taking the time to talk with this and i wanted to get your reaction to this memorial or today that was installed in the center of levine. talked to me about so many children being killed in your country. and yet russia says it's not responsible. well, the most tragic seeing about these memorial is that these number is not final

unfortunately, because number of victims on the ruins of mario po, terror, and under really, mario po, swimming pool is still unknown. so unfortunately these number will increase and unfortunately it will increase also because of the are being. so are there any gradient or hard? so me make a life. so russia definitely provides the bullshit genocide. and that's why we were shocked, while earring crease by german hensler or shortage of what in erections. i don't have a responsibility for what is happening any pre definitely not because it's not for him please all being or shooting on civilian

population. you, craig, who is my order really, really isn't downs healing civilians. to scroll that things are put in, who is making connie more of this party videos and sending them to the relatives in russia. telling funny stories about robert lee cleans the key to killing or craniums and even saying that. busy commanders let them kill your cranium, saying that they're not going to talk about so, so you're saying, so your question. so russia of course, and the soldiers are supported by major part majority population. so definitely all russians have now collective responsibility. not going to that give

meal as guilty as something indeed well, but well, it definitely you believe. do you believe though, that all russians are aware of the truth and know what exactly is happening in ukraine? the russian president vladimir putin today in moscow told many untruths inside the stadium, full of cheering people today. i mean, do the people know the truth about what's going on or look, it doesn't matter. ah, my george o gems, i don't have any idea about final decision of juice question. when george of germans had no idea about what is happening in poland or occupied ukraine, or by bill or russian. it's not it's, it's not it's laughing to talk about. it's absolutely in case ah, so that's why we, we all have to understand that there will be no normalization ah,

of relationships with russia for at least 30 years. exactly what happened with, ah, a former nazi gemini. so now nazi russia made the see now. yeah. and is making the same every day in great and believe me that all ukrainians all we that still be alive after our victory. we will remind to every european country that order to i to start only talking about normalization with russia will remind with photos of our healed shield them all healed and murder ukrainians. mr. photo and let me i do. and i think that, and i think that the, the memory about these numerous, what crimes will leave for next generations. and i hope that

leave in a human history forever. let me just ask you what we have time. i'm, you are a law maker in ukraine and there had been taught that may be levine, could be a place where the government could go for safety. if keith were to fall, we've got a tax now near levine. are you worried that this invasion is going to envelop the entire country? he will never fall. he can be destroyed by a nazi, ah, russia, but he will never fall. and of course, all serious over great, know that? ah, it's worth to fight teal. victory. because we have no other choice, we'll fight till victory, ukrainian lawmaker makita fortuna. joining us tonight. we appreciate your time. we appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us. thank you. thank for

his a look at some of the other headlines connected to this war. the united nation says that the fighting is displaced, 6 and a half 1000000 people inside ukraine. now that's on top of the more than 3000000 refugees who have left the country. in total, those estimates mean a quarter of ukrainians have had to flee their homes. that you wins, world food program says that ukraine's destroyed infrastructure is causing foods to plate supply chains to collapse. in many grocery stores and warehouses are now empty. it's also expressed concern that you and aid convoys are unable to reach mario pole, and other besieged cities. in a phone call to russian president vladimir putin, german cesar o. shoulds. today pressed for a commitment to a cease fire and an improvement. the humanitarian situation ukraine kremlin says that futon told the german chancellor ukraine of stalling peace thought with

unrealistic proposals. rushes defense ministry says that its forces are tightening the noose around. the besieged port city of mario pope. maria pole has suffered some of the worse fiercest attacks. locals say as much as 80 percent of homes there have been destroyed, or the 350000 people remain trapped inside the city. rescuers are still working. declare the rubble of that city theatre. that was sheltering hundreds of civilians . it was hit by a russian air strike. on wednesday, the city council say that they've discovered no felt fatalities so far. but one person we understand we can confirm was severely injured. d. w corresponding to connelly made contact with 19 year old uri in maria poll, who sent these voice messages. take a listen. no, no, i'm in awe right now. i hear planes mirrors that i hear shooting every 5 or 10

minutes that summer dorothy to book with the sound of fighting. never goes away so soon as we can. we used to know more did need that was that it's been days since intense shelling started here where i am now, please. he seems theo is for cool. us ukrainian and russian forces are fighting. we and i haven't been able to leave my house a week in all its this is the 5th day. i've been stuck inside the machine. you whom you couldn't sleep. it was armitage, near you pictures. i've seen people dead on the streets with my own eyes turned on me. some are you near my house? there is a shop. i was near by when it was hit by a shell. i went to see what happened and soft for bodies. if they were probably hit by shrapnel on their bodies were only picked up 2 days later, a couple of them obviously showed his teachers did either 3 or 4

days after war began. people started running out of food and yet both in the even the shops were shot and people started rating shops that had been damaged by shelling in search of food on put in another 3 or 4 days later. people were so hungry that they started breaking into shops that had stayed on damaged. that's because they needed to eat like magazines, allows you to switch it to the you do i to just post on this new to water. the sure city is gone. food doesn't exist anymore, or it's been destroyed. the shops had been smashed up by hungry people. he could go to sleep and our buildings have been pulverized, says daniel posters to my friends, went round the city and saw a 5 story buildings where only the seller was left and was dan, you. i thought that the cobalt so that immunotherapy luke of 70 gives it over time. buddha get used to all the explosions. lincoln said, well,

you're not really scared any more perfectly when something hits nearby. i've stopped running into the cellar them yet. it just becomes normal. but those to me kind of the pretty wish closure, i get stressed when there's no internet down and i can't reach my relatives or my girlfriend, lena, who already managed to get to germany, to use neos go to road. she knew all i think about mine is when i'll be able to get out of here and see her cutting in the near the forensic. and as for this, for hulu, but it's the explosions and the shooting rates aren't as scary anymore as losing touch with the people you love, that i saw his 1st thing that had an immunity. and we can tell you that we believe yuri, his male managed to escape mario pole or the president of president of china . and the united states spoke to day at length about the war in ukraine, in the chinese read out after the, to our phone call between she's being and joe biden, beijing repeated the standard wine, that conflict and confrontation are not in any one's interest. biden has warned

china not to help put an escape the impact of sweeping economic sanctions that were imposed by the west. there is worry that an isolated russia will seek rescue and cover from china. you may remember during torrance, back in february, the chinese and russia leaders pledged what they called limitless friendship between their 2 countries. thing are for more now. we want to go to washington correspondent oliver salad oliver. what is president by what once he hoping to get out it is or what was he hoping to get out of it? i mean have we got to read out from the call from the white house? yeah, the reader was just published and it's a very limited but you know, china and really is an important partner for russia 1st and foremost and put in. and she, the both of president of the both countries have developed a very close relationship. and china has been very silent also on the war in

ukraine. put in this isolated internationally. now, we know in the only leader he might listen to and that's present buttons. assumption is she didn't ping the chinese president. so russia needs china for, for economic support, of course, also hopes were weapons deliveries. and the hopes are in the white house that she, it takes a stands that he condemns the war. that he ex, hurts pressure on the russian president, including of course, not providing that military support and helping evading sanctions. that's what the intelligence has been suggesting in recent weeks, and we knew the imprison biden has, it's talked about cost for china. if it does assist russia in this war, do we know exactly what those costs would be? well, the white house has not been very open and, and details about those costs, but the read out that was published gives a little bit of a hint. so it says, basically the bind described implications and consequences, quote, unquote, if china supports russia,

so certainly threatening china with sanctions if they continue to or if they do support russia with military equipment, for instance. so those could be sanctions on chinese semiconductor companies that use us software and equipment. the chinese economy hugely benefited from, from its trade relations with western economies over the last years, decades and, and that lifted millions of chinese out of poverty. so china certainly has no interest in changing that so kid abuse all resell at the latest in washington. oliver, thank you. once a day, russian president vladimir putin held a rally in moscow to mark 8 years since the annexation of crimea. he praised what he called his country's special operation in ukraine, and he again pushed his narrative that this is a mission to rid that ukraine of neo nazis. tens of thousands were at the event that there are some reports that people in public sector jobs were pressured by

their employers to attend. oh, so many turned up for the event that they couldn't all fit into the stadium. organizers bossed in some of the participants urging them to support the russian army in its military operation. as it's referred to in russia, the term war is not allowed to be used. oh, let's shudder mister bizarre army is liberating the fleet homes fighting the nazis and fascists and the band groups, the civilians, there are history or the receiving humanitarian aid and are being rescued as a show spa soap, new pro difficult. i. yes. on against the craniums. it's against the fascism there and just like when we fought clashes in europe during the 2nd world war, alyssa bushes, mom, viola, on the inside the stadium patriotic songs and praise of the soviet union, lending and styling. that's my country. this one goes referring to ruthless former soviet leaders. ah,

then president putin takes the stage, referring to what he called a genocide of russians and the don boss and naming crimea as part of russia. the speech ran on all channels and then on all channels simultaneously, the unthinkable occurred. hootin was cut off mid speech instead of putin, the pop singer was shown again. what exactly happened is unclear. the kremlin leader said there was a technical problem. put in speech was later repeated, this time uninterrupted. we're here to look down some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. germany's parliament is voted to relax. most corona virus restrictions, despite the increase in new cases starting this sunday, mask and testing rules will be dropped apart from public transport and in facilities for vulnerable groups. would help. organizations says that the coven 19

pandemic is far from over week. this is margaret hurts said after a month of decline, global cases are now increasing and she blamed the spread of highly transmissible variance like, oh, micron and the lifting of public health measures. well, it has been a 100 days since angle. america stepped down as germany's chancellor and a new coalition led by social democrat or was schultz took office, but after a very short honeymoon period, if any jolts us government is now being confronted with what is arguably the biggest european crisis since the 2nd world war. and that's led to a stunning reversal of many of the coalitions policies. how it started as more than an arch, this modern germany of ours is strong. we do not have the slightest reason to fear the future, giving some guns for the 2 comforts of her. how it's going to fuel on february 24th, 2022 marks at a turning point in the history of our continuity tones as continents of shelter

became chancellor in december last year, leading a new kind of government. the 3 party coalition of social democrats, green's, and free market liberals, their slogan, was dare more progress. and they had big plans for combating climate change, transforming the economy, and unleashing potential of how it started. this is vital. germany must be climate neutral by 2045. how it's going on to live, and we will not rest until peace is secured in europe. this climate and economy minister, robert ha, back of the grains launched an ambitious plan to boost renewable sources of energy . but the war in ukraine has turned the government's focus from domestic to foreign policy. instead of importing rush and gas through node stream to the pipeline has been sealed how it started for that noise, we will create security through change and we will insure security in change under

zach how it's going. i. emerson, pointless. we must invest significantly more insecurity. there's a new focus on the military finance minister, christian lintner has put aside concerns about public debt and committed billions of euros to buy american f. 35 combat aircraft. germany has also changed policy on arms deliveries, sending weapons to the crisis zone of ukraine. it's true, a lot of the government's time was spent on the other big crises, the coven pandemic. vaccine rollout has continued, though not as quickly as haute and health care emergency has been avoided, yet infections are now at record levels. but even the corona virus has had to take 2nd place behind concern about russia's war o lashona. his government wanted to start changing germany. instead, it has been changed by events. what i hope is that his lessons learned noah's took

more actively engage insecurity policy to change the culture from a paradigm changed by trade to were paradigm, heart and smart power diplomacy. under pacifist greens and budget conscious free democrats, germany could become one of the world's highest spending countries on defense. and the soft spoken chancellor finds himself at the center of a major international crisis. 100 days into its term. the coalition is changing things, but not as even 8 had expected. let's go now to our political correspondence, simon young. he's been following these 1st 100 days. good evening to you, simon. so have, as the government o sholtes, have they delivered? well, but it's been difficult. hasn't you know the coven crisis has been there from day one? and last year, even though nobody, i think, was eminently expecting

a war in ukraine to build up the russian forces on the boarded. there was already a concern from day one. so if you call my back to the election campaign last year and the beginning of this government, you know, they were talking about big plans to change and renew society as their slogan, said, to dam or progress and do lots of things that really hasn't been much space to do very much to have been bits of policy, of course, a plan abroad planned to increase a rampart, wind power generation, for instance. and they've agreed to rise in the minimum wage and various other things. but of course, it's been dominated of late, at least by, by the ukraine war. and if you look at charles, the last shows himself, i think a lot of people would say the war was given him a boost, or at least he's risen to the challenge. he's

a kind of politician who likes to. busy operate in the back room. indeed, in the 1st months of this government, a lot of people said he was far too invisible. now he's come out of a shell to some degree. and you know, he's much more visible. he's traveling to moscow to, to, to meet vladimir putin. he's changed policy on nord stream to, and this is a big switch towards an emphasis on defense. so the government is reacting to the challenges that it faces. what about the challenge of the pandemic? germany today announced that it's going to drop most of its corona virus restrictions, and that is despite record levels of new infections. is the government deciding to declare the pandemic over? yes, well, of course you, you can't do that. the pandemic isn't over. people are still getting infected indeed. infections, germany are, record highs. people are still dying. some people are still getting serious consequences from their infections because many and not,

and governments everywhere under pressure to return to some kind of normality. so this is a political decision and they moved in that direction is particularly the free democrats who happen to be the smallest party. and this 3 party coalition government who said, you know, they were making the case. we've got to open up society and business and you know, they pushed for that and it does look a little bit as if the government is a model on this. they were cautious at 1st. now there being some say not cautious enough, and there's been quite a lot of criticism. yeah, the health minister, he said, this is a correct compromise. is it? well, as his health minister also said a couple of days ago, he do anything he could to save lives. and now he's saying, well, this is a good policy and a good compromise. it'll be very difficult to see how the government can react if infections go off, the death rate goes up as well. but they say it's time to make

a change and, and relief restrictions. did abuse political correspondence. i mean, young simon, thank you. you watch and you w news. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i to see you then with with

you a few tunes war ukraine is also shaking up the world economy. the heavy sanctions are not only put in russia under pressure, europe wants to free itself from its energy dependency. china fios for its consumer market. and in the poorest countries, new families are in a business, especially next on d w. ah

ah, they've had no peace for decades. the people of iraq, their country is devastated and there's no end to defy. how did it come to this key like witnesses reveal and unprecedented story? they were freeze of the you as they knew what the consequence of these sanctions are. and they've lied to the world about this year when they did with someone could kill his friends and as a fee and so easily was a good he behaved exactly like to have done.

and the poison spread from better homes. ah, less my 0 misery in the great documentary series destruction of a nation this week on d. w. ah, can russia still pay its debts with sanctions freezing its access to capital? moscow faces the real prospect of defaulting on its loans for the 1st time in more than 20 years. also on the show, the war in ukraine is hitting yemen, hod soaring grain prices are making the country's famine even worse. and as millions of refugees from ukraine its neighbors step in to help. we see what companies big and small are doing in pope. i'm daniel when tough. welcome to the special edition.