ah, ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. fierce combat rages on multiple fronts in ukraine. russian forces are advancing into the besieged city of mario pole with reports of fighting in the streets or the 300000 people remain trapped in the city of coming up. worried about grandparents left back in ukraine and memories of running from air raid. thought he w, meet the family and fled ukraine for germany and of aging, has so far failed to contaminate russia's invasion of ukraine,

saying only that it wants peace. but there are concerns that china could give it ally military or financial support in the war and processing the war with music. oscar winning composer hans zimmer kicks off a tour of europe with musicians who fled ukraine. ah, i am really mohammed walking to the program. russian forces have entered the center of the besieged city of mario, pulled a key port in the south east. that's been under attack for several weeks. taking mario pole as seen as a key strategic move from moscow that would open up a land corridor between russia and crimea. ukrainian troops on out fighting with russian forces over the as of style. steve plant in mar, your pull. a warning,

some viewers may find some of the images in this report. disturbing. ukraine's port city of mario poll lies in ruins. this used to be a shopping center. now, it's just a shell. dead bodies, litter the streets. oh, those still standing left with almost nothing. rushes assault on the city has not let up with reports. russian forces have now entered the center against this background, ukraine's president is demanding fresh peace talks was available and available. always insisted on negotiations from all we've always offered dialogues,

offered solutions for peace move doors, not just the 23 days of invasion, which will, and i want everyone to hear me now. such, especially moscow shows it's time to meet us after time to talk to us. it's time to restore territorial integrity and justice for ukraine. but it doesn't appear. russia's leader is listening. on friday, vladimir putin spoke at a mass rally held in moscow to mark the 8th anniversary of russia's annexation of crimea, to adoring fans. he spent on what he says, his invasion of ukraine is all about him in there is ways to end the suffering and the genocide, that's the main reason, the main motive, and the aim of the military operation that we have started, and don bass and ukraine. the numbers to, you know, grade in ukraine's capital peeve. these people are now homeless.

the latest victims of war talk of peace seems a long way off. the job is fani f, a shar, is in, live is in the west of ukraine. fanny, the humanitarian situation is desperate in many parts of the country, just pay us up to speed on the evacuation. are people able to leave and unfortunately it remains desperate for millions and millions here in ukraine. now there was some positive news, however, by the deputy prime minister of ukraine, who said that some of the humanitarian corridors that were set up to date of some of them actually worked in parts of the ones region. so in don bus region and also as surrounding achieve however, when it comes to mary paul and we have seen that report before, this situation really remains very di are in fact a was the ukrainian or for it is claim is that bosses that are supposed to go into my report and basically help evacuate people were not let in, allegedly,

not let in a russian forces. we cannot independently verify if this is the case. what we do know, however, that hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in my report. and we know, of course, that the situation they are with lack of electricity, lack of food, is really a situation where you really wonder and we have seen some report yesterday just for how long people will be able to hold out in such a situation. in fact, reports were suggesting yesterday it is some people try to leave by foot on foot trying to escape this harrowing situation. mario paul, and where you are in la viv. oh, they've been taking in refugees from all over ukraine in recent weeks. what the situation when it comes to their people here are very much welcoming they try to provide shelter for those in need for those hundreds of thousands of people who arrive here internally displaced people that numbers of course,

around millions in the entire country. and of course, we know that more than 3000000 people have left your brain, know the may or have of leave me clear it can not go on forever. he says there must be more international aid international organizations. he says, need to step up to actually help living financially. and also he says it cannot continue that are different places, pools or churches, etc, being used as temporary shelter. he actually criticized international and yields for are underestimating even prior to the full scale invasion on february 24th underestimating this is going to happen and now not being prepared enough while the un says that yes, they agree. there have been some challenges here, of course, on the ground to be operational. but at the same time, they also say that they've deployed tons of medical aid, for example, to sue me. however, when you ask people who are here on the ground that's really necessary, they will tell you it's not financial aid by and jose,

what they want is to have this airspace closed. so there is no shelling and nor an assault basically that continues to hit. so many parts of this country and ukraine's president zalinski has called for peace talks with russia's present vladimir putin. but what do you have on that? we definitely do not have so far any reaction from the kremlin. in fact, some observers say that a vladimir putin is not going to have any direct talk with president lensky as long as not more. a territory again is made here on the ground. so even though this is something that president zelinski has said and over again, trying to reach out, and of course, have been various talks various negotiations between ukrainian or russian delegation at least for now. unfortunately, it doesn't look like that there is going to be any short term consequence in terms of a cease fire be just a limited sci fi even to get back to the 1st question. actually,

to get that other queue ation going on a much larger scale. in fact, for now, according to our numbers in ukraine, only about 190000 people could be evacuated from this are very, i am heavily share a child and encircled a places in parts of ukraine. so for now, there is no reaction to it from the permanent m. nobody knows just how much more restriction destruction rather is going to happen. and what that means was civilians until there is an end to all of this that started more than 3 weeks ago. here in ukraine and finally the president has also announced assistance for ukrainians that have been displaced by this invasion. what kind of support i were looking at? indeed, we are basically looking at the catalogue issue like of different promises for one . he promised that to all those people have been controlling the displays, for example, here to live our promise jobs. so they can stay here and basically go on with their

lives, even though nobody really knows, just how far it is war and is escalation a going to a com also here to the western part of ukraine. so you promised various things and people here on the ground say, probably the reason why president zaleski is promising. all of this is to make sure that people have maintained a positive spirit of resistance until this is all over if it is over. but nobody knows when the deputy is funny for shar, speaking to us from live, if. thank you, fanny. now russia says it has use hypersonic missiles to destroy a warehouse of weapons belonging to the ukraine army. the russian military released images of what it said was a warehouse being destroyed, but did not say if it was the building in question. it also shows a cockpit video of a ukrainian military vehicles being targeted. moscow says it's hypersonic, king gel missiles can travel up to 2000 kilometers at several times the speed of

sound, allowing them to evade defense systems. a germany is becoming a new home to thousands of refugees from ukraine. some friends and relatives living here who've been waiting for their arrivals to w has been facility and went to the south to see his own cousins, re unite to moore left ukraine 20 years ago. he's now welcoming his brother michael and his family, whose just made it out of the ne pro in central ukraine. ah, the last moment of waiting, and then brothers re unite the point before me my, we're happy. i'm happy to see my brother again. it's been been done under these circumstances and the whole back are on makes it difficult for law. you don't want to believe what's happened in defense and frowning, but it was an exhausting 5 day trip

to michelle and his family across ukraine. and then through poland. se with final destination dsl east in germany, or someone. and another thing is we're all still lying to ourselves. a bet. can we believe it'll stop? yes. and we have people along the way was saying one or 2 months. and then we'll go back when you said, so above all, i feel hazard for these beings because it's difficult to describe them as people who are doing this to ukraine. if it's something you absolutely cannot call a special operation, he won't, but of them is other thought, the who thought also that would, that even the littlest of children have had to grow up quickly in the walk around monthly bumper, liberal at one time when mom and dad were out, we had the sirens,

and it was sad, take cushions and quake into the buffering or, or, you know, before they can rest, the family has to register the authorities off of financial aid and help finding an apartment at work. so everything's worked. thank here. in germany, we have the chance of a new life is leaking up. for the 1st 2 nights, this shelter at his sports stadium, athena mrs. her friends scattered across europe and worries about her grandpa and sue, stayed behind. you're watching priscilla still. i hope that they realize it's best for them to leave it before it starts antony paul when you so the gear and i hope that they get out to your speedo year and bushera, but she has her mother and father here in germany. he didn't have to stay in fight because the draft exempts fathers of 3 or more children are all cheer multiple. i

can only wish our army success be in that they can stop this aggression muscle thought about owner for, for a of the last a little i believe they'll push them back, resume for a little to your spent north, charleston oil at the most important thing for now is to get back to normal life, the children need to be in school and in kindergarten material and we need to find work. beyond that, we'll see more dotson for, for more than a month ago. they didn't think the war would reach them. now they're having to build a whole new life or his look at some of the other developments in the conflict. family members and friends gathered near the ukranian city of denise pro, to bury 23 soldiers killed in the fighting with russian forces. ukraine has lost at least 1300 troops, according to president lansky,

a number which cannot be independently verified. the united nation says the fighting has displaced nearly 6500000 people inside ukraine. now on top of the more than $3000000.00 refugees who have left the country in total, those estimates when around a quarter of ukrainians have had to flee their homes. holland's prime minister has called for a complete blockade of on all trade between russia and the you, while touring a polish missile factory, he said russian ships carrying russian goods should be barred from entering european c ports. and all trade by land should be bought as well. a russian orthodox priest has been fined for calling the invasion of ukraine. a war in an article published online father, your burden was find the equivalent of nearly 300 years. burden is believed to be the 1st person to be found guilty under the new legislation rushed through the

russian parliament. concerns are growing that china could offer russia a lifeline as the war with ukraine enters its 4th week. russian foreign minister, it's like a lover of scene here early this week, told into facts that russia and china needed to think how they were going to carry on. they, he accused western powers of undermining the international order with the u sanctions targeting moscow. on friday, you as president joe biden, want china not to give support to russia's invasion. so far, beijing has failed to contend the invasion, only saying it wished to see an end to the conflict. well, earlier i spoke to sarah cook, a senior research analyst for china, hong kong, and tie one from the u. s. non profit organization, freedom house. and i began by asking her if western fears that china could start supporting russia in the conflict or justified. well, in practice, when you look at what china is doing,

there is some support happening. it's happening not necessarily in terms of media, military assistance, but absolutely on the information space, it's happening. chinese state media and couldn't run global social media platforms, but also on domestic platforms. are, you know, on the nightly news are echoing mosque of dis, information saying earlier that zalinski had left keep saying that there are bio labs and those kinds of debunk conspiracy theories. and so, you know, that kind of support is actually happening in that case, being the actions are speaking lower than words. i think what, you know, we're seeing on the financial side, again, why support? they're still buying. we are so buying fuel. so the fact that beijing is not, you know, shutting off the rest of the economy and is trying to, you know, it's kind of indirectly continuing to support. it is very much real action that

does help russia. so what could that support look like? how we direct it more towards financial support or military support unlikely to see china, really overtly giving military support to russia that we wouldn't know. and i do think that it's a good sign that president biden has, you know, told you know, told she specifically that that's not a good idea. i think, addressing that in advance is why i think in terms of some of the financial support . again, i think these kinds of trade relation, other things related to payment systems that seems more likely to me to be what could continue. but i think what's really notable is also a china not doing when we look at the way in which the regime has used economic leverage to silence voices abroad and new sanctions and lithuania, because of relations in taiwan against norway when they gave low about peace prize and so many other examples across the world to get what they want. it's still

notable that they're not doing anything to try to apply along those lines to try to apply pressure on russia. you know, to change it to seize its invasion of ukraine or, or to, to be more humane. it's a military activity. so i think again, actions speak louder than words in terms of also what china is not doing as much as what it may be doing. and not all these western sanctions imposed on last moscow going to bring beijing and russia closer together. you know, i think it's certainly pushing russia closer to china. you know, i think china probably in a lot of ways going to want to sell to go away. they're facing their own coven, crazy with norma crime, now actually really spreading in china. so i think it's certainly pushing moscow closer to beijing. i think we'll have to see in what ways that type of assistant takes form, whether it's in terms of payment systems, trade. i think also just things like you're seeing that russian internet with the

increased censorship starting to mirror the chinese internet a bit more. so how much of that model or any assistance there is provided? so, you know, i think it might be more along those types of things and things that might, that may be more directly related to the actual conflict in ukraine. because really important to the, trying to retain a facade of neutrality. from that perspective. sarah cook from freedom house. well, politicians in taiwan watching the ukraine war and china dance closely. the washing invasion has underline the possible threats of a chinese invasion of tie one, which china considers a renegade province. time one recently raised it's a low level and double the training time for it was a military force which is made up of nearly $2000000.00 men. the w, zachary li, attended one such training event. why? hong way received his call up letter weeks ago. today, long as saying good bye to his friends before he began 2 weeks in an intensified

military training program, the locals are calling it the toughest taiwan has ever seen. how 14 days is a bit too long? it's like basic training for military, and it's kind of a waste of time. it's also a huge inconvenience for my employer. but since the russia ukraine war began was i've thought about a war between china and taiwan. what if china, really a texas and with that in mind as long as joining 15000 other reservists for the program, he'll spend 10 hours a day on combat training, such as shooting weapons. and no days off taiwan, president, taiwan cannot lead down its guard. denied that or can i, the situation ukraine has once again proven with national security relies no totally honest distance from the international community, but also on a unified citizenry. this training is undertaken not only to protect and defend the

nation, but also to consolidate in a fight from the get go. the thought that the younger, oh, she views taiwan as a brake away province, while the taiwanese have long seen china as a threat. the russian invasion of ukraine has re ignited these concerns. some in the military worry about ty, one's ability to fight off an attack booth with pat woman push you all was in. oh, we don't want to see a situation like the one in ukraine here. so we must be strong and perform well in each of our roles. we need to be able to refine our skills. this is the most important purpose of the training program. tina good waiting, she. how means? earlier this year, taiwan reported the largest incursion of chinese air force jets in months. experts here say it needs to improve its security. but however, the along where many taiwan is surrounded by the ocean, 99.7 percent of our goods are imported from overseas. if the people's liberation

army were to block taiwan by cutting off shipping lions good and operationalizing air, see battle that the threat is clear and urgent. all that's all on the way seizure. she means you already see the ways you ah, taipei is worried that beijing could take advantage of the ukraine crisis to raise pressure on the island. no, hong and his fellow reservists. hope that doesn't happen. but they'll be ready if and when it does. it doesn't. what we do is look at some of the other headlines around the world. china has reported its 1st death from current of ours and over a year as a continues to battle a surgeon cases. the 2 debts were in the north east city of g, lynn. when most of the 2000 new cases occurred, millions in china are back in lockdown as the country pursues. it's 0 covered approach. po frances has unveiled his long awaited reform program. it will allow

any baptized lay catholic, including women to head up departments in the back again. and the pope's advisory commission on preventing sexual abuse will be incorporated into the vatican's doctrine office, giving greater weight to efforts to fight abuse by clergy. vote counting is underway in east timor as presidential election. 16 candidates, including women are running and what is seen as a stress test for the young democracy is to more gained independence in 2002 incumbent leader. francisco terrace is among the front runners in the race. handsomer is one of the world's most famous film composers. he wrote movies like gladiator, pirates of the caribbean and the lion king, for which he won an oscar. now the german is touring europe with the show dedicated to the war heroes of ukraine. the ensemble includes 10 musicians from the ukrainian port city of odessa,

ah, music from the soundtrack of wonder woman, 1984, a film about a female superhero composed by hun sema. ah, on stage he dedicates the song to the women of ukraine. ah, we only managed to get 10 members of the orchestra out of ukraine in the end. and those 10 are here. would you please stand up with, with all of a the

to i was supposed to take place more than 2 years ago with the whole or data or pro orchestra, but it was cancelled due to the pandemic. the musicians had already started rehearsals when the war broke out rose before your polluted as mold over the legal lead through my dover. but on the way it was a very long journey for small dover then romania. we flew here from book harass fire frankfurt. it took a long time, but we were very lucky because there were many, many, and tears eager to help ourselves in moldova and romania bumble at which not a whole intuitive glory for telephone watch. as only some of the orchestra members made it out, musicians from around europe stepped in to fill the gaps. ah,

the admin much that'll be convenient, believe probably never been as united as a people and with other countries. that's why i'm very happy to be here and to participate in such a wonderful project that uniting, even more people get the idea to show which today the show has become a musical protest against the war handsomer. and the odessa pro castro will be on the road until the end of april. ah well, his reminder of our top story, special forces are advancing into the besieged city of mario pole with reports of fighting industry. more than 300000 people remain trapped in the city. that's been devastated by constant bombardment. ukrainian president followed him. it's an entity has told on russia take part in immediate talks to n. you're watching the w news life from the men coming up next is the

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