ah, ah ah, this is the, the of the news live from berlin, ukraine's pamela throw vows to fight to the end. as russian forces close in on the besieged port of mario pole. moscow also steps up a tax on key cities including the capital q. and pope francis says the world is seeing and easter of war, the pontiff tells the faithful ukraine has been dragged into a cruel and senseless conflict. ah

amena mohammed, welcome to the program. the ukrainian military has reported further russian air strikes on the besieged port city of mar, your pull. it comes off. the troops ignored a russian deadline to surrender. ukraine's president has warned that he will abandon peace negotiations with russia if his fighters are killed. he is also said he will do everything possible to save mario paul, a city of vital strategic importance to both sides in the wall. the charred ruins of merrier poll. russia has held the city under siege for 7 weeks now. ukraine says at least 21000 people have been killed. out of a pre war population of 450000. some 100000 people have remained trapped without the barest of necessities varies ukraine's prime

minister says rushes merciless attack. unmarried po has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe. talk, but he maintains ukrainian troops won't surrender, they read no city steel is not fallen. there is still our military forces, our soldiers, so they will fight till then. and on sunday, ukraine's remaining troops and maria po did indeed defy rushes, surrender or die ultimatum. this is the soul known, remaining pocket of resistance. some 2500 ukrainian troops and a few 100 foreign mercenaries are dug in here at the sprawling as of stall steel mill. many civilians and children are also sheltering here. with the passing of the surrender deadline progression, separatists forces say they're now preparing for attack level loop, but there are only 2 blocks of buildings left before the mill. yeah, there's a small area around the factory and enemies. they're hiding the basements. they

just want to get over. we're preparing the ground assault. the artillery will shell them 1st before we send in close quarters, assault troops, which all over about the letter she'd read in his latest video address, ukraine's president volota musa lensky said he believed the russian offensive in the east of the country will begin soon was where he accused russia of wanting to finish off and destroy the don bess just as russian troops have raised mary apple to the ground. he deputies rebecca riches has law. a russians gave the ukrainian soldiers until $1300.00 to day local time to come out with their hands up or, or risk being shot, being killed. they haven't seems it would appear, have ignored that order. as just as you're reporting the prime minister saying that fighting continues, isn't all that surprising the as of battalion, those ukrainian soldiers defending the city have said that they are gonna fight

till the end. they've said that all the way along since the beginning of this war, and they're famous here in ukraine for managing to defend that city. back in 2014. when russia invaded the 1st time. so it's very and surprising that they haven't hated that warning. now mary, you paul has been on the seed for weeks as we've been reporting and true atrocities and devastation coming out of that city. the stories are truly shocking, but it is a key target for russia both tactically and territorially, if they are successful in taking mary paul, it will link up areas that the under their control in crimea and the don bass and also really give a big knock to the ukrainian economy and not able to use that port to export it. steel and wheat and other products. so definitely a key city, both sides of fighting till the end after that directive or the that's a ultimatum was given by rushes. and as he came out and said that, you know,

if the, if the ukrainian soldiers are kill than any peace negotiations or pay steal a would die with them. but in reality, those pace talks have actually been on hold for some weeks now. ever since russian soldiers retreated from areas around, keep around here where i am, i the atrocities that that were found in their wake of their retreat at the retrieval. really put the talks on, on a, on a back burner anyway, the ukrainians and russians not speaking to each other for several weeks. for a couple of weeks now. sorry. i, we were hearing room is that russian all god, robin abram of it was in town. he's of course famous for being the former owner of chelsea, a football club. he was apparently here trying to revive those talks. but today the foreign minister has said that russia and ukraine and not talking, so definitely a still on ice. whatever happens in maryville will be decisive and whether or not

those folks can continue. but i know we spoke to frank lead, which he's the military analyst, and he explains why mario poll is strategically important for russia. it's important for 2 major reasons. the 1st that it would open the way for a long corridor between occupied don bass area and equally occupied crimea. now currently the only conflict between russia and crime is effectively a long bridge. they finish about 3 or 4 years ago. straight. now they'll have a long corridor into the crimea, so that's the 1st thing. second thing from the perspective of the direct military situation. there are between $6.00 and $8.00 russian, italian combat groups, which are about in theory, a 1000 men each. but of course, significantly less not of a very ravaged, but those will be released and the unit supporting them probably to strike north into ukraine, which will will be a problem for you. credit forces that can hold them back as long now as

a survivor they've been given. it seems to me is a no quarter order by the enemy, which is to say that there is little point in you surrender because we're going to kill you anyway. which is entirely country to the laws of all the laws and customs of want. of course, the geneva conventions, one of the problems of getting a court order. is that your courage, your enemy to fight to the death? and it seems to me that that's the direction. this is going how while a russia steps up it's offensive on ukraine's 2nd city car, keith and the capital cave, ukrainians in the town of boucher and trying to rebuild their lives after mass killings their spot international condemnation. while the fighting may have ended in boucher mourning is far from over. locals here struggling to deal with what they went through. yeah. you wouldn't you think i just prayed to day to stop crying. i didn't stop crying for a whole day. it is a very difficult,

difficult to talk about the war. well, we need to come to our senses and then talk because we've survived these horrors can and are constantly crying. and christine applied to my to bodies the horrified the world a fortnight ago. a gone from the streets, but the russian troops, actions afresh in residence mines up here again, they chased people like they were on a safari. less that they tried to take the highest positions on the top floor of houses that they could see everything like that last will be getting in nearby bird younger, much of the town has been left in ruins, rescue as a still searching good bodies. beneath the rubble, dozens of residence remain missing and feared dead. one, embroidery, anchor, and butcher, the worst may be over. for now, far to the east, in hoc eve residence is still living under relentless bombardment. in just the last few days, more than a dozen civilians have been killed by russians shelling at least 5 more died in

strikes on sunday. survivors are traumatized. i do it because you know, when a dog hears a bang and it starts to tremble all over, even if the noise is far away, i might not know everything. every part of me is trembling yet. unfortunately, for hockey's inhabitants, the worst may still lie ahead. ukrainian officials warned that russia is preparing for a fresh assault on the battered city. her process has actually does to heat calls for peace, referring to an ether of wall. speaking in rome, the pope said the world needs love and reconciliation. now more than ever. it was the 1st easter sunday mass with a crowd since the start of the pandemic boy are going to relieve iep about it that i be sheep tens of thousands gathered in the eastern sunshine o. lee,

the revelling and their return to tradition. after 2 years of restrictions, pope francis delivered his address on christianity's most joyous day. yet his speech a plea for peace, condemned to russia's invasion and the war in ukraine. she, apache, federal mother, toyota, may there be peace for war on ukraine. so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of the cruel and census war into which it was dragged out. the inquiry is dealt with her. she had been following, please, please let us not get used to war yet let us all commit ourselves to call for peace . took the kid from our balconies and in our streets the peace lift her back g

o pup. frances, also appealed for peace in other regions. blighted by y o king did in a the conflict in europe also make us more concerned about other situations of conflate suffering and sorrow. situations that affect all too many areas of our world, useful situations that we cannot overlook and do not want to forget. and sean is of it is a gallery. afterwards the pontiff took a spin through the crowds in his potent bill to celebrate the holiday with the fateful, his smile, a rare sight lately. as many of his recent appearances have been somber as in nancy ations of the war in ukraine. ah, all his letters from other stories that he headlines around the world has been days of unrest in sweden, protests against pans by a far right groups in march and burn copies of islam holy book. the koran turned

violent demonstrators clash with police and several cities throwing stones and sitting vehicles on fire. police arrested over a dozen protesters more than 440 people have been killed in flooding and landslides in south africa's cause. the little tell province, rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors. is one of the deadliest storms to hit the area. at least 63 people are still missing and many are feared dead. members of the european parliament says it will try to recover money owed by french presidential candidate marine le pen. the ease anti ford body says le pen, misappropriated 137000 euros the public money when she was an m e p. the far right he there faces emmanuel crohn in an election run off next sunday, lena? now many people are trying to head off on their easter holiday for the 1st time in

2 years. in germany, research suggests that a lot of people are choosing to say closer to home, mainly due to covered 19 restrictions have eased in recent weeks. just in time for the start of the busy vacation season. the final touches before service gets underway at this hotel restaurant on germany's baltic coast restrictions on the dining area have been relaxed, somewhat, making things a bit easier for the start of the tourist season via our boat. and right now, we still operate under the taste and vaccinated or recovered system, but we are used to it by now all but for restaurants, it's a big relief. the regulations are being relaxed. cough to ethan, the beach front hotel is nearly bic to capacity. this region alone is expecting some 300000 guests. that costs for holidaymakers have gone up some 15 percent. that stain to increase energy in fed prices, but it doesn't seem to be to tearing anyone to get the missile of gas, isn't it?

except that the prices are climbing slightly. it's an unfortunate reality, but every one nixa megan's meter. nobody either finished us. he life. i want the kind of service that i get here. then i've just got to live with the cost of the above. but you can close lim yavari on a movie elite one less scoop of ice cream than usual, but no, it's not going to make a real difference tourism experts see that g to cove. 19 germans still prefer to vacation in their own country. williams understood, we're hoping for a stable season. we're motivated and looking forward. we can live with the regulations that are still in place because the pandemic isn't over yet. i only the terrorism sector in this region is expecting around $10000000.00 guests this year, and that would be a nearly record breaking season. your watch and he's up in is his a reminder of our top story. ukrainian troops in the besieged port city of mario pole, have ignored the russian deadline to surrender. moscow has renewed attacks against

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