>> a city demolished. thousands kill them 100,000 others trapped. residents are struggling to survive as promises fail and russian bombing continues. more support for ukraine to protect itself against the threat of chemical warfare. that is the place from nato ahead of emergency talks from nato. -- the council says russian forces have reduced it to ashes. kyiv officials are allowing civilians to escape. volodymyr zelenskyy says 100,000 people are trapped without food, water or medication.

he also says russian troops have seized humanitarian convoy. >> these are missiles, fired by russia from sea and land. these images are released by russi's defense ministry. as were these, and which russia claims to hit an anti-aircraft system. but, shells are not only falling on military targets. in kyiv, this home was hit by a russian strike. firefighters worked to put out the blaze that followed. it was a strike on the roof, i walked out of the house to smoke a cigarette and when i walked

back inside, it happened. in mariupol, the city under siege it relentlessly, satellite and ages show the extent of devastation. life is hell for people stuck in the city. >> russia has used 1000 missiles against peaceful ukrainian cities. countless numbers of aerial bombs. russian troops have destroyed our cities. some have been burned to ashes. in many cities and villages, people camped very dead relatives with dignity. these buses are headed close to mariupol. they are intended to collect people. anchor: you have been working

for years to document human rights abuses in crimea. how has your work changed? >> hello. it's important to say in 2014 men russia invaded crimea. since then and after, since then, the human rights community is documenting war crimes in those areas. it wasn't easy. it happened without direct access to those territories. we have been using tools, but now, in terms of working with

crimea, the situation changed the way that even though sources were used inside the peninsula, this people who talked with us, communicated with us, spoke openly about human rights abuses. now, they behave more carefully. we undstand these people are hostages. now it's mo complicated since russia changed its legislation after this new war was launched. now, when you say russia has waged war, and might be qualified as an offense, in the better case, it may be a worse

case. it will proceed like a so-called disposition. we have plenty of cases like these. anchor: i want to ask you, after the full-scale invasion started four weeks ago, is your team looking at abuses happening in other parts of the country? >> it's very differe. now, we have various people

involved in documentation. basically, the governmental institutions that i represent, nevertheless, civil society, try to collect as much information as possible, the open source information about those abuses taking place. of course, it is incomparable in terms of the scales of those violations, even with the years prior to that. when it comes to crimea, there was no full-fledged war. all of those awful things we see now, i would say silently occupied by the russian federation. nevertheless, although there was a war over there for years, it s not so brutal as it is now

described in your program. anchor: you are seeing what is happening in the rest of the country. did you see one where vladimir putin could one day face prosecution for launching this invasion of your country? >> definitely. it's one of the most important debates. most of the answer would be the icc which has already intensified its efforts, not starting from now but prior.

another idea which seems to be is car keys. -- karkyiv. i would like to underline within the german media and public discussions is whether it's only about vladimir putin or not. i think we have to be very clear and hone with ourselves that lots of people in the russian federation support this. it's a huge challenge, what to do to demilitarized the minds

support this aggression. i am afraid that is the reality. anchor: thank you very much for your time. here's a look at some other developments in the complex. a kremlin aide has become the first member of putin's inner circle to quit his post. he was prudent special representative for ties with international organizations, but is better known as the architect for the economic reforms. he has reportedly left the country. poland has expelled 45 russian diplomats, calling them spies. was part of warsaw dismantling the support network.

they've given most of the group five days to leave. moscow called the accusations absurd. vladimir putin said his country will start charging unfriendly countries in rubles for the gas they buy. he says a freeze on russia's assets has destroyed moscow's trust and compromised currencies like the dollar and zero. pope francis made an appeal for peace in ukraine. he paid victims -- pay tribute to the victims. he urged both countries to work together for peace. joe biden is heading to brussels to meet with nato leaders at an emergency summit. the alliance is trying to balance further military assistance while avoiding a direct confrontation with moscow. nato has promised more support.

the alliance is also taking precautions outside the country, deploying soldiers and weapons. more reinforcements are on the way. the secretary-general says the alliance will send more troops to hungary, romania, slovakia, and double the number of battle groups stationed near russia. he is employed states to invest more resources in order to stop the war from escalating. >> the decisions we take tomorrow will have far-reaching implications. i expect allies to redouble their efforts. we cannot take these for granted. anchor: we spoke to our nato

correspondence, she told us what to expect. >> the most important point is to have allies on the same page when it comes to whatever it takes against any potential spillover for the war on ukraine. that's the message for the kremlin and eastern allies more nervous. all of these reinforcements are going to be welcome. there were also be joined at one point by volodymyr zelenskyy, and he will be asking for things he is not going to get, like a no-fly zone, fighter jets. he is expected to hear from allies they will be more equipment.

anchor: volodymyr zelenskyy has addressed lawmakers and friends, the latest in a series of speeches. the leader called for a minute of silence for victims of the war. sending more weapons, withdrawing companies from russia, stronger sanctions. >> we need help, more help in some order. it should be well armed. anti-tanks, fighter jets. you can help us and we needed. for freedom not to lose, the world should support it with sanctions against the aggressor. each week, a new package.

french companies should leave the market. they should stop being the sponsors of russia's war machine. anchor: earlier we spoke to a correspondent and asked her whether france >> what he is asking for. francis determined to stand by ukraine's side. they have been sending support. they have been freezing assets of the russian central bank. the government is determined to do so. they are talking, they are working on that. what is for sure is the french

president has been taking on a prominent role when it comes to talk between ukraine, russia. he has been in constant touch and talked to vladimir putin yesterday. for now, this is n yielded the results everybody was hoping for. that is a cease-fire. anchor: the war has forced millions of people to flee. some jewish ukrainians are flying to israel which grants in the right to immigrate. over 4000 ukrainians have arrived since the start of the invasion. >> they are safe at last. they arrived in israel, fleeing the war. >> our cities are being bombed.

many have been destroyed. many casualties. that is what russian aggression looks like. reporter: for now, ey are living in a hotel in a small city. everyone here is waiting for documents to be processed. entitled to israeli cizenship because he is jewish. >> we're getting lots of support here. we are being fed, given close. reporter: that is how it should be, according to the mayor.

he uses facebook to invite refugees. while the israeli government is arguing about how much immigration they can handle, the mayor sees the arrival as a positive. >> i look at other waves in the past when i see what he did to israel. it did a lot. migrants from back then have high ranking jobs. they have befited. i believe that will happen again. reporter: the city is no stranger to immigration. half of the residence here speak russian. those who were once immigrants

themselves are making themselves available to new reliable -- arrivals. >> we have to much, we can give. reporter: he now wants to find an apartment, job and learn hebrew. anchor: now some other stories. the taliban has shut secondary schools across afghanistan for girls, just hours after reopening them for the first time since they took power. they ordered them to go home, causing confusion. the education ministry said schools would read -- be open for girls in several provinces. chinese officials say they have recovered a black box from the china eastern airlines flight.

all passengers and crew members are believed to have died when the plane nosedived. relatives attempted to visit the crash zone in southern china, but were blocked by officials. protests have taken place in jamaica, the country to cut ties with the britton royal family and demanding reparations for slavery. the protests come as william and kate visit the former colony. last year, the island of barbados removed the queen as head of state. one person is dead after a tornado swept through new orleans. the storm hit power lines and destroyed homes in an area that is still recovering from the devastation caused by a hurricane ministry. there are reports in germany that tiktok has been using a word fertile -- filtering system

in the country. the chinese owned social media platform has been blocking posts that contain words related to sex, gay culture, and nazi-ism. among the terms was auschwitz. users were able to post words, but the posts were not visible to others. a practice known as shadow banning. for more on the story, let's bring in an investigative reporter with mdr and a part of the team that uncover this. welcome to the program. can you tell us about how you and your team came across this? reporter: thanks for having me. it started with a tiktok account that is very popular, and the team noticed the comments disappeared for no reason. they took notes and then reached

out, and we started to run an experiment, creating a list of 100 words that includedords my colleagues discovered, and those which are known to be banned on chinese social media. we then created test accounts and use those words and commented, and showed 19 out of thos 100 words were actually band on tiktok, those included auschwitz, but also terms associated with the lgbtq community, homosexual. anchor: you reached out to tiktok to ask why words like this were causing an issue. reporter: they told us they were fully acknowledging, that someing had gone wrong, and

they started an examination. they unblocked some words, and vowed -- we have heard these pledges before. anchor: any talk about the words that are now visible? reporter: there is a name of the chinese tennis player, who accused an officia of sexual abuse. before we confronted tiktok, it was impossible to use her name. after the inquiry, you can use the name and it shows in the comments. anchor: this is not necessarily

new for tiktok, is it? reporter: that's true. we have heard criticism before. reports show tiktok's were hiding -- what i find striking is the public pledgeand what th are actually doing. we found terms associated with lgbtq were proportionally affected, but at the same time tiktok has been vocal about supporting lgbtq creators, some even financially. however, banning of words such as auschwitz, which makes it difficult to even have a discussion. anchor: have you found a way to circumvent the algorithm?

reporter: i think we have to tackle this issue in a different way, because tech companes, there is also faceok and instagram, the question is how can we hold them accountable, adapting to opaque rules. don't know why tiktok has banned words associated with the lgbtq community, because they do not share anything about the odd rhythm. i's very opaque. especially for us as journalists, it's important to keep that in mind. anchor: thank you very much for

your insights. reporter: thank you for having me. anchor: the world's top-ranked female tennis player has unexpectedly retired from the game at the age of 25. she announced her decision just weeks after becoming the first australian to win the australian open and 44 years. reporter: clutching a trophy, her last outing was the australian open champion. she celebrated in melbourne. as the rest of the world was wondering how she could add to her total, she returned to the red center to try and inspire the next aboriginal grand slam champion. a glimpse of where her next set of dreams lay along the way. >> i am fulfilled, i'm happy.

i know how much work it takes to bring the best out of yourself. multiple times this reporter: she leaves the sport as its number one ranked player. french open, wimedon, and very much an australian champion who leaves the global crowd wanting more. anchor: you are watching dw news from berlin. after a short break, i will be there to guide you through the day. thank you for being with us. ♪

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from paris. are watching live here are top stories. russian troops continue with her bed to surround the ukrainian capital. they have struck several neighborhoods today, killing at least one person. russians invasion of ukraine has driven 3.6 one million people out of the country. the eu has worked out a way for member states to share the cost. heartbreak and confusion in afghanistan as the taliban reverses an earlier decision