>> this is dw news, life in berlin. a deadly attack on civilians trying to flee. after missiles strike a crowded train station in eastern ukraine. kyiv and boston leaders say it is another example of russian were crimes.

as part of her visit to kyiv she also sees firsthand a mass grave in bootup. -- bucha. anchor: welcome to the program. we begin this hour with an attack on people trying to flee eastern ukraine. ukraine says russian rocket strikes at a crowded train station at kramatorsk where hundreds of people were boarding trains. dozens reported death, dozens more injured. ukraine is calling it another were crime. reporter: scenes of carnage and destruction in eastern ukraine.

the bodies of dozens killed. the governor said at least five children are among the dead. after several rockets hit kramatorsk station on friday. speaking to the parliament, president zelenskyy condemned russia for hitting civilian targets. >> russian forces hit the transition -- train station. an ordinary train station with ordinary people. there were no military personnel there. there were people who were waiting for a train to get to safe territory when russian forces hit them with missiles. reporter: the kremlin has denied they employ this type of projectile, but ukrainian

military officials say they have been used throughout the war. on a visit to london to meet borst johnston, the german chancellor called the attack atrocious. >> the images we have seen, the dramatic attack we have been told about today, it shocks us and we must say here in clear terms it is a cruel war. reporter: around 4000 people were thought to be at the train station. they came with their pets and personal possessions, hoping to escape the worst hazards of war. anchor: european commission president is in ukraine as part of an eu delegation. the visiis meanto send a strong message of support for ukraine, including for its e.u.

membership bid. met with president zelenskyy in kyiv. earlier she had visited a mass grave in bucha. >> i started my day today with the visit to bucha because being in bucha and seeing what has happened, you can tell that our humanity was shattered in bucha. and it is right and just that the world has voted to suspend russia from the human rights council. it is a war that russia unleashed, but it is much more than that. it is these big questions that will be decided in this war. your fight is also our fight. i am here with you today to send

a very stark message that the european union is by your side. we stand by your side. this is the message that i want to bring to you, but also to the ukrainian people. anchor: we are joined by our correspondent who joins us from the ukrainian capital. talk to us about the significance of this visit by top european union officials to ukraine. >> at that it was very significant to see the president of the european union in the ukraine andhe president stand side-by-side during the joint press conference. it was important to hear those words from her that the european union is standing by the side of ukraine and that their fight is our fight. and that the european union acknowledged that they can never match the sacrifice of the ukrainian people.

the fact that she was here in kyiv was appreciated by the ukrainian government and the fact that she decided to visit bucha despite significant security risk, was also appreciated. let's have a listen to what the ukrainian president had to say during this joint press conference. >> i would like tohank you, madam preside, for this very special visit. for your visit to bucha. this is a very powerful signal, which shows the world that ukraine and the eu should together -- are together in this fight. it shows that we are working together. it is very important to have so many visitors. it is important for every

ukrainian family, for every ukrainian person, for all of our children, to see that our future country is strong and united. anchor: again, president the lusty reiterating a strong signal that the strict sense. what more did she have to offer ukraine today other than the eu support? we know that ukraine has made consistent appeals for more weapons. >> what she had in her luggage was another package of sanctions, including a ban on coal imports from russia. this is not enough for the ukrainian perspective. they would like to see a total ban on energy imports from russia. we have to acknowledge that

those sanctions imposed by the european union against russia are taken altogether the toughest measures that the european union imposed against russia ever, so that is also something we have to acknowledge. and what she did not bring to kyiv was a concrete perspective for potential e.u. membership for ukraine. however, what she handed over to president zelenskyy was a question her. she said the european commission well help ukraine answer all of the questions and then they will make recommendations. and then we can expect that you to accelerate the proceeding so that ukraine could become a candidate for e.u. membership. anchor: a crucial visit, but the work continues to rage. there was an attack on the train station today. it is part of a very known

evacuation route. dozens of people, civilians were there. russia has said it does not bomb civilians, but that is not what we're are seeing. anchor: that is true. that is not what we are seeing. and that is of course what russia is saying all the time. it was a provocation, the ukrainians are to blame. however, we have to stress that the russian army has, according to experts, systematically targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure during this war. we also have to stress that we know russia is intensifying its attacks on the east and the south of ukraine. it is just devastating news and awful pictures to see people who are trying to flee and to understand that those people

were killed while waiting for a train. anchor: thank you. as russian forces retreat from northern ukraine, more details are now emerging about what people in those areas have endured. the mayor had said about 700 people were killed by russian attacks, including soldiers and civilians. 70 of those bodies have yet to be identified. survivors there are haunted by the memories of the past six weeks. reporter: abandoned weapons. devastated buildings. the russian soldiers might have withdrawn, but they have left an indelible mark on the town and on the minds of the people. as homes were attacked and destroyed, the people here to shelter together in places like this. sharing the relative safety of underground spaces. but now that the bombing has stopped, some are finding it

hard to leave the places that have saved their lives. some have nowhere else to go. >> now there are approximately 60 people here. mostly people who lost their homes and people whose houses are not livable. at some point there were up to 600 people. they were sleeping all over the place at that time. reporter: in the besieged town of marriott poll, it has become a way of life. she and her sister have dared to come out into the courtyard. they spent most of their time in the shelter. >> before, i was afraid of everything. but little by little, you get used to it. a few weeks ago they tried to leave by car in the middle of the battle, but had to turn back

after a few meters. another shelter had been fatally hit. >> we were underway. the children and grandparents in the back. i was in the front. something exploded in front of us and the windshield was blown out. reporter: now they have been living underground for several weeks wit little light and 12 other people. there are a few home comforts, but she longs for her old life. >> i just want to go home and go back to school, do my activities, to live like i used to. reporter: while millions of displaced ukrainians have fled to europe for safety, those left behind have little choice but to shelter from the storms of conflict. anchor: here are some of the other stories we are following that are related to the war. slovakia says it has dated its air defense system to ukraine.

it dates back over three decades to the soviet era and is designed t shoot down aircraft. the united states says it is sending slovakia a putrid missile defense system. germany says 40 russian diplomats have left the country. the foreign ministry confirmed they departed early biplane on friday. germany ordered their expulsion earlier this week, saying they were working as spies and pose a threat to public security. germany's chancellor and british prime minister have put on a united front after their first bilateral meeting in london. the war in ukraine was top of the agenda with the leader same russian president vladimir putin was wrong to assume europe would be divided on how to respond to his invasion. he said germany is serious about ending its dependence on russian gas and oil, but that it will take time to transition to other

energy sources. corresponded is standing by -- our correspondent is standing by. they are putting on the united front. what was theey message from the leaders today? reporter: you can imagine it was the conflict in ukraine which dominad the talks. both of them united in their condemnation of the images that have been the emergence ukraine today. and over the last few weeks. both stressing that they are united on the fact that putin must fail in his efforts. both of them as well talking about the energy sector, europe's dependence on rsian energy and also sending a defee of arms to ukraine. both of those issues remain important. it really was the unity they

wanted to put on display today. boris johnson saying the relationship between the two sides is more critical than ever . thgerman chancellor saying the colict had in fact unid the west more than ever, something he said perhaps putin may not have reckoned with. anchor: we note london and berlin have nesting eye to eye. what came out of tha reporter: boris johnson used the opportity to make a new announcement on the military equipment, the a's that was being sent to ukraine. he announced a hundred million pounds of military equipment in addition to what has already been sent. he said russia -- he said they would consider whatever was necessary. germany also stressed the need to continue sending defensive weaponry.

we know that germany has scrutiny for the paste that it has gone so far sending weapons. of course we have to say sending any weapons to ukraine does indicate a seismic shift. the foreign minister said yesterday that what ukraine really needs is weapons, weapons, weapons. anchor: germany has been criticized on its reliance on russian energy. what was his response? >> the german chancellor face some pretty difficult questions when he came to germany's dependence on russian energy. he was asked about the fact that germany and the energy imports had been funding the russian war

machine over the last few weeks. she defended germany's position, saying ending the dependency was not something that was going to happen overnight. it takes time. he stressed it was something they had done all they can on and are doing a lot on. with coming to the table today, full in the knowledge that the eu has announced an embargo on coal imports. he said a lot morcan still be done. they are working doing more. gas being a key issue. he said he was confident that germany would be able between itself off of that. -- wean itself off of that. anchor: tell us what britain is doing. >> the u.k. is less reliant on

russian energy. getting just 4% of s supply from russia. but its nevertheless ready, introducing new meures. once to stop the import oil and coal by t end of the period. it wants to hieve that as soon possible. it has announced a new energy licy to try to me away from russian energy, including building 18 -- 8 new power plants. anchor: our correspondent reporting from london. thank you. a threat of a larger war in europe. those are the biggest concerns in germany. according to the latest poll, the survey also found a large number of germans think their government should be doing more to help end the conflict.

a reporter. reporter: protest against the war in ukraine in berlin. people are clearly worried. >> the biggest concern is for the escalation. that europe and nato follow part. >> a vast majority of germans are concerned about the well-being of people in ukraine. but many are also worried about the economic situation at home, energy supplies. german authorities have been helping ukraine by sending weapons. a clear minority think the government's response has gone too far. just over a third say it has been appropriate come up by nearly 50% believe it has not

gone far enough. this is also evident on the streets of berlin. >> more powerful weapons should be supplied. >> i am in favor of an oil embargo. >> stronger actions against authoritarian regimes should have been taken before. reporter: it is unclear just how far they will go. anchor: dw correspondent thomas sparrow joins us now. a very complex look at how people in germany are processing this war. is there a gap between what the government is saying and how people are feeling? reporter: the german government has undergone very important shift in terms of foreign defense policy since the war began. when it comes for example to

sending weapons, supporting sanctions. and yet, many people here in germany want the government to do much more. something we clearly sell when we were on the streets in early. also something that is evident in this latest poll. there are differences when you look at what exactly people would like the government to do. there is no specific clarity on the issue of an embargo. other people told us they would like more weapons sent to ukraine. were others who told us they were unsure about this military component because they did not know whether that would help to stop the war in ukraine. so there are different opinions here in germany about what the government should be doing. but it does seem clear that is large number of germans actually want the government to do much more than what they have already done to try to stop the war. anchor: the government said it

would boost military spending. talk to us about how this war has impacted public opinion. reporter: it has absolutely impacted public opinion. you can clearly say that shift in germany, when it comes to defense spending and sending weapons, has been accompanied also by a shift in public perception. if you look at polls before the war began, a majority of germans were against sending weapons to ukraine. that was not a time when the german government was very much against the idea of sending weapons to ukraine. when that changed, as the war began, public perception also changed, and now you see a majority of germans believe that weapons should be sent to ukraine. there are however some differences about the level of those weapons. whether they should be stronger weapons sent to ukraine, but in general, you can see the

decisions made by the german government have been accompanied by a change in public perception. anchor: we speak extensively about germany's dependence on russian energy. analyze have been warning germany for years. --allies have been warning germany for years. what is the sense here in germany about this reliance? reporter: they are concerned about the possible economic impact about an embargo on russian oil russian gas, but germans are essentially divided on whether the embargo is a good decision for germany. it is also his -- also something we can see in people who vote for different parties.

germany could suffer as the government had stressed economically with poverty or mass unemployment. on the issue of an embargo on russian energy, germans do seem to be divided. there was also an idea among germans that more needs to be done on it comes to the german government's reaction to the war in ukraine. anchor: dw correspondent thomas sparrow. thank you. let's take a look at the other stores we are following. thousands of palestinians have gathered in jerusalem for the first friday prayers of ramadan. security is typed in the city after a wave of deadly attacks in israel. authorities have eased some restrictions in a bid to call -- calm tensions. with just two days to the first round of voting in france's

presidential election, the poll shows the race is tightening. the challenger is now within just two points of president macron. he announced that people would have to work longer to pay for retirement benefits. spacex has launched its first private flight to the international space station from florida. the spacecraft will break three executives from the united states, canada, and israel to the iss for trithat will take longer than a week. u.s. after will smith has been banned for -- from attending the academy awards for the next 10 years. it is punishment for slapping comedian chris rock. he has not been stripped of the best after oscar.

former german tennis star boris becker has been found guilty in a london court on four charges of failing to declare assets. he was declared and crept in 2017, but was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets, including his tennis trophies. he will be sentenced on april 29 and could face a prison term. you are watching dw news. at least 50 people, including five children, have been killed in a russian airstrike on a train station in kramatorsk. thousands of civilians were at the station attempted to evacuate. european commission president has visited a mass grave in got as part of a truck to kyiv for talks with president zelenskyy.

after their meeting, she pledged to speed up ukraine's membership bid to the eu. do not forget, you can always get news on the go. just download our app from the app store. you can also use the dw app to send us photos and videos of what is happening. that is it for now. i will be back in a few minutes to take you through the day. thank you for being with us.

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>> brought to you live from paris here on france 24 are top stories is our. at least 50 pa -- people are confirmed dead. thousands of civilians were trying to flee the offensive, the u.s. accusing moscow of yet another horrific atrocity. ukraine's fight is our fight says european commission chief von der leyen who is there to support volodymyr zelenskyy. >> is the latest in a series of

attacks amid renewed tensions and israel -- in israel. >> to our top story this hour, at least 50 people including two children have been killed after rockets hit a train station in eastern ukraine. dozens more were injured in the attack in kramatorsk station that was packed with women and children. they've been trying to take the train out of their out of the donbas region ahead of an escalation amid the russian offensive. leaders blame the strike on russia, moscow denies response ability. >> these civilians were trying to flee when two missiles targeted the train station of

kramatorsk and the country's east. bodies are scattered at the side of the attack as medics and passersby scurried to help those that survived. >> everything group -- blew up all of the sudden. many people were killed. reporter: our team had been filming at this very station for the past three days. it is here people come to hope to flee to the west. they had worn people in the east to evacuate. many people are in tears as a struggle to come to grips with what just happened. bodies lined the floor and the casualty count keeps going up. personal items are scattered everywhere. this man says his grandmother was killed in the attack. they had just arrived by chance he had for a few minutes. >> i just got her lifeless body out of the car. i had gone to get some cigarettes over there when the bombing started. i saw my grandmother was dead.

iran to help people over there, a little further away. -- >> it was also a close call for this woman who said she was planning to leave the town aboard one of the trains at the station. >> i was lucky i was on the other side of the tracks. reporter: one of the two missiles lays partially intact, on it the words "for children" were written on it. >> the russian passes -- said they were avenging the children. >> just a few days ago it had long queues of people trying to catch trains westward. people were trying to get a train out fearing attacks like these could happen. casualties are likely to rise. many people wounded in the attack are still fighting for life. they have been brought to nearby hospitals for treatment.

>> world leaders have been swift to condemn the attack. president joe biden has accused russia of committing another atrocity. >> the crime could be classified as a crime against humanity. >> i know britain and germany share the exact same sense of horror and revulsion at the brutality being unleashed, including the unconscionable bombing of refugees fleeing their homes this morning. the attack of the train station of people fleeing eastern ukraine has shown the depths that the russian army has sunk. >> horrifying scenes indeed, coming out of kramatorsk where midmorning on friday, a ballistic missile was fired into

the very large cloud -- crowd. it was estimated at 4000 people waiting outside the station in the eastern ukrainian town waiting to board trains to go further west. local authorities had called on people to evacuate from the region, warning of a imminent large-scale offensive. lots of people among them, elderly and children, waiting to board the trains. the governor said the attack was deliberate by russian forces and was designed to soak panic and fear among the population. he classified them as war crimes. as other ukrainian officials have. president volodymyr zelenskyy said this was a monstrous attack and indeed the scenes of carnage are very difficult to watch, describe. bloodied suitcases, even teddy bears, some of the children among the victims.

we know that now, taken to local hospitals were medical officials say they are struggling to cope with the number of people. many of whom who have very serious injuries, many of whom have lost limbs. many of them in shock across eastern ukraine tonight. >> in a show support, todd eu diplomats visited ukraine today. they were in kyiv to talk with president volodymyr zelenskyy. they also visited mass graves in the nearby town. hundreds of civilians were killed thereby russian forces. >> we are with you as you dream of europe. to vladimir, my mission today -- message today is very clear. ukraine belongs to the european family. we have heard your request letting clear.

today we give you the first positive answer. in this, there is an important step towards e.u. membership. >> i am personally grateful for the fifth package of sanctions, i believe it is not enough. that is why i am asked for help in the form of sanctions. they must be toughened. otherwise russia does not want to listen to anything or anybody. >> with more on this story we can speak to john, a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, they can for joining us on the program tonight. i want to start by asking you, would you say these sanctions are actually working? we are on the fifth round of sanctions so far does not seem to be deterring russia. >> i am not surif deternce was the main purpose. at least not when the new invasion began. what was always understood, before and after the invasion began.

was that these sanctions would deal a crushing blow to the russian economy. would make the russian people and elites understand that aggression comes at a price. most important, the reduced growth, the end of growth for the russian economy will make a harder for moscow to find its military -- fund its military over time. >> it is also weakening the economies of ukraine and its allies. do you think the sanctions are going some way to shoot themselves in the -- in the foot in some sense? >> no, not at all. over time, as the living standards are hidden russia, people ask the question if the war of aggression on ukraine is worth it? i think the answer will be increasingly no. the real danger is putin's aggressive designs that go beyond ukraine into the nato

allies. if he does not have a strong enough military because of these sanctions helps us defend our allies. very important. >> we know that his military is weakening and the war in ukraine has been described as a disaster. the fighting is ongoing and some could say it could last for months or even years. >> i agree with that. it depends on two things. isutin willing to give up his aggressive designs to control ukraine? our ukrainians willing to continue to fight for their sovereignty and freedom? i have no doubt ukrainians will resist. i do not think putin will subdue them. he will build to bomb them and bomb them and bomb them and cause hundreds of thousands, maybe more deaths. mostly civilians. >> the united states has pledged some a hundred million dollars in military assistance, cannot be a game changer?

>> i think military assistance is the most important thing the west can provide right now. frankly the west has been slow to provide the more advanced weapon systems ukraine needs. antiship missiles, long-range drones, multiple rocket launchers. that looks like, finally, slovakia will be sending the as 300, the high-altitude antiaircraft sysm. it looks like the brits in the lead, they are getting antiship missiles to protect odessa. multiple launch rocket systems we need to get to ukraine, tanks, longer-range drones so ukraine can vent -- defend itself in the east as well. putin has not given up his objective to subdue ukraine. >> why do you think the west waited so long to send these weapons? >> i think they have been slow over the past eight years of

recognizing the danger that putin costs foreign policy -- putin's foreign policy has meant to ukraine. they forgot that during the cold war when we had to face the soviet union, stronger than putin's russia, we were able to defend our interest in berlin during the cuban missile crisis even though the soviets had news --nukes just like us. our statements are not quite statements -- statesmen's in the kennedy mold. >> the united states has certainly been well ahead of countries like germany and france and understanding the danger. i do not think they have been strong on this as poland, the baltic allies, or for that matter the u.k.. i think they have been ahead of the united states and pointing the right direction. >> just a very quick question,

do you feel as though world leaders today are too weak to take on vladimir putin? >> i think that is putin's assessment. when you have senior american officials say we cannot provide -- to ukraine because putin might see it provocative, that points to a sign of weakness that he can exploit. only under these awful war crimes that we see him committing everyday. >> that is all the time we have today, think you joining us on france 24. let's move on now. israeli prime minister says he has given security agencies full freedom to curb a surge of violence in his country. this comes as israeli forces sh at a palestine -- palestinian man accused of killing three people in a busy bar in tel aviv.

this comes after a string of attacks. >> a nation reeling as another deadly attack hits israel on thursday night. speaking in tel aviv where the shooting took place, the israeli prime minister declared war on terror. >> we will fight terrorism with a heavy hand. we will win. it is possible. terrorism is not a destiny. panic and hysteria are not a plan of action. reporter: what was a fun night out for many in tel aviv qckly descended into chaos as a gunman opened fire at a bar. the man has been ned as a 28-year-old, pictured here on surveillance footage just before he carried out the attacks. after fleeing the scene he hid near a mosque where it israeli forces found him after a long manhunt.

he was killed after an exchange with security forces. israel says that he was a palestinian man from the west bank, and on friday hundreds of palestinians gathered outside his family home chanting and singing. the shooting is the latest in the string of deadly street assaults that have left many dead across israel. >> the last two weeks, so, maybe we still go to a bar, it feels unsafe and also uncertain. reporter: the palestinian islamist group hamas has praised the guzman -- gunman by has not claimed responsibility. >> from segregation to supreme court, that's how judge ketanji brown jackson has celebrated her rise to the highest bench. she'll be the first black woman to sit on the supreme court, she made her first public remark,

calling her confirmation the greatest honor of her life. president joe biden described as a moment of real change in american history. >> it has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a black woman to be selected to serve on the supreme court of the united states. [applause] >> but, we have made it. i strongly believe that this is a moment in which all americans can take great pride. >> there are moments people go back in history, they are literally historic. consequential, fundamental shifts in american policy. we all solve the kind of justest -- justice she wl be, fair and impartial, thoughtful, careful, size, brilliantnt.

a brilliant legal mind with deep knowledge of the law. >> hollywood actor you -- will smith has been and from the oscar for 10 years. in response for slapping of comedian chris rock this year's academy awards. he preemptively resigned from the academy in the run-up to the meeting. and said he would accept any punishment the academy handed down. they apologized for their handling of the situation and for allowing smith to stay and accept his award. >> is time for look in the days top business news with brian, restarting the -- with the war within ukraine and the effect on commodity markets. >> food commodities hit their highest prices ever in march as the war disrupts exports from one of the top agricultural -- rose 17% on the month, vegetable

oil is up 23%. overall the u.n. food and agricultural agency says food prices were 12.6% higher than they were in february. they will already in record highs then. >> world food prices have hit their highest level since the u.n. food agency began tracking food price indexes in 1990. according to the fao, prices jump by nilly 13% last month, and all -- nearly 13% last month. they say that the war in ukraine is causing turmoil and markets for stable grains and vegetable oils. >> what is happening in ukraine with the russian federation. this situation, we are now facing significantly increasing prices.

what this means, we expect, under nourishment, chronic undernourishment to keep going. >> as a major exporter of wheat, russian ukraine are considered to be the world's main bread baskets, they also account for a huge share of e export of corn, barley, oil -- vegetable oil. food prices could rise as up to % as a result of t war. the agency says that the eire world's food security is being around 50 countries import 30% of their cereals from ukraine and russia. 26 countries import more than half of their grains of the top two producers. the fao is also warning that the situation for the most of barbeau economies warming critical through next year -- vulnerable economies warming critical through next year. >> the u.s. federal reserve is

preparing to tighten monetary policy to fight and place in. nasdaq closing down, dow up for tens of a percent, the s&p in the red at another weekly loss for the closing bell in new york. sri lanka is raising interest rates to contain inflation. they hiked their standard lending facility up to 14 and a half percent in a bid to cool inflation that is running at nearly 19%. they have been wracked by protests in the -- recent days. sound the alarm to end a political stalemate that is deepening the crisis. >> as a president faces calls for his resignation, nearly two dozen business associations call for the name -- and -- end to the crisis. amid shortages of food and fuel.

the country is mired and a political deadlock while rising inflation and power outages because businesses are struggling function. >> people do not have money. however much we own is not enough to live off. we cannot even think of saving. the new year will don soon, there is not even enough money to buy money -- by close for the children. business is bad, that is what i have to say about the economy. >> the country has not been able to pay for imports of basic supplies because of huge debts and dwindling foreign reserves. these are believed to have shrunk by more than 16% in march, while nearly $7 billion of total bowl -- total foreign debt is due this year. the hospitality sector has been hit hard because of the pandemic and inflation. the garment industry has lost a

estimated $14 billion in two years. he says he is now in talks with the international monetary fund. is return to china and india for loans. the country's finance minister says that sri lanka needs a debt moratorium and restructuring to avoid disorderly default. >> a u.s. journey has -- jury has found a former goldman sachs guilty of all charges. he was a managing director at goldman from 2005 to 2014, prosecutors say he and his co-conspirators paid more than $1 billion in bribes to a malaysian field -- officials to secure transactions. those raised -- more than 4 billion of that was stolen and spent on luxury goods. in 2020, goldman agreed to pay

$3.5 billion to the malaysian government for its role. he is still on the runprobably the last one to fall. >> a mind-boggling amount of money. thank you very much for the business update. now it is time for truth or fake, our daily fact checking segment. i am here, you are here, you're looking at take twitter accounts pretending to be journalist in ukraine, but they may not be in ukraine at all or even journalists. >> we have found several further accounts to be journalists at the -- we have found several twitter accounts claiming to be journalist at the heart of ukraine. we will start with this user. the account has now been suspended. they had hundreds of followers and they were journalism students in kyiv. the account was deleted on the 31st of march.

i still have access to the account, this is a cashed version. she apologizes for the bad english. the tweets say things like only worries, air raid, my little sister starting school in poland tomorrow. claiming to be part of the -- at the heart of the war effort. tweeting ukraine, tweeting broken english, it is about daily life and kyiv and garnering support. this scientist has debunked some of this for us and called some of these tweets out for not being as realistic as a claim to be. they have used an ip twitter address binder to find the -- binder defined it was renamed just after the war was started. it used to be @camplostkids. the broken english do not add up

because the previous tweets were filled with colloquialisms in english slang. you can see there talking about sherlock and at benedick cumberbatch. a load off brand for some of those not speak english. using reverse image search we can see that this account has claimed it is their little sister's school bag. the refugee sister in poland. using a reverse image search this photo was in fact posted two years ago by this french user and it was reposted by this account. at a lot of elements year that are very suspicious. lastly, the most interesting one for me, the profile photo is gan generated. using artificial intelligence, combining 70 images to create a new face. if you did a reverse image search you cannot see it is a

fake person, it is because it is been fabricated out of thin air. very -- a reparable british paper, this person was named as an author for the times. we can see the byline here. they have done an entire segment talking about their testimonials volunteering in the war effort. we actually reached out, firstly let me clarify this article was pulled from the times. this is an archive that we are showing you from. when we contacted the times, with france 24 observers they came back saying they pulled the article, they cannot comment because they are currently in the middle of an investigation. they will respond when the investigation is done. it is interesting that the account has taken it this far. >> someone went through a lot of trouble crating this fake account. >> a lot of trouble to make sure

that there is no reverse image search possible for the profile picture. >> very embarrassing for the times. >> i think that is why they have refused to comment. to give this person a byline and publish their photo across the internet is quite embarrassing feet. it does prove the power of a fake account. >> there are more accounts like this. >> there are hundreds of accounts like this. i did look at a few more, this one also suspended. we can also see here this is a take generated profile picture through creating at least 70 photos. they have claimed the geo-tag is in ukraine, a little digging has shown they are originally from little rock, ar, the account named -- renamed one day before the war started. they are a group of friends that love rapid design. at the abs -- graphic design.

we looked it up, it is difficult for journalist not to have a trace of them on the internet, this one did not exist when we look them up in any media format. >> thank you very much for that, interesting stuff, you can find more on that on france 24's observers. there's more news coming up on france 24, stay with us. ♪ >> they observed. they contact us. the report. film. photograph. they are the voice of the voiceless. your eyes on the far-flung reaches of the world. the observers, a network of 5000 committed citizens working with france 24. amateur footage and testimonials checked by our journalist and broadcast weekly.

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