from berlin. tonight marking three months on the russian more in ukraine. the fighting is focused on the donbass region where maybe two date to evacuate civilians. and the war as having far-reaching effects, including worsening somalia's food crisis. millions are going hungry and shorter just cause prices to

skyrocket with family struggling to make ends meet. many children had no choice but to give up school and to go out to work. and we will take you to the cannes film festival where celebrations in one of the biggest events is underway. but some say the party mood is being overshadowed by the war in ukraine. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. three months ago today, russia launched its invasion of ukraine, and an end to the fighting is nowhere in sight. russia saying it's offensive will continue until its goals are achieved, but amid fears ukrainian resistance, those goals have shifted, and russia is now concentrating on the

eastern donbass region. our correspondent traveled to a city which has been under heavy attack by russian forces trying to cut ukrainian supply lines to the region. reporter: four weeks, they have been without water. they have been standing here for hours. >> no one knows when they are to bring it. reporter: more than 20,000 people remain in the city. fighting around the main road has made access if occult. -- have made access difficult. >> are these normal living conditions? it's very difficult. or with this roaring thunder above your head.

reporter: a few kilometers from here, things are even more dire. a sister city is under constant fire. it has been bombed, effectively trapping those who remained there. that is a fate that could also await here if the fighting along the road continues. the city has already taken quite a few hits. the government is trying to range evacuations while it is still possible. a few dozen people have been told that a bus will pick them up today. >> we were hoping that things might be ok, but when shells fly over your head and houses are burning, you just feel that you can't go on. our nerves are wrecked. reporter: nobody knows when the

bus is coming and there is no way to ask. internet and phone service are out. in the basement, about 80 people have been sheltering for weeks. some since the beginning of the war. >> mom says she would go if she knew where it's safe, but she does not know where to go to. she has been given 10 liters of water. that's all for today. they will have to come back soon. but now, they stay in the basement. >> this is how we get down here. >> the whole neighborhood has moved into basements. >> over there, six people live in there. reporter: there's always fear

that the next shell might be here. >> i feel sorry for my cat than myself. what will happen to him if i die? we will bury him, don't worry. reporter: the evening is approaching. today's evacuation bus has not arrived yet. they don't know if it will come or not. brent: our great report from our correspondent. i ask him how people are coping three months into this war. reporter: well, obviously there is nobody in the country unaffected by this war, but of course there are people who are experiencing more difficult situations, more cruelties, and others who are a bit further

from the frontline. everybody has their own strategies of dealing with this, but what i can observe here in the east of the country, the fighting has been intense since the beginning and where it is intensifying, we are seeing of course people who are on the brink of their nerves. we asked people simple questions like how are they doing and they will break out in tears when they talk. others are mode -- more composed. it depends on everybody's personal situation, their psychological resilience, etc., but we do see that it is taking a big toll on most people here. brent: we understand that russian forces are now trying to encircle troops in two cities in the donbass region in eastern ukraine. how are they holding on their? reporter: the russians have been

making advances that have been described as incremental, but they have been making them every day and that puts pressure on these two cities. these are the two main cities of this region that are still under ukrainian control. most of the region is already under russian control and the russians have now advanced toward the main road that leads to these two cities. one is almost completely cut off because the bridge that leaves their has been bombed by the russians and the situation is getting worse and worse there. two roads leading in, one of them is under permanent fire and is almost impossible to use it. that makes the 20,000 people who are still there basically very likely to be trapped there. these two cities could become the next mariupol shelled from

the outside, and people trapped inside. brent: thanks for that assessment, three months into the russian invasion of ukraine. the european -- promise the european union will help rebuild ukraine. she spoke at the economic forum in davos, switzerland. >> the reconstruction of the company should combine massive investment with ambitious reforms. for example, to modernize ukraine's administrative capacity, to firmly establish the rule of law and the independence of the judicial. to fight corruption, get rid of the oligarchs, to build a fair, sustainable and strong, competitive economy.

and thus, to firmly support ukraine in pursuing its european path. ukraine belongs in the european family. brent: for more i'm join my -- buyer correspondent who is in davos at the world economic forum. those were nice words that we heard there from ursula von der leyen, it sounds good, but does it mean much to ukraine? >> well, i mean, this is certainly good news for ukraine and something that might be considered bad news for russia, certainly anything that is positive for ukraine is likely to anger putin. have to remember that he thinks ukraine belongs in russia. now we have the head of the european commission saying that ukraine does belong in that you -- in the e.u..

this is something that president zelenskyy asked for. it's a strong sign here in davos of solidarity with the ukrainian mission. a lot of what we've been seeing from ukrainians here at davos this week is fear that as this war drags on that the west is going to lose interest, lose faith in their cause and that support may dwindle. oh what we're hearing today is a commitment to a long-term goal of bringing ukraine into the e.u., so that is certainly something we can all be happy about. brent: we heard her say that a dialogue with russia is needed if we want to tackle the world food crisis. how possible is that, considering that she also said that russia is using food supplies, using ukrainian wheat as a weapon? >> it's a great point. what she said explicitly is that

russia is using these food exports as blackmail against the west. she also accused them of deliberately targeting granaries in ukraine with bombing, and we have huge amounts of wheat both in ukraine and russia and other food commodities as well that are currently blocked there, either because ukrainians can't get them out or russia is not willing to export them. these are two major markets when it comes to supplying food to the world, and particularly countries in africa where they are already dealing with food shortages. they will certainly be feeling even more pain as the months go on here. if it's true that russia is using these commodities as leverage, then the likelihood of dialogue and cooperation i would say is very low, as long as the west is committed to ukraine's goal of winning this war against russia. brent: they are talking about ukraine and davos, but once this

world economic forum is over, will anything have changed in ukraine? >> one of the main critiques of the world economic forum is that it's a chance for the rich and powerful to get together and pay lip service to a lot of different issues, without actually moving the needle on a lot of these things. so on a macro level, it will be a bit of waiting in to see. there's a large delegation of ukrainians, the second largest delegation after the united states here on the ground. they are going after very targeted funding goals, looking for money, for partners, for support to help reconstruct ukraine once the war is over. these are very motivated people and this is certainly the right environment to talk to the people that can help out with that. brent: our correspondent in davos, switzerland for us. here are some of the other

stories that are making headlines. connected to the war in ukraine, former german chancellor gerhard schroder has turned down a seat on the board of the russian energy country gazprom. that's according to a post on his linkedin site. he is a personal friend of vladimir putin and has faced criticism for choosing to cut his business ties to russia. hungary's prime minister has declared a new state of emergency citing the war in neighbor ukraine. the state of emergency imposed during the pandemic was due to expire next tuesday. critics say this allows him to restrict fundamental rights. russian judges have rejected an appeal by the opposition leader alexei navalny against a nine year prison sentence for fraud and other crimes. he will be transferred to a high security prison. he used his appeal to criticize

russia's war on ukraine. german chancellor olaf scholz says ending: imports from russia before this winter will be possible with the help of south africa, which is a major coproducer. he made the comments on a visit to johannesburg, which has taken a neutral stance on russia's invasion of ukraine. he is wrapping up his first trip to africa. in johannesburg, the chancellor said -- she spoke with our chief political editor and stressed the importance that germany places on its ties with africa. >> german chancellor olaf scholz, your last stop on your first africa trip. you started in senegal and went on to niger.

your predecessor put a focus on africa. what does it feel like for you now to touch down here for the first time as german chancellor? >> africa is the continent next to europe and it is important we work diligently to have relations with all the states in africa. also it is important we develop our relationship with all the democratic states that are important for us, not just something linked with the so-called western countries. it's also very important that we look at all the countries in the world. south africa is a democracy, and this is why visited them. i think it is important that we continue to work together, saying that the world has a good future if we cooperate.

if we understand that there will be a lot of relevant states in the future and that is feasible that there is good cooperation and we can create of multilateral union. >> there is a war in europe, and at the same time, here in many countries, particularly those that you visited, or set to feel the brunt of the effects. there is a looming hunger crisis, fuel shortages, fertilizer shortages. what response does germany feel to save countries that have nothing to do with this conflict from the effects? >> first, russia invaded ukraine and started the brutal war against a neighbor country. so it is important that we stick together to give ukraine the

chance to defend itself. and protect its sovereignty. this is also important for peace on the globe. we should agree there should never again be an attempt to change borders with force. this is what russia is trying to do and this is why we cannot accept this. this is why so many countries are supporting ukraine financially and with weapons also and developing a sanctions regime against russia to convince the russian leadership that they should go away from the war, that they should start negotiations with ukraine and withdraw troops from ukrainian territory where they invaded the country. on the other hand, it is obvious that a lot of countries are suffering from this war and from the russian aggression.

this is why we decided we want to help the countries that are suffering. this is why we started to cooperate in fighting against all the consequences of having not enough food, and supporting the countries with their own economic difficulties they have, and this is why we speak about working together in this very difficult crisis. but the best -- best thing to do is ending the war and russia stopping its aggression. peace would be best for the whole globe. >> what concrete assistance can countries like sudan and niger expect? >> we are working on supporting the world food program and we are starting to get an initiative against the shortages that are coming up now and we

will work together with the countries on a global level, together with united nations. this is what we're trying to convince all the other countries that have the means to do so to do together with us. >> olaf scholz, chance or germany, on his first trip to africa. brent: you can see that entire interview on our youtube channel. several countries in eastern africa are facing an acute food crisis, drought, conflict, covid-19, and now the war in ukraine have all combined to drive up food prices. 23 million people across kenya, ethiopia, and somalia, are going hungry. as a result, hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of dropping out of school just to help their family survive. our east africa correspondent reports tonight from somalia. reporter: it's her favorite

subject, math. she is a good student and never misses class. but since the drought started, food prices have skyrocketed and her mother needs her help to earn extra money. so after school she has to sell vegetables at the local market. >> i have to help my parents. sometimes i take my mother's place so that she can get some rest. it's a lot of stress. reporter: the 17 year old also works as a housemaid every day after school. >> other students my age, i don't think they have the same problems, that they have to work. i went through a lot. i want to recover from it. reporter: 3 million children don't go to school and somalia. it is more than 17% of the population, and one of the

highest numbers worldwide. decades of conflict have crippled somalia's education system. there are not enough resources or qualified teachers. the ngo care international says 420,000 more children are at risk of dropping out of school. a devastating locust invasion, the worst drought in decades, and a huge increase in food prices have caused thousands to flee their homes. 6 million people face huge food insecurity. among them are 1.4 million children. >> we are in a great -- in a race against time. otherwise by the end of the year we could be looking at a humanitarian catastrophe. >> thanks to a u.n. funded project, students at this school received two meals a day, but still, about 90 students out of 400 have left.

>> you can see some of the students families are moving to where food is provided. >> just across the border in ethiopia is where many people immigrated to in search of food. she wants to stay here and learn. >> i'm learning, so that i will be in a better position in the future. >> her dream is to become a teacher one day. brent: here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. at least 11 people have been shot dead during a police raid in rio de janeiro. they included a woman who was hit in the exchange of gunfire between gang members and the brazilian police. the operation was intended to capture the heads of a drug trafficking organization.

as more of monkeypox virus cases are reported around the world, germany's health minister is recommending the introduction of a 21 day quarantine to contain the spread. he is stressing that this does not signal the start of a new pandemic. germany has also ordered 40,000 vaccine doses as a precaution. the w.h.o.'s director general has been reelected for a second term, despite repeated criticism of the world health organization's management in the global response to the pandemic. he faced no challengers. the easy open is the first african to hold this position. the cannes film festival is in full swing now, but this year's party mood is being overshadowed by the war in ukraine. the military flyover to mark the premier of tom cruise's top gun maverick appalled some of those who have recently experienced

the war in ukraine. a lithuanian director was killed during the filming of a documentary. the participation of a dissident russian director is also proving controversial. scott is in cannes, and i asked him how the war in ukraine is affecting this year's festival. >> definely, it is creating a real dissonance here. obviously cannes is here to celebrate the world of cinema with parties and celebrities. it has been a phenomenal return to form on the 75th anniversary, but of course, the war in ukraine is never far from people's mind we saw that just in the opening

ceremonies her there was a live address from ukrainian president a lot of mere zelenskyy where he spoke directly to the film industry and the celebrities in the audience who -- and said they should use their influence and power to speak out and help and this war. just after this very powerful address, we quickly return to normal and the curtain went up and we watched a lovely, funny french comedy. so you can see that although the war in ukraine is at the back of everyone's mind here, it's not at the front, which is still the world of cinema. brent: what about any contenders, there have to be films this year that want to walk away as the big winner. >> this year is ahenomenal year, from the films i've seen, haven't really seen a stker yet, but there are a few days

left. there are number of strong contenders. david kronenberg's film which i saw this morning is really phenomenal. it's a dystopian sci-fi film set in a weird future. in this future world, surgery has become the new sex. a very disturbing film, but very thought-provoking. my favorite film is a korean movie called "decision to leave." it's kind of a loose korean makeup of alfred hitchcock's "vertigo." phenomenally well done. the plot is far too complicated to get into here but it is my top pick. two years ago we saw "parasite" when here and then go on to win the oscars. brent: that's quite a description, surgery as the new sex. thank you, scott.

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analysis from france 24 these are the headlines. day 19 of the russian invasion -- day 119 other russian afraid -- invasion. ukraine says they do not want to see an inch of territory. with the world food supply under threat, weed is stuck at a port in ukraine. allowing the