was leave with a, with luscious the nolan. so for our with a video was from one of our film crews down on the pipeline as we understand they were trying to show what's happening with the heavy shutting. but they had to turn around and seek shelter. all correspondence remained in the bathroom public. well, this endless continuing shilling and fire is still coming to us from up north, just north of la guns city, where the product line is where we still hear artillery flyer more answers and multiple rocket launch systems, however, is becoming more and more distant. it'll come down to vladimir putin has ordered a special military operation, saying the aim is to defend the people,

all don bass from genocide by the ukrainian military. but let's comment, fly in stock, contrast to those. it was western partners who didn't meantime stressing bratia has no designs on occupation. when you're going to have decided to conduct a special military operation, we do not plan to occupy ukrainian territories. and the russian defense minister, who says directly fighting with ukraine soldiers has largely been avoided so far. and safe exit routes are being arranged. those forces to leave the operation zones, the credit right now, actually issuing an order to treat ukrainian soldiers with respect. meantime, the latest from the capital back here, cuts off diplomatic ties with russia and urges the west to build an empty putin coalition. while the u. s. i slam the covenant operation as a bob barrick attack bow about how she's designed

the well the world awoke today to a huge military escalation in ukraine, the russian president in fist, it's a peacekeeping mission, but his western counterparts call that a barbaric heinous act that will not go unpunished. welcome to our special coverage here. when are you to national rory sushi? by the way. so russia president has announced that operation this military operation to defend the don bass. it's during an address to the nation that he made . this is after the 2 newly recognized republics requested rushes assistance, which they did against what they called military aggression from ukraine. rushers, defense ministry says the operation poses no threats to civilians and only military infrastructure is being talkative here at auto international. we're working very hard to confirm just that. in the meantime, western powers are now rounding on moscow for what they call an invasion. they are threatening severe reprisals when it's cross live. now what senior correspondent

and what i'd garcia standing by for us in lou ganske, but it's been a tough day for you. as i understand it's been roughly 12 hours of violence and really a fair amount of terror where you've been down there, bring us up to speed. what is the situation number but also this morning saw to reach saturation barrage, which is the, the, what they could call the military terminology for the artillery barrage that precedes an offensive to soften up your opponents positions. after that, things have gotten down a bit in the city of lou guns that he's so we, we on seeing many exclusions in the city or any at all these last few hours for the 1st time in days the fighting has moved on further north, behind me that is where you, cranium, positions, straight, have stretched for 7 years, the 7 years for the 5 positions, from horizon to horizon, that is where the fighting is set to be concentrated. now the la guns people's

republic, which is where we are at which has been recognized as independent by russia, is carrying out its offensive. they're supposed to say that russian troops aren't participating in this operation. the via operations that as they will liberate the territories of the la guns good than yes, people's republics being carried out with local manpower. so volunteers are called scripts who have been drafted for military service during mobilization of the past few weeks, after incessant, incessant bombardment of the breakaway republics by ukrainian troops, ukrainian forces. and we have reported in the aftermath of those, it is ob, so going from what we understand the in the, in the nest, they have penetrated 7 kilometers into our ukrainian lines here in lugens for the lit last latest. i'm sorry we had with 3 kilometers into at milan,

there have been reports that are certain ukrainian troops formations have surrendered, that there have been those that have come up. but among those that haven't been any nationalists, we have heard that it is them nationalists and neo nazi. but aliens such as as of battalion that had putting up the stiffest resistance here in easton. you creat another parts of it in other parts of the ukraine too. but yes, as you mentioned, the russian ministry of defense has come out and that of the russian minister defense has issued a wrap up of what has happened over the past 12 hours, according to him, more than 70 as sites that are critical to ukrainian military infrastructure have been targeted and destroyed ab well bearing in mind here is that the minister also said that even when our russian jets will missiles precision strikes as they call them target ukrainian bases, they made an effort not to target, for example, houses that house officers. so after not hom, that families with children,

mice and tend to and they've limited that as shrikes, and a cruise missile trucks, which seem caliber missiles streaming through this cause of ukraine film by many people they have been targeting again, as i say military infrastructure, anti ad defense sites as well as ad fields. 11 airfields have been taken out of action according to the russian side. more than a dozen as 300 anti air defense and complexes which a sheet which was seen as as a threat in the, in the months preceding this by many analysts. as one helicopter, one helicopter was shot down according to the russians. and also for by dr. t b 2, t b 2, drones supplied by turkey. obviously we have no idea what the civilian or what the military death toll has been. so fine, the wide range of things, but that, judging by how quickly this, this invasion, it has proceeded,

how quickly they have taken various, which it excites, including city. so there is a information that russian miniature converse event the day have sun city as well as height of awe. then you know that the time table is easy proceeding that will the schedule proceeding very rapidly. what you just described, some of the numbers, the, you say you say i was 7, see military infrastructure pockets have been a 9 lated at these sites. destroyed 11 fields as well. you mentioned more than a dozen, s 300. the 300 being more than a dozen of them that might explain why the a cranium defense systems on and the pilots as well. everything which is basically grounded. the s 300 has a has its electronic warfare system that does put down a lot of military hardware in just a switch of a button. i want to ask you more at the russian fighter jets were pounding military infrastructure earlier today. the russian ministry defense saying is trying to avoid all civilian casualties, but western officials a warning of a blood bath. right now, murat, how much longer is this

a special military operation going to go on for? do you think? well, the interesting thing here is that the ukranian press, and this has been confirmed by the kremlin, as well as by, by the bell russian president say that president sentence give ukraine was aware that this year invasion was, was being planned and that he was offered a choice, i the recognize the to break away republics that independence and relinquish and he claims the crimea. all this will happen according to get him verified reports because we haven't been able to, we haven't had any statements from the ukrainian president. according to verified reports, he rejected this after a telephone call with authorities in great britain, there are now reports reports that, that he has been off of the choice again, given 12 hours. i and he and told that this could all stop if he signs the means 3, a new piece echoed if he

a 3rd releases federalized. this gives autonomy to eastern provinces, p eastern regions of ukraine, which are traditionally anti nato and per russian. and also again, relinquishes any claim to the crimea. again, this is unverified. nevertheless, we, we have seen the ukrainian officials come out and say that they doubt the putin would, would do, i would target civilians will civilian infrastructure because he wants public support and you can, he doesn't want to turn the people against him. russian, a defense minister coming out said, telling troops, telling offices that a party of participating in this, in this operation, that they must respect. and they treat with respect any ukrainian prisoners of wool . he also said that that they have been able to establish line the lines of communication with reggae with ukrainian military regulus. that's the regular army . and they have been that, you know, they have been communicating. there have been those that have elected

a to put down their weapons and to leave the russian offer was to any ukrainian trooper that they could put down their gods that they would be able to leave, go back to their families and nobody would stop them of course cause them any trouble. so, so certainly given the, the length, the russians a, a go into to, to avoid any civilian casualties and to prevent any sort of a blood bath from happening here. it is, you know, you can presume that the russians have a very, very quick schedule that they want this, that an over with. and we've had reports from the ukranian side that they, they've cited $300.00 russian helicopters around cable ready, disgorging, and special forces to take of strategic side. so strategic sites around the capital, which includes ether yields those but haven't been targeted by strikes. nevertheless, it's e a, you know, it's a, it's a guessing game. at this point things are happening very quickly. there is an awful lot of information, much of it, and verified and verifiable,

and outright fake. and it is going to take some time to, to sort through what is what is happening here unfortunately. yeah, we're working very hard here at arlington out from what i was. i know you are as well to confirm these reports or how far has russian military hardware now gone westwood into ukraine. we are working to confirm all those details here at our to international. brad, thank you. well here in the program we did hear from our correspondent romana correct. he's been reporting from the outdoor net group public. as we understand a seems to be a semblance of normality. returning to that area, the sounds a lot more calmer than it was said during the nights and later in the morning we are still hearing artillery fire here in dentist. however, it's not as frequent and it doesn't sound as it's close, it is getting more and more distant by the hour. and there was, nevertheless, fighting is still going on on the outskirts of the city and along the front lines

in the nest peoples, a republic, according to the military of the people's militia. here they have advanced at least 3 kilometers into the territory of for the next people's republic that was formerly occupied by a, by a key of forces. and apparently, 2 towns have already been a liberated in the next people's republican military are now using all available methods to them in order to strike ukrainian positions this according to their own as statements. and that will be done in order to free the rest of the territory of denis people's republican. we're talking about cities like murray, opal, us, love ounce. hit crowdsourcing, and that's just to name if you are now a denise pushing the head of the dentist people's republic said a little bit earlier that's of this operation will soon and, and it will end with the liberation of the inside the next people's republic. he

also said that sir, ukraine's headquarters, ukraine's army headquarters here in dunbar have been practically destroyed since separation began 9 tenths. fighting. is that taken place all over the republic? of course in the south of the republic about a 100 kilometers away from here. ah, heavy fighting is taking place near the city of murray will, and according to the people's militia, ukrainian military are already retreating in some points and according also to them as some of the ukrainian soldiers have a surrendered. and this is something that to denise pushing, and edward about soren, representative of the people's militia were talking about earlier. they pleaded with the ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms and to go home. and those people who will leave their weapons behind. we'll face amnesty in the future. now. media

report suggests that according to the office of the president says lensky in key of at least, oh, well, more than 40 ukrainian soldiers had been killed since his thought of aberration. and more than 10 civilians also have been killed. now we haven't received any confirmation on those numbers or whether that fact had indeed taken place or evacuation of a residence was continuing in done as here up to this thursday, but said, denise push it in the head of the republic. a said earlier that he put a halt to the evacuation and of those who still wish to evacuate can do so. but would then that the next people's republic, they can go deep inside the territory where they can find safe space and where ukrainian artillery will not reach them. with

either it was found by one of our crews on the frontline in the darnedest republic, where as we understand they had to suddenly turn around the car and flee to the incoming shells. rogers defense ministry says ukrainian force is a firing at cities on don bass with trying to confirm that here at odyssey. while the breakaway republics authority say they are engaging ukrainian soldiers on the contact lines shelling, being blamed on both sides in this conflict. a series of powerful explosions were reported across various parts of ukraine this morning, allowed bloss dropped several cities off to russia did. on this military operation . now is being reported. the explosions were caused by missile strikes from russia's arrows force aerospace forces. i should say now, to mary, i'll pull now where we just received these images a short time ago. a big smoke all across the sky. we believe as the result of a powerful explosions that have been reported now, ever since the early morning hours. let's explain the situation to you right now,

just in case it's a bit confusing. this is a map of that don't. yes. can lugens the people's republic. now it's important to understand the 2 republics did announce the independence from kiev shortly after the 2014 my down to revolution and have its claim been repeatedly shelled, ever since leading to numerous civilian casualties. now, according to the republics, they say they will liberate their territory, still under t as control. up until now they've only held about half of that area. a president putin says russia recognizes these 2 states as defined by this map. well, that em putin announced the whole decision in a nationally televised speech saying there's no intention to occupy. ukraine said it's a thank you, said the richard with a quote as to the article, 51 in the 7th chapter of the un charter with the sanction of the federation council . according to the friendship and mutual help treaties with the nets and lu ganske,

the public's i have decided to conduct a special military operation. the goal is to protect the people who for 8 years suffer bullying and genocide from the key of regime. and for this, we aim for the, the militarization and the next, if a cation of ukraine will bring to the court, those who committed multiple sanguinary crimes against civilians, including russian citizens. we do not plan to occupy ukrainian territories. well, as it's been set up and been calling this a peacekeeping mission, his european and american counterparts, a calling this that they call it a heinous act and a barbaric blood bought at the moment. ukraine's president zelinski says his country is now severing diplomatic ties with russia. earlier he imposed martial law . citing the fact ukrainian military infrastructure was under attack, and it was ukraine's foreign ministry says a full scale russian invasion is underway. that is a sentiment echoed by some of the professional partners in western countries. well,

his presidency lensky, again, speaking on ukrainian television, just a bit earlier this morning has gone down in history. but this story is absolutely different for our country and for russia. and we have 70 diplomatic relations with russia for ukrainians, independence, and the right to live on their land is the highest value, diploma for their records for russia to be cut off from the world economy and to face the harshest sanctions to date is all at the russian so called military operation continues to unfold. our journalists are reporting on a number of locations that's close to one of them right now. donald quarter, who's joining us from russia, the south region near the border with don bass. donald, i understand you've been dealing with a fair amount of fear down there and looks at the weather is getting even worse. tell us what that light is on the ground where you know, hey, there, rory,

well, i am in rushes roast of region, right? by the border right behind me. you can see the border check point that will lead you to the loo, ganske people's republic. now i, it's important to note that actually across the border with done boss, are you actually russian territory throughout the day? it's a bit quieter now, but throughout the day, more towards the morning, we heard the federal security services said that there were bombings in our artillery showings in a course region in russia. and we also heard that in belgrade region, there was another instance of several artillery shells falling. there are some unconfirmed videos that are going around social media of disc describing, displaying the damage that was caused by those those artillery shells. and also i'm claiming that one person was injured by this, but again, like i said, we can't confirmed that. but that's not the only thing that's been going on across the border. actually there have also been a number of ukrainian border guards, according to russia's federal security. services that have that fled to russia and

surrendered after the beginning of the special forces operation in ukraine. this is something around 50 of them, of the federal security services claim fled to russia. and this is something that has actually caused all, basically, all of the schools, the russian schools on russian territory along the border to close down. i'm right now in roster of region and there haven't been any reports of artillery shelling falling here, but the schools all around here have been shut down until further notice for because of the threat of potential artillery strikes. now it's important to note that in roster of region there have, there are actually over 3000 kids that came from the done yet people's republic, the wagons people's republic. after the evacuation was announced and were connected somehow in one way or another to educational institutions. we have to remember that the rust off regional government has set up over

a 100 temporary housing facilities for people evacuating the don, boss, regions of flea, the violence of the conflict. they've been given free food and water. they're in rust of regions, specifically, they're temporary until they can be moved for longer term, stay to other regions in russia, but that, like i said, they're given free food, free water, a stipends of around 10000 roubles. that's around $14150.00 right now, and a warm place to stay. so that's basically the situation on the border right now. but as the hours have gone up, have have continued and russian forces along with the people's militias of longest people's republicans against people's republic have moved farther. west. things did begin to calm down here, but like i said, the schools are gonna stay closed near the border until further notice, just in case more shelling does come this way or had all his don't a quarter reporting live for us here. now if you're into a national,

continue not breaking news, rolling coverage on this channel, thanks very much for that. but obviously there has been a huge international outcry to all of this done in response to it. china is now setting in a, china's foreign ministry is calling on all sides to show restraint. last, russia, as a permanent member of the un security council. it is an independent and sovereign superpower, russia autonomy, slee plans and exercises its foreign policy and strategy based completely on its own judgment and national interest. where your current president has been holding talk to the leaders of america, the u. k. germany and others of him is the landscape urging them to form an anti putin coalition and impose the toughest possible sanctions or even asking for russia to be cut off from the entire global economy. could they also cut off russia from that have the international payment system. swift? well, nato held in emergency session earlier in the day, pledging to bolster its eastern european defenses. however,

yet installed in bug did say they would not be sending nato troops to ukraine. well, let's cross life to berlin right now on his policy. joining us for the very latest on this. can you break down the reactions now from western leaders? it's all coming out every hour on the hour. well, that's certainly true every hour. there's a new reaction, as you correctly said, we did hear from the nato secretary general in stoughton, but he also met with the european commission, leda le funder lion. and she said that sanctions will support russia's economic growth. they will increase the borrowing costs, they will raise inflation, intensify capital outflow and gradually in road rushes industrial basis. and other point she made is putin chose to bring war back to europe. now, she's a little bit misled with that because you need to a member of course, that was erupt at 8 years ago. that is in 2014. and politicians really have turned a blind eye to the situation in don bus since then. the with the media is really

presenting. this is a new kind of war. but as i say, it's been ranging for the better part of 8 years. since 2018 alone, you have 381 civilians who have been killed and those figures are according to the united nations. the vast majority of them are in these new republics. that is over 80 percent or more than $300.00 people. and that's 5 times more than the number of people we've seen killed in the territories that killed controls. this is what the, the chief had to say. and children are dying of fear for their life. we condemn this barbaric attack and the cynical arguments to justify it. it is president putin was bringing war back to europe. in the next 3 hours, we are expecting a special european council meeting to take place. and at this meeting again,

we hearing that europe will impose to quote, massive sanctions that will have severe consequences on russia. joseph borrow the high representative for the e. u. foreign affairs said this reggie then i'll do to be and conceal register. michelle high school for a meeting. i'll do to be and conceal this evening. and they will agree and provide boogie decala guidance to adopt the stronger baggage they ha, shit, baggage of sanctions. we had ever implemented the is not the question of blocks. this is not the question of a deep romantic power games. it's a matter of life and death. since we have been following from the european council president charles michelle, he has urged bela worth not to follow russia. the british prime minister boys

johnson has given an address in which he has labeled putin 8 to quote dictator. he says that he vowed to in the barbaric war by supporting ukraine militarily. he's also promised to quote, a massive package gain of sanctions in coordination with his allies, saying that this will hubble the russian economy. and johnson also saying to, quote, must cease dependence on russian oil and gas that for too long has given puting his grip on waste. in politics here in germany, the chancellor will have shalt, has said that there is no justification for this war. he has called it to quote putin's war he treated, that putin is bringing suffering and destruction upon his immediate neighbors and is endangering the lives of countless innocent people. germany is meanwhile preparing for refugees that might be displaced by this war. and it is also preparing for any kind of cyber attacks. frances president, manuel macross has given an address to the french people. he said that france would

to quote, respond with no weakness to rushes to quote, act of war. he said that they will be sanctions imposed on russia militarily, in terms of the economy and in terms of energy. he also says that these events ought to quote a turning point in the history of europe and our country. similar come in, coming from other european leaders. the swedish prime minister says that she will believe she believes that this invasion will be long term. the hungarian foreign minister saying that this is the worst case scenario. and all of this happening as we have a virtual meeting taking place of the g 7 and tomorrow there'll be a, another virtual meeting, but this time by nato. all right off is paula clear. thank you. that's course like not an option to return to the host of the program and going underground option. good to see you this afternoon. it's being cold by russia's partners, a ball. barrick was condemning a heinous attack on a sovereign country. the young stilton bug, the chief of nato,

calling this an unprecedented active aggression. we're also seeing reaction in the media as well here in the u. k. what more do you have to tell us action? well, there's certainly 2 sides to war. decory general of the un, antonio gutierrez, gauze, and illegal invasion of a ukraine of boris johnson. it shall be said. i mean, i know we've been playing the brave journalists of our t risking their lives for coverage. i should say, the former journalist barn worth johnson responded to caused a band this station id by saying britain would be as bad as rusher of a band or t. so, or at least press freedom here for a while in his speech to day. whereas johnson said that russia attacked a country without provocation. obviously, 2 sides. the other side is there was provocation for 8 years as wirelessly. i was hank, and in fact the shelling was getting out of hand and her then johnston said the use chamberlain, sir. sir dayton lam comparison talking about to some far away country. it's not

some far away country fafsa, he could have added that a far away country of damascus, syria where obviously british and american army der israeli bombers and bombed to, to lethal effect last night. no coverage of that, of course, of the moment. britain did say one of the 1st countries in the world to offer defensive weapons in the current current conflict to key f. m. defensive weapons weapons can be used for defense, oversee and, and attack. he also implicitly called for the russian people to rise up against vladimir putin. i cannot believe this is being done in your name and the rushing people, one paris status. not sure how the russian people feel about that. because because e cause who did a dictator, and while the o. s. e and other outfits did say that the election that elected boot in are many, i think, even the even hawkish,

think tanks in major countries believe that proven was certainly a popular leader in russia. but i think he is, he said ukraine is a country that for deck it is enjoyed freedom. i have a list of a report is without borders, complaints about ukraine, which is kind of down on the freedom of the press, according to reward is without borders. whether it be the closure of tv channels or harassment, a female journalist ad, the key have post a huge controversy by the owner firing all journalists. he said he created a country that for decades, had democracy, obviously for decades means a includes 2014 when of course there was a qu data, and people can listen to the arguments both sides of that infamous phone go from a victorian union, who is now jo, biden's under secretary of state foreign affairs and the state department. you know, we've already seen how back no comments are on the issue in ukraine. she, she rece.