a problem with the latest from aussie international can claim vishal down a russian cruise missile above the city. the day bri, apparently hit a residential area and during this is russia special operation and to the demilitarization of ukraine and his day to maintain it has no plans for your patient. your brains president say he's ready to talk security guarantees with moscow. but also that his country is not afraid of russia. we are not afraid of. we are not afraid to talk with. we are not in nato now. what security guarantees will we have, which countries will give the u. america and the allies? i'm the criminal operation,

as bob bower attack has invalid ross of tough sanctions. i gaze with the international coming to life and mostly with we continue to bring to the very latest world news updates and as always continues to go beyond the headlines and question more. thank you for joining us this morning. on the 2nd day of russia's military operation and ukraine, news and videos are pouring in from all sides. with, with an eye witness filmed was believed to be a missile strike ne ukraine's city of cousin, the pictures allegedly to pick the moment a local gas station was hit by shelling, pictures of rush forces are coming in from southeastern ukraine to local,

say they've occupied the city of municipal is mer, apparently confined to his speech, to the city that surrendered. meanwhile, air raid sirens have been heard in may. j. ukrainian cities with residence and courage to use bomb shelters. ah ah! and early in the morning, the chance zekia was rocked by a series of powerful explosions. care claims that to shut down a russian cruise miss. all that for a residential area in the city. the debris apparently came down an apartment building, starting a fire and injury 8th. there also eye witness reports of the own going fossil for goes to mel airfield, which is ne kias around $200.00 russian troops if managed to enter the air filter

under ukrainian attack report was suggest that the fighting has been ongoing for 2 days now. on the president zalinski seems ready to engage in talks with russia. we are not afraid of russia. we are not afraid to talk with russia, talk about everything security guarantees for our country with a neutral status or we're not an inmate. so now what security guarantees we, how to post, which countries will give them respect, dana, russian, president, putin, a spoken by phone, with french president emanuel macro laying out the reasons for russia's actions in ukraine. let's go to one correspondence on the ground. now we have a correspondence in the dom bathroom on cause refusing don't. yes, gramma fremont. thank you for joining us. could you give us the latest from the front line? the in don. yes. where you are, please go are showing, continues to hear in the front lines in dunbar, netscape people's republic unfortunately is civilian casualties are mounting. we

received reports from the town of a girl of about an hour away from where i'm standing. 2 teachers had been killed. the earlier on friday when you cray and military shelled a school that's according to the mayor of the city of girl. of course the results are also another one. civilian was injured in that attack of that brings the total of civilians killed over the last 24 hours to 4 people. and 13 people had been wounded in these attacks according to the mayor of boil of car. now on the outskirts of ned, scarce shelling also continues. we're constantly receiving reports. we can hear that a lot of that in the center of the nest were do here. the sounds of shelling some size but is becoming more and more distance by the hour was the results of shelling of the outskirts of the city. people have been forced into

a bomb shelters and the civilian infrastructure had been examined. places like power, water pumping plans to power plants have been damaged by shelling as a result, thousands of people have been left without any water or electricity for them on a history. a stay with that there's a lot more to done dealing with . i think what we were just looking at there were, and some, some videos taken talking with locals in class and could you just give us more information about that, whether we're talking about hi,

yes sir. these are the people in the region of fi here. saw near a crimea, and they've seen the russian military where they are, and they have not seen any ukrainian military. there were baffled by the fact that they've been left there. and this is one of the recorded conversations. and of course of this was confirmed by the russian defense ministry as well that the ukrainian military have been leaving their positions on the border with russia. a russian federal security service said that there aren't any border guards of ukraine on the border with russia. and actually 16 of those border guards have crossed into russia, surrendered to russian law enforcement, saying they do not wish to serve on the ukraine anymore. now ukraine's beauregard authorities said that indeed there are no more guards at the border at the moment

because they've been relocated to reserve positions and they will be rotated as needed. according to the situation. also, russia, defense ministry is saying that don, yes, because see some ground from ukrainian force is do you know anything more about? absolutely. a russian defense ministry made those announcement. they said that people's militias of the nets can lugens had indeed i went to advance, at least at 9 kilometers into the territory controlled by ukraine. at least 3 different settlements had been liberated here in the next people's republic. however, heavy fighting still continues across the entire front line. for example, in the south of the republic near the city of murray oval, according to the representative of the people of militia, the but sally and cold as of, of the ukrainian military is so called

a national defense battalion is spin, affiliated for many years with neo nazi believes while they have apparently encircled the city and there preventing the civilians from evacuating virtually making them into human shields. and of course we're hearing a lot of reports from a there as different elements in dumbass. people than s people's republic are being shelled every month. can i also just ask you about these videos that we're seeing coming out of care and miss our shut down and struck a residential building? what do we know about us? why being falling, those reports from t of here on the ground and the nurse can tell you honestly very conflicts and reports. first of all, we heard from one of the officials and give that they shot down an enemy aircraft. then we heard from the mayor of the city of a former boxer italy college gall of that. so there were 3 people injured. as the

result of the debris falling on the, on a residential building. we heard from the local emergency, his ministry, that at least 150 people had been evacuated. and now we're hearing that a russian cruise missile was shot over a key of a missile are destined for one of the military bases in ukraine. so very conflicts and reports so and are waiting on some kind of a confirmation, but we have many different sides saying many different things. so i guess to watch this space for more confirmations, i am on it. we're also receiving some reports have done the fire in key as do you know anything more about that? well, oh, once again the all the reports that are coming out of here at the moment many reports have been dropped as a fake. so i would probably, uh watch for uh, confirmations, before we say the thing for

a certain and as we reported early explosions were heard around ukraine, we've heard people say absolutely a different thing sometimes contradicting each other. so i guess we'll have to wait for confirmation from people on the ground from our correspondence in the grant working there as well. and we'll deliver you the use as soon as it becomes available. absolutely, i thank you. remind i thought you were among concert fees, reporting from the ground there in danielle, the russian defense ministry has published his latest report on his military operation in ukraine. let's break this down now, but i'm doing violet. katrinka in the studio area. thanks for coming in. and the defense ministry being briefing, well, well, 1st of all, let me just reflect on what role man has been saying. indeed, there is confirmation from the russian ministry of defense that the counter offensive by the militias of the people's don ask republic in the people's logan's

republic. indeed, it's picking up the pace. and these 2 armies are making advancements into the regions of don is to cons. that used to be controlled by the recreating army, and we're also hearing that in different parts of ukraine. the ukrainian military service men are surrendering. now there is also something very important that i want to point out. it's about the nuclear power plant of tra noble, which was the side of the world's worst nuclear disaster. back in the 1980s right now. it's being controlled by both the washing army and also a unit of the crania and military that used to safe guard that area. so there must have been some kind of agreement reading between the 2 that were posed that the crania and russian for his were fighting for control over. you see,

there are different elements there. they're the so called nationals battalions that are aggressively anti russian. but as we are hearing, as the ukrainian military sometimes supposed to be following the commands of the central command and kia. however, in some cases it doesn't happen. so this could be the situation that the russian military spokesperson is describing. now, besides this, when it comes to the latest figures that 118 ukraine military side so far, have been destroyed by the russian strikes at 5 fighter jets have been taken down and also 5 rows. these are the latest figures that have been given by mr. cornish, i was the press secretary of the russian ministry of defense. ok. let's talk about how ukraine stones, who's changed over the last 2 days. of course,

the countries really in shock. i expect about the, the current events. let's talk about the landscape petite. we're talking about the president. yeah, let's talk about that. i can put it in particular and they said his latest video conference and how, you know, he's the entire demeanor is a parents. everything is different. let's talk about that. well, the key consistency isn't the word the, it's clearly not the right word to describe as behavior and his rhetoric, and indeed it has been changing over the course of this russian military operation . now perhaps, he sounded confident, very confident, or at least tried to sound confident as the 1st stages of the russian military ob, we're on raveling at the reason for this could be that he might have expected actual support from nato members. the might here a members of the lines or the ones that are less powerful, he perhaps expected more weapons to be sent to ukraine or possibly even some kind

of contingent. however, that never happened. even though he kept reassuring the everyone that he's in touch with western leaders, he named dozens of them and every tweets or facebook post he named and tagged even a specific leader. however, what we heard from nato is that nobody is ready to fight shoulder to shoulder with the cranium soldiers. and also there's another aspect to it. the sanctions are out there and of course they're damaging the washing economy in the banking sector. but we've heard from the experts that this wasn't the worst case scenario for russia. and this is why i guess mr. lensky stance has changed, and today he and his office are talking about direct talks with russia about a neutral status of ukraine. let's take a las yes, up with them. she was numb. i asked them, are you with us?

they answered that they are with us. they don't want to take us into the alliance. i've asked 27 leaders of europe, so if you crane will be a nato, and i've asked them you directly. all are afraid and does not respond. we are not afraid of russia. we are not afraid to talk with russia, talk about everything. security guarantees a country in a neutral status. we are not in a so now what security guarantees we have, which countries will give them respect that not so much as the landscape and saying that he wants security guarantees. but his last question is very important, whereas you can get them from. he didn't get them from his natal allies. what he wants right now is security guarantee from russia. but mr. poodle has been saying all along that ukraine is to blame for this african escalation because they were showing the people's republic of don is can lugens, he called it continued genocide for 8 years. so really,

mr. prudent will have to make up his mind on whether to listen to mister zalinski. if it isn't too late to help the whole these negotiations. well, let's wait for the russian reaction to it. but like i said clearly that the major change of stand by the office of mister lance, can the president himself and be so i see how things play out in the coming hours, shall we? i thanks for coming in with the latest details as far as the delivery. okay, thank you. of it is of russian almond vehicles. nickels are emerging on social media, talk of his like katie, close to the buddha of russia, and is the 2nd largest city of ukraine where the mate, majority of the population is russian speaking. are you as more what's on there? are more similar to those die lou learn you awards him on the tonight. he'll northville with

me while russia investigative committee proceed with this investigation on genocide allegations and the don't yet scandalous dance republics. esco's life to a correspondent, don't quote a, he's in a to gown rug, which is the buddha town in rushes whilst of region dawn. good to say you could you bring us up to speed on the latest place? by there nikki: well yes i can, like you said, i'm right here in russia's roster region in the town of talk and rock but we actually have here on russian territory. i heard that that there have been artillery strikes a number of them. i mean, just last night there were over, over 14, at least 14 artillery strikes on the territory of rushes ra stove region. and just yesterday, when the military offensive began, there were other other reports as well. in belgrade, there were a number of artillery strikes that hit there and damaged people's homes. and in

another location of brands region actually a 2 people were actually injured. unfortunately by shelling at their homes were also damaged. and course another instance of artillery shelling that fortunately at that point the, the firing position was quickly disabled. but we have indeed seen shelling on russian territory. and this has caused the, the russian authorities, the regional authorities that border don boss and ukraine to take measures. they've closed down the space of rushes to southern region. all the flights are basically cancelled from at least from ra stoves, 12 airports, roster regions 12 airports until march 2nd. that's just at minimum that can be extended depending on how the situation unfolds. the another measure they've taken is that they've closed schools that are near the border that are picked could potentially come under shelling as we've seen, has already happened in border areas. so they want to make sure that kids there can

be safe. and like you said, the russian government has now opened a criminal investigation into these instances, but not just these instances also into the, the 8 years of artillery bombing of civilian villages, towns in done boss, 8 years of that. and the russian government is going to investigate specifically the main perpetrators of the leaders and, and affiliates of neo fascist armed organizations. like as all battalion and right sector that have been the most ferociously anti russian in this situation. so let's take a listen to what the head of the investigative committee had to say. here cruise to blue soon shows we've named the perpetrators of all the crimes that were committed in de nest and le gant schofield shelling, destruction murder and so on. genocide, we have enough evidence the killing of people on the basis of nationality. so now it's important to mention that what we just heard, these acts of genocide, the,

the artillery strikes of don boss and that have been going on for 8 years. this is created a crisis, i mean, there ever, ever since the don boss people's republics declared an evacuation just about a week ago because they had information that suggested that the ukrainians were going to going go on an offensive over a 100000 evacuation have left the don boss, area to russia since then, and they've been been temporarily being housed at temporary, temporary housing facilities in the border regions of rosters and others that i mentioned before. it's there that they were given food and water. the stipends of around $10000.00 roubles are around $14150.00, and a warm place to stay at night. this is where they've taken their children. this is where those who are were not of military age or not strong enough to fight, have gone with little more than the shirts on their backs and whatever they could carry, leaving, leaving everything behind. and now they,

for many of them have either gone to live with relatives in russia if they have them or if they don't, then to other areas deeper within the russian federal federation that are outside harm's way. or we did actually hear yesterday that the done done yet, people's republic and the guns people's republic have declared a suspension of this evacuation. it seems like they see that the situation there has gotten a bit better than it was before the offensive started. but we're going to have to see again how the situation plays out, and they don't call so many things for that update. now that means agreements obliged both sides of the ukrainian conflict to withdraw weapons from the front line and, and he to commentary follows the lives of people living in conflicts over the past 8 years. and you can watch the full version on our website at the r t dot com, but a warning for you now, you might find some of the following things to study. hi, alexandra leon. tv is one of the great sounds most nob hill resident. he's the only

electrician still here after the civil war broke out in the settlement of alexandra for him. the frontline stopped just outside the gates of his own house. i think that a while it felt or to play every a yellow thought in the press. my hello, that's mtv than a you who call you back? are they? boy he did. alexander keeps a special notebook. when he records every one of his cools to repair power lines damaged by shelling in the last 7 years, it's become a real chronicle of an undeclared wall. didn't like the auto so really only focus premium with a paper. what was the last time i gotta

push in a shocked? yes, it was a dome with a gutter, but there's no entry. and alexander's diary for january the 16th 2015 or that was the day his family was killed by multiply reserve time day of room. i'm not sure how military officially come on. i use a whitish process if so to somewhere in bushes,

really room with chrissy. this was chris. you say it's a school with her, so it's a with her the why. it's like a little carryover somebody. my focus actually will, she doesn't or dis, federal reserve. chairman sim voicing is with chris. are you that are for, for here we soon, there skype your party a, or is there are to her that we spoke earlier with american journalists downs documentary pretty said don, co and now he claims russia was provoked to, into this campaign. this is been an absolute horrific war waged by the ukrainian forces and orchestrated by the united states funded by american

dollars on the people of the don bass, who have suffered immensely, who they've seen their their homes, their schools hit by mortars indiscriminately, and many civilians killed with really no ability to, to mount a proper defense and despite locals in listing and militias. and so now we've seen a basically repeated deceptions, lies manipulations and refusals to abide by the minks accords from basically the west from the united states, nato and ukraine. that basically provoked russia into a going on this denot vacation campaign, which is what president putin has called it and i think is, is absolutely accurate. well, i don't think the u. s. is really interested in diplomacy. it's only interested in, in the appearance of diplomacy, but at the same time it's sending weapons and training to ukrainian alter

nationalist hit larry and nazi forces. we've seen actual swastika flags flying on the side of ukrainian military that has been attacking the don bass region for the last 7 plus years. and so there has to be some kind of recognition from brussels and from washington of what exactly it's doing. because the, the way that, you know, politicians and media are speaking here in, in, in, in the united states is the disconnect is with reality. and so the fact that, you know, if i think if americans understood that our government and my government is actually funding nazis in order to attack russia, then you know, we'd have a very different view. but i think it's a necessary operation in order to remove these ultra fascist dangerous elements that i think, i believe are a minority of the ukranian on forces. and i hope peace will prevail the you

announced a raft of sanctions against russia early this friday, following deliberations between european leaders in brussels as good the latest national correspondence in paris. charlotte depends. he, charlotte, good to see. you. could you give us the reaction from european leaders please? well, there's been wide condemnation of the military action in ukraine by not just leaders, but also the g 7 leaders and from the u. k as well. and there has been a raft of sanctions announced that they have been describing this as a putin president, putin re introducing war into europe. i just want to take you through some of the sanctions that we're aware of the details that are emerging at the moment. this includes from germany where we understand that there will be a blockade from the european union pretty much on all russian banks. and that could also be to the blocking of individual transaction as well as the payment for gas. essentially what they saying is that business with russian banks is practically

over as a result of the sanctions hearing france, we've also heard that the bank accounts of russians who fall under those sanctions could also be blocked. we know in the u. k, that error for the russian airliner has been banned from landing there. we've just heard in the last few minutes that russia is going to respond to that. by banning the landing of british airways planes in a russian air space or flying through russian airspace already. we're hearing some of that tit for tat, the e u and the u. k. u both saying though that these heavy financial sanctions are not just at the economy, but also financial services and systems, are there to hobble the russian economy. this is what the british prime minister barak johnson had to say, and also the european commission president ursula, vom delane the u. k. as in nancy, the largest, and most of your package of economic actions,

the russia has ever see with new financial measures, we're taking new powers to target russian finance. in addition to the banks, we've already sanctioned these powers. when will they will not totally to exclude russian banks from the u. k. financial system, which is of course by far the largest in europe, stopping them from accessing sterling and clearing payments through the u. k. now we have to meet the moment. we will hold the kremlin accountable the package of massive and targeted sanctions. european leaders approved tonight clearly demonstrates that this package includes financial sanctions that cut rush us access to the most important capital markets. and these sanctions will increase rush, us borrowing costs, raise inflation, and gradually erode rush us industrial base. and there is a sense that the e u hasn't finished yet with sanctions that it's holding back on some that it might

be able to use at a later date. so what is the impact of these sanctions so far in russia, where we know that on thursday, the rubel fell to historic lows against the us dollar. and the russian stock market in moscow had around a 3rd of its value white dots already. there is the biting all these sanctions and that could see further ramifications over the next few days. there is also huge anger across many cities in europe, against the rushing action in ukraine, with protests taking place for a 2nd day. now, not just outside embassies, european capitals, but also on squares some thousands of individuals. on thursday, i came to plaster the republic here in paris to protest against that military action. but not everybody is piling the blame on russia for they say we have heard from some politicians such as british politician nigel barrage and also from our

presidential.