the politics sports business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. mm. ah, well, the headlines right now for the down here. we're not you international. we are working to confirm these details right now, but according to force isn't a drawn yes. republic. they say that ukrainian army shelling has hit a local school killing to teachers. we're going to go live for the region to speak to our correspondents to get further confirmation. in the meantime, brushes our military operation in ukraine does continue. it's a stated aim is to protect the people of don baths, whereas a european leaders in the west of media according it, a multi pronged invasion. meantime, as we understand, there are more ukrainian troops now surrendering to that of the russian military or the russian defense minister ministry. i should say, saying now that they will not be harmed, they can go home if they refuse to fight you. current president says he's ready to

talk security guarantees with moscow, but also, but his country is not afraid of russia. with did you ask about your coverage or what are you international? welcome to the program. we come to you live from the heart of moscow. the ukrainian president zelinski earlier saying today that he feels alone. he's been speaking with his nato counterparts. however, he's not getting the support. he says that he needs meantime because western reports in the media as well as discussing what they describing as a multi pronged russian invasion of ukraine. now for the mean time, we were working to confirm this story right now. but we're getting information now that a small town near dawn yaks came under shelling from the ukrainian army. still, we understand that a school was hit by artillery, a killing to teachers. now let's learn more about this and try and get some details if i live to roman culture, if it in,

in dawn. yes. remind it sounds to me like what was school in session with teachers and kids at school in a time of war? what, what am i missing here? it sounds very strange. all the schools here in the nest peoples republic have been completely shut for children. since the evacuation to russia was announced that children, of course, were some of the 1st evacuation. however, the distance learning format is still taking place. it is the school year, and some of the teachers are indeed ad schools of broke providing services. those kids that sir wants to learn. now the town of gore look has been under shelling for many years already for the, for the it's are 8 years of this war that has been happening and her to day on friday. another one of those isn't, isn't, it's an incidence took place and after ukrainian shelling 2 people were hurt in that a blast,

a very graphic footage that we received from there. and this has been confirmed to us by the mayor of a girl of god, yvon precall, and our crew. we've been working there on the scene and spoke to some of the local residents who told us about the shilling that that continues for quite a long time. now, once again about the city or for girl of car, many children and it's been documented already, many children had died there. many adults have died as, as it's very close to the front line. it's virtually on the front line and it's suffered quite a lot of damage over the last 8 years. roman, there are also been reports about a petroleum depot on his getting shelled any or any details on that? absolutely. we've heard a blast sir. here in the center of funds, anesco had blasts throughout the city. and one of those blast happened as one of the oil storage facilities here in the city. and one of the

pipelines from the storage facility was also damaged apparently. and now we have a witness report from one of the locals that lived there. let's have a listen. no head usa dumas, mother, you'll know if i was at home watching the news. i had just come home after work is in the shelling started an hour later when able to show you had 1st, when we did not pay any attention globally, then they came closer and closer. hello will 1st will our windows were blown out now then i decided to look outside to try and work out where the shelling was coming from and where to hide it. i was at home with my mother. i wanted to protect her. the 1st blasts occurred near the garage also. then i opened the door, but i was thrown back after the shelling was over and we came outside to look around little the house has been destroyed. not completely, but still a little with hulu, that we haven't seen anything like this since the war started in 2014 or was your

shell landed in the yard of the neighboring house, but it didn't go are not great since the very beginning of the war. there'd been no black almost. he has no and now right at the end of the war. oh, this tragedy has struck against my knee right at the start of the war and i decided to stay and don't get sick and i will not leave it. i will stay here and protect my territory is now that's not, you know, the only explosion that so we heard in the city of the nest to day local emergencies, ministry, you know, they have reported that their cry, his sensor was so old, so damaged by a shilling that also took place on friday. mind you, we've been working here for the last 2 weeks or so. and so we continuously heard shelling on the outskirts of the city as well. and the sound of it was coming as far as the center. now, a lot of civilian property or a civilian infrastructure, damage was done through power stations. so water pumping plans and that resulted in thousands of people being without water or electricity. and of course, those

a civil in infrastructure places have been repaired at the moment. romana russia's defense ministry is announcing the fight is in the break way. republics have seized more territory. can you talk to us about what gains they're saying that they are making? well indeed, that was report for people's sa militia here in don't ask people's been the sion legans, can russian defense minister confirming that as well that they're moving a deeper into the territory that is now controlled by ukraine? russian defense ministry are saying they've moved advanced as far as a 9 kilometers. however, the fighting here is still very intense. it's especially in the south of the nest people's republic near the city of murray, opal that said the nest people's republic is trying to liberate. but according to

reports from the people's militia, that city is now controlled and encircled by the as of battalions. so the so called territorial defense battalion that has been known to well, many around the world already for its affiliation to a neo nazi beliefs. now, according to reports, they're preventing the residence of maribelle from evacuating from this city, and basically using them as a human shield. now denise, pushing the head of a people, serv, i'll look at the nest is said earlier on friday that there are merely days left before they in sire republic is liberated and reminded we're getting a report in the western media. the ukrainian soldiers are putting up a really strong and brave fight at the moment. we're also getting reports from, for example, the a u. k. defense mr. wallace, who was saying there's even possibly more than 400 a russian soldiers who have been killed during the violence so far reports from

ukraine even now suggesting that keeps military as is pulling back from the border with russia. can you, can you clear that up for us? ah, well, we are here in different reports from, from the entire ukraine. for example, here, song region that sub bordering a russian crimea. we had report from the a locals that the ukranian army is nowhere to be seemed to be seen. and there seems to have baffled them as they find themselves in this well with new reality. now we have recorded one of those conversations in her song from the local. let's have a listen to like a deal with

that. they're not, not, you're done dealing with of course the situation. my big difference in ukraine and on the front lines here in donetta, where they crenan army is actually fighting, but going back to ukraine. russia's federal security service has made an announcement on thursday that there are no ukrainian border guards remaining on the border with russia. and actually, 16 of them have crossed into crimea laying down their arms and surrendering to a russian, a law enforcement saying that they no longer wish to serve under the ukrainian flag . now ukraine's border authorities also issued a statement saying that some of their border guards have been relocated to reserve post and they will be further rotated according to the to the situation at

hand. meanwhile, are back here in the nest despite the fact that we're hearing a blast, well on a daily basis. so we hear them well less and less frequently. people are still hoping for peace, and people are hoping that this 8 year conflict will and, and their loved ones will soon be safe from any shelling and any more hardship. but as you say, a rama is difficult to get a clear picture of the fog of war with this whole situation on this military escalation, basically across a ukraine. now, a western report saying ukrainian soldiers are putting up a brave fight. you'll tell me now, according to other sources that some ukranian fighters are surrendering to russian soldiers. so it's a bit of a mix up. we'll do our best to clarify here at auto, international roman culture of thank you very much. now on the 2nd day of roger's a so called military operation label by many as an old out invasion of videos and reports coming in from all across the country. with

a film wants believe to be a missile strike new ukraine's at city of hudson. the pictures allegedly depict amendment a local that petro station was hit by some sort of shell, of pictures of a russian forces are coming in from a southeast and ukraine as well. local say they've occupied the city of multiple. it's may apparently confirm that in a speech that the city has surrendered. meanwhile, the air raid sirens have been heard in major ukrainian cities residents have been told to seek shelter. lou a with and must be every wiring seeing these people the lessons they're going through

early in the morning. for example, the capital key was rocked by a series of powerful explosions. he have claims it either show down, a russian cruise missed all there are also claims. it was a russian fighter jet. they're basically right. there's a debris field hitting a residential area or some report saying 3 people were killed. the debris apparently came down right there. and hit that apartment building, possibly 8 more injured as well. well, they're also eye witnesses are reporting on the ongoing battle for they are customala field. nikia pops around 200 russian troops of, of managed to enter the air field, but are under attack report suggested the fighting has now been ongoing for 2 days in that small zone. now unverified videos of a rush into ahmed vehicles here, hot coff emerging on social media. hot both is located close to the border with roger. it's the 2nd largest city of ukraine. it's where the majority of the population is. in fact, russian speaking are you as well, but sunday we're similar to those new ones. him and tonight you'll notice that the

sun i started a origin of kids are now joining us live here. the former un deputy secretary general and director general of the united nations office in geneva. and secretary journal, you and conference on disarmament. thank you very much for joining us, showing archie international. please bring us up to speed here. what is the united nations position on the course of russia's military operation in ukraine? ah, there is no un physician on this issue. because the, as, as you probably know, the position has to be expressed in a certain solution. so the security council,

whenever this situation looks like that, jason, so long as you know, the then completely different positions in the security council of russia. and jerry and some other dentist on one side of the guns is on there. so i don't expect any position of the united nation so far. maybe in the future, maybe in the future, if there would be some kind of address. but if you get this something, isn't there, something of the united nations should jump on immediately? no, no. why is this? because your decision says they told you a taken by the security council and there is no other organ that can involve

itself in the situations of war and peace. so. busy your security council cannot agree on anything. and fortunately, by the way, the 2nd in general, the united nations made some statements very de la, i would say to me, because the 2nd general should be, let's say, neutral in any tool. but what, why do you say there's so much disagreement, the un security council? why do you say they'll, they'll can't seem to get on the same page? well, disagreement, because the same disagreement between nate and the russia or the situation of the security in your you know, this is this. ukraine is only part of the whole big issue of the

security in the europe in europe. so for 8 years, 8 years, they graham actually said that that means a grievance that was adopted by the way, where the security council should, i'm sorry, sorry. did you say i just want to get that one more time from you? did you say that ukraine sabotaged the minx agreements? yes, yes. why the why, why? why? why? because sabotaged them in agreements the security guard because they didn't want to follow the search or listen so that ms. grimma that gave this. busy against the status in the federal, federal ukraine and they, they,

they were against the elections in this area. they, they were, i guess, the whole package, their whole package. you know, i don't, you know, the president them to ukraine, the partners in the day. and then next, the gum says it was a big mistake. look, there should be some of the position of a new country on ish. if you're pressed, then it's a head of state, doesn't matter who it is. but it supposed to present just state a san somebody the cancer should fall off its biggest, but he was he pressure that was the landscape pressure to try and implement them in the course because there was a major brokers who were involved, major national plays in this well, of course, i have no doubt that he was present 1st of all, by the years,

not doing the mess. good, good. i meant because, asked us, look at this is from the point of view, as, as, as a tool to, to, to have kind of say, should just, let's say, no public policy of, let's see in nations in diffusion may be in this region. because their idea, the idea of the us, well, this being to create problems due to russia, india, where they deal with the more the more you want to find it. but you understand that russia is, i mean, i understand that there's a huge military operation going on and ukraine right now. and it's being labeled as many of us as a multi pronged attack on

a sovereign state. many people calling again unprovoked attack, but what you're saying here, you will say that key over trampled agreement, therefore, some provocation, perhaps bye bye bye. fairly. the movie agreement is the new hall events that had been provoked. first of all, when we present the russia present, the package agreement, overall becket of agreement between russia and nato countries where the security over us a little bit less security implemented. the great issue was part of this package that was presented by russian on the security issues. if they did not decline the rest of the proposal, there would be great new jays but there were declined

ration overall. notice that nothing actually, nothing substantial was you know, let's say degree and then they will be when you get to negotiate, then what happens is the red line rush. nobody, nobody took when because the that is is declining and dismissing clara give you the rest of them will have minutes to answer your st. diplomacy which basically thrown out of the window diplomacy was thrown out of the window. it is fair to say it is fair to say that putin's security proposals were rebuffed by washington and what rebuffed by europe . and he did lay out serious security concerns on what he called red lines. i think

perhaps he, you knew maybe, i mean, do you think he knew that his security proposals would be rebuffed? no, no, no, no. if it logs during negotiations or any issue difficult, easy. whatever each side comes with his own position. but if both sides would like to have an agreement, they agreed to have negotiations on the issue. let's say negotiations. and of course there would be some kind of. ready a agreement on certain issues, disagreement on certain issues, bucks on the substance of the issue. there shouldn't been agreement to have expands all by the way on the very important that very, very difficult issues like, let's say, so one, so to solve and i participated in talks with

the state, all the issues on the let's say i'll just base, let's say central edge of military use or media media. this is it, they were very dizzy. but if there is a will on both sides to come to a grid on substantive, substantial issues they're older than we otherwise. otherwise, when our proposals have been dismissed, such a good way or we can to, we cannot afford to have pushed down state by and by the way, nuclear stay because it is clear that they want to be going to do the upgrade. would like to be a nucleus that he did make that comment. he did make that comment. he also said

that he's reaching out. he reached out this morning to landscape. the current president voted me and he reached out to a friend of help. and apparently he's not getting that help, but he's asking for you. he even said he said he feels really alone. right now. i wanted to just on. and so if i wanted to ask you, what do you think about putin right now? you think putins really feeling the pressure from the western community over this or, or is it has he agreed to it is what it is. and we'll see what happens. i don't think you miss the he's a very expensive to go and then in your annual it may be you calculate the before the let's see, the duration stuff is new. they'd be calculate the old. ringback west new x x steps most and. busy i. busy busy don't think she, he stadiums exist any shoes. bresser, you know,

russia has been the much more difficult to jason during its history. then the president. but who was the move on, i think will rule. and again, i so to get auditors and come out say the former un deputy secretary general and decor director general the un office in geneva, and many other titles as well. thank you very much for joining us. your analogy, and so i appreciate your and thank you think only russia's foreign minister. ok. laughter of essentially snapped b. b. c journalist, i think he's getting pretty tired of what's happening at the moment or an awful lot of. he said, she said, and a lot of, well, a lot of things being offered as news that have not been confirmed. so here at the international, we really are working hard to confirm all the details of what is a massive military operation in ukraine. when circuit left off, it's not to be b. c journalist he was, it was because he had to choose rusher, i should say, using euphemisms when describing its actions in ukraine. i have

a listen. you'll understand lot of lead spoon euphemisms away. it's not a special military operation, isn't it? that's a full scale russian invasion of ukraine. how can you justify invasion of this whole nation of your neighbor, while talking about euclid museums and we have, we have a lot to learn from anglo saxons. just look at the description of all the interventions that were made and he gets flavia and they were actually fighting for democracy. that wasn't the your time as him. so i understand it now. look at iraq, destruction of the rag destruction of libya there. the also promoted democracy, hundreds, thousands of casualties. so i'm not even going to compete with you in terms of your them isms. yeah, looks like i left off is getting pretty short tempered with some of the journalists these days. it's hardly surprising, a lot of people saying who is wagging the dog here. break it down for the silly for

drink. oh, what are some of the highlights or yellow? well, you're absolutely right. in some cases, surgery lab, rob even raised his voice because it did start to get a little bit tens in that room where the russian foreign minister was giving that press conference. now, when mr. lab rob was asked why russia is invading ukraine. why is russia bombarding the cities? that was one of these occasions when the foreign minister, like i said, raised his voice. and once again, he reiterated that no areas where the civilian population is living or working, or no military barracks are being targeted by the russian strikes. despite some of the reports that we're hearing from the western media, i thought russia had done precision strikes on military infrastructure targets.

while you have to understand that there's a big difference. the areas where the, the barracks are situated, where the personnel is actually living or where they sleep. and that's a stark contrast to the actual military infrastructure from where the price could be launched. where the what the new york thing like door to personal housing that was avoided. yeah, they only took out the heart but the hardcore military hardware. yes. this is what 3rd law. okay. is saying it means making that very clear and that's, that's a very important aspect in what russia is up to. now. besides this, mr. law kept saying he kept talking about how the cranium, government kept flushing to minsk agreements. and it says that, for instance, according to the russian foreign minister boy, dimmer the lensky. in the past years since he became president of ukraine, he kept appealing to western nations to get more military aid. he kept calling on

the so called norman de quite had to meet again and discuss. but then again, according to the russian foreign minister, the russian top diplomat, there was pretty much no point in dad if came and if key was an implementing the 1st key provisions of the minsk accord. now this is being one of the main complaints computing going, going on for 8 years. he's been calling for 8 years guys, we've all got to get together and implement them in the peace, the court, the former us and deputy general. i just, i don't just now the guest was saying that he did trample on this and essentially kid tremble in the midst agreements because i had very, very powerful professional partners. and they knew that the ukraine was, it was a sore spot for russia anyways. sorta jump in any worry. this is again, something else that we heard from mr. live rob. when he was being asked all these questions by western journalists, mr. lab, pretty much said, well, did you pay your attention to what bottom report was saying before launching this,

mr. made it very important statement and the message, according to certainty, lava was clear. anyway, if we talk about the attitudes of mr. lensky, if we talk about the tone, if we talk about the changes and rhetoric, there are quite a few people arity that we can point out. because at 1st, he did sound rather confident or at least try to sound confident during the initial stages of the russian military op. why, perhaps it's because he expected actual help from the nato countries. possibly, even their troops fighting shoulder to shoulder to defend is one of the weird things that sort of jump in earlier. but i was watching the media today and some american media to and you and you in the u. k. for example, you've got these m p 's who are making their rounds on the media, and they're saying we stand with ukraine, it's all the time on a sovereign state. we stand, we support all this kind of stuff. but then the lindsey was saying, i've called up my nathan buddy's and they're just talking at, at talking to talk,

but they're not walking the walk. i'm not getting the help i need. that's what he said earlier today about it. so let's get that. he feels alone, right. 2 days ago he wasn't saying that he was alone because i remember his twitter post, the post that he had on facebook instagram and even kept tagging these leaders saying, i've just had a phone conversation with this man. with this woman. the western leaders and he kept saying that they do stand by ukraine, but he was perhaps expecting actual moves or, or maybe in some big, you know, some, some times to roll in from, from nato. i mean, apparently bars johnson is considering sending, i'm ahmed plating for ukrainian soldiers. also maybe night vision goggles, but also perhaps a anti tank missiles. now of course you got the u. s. javelin anti tank missiles have been going in there for many, many months? now, it seems like you know, the powers that be, maybe they have some sort of feeling something was coming along. but again, all these nato weapons have wound up in east ukraine. and as, as one of our officials was saying recently that ukraine seemingly has a not even being a member of nature.