ah, top headlines right here with our team international limited rushers military incursion into ukraine. a president putin is urging ukraine soldiers to take power in their own country. but warns the population must not be used as human shields. that amounts to a war crime. according to local officials in there, don yet group public, the ukrainian army shelling has hit a local school that was not in session. however, 2 teachers were there and they reportedly with russian defense ministry says ukraine's army is deploying grad multiple rocket launchers and warns that firing artillery from residential areas is a war crime. i appeal to ukrainian citizens here, your nationalist leadership uses the same methods as terrorists. they want to use

you as human shields and that russia military operation in ukraine who's stated aim is to protect the people involved on bass, continues for a 2nd day. meanwhile, european and american officials are land basking, potent. what back calling a bloodbath with a welcome to the program. here with alta international, we do continue our special coverage here on this channel live from the heart of moscow with a focus on that of the ukraine crisis. president putin is ready to send a delegation to minsk in response to ukrainian president vladimir zelinski proposal for talks. the criminal has announced a diplomatic delegation, including officials from the foreign and defense ministries could be sent to the beller russian capital to meet with, keeps authorities approved and also addressed yo ukrainian service members directly

urging them to take power in their country to we had a solution i would like once again to address the ukranian army. men do not let these national use you use your women, your children, elderly put on them so that we use them as human shoes. shake it so much easier to talk to you and to negotiate with you then. oh, with this gang of nazis that has captured some with earlier, but i can, i was running a service tutor with the latest on this. are some interesting comments there from vladimir putin. he was not holding back, he has some strong things to say, story high again. well, ah, i guess this is breaking news because these are the latest commons from the russian president after president ball deborah zalinski of ukraine called on the direct talks and vladimir putin is getting very tough. he called the people that are in

charge in kiev. a gang of drug addicts and nazis. so these are perhaps even the toughest words that we heard from a latimer potent. and while we heard from, for instance, the kremlin spokesperson 1st, and dmitri pascall, that russia is ready to send a delegation to minsk for negotiation. that will comprise of people from the foreign ministry, the ministry of defense, and also the kremlin administration. we understand, i believe that vladimir putin isn't ready to negotiate with the cranium. government again, i just want to be very precise and go back to what the russian president said. he addressed the ukranian serviceman directly and said that they really should take power and that, according to mister, proven it will be easier to negotiate with them. what exactly that will mean on the

ground? we no, but this is very serious again, because perhaps we've not heard words as tough as that from the russian leader of latimer poolgan. now, in contrast to that, let's listen to what we heard from baltimore's lensky a little earlier. who's changed his tone compared to what he was saying? how's that russian military operation began. now he wants direct talks with putin because he feels perhaps that his military is losing that war. this is one of the latest statement from, for the president sky. that you would like to address the president of the russian federation. once again, there are battles going on all over ukraine. let's sit down at the negotiating table to stop the killing. now maybe we'll get some reaction from

mister lens k to what president said. now, let me just speculate here a bit get i just want to stress this is speculation. i do know that there are political forces in ukraine even in the parliament that are pro russian. and they've been saying previously that they are ready to take up that role and to negotiate with the russians. and perhaps, or you should understand here that after such rhetoric from black or potent, i guess there must be some, some other ties. perhaps the contact between them could be easier. so it seems that the kremlin, once some kind of other political forces, or maybe even military forces to replace all damaged lensky, to replace the government officials that are currently there in their talks with russia and in the talks or negotiations that could potentially and that has still,

it is on the ground you so you think you think it could be the tall potentially piece dogs that would then perhaps what do what put once in that is it got to do that because you just said to me that his copays these m p 's member members of the state do with criminals and drug addicts. and he also said that he referred to the cranium government, russel's, he didn't specifically talk about the rod, which is the gradient part that he just said, the people that are currently in charge in key and are what you just mentioned and what was. so what's, what's putin's motive, what's his desire? he wants to get them out of the rodder or he didn't say these specific wards, but he believes that currently i want to be very precise here. that he believes that it's almost impossible to negotiate with this gang that apparently russia now referred to as the, the illegal receiving ukraine. that's how to put it. alright. alright. aren't, is elia for trying to? thank you. ukrainian. artillery strike has damaged

a school outside the city of don. yes, gets killed. 2 teachers, it's all according to local officials. we received some images. are showing the aftermath the thank god, i know children were at the school during the time the school was not in session. what it is though, with one of the 2 don bath republics, which are russia itself recognized as independent earlier this week and in its own . yes, good. so for residential areas have been hit what she did into local training and shell hit upon several vehicles in the motion. shockwave smashed the windows of nearby warehouse once a bit and we understand was severely injured. feel for the policies, romana culture ref now can join us from the don't ask republic, updating us on, on the continuation of the rolling coverage. remind you've got a lot of things to update us with. take and tell us the very latest where you are now. absolutely, well, a heavy artillery shilling, a continuous here in the nest people's republican. we've been here and it's in the

sensor of the city on the outskirts of the city. and of course, said the news came from the city of a girl of car earlier on a friday where 2 teachers were killed by a shelling at a school. thankfully, the school was close and there was no word were no children present. however, shelling of that city continues has been continued for 8 years already and this friday was not any different. in addition to the 2 women who were killed by artillery fire, one person was wounded out earlier on thursday, and the other 2 people were killed at a factory where they were working. and so all in all, over 2 days, a girl of as many as 12 people i had been wounded now we managed to speak to one of the residents in the girl of ko, who described to us the situation currently and hand lawyer. my wife and i were lying on the bed, she can walk, we were watching the news. then i heard

a loud crack. the kitchen window had blown out, but we were not hurt. our neighbor was injured and there is no more heating right now that he is now from the city of goal of coal, which is about an hour away from where i'm standing to arrive here to the city of done that square a shelling hit. while nearly the center of the city of about 2 kilometers away from where i'm standing, several, a civilian the facilities were, were hit, and unfortunately a one person lost their life. it was a woman who came under fire and an ambulance say, came to save her life. our unfortunately, she died on route to the hospital elsewhere in don't ask and other 2 people were 3 people. i'm sorry, we're in church as well. and so they're now being treated at a hospital from anna among the numerous targets. so that have suffered some sort of

damage or during this military incursion, their reports are that of large petroleum depot and finance with shelves are in any more information on that. absolutely. yes, it was a large oil storage facility also on the outskirts of the nest. that was odd, damaged, not only that one of its sub blind sell was to burst as well as the result of shelley, your local emergencies ministries were working on the scene. and so right now they said that the fire had been put out, but so let's hear from a one of the witnesses that was there during the attack. no, had usa dumas, mother, you'll know, is she, i was at home watching the news. i had just come home after work in the shelling started an hour later and able to show you that 1st when we did not pay any attention glibly, then they came closer and closer. hello will 1st our windows were blown out now then i decided to look outside to try and work out where the shilling 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. oh so then i opened the door, but i was thrown back after the shelling was over, we came outside to look around little the house has been destroyed. not completely, but still hope with you lou, that we haven't seen anything like this since the war started in 2014. i was just shell landed in the yard of the neighboring house, but it didn't go. uh huh. not great since the very beginning of the war. there'd been no black with me. no. and now right at the end of the war. oh, this tragedy has stronger. sway me 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 as the shock of my give as it now doesn't ask is quite a large sissy answer. many of its outskirts are right there on the front line. we're a heavy artillery. do also continue and many of the local residents so were forced to hide in a bomb shelter as well. it's nothing for them to get used to because that's been going on for 8 years already, but

a lot of civilian infrastructure was damaged as well, like a water pumping plans like a power station. so many of the residents in done ask and in settlements just outside of the city right now have no access to a drink in water or electricity. rahman rushers, defense ministry is announcing that a militias from the break away republics, however liberated or, or c, easter more territory in ukraine. did you have any more details on that? they've been pushing more westwards. yes, this news is indeed coming in both from their russian defense ministry and from people's militia here as well. they're putting the distance that they have moved their head into ukrainian positions as far as a 9 to at san kilometers and people's militia. here they're saying they will not arrest until deliberate or the rest of the don't ask people, sir, republic, and we're talking about places like borrow paul likes livens, like from

a source where heavy fighting is still continuing to this said jane speaking offer mario paul. well, according to the representative of the people's militia here, edwards bus, sir. and while that city is currently encircled by as of battalion, it's a so called the territorial defense force, which sure over many years the many have linked it with neo nazi affiliations and belief. well, they're saying here that there are members of this battalion, they're not letting people evacuate from murray or pull and are using them as well as a human shield and her somebody. we also getting used that sir. some ukranian soldiers are actually surrendering and switch in size coming on to the, the a local militia territory refusing to fight for ukraine ends and many are saying that this is in line with the, with vladimir putin said and echoed by

a local law. the head of government, a saying that if you guys put your weapons down, rule provides a safe corridor for you safe passage. as long as you leave your weapons behind and you can go home once this conflict is over and you will be provided with amnesty as well, romano. but there's been a terrifying time for, for those people in ukraine who've been having to live through this. so the reports of major cities with enormous explosions and, and, and military hardware rolling through, tony must be truly a terrifying time for those people involved in, you know, what, whether they're in the direct line of fi or just observing from a distance. what about are we hearing on we hearing that and why wanted to ask you, you've said that there was a bit of a lull with the violence in your region in recent hours. but what about the every day joe? i can see some traffic behind you. there's still some cause moving back there, but what, what is, what is the atmosphere like where you are now?

absolutely. well, it's been a, it's been kind of on an offer. we been here for a couple of weeks already on there. don don barza territories been really loud before the operation sagal operation to liberate the rest on the bus or region began. but sir, we've been hearing a lot of artillery fire here in the center on friday. of course it's been a, it's sounds a lot more distant, but yes, they were explosions are right here in the city as for the atmosphere, you can definitely see people walking around me. but i made a one observe ation a little bit earlier. as you know, the head of the, the next people's republic and asked mobility zation offer all men into the army and, and defend overland. so when i was watching on the streets earlier today, is that her, on public transportation, on the streets in cafes and restaurants. it's mostly women,

the elderly and children, the young men are either in a uniform or it will be most m o. all of them are in uniform. and the other men that i can see are elderly who have not been mobilized. but of course everyone here is hoping that's vis. conflict will soon and after all, they've been living in this hardship for 8 years already. and many people have lost loved ones, according to you. and numbers are more than 14000 people had died of over 90. children were killed in this conflict. so $240.00 children have been wounded and many of them became a disabled. so certainly the people here want piece they want not nothing but piece and the, some of them are all over the past today since the break. again, they're saying that said done that sc at the moment is probably the safest place

that's in has been in the last 8 years because the fighting is now mostly going out board and not into the city. a deal with that. there's a lot you're done dealing with now that that was the footage from mara, from ukraine, say here, san regent. it said neighboring to crimea that those were local residents who were just baffled by the new reality. and there were wondering where the ukranian army was as a, according to russia's federal security service. there are no border guards left on

the border with russia at the moment. and they also said that at least 16 ukrainian them military from the border service, have crossed into russia, surrendered to russian law enforcement, saying that they no longer wish to serve under the ukrainian flag. now ukrainian border authorities issued their own statements as saying that in deeds and they have relocated some of their service. men had to reserve a location and they will rotate them out as a situation dictates agreement. cause a ref, thanks very much, but we'll see you soon. but mean time via russian defense minister is says that ukrainian soldiers are using the population as human shields. that is, according to the russian defense minister. let's have to listen to some common when i enter, gone in the visor, talking ukrainian military leadership. how to place rocket artillery systems in

residential area to provoke return fire against local residents. used by the key regime of residential areas covered the firing positions of its artillery as a war crime. why? this handwriting is familiar with these techniques are actively used by terrorists supervised by the cia in the middle east and other countries. i appeal to ukrainian citizen, i'm going to share your nationalists leadership uses the same method, this harris. they want to use you as human shields that the russian armed forces will not strike residential areas of the ukrainian capital while the ministry spokesman, also, he also came out to say that ukraine is committing war crimes by firing artillery from inside residential areas. you also highlight of that the same techniques have been used by c, a terrorists in the middle east. well, of more details on that online at r t dot com,

i was good, happy with us today for this i rolling coverage on asi, international. so on the 2nd day of russia is a so called military operation labeled by many and all that invasion of videos and reports are coming in from all across ukraine. also from the breakaway don bass. republics, which are russia itself, no longer considered part of ukraine or the video shows i don't yet from alicia. i just taken down the cranial flag from an administrative building. i meanwhile, an unverified video is going around online showing at least one person welcoming the russian army hospital, the 2nd largest city in ukraine. you have one question. it was similar to the new lloyd's him tonight as the north of the southern ukrainian city of have san meantime. as report leaving and circled by

russian forces. one of the in the can. you can see the video for yourself. it looks like it looks like that was actually filmed by the drive of that footage and actually showing the moment a shell hit by petrol station pictures of russian forces are coming in. now from our se in ukraine as well. let's say they've settled down and now basically occupying the city of political mayor apparently confirmed business speech. the city has surrendered. i mean, all air raid sirens have been heard and major ukrainian. so he's essentially causing an awful lot of fear among the residents in something many of them to seek shelter. the in the

early in the morning of the capital key was wrong. a series of powerful explosions . officials claim if they were claiming the capitol, they shot down a russian cruise miss oliver residential area in the city. you can see right there on the footage. that was apparently the debra that came down on an apartment building. we understood a solid, a fire, and injured a people around $200.00 russian power. a troop was reportedly seized, the gospel m l s field just outside of fighting had been ongoing for 2 days. now it's when the paratroopers are linked up without the other russian forces there, and then they had a big 2 day battle with ukrainian soldiers. now the u n's, former deputy secretary generals as a key issue in the current situation, that is the key of according to him, has been ignoring the mental piece deal that was well practically since the day was signed or nearly 8 years ago for 8 years said he is

actually so, but that means a grievance that was adopted by the way where the security counselors because they didn't want to hold a certain listen. so that may be grimace that get this done. that's against the status in the federal 10th grade. and they, they were against the elections in this area. they, they were, i guess the whole package, their whole package, ukraine. the consensus next the gum says no, no, no, no, no, it was a big mistake. look, there should be some of the position of any country on any 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 brigades of brussels. has announced a raft of sanctions against russia following deliberations of between various european leaders, reporting from paris. now shawna, duban sky has details. it seems e you says it's now prepared to target president putin and the russian foreign minister said gay love of with sanctions as a result of these measures is military measures that russia has taken in the ukraine. other sanctions that have been announced on friday include the possible closure of air space to russian aircraft in poland and also in the czech republic. the czech republic also is going to stop giving out residency permits to russians. we do know that the sanctions, though are much wider ranging than that, looking to target as the economic and financial institutions and framework of

russia. they are the leaders of widely condemned the action that's taking place in ukraine, saying the president, putin has once again re introduced war into europe. we know that france is looking to block bank accounts of those russians who are listed in the sanctions and germany has said that essentially business with russian bang sees over and done with its kept boot with the exception of a few individual transactions. for example, russia hard and wary bon delaying the commission president said this is meant to hit russia hard and where it hurts. 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 rushes, borrowing costs, raise inflation and gradually erode rushes industrial base. however, not everyone is happy miss friends of the sanctions that have been proposed now so far. and there is a suggestion that even more could be coming in the next few days. poland, prime minister modify etzky has actually said that he would have liked mood done much earlier, including the you deciding that he won't buy any more russian gas. there was also condemnation for failing to agree on binding russia from using the swiss international payment system that came from a former president of the european council. donal task in this war, everything is real putins madness and cruelty ukrainian victims bombs falling on key f. only your sanctions are pretended, those you governments,

which block tough decisions, germany, hungary, italy have disgraced themselves. what impact those sanctions will have is yet to be determined. but what we do know is that with sanctions being threatened early this week on thursday, the rubel fell to historical levels against the dollar, and they would arrive the food, the value white russian stock market. we will see in the next few days what the impact of these particular functions will have. and also that have been pro chest t in european capitals against russia's action. it's military action in ukraine. the last few days. people saying that they want the war to stop, and in fact, we've also heard from you sit around the seas. the high representative to the european commission, who said that almost 2000 russians have been brutally detained in dozens of

cities in russia for participating in. com protests said to the piece of against the unjustified attack on the sovereign country of ukraine. he says, the kremlin is not sure to team is not the russian people that comes from the high representative to you. however, they're all those dissenting voices that say that this isn't all russia's fault and in fact the west also shows it's paul to blame in what's now playing out. that includes voices that just nigel for all the u. k. and also hearing france presidential hopeful candidates. eric, the more new to if we could have avoided this catastrophe. i have been saying for years, the west has a responsibility for the escalation of violence in the east, and i must understand russian demands against name to expansion. unfortunately,

we have done nothing to prevent this escalation. where might be sanction go even further? could we see military operations by nature on the ground in ukraine will not so says the french armed forces minister florence paul, who says that russia has not had rule declared against it. never by declaring there is no country that wants this, neither in europe nor in the us. we are faced with a nuclear power. we have not declared war on russia, and it seems present macaroni is open to dialogue, to having had discussions with president putin on thursday evening. the 2 leaders saying that they will keep those lines open. this conversation further here on, often international enjoy, a couple called massey and independent political journalists are joining us here in our international good evening to you all the way from moscow was lensky. apparently he wants to negotiate and food,

and so he's willing to do just that. in minutes, is it possible the end is theoretically inside already i truly, the russian side has older reasons to believe that zelinski is his political line is in line with natal. therefore, he knows that he is receiving orders and also instructions from his natal partners, especially from washington. therefore, engaging in a talk with southern sky, although it's very important. however, at the same time, you also need to talk with the people or the politicians or the countries behind it . and you're right. if we check the court ology or the timeline of the events, you will realize that every decision zelinski has taken in the past few years were against the interest of the ukrainian people. and at the same time, it was threatening dispositions were turning the national secrets. therefore put in can engage in negotiations. of course we didn't ski, however, most importantly.