is to look so common ground a driver has that to make this scratch read and we to fast so we don't fall under ukrainian. shelling are tell you reports from been done by the city of done yet can speak through emergency services working tirelessly as this through the shell, by ukrainian forces on a daily basis. also ahead in the program, we must get the international community to practice true multilateralism, uphold the international system with the un at its core. data is the message from the chinese president tells an online summit of the bricks grouping kicks off in beijing. the high level meeting comes despite western attempts to drive a wedge between the block off emerging economies the european parliament adults a resolution in support of grunting ukraine can do the same status to the youth,

but some politicians at voice concerns the move could offer a key of false hope with un warrens about somalia is plunging into a superior and then during food crisis, with children starving to death quote. before our eyes, the prices appears to be largely going on. notice with global attention and money focused on you print with across the world around the clock. this is our team from the team on myself, unit o'neill. hello, and welcome to the news our. let's begin with the day's developments in the ukraine conflict. russia essays a ton destroyed up to 50 multiple rocket launchers positioned in hungers in nikolai of nobody's the same city where moscow came yesterday, it had killed 500 ukrainian soldiers and military equipment taken out as well in

the strike. fuel reserves and repair facilities were hit 2 in fighting across the don boss. republics, russia say some 650 ukrainian soldiers, meanwhile, have been killed in the past 24 hours while tanks, artillery units, drones and other military hardware have been destroyed. that deadlock situation in the key city of c over the net square, a fierce battle had raged since early march remains unchanged. meanwhile, people in the city of done yet scar, living under dearly shelling from the ukrainian army. our teacher among customer of is there right now and filed this report. today we're working in the keeps districts of the city of the nascar. this area has been targeted by a crate and military for the last 8 years. and the shelling only intensified over the last 4 months. and the moment we are at one of the units so far,

local firefighters. now this particular station has been hit several times by ukrainian artillery. look on this. this is a multiple rocket launch system i've this was intercepted by missile defense above this station, according to experts. it was full of a cluster munition. and once again, this unit was damaged. now over the last 8 years, it sustained quite a lot of damage, but firefighters emergency workers can continue receiving hundreds of calls every single day to try and help all those civilians that are in need of assistance to villains that have been hit by ukrainian artillery. this particular area of the network, key of school district is suffered quite a bit miraculously,

over the years. no one from this particular units of the emergency services had been killed. but only a day ago, one of the drivers of these vehicles as he was on a coal, to save somebody from the results of the crate in schilling, while he was critically wounded. and i spoke to his comrades who were at the scene of thrill keys, korean, after the shelling people were trapped inside the house. so we came to clear the entrance when we were preparing to without the fire. the shelling continued with any of our driver was wound in, so i decided to evacuate the crew immediately. so i drove the water tank and the crew back here course will are. the driver was covered in blood borne. we understood that his shoulder was hit up. what, what we didn't know was that a number of his bones were fractured and that his lungs were damaged. the doctors

told us this, the chief offer this station on the election go, has been in charge of this unit for over 8 years. and everyone here is like a son to him, so he knows every one year i deeply hand personally. i asked him about the tactics that ukrainian artillery employ when bombarding civilian district of dennis was led to the intense shelling like this has happened in 8 years to some regions of dentist city actually literally, every day or 8 years ago shelling lost it after an hour now it can last 8 hours, non stop you and, and it's civilian areas in civil an infrastructure. we're talking about live in no chance for repairs. we see a pattern here after some shelling our lives arrive and then after half an hour the shelling starts again. it is now go in cycles. what tactic is it? it's sort of tactic really. it's a mockery of all of us will of that we bottom, i just we're now ready to leave from this fire station,

but so we need to make sure that the road is clear and we're not going to go under shelling somebody finds out whether the road is that the coast is clear? mcgee over we just talked austin walker. but let me look them up. okay. kind of garage it ladies shelling to place about sir a minute ago. so the ghost is clear for now. and so we can go. so we've left the fire station emergency services or the driver has that to make this stretch really, really fast. so we don't fall under ukrainian shelling which has been continuing. i'd say since 8 o'clock in the morning at, in the here in the keeps kit district or something that's been happening here over the last 8 years and wore intensively over the last 4 months scores. ofa civilians have been killed. score the cylinders have been the ones as but for now

we are leaving this area and hopefully we'll make it back to our hotel, safe and sound raman cosser of hearty done that's also and use line you as high mars miss. i'll systems have arrived in ukraine, not as according to key of authority, is the long range rocket units were sent as part of another assistant package. washington previously announced the delivery of 4 other hi mars systems, although they have not yet been deployed as ukrainian soldiers hadn't been trained and how to use some of them. ah, a major summits of the bricks, countries, the world's biggest, emerging economies has kicked off on line with russian president vladimir putin joining the discussions in his opening remarks. the host of the summer chinese president, she jin ping emphasize the need for quote true multilateralism in the world.

in our meeting today, kansas a crucial moment of choice for the future of humanity. we must get the international community to practice true multilateralism, uphold the international system with the un at his core and international all to underpinned by international law. we must abandon the cold war mentality and block confrontation and oppose univ actual sanctions. and it's important for the world to recognize that forge in a community with shared future is much better than the practice of hedge money. go back to change and paying. now at the start of the 2 day session, the leaders of the 5 bricks nation stressed, the importance of developing cooperation within the group with the russian president. stating the forum has massive potential for ensuring the world stability and security. our teeth double quarter has the key back right now about this year's summit. for the 1st time since rushes, military operation in ukraine began leaders from some of the world's biggest energy

producing countries are gathering for the international bricks forum. despite the west attempts to turn the rest of its members states against russia, they're standing firm in favor of multi polarity, as the global energy crisis rages on the 1st 3 months of this year. trade between russia and the bricks. countries have increased by a whopping 38 percent reaching $45000000000.00. in may, china even became the world's biggest importer of russian oil making up for a lot of the difference for western clients last through sanctions. india, for its part, has gone from importing basically no russian oil at all to buying over 760000 barrels a day for the western powers that constantly espoused the principles of free market capitalism. none of these developments should contradict their values. russia's got a product that the consumers want, but things clearly are not. that simple is up with me, but new to western partners, disregard the basic principles of a market. economy free trade in viability of private property and pursuing

irresponsible macroeconomic policy, including the uncontrolled printing of money and accumulation of unsecured debt. as for the ongoing global food crisis, bodamer putin and his south african counterpart have been discussing how to secure africa supply of food and fertilizers. well, that is no doubt, a good sign of closer cooperation between bricks countries and a good sign for the over 3000000000 people who call those countries home. especially those living with the effects of the west sanctions regime. don quarter, well, the program director of the vol died discussion club gave us some insights on the prospects for the bricks grouping going forward. he believes cooperation keyword that, as you're going to hear the next few days within the block will become more diverse in the coming years. i think that we will see indeed more and more layers to this breaks corporation going forward. i think the breaks plus initiative

that was launched by china, whereby wide circle of friends, dozens of countries becoming allies, becoming major counterparts of the briggs economies in terms of economic financial development will develop into something very diverse and something that opens many pathways to the possible formats of corporation amongst the bricks, plus economies, it could be science and technology platforms. another area that i think is very promising is digital corporation. and of course, finally, another theme that i think is very important is a human capital based platform amongst the brakes economies that targets education, health care. and we are at the beginning of something that is likely to transform the world economy in a major way for the better. several countries have already expressed interest in

becoming bricks. members, including a rum rushes, foreign minister, a hell talk with his counterpart earlier. both sides discuss western sanctions thing, the quote limit the quality and sovereignty of affected countries join statement that moscow on tyrann also insisted on the full restoration of the iranian nuclear deal and called on turkey and the un to work to open up a black sea grain corridor cannot use line today, the europe in parliament has adopted a resolution in support of grunting ukraine unmoved dover candidacy status for the you. the move kicks off the process to join the block, although it could still take decades for full membership. not all european parliament member supported the resolution. however, some members of frances identity in democracy on the left party in germany voted

against reject european commission, often not to recommend georgia for a candidacy status. the final decision on ukraine, moldova speed will be made today. now the summit of the leaders and requires the support of all countries in the block pro disclose rejected. now some more reaction i'll be in is prime minister is said that ukraine joining the you will not be a speedy process. i'll be in the north macedonia, montenegro, serbia, and turkey are all current account that's on the list. but the european commission president is something firm and ukranian official. yes, ukraine deserves european prospector. yes, ukraine should be welcomed as a candidate country. it hasn't though, been a smooth ride. the key f. numerous countries of question did suitability for candidate status issues over widespread corruption, a lack of stability in its institutions. it's poor economic state. and of course,

the fact that the country is improved in a war have raised serious concerns would you guys finish the activities of those politicians aimed at division or collusion will not succeed, but will receive a harsh response. however, many of these issue seem to have been whitewashed when the commission gave its recommendation overall as regards the political criteria, ukraine as well advanced in reaching the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for protection of minorities. but even lung delane has admitted ukraine will have to pull out all the stops if it's to reach the final destination. as an e. u. member. other members of the block agree, this could be

a very long way off. use of we all know perfectly well the process to allow ukraine to join the would take several years. indeed, probably on several decades. some countries such ifs turkey have been waiting since the end of the last century. and even if you crane can fulfill the very long list of requirements, the dream of becoming a member of the you could still be just fat, becoming a candid, it may signal the intention. but it's certainly no guarantee alesco live now to hamburg and speak to human rights lawyer on sociologist martin dolder high martin. yeah, as i met the e u. leaders are expected today to ground candidacy status to a country embroiled in conflict on which was already facing huge economic, unsocial challenges even before russia's offensive. therefore, it is this moves do you think purely symbolic or what's the true motivation?

i think it is a symbolic move and anyway, and this is you have your move as well. if you look at the ukraine, the ukraine protocol making for terrier which you mean that there has to be a democratic society. the human rights tend to be capitalized and, and ukraine, we have impunity or torture us. we have a lot of corruption. we have partial involved in the state. so it just you, candidate on long term. so i think it's more symbolic act than real men. statements to invite someone to come to this european union. although the move is being passed by the european parliament, it did not receive unanimous support or those concerns likely to intensify within the block going forward. yes, i think it will be a long procedure. anyway,

the candidate is just beginning on the process. and if you look at who is profiting of this, it can be, cannot be the population of the ukraine. because if you look at the countries, not in the central european union, but on the sides of the european union like greece, which had been forced to do measure nomic lee, which the study by the macro economic construct. if you look at project saying they don't profit a lot of the union, but they have to drag or. and then if you look at the navy creeps area, some of the european union members in the minute. they won't be accepted as new members because they don't fulfill all the areas, especially in the ring of the human rights offering. so i think this is a symbolic act, and i think that not many actors inside the european

union profit off this, especially the population of ukraine and the population in the european prophet. as you well know, president lensky has been on the global tour, really drumming up support. anything from westminster to the oscars is ukraine's us session. really attempt to appease him. it's something he's been demanding amid the criticism that he's put out there to, to the global community. really, that's the block. the e. u has not been supporting key ever enough. yes, it could be something like that. but if you then look up proper at the politics of president lensky, what he's doing is all the time calling for weapons he's calling to integrate the ukraine into the european union. but she's never calling rachel as the people in

ukraine. if you want to bet you would like to say to the european union or the united states government that they show that i have to negotiate a dialogue if you want to handle in favor of this population. and so he always claims for ukraine wants to be minimal need to ukraine, wants to be member of european union. and maybe it's a step towards his demands. but that don't follow the population in ukraine and don't have over the conflict in the moment. the european commission martin has a low dover and ukraine from getting can to see status, but at the same time rejected george's bed, which of course, unlike ukraine, has not had war. what do you make of, of the thinking that shows that the kind all of them, if you say a very negative, it's like, you know, you, ukraine and ga,

both updates. when to check the possibilities to choose whatever they want, the population can choose whatever they want. and if you look at the situation in the ukraine that was going on involved in the government and that's corruption, georgia, that might be corruption, but there's no partial involved. and so it's a bit like arbitrary who is given a status. all, it's not very if you look at it like superficial and might be arbitrary. know what's a strategic decision? but more of the european union wants to re modem inside its own block. because i think in the moment we project with a new block confrontation in between the nato states. and the more oriented states around the china and south africa,

the european union tries to entangled states by doing so with georgia. they are not the rate that there is any risk that georgia would be to rochelle friendly or to friendly. ready to break states, but more, for example, that the population is deciding which way to go. so just educated decision. yeah. interesting analysis as always martin, thank you for your time. martin dolder, former german parliamentarian and member of the left party. thank you as well. have a nice evening you too. somalian is starving to death before our eyes. that is the stark warning. the u ends as should to g 7 leaders ahead of their summit this week, and it said only a massive on the immediate ceiling up of funds could save the country, descending into a catastrophe, caused by a great famine. somali is just one part of a bigger crisis. the african continent is facing right now. but despite

a global appeal for a theo site, sudan and somali, attracting pledges of $6000000000.00. the u. n. c's, only 3 percent of those funds have actually been received in a bid to tackle the ford crisis in africa. the u has pledged on additional humanitarian package, but it's estimated to be much less than europe is providing for ukraine with more than how the funding is drying up due to the conflict here. so our tease policy are i cancelled the waste of johanna space, where wanting to people doesn't have a job and wanting for people like the rest of africa is patient and insecurity. maybe 15000000 children are managed on this continent. now to fight found them in the last year, the european union spend $1800000000.00. compare this 4 feet, 4300000000 dollars more than twice that number, that the

e u has spent in ukraine in just the last 4 months. the foreign policy chief joseph borrow accuses the russian president vladimir putin, of a deliberate attempt to create hunger in the world. in order to pressure on the you to lift sanctions. one can not imagine that the millions of tons of wheat remain block ukraine. you are the director who will, people are suffering hunger pieces that really walk right. but in africa, 12 people die upon get every minute. statistics that existed long before the ukrainian crisis. not only does not acknowledge it's disproportionate spending in ukraine, it's doing very little to help fight famine. it's excuse and i want to insist that it's not going to be in sanction. sure. which creates english crisis. our sanctions don't target foot don't out of the 4th july. african leaders disagree,

the chairman of the african union court on brussels to provide relief for imported cereals and fertilizers. it is aggravated by european sanctions on the method of payment. we want to play, but it comes impossible. so we are asking the europeans for the same mechanism as for gas and oil. so far that coal has fallen on deaf is bowl and says that the sanctions on russia are not responsible for the global from crisis. and an african countries should not gain any special stations fighting back to people who live here. we food is case and becoming more so policy a r, t deep sewage johannesburg policy around to get a better understanding of the shantarian issues and food crisis in africa. we spoke to local experts, quality shows to measure and one aspect regarding crises or something should happen. you know, so that, that issue. so for building a come key,

money is one issue but also contributing to what mechanisms to ensure that money's stand correctly in order to hunger and fat nafrica has to be on number one, emergency food assistance that can help burnable people in rapid chance and id. and people have been displaced to complex number to helping some people are and they get access to funding and assistance in order to improve agricultural yield, developing countries in europe and the united states and canada to provide assistance in to provide support and, and help african country implement developmental initiatives that can reduce poverty, increase employment, and create opportunity and improve governance and contribute to social economic development. one sustainable developmental model that is not predicated on one time

that's related to conflict related to the emergency, but it shouldn't be a sustainable relationship that can ensure that africa is self reliable for seeing read over a suppose a green agenda. environmentalists are calling on the european union for its failure to back its pledges to protect natural areas around the globe. it's after a new report shows rubber which is imported by the blog poses a deforestation. threat to africa as tropical regions now figures show industrial rubber plantations in africa, are responsible for the destruction of tropical forests covering an area 16 times larger than brussels. with the e u, a key consumer of all rubber produced in the region. that commodity is exempt from the blog legislation that prevents imports of goods linked to the destruction of forests spark the fury of the environmental watch dog,

global witness from cameroon. to count if you are the eas, voracious appetite for rubber as devastating indigenous communities in eroding a vital carbon sink, yet astonishingly, a draft law to prevent deforestation. linked products from being sold in europe doesn't include rubber failed to oblige banks to stop funding, deforestation, and does not uphold indigenous communities rights. the main owners of these rubber plantations are companies from sing of poor and belgium who received funding from major european banks. the sectors expansion is also seeing per are local communities cut off from vital lum that they had previously used for farming for hunting. locals accused foreign firms of siphoning resources from their countries. here's one view we heard in cameras. i says on campus, these companies use our land for their benefit. we have 3. i grew industrial companies here in the district of design gay, and they've invaded the area and taken all the spaces to farm another poor farmers

have to go very far away. the poor need bigger resources because it's a long term fight between the 2. the big companies have all the money to get the land, unlike the small planters, and that's the problem. the big companies have the means to benefit from everything today. he says, no, the u has defended the import saying rubber accounts for the smallest fraction of deforestation not occurs. week of the take all the environmental journalists who believes the situation shows the block is only are to serve its own interests in africa. the world has never seen africa. oh, from the prism of what a child manufacturing ground. you know the picture has been that he's the big battery is the warehouse. oh my do that. it's the only piece i pretend to say that we will look into the issue that we know is that she was gonna issue because this vision continues working

with government goes is a huge wellness problem. it is really a huge contradiction because the version of community life has been, has him in his business, in the piece of went on, well as if the edition in africa. yes, ireland is the one loving the protecting your interest. we all knew the damage in the international market, and these are in those like global issues. what the industry is going up is lobby so that you cannot buy the thing that that p c. this is, this is very clear. this is a permanent dynamic. oh, kind of in nice know market interest now for a sizable part of the ukraine conflict, so far,

one city dominated headlines next. we have the inside story as told by survivors of the siege. mario pl. homecoming begins in moments. oh, the ah . dolder of brings food to the city and on her way back she times people who are too weak to live in the ruins of mary who pl. any more.