andrew simmons al jazeera levine. the international criminal court chief prosecutor says investigation into possible war crimes in ukraine. we'll start straightway. investigation is backed by almost 40 countries, including e u. member states, the u. k. australia and canada. i see, see, prosecutor cream con said last week there was a reasonable basis to believe war. crimes have been committed. russia's foreign minister says the sanctions imposed on his country amount a theft and will hurt ordinary people. speaking exclusively to al jazeera, the gay lebron also keys the west of behaving like monsters. the blue holding up, so slow blues because to renew the such, they do not give a damn about all their principles, which they implemented in the international arena, including when they began to seize the assets of both the central bank of russia and our private companies. it's just tapped, they have abandoned all those rules that have been implemented into international life for more than 70 years. they have now simply cro

andrew simmons al jazeera levine in this, in sandra, filed his report. we understand that that convoy he was talking about is now roughly 64 kilometers long, so positioned to the north of the capital q for large as it is. our son is in the capital and he describes loud explosions. and we not know that sirens have been sounding in the city of philosophy to give more of them home to it was a difficult and hard day for people here and keep our many residents made the decision to either seek shelter or flee the capital. today we witnessed many families carrying their luggage and making their way by foot to the main train station before the curfew is put in place. despite talks between russia and ukraine on the belly, mercy and border, i don't want to draw conclusions. however, it is clear that things have not gone well, because shortly after the talks ended, the bombings intensified. we heard loud explosions that shook the capital, probably the loudest explosions that we've heard so far. and according to the mayor of brewery, a city in the suburbs of keys, m

andrew simmons al jazeera levine, was he, exclusively without his heir rushes foreign ministers that his country has always worked hard with the west. avoid the risk of a nuclear wall. so kayla, for all was asked if the world has reached the edge of a novice with another spreadsheet presented by the new ones cuz they'll still use live and we, you should direct that question to president biden. he's the one who said, if we do not go the way of sanctions, the alternative can only be the 3rd world war fighting as a veteran politician, regardless of our position on what the united states does on the international stage. biden. and president putin in june of last summer in geneva, consistently confirmed the declaration of the leaders of the united states and the soviet union in the 1980s that there could be no victor in nuclear war. and therefore, it should never flare up. in january of this year, the leaders of the 5 permanent members of the security council signed a similar joint declaration of a study in most likely the old instinct is still alive in the minds of our western partners t

andrew simmons al jazeera levine. ok, let's cross live now to jonah hole who is in la v. that for a says so jonah, let's start with that is capture of care sun, which of course is slightly disappeared or at least a ukrainian forces say they're fighting on, but how significant is it if indeed it is the case, russia is control in control of song and they say they are, and so the pictures indicate that they are all. there are lots of pictures of heavy russian. amr and artillery parading quite at ease through the city and through the main thoroughfare through the center of the city. if indeed, this is the case, it is significant 7 days into this invasion, no other urban centre has fallen to the russians. every intelligence analyst will tell you that they will have hoped for much quicker capitulation, they won't have counted on the storm ukrainian resistance. so it's not if you like in the russians belt, that they've got one city down. it's a strategic target. it's only denita river. it's also on the black sea coast, just to the immediate west of the crime in peninsula. and wh

andrew simmons al jazeera levine was behaving exclusively to out there are rushes. foreign minister insist that the military operation is justified. think a lover of said his country could no longer sit and watch its neighbor become a bigger threat. it took me shasky to call a yeast, you put them so you ukraine has the capabilities and technology to manufacturer and nuclear weapon. mister putin talked about this. that's why within this military operation, we put into consideration the experience we've learned over the last decades. since the collapse of the soviet union, the mission is clear to disarm ukraine and not deploy or manufacture any weapons that threaten russia, security. or meanwhile, the un general assembly, as a proved to resolution that deplores spot, doesn't condemn russia's ukraine invasion. it was, it's fast emergency fashion since 1997 from the un kristen slimming port you crane came to the general assembly, arguing that russian aggression is a violation of the un charter as well as a deadly existential threat. they have come to the ukranian soil, not only to kill some of

andrew simmons al jazeera levine, poland prime ministers visited a reception center near the ukrainian border to see the refugee crisis 1st. and his government has had a long, has been a long standing critic of the kremlin. and it's dealing with the largest influx of people escaping this war. but there was some volunteers actually crossing the other way back in to ukraine to provide humanitarian relief. same buster ivy has more from lublin in easton, poland, in a medieval town in poland. a few hours drive from ukraine in the courtyard of an old church. volunteers from all over europe are preparing aid convoys, bound for the border. less than a week into the russian invasion. this spontaneous effort aims to help displaced and desperate people in sight you crate. on you my own needs, they dont have anything. i'm just they don't have anything to eat anywhere to sleep . nothing to fight. well. volunteers are working against the clock to pack and drive as much aid into the country as they can organize was worry, belushi and forces allied with russia could soon block their supply lines. this

andrew simmons al jazeera levine, without as much as half, is in the capital. he described hearing loud explosions, even a philosopher to give them a home too. it was a difficult and hard day for people here and keep. many residents made the decision to either seek shelter or flee the capital. today we witnessed many families carrying their luggage and making their way by foot to the main train station before the curfew is put in place. despite talks between russia and ukraine on the bela lucy and border, i don't want to draw conclusions. however, it is clear that things have not gone well, because shortly after the talks ended, the bombings intensified was. we heard loud explosions that shook the capital. probably the loudest explosions that we've heard so far. and according to the mayor of brewery, a city in the suburbs of keys, missiles have targeted the city agenda. but like i mentioned, you're crying as president of court for no fly zone to stop russian strikes. or you feel, you wouldn't, you know, still go to the russian forces severely shout. garcia who

andrew simmons al jazeera levine. let's focus more on east and ukraine now where russian forces and separate and say the port city of mario paul is surrounded and there are reports of heavy casualties. child stratford is monitoring developments different any pro some worry, the terrifying accounts that we're hearing from people trying to get out of mario full. we've been speaking to drivers and members of a convoy put together by the greek console. the. the greeks surprisingly have a community in merrill pal, and the council tried to put together a convoy to get civilians out and they're describing horrifically strong and terrifying. fighting inside mariel pal, the seasoning they are describing bridges, at least one bridge that has been destroyed. they're unable to confirm who destroyed the bridge, and they say that there is this, this, this terrifying effort to try and get civilians out of the cities, marable, of course, of huge strategic importance. a naval port city on the see of as off and somewhere where we had a

andrew simmons al jazeera levine, was he mentioned more than a 1000000 people have fled ukraine in just a week. the you and products for 1000000 good eventually lee. but once even that projection could be revised upwards, most of headed west into poland and hungary dominant came, spoke to some ukrainians who arrived in germany just a few days ago these people were fleeing the war in ukraine. now they are arriving in berlin after a journey which has lost it many hours. the chaos of the last week is separated many from their families and brought them to a city which is welcoming them as refugees. for some, the experience has been overwhelming. i was on the train from keel to the 5th, when the bombs started to fall. i can still hear the explosions in my ears now. the whole train was shaking off. oh my god. we have no plan. i. i know this. we're on, we're on. i don't know what to do. i wanted to look and sense my, me army brain and for the many still stuck in the war zone. there are people here trying to help them assembling packages of essential supplies as at this center, in potsdam or in

andrew simmons al jazeera levine more now from the v, with jonah hall, who's her reporting life press. good morning, jonah, you know, we were talking yesterday about how it is some quarters. the people was angle. actually, things aren't going as well as they might have expected for the russian military. but then we see these say to satellite images, they're close. well, that is still the assessments of quest and intelligence. things are not and have not been going quite as the russians might have hope that's certainly no reason the russians to stop and evidently in any reason any longer of them to slow down. they are upping their tempo now of attacks on large urban centers that is clear, the reports of explosions being heard in key of this morning. the capital, of course, the most important urban centre in the country, that enormous convoy you've been hearing about to the north west. 40 miles long, contains rush, nama troops, logistical and support supplies, field supplies, and so on. that's ready to move or attempt to move on the capital. there's another convoy coming up from the sou

andrew simmons, al jazeera levine, and more with john hall. now he's in the v. v as well. jonah, i feel intensity is the word now right across to ukraine. russia just increasing that intensity, whether it be on the ground with area of the time. you know, that continues to be lots of talk, including in western intelligence assessments about they frustration being felt by the russians at the slow pace of their march into ukraine. a combination of heavy ukrainian resistance and sort of equipment failures and tactical decision making by the russians as well. and the result of it is that they are certainly upping the tempo of their attacks and potentially changing their tactics aimed at heavily populated urban centers. but most important, of course, of which use the capital key is we've heard reports of explosions on tuesday morning in and around the city. and as you said, that this enormous convoy to the north, north west, stretching some 40 miles, these of troops, artillery support, and logistics units, readying to move on the capital, making very, very, very slow progress. i

andrew simmons al jazeera levine. well, as he mentioned more than a 1000000 people have fled ukraine in just a week. the un products for 1000000 could eventually lead, but once even that projection could be revised upwards, most have headed west into poland and hungary, or catherine mahoney's global spokeswoman for the un refugee agency. she says the situation is going to get much worse. i can't even imagine that i am here 7 days ago. i would have never thought it possible to be here a telling the world that we now have 1000000 people who have fled terrifying violence in ukraine. this is an accident rarely seen. we and you know, many of my colleagues who been working in with you and each year for the a lifetime. they've never seen a pace and a scale of a crisis like this. we're talking about 1000000 people who are fleeing, you know, active warfare into the cold. you know, we're so grateful that these 1000000 women children, elderly disabled, have received such a warm welcome. the solidarity from the international comm

andrew simmons, al jazeera levine. well, as you mentioned, ukraine's president has called for a no fly zone to stop russian air strikes. or she's, you silly, she wouldn't him. just look on through lethargic russian forces, severely shell car, key or houses were destroyed. a lot of infrastructure was destroyed. video has proven that the target people's buildings, advocates, a war crime that should be investigated. and no one will ever forgive you for targeting civilians, ballistic missiles, artillery. this war has to be stopped immediately. i suggest and i believe that the sky needs to be close to russia. metal co worker is a former us ambassador to nato, and he says the alliance should seriously consider president zalinski is request. i do think it's a relevant idea. we should be listening carefully to president zalinski on this. i think if it were over keith and western ukraine, it could be effective and helping preserve the capital, helping deserve ukraine armed forces, so that they can defend their country. if russi

andrew simmons al jazeera levine. well, i come boy of russian vehicles and just been talking about is no said to be about 40 kilometers long. it's including tanks of miss i launches, and it's still reported at the moment to be positioned north of the capital cave. agitators moves us. her son is in the capital. he describes loud explosions with more expected through the nights. and we're being told that silence or no sounding and give him on a philosophy to give mar them home to it was a difficult and hard day for people here and keep our many residents made the decision to either seek shelter or flee the capital. today we witnessed many families carrying their luggage and making their way by foot to the main train station before the curfew is put in place. despite talks between russia and ukraine on the belly, mercy and border, i don't want to draw conclusions. however, it is clear that things have not gone well, because shortly after the talks ended, the bombings intensified. we heard loud explosions that shook the c

jonah, how al jazeera louise and andrew simmons is leih from levine. this our i, andrew, have son and can keep to places we're learning a lot about at the moment. tell us more hook, heave has suffered such colossal damage, such colossal human loss. and it all the latest wave started on tuesday night when there was a colossal explosion at a military air field. and just outside the city. that shook with military air filter's, it's known an orange, a total fireball there in the sky. it was a stove, a secondary explosion within that that, that blaze which was from, of bombs rock. it's miss isles. are all we've expect for war planes? nothing left of it. now. this was followed a few hours later by paratroopers landing and the outskirts of the city immediately coming into contact with ukrainian forces. small arms, fire grenades, chaos and a military hospital was a tats, according to ukrainian officials by those power troopers. it's unclear what's happening in that fighting right now. but hark eve, well, if you look at it, what remains of that city it's been b