region of donetsk declared itself people's republic. steve rosenburg has been sitting down with the man who appointed himself chairman to find out how far it is from reconciliation from kiev. >> the worst thing is people are becoming use to war despite what the media are saying especially ukrainian media. this is now a full scale civil war. innocent civilians are being killed. these deaths are no longer creating shock as the first victims did. the fact that ukraine has held a presidential election and poroshenko has won it, that doesn't change the situation. we think he's the one giving orders now. they want to get the dirty work done before his inauguration to make him look whiter than white. will they succeed? we'll see. we're not going anywhere. this is our home. >> so you're saying there's no way back? there's no way back to a united ukraine for donetsk? >> translator: we have passed the point of no return. if there be no aggression by kiev, no victims, then we could have held a referendum about being part of united ukraine. the sta

. >>> now pro russian fighters in ukraine have sworn allegiance to donetsk people's republic. we have reports from the eastern city of donetsk. >> the separatist fighters of eastern ukraine have been given a week to surrender and accept amnesty. instead on saturday these militia volunteers swore an oath to fight to the end. until my last breath they chanted, until my last drop of blood. >> they numbered 100. most of them established fighters but some of them new volunteers. this 19-year-old, a former ukrainian army trainee now prepared to fight against his former comrades. >> i don't know what to tell you. maybe it's my up bringing but i can't sit and watch it with my eyes closed. i will hel do everything to help my land and my people. >> reporter: the separatists rejected the president's cease-fire even before it began. but their options are narrowing. an elected member of the kiev parliament. now his separatist rhetoric means he's a wanted man stripped of immunity. >> i'm prepared for the international community to stop the war. what is happening now with the planes, canons,

a sense of lawlessness reins. >> military fatigues are an ordinary site in donetsk. many of the people who live here believe kiev is to blame. we support them. it's right. >> the ukrainian army is wounding us. these men are protecting us. >> violence in the east is not the only battle the country's new president now faces. petro poroshenko says he wants peace. the people watching on have yet to be convinced. kim vinnell donetsk. >> president vladimir putin has toughened the foreign agent law. the legislation already obvious blooijsz non-governmental agencies to register as foreign agents if they receive funding from entreat. now, the justice handwriting ministry can put an ngo the on the list if they haven't filed themselves. from moscow. >> reporter: the offices aren't glamorous but the work is invaluable. employees constantly monitor the political pulse of russia with polls and surveys. last may, though, prosecutors told the independent polster having foreign clients meant it must register as a foreign agent. there are no signs this will be rolled back. the next st

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kim vinnell joins us from donetsk. a day after the president's inauguration and human rights watch releases a report critical of government forces. what more do you know of this report? >> well, this was a letter from human rights watch to president petero poroshenko. it is critical of the ukranian military, basically outlining the speempss of monitors -- experience of the monitors. reports that we are hearing is it's corroborating what you learn. residential areas are shelled, dangerous developments. it talked about one incident at a hospital in slovyansk hit by a mort iffier. it was inside the hospital. the report says that separatists had gone to the hospital and warned them that elderly patients have been evacuating. they couldn't confirm the locations. but it was hit. the letter goes on to explain the obligations of the ukrainian military to use force and at all costs to target civilian errors. >> can you give us an idea of what the situation is like on the ground in the east of ukraine. >> this morning we heard t

. >>> in the city of donetsk residents fearful of voings are bordering up homes and shops -- violence are bordering up homes and shops between pro-russian supporters and the ukranians. >> reporter: a quiet descended on the city of donetsk. business owners shut up shop, some boarding up businesses. many, like igor, are fearful a military operation may be imminent. >> translation: anything can happen. artillery bombing or an airbomb shot down over the city. i'm worried when i drive through the city. one or two years ago no one would have thought kiev would have waged war against us for having a different opinion. >> reporter: the battle for control of the airport brought the reality of the conflict home. dozens of fighters were killed in the siege. some residents believe it's a matter of time before the entire up to was tape. >> two of my grandsons were born. we have waited them for a long time. now i feel they are in danger. i am worried and pray for them. the ukranian government is a dictatorship. >> a new element has been introduced to the crisis. they escorted us inside a base. insi

kim vinnell reports from donetsk. >> slovyansk is a city under siege. al jazeera cannot independently verify the video. it claims to show residential areas coming under fire. doctors tell us that civilians are among the wounded. inside the city goodbyes are a reminder of human costs. parents were left behind as they were evacuated to safety. the ukranian military launched a major offensive to regain control of slovyansk and the vouching villages. we found a hospital where wounded separatists are being treated. armed men stormed the building. a doctor who didn't want to be identified showed us through the building. he told us it's difficult to get medical supplies coming from russia. >> supplies are easy to get, but hard to get across the russian border. they can wait at the border. >> a few streets away separatist fighters are on alert for military assault. >> pro-russian separatists man check point on main roads in and out of donetsk. sporadically enforcing a curfew and a sense of lawlessness reigns. >> ballet claefas and military fatigues are an ordin

craggover -- gulliver from donetsk. >> headaches for travelers in france. real -- rail strike in its eighth day, it will be pushed till tomorrow. a few more trains running but a resolution to the conflict is nowhere in sight. on tuesday, some strikers clashed with police in paris. train drivers are protesting the planned reorganization of the french railway company. now, the government has shown no sign of backing down. some sports news. defending champions spain have a lot at stake against chile today. they will have to scramble because they need to make up for the crushing, 5-1 loss against the netherlands. in spain, is never say die for the team's fans. sarah morris has more from madrid. as insouthern madrid, most places, pretty much one topic of conversation -- the 5-1 loss to the netherlands stunned the country. now the shot has subsided and fans are in good spirit. confident their players can fight back. >> spain is going to win 3-0 against chile. the last game was bad, that can happen to anyone. we are going to be chile and australia, you will see. >

an official in donetsk today was shot dead. ukraine is a deeply divided nation.etro porashenko sent his speech to send a message to russia, condemning its annexation to crimea, saying the region is and will be ukrainian. we have more from kiev. >> reporter: he may have the red carpet. petro porashenko has a mountain to climb if he's to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. at his inauguration the international community was there to show support. for an elected leader at last in ukraine. president petro porashenko promised to take the fight to the rebellion in the east, and to russia over crimea. >> translation: who comes with a sword will fall from the ward. citizens of ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down with russia. >>> . >> reporter: on europe he said this time there'll be no turning back. >> translation: what exactly do we have to do to live free lives free and prosperous lives. all this is enshrined in the agreement on political association and free trade zone with the european union. many of you and myself were part o

let's get the late forest kim vinnell, who is close to donetsk. what more do we know about the incident, kim? . >> i can tell you it was an il-76 military transport plane carrying military personal and supplies, going in as part of a rotation into the donetsk airport. we understand 49 have been killed much the plane was shot down last night. i can bring you breaking news now - the ukranian military has started launching air strikes on checkpoints in luhansk, and attacking a military base in the region, taken over by pro-russian separatists. a dangerous development. separatists in luhansk are in control of the city, taking control of two nard base, and had -- national guard base and have checkpoints in the city. they say they'll meet the attack with everything they have. it's not an easy task to bring down a plane of this size. the defense minterry says there's heavy artillery, anti-aircraft. this will play out in the coming hours. we'll hear strong words from kiev. >> you have been reporting from the area in the past few weeks. the tension is palp

paul brennan reports from donetsk in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: it came down to a simple flourish of a pen, a signature on a page. but this association agreement will fundamentally alter the economic prospects of millions of people. getting to this point has cost hundreds of lives and severely strained diplomatic ties. it has brought ukraine to the brink of civil war. president poroshenko said his country had paid the highest possible price to make her dreams come true. >> of course all of us would have wished to sign that agreement under different, more comfortable circumstances. on the other hand, the external aggression faced by ukraine gives another strong reason for this crucial step. by signing this agreement, ukraine takes enormous commitment terms of reform. but it is a document of joint ownership and joint responsibility. >> reporter: this treaty is not without cost. ukraine now benefits from having access to the european market. but it must make significant reforms to comply with e.u. regulations. full e.u. membership is still a long way off. and russia continue to his e

. >>> let's join david chater live in donetsk, eastern ukraine. even with fukudome there are peace talks or a seize fire it will take a long time before the bad blood of the people in the area goes away. >> reporter: david, that's right. there is a very goose phrase to describe the situation, it's that ukraine's past is always eating its future. now will a 15 minute conversation and a brief handshake mean that ukraine can escape it's a past and find a new and peaceful future? we have to wait and see. i think it's a very good sign that has been a little bit of draw down in luhansk. i think the mood on the ground amongst separatist fighters that i have been with is that this war is going to continues. they are going to continue fighting against the ukraine government because they call them terrorists, they have vowed

kim vanel, donetske. >> deal with demonstrations. 44 cities across spain. they are calling for the end to a monarchy in spain and for a third republic to be set up. al jazeera's nasniy nashiri is there. this follows the abdication of king juan carlos. >> yes, it is. the crowds are getting bigger as we speak. they are pretty quiet in terms of violence but vocal for what they're saying. they're calling for a third republic. they say tomorrow the monarchy will end. let's get the cameraman to pan down and look at what's going on in the crowds. this is an age of austerity in spain and many are upset with the monarchy. they see this as a new era, new beginning for spain but don't want the monarchy anymore. they are calling for a republic. they are calling for a new generation, new era of hope. this is a big problem for the spanish government because actually is legally there is no mechanism for abdication for prince phillip who is the son of juan carlos to take over. >> nasiny, i don't know if you can still hear me but i guess royalists are hoping that the in-com

donetsk and jobless to become part of russia they will not be very pleased by this he said move from their point of use negative they would prefer that not to happen so therefore it's up to moscow to ensure their safety and to inform the anti-government forces that this is they want a peace settlement and want a truce they want to ceasefire and they want some kind of settlement on paper between moscow and kiev what the poroshenko be doing right now. he started is to ensure peace to negotiate an agreement with moscow and it can only be done with in concert with moscow it has to be an agreement between the russian and . ukrainian government that will ensure a truce and then a cease fire and then some type of deal whereby both sides of the government for a new korean army cease offensive action so that peace can reign in that area then gradually this area can come back to the normal situation kiev has to decide what the status of donetsk and luhansk problems will be will become a kind of autonomy is region within kiev or will kiev remain a unitary state that's something which at renegot

soldiers gave an oath of allegiance to the people's republic of donetsk for a month offer of r.t. that's ukraine. months of military action has forced tens of thousands to flee to neighboring russia hundreds of the border seeking shelter and refugee camps and you can hear some of their stories on our team dot com. we will now meet the world's most expensive weapon the four hundred billion dollar f. thirty five now the aircraft to surprise sign just one even higher thanks to additional funding plagued by delays massive cost overruns and bloated bureaucracy the jets left even its top backers some warts on the well md and to cover the price the plane is now being seated to foreign buyers as artie's marina portnoy explains . the f. thirty five stealth fighter jet is the crime to look ram of military planes. and the pentagon's most expensive conventional weapons program it's a game changer the f. thirty five fighter jet is manufactured by lockheed martin combining state of the art technology with highly advanced avionics and maneuverability the pentagon plans to buy nearly twenty five

was in donetsk reported on the weekend in our spot report that heavy fighting has caused damage to the water pipeline north of the next city and it's very serious in the sense that if it isn't repaired soon it could cause water shortages too with the one million inhabitants of donetsk city and possibly three million more in the all blas so we do understand work is underway to repair it but because of fighting it has been interrupted ok thank you very much for joining us today we appreciate your time sir my pleasure europeans potentially face a cold winter ahead if russian gas destined for consumers gets lost on its way via ukraine promise one that kiev may start siphoning off the fuel from transit pipes running to europe nikkei has been cut off by russia after failing to pay its bills now europe has to be prepared for gas shortages as artie's peter all of our reports from berlin. well what we've been hearing from the e.u. energy commissioner. is this well get ready for potentially a cold winter ahead now this comes after ukraine had its gas cut off by russia after it failed to pay bill

. >> four people were released in donetsk, four monitors. a 3-day ceasefire was extended by petro porashenko. he intends to hold a second round of diplomacy with vladimir putin on saturday. we turn to paul brennan on the ground in donetsk. >> in the early hours of friday morning that the first four o.s.c.e. monitors were released to the colleagues. they have been detained in donetsk for more than a month. less than 48 hours later, in quick succession, we have a second batch of four o.s.c.e. monitors returned to their colleagues. with some relief the deputy monitors welcomed them back. >> we welcome the return of the last four of our team-mates, after a month away. we request friends and colleagues to allow them the peace, and quiet time with the families. many inside and outside the mission worked tirelessly to secure their release, and we take the opportunity to publicly thank them. the detention of the monitors constrained the mission in the ukraine at a time when the flow of objective information has never been more important. we consider

are the latest recruits for the uniformed fishel army of the self-proclaimed people's republic of donetsk. just yesterday we were all wearing mine is uniforms and mining calls today we join the ranks of the militia to protect our motherland and i loved ones and to stop the killings of children women and the elderly the defense force has been quickly drawn together in a bid to counter the government's crackdown on the eastern provinces even before the troubles began these men had made repeated complaints to kiev about were conditioned low wages and the money from the wealthy industrial region going straight to the central authorities. but now those very authorities are firing shells at them the miners say they have no choice but to defend their families. as it were given ultimatum to the key of june to offer its punitive actions will give them a day to stop the crackdown two days to withdraw troops it appears the word coal miners doesn't mean anything to them but unlike them we miners and are making good in our words then you to create it armed forces have only the most basic of equipment

kim vanel has more. >> an eerie quiet has fallen on donetske. a civilian or military being conclusion could be imminent. >> one or two years ago nobody could have thought kyiv would have waged war on us just for having a different opinion. >> the battle for control in the city's airport on monday brought the conflict home for the people here. dozens of pro-russian fighters were killed in the siege and some residents believe it is only amatter of time before the entire town is retained. >> my grand sons just born i wait for them for a long time now i feel like they in a lot of danger. the militia i worry for them, pray for them. the ukrainian government is a dictatorship. >> a new element in the crisis, battle-hardened, they eescortedd us into a location, for an interview. we declined and were hastily escorted out. checkpoints usually manned by dozens of men near deserted. the relat relative calm has des. now few you are separatists here than we've seen in the past few months. kyiv go no doubt like to negotiate its way out of the crisis. the lead

al jazeera visited a hospital 2.5 hours from donetsk. doctors have been struggling to treat casualties. we have that story. >> we are on the frood the city of donetsk to the front line, through a maize of checkpoints. the army closes in, anxieties are closing. in the town here people lie against a backdrop of war. we are shown the areas functioning hospital where civilians and separatist soldiers injured in fighting are being treated. >> attacked by the shells, i was hit by the debris, my friend was injured. >> this man has a large piece of shrapnel embedded in his lower back. dr alexander hopes to remove it. the risky procedure could leave the man paralyzed. even here, in the midst of violence, his new life. mark was born before we arrived. his parents drove 10km from slovyansk, a town under bombardment. >> we hope that the army will stop the fighting and we can go back to slovyansk, and everything will be quiet. we are afraid to go back with a child while the killing conditions. >> whilst filming outside the hospital, a car races towar

and he joins me from donetsk what n.t. did occur. that's right battle took place last night and according to reports at least when t. soldiers the twenty fighters of ukraine's national guard were hurt were killed as a result of that the national guard didn't help its mercenary called back division formed specifically to aid to ukraine army and its military operation against a defiant east all think country now the we also learned that the government forces have destroyed two armored personnel carriers belonging to the national guard and also reports say that a further two civilians mother and her twenty six year old son had been killed as a result of the shelling in. a shell fell right on the residential building now just to remind you there weeklong cease fire announced by the other a partial was supposed to end today but reportedly that ceasefire had been extended for another seventy two hours however this ceasefire this truce had been very very shaky as that both sides accused each other all of violating a base truce and we'll see

i'm in the center of donetsk, controlled by the pro-russian militia. behind me they are having a swearing in ceremony. below me is the people's governor of this donetsk people's republic. it's being loosely organised. we are not expecting numbers. there will be existing fighters renewing their vows to the donetsk people's republic, and they hope there's new recruits that will sign up. organizers say it may be less than 100. we'll watch, observe and report back. >>> the u.s. blacklisted thailand, venezuela and malaysia for failing to stop people trafficking. they were downgraded and secretary of state john kerry said there should be no impunity and everyone was responsible for ending the trade. >> wherever rule of law is week, where corruption is engrained, and where populations cannes count on governments and law -- can't counselled on deposits and law enforcements, there you find zones vulnerable. where rule of law is strong, where individuals speak out and governments willing to listen, we find zones of application against trafficking. that is possib

to tread lightly indeed, having them being under siege by members of the russian government, in donetske and slovyansk. if he is going to keep ukrainian forces to those battle fields so we'll wait to see how that pans out. >> let's listen in as the president elect prepares to take the oath of office. ♪ ♪ [♪ singing ] >> i'm joe berlinger this is the system people want to believe that the justice system works. people wanna believe that prosecutors and police do the right thing. i think every american needs to be concerned about that. we do have the best justice system in the world, in theory... the problem is, it's run by human beings... human beings make mistakes... i'd like to think of this show as a watch dog about the system... to make sure justice is being served. wrongful convictions happen, we need to be vigilant. with our personal liberties taken away from us, it better be done the right way. the performance review. that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose

paul brennan has more from donetsk. >> reporter: the separatist fighters of eastern ukraine were haveen given a week to sur reynoldser and accept amnesty. these volunteers swore an oath to fight to the end. >> until my last breath, they chanted. until my last drop of blood. they numbered nearly 100. most of them established fighters but some of them new volunteers. among them, this 19-year-old, a former ukrainian army trainee now prepared to fight against his former comrades. . >> i don't know what to tell you. maybe it's my upbringing but i can't sit and watch it with my eyes closed. i will do everything to help my land and our people. >> the separatist leaders rejected the president's cease fire even before it began. their options are narrowing. until recently, olec was an elected member of the kiev parliament. now his separatist rhetoric means he is a wanted man, stripped of parliamentary immunity. >> i am appealing to stop the war. what happening now in the southeast, whether they use planes, canons, tanks, it's not right. not once has the government of ukraine sat at the

being david chater, al jazeera, donetske. >> while david chater was reporting he had to take cover. take a look at that that. >> if you can make out that was the actual base on fire. >> luckily david chater and his crew they're all okay. in fact david continued his reporting. we'll continues the coverage in eastern ukraine. >>> the battle against are rudd and eastern ukraine, given crown another week to pay its bill in full. >>> syrian presidential elections are set for tomorrow but it is feared that violence will keep people from the polls. over the weekend at least 50 people were killed in the embattled city of aleppo. syrian president bashar al-assad is expected to retake presidency. >> most senior most respected international diplomats in the world. former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan and lakhdar you brahimi. brahimi. >> no one is able to keep an accurate count but it is without doubt the most deadly conflict this century. >> the hard work starts now. >> both annan and brahimi's peace efforts were based on a rare moment of international agreement. the geneva accord of june

david chader joins us from donetsk. what can you tell us about this operation? >> reporter: we have just come back from mariopol, which is about 2 hours' drive south of donetsk where i am at the moment. it's a poor city on the sea the special forces it are in the area. there was a large explosion of the airport. it was on fire as we left to come to report to al jazeera it was while we were there that we came across a special training camp. it was exclusively with volunteers who declared themselves to be near fascists. they weren't afraid to express those opinions. let's have a look at it. >> training on a shore. the latest recruits to crain's separatists. they have joined the so-called azoff battalion. they are getting basic training in infantry tactics before being september to the front line in the self declared people's republics bordering russia. >> over the horizon behind me is the crimean peninsula. some have come from crimea. they have come from sweeden and italy and most surprisingly, some of them have come from russia. >> the one threat that makes all o

this as fighters swore an oath of allegiance to the donetsk republic. we have this report. >> reporter: separatist fighters have been given a week to surrender and accept amnesty. in donetsk on saturday these militia swore an oath to fight to the end. until my last breath, they chanted, until my last drop of blood. they numbered barely 100, most are established fighters are new volunteers, among them. this 19-year-old, a former ukranian army trainee, prepared to fight against former comrades. >> i don't know what to tell you. maybe it's my upbringing, i can't sit and watch it. i'll do everything to help my land and people. separatists leaders rejected the ceasefire before it began, options are narrowing. until recently this man was an elected member of the parliament. his separatist rhetoric means he is a wanted man. i'm appealing to the international community to stop the war. because what is happening now in this city in the south-east, planes canons, tanks, it's not right. not once has the government in ukraine sat at the netting table. >> president

these guys were detained in donetsk by separatist militia for more than a month. less than 48 hours later, we have the second batch of four o.s.c.e. monitors, returning to their colleagues of the deputy social monitor welcomed them back to safety. we welcomed the return of the last four. >> we welcome the return of our colleagues after a month away. we hope the press will allow them the time with their families they reserved. the detention of the monitors constrained the operations and mission at a time when the flow has never been more important, particularly while consultations continued. we consider the work essential in helping to restore peace and stability. the difficulty in monitoring the two ceasefires which are observed in eastern ukraine emphasis the importance of the oece's work. what we have had on saturday, for example, is from the government side, reports of three separate attacks on government troops resulting, according to the government, in four deaths and 14 wound the. we spoke to separatists, denying that any incident is taking place. that is as

today, an official in the self-declared republic of donetsk was shot dead. more from kiev. >> reporter: he may have the red carpet, but petro poroshenko has a mountain to climb if he is to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. at his inauguration, the international community was there to show sport. for an elected leader at last in ukraine after months of uncertainty. president poroshenko promised to take the fight to the east and to shane over scrim. >> who comes with a sword will fall from the sword. >> citizenship of ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relations with russia. russia occupy crimea which was, is, will be ukrainian as well. >> on europe, he said, this time, there will be no turning back. >> what exactly do we have to do to live free lives? free and prosperous lives? all of this is enshrined in the agreement on political association and free trade zone with the european union. >> many of you along with myself were part of a team putting the document together. now, our job is to make it a reality. >> p

. >>> ukraine's military has regained control of a checkpoint in the eastern donetsk region after an overnight attack by separatists. >> it defies an agreement between the government and pro-russian separatists to extend a ceasefire until monday. this video shows the aftermath. >> early in the day the president signed a trade deal with the e.u., the same agreement sparking a political crisis. >>> a look at the other stories making inside around the world - hundreds of israeli palestiniansians demonstrated against the policy of administrative detention. security pictures suspects can be gaoled indefinitely without gaol. hundreds of palestinianians suspended their hunger strike over the detentions. it's believed half the people arrested in connection with the disappearance of three young israeli settlers will be held using the order. police in sri lanka have arrested eight suspects they say were involved in purely anti-muslim riots. the riots started on june 15th in the resort area. four were killed. thailand's military junta says elections will be held around october. the army command

. >> reporter: we were on the road from the city of donetsk through a front line, through a maize of separatist checkpoints, as the ukrainian army closes in, anxiety is growing. here in the town people live against a backdrop of war. we are shown the area's only functions hospital will civilians and separatist soldiers injured are being troted. -- treated. >> translation: a tank fired a shell. i was hit by the debris. my friend was badly injured. >> this man has a large piece of shrapnel embedded in his lower back. dr alexander hopes to remove it. the risky procedure co leave the man paralysed. here, in the midst of violence is new life. mark was born before we arrived. his parents took 5 hours to drive 10km from slovyansk, a down under ukranian bombardment. >> translation: we hope the army will stop the fighting and we can go back to slovyansk, and everything will be quiet. we are afraid to go back with a child while the killing continues. >> reporter: whilst filming outside the hospital a car races towards us, carrying separatist fighters. one of the men boards our van and makes us

another leading light in the donetsk, they reject the idea of negotiating with kiev. what can we discuss, he said, when he was a candidate, he was supporting murder against our people. ukraine's about to get a new president. at least for now, this part of the country remains beyond his reach. >>> a company in the u.s. is providing police in some of the world's most dangerous cities with the ability to track criminals from the sky. the surveillance technology is taking off in several major cities. but this is also raising privacy concerns. >> reporter: you're watching a murder unfold. in an instant. the killer sprints off. this 2009 shooting in mexico was captured from 10,000 feet, about 2 miles up. you can see a whole group of people reacting to the shot. they come over and look at the victim. they run down the alley way. >> reporter: from their ssnas, they can monitor large sections of cities. because they're in the air for a lot of time, they can track crime. >> they meet up three, four times prior to the murder. >> in the moments afterward. >> we can follow all of

we are getting word that another border post is under attack, this time in the donetske region and donetske is where we find kim vanel, our correspondent. give us a summary of what's happening in that district. >> well, the battle is very much still raging in medninivke, about 150 kilometers south of donetske, we have learned that the rming soldiers have been -- the soldiers have been sent reenforcements. we know that strikes have been carried out on separatists surrounding the base. we understand there have been casualties on the separatists side and at least some wound he inside the border guard base. in terms of the number of photographs there -- separatists there, at least three mini vans filled with separatists. now, appears to be strategic targeting of these border posts along ukraine's east, along the border and obviously they are going to have to act very decisively. . >> kim, we'll leave it there. it's been 70 years, since what was at the time the largest seaboard invasion ever undertaken. al jazeera am barnaby phillips is there and sends us this. >> not are -- not many are still a

the osce monitors have been held for 32 days and were part of the team based in donetsk. rebel leaders in the luhansk he region say they will continue to hold check points as part of the government's cease-fire. al jazeera's paul brennan is in donetsk to tell us how the cease-fire is holding up. >> reporter: the government and militia here in ukraine say they have separately said they will hold their fire. they'll have cease-fires through the 30th of june. but the reality on the ground there has been sporadic fighting. four ukrainian soldiers dead, 14 wounded the difficulty is verifying this. we've also spoken to the separatist side and they deny any intens intense incidents have taken place. the verification mechanism was spoken about in bruce he wills, it was also underlined when this contact group of kiev, russia, the osce and separatists met here in donetsk met here on friday. the difficulty is setting it up in any meaningful way. at the moment we simply don't have that mechanism. >> the vatican has defrocked it's former ambassador to the dominican republic for sexual

donetsk feels very empty, quiet. a lot of closed shops and a lot of people who found a way to get out of the city for the summer. >> it's interesting that you should mention that because i was surfing moscow times website and there's a huge article there where the headline says in parts of ukraine a daily struggle to survive, the town you mentioned. in terms of the humanitarian crisis, who is that going to put pressure on? cynically, who could use it to their advantage? >> i think the humanitarian crisis is going to put the most pressure on the ukrainian government. to avoid being tainted by a really bad humanitarian crisis taking place east of the country. so that would put more pressure on them to stop what they call the anti-terrorist operations here in the east. it also puts pressure, too, because a lot of the leaders here say they want moscow to bring in humanitarian aid or bring in peacekeeping troops. so far moscow has been any sort of response to those requests. >>> the proposed cease-fire. it was described p

david shader, donetsk. >> intercepted about 3500 mile grants off of the coast of sicily. there were hundreds of children and at least 300 syrian refugees among them. italy is a common point of entry for people trying to reach europe. the italian government has asked the european union to help with the influx of immigrants. around 43,000 people have crossed into italy from africa so far this year. a suspect in last weekend's deadly shooting in brucels has been arrested. the french citizen was detained in the southern city of marsaielle during an inspection at the train station there. he reportedly arrived on a bus from amsterdam that stopped in brucels. three people were killed after a man opened fire at a jewish museum in brucels. police there were tipped off because the suspect was carrying two guns, one of them similar to the weapon used in the shooting. he's being held by antiterrorist investigators. three of our al jazeera colleagues were back in court in cairo today. the trial of peter gresta, mohammed famy and byar mohammed have been adjourned until june 5th. they h

al jazeera, donetske. >> former u.s. into ambassador o ukraine says a buffer zone is wise to consider. >> russian volunteers, russian weapons coming across the border stirring up this problem. in no part of ukraine is there any problem like this, only where the russians have had such a big effect. we see the russian military intelligence is running this insurgency. is runnings this separatist movement. they've declared themselves the prime minister of about people's republic. they're russian. it's a good idea to have that buffer zone. >> ambassador william says he thinks the ukraine government's peace plan is a generous gesture to the fighters. >>> army sergeant who apparently killed five of his own soldiers and injured another one. harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> a name has emerged. it is understood a sergeant lim carried out this shooting, in the far northeastern corner of south korea. it's been reported he was on a day shift and when his patrol ended just before 8:00 p.m, that's when this shooting took place. aut

but the political process. >> around 1,000 people attended a memorial rally in donetske. remembrance of the suffering of world war ii and the message has been overwhelmingly one of peace. there are inescapable parallels. here in eastern ukraine. >> translator: brother is killing brother. i pity everyone on both sides. >> translator: it was kyiv who opened this wound again. a wound which is still bleeding because our parents and grandparents still remember it. >> reporter: and then historical grief was overtaken by contemporary bitterness. groups separatist militia arrived. some of them just teenagers and signed up to go to war. the irony could scarcely be more glaring. paul brennan al jazeera, donetske. >> former prisoner of war sergeants bowe bergdahl is out of a texas hospital. bergdahl who was released three weeks ago will be receiving outpatient care. exposed to more social interactions. bergdahl was captured in 2009. the army is investigating his disappearance. >>> still to come on al jazeera america. time is running out for the supreme court justices to rule on seve

the former released in donetsk.his comes as ukrainian president poroshenko announced a 3-day ceasefire extension. poroshenko intends to have a conversation with vladimir putin on saturday. for more, we turn to paul brennan in donetsk. >> the ukrainian government and the separatist militia have separately said that they will hold their fire until monday, the 30th of june but the reality on the ground is that there has been more sporadic fighting in last 12 years, some spokesperson for the ukrainian military in this part of the world. the sum total is four ukrainian soldiers and 14 soldiers wounded in three separate attacks which according to the spokesman provided rocket launchers, heavy weaponry and small arms fire. the difficulty is verifying this because we have spoken to the separatist side. therefore, what you can conclude is the importance of a verification mechanism. it was spoken about when the leaders of the eu met with president poroshenko in brussels. it was underlined when this contact group of kiev russi

an official in donetsk was shot dead. we have this report. >> reporter: he may have the red carpet, but petro porashenko has a mountain to climb if he is to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. >> at his ipp august ration the international community was there to show support for an elected leader at last in ukraine, after months of uncertainty. president petro porashenko promised to take the fight to the rebellion in the east, and to russia and crimea. >> translation: who comes with a sword will fall from the sword. citizens of ukraine will never enjoy the putty of peace, unless they setting relations with russia. russia occupies crimea, which was, is and will be ukranian soil. >> on europe, he said this time there'll be no turning back. >> translation: what do we have to do to live free lives? free and prosperous lives. all this is enshrined in the agreement on political association and free trade zone with the european union. [ clapping ]. >> translation:. >> translation: many of you and myself were part of a t

close combat fighting the who are trying to bombing with heavy artillery like in slovyansk in donetsk the guys here come from just about every background you have former students you have for the businessmen you have former advisers and you also have ex-military and police so you have people with a lot of military experience but also have some for whom this is the first time that they're picking up a knife or a gun and so the sharing of skills and experience is vital and the guys have told me to put two of these in my ears because there's going to be a hell of an automatic weapon training is the most important bettman keeps trying to control over his men many still have families inside ukraine and what we constantly about them. it's not becoming a war it's already a war. most of the guys are citizens of lugansk city they're highly motivated they're between the ages of twenty and thirty five when i asked one of them whether there are enough people here to take on the ukrainian military his answer was there's enough. but how many more need to die before the kiev government itself to cle

from the organization for security and cooperation in europe and all four were taken in the city of donetskon friday, rebels also released another osce team. . >> a plea from the white house to congress. the president is asking for more than $2,000,000,000 to help secure the nation's borders from a growing humanitarian crisis. president obama will send a letter to lawmakers tomorrow asking for emergency funds to curb the surge of unaccompanied children who are crossing into the united states from central america. >> our direct message to the families in central america: do not send your children to the borders. if they do make it, they will goat sent back. more importantly, they may not make it. >> according to the white house, obama hopes to give homeland security even more power so they can make it easier and quicker to deport immigrants back home. also, the president will push for tougher penalties for smugglers otherwise known as coyotes who guide these kids across the border illegally. since late last year, more than 52,000 kids and 39,000 women with children have been caught making th