the mood has been changing and donetsk -- in donetsk and lugansk. ago, under months russian propaganda, the people aboutxtremely cautious embracing their ideas of freedom and democracy. decentralization, they have already introduced people more freedom but also more responsibility. to hate therted terrorists. the mood in crimea has been changing considerably. people understand it is a dead end. of course, it's about our commitment. it's also about commitment of the whole international community. independence, its and its commitment to assist and help. we feel this commitment exactly right now. , it took also such tragic cases as shooting down the malaysian airlines airplane. looking around the globe from the beginning and how to negotiate full and unrestricted access to the site on how to carry out fully transparent and effective investigation. team, not only from , but alsoon authority the best international team. we invited dutch representatives, malaysian , our friends and partners from the u.s., switzerland, germany to join the investigation. [i

we are pretty much in the very center of donetsk here. the militants have been filling now the past few days. we drove in yesterday it was clear they were advancing -- retreating back down one of the main highways here into central donetsk. and that matches with what we've seen about ukrainian military positions moving fast towards the city center. the question really is, anderson, as we know there's been a doubling in the number of russian troops on the border here to about 20,000 in just the last week. does that suggest moscow wants to intervene, to assist the separatist militants it's backed thus far here? or are we looking at a separatist movement here which is in its last stages of the ukrainian military advances. anderson. >> nick paton walsh there. >>> the west blames russia for supporting ukraine's separatists and fomenting the unrest. the u.s. and european countries have imposed sanctions on moscow. now russia is considering retaliation. one possibility closing some of its air space to western airlines. now, if it follows through

let's start with donetske how intense is the fighting there now emma? >> well, it has been intent fiegz throughout the last few days. dprks intensifying throughout the last few days. one of the main hotels in the city center shattering the windows make people run away. we know this will only add to the humanitarian pressure being felt in the city of donetske. we've yet to see any kind of ground assault troops moving the which suggestions tha -- suggess that the final stages of the battle should be some time off yet. it's hard to determine from luhansk. the humanitarian issue is even worse than in donetske. >> the convoy, is it making its way across the border? >> well, this convoy has been ting and -- to-ing and fro-ing for the last few days. this morning it moved further south and now seems to have set up a camp around 10 kilometers from the border with ukraine. and if it was to come this that way it would come through separatist-held territory and i think that would send alarm bells to ukraine and also the international community. which has been very

>> in donetsk, little has changed.an artillery barrage killed two today, hitting residential areas. the ukrainian government is keeping up pressure on donetsk. the assumption is forces will be diverted from here to the south to address this new risk and new push by pro russian and possibly with the support of russian supporters coming in across the border. that's the hope of the separatists in this town. it's a setback for the ukrainians who hope to end the war quickly and on their terms. >> sreenivasan: can you feel a level of intention increasing or decreasing from the events in the past weeks? >> the tension is certainly increasing particularly in the towns and villages affected. we drove along a 75-mile stretch of highway from here in donetsk to the area where the battle is taking place and it was almost wholly deserted. you would see only a few cars carrying refugees, burned-out military vehicles and people who were very concerned, obviously, about this new development and the violence which is coming to their com

like many ukraineians who live in donetsk, he has strong ties to russia. grandmother fought for stalin during the second world war. he blames the region's dark history for what is happening now. >> at one point, we were one country with 14 republics. politicians divided these republics, planted a seed of war between us. i think what's happening now is absolutely, because the ancestors had the same believes as each other. >> the separatists' beliefs are more murky. some see ukraine as part of an old imperial russia. others embrace the power of the soviet union. when you ask pro-russian separatists what it is they want, some say they want freedom from kiev's rule. others incest they are fighting fascism. but most people here just want to get on with their lives and don't understand why ukrainians are taking up arms against each other. >> kiev recently proposed a peace plan in the southeastern region, which includes more political and economic autonomy and protection of the russian language. >> the separatists say this is not enough. and they have local peopl

they are tightening the news out of donetsk.t's been their base of operations as the conflict raged on in eastern ukraine. the humanitarian situation continues to get worse for many people. more than 200,000 have been without power and water and food and supplies. they can't use their mobile phones and it's been going on for more than a week. heavy gunfire and shelling overnight. some of it hit a prison. one inmate killed. there was a jailbreak. many inmates were able to escape into the donetsk area. some voluntarily returned to the prison which may be safer than the streets of the city. >> thank you for that, will. >>> happening now, iraq in shambles this morning. u.s. air strikes helping to take down terrorists. that country's government is falling apart. we are live with the latest after the break. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews o

nick paton walsh, cnn, donetsk. >>> u.s.resident barack obama says western sanctions are putting enormous pressure on russia's economy. this after the russian president delivered his strongest response yet to those economic penalties over ukraine. as paul black is about to show you, vladimir putin is banning many food and agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on russia. >> reporter: this move is classic russia. it is a standard play here. when moscow is in a dispute with another country to ban certain products from that country usually citing health concerns. but this is potentially much bigger. the decree bans or restricts imports of agricultural goods and farming materials from all countries that have signed up to sanctions against russia. so at the very least, you're talking about all the members of the european union, the united states, australia, canada, japan. but the language in this degree is important because it talks about certain products and materials, not all. and it talks about restrictions as

donetsk is the only one of the cities still under rebel control. the conflict began, more than a quarter of a million people have fled their homes because of the violence. now the ukrainian army has opened corridors for safe passage in the area. here is the latest from donetsk. >> reporter: this family walks to safety. they are from a suburb of donetsk where ukrainians are battling separatists. they have relatives and friends they could stay with, but she can't afford to reach them right now. this camp for the displaced is their home. >> translator: the events that are happening now feel like a play, not real. one side pushes another. and the other pushes back. in this endless conflict a lot of civilians have been killed by shrapnel and gun higher in. >> reporter: for just a few hours aday, people are being allowed to leave donetsk. driving out, some have tied white flags to their cars. hoping that will be enough to protect them. in the sunflower fields ukrainians wait for their orders. they are pushing forward, but progress has been slow and dange

donetsk. . >> some news just coming in to us here in al jazeera.as announced a series of emergency measures to stop the spread of ebola from midnight, all passengers from liberia, sierra leone and begini will be prevented from entering the country. the only exceptions will be kenyans returning home. they will be strictcally screened. all flights to and from those three countries will be suspended. we will bring you more on this as soon as we get it. >>> pope francis is continuing to attract huge crowds on his visit to south korea. hundreds of thousands turned out for an open-air mass which featured a beatfication ceremony. harry fawcett was there. >> moving steadily through the thousands of people who had come for this moment. this was the center peace of pope francis's 5-day visit, a huge open-air mass in downtown seoul. a chance for catholics, young and old, to see their holy father up close. he reserved a special honor for families of those killed until april's ferry disaster walking up to the tented village where they had been demanding an inde

ukraine has been preparing assaults to dyke donetsk -- -- take donetsk and luhansk from the separatists. they say they'll resist. n.a.t.o. officials say russia amassed 20,000 troops on the border and could mo in a matter of hours if ordered to intervenes. joining us in new york is a fellow of the world policy institute, a member of the council on foreign relations and professor at the new schools in new york. and she is an author. great to see you. >> thank you. >> let's start with petro porashenko, the president of ukraine. he said he will break the separatists. they are fighting in donetsk and luhansk, two of the biggest cities in eastern ukraine. can he afford an all of out battle in a city of donetsk. >> it seems like he's going for that. he has great advances and has to be careful because civilians are killed. they are using artillery and before, they are no longer seep by many as liberation forces that are going to keep united ukraine. are seen as the government that is killing its own people. he needs to be very careful. for now he can avoid great criticism because there's a thre

. >> donetsk and luhansk, home to 1.5 million people. the water supply is reduced to a few hours a day. heath supplies are low. 75% of health personnel have fled the area. that leaves access to medical care reduced. damages to housing affected 1600 families. supply routes are disrupted by conflict. and coping mechanisms are deteriorating. >> many civilians in eastern ukraine are struggling to find a safe place away. we have this report from donetsk. >> this family walks to safety. they are from a suburb of donetsk, where ukrainians are battling separatists. they have relatives and friends they can stay with. they can't afford to reach them light now. the camp for the displaced is at home. >> the event that are happening feel like a play, one side pushes the other and the other pushes back. a lot of civilians have been killed by shrapnel and gun fire. >> for a few hours people are allowed to leave donetsk. driving out along the humanitarian corridor some tied white flags to their cars, hoping that will be enough to protect them. in the su

this is main highway up to donetsk, about 15 k in that direction.s you can see, it is absolutely deserted. we stopped because of the shelling which the locals say has been going on for days. and most of them spend most of their time underground. it is too dangerous, they say to be out. in donetsk itself, shelling killed at least 15 civilians on thursday. the casualty count growing each day. those who can, flee across the front lines hoping signs marking their precious load of children will save them from the cruelty of mortar rounds. it was scary, this little boy says. we were scared they would hit us. the shells would hit us and there were airplanes overhead. the troops that stay now facing an altogether tougher foe. as russia apparently bares its teeth on ukrainian soil. >>> the first couple days of the new israel gaza truce have passed peacefully. what now for the thousands of people trying to rebuild their lives after seven week of heavy conflict. >>> and we asked a safety expert if he thinks this jetliner will ever be found. at od, whatever bus

nick paton walsh, cnn, donetsk. >>> well, meantime, u.s.sident barack obama says western sanctions are putting enormous pressure on russia's economy. >> yeah, those comments coming after russian president -- the russian president delivered his strongest response yet to those economic penalties over ukraine. vladimir putin is now banning many food and agricultural imports from countries that have imposed sanctions on russia. phil black has the details from moscow. >> reporter: this move is classic russia. it is a standard play here. when moscow is in a dispute with another country to ban certain products from that country usually citing health concerns. but this is potentially much bigger. the decree bans or restricts imports of agricultural goods and farming materials from all countries that have signed up to sanctions against russia. so at the very least, you're talking about all the members of the european union, the united states, australia, canada, japan. but the language in this decree is important because it talks about certain produc

this is r t international tonight the ukrainian army shows donetsk again killing at least eleven civilians and troubling video showing what could be the use of prohibited in century weapons. sanctions fear cools in europe. comes out against further economic restrictions on russia with businesses in their countries already feeling the sting of moscow's countermeasure is also. the u.s. government deployed to the security offices to contain countrywide protests demanding justice over the police killing of a teenager. when i was kevin i mean this is an international live from moscow a top story for the second day running the center of donetsk has been bombed by the ukrainian military which says the attack is part of the final stage now of liberating the city from local militia must warn you the video we're about to show you contains some graphic images yet again tonight this is merged online and appears to show the aftermath of the attack a shopping center and an office block were wrecked another shell hit a university building direct at least eleven people were killed in this latest. one in t

kiev where ukrainian security services have released pictures of paratroopers captured near donetsk. it says they were on a special mission rejecting russia's account that soldiers crossed the border by mistake. timing is crucial. poroshenko meets his russian counter part vladimir putin for talks. we'll be live shortly where that is happening. nick reports on the latest. >> reporter: a raging tire cast a fog over donetsk in ukraine's troubled east. a result of shelling as forces and pro russian separatists continue their deadly struggle. tensions are on the rise again. these are some of the ten russian paratroopers kiev forces have captured in a direct russian incursion in the east of the country. the the latest word from moscow that the troops crossed the border by mistake. at the weekend, the separatists paraded captured ukrainian government troops through the streets of donetsk, their main strong hold. hardly overture. moscow continues to deny it. u.s. national security advisor tweeted repeated russian incursions into ukraine unacceptable, dangerous, inflammatory. they represent s

we are pretty much in the very center of donetsk here. the militants are filling out in the past few days. if you drove in yesterday, it was clear they were retreating back down a main highway here into central donetsk and that matches with what we've seen about ukrainian military positions moving fast towards the center. the question is a doubling in the number of russian troops on the boarder here to about 20,000 in the last week. does that suggest moscow wants to intervene or are we looking at a separatists movement in the last stages as the u krkrainian military advances. >> your location is known to the pro-russian rebels, is it also known to any ukraine forces who might becoming into town? >> as far as we know, yes, it's pretty well-known location where there are other organizations, as well -- i'm hearing some voi voices in the distance. yes, as far as we're aware, this is a known location, anderson. >> nick, finally, investigators are recovering remains and personal belongings from the crash site, right? they are still able to do

meanwhile in the suburbs of donetsk, large craters could be seen along the roadside. here too, residents have returned to their homes after a heavy night of fighting to inspect the damage. >> my son and now i'm staying with my daughter. i don't know what to do afterwards. where should i run to after that? please tell me. >> donetsk has been surrounded for several weeks by ukrainian forces battling pro russian separatists. according to authorities, more than 70 people were killed and over 100 were wounded over the last three days. further east, ukrainian government forces are also tightening the noose on the rebels in another city. in both cities civilians are now facing shortages of water, food and electricity. >> staying with a crane, a leading rebel commander has been replaced. he became widely known after his name emerged right after the shooting down of the flight 17 airline over eastern ukraine one month. he is resigning his position. pope francis is on a five-day visit to south korea, the leader of the world's catholics urged dialogue between north and south rat

we are pretty much in the very center of donetsk here.ants have been filing out in the past few days. we drove in yesterday. it was clear they were retreating back down one of the main highways here into central donetsk. and that matches with what we've seen about ukrainian military positions moving fast towards the city center. the question really, anderson, as we know, there has been a doubling in the number of russian troops on the border here to about 20,000 in just the last week. does that suggest moscow wants to intervene the separatist militants it's backed thus far or are we looking at a separatist militant in the last stages as the ukrainian military advances. >> your location is known obviously to the pro-russian rebels. it is also known to any ukraine forces who might be coming into town? >> as far as we know, yes. it's pretty well-known location where there are other organizations as well. so -- i'm hearing some voices in the distance as i'm keeping my voice down. but yes, as far as we're aware, this is a pretty well-known loc

>> when i first arrived in donetske the city was beautiful, donetske is a hardworking city. people take care of their gardens, parks, public places, it's very clean. and in the course of a few months we've seen the situation becoming uglier and uglier. donetske was shelled the first time a month as. and today many people run to the basements at night. they are afraid of being killed in the middle of the night. some people spend their nights in the bathrooms. i saw bodies of killed civilians close to the railway station. there were three bodies in one day. so this is a very different donetske from donetske that i first saw when i first arrived in april. not many people walk around the streets, sometimes you can go to downtown and not see anybody. no cars in the streets no people in the parks. it does look like a ghost town sometimes. >> very sad and dangerous situation in eastern ukraine. anna, thank you very much from joining us from kyiv. >>> time now to see what's trending on the web. hermella. >> hard time for a grieving family even more difficult. a florida man's family

in donetsk itself shelling killed at least 15 civilians on thursday. the casualty count growing each day. those who can flee across the front lines, hoping signs marking their precious load, children, will save them from the cruelty of random mortar rounds. "it was scary," this little boy says. "we were scared they would hit us, the shells would hit us. and there were airplanes overhead." the troops that stay now facing an altogether tougher foe as russia apparently bares its teeth on ukrainian soil. diana magnay, cnn, mariupol, ukraine. >>> we're going to move from ukraine to iceland because we've been talking about it for a few days and it's finally happening. some sort of eruption. airspace over iceland now closed with a volcanic eruption under way. >> if you've got travel plans over the atlantic ocean, listen up. meteorologist ivan cabrera joining us now with an update on iceland's volcano. is it blowing, ivan? >> well, it is. but. okay? so that's huge here because we've been talking about that. a couple of eruptions that have been possible with th

the fighting has now come to the small town on the outskirts of donetsk. pro-separatist media they're also broadcast this footage, purportedly showing heavy clashes in the heart of the rebel stronghold, lujan's -- luhansk. as the ukrainian army continues to press on with its offensive against the separatists, the rebels are losing more and more ground. >> one district has been liberated. streetfighting is going on in the center of the city. >> hundreds of ukrainians are fleeing the region every day, as the fighting intensifies and kiev accuses the rebels of targeting the refugees. it says insurgents were behind monday's rocket attack on a civilian convoy in which dozens were reported killed. the rebels deny any such attack took place. kiev says it has already retrieved 17 bodies from the site but has to halt search operations because of the fighting. ukrainian president petro poroshenko once again called for the west's backing against separatists. as government troops close in and the fighting rages on, living conditions are deteriorating. food is in short

lick should be ruled by a person from donetsk, by blood. please welcome alexander zakerchenko. >> in slovyansk this would have been unthinkable. this city was controlled by separatists, but is back in the hands of the kiev government. not without heavy losses on both sides. what the authorities are trying to do is rebuild trust, and heal the riff between the people of slovyansk itself. this is an uneasy peace watched closely by everyone here. >>> clean-up operations are under way in bosnia and serbia after heavy rains brought floods for a second time. one person was killed. a state of emergency was declared. hundreds of homes were evacuated. there's a warning that there could be more violent eruptions from the volcano in ecuador, which has been sending up plumes of ash since the beginning of the week. an alert has been ished, calling for voluntary evacuation. people in hawaii are bracing for two hurricanes heading towards it. it's the first in 22 years to hit the island. >>> even in the teeth of the worst depression since the great depressi

we are pretty much in the center of donetsk here. the militants have been filling out in the past two days. we drove in yesterday. it was clear they were retreating back down one of the main highways here into central donetsk and that matches with what we've seen about ukrainian military positions moving fast towards city center. the question is, anderson, as we know there's been a doubling of russian troops on the border to 20,000 in the past week. does that suggest that moscow wants to intervene or are we looking at separatist movement here which is in its last stages as the ukrainian military advances, anderson? >> to try to give us some speculation on the crisis in the ukraine, we'll go to phil black. he's in moscow. the troop buildup, phil, how can we interpret that? >> reporter: well, max, the russian government doesn't talk in detail about this. it has acknowledged in very broad terms having a military presence on the ukrainian border and says that presence is there because of ukrainian shelling which has crossed the border st

maria will try oleave donetske again tomorrow. -- try to leave donetske again tomorrow. meanwhile, dutch and australian forensic experts and police, they believe the remains of as many as 80 passengers could still be scattered around these fields. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, donetske. >>> the law had sentences up to life in prison for people engaging in gay sex. the judges said the law was invalid because uganda passed it without enough lawmakers present. legislators could reintroduce new anti-gay measures. in southern taiwan rescue crews spent the day searching for bodies after a series of overnight gas pipe explosions. 25 people killed more than 250 injured. the blast left huge trenches along underground appliance. more from caroline malone. >> shops and homes went up in flames after several powerful explosions in taiwan's second largest city. emergency services had responded to reports of a gas leak just a few hours earlier and among those hit, security cameras caught this explosion. terrified people ran out into the street, some tried to help the injured. the milit

one area, just between the rebel stronghold of donetsk and the russian border. there seems to be very heavy fighting there. reports that local separatists are being backed by fighters who have crossed the border from russia and are lending their support with heavy weaponry and artillery. now we're also hearing, according to ukraine's national security council it that dozens of civilians have been killed when the terrorists, as ukraine calls them, opened fire in various villages close to donetsk. now it is very difficult for us to verify this information first and foremost russia denies that it is sending weaponry across the border. and it has denied this ever since the conflekt began. and we are not in those regions and cannot tell what is going on. but further south, very close to the sea, there seems to be another offensive going on where according to a local commander, russian tanks have pushed in from across the border there and engaged ukrainian forces in very heavy fighting. so there is a sense that there seems to be a new counter offensive by the rebels,

up to 7,000 soldiers have been surrounded in nearly a dozen separate locations south-east of donetsk. >> there was a call from the russian president to provide the encircled units of the army with the corridors. with all respect to vladimir putin, the president of the country that gives us moral help, we are ready to give them corridors, if we don't take weapons and ammunition, so they in the future could not be used against us. >> n.a.t.o. is due to hold an emergency meeting to talk about the crisis in ukraine. the alliance released satellite images that appear to show russian troops operating inside the country. pro-russian separatists are in control of large parts of eastern ukraine, including areas in the luhansk and donetsk region. rebels have taken the coastal town of novasosk. there are fears pro-russian separatists are trying to create a land corridor between russia and crimea. ukraine says these are the areas from where the separatists are getting help from russia. paul brennan reports from mariupol. >> reporter: evidence is mounting. invasion is used at the highest levels. i

but in one suburb of donetsk, we meet arena. she says most people are like her, afraid to speak out. >> i feel like my life is now just a black cloud. every morning, i hope that this is all just a bad dream, that i will wake up from and things will be as they were. the ukrainian army is closing in. separatists are calling for more ukrainian and russian volunteers to join their cause. they have already lost men, and many people here will now be asking themselves whether their dreams are worth dying for. al jazeera, dondon. anti-government supporters led by two of pakistan's most influential opposition figures have aarrived in islamabad. though say they will block the prime minister's roads. they accuse vote rigging and charif denies those allegations. >> i think nations should make a decision. this is not acceptable to us. we have to get justits. we have to get freedom from these types of rulers. >> in the united states, police in ferguson very many clashed with protesters combi have been demonstrating after police shot a teenage

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we also know now that people are evacuating donetsk. and a medical car that was carrying injured ukrainian soldiers was actually fired upon by the rebels. so there's a lot happening in that area. what's not happening, sadly, is humanitarian aid. there's a lot of back and forth talks going on between the united states, russia, kiev, trying to get food and medical supplies, much-needed supplies in to people, especially in luhansk. you're talking about no power, no water, no communications. even their cell phones aren't working. and course getting any supplies in there right now is pretty much impossible. those are people who need help, and it's not coming right now, rosemary. >> the biggest concern right now is that russia could move in, in an effort and possibly as u.s. secretary of state john kerry has suggested, under the guise as peacekeepers, move in, and that is a major concern. what happens? and what is the plan on the part of the ukraine government if that does happen? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, obviously crimea fresh in everyone'

much devastation in the nearby city of donetsk. here is more. he has been trying to salvage the remains of his family's house. no one was home when the shells fell. there were six in total on the damage is visible. shots came from ukrainian positions. clear who did this. they have been firing nonstop. hit the surrounding buildings, like this church. look. these are the pieces that remain. it is metal here. feel its weight. it has been flying around everywhere. all around the neighborhood. roads around us are deserted. everywhere, traces of yesterday's bombing. >> look over there. that was a sports hall. all of the windows are broken. tianais difficult for top ana to name who is responsible. >> that is a bazooka. it is rare. they must be getting back from a mission. rebels blaming kiev for everything. we met a leader inside a popular donetsk bar. the humanitarian crisis is intensifying. kiev's goal is to put us under a blockade. they have partially succeeded. >> as the army gets closer, they expect the battle to intensify. in the middle east, the

he joins me from donetsk.s been so difficult for us over the past few days to verify exactly what has been happening in lieu happens. can you give us an idea of the scale of the fighting there and the humanitarian situation as well? >> thank you for having me on. i was in li i was in lithere last week. firing in the city is constant. you see long lines for water, bread, medicine. the main and pressing humanitarian problem for residents of luhansk is the ongoing war and artillery and risk this poses to their lives. >> is there electricity and running water? >> no electricity or running water. people stand in line maybe four or five hours for water out of springs. the city comes alive around 6:00 in the morning. people obtain water, take it to their houses. by afternoon, it's entirely desserted and the fighting picks up. >> andrew, we had reports a few days ago of this convoy of refugees that came under attack. does that also mean people in luhansk have heard this and are also scared to even try to leave the cit

a blaze raised just outside of the city of donetsk after a large chemical plant point three thousand people came under fire the factory has been hit by army shelling at these twice within a week policia reports. around one of the largest factories in ukraine of chemicals and coal and as you can see it has come under shelling you can actually still smell in the air this smell of burning and there's also the constant fear that any moment now the ukrainian military will shell again we're trying at least to get to the center of donetsk because here it is too dangerous. a show for just there let me assure you were. this is what is left of the show. but others fear and now the charitable could be on the horizon that emits krege and has nearly four thousand dangerous factories and facilities to hit on any one of them would pose a threat to the entire area and indiscriminate punishment to fighters and civilians alike we're talking about hours before they were graded in the atmosphere. because we're talking about here which should be chlorine related. risks in most of these cases will be. pro

after weeks of siege and heavy battles on the outskirts of donetsk locals there are living in fear of what's to come we spoke to one of the residents why a new brother or. food stocks have decreased severely and we're having shortages of water and electricity in the areas close to the airport people are forced to cook their food on bonfires it's a very tense situation here the majority of people don't know what to do they can't even abandon all of their belongings but it's terrifying to stay as well. or to take a look at what donetsk used to look like at this time of year a very pleasant place to be in the summer for locals and for visitors ukraine's fifth largest city and one of the country's main economic hubs it was also a host city during the twenty twelve european football championships but the ongoing violence has changed things and drastically so the suburbs of the city have turned into a war zone pounded by shells the thousands have been forced from their homes and this is the international terminal at donetsk airport opened just two years ago it's been a focal point of the co

we have reports from donetsk.e need more accurate reports from donetsk, about 34 civilians killed in the past 24 hours. what about luhansk? >> we don't really know. and i think the difficulty is the luhansk city, half a million in peace time, probably a quarter of that that is still left there now, is a city without electricity, without water, without land lines, without mobile -- so it is difficult to get information out of the city. what we do know is that certainly the figures of 34 dead in the city of donetsk may be accurate. how many have been killed are in the cross fire in outlying areas and villages, on the roads, in smaller towns and smaller townships around coal mines, for example. we don't really know. >> and if you're in luhansk, you'll know of course the missile is not very accurate. you'll probably see that going to the streets and also see it leaving because of the horrific reports of what happened to the refugees. >> this is one of the reasons why most of the roads are now unsafe and humanitarian c

in first as the ukrainian army says it's entering now the final stage of its mission to liberate donetsk but so far this appears only to have meant stepping up its shelling of residential districts of east ukraine's biggest city leaving the people there on the brink of a humanitarian crisis thousands in the resistance stronghold have been living without electricity and heavy shelling of an crippled power stations across the city and now on top of that a major water filtering plant's been destroyed by air raids several districts have been there for that water all major supply routes have been cut off leaving the nets with a severe shortage of medicine and amid the ongoing violence the patients and staff of this maternity unit as one snapshot of what's going on there be forced to stay in a basement they say nurses say the only values to get upstairs for about ten minutes to use food to try to get food use basic facilities then the bombardment starts again somewhere else also in donetsk dozens of in they go missing after shells pounded a local jail one prisoner died in number of others were

the separatists control the cities of donetsk and luhansk and have been using a road between them to bring in more personnel and supplies. but ukrainian commanders say they've blocked it. ukrainian media are reporting that government forces have tightened their grip around donetsk and they say troops have taken control of a checkpoint leading to the city center. the leaders of the self-proclaimed donetsk people's republic says he's ready to discuss a cease-fire. he says he wants to stop the spread of what he called a humanitarian catastrophe. but some separatists are down playing any talk of a truce. they are accusing the ukrainian military of ramping up their bombing campaign. russian media are reporting one of the latest attacks in horlivka. they say 52 people were killed and about 170 others wounded. >>> the russian president is calling for a peaceful resolution to another conflict. vladimir putin has urged the leaders two of former soviet republics to end a long-running territorial dispute. putin met with armenian president and azerbaijani president in sochi. forces from the neig

residents in donetsk are taking cover underground. some are blaming the u.s. government for the danger they're in. live healthy and take one a day men's 50+. a complete multivitamin with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. age? who cares. looks like we're about to board. mm-hmm. i'm just comparing car insurance rates at progressive.com. is that where they show the other guys' rates, too? mm-hmm. cool. yeah. hi. final boarding call for flight 294. [ bells ring on sign ] [ vehicle beeping ] who's ready for the garlic festival? this guy! bringing our competitors' rates to you -- now, that's progressive. >>> thanks for staying with cnn, fighting in eastern ukraine may be approaching a pivotal moment. state run media say government forces are preparing for what they describe as a massive assault on rebel held donetsk. forces have already claimed ground from pro russian separatists in the last week. people in donetsk are now living in fear. >> the ukrainian army is fast moving inside the city, great disquiet reigns. pushing some underground into cellars, half bui

like many ukrainians who live in donetsk, he has strong ties to russia. grandmother fought to stalin during the second world war. he blames the region's dark history for what is happening now. >> translator: at one point we were one country with 14 republics. politicians divided these connection i cans and planted the seed of war between us. i think what's happening now is absolutely wrong because or sen cesc tours took parts in a war where they had the same ideals, values and beliefs as each other. >> reporter: the separatists beliefs are more america i. some see ukraine as part of an old imperial russia. others e embrace the power of te soviet union. when you and pro-russian separatist what is they want in "sportsnet central" say they want freedom of kiev's rule. others say they are just fighting mashism. but most just want to get on with their lives and don't understand why ukrainians are taking up arms against each other. kiev recently propose aid peace plan in the south region, which includes more political and economic i ca autonomy and protn of the

a family of three have been killed in shelling of residential areas in the ukrainian city of donetsk they says the army made another attempt to rid the city of anti-government fighters a mother father and their eleven year old daughter were running to a shelter when the bombing began a rocket landed next to them on the streets some forty people have been killed in donetsk this week as shells hit apartment buildings hospitals run churches bullishly are reports. there have been massive multiple attacks in neighborhoods and residential areas here in donetsk overnight saturday that was almost a continuous stream of shelling so much so that i and other colleagues here as well as local people i know would constantly missing each other to make sure that we were ok the local press here is reporting that the ukrainian army has received an order to clear the city of local militia by independence day which is today now also receiving reports that in the past twenty four hours the anti-government fighters have retaliated against the advancing ukrainian military and they've managed to isolate two

ukrainian forces are making steady gains around the city of donetsk. this is a stronghold for separatist russians in the ukraine. there is fears it could mean an impending ground war between the two groups. u.n. officials say close to 1400 people have died in the fighting in ukraine. that includes the troops, the fighters as well as civilians. hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes. and emergency u.n. security council meeting on tuesday one official warneded that they were dealing with a growing humanitarian crisis there. >> an estimated 3.9 million people live in areas directly affected by violence. those remaining in the conflict zone face imminent security threats from fighting that is increasingly occurring in more densely populated urban areas. fighting has caused significant damage to infrastructure, affecting the power and water supplies and access to basic services. >> a lot of civilians are also telling stories of being caught in the crossfire, close calls, brushes with death, and also as we've just heard him say, the lack of ba

heavy shelling in donetsk on sunday. government forces are demanding the rebels surrender. separatists say they'll keep fighting until the military stops all activity. the conflict is taking a toll on people inside the besieged city as well. many russian speaking residents are flocking to moscow. constant shelling has led to a shortage of electricity, food and water. sunday's violence shattered talk of a cease-fire as well. we'll go ahead and bring in will gripley who's been constantly monitoring the situation from the capitol in kiev. he joins us from there. will, with the ukrainian forces encircling donetsk, how will residents and of course separatists responding to what i guess is ascribed as the tightening of the noose? >> reporter: yeah, we just got an update from the city office there in donetsk, errol, and what we're hearing is that a bad situation inside that city keeps getting worse. overnight it was a sleepless night for many people because there was near continuous artillery fire. there were explosions heard all around the city. you talked about the ukrainian mil

but one suburb of donetsk we immediate arina.he said most people are like her, afraid to speak out. >> i feel like my life is now just a plaque cloud. every morning i hope that this is all just a bad dream, that i'll wake up and things will be at they were. >> reporter: ukrainian army is closing in. and separatists are calling for more ukrainian and russian volunteers to join their cause. but they've already lost men and many people here will now be asking themselves whether their dreams are worth dying for. al jazeera, donetsk. >> in the philippines a former army general accused of human rights abuses has been arrested after years on the run. charges date from 2001 to 2010. we have reports from manila. >> reporter: retired military general led the anti-insurgency complain against communist rebels during the time of former president. after three years in hiding, known as the butcher" has been captured. he's charged with killing and torture of political activists in the philippines. this woman's daughter is one of them. >> as a mo

of what may be ahead dawned on donetsk.hat a bomb did when it didn't detonate. this when it did. we think here they were from a jet we heard. while nobody was killed near these garages, the hope the heaviest weapons wouldn't be used in this fight died. closer to the city center, one man was killed here waiting for a tram. someone posting a parody of the ukrainian anthem. ukraine isn't dead yet, but it already smells, and we can see its end. just around the corner, another man died from shelling. places like here, the shells land. and while both sides blame the other for the loss of civilian lives, it's almost impossible in places like this, markets, homes all around that the fight for donetsk will happen without a lot of innocent ukrainians losing their lives. who fired these shells, separatists or ukrainians, was the question nobody could answer as they queued to get out late pensions. that's the interesting question, one woman says. they don't advertise who does it. it's hard to tell. in the city's center, too the remains

and the people of donetsk are now living in fear. >> the ukrainian army is fast moving into donetsk.e the city, great quiet reigns. shelling has pushed some underground into cellars, half built basements in this government building. where dozens of women and children eke out a life sleeping on mattresses they carry down here. twins who find the nightly explosions scary, loud. in this dim labyrinth they believe the separatists when they tell them, the ukrainian army are american backed fascists set on attacking the ethnic russians here. what are the americans doing? where there is war in the world they have a part. look, these little ones here, they can't afford to leave, have nowhere to go. all the women of the world, raise your voice against these murderers. above ground, the grief and anger are more vivid, near where a school was hit. in a small community, this can change childhoods, daily life for years. they're unworthy because they're fascists. why do they have to shoot innocent people. streets torn up. ukraine's army have used a lot of artillery in their fast advance, and it's

. >>> russian stocks, well, they are joining the rally, despite intense fighting in donetsk as kiev forces vow to recapture the ukrainian city. >>> the turkish leerm strengthening amid hopes for political stability after prime minister aduwan wins the country's election. >>> and kinder morgan is consolidating all of its publicly traded assets into one company into a massive $44 billion deal. >> hi, everybody. welcome to "worldwide exchange." very glad you're with us. we have two hours together, kicking off a fresh week on the back of closing out last week with some pretty hefty losses for the week for many of our european equity markets. this morning, not so. we were called slightly higher after over the weekend we saw some leeway with regards to geopolitics and we saw what seems to be a little bit of a move towards, or in the right direction both with regards to russia and with regards to the middle east, too. be aware, though, that things can change very quickly and it is still a volatile situation we're looking at with regards to the geopolitical tensions. the main european markets, tho