of the red cross is in moscow today. the head of the, of the international committee of the red cross. peter, i'm our, is in moscow today as he was in ukraine recently as well. this is part of the ford of international committee of the direct cause. this is part of the conversations that we have with parties to the conflict in any and in this current situation, fly an essay of from the international committee of the red cross talking to us from the ukranian city of phoenix. yes sir. thank you very much and good luck with you. what you're very important work. thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the war. but frances has made a fresh appeal for peace in ukraine. the catholic church paid tribute to the victims of war and said buying and producing more weapons, is quote, not the solution for the problem. the urge both sides to work together for peace and to yachts, owned by the russian oligarchy. roman abramoff, which have ducked in turkey, avoiding european sanctions on russia's super, which a group of ukrainian demonstrators tried to prevent one of the ves

and many peoplen the city itself have run out of food for their children according to the international committee of the red crossey've had a team inside mariupol, where communications are extremely limited. this is what one of the red cross team told colleagues wednesday. this was by satellite phone. just to warn you, you may find some of what was said distressing. >> children. people beaten. they cannot deliver fuel. people are begging each other for food. >> that was an update from a member of the international committee of the red cross describing the situation in mariupol. he was talking to his colleagues a little earlier. i spoke to one of these colleagues, who is in western ukraine, and he gave me this reaction. >> the situation has not changed since we recorded this soundbite yesterday, and i can tell you that we were all gathered around the phone listening to it and it was a moment of great distress among th team to hear this account. every time we are on the phone with our colleague, at least we know that he's safe and that the rest of the team are safe, but every time, what we hear is extremely -- it i

of the red cross is a mosque out today. the head of the, of the international committee chair of the red cross peter, our isn't, didn't moscow today as he was in ukraine recently as well. this is part of the efforts of the international committee of the red course. this is part of the conversations that we have with parties to the conflict in, in the home and industry and situation. fly on this area from the international committee of the red cross talking to us from the ukrainian city of units. yes sir . thank you very much. and good luck with your, your very important work. thank you. and why ukrainian present vollmer zalinski address lawmakers in france moments ago. it's the latest in a series of speeches, by present zalinski to foreign parliaments, the ukrainian leader called for a minute of silence for ukraine and for the victims of the war. he also told lawmakers that they have most of the answers in their hands, sending more weapons withdrawing french companies from russia and imposing stronger sanctions. all right, let's find out how his speech went down. we can take you now to paris, where did correspond lisa louis

ukrainian government has asked the - government has asked the international committee of the red cross_ international committee of the red cross international committee of the red cross not to open a planned office on the _ cross not to open a planned office on the russian side of the border because — on the russian side of the border because they say it would legitimise moscowe _ because they say it would legitimise moscow's. deportation of civilians from _ moscow's. deportation of civilians from the — moscow's. deportation of civilians from the city of mariupol. although the red _ from the city of mariupol. although the red cross says it was not aware of the _ the red cross says it was not aware of the evacuations, the bbc has spoken— of the evacuations, the bbc has spoken to — of the evacuations, the bbc has spoken to a meribel resident now in russia _ spoken to a meribel resident now in russia and — spoken to a meribel resident now in russia and said she was given no option— russia and said she was given no option but— russia and said she was given no option but to leave. —— a marie upol resident _ thousands of refugees ha

joining me now is robert mardini — director general of the international committee of the red cross. ternational committee of the red cross on the situation for ukrainians still in ukraine, and those who have become refugees? well, good morning. now we are in the fifth week of this devastating international armed conflict where the level of death of suffering, of destruction, that continues to be inflicted on civilians is outrageous and unacceptable. every, behind every person displaced there is a tragic story, there is broken destiny and this devastation should be limited, and the rules of war are here to limit the suffering, in times of armed conflict. we have our teams underground, we work with red cross partners on the ground, to, to make a difference, we have been stepping up our response over the past weeks, sending more than 140 persons, bringing our teams to 6700 in the country, —— 600 in the country, supporting hospitals with surgical and medical supplies, delivering food, relief items, having surgical teams in some hospitals, but of course, much more needs to be done. you ho

of the country and mount a final push to take the proceed. city of mary, you poll efforts to open a humanitarian corridor into the ruined city. continue, the international committee of the red cross says in addition to getting people out of mary, you, paul, it's vitally important for the corridor to be used to get humanitarian aid in the i . c, r c says it's prepared to lead the effort, but only if the 2 warring sides can guarantee the safe passage of the convoy. the western city of levine is providing refuge for thousands of people who have fled, the fighting around caves and other cities, further east. people like all her and the 2 children who now attend regular activity sessions provided by this children's library. oh, thank you right now. this is the only and best way to keep my kids and myself busy to keep them distracted. this class is being led by a teacher who was forced to flee a town near the front line in the east. love it by to the fact they're happy, they're playing in their joy is night. joy art sessions here are aimed at tackling the trauma they may have experienced from the fighting president flooded me, a putin invariably portrayed as the villain. elsewhere in t

of war by the red cross. well, let's now speak to audio not senior go was a spokeswoman for the international committee of the red cross. she's joining us from key. thank you very much for being with us. i want to ask you 1st about the situation in the deceased city of merrier bull. there's an effort to try and get more people out of there today. has anyone been able to get out, bring us up to speed with what's been happening? whereas the main concern is to be able to help get out to help people get out safely. because obviously as you have just report or to the situation in the city has been around this and the level of suffering and destruction is absolutely incredible. and people have been finding, finding the way to escape the city to go to safety. but what we have been trying to achieve with both russian and ukrainian site in the past several weeks is to try to get them to come to concrete agreements for to give people the possibility escape with escape in a safe manner. and for those people who are still in the city to receive the humanitarian assistance, one of the conditions like for people who are st

let's go live now to pizza, more a president of the international committee of the red cross p to welcome to ot see international. thanks for having me. now. can you give us an overview of the humanitarian situation ukraine at the moment? you may hear in situation obviously as far as we see is the extremely serious because of this recent escalation and warfare in many places of the country, it is particularly see the scene urban areas of the country. we see the proximity of civilians and battlefields at the same time. and i think what you have discussed just a minute ago, reflect the whole issue of humanitarian korea or access to urban areas reflects the complexity of the situation and the seriousness of the human area needs. as we see them emerging, we try to best we can to respond to a increase the landscape of needs hundreds of thousands of people in need. but we also want to engage with the parties in order to find consensus and precise agreements about evacuation moves about access into each and fighting areas. as well as voluntary evacuation and voluntary escape routes for civilian

the line of fire and according to authorities here since the start of the wolf, 1222 residential buildings have been destroyed. 69 schools, 53 kindergarden, and 15 hospitals. the international committee of the red cross is urging ukraine and russia to reach an agreement hello civilians. to leave mario poll, there's still no safe passage out for approximately 170000 people who remain in the besieged port city. vital supplies, like food, water, power, and medicines are running out the i. c r. c says moscow and teams should allow us to visit prisoners of war. you are not seen unco is a spokesman for the international committee of the red cross in keys. she says the main priority is to help people get out safely. if the situation in the city has been around this and the level of suffering and destruction is absolutely incredible and people have been finding, finding the way to escape the city, to go to safety. but what we have been trying to achieve with both russian and ukrainian site in the past several weeks is to try to get them to come to concrete agreement for to give people the possibility escape escape in a safe manner. and for those people who are still in the city to receive so many care assist

army because of the shelling char stratford al jazeera, near vastly live cur, eastern ukraine, marolla. her name is a communications coordinator at the international committee of the red cross. she joins us now from western ukraine and marana. thanks for being with us. what are your teams on the ground in mary or paul telling you about the humanitarian situation there? hello, yes, i'm in my entire situation and matthew and as well is dire. or we've seen the thousands of fir displaced people coming in to my to point out really leaving lives behind a need for food, a basic hygiene items and essential household items, water medical needs. of course, today the teams are between today and as today we've distributed for more than 4000 people. all those items that are essential for their survivors were told that people left with their suit cases. and some of them have nothing to where to mothers do not have her food or even formula to give to their babies. and we've also trying to support the healthcare facilities in the city to be able to cope with this influx of displaced people. wesley, the, the a, the, you're providing the you're able to provide in, in that city will only last

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the influence of religion on public life. and saudi arabia is given a 10 year jail sentence on the charge of insulting islam. the head of the international committee of the red cross in yemen has asked the world not to forget the plight of people living through its long civil war. she urged for continued aid to alleviate one of the world's worst humanitarian crises since 2014, the war is killed, more than 150000 people. e leaders have concluded a 2 day summit in the palace of versailles near paris, aimed at coordinating the blocks response to russia's war in ukraine. they availed a plan to reduce the eas dependents on russian oil and gas, and pledged more military aid for keith. the leader stopped short of offering ukraine a fast pass into the you. the talks in versailles went on late into the night. the big question was how the e u should respond to ukraine's request for a fast track, accession process. the leaders know the pressure is high, but so is the danger of making a promise that no one wants to honor later. the result of those talks a statement the next morning, confirming ukraine as part of the european family, something that can be interpreted in many w

the russians are talking to about this quarter, they have to actually talk to the international committee of the red cross. the red cross have to manage any kind of humanitarian corridor that comes out of mary awful . we don't know whether they've been talking to the international committee of the red cross or whether this was just an internal briefing that was made public. all right, thank you very much for bringing us up to speed and stay safe in round. com live for us in the capitol cave and ammonia lake has been reported at a chemical plant in the north eastern city of sumi and employee at the summit. him from france has been injured. the regional governor says it was the result of russian shelling and the lake has now been contained state emergency services. there is no threat to the population. ukraine's 2nd largest city has been a target since the start of the invasion, russian forces, yet to take control of car keys. as i said, bag reports, the constant bombing has caused catastrophic damage. an eerie silence hangs over her keith. with apocalyptic scenes, the center of the city, frozen like a page

the agency is also calling all the warning signs to allow them to visit prisoners of all. aliana city ankle is a spokeswoman for the international committee of the red cross in keith. she says the priority is to help people get out of merrier poll safely. if the situation in the city has been parenthesis and the level of suffering and destruction is absolutely incredible, and people have been finding, finding the way to escape the city, to go to safety. but what we have been trying to achieve with both russian and ukrainian fight in the past several weeks is to try to get them to come to concrete agreement for to give people the possibility escape escape in a safe manner. and for those people who are still in the city to receive so many care in the system, it is very difficult for me to give you the effect assessment of the conditions. because we just have very little visibility of what is happening inside the city right now. and it is our wonderful major concerns. we had a team in my file, but they have come to the they have reached the conditions where they were no longer able to work. and they had to, they had to leave the teacher. unfortunately, we no

since sort of the invasion, not targeting a hospital under the geneva conventions, which the international committee of the red cross govern. that's the war crime. and so i think you'll hear a lot of talk about the war crimes that they, that nato and the you say, have been committed in the last month. well, before all of those meetings take place, we're waiting for what's known as the family photograph to take to be taken, which is when all the leaders line up on the stage, the viewers can see in front of us. now it's an empty of course of the moment we're waiting for those leaders to come in. i things develop, james, of course we're going to be coming back to you, but for now just the magic editor, james base and brussels. thank you very much. i want to bring in rob mcbride, who's joining us from western ukraine in the city of live, rob james was just explain, explaining to us the diplomatic side. he's also talk to us about some of the situation in the ground with particular with regard to the concerns about the city of multiple talk us through what the latest situation is on the ground there. that's why we have a

east of the country and mount a final push to take the besieged city of mary u paul. efforts to open a humanitarian corridor into the ruined city. continue. the international committee of the red cross says, in addition to getting people out of mary, you, paul, it's vitally important for the corridor to be used to get humanitarian aid in the i . c r c says it prepared to lead the effort, but only if the 2 warring sides can guarantee the safe passage of the convoy. the western city of levine is providing refuge for thousands of people who have fled, the fighting around caves and other cities, further east. people like all her and the 2 children who now attend regular activity sessions provided by this children's library. oh, thank you right now. this is the only and best way to keep my kids and myself busy to keep them distracted. this class is being led by a teacher who was forced to flee a town near the front line in the east. lit by to the fact they're happy they're playing and their joy is nigeria. art sessions here are aimed at tackling the trauma they may have experienced from the fighting. president fled amir putin invariably portrayed as the villain. elsewhere in this library

the ukrainian side in advance as well as a dedicated entity of the united nations, the osce and the international committees of the red crossensky again condemned russia's attacks on civilians and renewed his demand for aircraft and more military assistance. translation: it is scary to | look at the ruined multistorey buildings, residential blocks and vehicles but grenades, missiles, against people. there is a feeling this is happening in some other country but it is happening in our country. exactly in our country, not anywhere else, in our country which always wanted peace most of all. how many more losses and deaths we need to incur? what is the difference between residents of kharkiv, different from residents of hamburg orany european countries? either you give us our military aircraft and air defence facilities providing a necessary force, it is the assistance above should provide to us. not onlyjust to ukraine but to themselves to prove that humanity will win. i'm joined now by alina frolova, former deputy minister of defence of ukraine and deputy chairperson of the centre for defence strategies. thank you forjoining

the head of the international committee of the red cross, peter malware has held talks with russian foreign minister, sergey lovegrove. in moscow. the red cross president told russia it must abide by international laws on humanitarian conduct in war. murderer also plans to discuss the issue of prisoners of war with defense officials. to probably looking through the world health organization says about half a 1000000 refugees who flint ukraine will need treatment for mental health disorders. it's stressing the need for immediate support. as the refugee crisis grows, with many struggling as their families are torn apart, the country is bordering ukraine have become a haven for millions of people fleeing the will. they arrive in poland and moldova desperate for safety. natalia escaped the shelling and nikolai of but left her husband behind. oh we, we fled when they started bombing. that's why we decided to leave our home 500 meters away from us. there was a rocket explosion. it was very scary. that's why we decided to leave. we were you . many families have been separated by the fighting and i

the conflict. are you able to tell us anything about that? we are aware of this. this is a core part of the international committee of the red cross is work to act as a neutral intermediary in situations of the war. now it is the party to the conflicts, both parties responsibility to ensure the proper handling and treatment of dead bodies and return them to the other parties. their request. now, the international committee of the red cross stands ready to facilitate that work. that is what we were created to do and we stand by to design. i'm interested to know how the red cross is, is able to work in a country. what is wallets of war? how it, how it is able to get aid to people, to civilians who just happened to be caught in the middle of this, this, this conflict while the places in which they live are under bombardment under attack. i mean, it's incredible worked at the red cross does it's absolutely essential in life saving works. it's extremely complex, as you can imagine, the, the basic need for us to be able to work safely is to have security guarantees from the parties to the conflict. we are a neutral and impartial organiz

of the country. and we know the situation is particularly dire from the international committee of the red cross. to be the neutral party, sort of helping to facilitate these corridors to get people out of the city. they say that people are running out of food and water. we're talking about hundreds of thousands of people. they are sitting inside their homes with no heat at all, and the temperatures are absolutely frigid. people are fighting each other for food. people are stopping cars to try to get fuel out of them. they're trying to get medicine out of them. the world food program meanwhile it's setup warehouses to get food across to ukraine because there's such a need the problem of course at this stage, john, is actually getting it where it needs to go. >> it's devastating, devastating. scott, grateful to the very important reporting as we watch the humanitarian piece of this play out. >>> ahead for us putin's war and ukraine's defiant president. volodymyr zelenskyy is the face of resistance. >> it's not about i want to talk with putin. i think i have to talk with putin. the world has to talk

of the conflict, are conversations aric taing place. we're working urgently. the leadership of the international committee of the red crosshere we would have a safe passageway where the definitions would be very clear. so, it wouldn't be sort of a messy situation we've seen elsewhere. when would a safe passage corridor be available? when would it close? because there are so many people, 10s of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands that head to to get out. this is something that will take a long time. but if something like this doesn't happen or if supplies are not allowed in, if clean water and food and medical care is not allowed in, we're heading for some extremely, extremely heartbreaking news at this large scale. >> thank you so much for everything you and your teams are doing. thank you, jason. >> thank you. >> and gas lighting the world. russia calling for a u.n. security council meeting today, as vladimir putin tries to turn the spotlight away from his war crimes. >>> and nick martin in odesa. what used to be a yacht club where they're preparing for a russian assault. >> 350,000 sand bags have been filled by the

proposed to be carried out with the direct participation of a representative of the un high commissioner for refugees and of the international committee of the red cross now about the brave actions of our military during the special operation in ukraine , sergeant david asaev, despite the shelling we set fire to the enemy, was able to restore the efficiency of the russian howitzer and destroyed two mortar crews by direct fire, depriving the advancing enemy of support, as well as up to 18 nationalists, senior ensign andrei putilin , also set fire to the enemy, was able to restore the operation of our satellite communications station and transfer it to command. valuable data resulted in the destruction of seven units of enemy military equipment and more than 100 militants. private andrei khasan during reconnaissance discovered a sabotage group of nationalists preparing a provocation, despite their numerical superiority of khasanov's squad went into action. he himself made his way behind enemy lines and blew up his equipment, the enemy was forced to flee captain yuri ovsyannikov, together with his tank company, was able to liberate one of the settlements

russia proposed to conduct an operation with the participation of representatives of the un and the international committee of the red cross. the country requires kiev to ensure the safety of bus columns, the department noted that the humanitarian situation in ukraine continues to deteriorate, the most critical situation in kharkov, residents are still hiding in basements. in many houses, there is no heating and light utilities do not work. medical care in the hospital is provided only to servicemen of the armed forces in pharmacies. no, life-saving drugs. at the same time , people cannot leave the city because the personal cars of citizens are fired upon and small arms weapons and mortars, the humanitarian situation is gradually improving. in melitopol, columns with food and medicines arrive in the city , industrial production is being restored, as it lives now, melitopol saw anton talpa, watching how father dmitry unloads humanitarian aid at the church, the inhabitants of melitopol understand. this morning with good news. the clergymen of the crimea began to bring everything they needed in refrigerators. uh, we're bringi

the influence of religion on public life. in saudi arabia is given a 10 year jail sentence on the charge of insulting islam. the head of the international committee of the red cross in yemen. as asked the world not to forget the plight of people living through his long civil war. she urged for continued aid to alleviate one of the world's worst humanitarian crises since 2014, the war is killed, more than 150000 people. e leaders have included a 2 day summit in the palace of versailles near paris, aimed at coordinating the blocks response to russia's war in ukraine. they availed a plan to reduce the eas dependents on russian oil and gas, and pledged more military aid for keith. the leader stopped short of offering ukraine a fast pass into the the talks in versailles went on late into the night. the big question was, how the e u should respond to ukraine's request for a fast track, accession process. the leaders know the pressure is high, but so is the danger of making a promise that no one wants to honor later. the result of those talks a statement the next morning, confirming ukraine as part of the european family, something that can be interpreted in many ways.

they told her they've ru out of fd as stores rain closed and they're getting drinking water from rain and snow. a spokespern for the international committee of the red crosss it is imperative the evacuation of civilians from the city begin as soon as possible. mariupol is desperate for people i mean that is what our ople keep telling us, like it is desperate absolutely everywhere. >> on thursday french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz had a three-way conference with putin to call for an immediate cease-fire, but putin remains firm on his stance. >> the conditions put on the table are not acceptable by anybody to be honest. >> macron said he does not think a solution can be expected in a few hours or even in a few days. >>> the u.n. high commissioner for refugees says as of wednesday more than 2.3 million people had fled ukraine. about 60% of them or about 1.4 million people have gone to poland and over 210,000 to hungary. about 90,000 people have escaped to russia. russia's energy minister says belarus has restored electricity to the chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern ukraine. the facility has been under russian control s

of mariupol. the city council says the russian bombardment has killed more than 2,100 residents, half of them since wednesday. martin sho0ep is the regional director of the international committee of the red crosse explains what the worst case scenario would be. the situation that is currently unfolding in mariupol is simply dramatic. what we hearfrom our colleagues who are still in the city is that people are running out of water, running out of food, running out of medicine. and every day they have to scramble to find something to survive on. we remain in constant contact with the parties of the conflict. they really try to help to facilitate an agreement that could bring respite to the city and the situation. what is key to remember that international humanitarian law is very clear, civilians need to be respected by everybody who's part of a conflict. and they need to do everything they can in their power to keep them safe. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... protests and arrests — as hundreds take to the streets in russia to call for an end to the war in ukraine. hundreds are arrested for showing their opposition to the war. this is newsday on the bbc in si

of ukrainian fleeing the conflict. some refugees made their way to france as well, where they, where it was really great. it's well, we spoke to the president of the international committee of the red cross peter mara, to get an overview of the current situation and nutri you may have in situation obviously as far as we see is the extremely serious. it is particularly serious in urban areas of the country. we see the proximity of civilians and battlefields. at the same time. we tried the best we can to respond to a increase the landscape of needs hundreds of thousands of people in need. but we also want in gauging with the parties in order to find consensus and precise agreements about evacuation about access into each and fighting areas as well as voluntary evacuation and voluntary escape routes for civilian populations. as we see, this is a highly contested issue. it's not the only place in the world where we see difficulties are having precise agreements between the military's which are able to work in real life. but i appreciate all the efforts from all sides in order to come to functioning agreements, precise agreements, so that the civilians can find safe places can be protected. a

of the armed forces and the fighters of the ukrainian battalions are systematically shelling. russia proposed to conduct an operation with the participation of representatives of the un and the international committee of the red cross, our country demands from kiev to ensure the safety of bus convoys , the department noted that the humanitarian situation in ukraine continues to deteriorate, the most critical the situation has developed in kharkov, the inhabitants are still hiding in the basements. in many houses. no heating light utilities do not work medical care in hospitals is provided only to servicemen of the armed forces in pharmacies. no, life-saving drugs. at the same time, people cannot leave the city because the militants fire at the personal cars of citizens and with small arms and mortars. those journalists first visited the positions of our military in the chernihiv region during a special operation , they managed to completely clear the nationalists the most important highway. it connects the northern regions of ukraine with the russian border along this route. now a motorcade is driving, which delivers everything necessary from food to ammunition to the front line, report by artyom kolodkin. there is

the men included $37.00, saudi nationals who are found guilty of attempting to assassinate security officers . and targeting police and the head of the international committee of the red cross in yemen has asked the world not to forget the plight of people living through it's longest civil through its long civil war. excuse me. she's urged for it continued aid to alleviate. what is one of the world worst humanitarian crises since 2014, the war has killed. more than 150000 people. to watching the news before we go, let's get a recap of the main story from the crisis. russian forces appear to be regrouping for a possible assault on key authorities in ukraine's a rocket attacks have destroyed an air base near the town of fashion kiff in the key region. it's oil depot was also had rushes defense ministry says its army is continuing its attacks on a broader front that you news update at the sour. don't forget there's always more on our website, d, w dot com or i'll be back when we're headlines at the top of the hour. ah ah, with who be to india? 0 waste. a utopian goal for the film industry, on average, we've seen oh shit. what dates about it and how did all everything with, fro

going to bring you up to speed now with some of the other stories that we are following for you to day. the head of the international committee of the red cross in yemen has asked the world not to forget the plight of people living through its long civil war. she urged for continued aid to alleviate one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. since 2014, the war has killed more than 150000 people. saudi arabia says it has executed 81 men convicted on charges, including terrorism and holding so called deviant beliefs. 7, your menus, and one syrian were among those killed. the men included 37, saudi nationals who were found guilty of attempting to assassinate security officers and targeting police. and protesters and police have clashed in the bolivian city left us. it began as a demonstration by teachers against working conditions and the lack of spending on education, things escalated when protesters through fireworks of police, who responded with tear gas. and the government says it is willing to listen to the teachers demands you're watching dw news before we go, we'll get a recap of the main story from the crisis and ukraine. russian for

russia proposed to carry out the evacuation with the participation of representatives of the un and the international committee of the red crosshe situation persists in kharkiv residents are still forced to take refuge in basements. in many houses, there is no heating and light. at the same time, people cannot leave the city, since personal cars of citizens are being fired upon and small arms and mortars are gradually improving the humanitarian situation in melitopol. father dmitry unloads humanitarian aid from residents melitopol understand this morning with good news begins the clergy of the crimea brought everything you need in refrigerators. e. we are bringing insulin of this very important means for several days the priests of the simferopol crimean diocese collected this food and medicine. in a few hours. all this will be sorted out by local residents. anastasia besedina worked as a choreographer 30 km north of melitopol with children whom he taught to dance before. now there is simply no connection, where her team remained, the difficult situation is falling shells and sound automatic in the queue. i myself cook with tw

it to to be set up and operating today thursday, but we're now hearing from the international committee of the red cross the i see i see that they would be willing to lead this convoy into murder. you pull that out of mary paul as long as the 2 warring sides can agree exactly to the terms of the timings of his corridor, the route that it will take and so on as that they would be aiming for friday. so this may well be a going over into to morrow friday now i, but according to the, i see, i see the russians have agreed to a cease fire. we have heard from the or ukraine's deputy prime minister that 45 bosses have been center to marry you paula. for this a convoy. the problem with previous seek cease fires that have failed is a just a lack of trust on both sides at both sides, accusing each other of acting in bad faith. her part of that mistrust on the ukrainian side is the fact that they accused the russians of a diverting thousands of people who have been evacuated from matter. you paul, to russian controlled territory or into russia itself against their will at. we do know that this convoy is meant to ta

the besieged southern ukrainian port of mariupol. the city council says the russian bombardment has killed more than 2,000 residents. martin schuepp is regional director for the international committee of the red crosslding in mariupol is simply dramatic. what we hearfrom our colleagues who are still in the city is that people are running out of water, running out of food, running out of medicine. and every day they have to scramble to find something to survive on. the longer the situation lasts, the more people's lives we remain in constant contact with the parties of the conflict. they really try to help to facilitate an agreement that could bring rest fight to the city and the situation. what is key to remember that international humanitarian law is very clear, civilians need to be respected by everybody who's part of a conflict. and they need to do everything they can in their power to keep them safe. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... paying the price of protest in russia — hundreds of people are arrested in one day alone for showing their opposition to the war. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. today we have closed the book on our heartbreak and

the morning of our military declare a regime of silence so that the humanitarian operation is successful in it representatives of the un high commissioner for refugees and the international committee of the red crossed to take part. however, our department notes that the ukrainian side is shelling the section from berdyansk to mariupol. therefore, so that nothing threatens civilians, they expect guarantees of compliance with the regimes from it. employees and servicemen of the russian guard delivered more than 20 tons of cargo to the residents of the kiev region and distributed food packages of cereals to the people. canned food, pasta, vegetable oil sugar food, as well as medicines and emergency supplies, another batch of humanitarian aid was delivered to the donbass and ukraine, and employees of the ministry of emergency situations kolomna brought 250 tons of humanitarian cargo from 28 vehicles for those in need. these are not only food and essentials, but also mobile power plants and building materials. the batch included 33 tons of humanitarian cargo, which was collected and handed over by the emergency workers of dagestan. so , can i see what you are doing? what is this? and this is some kind

the i c, r. c says moscow and keys should allow us to visit prisoners of war. you know, you know, as a spokesman for the international committee of the red cross in keith, she says the main priorities to help people get out safely. if the situation in the city has been around this and the level of suffering and destruction is absolutely incredible and people have been find finding the way to escape the city to go to safety. but what we have been trying to achieve with both russian and ukrainian fight in the past several weeks is to try to get them to come to concrete agreement for to give people the possibility escape with escape in a safe manner. and for those people who are still in the city to receive so many care in the system, it is very difficult for me to give you the effect assessment of the conditions. because we just have very little visibility of what is happening inside the city right now. and it is one of home major concerns. we had a team in my file, but they have come to the they have reached the conditions where they were no longer able to work. and they had to, they had to leave the speech. unfortunately, we now have trouble with humanitarian 8

now the city has been left without water, food, electricity, or even medicine. ukraine says 90 percent of its buildings have been destroyed. now the head of the international committee of the red cross says it's difficult to get a 2 people caught up in the fighting in ukraine. peter mora met russia's foreign minister said, love ross in moscow. mario paul is an it is a city which has high visibility and attention from the international community. but i also want to highlight that it is not the only place of concern. and i see or see, is trying to make efforts to see the whole frontline and challenges and to have access in the evacuation modalities agreed upon by the parties. we have always highlighted. it's not possible to think about access or a vacuum ation, either in mario paul or another place. if we don't have solid agreement and detailed agreement between the militaries on the ground, you may previous the legal bonus to cross. we welcome the willingness of the red cross to use available resources to help people in need in ukraine, the genetic in the hands, peoples republics. and we also know that the red cross traditionally strive to serve as an impartial and independent interm

one of the aid organisations operating on the ground in ukraine is international committee of the red crosse asia—pacific harbour in bangkok. she updated us on the work that they are prioritising now. a , work that they are prioritising now. , a, ., , ., ., now. many ukrainians do not have access _ now. many ukrainians do not have access to _ now. many ukrainians do not have access to water, - have access to water, electricity, and there is minimal phone connectivity across the country. people are sheltering for hours on end. they are worried about going outdoors because of the shelling and fighting, and that means they are having difficulty having access to food and other necessities. we are getting calls to our call centre from people who are wounded seeking assistance, people desperately seeking solutions to leave the country or who have lost kind tracked with their family or desperately seeking information how to find them and reconnect. some of our main priorities over the last days have been in mariupol to provide food and other essentials to people who have been displaced and now liv

the head of the international committee of the red cross peter maha, has held talks with russian foreign minister survey lover of in moscow. the red cross president told russia it must abide by international laws on humanitarian conduct on war. mara also plans to discuss the issue of prisoners of war with defense officials provide a german parliament is debating a relief package announced by the government in response to spiraling energy costs triggered by the invasion. the measures include a 3 month reduction in fuel tax and a discount on public transport. prices for vehicle fuel reached record levels in germany on wednesday. you must. the world health organization says russia's war has left millions of ukrainians facing mental health problems. it is stressing the need for a psychological support. as the refugee crisis grows, with many struggling as their families are torn apart. the country is bordering ukraine have become a haven for millions of people fleeing the will. they arrive in poland and moldova desperate for safety. natalia, escape the shelling and michel naive, but left her