is the capital capable of repelling an attack by a force like that mathias? until now the capital has done ah, quite well in defending itself. because it has been the main target of russian troops for days now. and so fire or the attacks have been repelled, is hard to say, i don't have the information to say what the ukranian side still has there in air to defend the capital. and it's also hard to say how the russians would attack what they're going to do are these the, we've seen these pictures of this 60 kilometer long time column approaching the capital. but we don't know what that meant for. it's also quite possible that the, that russia wouldn't even try to invade the capital, but to cut it off of all supplies and wait to surrender, to put it on de cj r, which would be of course, you could terrible humanitarian a situation and a bit. but we still don't know what we know is of course, but it, when it goes to street fighting and fighting of a block for block in houses, the attacking army is always in a worse position. so damn lots of scenarios. there's als

w. correspond mathias bellinger is in central ukraine on his way to live. oh, good to see mathias. we just saw harrowing pictures from ukraine. second biggest city car came. what are you here about the situation there? yeah, there is. the city has been shelves and a lot of residential quarters have been shelves. her. that's what we're hearing their pictures on the line or with dead bodies and are all the damage that has been done. rockets hitting, hitting apartments and, and it seems to be very dire. fighting, i think has been going on for a long time there and her. it's one of the, the worst places in this war so far. the very worst place in this was over. but he has what can you tell us about the situation in the rest of the country? our russian troops continuing their advance yet is heavy fighting every where, where the russian troops have entered and they have made some territorial gains. however, resistance is also fierce and a lot of ukrainians, as we've seen. it also are joining the army or the amended territorial defense, the there, the amateur battalions that are supportin

keep by deed of you correspond mathias, bowling, gun mathias, ukrainian, or defense official. shea. russian forces are regrouping but currently unable to advance what's the situation on the ground in chief we've seen or heard more intense shelling a in the outskirts of for the last maybe 24 hours. the ukrainian or army headquarters have also said that it has made attempts at breaking through the lines in the northeast and in, in the northwest and the east of the capital, where they have been fighting for basically play, basically since the beginning of the war. and this is different, i'm sorry, it's a bit windy. i've got some sand in my eyes. um. yeah. so this is the situation now . it more intense fighting but no as we can as far as we understand it. no advances are no changes so far happening. um the city is calm, people here are out about their daily lives. a life has returned a little bit into um into the streets of key if most people have left for the streets are pretty empty. but a few more shops, a few more cafes may be, are open than before. as you well know, mathias, another round

hello to you mathias . so we hear that there appears to be a consolidation of russian forces on the outskirts of ki, if. so how is this impacting the people inside the city? yeah, that would be a hearing that they are consolidating. what we can see is that they have not advanced, at least not in a very noticeable manners, but we suspect that they have been bringing a new material in and new soldiers in however, and they have been able to fortify ojo holy some of their positions of course the expectation is that they will either try another advance on the city or try to close the ring around the city and besiege it unless exactly the fear that many you have. and that's why many have left the city because you received here would be a terrible thing. having st heights in the city would also be a terrible thing under the government estimates that no less than half of the population of the original population. right. so you mentioned this concern of a possible siege of the city. i mean, you mentioned also that h

there was equally as correspondent, mathias brinninger in care mathias. we appreciate your reporting well elsewhere in ukraine, there are concerns that russian forces also have their sites on the city of odessa in the south west. sh. the key port city on the black sea has so far been spared. fighting officials suggest though the situation could change with russia military planning to attack by land and sea and death is residents are preparing for the worst with people signing up to defend their city. wendy deleon correspondent, alexander phenomena is in odessa and she joined us now for the latest from there. so, alexandra, a, we understand that odessa has been targeted by the russian military for more than 2 weeks. can you explain to us the strategic importance of the city? well, odessa is so tremendous, tremendous strategic importance for the ukrainians and for the russians as well. and that makes the city a likely russian targets in capturing or just as poor to russia would be able to cut off for ukraine from the black sea, from important trade routes.

billing mathias with mary paul officials looking to evacuate. all remaining civilians is that assigned. the city is close to falling into russian hands. it's definitely a sign that the humanitarian situation in mar, hugo is very critical. it has been very bad for weeks. and you can imagine that it's only getting worse how called diet must be. and all the accounts that we see from our you paul, are really really hurrying, and that's the main reason i think for a pledging to get the people out how long the defense force is inside the city will be able to withstand the russian assault is of course a big question. they have been and circled. they have not been getting supplies, they might have been presumably decimated. i have no information on that. it's not, it's not public and we don't have any. i'm any reports on that, but it might be a sign, but i would not. i would not make a bet on that. and what about the situation in the capital, keith, where you are? what's the latest on the ground? what we've been hearing is that ukrainian forces have tak

brinninger is in keith mathias. how are things in and around keith? ah, yeah, we have just returned to key. if we've been away for a week in with western part of the country and in the mood has changed slightly here. um we see more shops open. for example, addresses are open now they used to be closed. um, most of the shops are still closed, but a few more businesses are operating. you see more people on the street, you see more traffic. so it feels like the city is making its way back to normalcy in very small steps. it is of course, still a city in an extraordinary situation. you can still hear shelling and in day time and at night or from the outskirts the ukrainians have driven the, the russians a bit further away from the city. that at least what we hear. but the fighting is close enough that you can hear it in if you are in the city center. however, it seems to be like at the trent simself shifted a little bit. that's the feeling here on the ground. that's really interesting that perspective that you bring us

that son mathias berlin guy in the v many thanks. mathias the world health organization says indiscriminate attacks are cross ukraine, have damage hospitals, and crippled health care services. w h o director general tedra. gabriel was warned, the war could have a devastating impact on ukraine, citizens and health care system. for decades. the disruption to services and supplies in ukraine is posing an extreme risk to people with cardiovascular business concert. dab it is h i v and t v which are among the leading cause of mortality in ukraine. here's a look at some other developments in the conflict. u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin, says russia is making no meaningful diplomatic effort to end the war in ukraine. he also said he agrees with president biden, that russia has committed war crimes bite and added that he believes russia's putin is a murderous dictator. waging a moral war, you're the mayor of ukrainian city of mel topple, has published a video message following his release from russian detention. yvonne federal off praise the people of a city for their fearlessness in prote

mathias: absolutely.t we also offered is mental health support to all of our team members who are affected by this. it is just like being a really tough time and i think we just need to help our team members to go through this tough time and help modeling them, but also their relatives, to come to germany fit is possible and relocate them if they want. it is just such a sad thing what is happening right now, and at the same time, you also feel a feeling of cowardice, because you have limited impact here from germany, basically. emily: how concerned should we be about the tech industry, given the deep bench of tech talent in both of these countries, and the fact that these people are working for global companies around the world? are you worried for the supply? the great talent that all of these developers and engineers and product designers possess, and have to give back to the world? mathias: what i think is going to happen within the coming weeks is more team members will try to eagerly russia or ukrain

for you or thomas mathias rather. where do things stand 2 weeks into the invasion yeah, we've heard the news. many places are really and bad in, in, in dire conditions. or places that have been under siege where, or where food is, is, are shortages of food where they are full of problems with water, electricity multiple is one of them. we do not know whether the you, military and corridor has worked. there. seems that there, there have been no positive news from there. we still hope, but it's not completely clear what has happened. been happening there, but it doesn't look too good in other places. it's a little bit better. some people have been evacuated from, we've seen it. the northwestern suburbs of key of and also from so me in the north . but we have other places where the humanitarian situation is getting worse and worse, the russian troops are advancing very slowly. the ukrainian army is still doing heavy is, is resisting fiercely the advance and are quite successful in destroying a lot of our russian technolo

one of them is correspond mathias bellinger. he joins us now from western ukraine mathias tell us what has been going on there over night. what the situation with the fighting in ukraine this morning? yeah, there have been continuous attacks again on the key if and harker of the most 2 most important cities of ukraine. and in another news, the russian troops are again inside the town of his song curse on his one is, is we're a city close to crimea. there were have been offend incursions for irv by russian troops from several sides from the east, from the north and from the south from crimea. and this city of her son has been, has been, they have have been there before then they were driven out. and now they are inside there again, and this would be the 1st big city in, in ukraine where they are seemed to have taken control. although fighting is still going on and nothing is decided yet, a massive column of russian troops and weaponry is headed toward key at the capital . is the city capable of repelling an attack by a force like

there was a delay of correspondent mathias denninger in care mathias. we appreciate your reporting or elsewhere in ukraine. there are concerns that russian forces also have their sites on the city of death. hm. in the south west for days, russians have bombarded a town 130 kilometers down the coastline in an attempt to advance on odessa. but ukrainian forces have so far repellent the attacks. the key port city in the black sea has so far been spared fighting though official suggest the situation could change with rushes, military planning to attack by land, as well as by sea. dest, as residents are preparing to defend their city. on the w correspondent, alexander phenomena is in odessa, and she joins us now for the latest from there. so, alexandra, we understand that odessa has been targeted by the russian military for more than 2 weeks. can you explain to us the strategic importance of the city? well, a desa is so tremendous, tremendous strategic importance for the ukrainians and for the russians as well. and that makes the city a likely russian target

w. correspond mathias bellinger in keith lastly, can in k, the line more than 80 babies were born in bomb shelters. the war is literally forcing expectant mothers and any bones on the ground and into improvised maternity units mathias, hey, we just spoke to. they visited one such unit in the training capitol. it's the 1st time that maxime is seeing daylight. the boy was born a day earlier in the basement of keeps maternity hospital number 5, his mother natalia, made sure to arrive at the hospital early though elijah loss is horrible. she when the war began, the ambulance is stopped running, staying at home was frightening. we don't own a car and there are no ambulances, you don't know where to flee, and what to do. here i am. find the nurses and doctors are next to me and can hurt me. she also said, oh, since the beginning of the war, the nurses and doctors have tried to make the clinic safe for war time, patients spent entire nights in the basements. many children have been born in these improvised shelters. you must see my author. this is our emergency room is the re estimation bed

w, correspond mathias bellinger who we just spoke to visited once as unit in the ukrainian capital and sent us this report is the 1st time that maxime is seeing daylight. the boy was born a day earlier in the basement of keeps maternity hospital number 5, his mother natalia, made sure to arrive at the hospital early. as is horrible, she has been when the war began, the ambulance is stopped running, staying at home was frightening. we don't own a con, there are no ambulances, you don't know where to flee, and what to do. here i am fine. the nurses and doctors are next to me and can hurt me. she also said, oh, since the beginning of the war, the nurses and doctors have tried to make the clinic say for war time, patients spend entire nights in the basements. many children have been born in these improvised shelters. oklahoma, see my father. this is our emergency room. he is the re animation bad for newborn babies and after operations and difficult birth, they remain here and observation by doctors. we can deliver babies and do operations here and keep patients who need intensive care with

keith mathias, the ukranian delegation, has made a peace proposal. what security assurances are they asking for exactly ah, basically what they have said is that these security guarantees should be stronger than what the night nato countries have agreed on in article 5. which means that they expect countries to declare that they would be ready to step in if the country was attacked. and that's what one adviser has sad other official sources have a talk more about the possibility to procure or to provide weapons to ukraine. so basically, the idea would be $245.00 ukraine in a way that it could really be not a member of nato, but be armed so much that it would be very difficult to attack it and pop last possibly. i mean, it's of different sources, different saying different things, but possibly even the guarantee that other countries, even though not through the mechanisms of nato, would step in the case of an attack. and he has russia says it will drastically reduce its military activity near to ukraine. stating cities including the capital . is there

hi, good to see you mathias. now the governor of dynette, scott said that the latest attempt to evacuate civilians from the city of matthew paul had likely failed. as convoys of civilians were not being allowed through. what more can you tell us? well, this is something that happens often. are these convoys they are planned for almost every day now, and sometimes they're able to leave. sometimes they're blocked from leaving as it seems to have been the case or for today. some of them have also been shown people have died leaving the city the situation and maria paul, ah, if you had asked me to you have actually asked me 2 weeks ago or 3 weeks ago what the situation was like. i at that time told you it was dire, it was dramatic. and imagine what happened. another 2 weeks later without any food or with the water supplies, coats and electricity mostly of. so it's really is really a very, very dramatic humanitarian situation. and people are trying to leave the city. why are these convoys almost every day? and there a

ed data will correspond mathias billing at joins us from. keith mathias, i wanted to start by asking you about that humanitarian situation in mary paul and surrounds and variables authorities deputy mer, saying that humanitarian sci fi is not being upheld. what more can you tell us where we've heard that the situation is really, diane marie, paul, we've seen we've seen news from, from the past few days. or some pictures have made it out that much of the city has been damaged or destroyed. and people have been hiding in shelters for days. there's no water, no electricity. there has been no water, no electricity for some days now. and it seems to be very, very bad. there. the city is surrounded by the russian forces from 3 sides from the, from, from, from the land side and from the seaside. there's the russian navy, so it's very dire. we have, there was a corridor, was planned to evacuate people from there, and we've heard that it has not happened. the russian forces have continued to show the city. that's what the mayor has said. um, we have

thank you. mathias. about here in germany. the government is activating an early warning plan to prepare for possible shortages of gas deliveries from russia. economy minister hold at harbor it says a crisis team is being established to monitor gas supplies. this follows moscow's demand for payment and rubles which germany and other importers have rejected. harvick who's with the environmentalist green party in germany's government, also urged industry and households to conserve energy. we are then do i know that we are in a situation where i have to say clearly that every kilowatt hour of energy saved helps understand. that is why i would like to combine the triggering of the early warning level. the gas supplies with the appeal for health to companies and private consumers. you are helping germany. you are helping ukraine when you reduce your use of gas and more energy and general lucky in school and i'm spawn ablative correspondent, a. jared read is following this story and joins us now. jarrett, what is this early warning

w correspondent mathias bellinger mathias. tell us what might a possible compromise for a ceasefire looked like from ukrainian perspective. while a compromise will be not where the ukraine, where you crazy is the likely outcome. otherwise it wouldn't be a compromise. and i wouldn't think too much about the outcome of any of these talks right now. for now. i think this is decided on the battlefield and the any compromise will be reached when one of the sides feels the need to back down. and this is not what we're seeing right now. we have seen some um readiness to talk by russia that was in the beginning saying that they were the basically just sitting the demands zaleski said they were basically setting an ultimatum. um and see some things that says the desk has brought in this neutrality issue. but i also here i wouldn't see too much of a, of a position to give in your ear said he would be ready to discuss this. but that also this had to be confirmed in a referendum. so he would not take the responsibility for this, usually u

did at least mathias bellinger. they're reporting for us in kia, for mathias, thank you so much. and while attention continue to grow between moscow and the west to germany is looking to israel to help lower the temperature on saturday. chancellor will have shalt hosted israel prime minister now sally bennett, in berlin. it's the 2nd time this week. the 2 leaders met after charles visited jerusalem on wednesday to discuss a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. bennett has offered to act as a mediator with israel, maintaining good relations with both russia and ukraine. bennett, surprised many when he on saturday became the 1st world leader to meet face to face with vladimir putin. since he launched the invasion. that visit was followed by talks with ukrainian president will not me up sir lensky. and for more on that, let's bring in detail the political correspondent, benjamin are the rest of the group. benjamin germany and israel share a very special relationship. i think one can say that, but 2 meetings are for the country's political leaders within just a few days. that is unus

no mathias are. are there some indications that russia has somehow reassessed that strategy in the last 48 hours? and i believe there are, we are hearing this from the, the tracks birds. one 3rd thing that they've observed is that this tank column, that 60 kilometer tank column that was stuck on their way to keep, has been dispersed presumably into the woods. we have also seen some, our troops being withdrawn, probably also to regroup. and we have seen this intensified shelling, offer, or bombing of other cities um and, and more air strikes. so it would be, it would not be a surprise that if they regroup, because their strategy so far has not led them anywhere near their goals. um, but of course we are now observing and trying to find out what would be next for the people here in key if and in other cities of ukraine. i also like to ask you about the mayor of the city of little paul, yvonne federal. we mentioned he was abducted if anything known about his fate or how he's doing well, this is what you

that was our correspond mathias bellinger in live. if you're just joining us, you are watching d w. special coverage of russia's war on ukraine. i'm terry martin. here's a recap of the top news that we have for you. this, our ukranian official se russian forces have seized the critical zap or reach ya nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country, which produces about one quarter of ukraine's electricity. russian troops launched an attack on the facility overnight leading to a fire at the plant. it is europe's largest nuclear plant. ukraine state emergency service says manage to put out the blaze and secure nuclear safety. authority say that radiation levels remain unchanged. and our correspondent is reporting that ukrainian workers as you just heard, remain in control of operations at the plant. the international atomic energy agency says it has activated its full emergency response mode because of the situation at the plant. they're due to give a statement on the situation at the power plant and in a moment and we'll be bringi

what can you tell us this morning, mathias, about where things stand in this war. there's great concern that the deer of the russian army might move further on key of trying to lay siege on the city. that's one of the 1st spots that the ukrainian forces are very worried about a lot at the moment and where we might see something. however, the attack on key has stored for the past few days. ukrainian forces have been and slowing down or fighting back. russian attackers are, are in the outskirts of the city. and as far as i understand, we have not seen a significant movement there, but fighting is intense that the other spot that causes a lot of worries is more. jo paul connections have been lost to the city under siege. and we've seen a message from the mayor of the city saying that most, that he addressing his fellow citizens saying that most of them would probably not get this message. because internet electricity and radio signals are down in the city and it's been on the seas for a few days. so imagine what the situation is like with food and with our a humanitar

w, correspond mathias bellinger is in central ukraine on his way to live. oh, good to see mathias. we just saw harrowing pictures from ukraine, 2nd biggest city khaki. what are you hearing about the situation there? yeah, the city has be shelved and a lot of residential quarters have been shelved her. that's what we're hearing their pictures on the line with dead bodies and all the damage that has been done. rockets hitting, hitting apartments and, and it seems to be very dire. fighting, i think has been going on for a long time there. and it's one of the, the worst places in this war so far, the very worst place in this war. so, but here's what can you tell us about the situation in the rest of the country are russian troops continuing their advance yet is heavy fighting everywhere where the russian troops have entered and they have made some territorial gains. however, resistance is also fierce and a lot of ukrainians, as we've seen. it also are joining the army or the emitter territorial defense, the, the air, the amateur battalions that are supporting the army. and so far, what

yesterday mathias, we had russian and ukrainian. ah, we're hearing a siren there behind you as well. if you need to, to run to shelter, please do that. no, that's the end. that's that. yeah, it is. it seems to be the, the end of the, the has been the warning before. i can see people here some i've run to the shelters, but people here have gotten used to this to these alarms and whoever is on the street, i often did to stays on the street because it's never care what a mixture days. very well, then i'll put another question to you, martinez. very briefly, we heard that the russian and ukrainian negotiators did sit down again yesterday and agreed on humanitarian corridors for the country. how important are they? well i've just mentioned marie upa, which is completely shut off as a desperate need for medication and, and food should be brought into the city. so this would probably the 1st important candidate, but there are 4 other places. hawkgrove also the situation seems to be quite bad for the civilian population who have been on the

are corresponding mathias pulling a join just now from western ukraine. but he has reports are coming in that the russia that russia has taken control over the city of cason. what more can you tell us? here what we've seen is pictures from russian or off russian tanks in this city center, of course on earth. that means the railway station and other administrative and administrative buildings arm. so it's clear that that russian tongues are or were in the city center of harrison and the city has been fought about for many times. in the past few days, a russian soldiers entering and being repelled several times. it's one of the bigger cities in ukraine, and it would be probably if the russia would, could take it and hold it. it would be probably the 1st big city in ukraine to completely fall under russian control. there are other cities that are and circles and where russian troops have entered. but russia has still not a contract, not a got control over any big city in ukraine. well, in the countries main city in the capital, kia far, we saw the television

is the capital capable of repelling an attack by a force like that mathias? until now the capital has done ah, quite well in defending itself. because it has been the main target of russian troops for days now. and so fire or the attacks have been repelled, is hard to say, i don't have the information to say what the ukranian side still has there in air to defend the capital. and it's also hard to say how the russians would attack what they're going to do are these the, we've seen these pictures of this 60 kilometer long time column approaching the capital. but we don't know what that meant for. it's also quite possible that the, that russia wouldn't even try to invade the capital, but to cut it off of all supplies and wait to surrender, to put it on de cj r, which would be of course, you could terrible humanitarian, her situation and her but, but we still don't know what we know is of course, but it, when it goes to street fighting and fighting of a block for block in houses, the attacking army is always in a worse position. so damn lots of scenarios. there'

did those talks achieve anything mathias? they did not, and nobody expected them to, but they have to go on foot for of course there's no side would, would, would reject these talks at this stage. but i mean, the logic is very clear. country invades another one and then it offers talks after 5 days. what can they offer? do they offer to withdraw or sorry, we came here and made a mistake. we are going now not that's not what they came for. they did not make a substantial after they read it, rated that demands that had they had placed before the war. and that have led to this incursion of a demilitarization, as they call it, of ukraine. our country under attack will of course not dim demilitarize unless it surrenders, and that's absolutely not the mood in either the government nor the army, nor the population we saw in our port how many ukrainian civilians are joining the fight. tell us more about how that works. is the military handing out weapons to anyone? yeah, we've seen that in some places in key. if the military has hand

billing or they're in the v is many thanks. mathias rushes, defense ministry year says russian forces are fighting in the center of the port city of mario. all of that information has not been independently confirmed marble as experienced. some of russia's fierce is bombardments. local officials say about 80 percent of the cities dwellings have been destroyed, and more than 350000 people are trapped there without heating or other basic necessities. on wednesday, russian forces bomb the fear to their sheltering hundreds of civilians. 130 people have been rescued that, according to my repulse mayor, the full extent of casualties is still unclear. our correspondent ne connelly managed to get through to a 19 year old named yuri in mario pope who sent us these voice messages. in right now, i hear planes here shooting every 5 or 10 minutes with the sound of fighting. never goes away. so can we just hello motors need that visit? it's been days since intense shelling started here where i am now. he seems filters for clue own us ukrainian and russian forces are fighting. we and i haven't been

in western ukraine mathias, we understand several blast have been heard in libby. what more do you know about that? yeah, as you have already said, it was there were these blas when near the airport smoke was seen coming in rising from the airport area. however, it seems that the target was not the airport itself, but the maintenance and repair facility for plains and that's in line. what with what we've seen in other parts of west, in ukraine for fighting on the ground has been largely limited to the eastern part of the country. the southern and northern limited is a bad word because these are vast areas, but the west has so far not been threatened with invasion, but they have been asked right throughout the whole country. and they have been mostly targeting facilities that for example, can be used by the air force, the ukrainian air force. and so, so that's airports and also military and military bases and all kinds of strategic targets. and this maintenance facility where, where plains are repaired is one of them is in line with that. i'm curious. what does that

let's go to our correspond mathias putting her in key. if it is what's the situation this morning in the capitol? it's are as always very calm in the capital are still the fighting is limited to those suburbs that you mentioned. european and boucher and the area around that airport. and also troops are advancing from the east. but just the city center has so far been spared of heavy fighting and also mostly not at all. not completely, but are mostly of heavy bomb. being the city is still open. it's possible to leave the city and to get into the city and supplies are still getting into the city. so life is tense here, but still possible. many civilians have been rescued from the besieged city of sooner. what about marie or pole in the south? i'd looks a lot worse than so much. zoom is already quite bad and many people have died there as well. trying to escape the city. but her maria poll is very, very dia, it's completely surrounded. it's been completely surrounded for more than a week now. and electricity has been cut, water supplies have

his billing is standing by force in cave mathias face fighting on the outskirts of the city. now, how is this situation there today? it's the same as yesterday the day before yesterday and all the other days before, almost since the beginning of the war there's fighting and on the outskirts sir sees fires and fighting fires and sees a fighting as his fires. um and just the russian troops are regrouping, but they're not yet advancing on the city. most people have left the city and her are waiting or have fled the city and are waiting outside. those who are left are trying to stay at home as much as possible. there are, are there old blocks, et cetera, et cetera. it's a pretty much, sir, like, it has been for at least a week. all right, well let's take a look out over night or rush escalated attacks in the west of the country, firing several missiles and a military base near levine. and what can you tell us about that attack? no there is, there are some important military infrastructure and leave and um the house be have been bombs falling in that area. we belong to hitting tha

thank you. mathias. coming back to the major aspect today of the war and ukraine. ukraine and officials say russian forces have seized 3rd up was year nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country was that's responsible for about a quarter of ukraine's energy production. russian troops launched an attack on the facility overnight leading to a fire at a training facility on the grounds, but not at the reactive building. the complex is europe's largest nuclear power plant. grants, state emergency services at managed to put out the fire and secure nuclear safety authorities say that radiation levels remained unchanged or rougher grossey from the international atomic energy agency address the situation at the plant earlier. it's important to say that all the safety systems of the 6 reactors at the plant were not affect it at all. and that there has been no release of radioactive material. i have indicated to both the russian federation and the ukraine. my availability and disposition to travel to ch ar

bellinger who is in chief for you mathias. what's the situation in and around the ukrainian capital? well, we have left cave about a week ago and returned to day the situation or is a bit more positive than it used to be in terms of what you can see on the street. more people outside, more shops, open, barber shops, for example, have reopened. but still you can hear the artillery when you are in the streets, you can hear it from the northern side where they're still fighting. going on. the ukranian army seems to have recaptured some territory and thrown back the russian troops a little bit in the on the east and also in the northwest. so this is maybe a little sign of relief, but there's also still shelling rockets hit the capitol. so it is still tense here, but a few minor steps back to a more normal life i have been taken and people are maybe those who are still here are more confident, maybe in their daily life. now it's been a month, as you pointed out, since the russian invasion was started as we went from you know, right

a deputies mathias bellinger is in cave forest mathias, the u. s. they're considering a plan to assist poland, even where to send fighter jets to ukraine. now that's a move that would no doubt be welcomed by ukraine. oh, what about burton? would that be a red line for president putin boots his red lines isn't something that maybe people have talked about a little bit too much. putin has already said that ukraine defending itself against the russian invasion is the red line for him. and so he's, he's, he's named quite a few others. of course the natal needs to weigh in the risk offer of an escalation or of a big escalation. but these planes have already been promised to ukraine. several european e syrup in countries have already said that they would be ready to supply ukraine with old soviet airplane similar and designed to those that ukrainian pilots already know. so i don't think that this crosses the direct engagement of nature military into this conflict. and the rest is of course up to put in what he defines as his red lines. we've heard several

a high level meeting between both presidents as brady w, correspond mathias herb bellinger. he is in kiva mathias. russia says it will drastically reduce its military activity near tentative in the north and the capital. keith, what's your assessment from the situation on the ground? we're from what we're hearing and i mean what we're hearing, what the thunder we're hearing in the air. the shelling that we can hear even hear from the city sent off key of are fighting, has not relented. it has if anything intensified, of course we can. knox here who has fired, which rounds, and we also know that there has been offensive and offensive by the ukranian army. but the fighting is at this moment going on. and what we have been hearing from our officials in this suburb of key of european that the ukranian army claims to have re conquered is that the place is still regularly shared by the russian army. on the other hand, it's also not clear what mean, what it means to reduce fighting it. we know what it means to or hold fighting. but what, what, how, how do we measure a reduction in

he has bellingham, who is in key for us mathias. what the situation they're in and around the capitol . yeah, we have arrived yesterday in key as you can see, i am in my hotel room now. the curfew is not yet over here at night. there's a curve, you're still in the city and the city is quite empty right now. a few people are on the streets. many have left the capital of others prefer not to go out too much of the city has been shelled before, but in the last few days it's been rather quiet. there's heavy fighting in the northern suburbs and northern north east and north western suburbs are out of the city. and there is, of course, a sense of pressure and a anticipation that things might get much worse. but for now, life is possible. here supermarkets, open for people are able to get food. there's electricity and water and, and are of course a lot of roadblocks, military in the city, when you move around in the city, you'll be checked several times. but, but overall, the situation is calm nor common sense. right out what do you know?